The Golden Girls (DVD) Review

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By:Britt Gillette

Making its debut in the fall of 1985, The Golden Girls quickly established itself as a fixture of Saturday night prime time television. Following the lives of four older women living together as roommates in Miami, the show displayed a raw wit and a biting humor. The women live in the house of Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan), a Southern belle who loves men of every kind and has dated every eligible bachelor in the Miami area. Her roommates are former high school teacher Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur) and St. Olaff housewife and widower Rose Nylund (Betty White). Rose loves to tell stories about her former hometown, much to the chagrin of the other girls. The three are joined by Dorothy’s mother, the firebrand Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty), a spunky Italian immigrant who always speaks her mind. In her early 80’s, Sophia may walk at a measured pace, but the velocity of her sarcasm only increases with age.

Overall, this is a charming situation comedy with likeable characters who have certainly developed their own unique identities. Although some of the same aspects of the show tend to be used over and over again (such as the St. Olaff stories and Dorothy’s reaction to them), The Golden Girls never seems to grow tiresome. With powerful performances from each of the cast members, viewers will find that Sophia steals the show…

The Golden Girls DVD offers a number of hilarious episodes including the series premiere “The Engagement” in which Sophia Petrillo moves in with her daughter Dorothy and her two roommates, Blanche and Rose, after a fire destroys her retirement home, Shady Pines. Meanwhile, Rose develops a bad feeling when Blanche’s boyfriend Harry proposes... Other notable episodes include “The Competition” in which Dorothy and Blanche enter into a heated bowling competition with Rose and Sophia, and “The Operation” in which Dorothy is forced to undergo surgery on her foot. Feeling scared and sorry for herself, she develops a new outlook on life after her encounter with an inspirational hospital roommate…

Below is a list of episodes included on The Golden Girls (Season 1) DVD:

Episode 1 (The Engagement) Air Date: 09-14-1985

Episode 2 (Guess Who’s Coming To The Wedding?) Air Date: 09-21-1985

Episode 3 (Rose The Prude) Air Date: 09-28-1985

Episode 4 (Transplant) Air Date: 10-05-1985

Episode 5 (The Triangle) Air Date: 10-19-1985

Episode 6 (On Golden Girls) Air Date: 10-26-1985

Episode 7 (The Competition) Air Date: 11-02-1985

Episode 8 (Break-In) Air Date: 11-09-1985

Episode 9 (Blanche And The Younger Man) Air Date: 11-16-1985

Episode 10 (Heart Attack): Air Date: 11-23-1985

Episode 11 (The Return Of Dorothy’s Ex) Air Date: 11-30-1985

Episode 12 (The Custody Battle) Air Date: 12-07-1985

Episode 13 (A Little Romance) Air Date: 12-14-1985

Episode 14 (That Was No Lady) Air Date: 12-21-1985

Episode 15 (In A Bed Of Rose’s) Air Date: 01-11-1986

Episode 16 (The Truth Will Out) Air Date: 01-18-1986

Episode 17 (Nice And Easy) Air Date: 02-01-1986

Episode 18 (The Operation) Air Date: 02-08-1986

Episode 19 (Second Motherhood) Air Date: 02-15-1986

Episode 20 (Adult Education) Air Date: 02-22-1986

Episode 21 (Flu Attack) Air Date: 03-01-1986

Episode 22 (Job Hunting) Air Date: 03-08-1986

Episode 23 (Blind Ambitions) Air Date: 03-29-1986

Episode 24 (Big Daddy) Air Date: 05-03-1986

Episode 25 (The Way We Met) Air Date: 05-10-1986

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Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of The Golden Girls (DVD).