The Golden Girls
Defying the TV-industry "rules" that A) no viewer is interested in watching a situation comedy with an all-female cast and B) no viewer wants to see anybody over the age of 34, The Golden Girls was one of the few sitcoms in which all of the regulars were women, and none was under the age of 50 -- and it turned out be NBC's biggest hit of the 1985-1986 season.
Blanche and Sophia are caught in a love triangle with an elderly Cuban cigar mogul.
While Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche sit around and feel like their lives are boring, Sophia goes out and fights with the grocery store over a nectarine and a piece of meat, conducts a jazz band made up of old ladies, and volunteers at the hospital.
Blanche tries to woo Ham Lushbough, the only man who ever turned her down. Meanwhile, Rose believes she saw a UFO fly over the house.
Rose is nominated for the St. Olaf Woman of the Year award, while Blanche and Dorothy embellish her accomplishments on her entry form.
When Sophia gets hit in the head by a baseball at a game, Stan encourages her to exaggerate her injuries to try and get a class action settlement out of it.
When Sophia's friend Esther Weinstock dies, she goes to her funeral in Brooklyn. There, she confronts Esther's widower, Max, whom Sophia blames for the failure of her husband's old business.
Newlyweds Max and Sophia open a pizza knish stand on the beach, while Dorothy has gotten into the habit of smoking cigarettes.
Sophia donates an old jacket to charity, not knowing that it contains a winning lottery ticket.
Blanche's brother Clayton is afraid to admit his homosexuality, so he claims he slept with Rose.
When Sophia is hospitalized with pneumonia, Stan comforts Dorothy. At the hospital, she sees a side of him that impresses her, and she tries to prevent him from getting married again to another woman.
The girls need a new roof, so they scheme to buy and then sell a painting by Jasper DeKimmel, an arrogant painter who has a few days to live.
Blanche makes a date with a man without realizing that he is blind. Meanwhile Rose convinces Dorothy and Sophia to help her coach a football team of 10-year olds.
Rose tries to do something about her boyfriend's sexual dysfunction.
Dorothy dates a short, bald man with whom she has nothing in common - except for great lovemaking. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche volunteer as big sisters for two teenage girls.
The girls' Valentine's Day dates all stand them up, so they sit around, eat cheesecake, and look back at memorable Valentine's Days past.
Dorothy takes Sophia to Walt Disney World for "quality time," but Sophia wants to ride Space Mountain instead. Meanwhile, Rose and Blanche collaborate on a children's book.
Rose is convinced that Bob Hope is her real father and that he will perform as the Master of Ceremonies at an upcoming charity benefit.
Sophia is given money that is intended to be put into a Certificate of Deposit, but she buys a Cuban prizefighter instead.
Dorothy blames herself when her friend and former classmate Trudy dies suddenly while playing tennis.
Rose tries to overcome her addiction to painkillers. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Sophia are hired to appear in a TV commercial for a pizzeria.
Nobody believes Rose when she says that her younger sister, Holly (Inga Swenson), is a troublemaker.
Sophia breaks her friend Lillian out of a retirement home that is worse than Shady Pines was. Meanwhile, Blanche decides to use her work bonus to have her breasts enlarged.
As the girls vow to get in shape for an upcoming beach party, they recall past attempts at self-improvement.
Two friends of Sophia's come to visit from Sicily with the revelation that Dorothy and their daughter, Gina, may have been switched at birth.
A wealthy Japanese businessman offers to buy the house.
The girls plan to accept a generous offer for the house.
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Betty White | Rose Nylund |
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Rue McClanahan | Blanche Devereaux |
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Estelle Getty | Sophia Petrillo |
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Beatrice Arthur | Dorothy Zbornak |
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Ellen Albertini Dow | Lillian |
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Herb Edelman | Stan Zbornak |
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Bear the Dog | Dreyfuss |
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Andre Rosey Brown | Bodyguard |
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Jack Gilford | Max Weinstock |
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Sid Melton | Salvadore Petrillo |
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Ralph Ahn | Mr. Yakamora |
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Bill Dana | Angelo |
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Cynthia Lea Clark | Train Passenger |
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Maria Berman | Auction Bidder |
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Burt Reynolds | Burt Reynolds |
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Quentin Tarantino | Elvis Impersonator |
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John Fiedler | Eddie |
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Frances Bay | Claire |
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Jerry Hardin | Gary Tucker |
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Richard Herd | Ernie |
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Vito Scotti | Dominic Bosco |
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Valente Rodriguez | Fred |
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Casey Sander | Sven |
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Raye Birk | Caterer |
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Nan Martin | Philomena Bosco |
| Packaging | Custom Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Stereo [English] Dolby Digital Surround [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Nov 23, 2004 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Quantity | 0 |
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| Index | 1592 |
| Added Date | Mar 22, 2018 00:00:00 |
| Modified Date | Sep 06, 2024 18:23:12 |