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)

“Rose: I wonder if jewelry comes from Jewish people? In Little Falls, the jeweler was Jewish. Jeweler, Jewish—I wonder if there's a connection. Sophia: I think there's a connection between your brain and wallpaper paste.”

— Susan Harris, Rose Nylund, Betty White, imdb.com

Tagged: Jewish People, jewelry, Homonyms

“I though I was gonna die. I swear I have never felt such agony. I saw my entire life flash before my eyes and I thought, ‘What a shame if I die now, I'm too young...and I'm wearing the wrong underwear.’”

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

Tagged: Near-Death Experiences, Agony

“Rose: The name Madonna doesn't really fit her. Sophia: 'Slut' would be better! Rose: Sophia! Dorothy: Oh, please, please! She did things on that stage I never did with my husband!”

— Susan Harris, Rose Nylund, Betty White, imdb.com

Tagged: Madonna, Slut Shaming

“Blanche: Well, what do you know? Sophia has a past! Sophia: That's right! But unlike yours, I didn't need penicillin to get through it.”

— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, imdb.com

Tagged: STDs, Gonorrhea

“Rose: I wonder why Italian men are so romantic. Dorothy: It’s the tight pants, Rose.”

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

Tagged: Italian Men, Tight Pants, Romantic

“Blanche: We cannot have a baby in the house! My sister's coming. Dorothy: Does she eat them?”

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

Tagged: Cannibalism

“Dorothy: I do not snore. Sophia: Please, I'll bet less disgusting noises come out of Ernest Borgnine! [later] Dorothy: Ma, I do not snore. Sophia: Please! I had to turn you away from the windows so you wouldn't inhale the drapes!”

— Liz Sage, Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Bea Arthur, imdb.com

Tagged: Snoring, Ernest Borgnine

“Nobody ever believes me when I'm telling the truth. I guess it's the curse of being a devastatingly beautiful woman.”

— Winifred Hervey, Blanche Devereaux, Rue Mcclanahan, imdb.com

Tagged: Humblebragging

“Things happened, you're damn right, things happened. 38 years happened. 38 years of sharing and... and crying and dreaming and fighting... and loving and... and children and diapers and... and... school plays and little league. And worrying if you'd get through your gallbladder surgery and wondering…”

— Winifred Hervey, Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Bea Arthur, imdb.com

Tagged: Divorce, Cheating, Heartbreak, Bad Memories

“I know I look square, but I'm like my father's tractor. I take a while to warm up, but once I get going I can turn your topsoil till the cows come home.”

— Winifred Hervey, Rose Nylund, Betty White, imdb.com

Tagged: innuendo, Double Entendre

“I'm an old white woman. I'm not supposed to have color. You want color? Talk to Lena Horne.”

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

Tagged: Lena Horne, White Women

“Blanche: I'm going to have to meet men lying down. Sophia: I thought you did.”

— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, imdb.com

Tagged: Double Entendre, Slut Shaming