I figure we're all here for a reason. My thing is to make people laugh. I always feel when I'm on a film set that I'm fulfilling my destiny. San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune, February 1988 Tom Villard first appeared on The Golden Girls in 1986 in the season 2 "Vacation" episode. The Girls (minus …
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Claire Sewell is a librarian and writer in Houston, Texas. She is the author of The Golden Girls Fashion Corner blog, and her writing often focuses on television, gender, and memory.
6151 Richmond Street: The Fifth Character on The Golden Girls
This post originally appeared in print in issue 5 of Retrofied magazine. The Golden Girls aired for seven seasons on NBC from 1985 until 1992 and has enjoyed enduring popularity in syndication ever since. The show's four main characters--Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia--lived together in Blanche’s house located at the fictional address of 6151 Richmond …
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A Brief History of Mallomars
The "Dorothy's New Friend" episode of the third season is a fan favorite, and consistently finds its place on top 10 lists. Written by Susan Harris, Robert Bruce, and Martin Weiss, it features some of the most memorable lines of the series, not to mention an unforgettable villain with the likes of Barbara Thorndyke. Hilarious …
The 2023 Golden Girls Holiday Gift Guide
Picture it: a Golden Girls gift shop, 2024... A gleaming storefront that gives way to an interior filled with every piece of Golden Girls merchandise that your pocketbook can afford! Ok, so it doesn't exist, but after five years of putting together these holiday gift guides I'm truly surprised that someone hasn't opened one in …
Happy Halloween from The Wickedest Witch!
Fans of The Golden Girls know they loved pretty much any chance to dress up in a costume. We've got Dorothy and Sophia as Sonny and Cher, Rose and Blanche as CATS, Rose and Blanche as nuns collecting lingerie for needy sexy people, Blanche as a cowgirl, Sophia as a 65-year-old drag queen, and of …
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