The Golden Girls - The Complete First Season
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Actor: Betty WhiteDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 617 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-23
Studio: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
DVD Reviews of The Golden Girls - The Complete First Season
DVD Review: Awesome!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this DVD for a friend overseas, who had been having a bit of a rough time. She absolutely ADORED it and it came super fast too, so i didnt have to spoil the surprise. Thankyou.DVD Review: GREAT TV SHOW!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
THIS WAS A GREAT TV SHOW WITH A GREAT CAST. I REALLY LIKED THIS SHOW.I RECOMMEND THIS FOR ANY BEA ARTHUR FAN YOU WILL DEFINITELY GET A LOT OF BEA!!!!!!!!!!DVD Review: girls just wanna have fun...before they die
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Golden Girls" is a very rare show because it was so exceptionally well put-together. Each episode was funny, charismatic and always had a constant and important message. It was also the type of series that transcended all age barriers. Children, adults and the elderly all equally enjoyed "The Golden Girls" because the comedy was completely universal. To me, "The Golden Girls" is a classic, I put it up there in the same category as "I Love Lucy," "The Cosby Show," "The Brady Bunch," and "All In the Family."
Season 1 includes a total of 25 episodes:
The Engagement a/k/a The Pilot
Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding?
Rose the Prude
Transplant
The Triangle
On Golden Girls
The Competition
Break-In
Blanche and the Younger Man
Heart Attack
Stan Returns
The Custody Battle
A Little Romance
That Was No Lady
In a Bed of Rose's
The Truth Will Out
Nice and Easy
The Operation
Second Motherhood
Adult Education
The Flu
Job Hunting
Blind Ambitions
Big Daddy
The Way We Met
I can't say that Season One was better than the other seasons because IMHO they were all equally fantastic. "The Golden Girls" never jumped the shark. Instead of reviewing this set which I am sure the entire world has probably seen, I thought it would be more fun to talk about the characters who we have loved and enjoyed for the past 25 years.
Dorothy Zbornak (played by Bea Arthur, may she rest in peace)
hometown: Brooklyn
nickname: Pussycat, Moose, Dot
personal quote: PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!!!
favorite cheesecake: coffee
occupation: substitute English teacher
marital status: divorced, remarried Blanche's uncle in the second to final ep
most likely to: lose her temper
hobbies: reading and playing cards
charities and organizations: Mensa (until she found out that Sophia lied about her IQ)
what Dorothy is most remembered for: besides always speaking her mind, I would have to say her outrageous fashion sense that makes Lady Gaga look like nun
most proud of: her teaching skills
religion: lapsed Catholic
vices: recovering gambler and former smoker
worst trait: somewhat crotchety
best trait: very loyal, always there for her roommates
biggest rivals: her high school nemisys Trudie and her sister Gloria
closet friend: Barbara Thorndyke (until Dorothy threw her out of the house)
closest family member: Kate, her daughter
Rose Nylund (played by Betty White)
hometown: St. Olaf, MN
nickname: Rosey
personal quote: back in St. Olaf...
favorite cheesecake: plain
occupation: grief therapist, later associate TV producer for a consumer reporter
marital status: widowed
most likely to: forget how to spell her name
hobbies: fixing things around the house and baking
charities and organizations: hospital candy striper and girl scout troupe leader
what Rose is most known for: her kindness and her innocence
most proud of: her friends and family from St. Olaf
religion: Lutheran
vices: recovering addict of prescription medicine
worst trait: can be incredibly foolish and dimwitted
best trait: is the type of person that people can tell their problems to
biggest rivals: her sister Holly and Myra, an elderly woman who accused Rose of stealing her husband
closet friend: Rose considers everyone she knows a close friend and cannot choose one over the other
closest family member: Kirsten, Rose's daughter
Blanche Devereaux (played by Rue McClanahan)
hometown: Atlanta
nickname: Water Lilly, Peacock
personal quote: damn, I'm good
favorite cheesecake: peanut butter
occupation: museum administrator
marital status: widowed
most likely to: take one guess
hobbies: just one
charities and organizations: The Sierra Club and the daughters of the South
what Blanche is most likely to do: get plastic surgery to look younger and sexier
most proud of: the fact that she can date multiple men at the same time
religion: Southern Baptist
vices: has mood-swings
worst trait: does not like children
best trait: has a great appreciation for art
biggest rivals: her sisters Charmaine and Virginia
closet friend: Janet (not to be confused with her daughter by the same name)
closest family member: Clayton, Blanche's brother
Sophia Petrillo (played by Estelle Getty, may she rest in peace)
hometown: Palermo, Sicily
nickname: Sophie
personal quote: picture it: Sicily...
favorite cheesecake: chocolate gelato
occupation: retired, however had several part-time jobs, including a nursing home activities director
most likely to: solve the girls' problems when they need some "Dear Abby" advice
marital status: widowed, later separated after she married Max
hobbies: listening to opera and crocheting
charities and civic organizations: daughter's of Italy and the cloud society
what Sophia is most likely to say: anything that pops into her head
most proud of: the way she tells it like it is
religion: devout Roman Catholic
vices: has sticky fingers when it comes to Dorothy's discretionary money
worst trait: does not know how to control her mouth
best trait: is a very good cook
biggest rivals: Angela, her sister, and Big Sally, her daughter-in-law
closet friend: Mildred
closest family member: Angelo, Sophia's older brother
What made the show so special was the talented cast of characters, played by some of television's most renowned actresses. They literally brought more than a century of talent with them, and it was obvious in the timing and in the way the jokes and storylines were executed.
DVD Review: THANK GOD!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is such an awesome show, and Amazon.com is awesome for providing a disk in such great condtion! You won't be dissappointed! Promise!DVD Review: " A True Television Sitcom Classic"
Summary: 5 Stars
The last time anyone stayed home on Saturday nights to watch network television was to watch "The Golden Girls" on NBC. A true landmark in situation comedy, "The Golden Girls" has established itself as a broadcasting classic along with "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "Mary Tyler Moore", "All in The Family", and "I Love Lucy". This DVD set features all 25 episodes of the series that originally aired in the 1985-86 TV season. The show would become a top 10 series and would win the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy, as well as an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy for Bette White. This first season sets up the characters and the relationships the girls have with each other and what made "The Golden Girls" so wonderful that there was at least one golden girl that we could relate to. The chemistry among the cast was impeccable: White, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty all showed the love and admiration they had for one another, and it was no surprise that they would all win Emmy awards for their roles in subsequent seasons, a feat only matched with the cast of "All in The Family".
The best episodes this year are "The Flu" in which the roomates all get sick, with the exception of Sophia. They then all have to stay cooped up in the house while getting on each others nerves. "A Little Romance" is excellent as Rose dates a midget. The pilot is also included in this set. Written by Susan Harris (who created the series), Blanche finds herself getting married as Sophia moves in with the roomies when her retirement home burns down.
The only bonus features are a forgetable piece hosted by Joan and Melissa Rivers talking about the different clothes the golden girls wore.
The shows are on three individual discs and the shows themselves look breathtaking, considering they are over twenty years old.
One good thing too about "The Golden Girls" is that every single season has been released and all episodes are uncut unlike the many syndicated shows that are spliced up to allow stations room for more commercials. They don't make TV shows like this anymore. Enjoy!!!
Description of The Golden Girls - The Complete First Season
An Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Comedy Series in its very first year, THE GOLDEN GIRLS has become a landmark in television history and an all-time fan favorite. Beatrice Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White, and Estelle Getty star as four South Florida seniors sharing a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless, and hilarious, these lovely mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends. Experience all 25 laugh-packed episodes of Season One in this spectacular 3-disc set, including the series pilot and an exclusive bonus feature that offers a whole new look at the show. It's all the provocative fun and entertainment you remember ... and so much more.Launched during the neon-lit 1980s, The Golden Girls shed light on a side of Miami ignored by Miami Vice. In other words, no drugs, no murder--just four women of "a certain age," spending their golden years in the sun. Like the theme, "Thank You for Being a Friend," the long-running sitcom was about friendship (not crime). As for the "girls," they were tart-tongued Dorothy (Beatrice Arthur), former farm girl Rose (Betty White), Southern belle Blanche (Rue McClanahan), and Dorothy's salty Sicilian mother Sophia (Estelle Getty). All were widows, with the exception of the divorced Dorothy. Created by Emmy-winning producer Susan Harris (Soap), The Golden Girls re-ignited the careers of 1970s TV veterans Arthur (All in the Family, Maude) and White (The Mary Tyler Moore Show). At the same time, it made stars of McClanahan (who co-starred on Maude), by playing a comic version of A Streetcar Named Desire's Blanche Dubois, and the scene-stealing Getty, made to look older than her actual age (she and Arthur were born the same year).
Notable guests to lend their talents to the first season include Star Trek: Voyager's Robert Picardo ("The Operation"), Alice's Polly Holliday ("Blind Ambitions"), and WKRP in Cincinnati's Gordon Jump ("Big Daddy"). In addition, Harold Gould (Rhoda), who appears in "Rose the Prude," would return as a (different) recurring character five years later.
The Golden Girls ran for seven seasons and spawned spin-off The Golden Palace (without Arthur) and a British version called The Brighton Belles. By the end of its run in 1992, it had garnered numerous awards, including two Emmys for best comedy series. In addition, each of the four actresses received a well-deserved Emmy for her efforts. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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