I misspoke at 1:00:45. I meant to say Hurricane Saturday, not Sunday. The graphic on screen is accurate! A commenter also confirmed that the Great Herring War story Rose delivers at 26:46 was not ad-libbed. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZiVl9hjnc6onqc.html Also, Empty Nest had seven seasons, not 6.

I used to watch Golden Girls with my nana. She's still alive and she's almost as old as Betty was. When she heard the news, she said, in her most earnest voice, "Ima beat Rose by getting to 100".

"No one wants to be thought of as Blanche" Where'd you hear that??? Blanche is an ICON, single and retired with more than enough money to play with, living at the beach with her best friends, dating who she wants to when she wants to, answering to no one except said besties when they have to knock some sense in to her lol, homegirl is living the DREAM 😍

I've never watched a single episode of the Golden Girls, but Blanche exclaiming how excited she was that she got to hug her dead husband before waking up legit made me start crying.

This show featured one of the sadest moments in all of TV history. When Phil (Dorothy's brother) dies, Sophia won't grief. She is still angry at him because he liked to dress up as a woman, which supposedly was an embarassement to her and the family. And she is angry at Phil's wife for not having done anything to stop it. But it turns out all that anger is actually directed at herself. Sophia blames herself because she thinks she might have done something to cause this. Phil's wife then tells Sophia, that her son had been a good husband, a good father and a good person. Her cold facade breaks, and she realizes her son, whom she loved dearly, is gone.

Blanche was on a game show, and they were doing a "fill in this phrase" game. The phrase was, "Better late than..." Blanche rang in, and said, "Pregnant." My great-grandma stole that joke and repeated it everywhere.

There was a Tumblr post that went around occasionally with a Golden Girls quote and a memorial in the order of when the actresses died. I'd always tear up whenever I saw Rose's "What happens if I'm the only one left?", I still cry just thinking about it. On the 31st, I drew a picture of Betty White reuniting with the other actresses and it felt almost cathartic...they're together again.

It's so impressive how absolutely straight-faced Betty White was during the herring circus scene. It makes sense that Rose wouldn't laugh since punchlines often went over her head but the fact that Betty was able to keep it together while the others lost it in front of her is amazing.

I literally broke into tears when he mentioned the dream episode. I've had that dream before, and I know that feeling when you wake up and it takes a minute to remember your world is the one that no longer has you loved one in it. This show was so good and so funny and so sad, and it deserves this tribute.

The thing is, it's still really and truly hilarious. Not just nostaglic, it's really really great, on top of being progressive and groundbreaking. Truly wonderful entertainment.

Back in 2010 I found this amazing vintage yellow Golden Girls t-shirt at a thrift store. When I wore it out, I swear I got a compliment on it every 10 minutes. Everywhere I went, total strangers went out of their way to tell me how much they loved the shirt and the show. I showed me how much of a treasure the show was and how much it meant to people. I don't know what happened to it thinking back on it, but I do have pics of me wearing it at least.

"Nobody wants to be thought of as Blanche…" First of all, sir, how dare you?! 😝 And second of all, I’ve been aspiring to be Blanche Devereaux since the moment I first saw her do that sassy walk in the opening credits (you know, in the nightgown, with her shoulders, all diva and fabulous). I was 6 years old and I knew then and there that she was everything I wanna be at that age.

I was devastated when I heard Betty White died. She was planning a big 100th birthday just a few months later. I was looking forward to that. And she is one of the best actresses of, well, ever. I still can't believe she's gone. It's like England finding out the queen died. That was Betty White for us in the US.

My grandma loved this show! She passed in 08 of pancreatic cancer. She was a classy woman with a great sense of humor. She was only 67. I miss her.

I was the only web producer at my news station working when Betty White passed, so I got the unique honor of writing an article about it. Every outlet was just reporting on her death and her role in the Golden Girls, and that was all fine, but I had the thought to shine a light on my favourite thing about her--her love of animals, something that is wholly relatable. And being a local news station, I also happen to know Betty White was made an honorary alumna of the WSU Veterinary program, presented with a white coat and everything. Apparently, she was choked up for a moment, before joking, "So now that I have this white coat, if any of you would like to be spayed or neutered, I’m available." And that's why I adore Betty White. She was such a genuine lady, and witty and funny to boot. That article was one of the best performing on our site for nearly a month, and I'm not even mad about it. She was a treasure.

The episode where Dorothy is sick and the doctor dismisses her concerns really inspired me as a teenager. I have a form of EDS that's started to appear when I was 17. The doctors kept dismissing it as Carpel tunnel because of my age, until I found a rheumatologist 3 years later who gave me my diagnosis.

I discovered Golden Girls early last year.. My country was going thru a horrible 2nd Covid wave..and my mental health dipped to new lows.. I fell in love with the show - it made me laugh and learn and cry. I will never be able to fully express how much this show means to me - it has become on of my all time favorite's. I introduced this show to my Conservative Indian mother who was curious about what I watched everyday and laughed so much. The show brought us closer when we had drifted apart - it was invaluable seeing my mother share stories abt her college crushes and laughing at the risqué (to my mom) jokes. The show has become something me and my mom exclusively share. I'm not very religious but I sincerely hope Bea, Betty, Estelle and Rue have found happiness and peace wherever they have gone after their deaths.. Especially Betty White - that woman was a treasure and it broke my heart to hear her passing away at 99..Betty - I hope u brighten up the afterlife (if there is such a thing) just like u did on earth.

Seeing that episode with Dorothy and Chronic Fatigue syndrome it nearly bought me to tears. I don't have Chronic Fatigue but Chronic Pain and I have spent the last 3 years seeing a lot of different doctors and specialists to have them all tell me that I’m fine and it's in my head. I always wondered that if I were a man would they believe me. I did eventually get a diagnosis but it feels pretty bitter due to all the time and money I had previously put in. I just wish I had the balls to stand up and give those doctors a piece of my mind.

The Golden Girls means more to me than I could possibly put into words. It started with my grandmother watching it on Saturday nights with the other shows we watch together for while. Now my husband and I watch one episode a night on Hulu just watch all 7 Seasons again. It's just a very special show for me me and my family it has been for I work 30 years now. From my late grandmother to my husband and me. We all thank you for doing this.

Golden Girls is a show that unifies multiple generations! My grandparents, my parents, and even my younger relatives watch the show. When we heard the news about Betty White, we did a marathon on the same day. Also who wouldn’t want to be Blanche? The way she struts in her robe in the intro is the attitude I want in my life! Also the episode where she stands up to her professor is so iconic. It’s a problem that’s sadly still going on in academia and I’m so glad the show brought it up!

The storyline of Dorothy and her chronic fatigue resonates so much with me. I had a horrible neck problem as a kid caused by a surgery that the surgeon did whatever he could to make it seem like he wasn't the cause (for awhile making us think it was a bacterial infection). And it took months until finally one doctor realized what must have happened and gave me muscle relaxants that fixed it, but to this day I still can't turn my neck all the way. And luckily I had parents who are doctors so my case was fast tracked. And I've seen basically every female partner I've had being dismissed by doctor's bc they couldn't easily figure out what was wrong and me trying my best not to punch the doctor in the face as my partner is in agonizing pain. One had mono and bronchitis simultaneously but the doctor refused to test for anything besides mono, because she knew it was that and nothing else. I argued with he doctor, almost telling her I should take her MD for myself bc I seemed to know more than her but stayed polite for my girlfriend's sake. Eventually we got a doctor who got her anti biotics that worked. I had another partner who got viciously ill on a trip down by the beach and the doc basically telling them they're being hysterical or crazy but using euphemisms for it and I was arguing with the doctor to do more tests since my partner was literally on the bed sweating and moaning in pain. It's sad that the only reason they got any respect was bc I'm a large man and I was there to be a bit more intimidating to the doctors, I can't imagine the shit women have to go through on their own with this shit when their illnesses aren't easily identifiable.

17:00-21:10 This issue Dorthy went through happened to me when I was a young woman, I had just turned eighteen. I was diagnosed relatively quickly with Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome but I was treated awfully by doctors, ‘specialists, and physical therapists who didn’t know how to treat the disease or didn’t know what they were doing. I was told that my pain was all in my head, that I was crazy and that I was faking it by mental health professionals as well. It’s been eight years since the accident that caused my diagnosis and science has come a long way, but Dorothy was right when she said that she would have been treated differently if she was a man.

I adore seeing the ladies cracking up during the Flea Circus scene, and I’m even happier that they chose to leave it in the episode. It’s so naturally funny and adorable.

When I was 18, my very roughneck mechanic boyfriend worked late and would show up after work, just in time to watch the Golden Girls. He loved it, looking at him you would never have imagined.

As truly devastating as it was to lose Betty White, I do have to say it is rather inspiring in some regard. She was 99 and people say she was gone too soon. It’s enough to inspire us all to live that kind of a full life.

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wow that alvin clip made me cry. that’s exactly how my grandpa was when he started to get alzheimer’s, he was so mad at us sometimes for things not being the way he thought they were

As someone who's chronic illness (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome) was ignored for 12 years & caused irreparable damage to my joints; hearing that Dorothy has CFS is comforting. Especially how her doc freind said just cuz it hasn't been found yet, doesn't mean it's not there. I didnt know until this video, i know the pain & mourning of loss of health. & to see her stand up against doctor's just as i had to was wonderfull. Sad afab people's ailments are still ignored by the medical feild.

26:41 Betty could always keep a perfect poker face during such hilarious scenes. I'm sure deep down she was going insane with laughter

Why is the sleeping arrangement between Rose and Jean just left as a "well, it was 1986". I think even here in 2022, it was right for Jean to move to the couch. She just confessed something intimate to Rose in hopes to change their relationship. When Rose doesn't reciprocate, Jean did the right thing and gave her space. They discussed it the next day, after Rose had time to consider her feelings. I think it would have been creepy for Jean to have stayed in the bed after Rose did not reciprocate her feelings.

Farewell Betty. We loved you almost every minute and yet it still feels like not enough and gone too soon. But then again with the greats, do you truly know how much you care until your gone?

Well. I cried. You got me to cry. This show meant a lot to me. Rest in peace, ladies... together again...

The Golden Girls, Night Court and several sitcoms from the '80s had jokes, puns and innuendos that are still funny to watch even today.

That herring circus scene makes me weep with laughter every single time.

Women who have refined their craft from decades of experience: Are Funny TV Executives: 8O WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

Thank you for talking about how complex a character Blanche is, my parents were long-time fans of the show and tend to write her off as the "floozy". Rue McClanahan had incredible acting range, I actually had the good fortune of seeing her play Madame Morrible in "Wicked" back in the early 2000s!

1:27:06 - that sudden shift in your tone of voice as you added in the unfortunate edit about Betty. I immediately started crying. The sadness in your voice is subtle but clear and it helped me express that as well.

Black ppl love love love this show, RIP Ms. White, you were a treasure ❤️

The KZfaq channel Matt Baume examines pop culture, especially sitcoms, specifically from an LGBTQ perspective, and he has a few really great episodes on Golden Girls, including Blanche's brother coming out - and (in a move that was rare in the 80s) coming back!

Yes all of The Golden Girls will always be a Treasure to The Legacy of Television.What's most especially touching is Betty White's legacy for Television.

This show really shows that we are given a family, but we are closer to the one we choose often.

I remember watching The Golden Girls with my mom on my day off from schools or when I was sick. It was only of the only “adult” shows on during the early afternoon so we would watch sit and watch it together. I’m 1000% certain it’s the reason I turned out a truly sassy gay lmaooo

I started watching Golden Girls while I was on quarantine for having covid (I was vaxxed and I’m fine. Just mostly tired now lol) a few weeks ago and I honestly love it so much. I really like that it represents that life isn’t over for women when they reach a certain age.

Sick And Tired has one of my favorite Blanche moments, where she's trying to write a romance novel. At the beginning of part 2, before Dorothy leaves, Blanche comes in looking like a wreck and saying that she had a breakthrough after 72 hours of no sleep, and after Dorothy leaves, Blanche stares at a bag of egg yolks that Rose left on the counter and says "My God, I'm hallucinating. I see little balls of sunshine in a bag. Does this mean something?" to which Rose replies "Those are egg yolks Blanche." A couple minutes later in the same scene, she looks at the bag again and says "Rose, what is this? Yellow eyeballs are staring at me!" Definitely imo, one of Rue McClanahan's funniest moments on the show! I've always referred to the actresses on "The Golden Girls" as my TV grandmas.

Guys, I miss my grandma. She would have turned 100 this spring but instead this marks the 20th anniversary of her death. I was barely 20 when she died. I would watch this and murder she wrote And designing women growing up and the characters always reminded me of all the older folks in my grandma's congregation I had known since birth. Sadly, they've all passed now. I wish I could've told her how much she meant to me one more time. Getting older is hard but losing the ones we love is the worst part.

The clip of Dorothy telling off that one doctor at restaurant ended up on my tumblr dashboard around time I was also diagnosed with chronic fatigue (and pain) when I was 16. I still haven’t gotten around to watching the series but the clip made me feel so seen. Thankfully it was mostly my mother doubting me rather than doctors. My sed rate was abnormally *super* high during my teen years (with no real explanation) so I already had a rheumatologist that suggested it. I had a case of mono that lasted almost 3 months and basically some symptoms never stopped, even 7 years later. Seeing more context to the episode really made my feel something even stronger than the first time I saw that clip. One of these days I really ought to get around to watching it and the series as a whole.

The CFS episode meant a lot to a lot of people. I'm happy to see it tributed here

34:20 Blanche waking up, sleepily smiling, draping her arm over to the empty space next to her, then the realization that George is gone comes over her face... has always **wrecked** me. It’s a feeling I’m terrified to ever experience. ☹️

So I've watched this show more often than I care to admit, so that means I've also taken a lot of time to explore the characters. The most interesting thing I find about Blanche is that it seems rather clear that she uses promiscuity and shallowness as a defense mechanism. There was an episode where the guy she was seeing had a heart attack and was in the hospital and she couldn't bring herself to see him. She says something to the effect of "Ever since George died, I'm afraid that if I don't leave I'm going to get left." To me that says she so much wants another relationship like she had, but with that means she has to be vulnerable and open to experiencing the pain of losing her husband again. So instead, she sleeps around and the moment a relationship gets too serious, she finds some reason to break it off. On the surface, she can easily be reduced to a rather simple character, but she's incredibly complex and deep. It was a beautifully written and acted character who seems so incredibly real.

I love when you do these breakdowns of iconic old TV series. You really have a way of showing the impact these shows had on everyone both good and controversial in a way that really loves what they contribute. I honestly can’t think of another channel that could have done such a moving tribute to such an iconic television series that touched generations.

Man, i need to watch this show. So many little moments remind me of my grandmother (who is thankfully still very much alive (and very vocal in her opinions) at the young age of 74). I think i need to go give her a hug.

I think seeing Bea and Rue struggle and fail not to laugh made that clip even funnier. It had me in tears!

Bea Arthur was such a brilliant actress. From her Tony award-winning performance in Mame to Maude to the Golden Girls, both groundbreaking roles, she was such a strong actress and a true national treasure.

There was no bigger master at keeping a straight face, than Betty White! Respect to a legend in her own right!

I remember watching this show every week snuggled up with my Nana in her bed, which I affectionately called "The Nana Nest". And Betty's comedic timing when telling stories about growing up in Saint Olaf was always a favorite part of the show for us ❤️

I love how Betty White is the one person everyone can agree died too young

When I was in the hospital, The Golden Girls was on nearly 24/7. I laughed when I didn’t want to, but needed to. Thank you so very much.

I *loved* this show when it was on! The writing was absolutely razor sharp.

This is my comfort show. I’m a cynical asshole and I usually hate wholesome stuff like this, but it’s just too damn good.

As a huge Golden Girls fans, I was so excited to find this. This is very well done! Thank you so much!

"hell thats why houses got mortgages" Blanche 😭😭😭 I'm crying again at how it slipped of her tongue to help her friend

I can’t deal with the emotions this is bringing up. How I can be laughing at two second long clips while also in tears is just too much! My first experience with Golden Girls was it being the one show my grandmother would watch like crazy that didn’t make me beat my head against the wall in boredom. Then I slowly just got into the theme song and appreciated the vibes and jokes, and then as I got older the deeper feelings and themes got to me. They don’t make shows like this anymore. Sure, we have infinitely more detailed, expensive, and intense shows, but there aren’t nearly as many that are as simply relatable and impactful on a day-to-day basis. Edit: I thought the bit about Betty’s passing sounded added in after the fact. I love that this was something you were already months into and working on. I think it’s a testament to the show, despite how many problems they bring up that haven’t changed, that Betty starred on a show about how the world writes you off at 50 and then came back around after it in her 80s for some of her equally iconic roles. I still love watching her SNL skits and The Proposal.

That happened to me when I was 39. Doctors told me I was just stressed out. I was in too much pain to walk on my own, my hair was falling out, and I had Raynaud’s. The following year, I found out I had been suffering from untreated, full blown lupus. 11 years later, a thyroid doctor in a high rent Beverly Hills office told me I was fine, and I needed no meds. Turns out I had thyroid cancer, Hashimotos and thousand of nodules in my thyroid. It had to be removed immediately.

Just lost my Gran 6mths ago, I watched Golden Girls with her when I got to visit as a girl/ young woman, I literally watched it change ideas she had about the world.

I grew up in Scotland watching this great show in the 80's as a kid, but hadn't seen it since my mid-teens, until I bought the complete box set 3 years back. I knew I was taking a bit of a chance buying it, as I could have just been remembering the show through rose-tinted glasses, but not a bit of it! I found that I loved it even more as an adult, so much so that I watched all 7 Seasons in just 2 weeks. I usually find British sitcoms to be far superior to US ones, but The Golden Girls is my exception to that rule, it's an all time classic to be sure. Loved your wonderful retrospective Jose', this timeless show deserves all the love! R.I.P. Betty, Rue, Bea, and Estelle, you all brought so much joy to the world, you are so much missed.

I'm 35 now and I loved this show so much. There have been many re-runs in Germany and I have seen them all and I loved it. Thank you for making this.

When I was a teenager, I loved Betty White so much, that The Golden Girls was my favorite late night TV show during puberty.

It's telling that just a review of the series like this reduces me to tears. The end describing their post-GG careers and eventual deaths hit like a truck with Betty White's passing hitting the hardest. This show and these women are timeless, patron saints of the gay community and will be forever remembered as brilliant, vibrant, talented actors and friends.

Every night, my partner of 30 years (and now my husband) watch an episode of TGG every night in bed before we retire for the night. Who needs the negativity on the news? We fall asleep each night to these four! I sometimes fall asleep during the first 10 minutes and wake up reciting the line about the come! What a gift to have these 7 seasons on dvd. I hope these ladies will be waiting for me at the heaven! ❤️❤️❤️

This was definitely my favourite sitcom at one point. I watched it religiously as a kid.

One of my younger brothers dressed up as Sofia for Halloween in high school and here in Minneapolis there is a yearly Golden Girls drag pub crawl. Even where the show falls short, it has such a special place in my heart.

I’ve never gotten around to watching The Golden Girls despite being fully aware of how wonderful and influential it was and still is, but this video made me burst into tears. I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Four years ago, right after I moved in with my soon to be spouse and 6 months before I completed my master’s degree, it hit me like a truck. I haven’t been able to work since, and my partner has been my caretaker throughout what has been basically our entire relationship. I had absolutely no idea anyone in the 80s was aware of CFS, so when Dorothy’s doctor gave her her diagnosis, both my fiancé and I gasped, and I had to pause the video for a few minutes to cry. That’s because nothing has changed for people with CFS in almost 40 years. That’s why I didn’t know it was even publicly known about then. The amount of doctors I’ve seen who completely brushed me off, attributed my symptoms solely to my mental illnesses, told me to lose weight, etc. etc. ad infinitum is ridiculous. The worst experience I had was with a rheumatologist to whom I spent at least 20 minutes explaining everything I’ve experienced. She barely looked at me the entire time, took no notes, and when she finally spoke, she nonchalantly told me I just needed to stop taking naps. I have never been a napper, and never said anything to indicate that I was. I started crying and left the appointment early. My mother in law, despite having medical training, has said cruel things in the past. My friends are generally unsupportive with a few of them saying cruel things as well. Having a chronic illness or invisible disability is just as isolating and stigmatized as it was 40 years ago, and realizing that is devastating. But seeing this show that I’ve known has been beloved since before I was born respectfully acknowledge the thing that ruined my life and leaves me feeling immense guilt on a daily basis made me feel more validated than I’ve felt by anyone in my life, thankfully with the exception of my partner. I’m sorry. I just needed to get this out somewhere. If you read this and you know someone who struggles with chronic illness or an invisible disability, or even if you don’t, please just…believe them. Believe people who share their stories. If you have the emotional bandwidth to support someone in the way they need, please do. What might seem small to you could make a huge impact. Thank you for all your work on this retrospective, José. Genuinely. I needed to see it.

you DO have older women! im 30 and i watch ALL your videos! a LOT of young people grew up watching it as well! so happy you made this!

I am sad that Betty White is gone because this show is Iconic

Actually, the more I watch your sitcom retrospectives, the more I think Fraggle Rock would be a great show for you to cover. It has a lot of really profound themes and ideas, and an amazing amount of creativity behind it. Plus, with the reboot/revival out now, seems like a good time

A very well done documentary. Full of great insights of the creation, the casting, the storylines and the characters. The Golden Girls remains one of the best sitcoms in television history. it is an important reminder that sometimes, its the family we choose rather the one we're born into that matters. Thank you.

I still adore this show!

26:46 I can actually confirm that Betty White did NOT ad-lib that scene. And in fact NO scene in the show was apparently ad-libbed. And even Bea Arthur & Rue McClanahan's laughter was entirely scripted - though that doesn't mean it wasn't also genuine. But it WAS scripted. I literally can't ever post this Twitter link no matter how hard I try, so eventually I just said "fuck it" and screen recorded while looking at the tweets and their pictures and uploaded it as a video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZiVl9hjnc6onqc.html

Thank you so much for this great work you did on the golden girls. Being a 54 years old woman living alone, I go to sleep almost every night to an episode of my very favorite friends.so i am never lonely! xx

I almost made it through the whole video without crying , but "We're a matched set; you can't split us up." broke me Excellent video, you did them justice

I'm glad that Golden Girls is still on Hulu

I’m an older woman and I think yours is one of the best channels on KZfaq. Love it! 😊

This video made me cry several times while watching it, so I feel like I owe you a comment. Good Job.

Whenever you feel down or bored with what’s currently on TV, all you need to do is type in The Golden Girls in the search feature and somewhere, on some channel you will find episodes of this remarkable show. My wife and I have seen all the episodes multiple times, but regardless every show elicits gales of laughter or often the shedding of tears, the performers and stories were that good. Every generation always like to believe that they had the best TV shows and indeed there were a lot of very good ones in the 70’s and 80’s. That said, when I watch re-runs of All In the Family or The Cosby Show, while I still enjoy them immensely, there is just something about the Golden Girls that make them special. With Betty White’s passing on December 31st of last year, the world has lost the final (and in my mind most special) of these remarkable four women. May they all Rest In Peace and a special thank you to Susan Harris for her remarkable writing that gave not only humor to the show, but also a platform to any number of important and heart wrenching topics.

I love watching The Golden Girls RIP Estelle Gettleman (July 25, 1923 - July 22, 2008)(age 84), Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel (May 13, 1922 - April 25, 2009)(aged 86), Eddi-Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 - June 3, 2010)(aged 76) and Betty Marion White Ludden (January 17, 1922 - December 31, 2021)(aged 99) you will truly all be missed and my prayers go out to them and their families.

Many of my after school hours in high school were spent with these women. It's comfort TV.

I grew up watching the Golden Girls just like I grew up watching I Love Lucy! Can't imagine life without them !!!

crazy how that doctor episode would be 100% as relevant today as it was 30+ years ago. sad.

It blows my mind that Blanche, in the show, is only six years older than I am right now. When I watched this show as a kid, I remember thinking that a woman her age shouldn't be acting like that, and here I am, practically right where she was, and I think I understand a little better now. I might be on the verge of old, at least in society's eyes, but I don't feel old and I don't think I act like it. How wonderful that we had these ladies and this show back then to change people's minds about older women, or at least to make them think; how wonderful that those of us who loved them when we were young had them to show us that there's so much more life to live once the first part of our lives is over. Thank you for this, Jose, your work is always superb but this might be my favorite video yet

I cried multiple times during this analysis.. I love you

Ahh. Those reruns on Lifetime in the 90s, watching them with my grandparents when they babysat me. ❤️

that herring circus scene is the funniest scene from the entire series-it still cracks me up

I haven't seen a video essay in a very very long time that has made me both laugh and cry this much. This is a wonderful tribute to the golden girls, jose. Thank you

Oof the Dorothy + chronic fatigue story hits home hard. Another good video, Jose, good work :)

So touching & impactful. Generations and decades later we can all be grateful for their humor and fearlessness in raising so many important social issues! The writing was top notch and all four of the stars were great talents!! Thank you for a great video!❤❤

it's unreal to hear this guy talk about this show like this....he is SPOT ON

I think Boy Meets World would benefit from a sort of analysis like this.

Golden Girls have a never ending fanbase. I was 3 years old in 1985 when the Golden Girls debuted. By the time the last two seasons were airing I was watching it with my Mom. I also watched the reruns at the time. I loved it even then! I still watch it regularly even now, all these years later. I've always loved the friends as family dynamic and the chemistry of the characters. The show made everyone want something like that. Even now, I feel that I don't want to get older unless it can be like Golden Girls! At 40 years old, I'm only about 15-20 years away from being the age of the characters. It gives me a template for what I want my older years to look like. It's amazing that a show from the 80's and early 90's can still be so relevant 30 something years later. But Golden Girls, like any timeless show deals with the human condition and grappling with a reality we all face; that's why people from different generations love it and why it never gets old. The human condition itself never changes much. The set dressings, costumes, and pop culture references are out of date, but the reality of growing older and having meaningful relationships will be part of life forever. This is what makes the show a favorite and a must watch for so many. Golden Girls is one of my favorite TV shows and one of the two shows I couldn't go without (the other being Star Trek the Next Generation). It brings comfort, laughter, hope, fun, and joy. I wish more tv shows were like it. But I suppose that's too much to ask for since Golden Girls is one of those once in a lifetime things. So it'll just be one of those timeless shows that we're still watching 50 or 60 years later. Maybe way off in the future people will come home in their flying cars to a house high in the sky and watch Golden Girls on their holographic tv. And it will be just as relevant even then. And just like we do now, they'll watch, enjoy and introduce it to their children, creating a never ending fan base.

There isn’t a word of this show I don’t know. Those ladies have been making me laugh since 1985 and still do today 39 years later ! The Golden Girls is hands down one of the best comedies ever..

All the time and hard work you must have done to put all of this together has paid off. What a wonderful, remarkable documentary this is on The Golden Girls. A very big THANK YOU to you, for all of your efforts. I bet all four of the girls are looking down on us, watching our smiles as we see how well done this is.