The Golden Girls - The Complete Second Season

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Actor: Betty White
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 644 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-17
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment

DVD Reviews of The Golden Girls - The Complete Second Season

DVD Review: A STELLAR SECOND SEASON FOR "THE GOLDEN GIRLS"
Summary: 5 Stars

The humor is sharper and the situations even more hilarious in the second season of "The Golden Girls." In addition to the fabulous foursome of Beatrice Arthur (Dorothy), Betty White (Rose), Rue McClanahan (Blanche), and Estelle Getty (Sophia), credit is also due director Terry Hughes. Hughes began directing during the First Season, and directed the majority of the episodes in the stellar second season, 1986-1987:
1. End Of The Curse: Blanche is shocked to discover she may be pregnant; and then depressed to discover she's not pregnant at all-- she is going through menopause.
2. Ladies Of The Evening: Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose are overjoyed to go to a party with Burt Reynolds-- but Sophia gets the last laugh when the three are arrested and spend the night in jail. Burt Reynolds makes a cameo appearance.
3. Take Him, He's Mine: Dorothy is surprised to discover she is jealous when Blanche has a few platonic dates with her ex-husband Stan (Herbert Edelman).
4. It's A Miserable Life: In this hilarious episode, Rose tells a nasty neighbor lady to "sit down and shut up-- and if you don't like it you can drop dead"-- and the nasty neighbor lady immediately does precisely that.
5. Isn't it Romantic?: Lois Nettleton guest stars as Jean, a college friend of Dorothy's. Jean, a widowed lesbian, falls in love with Rose; which shocks Blanche.
6. Big Daddy's Little Lady: Blanche is upset by her father, Big Daddy's, (David Wayne) plans to marry a much younger woman. Dorothy and Rose enter a song writing contest.
7. Family Affair: Dorothy's son Michael (Scott Jacoby) and Rose's daughter Bridget (Marilyn Jones) visit--and shock Dorothy and Rose.
8. Vacation: During a disasterous vacation, Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche are shipwrecked on an island with three other men. Meanwhile, Sophia, who stayed home, tries to get some quality time alone with the gardener next door. Guest starring Stuart Pankin, Tom Villard, Stephen Lee, Brett Porter, Paul Rodriguez and Keye Luke.
9. Joust Between Friends: When Dorothy and Blanche work together at the museum, their friendship is almost ruined. Rose brings home a stray dog. Dorothy says, "I have been turned down for every part-time job in Dade County that did not involve selling cocaine." Reid Shelton (from Broadway's "Annie") guest stars.
10. Love, Rose: Dorothy and Blanche invent a secret admirer for Rose named "Issac Newton"-- and are surprised when Issac (Paul Dooley) actually appears.
11. Twas The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Girls are forced to spend a rather unconventional Christmas together. Rose gives Dorothy a homemade maple syrup dispenser. Dorothy responses, "This will come in handy if I'm ever lost in the woods with a stack of pancakes."
12. The Sisters: Dorothy brings her Aunt Angela (Nancy Walker) to Miami as a birthday surprise for Sophia. Sophia says, "You call this old bag a present?...I hate that woman!"
13. The Stan Who Came To Dinner: While recovering from bypass surgery, Dorothy's ex-husband Stan stays with the Girls-- and totally overstays his welcome.
14. The Actor: A handsome TV actor comes to Miami and stirs up trouble when he dates Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and other women, simultaneously.
15. Before And After: Rose has a near-death experience and becomes determined to "eat life"; which causes friction between her, Dorothy and Blanche.
16. And Then There Was One: Sophia runs in a marathon, and Blanche fears a baby may have been abandoned.
17. Bedtime Story: The Girls share late-night tales.
18. Forgive Me, Father: Dorothy thinks a Priest is considering leaving the church for her.
19. Long Day's Journey Into Marinara: Aunt Angela returns and continues her silly feud with Sophia.
20. Whose Face Is It, Anyway?: Blanche considers having extensive plastic surgery.
21. Dorothy's Prized Pupil: A very young, and very pre-sex symbol, Mario Lopez guest stars.
22. Diamond In The Rough: Blanche dates a wonderful man, but she doesn't think he has enough "breeding" for her.
23. Son-In Law Dearest: Dorothy's daughter Kate has marital problems. Blanche and Rose watch an "I Love Lucy" marathon.
24. To Catch A Neighbor: The new next door neighbors are suspected criminals. A pre-stardom George Clooney guest starts.
25. A Piece Of Cake: The Girls recall previous birthdays.
26. Empty Nest: Creator Susan Harris uses the last "Golden Girls" episode of the season as a pilot episode for her next series "Empty Nest."
DVD Extras: An interactive "Golden Girls" Trivia Game" on Disc One.

DVD Review: You won't be disappointed!
Summary: 5 Stars

Fantastic! I haven't been disappointed by any Golden Girls DVD's I have ordered from Amazon.com. I own every season and watch them all the time! Great when you need a laugh.
The quality of the DVD's is excellent and the delivery was speedy and efficient. Which I have become accustom to when ordering from Amazon.com

DVD Review: Golden Girls
Summary: 5 Stars

This DVD was important, because for some reason, it was kind of hard to find. My Uncle loved the Golden Girls very much and thanks to them was able to get him the ENTIRE season collection that had given him so much joy over the years, since his sudden passing, the collection has been passed to me, and I will never part with them. Thank you amazon.

DVD Review: Hilarious and classic comedy!
Summary: 5 Stars

Estelle Getty, Bea Arthur, Betty White and Rue McClanaghan star as four older women, sharing a house -- and all sorts of adventures -- in 1980's Miami.

Together, the quartet deal with trouble from dates, visiting relatives, workplace issues -- and the downright bizarre, such as in the hilarious "Ladies of the Evening," where Blanche, Dorothy and Rose are mistaken for prostitutes and tossed into jail just before their long-awaited Burt Reynolds premiere.

Amidst the ever-present laughs, there are also a few poignant moments, such as "End of the Curse," when Blanche, whose character has built a life around her looks and womanhood, discovers she's undergoing menopause.

Also, "Golden Girls" touched upon some important and somewhat taboo television issues for the 1980s, such as lesbianism, as seen in "Isn't It Romantic," when Dorothy's old friend Jean comes to visit.

If you haven't ever watched this show, give it a try -- it's guaranteed to become a favorite!

DVD Review: Hilarious....10 STARS
Summary: 5 Stars

"Mother Teresa..It's a recipe from her new workout book"

this is just one of the endless hilarious one-liners delivered by Sophia.
This season is hilarious its more politically incorrect than the first season and does have some of those "very special" episodes but they pull it off with gags and one liners in between.
I guess the only thing i found boring is Rose's stories...god i know exactly how they feel if they gotta listen to her...:P
About the product, i like this and all the other seasons as they are even slimmer than movie-dvds and dont take up much space on my shelf. The sets are also tasteful, they have a shiny front and it folds open into three sections: the first with the episode list but no episode descriptions. Then the second one holds 2 discs, with disc 2 being behind disc 1, which i do find a bit annoying as i have to take out disc1 if i wanna watch disk 2 without giving it scractches or anything. Then the third section holds disc 3 .Again the episode lists are printed on each disc next to a photo of one of the "girls" although sophia is not featured. Behind section 2 and 3 aare colored stills from the 2nd season. I really like these sets and can't wait to buy the rest of the series and hope they release "The Golden Palace" on dvd as well :D

Description of The Golden Girls - The Complete Second Season

Join Dorothy, the smart one, Sophia, the glib one, Rose, the naive one, and Blanche, the ... well, you know ... for the second season of one of television's funniest shows ever, THE GOLDEN GIRLS. Loved by fans and critics alike, Season 2 garnered its second straight Emmy award for "Outstanding Comedy Series" and a Golden Globe for "Best TV Series Comedy/Musical." It's a star-filled season with special guests, including Burt Reynolds in a surprise cameo and a young George Clooney playing a Miami policeman who saves the day! Now you can "travel down the road and back again" with all 26 original episodes on one incredible 3-disc set. From the opening lines of the theme song to the end credits you'll enjoy all the racy and hilarious moments you've come to expect from THE GOLDEN GIRLS.

As the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," and the second season of The Golden Girls picks up where the first ended. The same classic quartet--Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, and Sophia--is back, along with their snappy retorts, shoulder pads, and cheesecake. Well, there was one change. In the season premiere, "End of the Curse," Blanche (Rue McClanahan) goes through menopause.

Highlights of the 26 episodes include "Ladies of the Evening," featuring a cameo from Burt Reynolds, just a few years prior to his own network sitcom, Evening Shade. As Blanche exclaims, "Mr. Burt Reynolds is one of our finest living actors...I mean, you put Sir Laurence Olivier in Cannonball Run--see what he can do." Then there's "Isn't It Romantic?" with Lois Nettleton (In the Heat of the Night) as Dorothy's lesbian friend, Jean, who falls for an unsuspecting Rose (Betty White). As was often the case, a sensitive subject is handled with taste and humor and resulted in an Emmy nomination for Nettleton's performance.

Further highlights include a white-wigged Nancy Walker (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda) as Sophia's long-lost sister, Angela, in "The Sisters" and "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara," and a pompadoured George Clooney (ER) in "To Catch a Neighbor." The final episode of The Golden Girls second season, "Empty Nest," features David Leisure and Oscar winner-Rita Moreno (West Side Story) and sets the scene for creator Susan Harris's 1988 spin-off, Empty Nest (although only Leisure would segue to the new show, while Soap's Richard Mulligan would take over for Moreno). --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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