Show

The Golden Girls

by Susan Harris, Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Bea Arthur, Jay Sandrich

The Golden Girls is an American sitcom, created by Susan Harris, that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a home

(52 total)

Seasons

The Golden Girls Season 1 (30)Season 2 (22)

Characters

Rue Mcclanahan (21)Blanche Devereaux (21)Mort Nathan (12)Barry Fanaro (12)Rose Nylund (11)Betty White (11)Susan Harris (9)Estelle Getty (8)Bea Arthur (8)Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak (8)

“Blanche: I never had PMS. Rose: Neither did I, but I had a BMW.”

— Susan Harris, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: pms, BMW

“Jealousy is an ugly thing, Dorothy. And so are you, in anything backless.”

— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Sophia Petrillo, Estelle Getty, imdb.com

Tagged: Jealousy, Backless Dresses, insults

“Blanche: I also happen to have a room for rent, and the name is Blanche Devereaux. Rose: Why would you name a room Blanche Devereaux?”

— Winifred Hervey, Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: Dangling Participle

“You are undoubtedly the meanest, sickest person I've ever met! Not to mention the most unattractive.”

— James Berg, Stan Zimmerman, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: insults

“Rose: Oh, Sophia. I want to explain about last night. When I was a little girl one summer we had a terrible thunderstorm... Sophia: Excuse me Rose, have I given any indication at all that I care?”

— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Rose Nylund, Betty White, imdb.com

Tagged: Disinterest, IDGAF, Thunderstorm

“Rose: It wasn't a rat! It was a cute little mouse. Dorothy: Rose, it doesn't wear white gloves and work at Disneyland! We're talking about a rodent!”

— Stuart Silverman, Rose Nylund, Betty White, imdb.com

Tagged: Rats, Rodents

“Blanche: [after being awakened by the ringing phone] I'm as jumpy as a virgin at a prison rodeo! Dorothy: Boy, that's pretty jumpy.”

— Kathy Speer, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: Prison, Rodeo, Jumpy

“Blanche: Oh, you don't have to worry about me, honey. I never get sick. I take very good care of myself. I treat my body like a temple. Sophia: Yeah, open to everyone, day or night.”

— James Berg, Stan Zimmerman, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: Slut-shaming

“Blanche: My whole life is an open book. Sophia: Your whole life is an open blouse!”

— Susan Beavers, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: Slut-shaming

“Rose: Dorothy, if the Egyptians built the pyramids, now we can move this toilet. Dorothy: Fine. Get me 20,000 Hebrews and I'll have it out of here in no time.”

— Christopher Lloyd, Rose Nylund, Betty White, imdb.com

Tagged: Egyptians, Toilets, Hebrews, Slave Labor

“Blanche: Have you noticed that Rose has been acting peculiar? Dorothy: Yes, Blanche, from the first day that I met her!”

— Susan Beavers, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: Acting Peculiar

“My son married a welder. Too bad she didn't weld his zipper shut. They got ten kids they can't afford.”

— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Sophia Petrillo, Estelle Getty, imdb.com

Tagged: Welder, birth control, Zipper

“Sophia: [to Rose] There's a man in your bed. Rose: Sophia, there's not! Blanche: [to Rose] Why, you devil, you! Dorothy: So that was what we heard! Rose! Blanche: Rose got lucky! Sophia: Not so lucky. The man in your bed is dead.”

— Susan Harris, Sophia Petrillo, Estelle Getty, imdb.com

Tagged: Erotic Fatality, Sexual Heart Attack

“Sophia: Oh, Dorothy. Can I make a little suggestion when you go for your makeover? Dorothy: Sure. What is it? Sophia: Don't expect a miracle.”

— Winifred Hervey, Sophia Petrillo, Estelle Getty, imdb.com

Tagged: Makeover, Sick Burns

“My great-granddaddy always said that there are two things you never sell to a friend—a car and a slave—because if either one of them quits working you'll never hear the end of it. Of course, they hanged my great-granddaddy. He said a lot of things he shouldn't have.”

— Liz Sage, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: Cars, Slavery

“Blanche: He analyzed my dream. Dorothy: What dream? Blanche: Oh, that recurring dream I have where I'm running naked through a train that keeps going through tunnel after tunnel while a sweaty bodybuilder chases me. He said he thinks it's sexual. Dorothy: He thinks? For God's sake, Blanche, you smok…”

— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: Sexual Dream, Bodybuilder

“Blanche: He was looking for a mother, not a lover. It was humiliating. Rose: I think it's sweet. Blanche: You would, Betty Crocker.”

— James Berg, Stan Zimmerman, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: mother, Lover, Betty Crocker

“Dorothy: Why did I ever marry that man? Sophia: Because he knocked you up! Dorothy: Why did I let that happen? Sophia: Because he got you drunk! Dorothy Why am I even discussing this with you? Sophia: Beats the hell out of me!”

— Kathy Speer, Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Bea Arthur, imdb.com

Tagged: Drunk, Knocked Up, Marriage, Divorce

“Dorothy: You know, Ma, you don't look good. Sophia: I'm short and I'm old. What are you expecting—Princess Di?”

— Susan Harris, Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Bea Arthur, imdb.com

Tagged: Aging, Princess Di

“Blanche: [about Dirk] This is strictly off the record, but Dirk's nearly five years younger than I am. Dorothy: In what, Blanche? Dog years?”

— James Berg, Stan Zimmerman, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: Younger Men, Dating, Dog Years