say what you want but Rose was a good counselor

"So what if he was different? It's OK that you loved him".... I think that's incredibly profound.

As tough as Sophia was….this was probably the first real time we saw her extremely emotional. Broke my heart!

Originally there was supposed to be a scene where Sophia was by Phil's casket making jokes about him. Estelle flat-out refused to film it, saying no loving mother would mock their deceased son like that....... Hell, even watching this scene now, I start crying.

When Sophia says my baby is gone makes me cry

This scene just breaks your heart. The show was SO funny, but man, when it got serious and emotional, it really hits you hard. Amazing acting.

When Sophia broke down and uttered the words:"my baby is gone." I just break up and cry. I can hear the hurt and ache in her soul as she knows her son, her baby boy is gone.

Estelle Getty was an unbelievable actress

Estelle Getty didn't have too many scenes where she had to show off her dramatic chops, but in this scene, she nailed it.

And in that moment she realised she didn't raise a freak, she raised a great husband and father, and is sorry she couldn't realise it while he was alive. Heartbreaking.

It was incredible that A) Estelle saw herself as a lesser actress than her co-stars, and B) she hated death scenes, because she did those death scenes so much justice with a great amount of tenderness. This scene, along with the one in season 5 with Martha's suicide attempt, are two of the most powerful moments in the series and they never fail to give me goosebumps.

this aired for the first time in 1990, after the 'height' of the AIDS crisis. And I just have to wonder, how many old mothers this scene resonated with. How many older women saw Sophia, confused and angry and ultimately broken over losing their queer child, and could say "I've been there". Countless mothers, undoubtedly. I think it really speaks to how deep and visceral this show was willing to be in the name of progress: here, it acknowledges all the emotions that come with mourning a 'different' person whom you love, something which a lot of people were dealing with and very few outlets acknowledged.

"My baby is gone," in that pained, broken voice. Always brings a tear to my eye.

We're all heartbroken over Sophia in this scene, but I just want to point out how perfect I think Dorothy's stoic pose is in the final shot. Her head is down, and it looks as though she's steeling herself with her hand on her knee. Very few times do you ever see Dorothy get really overcome by emotion, and I think in this moment she's actually truly devastated both for her mother's sake and for her own feelings of loss, but she can't allow herself to express that for the sake of letting Sophia finally have her moment to grieve. A very subtle but beautiful acting touch from Bea Arthur.

I’m a grown man and the first time I heard the “my baby’s gone”, I broke down in tears.

I wish Rose had more moments like this.

Estelle Getty deserved an Emmy just for that scene. It still tears me up.

this scene and the ending to the one she sits with a black man on the boarwalk...always touches home for me...

That's what I love about sitcoms. The purpose of a sitcom is to a make you laugh through the day to day life but when there were those moments that were so serious and emotional, it became so powerful. It was almost like saying life is not just a bunch of laughs and that sometimes we have these moments where things can just turn serious and emotionally devastating

what he was ...was a Good Man...Perfect

What gets me is that it's Rose who saves the situation because of her empathy and kindness, yet still they treat her like a fool and mock her.

This scene is very well performed but does anyone else notice how Dorothy, Rose and Blanche's outfits are like a traffic light.

Estelle should have won SEVERAL acting awards for this scene. And I've never even seen an episode yet, I just like these clips. So I can't imagine what I havent seen from her.

I am not a parent so I don't know the feeling of losing a child but this scene hit close to home. You see my mother died from cancer and my grandmother had to come for my mother's funeral. Seeing her saying goodbye to her only child daughter was the most heartbreaking moment for all of us. A year later my grandmother passed away, doctors gave us medical reasons but we all knew that she died of a broken heart. RIP mom and mammang, we all miss you and we will never forget. Muah!

"My baby is gone!" It just violates the natural order of things for a mother to have to bury their child. And Estelle Getty acted this to perfection, Emmy material right there. RIP Estelle, Bea and Rue. And long life to Betty White, girl's in her 90ties and still a gem. What a jewel this show still is while others from the same time have aged pretty badly. Golden Girls is ETERNAL!

RIP Betty White. She was the best counselor and a good friend.

When Sophia says, "My baby is gone". It does nothing but shatter your heart. Never been through this scene with dry eyes, not even this time.

I always felt really badly for Dorothy in this episode. She had to be the strong one, for Sophia, for Angela....she couldn't really grieve bc she was the one keeping everything together and going. But that was really Dorothy in a nutshell; always keeping everything going. Sophia saying my baby's gone always hits so hard.

This episode has been said to have been Bea Arthur’s favorite. This scene in particular. She felt that in this scene, audiences got to see Estelle Getty’s tremendous acting range. They were close in real-life and she actually called her “Ma.” Just a little GG trivia. ❤

0:16 The Traffic Light Trio.

I like how they got rose to be the person who really got to the heart of the issue about sophia and phil

"my baby is gone" that when it really got to me. those words have to be one of the toughest words for a mother to say. losing a child is always a painful thing. when i see this episode, i think of what sophia said about a child dying before the parent when dorothy had that unknown sickness. its gotta be the most painful thing in the world. i only hope if i ever become a parent, i wont have to worry about that.

The tears that come up during this scene are hot, painful tears. The kind that you see when you see a character you love at there most vulnerable. When you see them cry, especially like this, it reminds you that they're human. Sophia is my favorite character in t.v history. She was tough, funny, old but strong, and great. There will only be one Sophia Petrillo. There will only be one Estelle Getty.

And to think all 4 women are now gone and no longer with us. I would watch them on TV and I used to think these 4 actresses would live forever.

when Sophia said her son is gone made me cry very touching sad

This was a really powerful scene for a lot of characters, including Rose. She really is a loving, caring person and very good at her job.

RIP Betty White. Rip to all of the Golden Girls, now Golden Angels. Such a touching scene.

It's too bad they never actually showed Dorothy's brother

Anyone notice that Blanche and Rose mourned alongside Dorothy, Angela, and Sophia at the end?

“My baby is gone” gets me every time.... 😢😢

The girls reached out for each others' hands... holding on for comfort...Wish I had friends like that! Can still become friends like that ..

When the funniest side charcter breaks into tears, it just tugs on the heart strings. I know there were MANY emotional scenes in previous episodes before this, but this scene ACTUALLY had me softly crying on the couch. Gosh darnit that was strong...

First class acting from everyone. You can tell how effective Getty was, whether it was scripted or not, when McClanahan covers her face with her hand, then takes hold of White's hand for support, and White touches Arthur for support, too.

When Sophia Says " My Baby's Gone" always tears me apart.

I will ALWAYS cry at this moment.

It's just absolutely amazing how Golden Girls could have you howling with laughter one minute, and on the verge of tears the next. This is one of the most powerful episodes in the entire series.

No mother ever wishes that she'll outlast her children

That scene is also a perfect way to show why Rose works at the Grief Center - she's better at it than anyone would imagine.

The part that made me break was the three of them on the couch at the end starting to cry and comfort each other 🥺

I cried watching this episode Estelle was such a wonderful actress RIP Estelle, Bea and Rue

As a person that is transgender and whose mother is also not accepting, this story hit home when I was a kid in the 80s and now all of these years later continues to hit home. If you are parent of a LGBT kid, please do not wait until after the funeral to finally have that emotional break. Your kid needs that love and compassion before the their casket is being lowered into the ground.

The "What did I do wrong" is something a lot of mothers feel when their sons are gay (in this case a transvestite). Listening to Sophia elaborate so well on that made me sob. It broke my heart when my mom asked me those things, no son deserves to be treated like broken and no mother should feel guilty for their kids sexuality.

Yeah, you don't forget moments like this in such a great sitcom. When Estelle wails, "he was my baby, and now he's gone," it's one of those instances the tears fly to your eyes so quickly they hurt. What's also true is that Bea Arthur was right that seven was enough, as far as seasons went, and bowed out. In their own moments, Roseanne, Murphy Brown and MASH were equally excellent series, but they stayed too long till they were running on fumes. Arthur, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett all knew better, that the time to leave is while you're on top, and they still love you.

Powerful scene, yet heartbreaking to watch Sophia break down like that which is something very rare to see on Golden Girls. This scene I think reteaches us to where when we become parents, we should love our children regardless.

There is nothing worse than feeling shame and embarassment at someone they love. It destroys a person if they can't get over it.

Tears, anyone? What a powerful scene. I remember driving my mother and my little niece to town. I turned to mom and said, "Mom, I'm bisexual; I like some boys and I like some girls." My mother responded, "Papi, you're my son. That doesn't matter to me. I will always love you." I was driving, and I started to cry. My little niece ask my mother, "Why is Tio Javi crying, grandma?" My mother wiped the tears away and responded, "Because he's happy, mami." That kind of love cannot be faked or manufactured. That's the love of a mother and folk who really love you for who you are.

Seeing Sophia makes me cry

The Golden Girls is such a nice show, way ahead of its time, precious wisdom in the show.

RIP Betty. Thank you for all the laughs! 🤣

A master class in acting...brilliant!

Estelle Getty really was such a powerful actress!

Shame is a hard thing to overcome, i believe sophia felt responsible for how phil turned out and she felt embarrased to love him, but like every parent..well most parents her love was stronger for her child thats why she finally broke down. its heartbreaking to see this.

That story Rose told had me HOLLERING the first time I heard it.

That's some great acting

The GG story lines came from real events in the creators and writers of the show. When Dorothy had the chronic fatigue syndrome it was actually something Susan Harris went through. I bet that someone within the show experienced that kind of loss with a cross dressing son and they used that as a story line. The entire cast looked so impacted by that scene that it had to have happened to someone they all knew in real life. Hats off to all the actors. This scene is definitely a heartbreaker.

One of the hardest moments for parents is, to see their children die. I cry all the time, when i see this, it is so moving.

Such A Great Scene Showing A More Vulnerable Side Of Her Character

Awww poor Sophia. :( She may have been a sassy Sicilian senior who always spoke her mind but she was human too. Her tears seem so real. Estelle nailed it during this scene. I've never been a father so I wouldn't know the pain of losing your child, but it must hurt so much. When I was a senior in HS less than a month before graduation, one of my classmates got killed in a head-on collision on the highway, some dumbass driver who was on drugs was driving the wrong way. Seeing his mother cry hysterically when his parents came to the school for a mini memorial service was one of the worst things I've ever had to see and hear. I was right next to him in class, so I would've been the next person in line after him to get my diploma.

As tough as Sophia was, she was STILL human - even if it took her awhile to cry after Phil's death!

Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose look like the Heathers.

This just may be Estelle Getty's finest acting moment in the entire series, and in 7 seasons of outstanding performances that is really saying something. This scene breaks my heart *every* single time.

I cry everytime I see this no mother should go through this

This gets me every time and makes me cry my eyes out she needed that closure. Her baby is gone but her baby is right in her heart and always will be.

This just shows how excellent Rose is in this - she's the glue that holds it all together

I never wanted to believe it but there are only two unbearable things for me. Seeing children crying and seeing elderly people crying. Estelle Getty proves here why it is so heartbreaking to watch that. Bless that very fine actress and may her rest in pieces! But in my heart she will live on forever! And may it be just in this single part she played as Sophia! Because that's all I need to know what for an amazing actress this woman has been! Her art and devotion will never be forgotten!!!! EVER!!!!!!!!!

I lost my grandmother in 2009 to cancer then we lost my granddaddy her husband last July this episode is so powerful

Note to self: no KZfaq first thing in the morning 😢

This scene shows you what every mother fears is losing a child. The powerful acting by everyone just brought tears to my eyes. I am a father but years ago I was a young boy watching these with my grandmother when they were new. She laughed I laughed as well didn't understand what I was laughing but the sad scenes I understood that life is tough but when you are around family and friends it is ok to have a good cry. The two episodes where they talked about Alzheimer's where Sophia befriends the elderly African American man on the boardwalk and when she breaks Lilian out of the nursing home but can't care for her due to the Alzheimer's. Well life is tough alright and sitcoms tackle life but I just say when something effects you for real it goes to show you to stay close to your family. Now of us are getting any younger and we are all different but our families love us for who we are. RIP Estelle, Bea and Rue

My grandmother and I love watching this beautiful, timeless TV show. I know that these ladies are in heaven laughing and loving each other. Poor Sophia, she may have been a ultra tough little dynamo but she had a very loving,sweet soul. #rip2all😔😔😔😔

We lost my uncle back in June, my grandma sobbed out "my baby boy!" after the doctor confirmed he was really gone. I really felt "My baby is gone" here

What a great actress Estelle Getty was, I don't know what life occureneces she was channeling but it always brings tears to my eyes when I watch this scene. She nailed it.

I always cry on this part

Nobody should outlive their child... 😓💔

Poor Sophia nobody should have to go through something's as horrible as that

Dorothy Zbornak was brave enough to stand back and let Sophia and Angela reconcile.

The way Bea was interacting in the back was breathtaking. She was a such a great actress. All of them really! may their beautiful souls rest in peace ❤

Should be titled: How to seamlessly navigate between comedy and drama in one scene.

It's the cruelest situation imaginable when a parent has to bury their children

That scene peirced me to my soul when Sophia said my babies is gone. Mad me feel like my mom when she was greiving over my sister. RIP Rocky

This is one of many reasons why I love this show. It was ahead of it's time, tackling real issues while making us laugh and cry. I still watch this show, over and over, and I still find it relevant to today. It's a great comfort to watch it, for me, anyway, at least. The greatest lesson this show teaches is to love and that it doesn't matter who you love, whether it's a cross dresser, the same sex, different race, or someone not related to you. This is what I find relevant to today, because it is what's needed most.

God, the Rose story about her cousin Ingmar who “did bird imitations” made me laugh out loud for a good 15 seconds. That was priceless.

Years later after Phil died, Angela had a son named Joey Tribbiani...

This was such a great episode. The music at the ending helps with the emotion so much. :(

Saddest scene ending in the whole entire series. When Sophia says "My baby is gone." My heart 🥺😥😭💔

Oh man. This show was everything and more!

My heart broke when Sophia said "my baby's gone" 😖😖...

When Sophia says “My baby’s gone” it made me think about how heartbreaking it was for my grandpa when my dad died.

Even if she didn't understand or approve of her son's cross-dressing and always bad mouthed him, at the end of the day he was still her child and Sophia admitted she loved him and grieved for him like any real mother would. Even if the world relentlessly seems or tries to convince us otherwise, love will always be stronger than hate, ALWAYS.

They tackled all kinds of subjects

Blanche is flawless. Her posture shifts are so spot-on, it makes me shiver. A genius, a monster.