The Golden Girls - The Complete First Season by National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

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The Golden Girls - The Complete First Season

by National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

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Release Date:	2004-11-23
Label:	National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
UPC:	786936249286
Binding:	DVD
Published By:	National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
ASIN:	B0002W4SX6
Category:	DVD

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Betty White

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Description

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.

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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

Customer Reviews

Good Condition, - Reviewed on 2008-11-26

Awesome conditon, box was a tad warn, but who cares!
These Season DVD sets are awesome, you won't be able to stop laughing!

A favorite! - Reviewed on 2008-10-31

Just what I needed! I'm a "Golden Girl" too! this arrived just before I had planned surgery so the timeing was perfect to lift my spirits during recovery. Laughter is the best medicine & this was better than anything the doctor ordered. (Although it did keep me in stitches. lol)

These shows are timeless. As good today as when they aired. I know they are on cable, but I like to watch something funny before bed each night - & if I'm in the mood or can't sleep, I can watch as many as I please. The quality is great, & no commercials.

Can't wait to get all the other seasons. I think I will put these in my Wish List -- Christmas is coming up!

Outstanding Service! - Reviewed on 2008-10-18

I order from Amazon all the time, and I have always recieved outstanding service every time. My orders are always efficient and sent in a very timely manner. It is a pleasure to order from Amazon.

Golden Oldie - Reviewed on 2008-10-12

Arrived quickly and in very good shape. This item was for my wife and she is really enjoying the CD's. All disc play good. Will order otheer Golden Girls CDs

Four friends, and lots of laughs - Reviewed on 2008-10-01

1 customer found this review helpful.

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.

Naive Rose (White) and sarcastic Dorothy (Arthur) first came together with Blanche (McClanaghan) upon answering her ad for roommates. Soon after, tiny octogenarian Sophia (Getty) -- Dorothy's mother -- joins them after a fire breaks out at her nursing home.

Together, the quartet deal with trouble from visiting relatives -- most notably, Blanche's promiscuous niece Lucy and Rose's daughter Kiersten -- more men than they know how to handle, and any number of domestic mishaps.

Amidst the ever-present laughs, there are also a few poignant moments, such as the aftermath of a break-in at the girls' house; medical crises for Dorothy and Sophia respectively; and Dorothy's heartache over the sudden return of the ex-husband who abandoned her after 38 years of marriage.

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

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