Underplayed Gems

The Golden Girls (1985)

The Golden Girls poster
Directed by
Terry Hughes
Genre
sitcom
Country
United States
Length
7 seasons, 180 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 399 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Four older women live together in a Miami house. They support each other through friendship, dating, and the ups and downs of getting older.

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What happens

The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. The series comprises 180 half-hour episodes across seven seasons and features an ensemble cast led by Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty. Set in Miami, Florida, the show centers on four older women who share a home and navigate friendship, aging, and daily life. The series was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions in association with Touchstone Television. Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas, and Susan Harris served as the original executive producers. The Golden Girls received critical acclaim during its original run and earned numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Each of the four lead actresses won a Primetime Emmy Award, making it one of only four sitcoms in history in which all principal cast members received Emmy recognition. The show ranked among the Nielsen top 10 for six of its seven seasons. In 2013, TV Guide ranked The Golden Girls number 54 on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time. In 2014, the Writers Guild of America placed the sitcom at number 69 in their list of the "101 Best Written TV Series of All Time". Terry Tang of the Associated Press reported that the series continues to attract new fans in the 21st century and characterized it as an example of a sitcom that has aged well. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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