| Making its debut in the fall of 1985, The Golden Girls | | | | reaction to them), The Golden Girls never seems to |
| quickly established itself as a fixture of Saturday | | | | grow tiresome. With powerful performances from |
| night prime time television. Following the lives of four | | | | each of the cast members, viewers will find that |
| older women living together as roommates in Miami, | | | | Sophia steals the show... |
| the show displayed a raw wit and a biting humor. The | | | | The Golden Girls DVD offers a number of hilarious |
| women live in the house of Blanche Devereaux (Rue | | | | episodes including the series premiere "The |
| McClanahan), a Southern belle who loves men of | | | | Engagement" in which Sophia Petrillo moves in with |
| every kind and has dated every eligible bachelor in | | | | her daughter Dorothy and her two roommates, |
| the Miami area. Her roommates are former high | | | | Blanche and Rose, after a fire destroys her |
| school teacher Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur) and St. | | | | retirement home, Shady Pines. Meanwhile, Rose |
| Olaff housewife and widower Rose Nylund (Betty | | | | develops a bad feeling when Blanche's boyfriend |
| White). Rose loves to tell stories about her former | | | | Harry proposes... Other notable episodes include "The |
| hometown, much to the chagrin of the other girls. | | | | Competition" in which Dorothy and Blanche enter into |
| The three are joined by Dorothy's mother, the | | | | a heated bowling competition with Rose and Sophia, |
| firebrand Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty), a spunky | | | | and "The Operation" in which Dorothy is forced to |
| Italian immigrant who always speaks her mind. In her | | | | undergo surgery on her foot. Feeling scared and |
| early 80's, Sophia may walk at a measured pace, but | | | | sorry for herself, she develops a new outlook on life |
| the velocity of her sarcasm only increases with age. | | | | after her encounter with an inspirational hospital |
| Overall, this is a charming situation comedy with | | | | roommate... |
| likeable characters who have certainly developed their | | | | Below is a list of episodes included on The Golden |
| own unique identities. Although some of the same | | | | Girls (Season 1) DVD: |
| aspects of the show tend to be used over and over | | | | Episode 1 (The Engagement) Air Date: 09-14-1985 |
| again (such as the St. Olaff stories and Dorothy's | | | | Episode 2 (Guess Who's Coming To The Wedding? |