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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Dealing with “Mixed Blessings”

This post is a part of Fashion In the Broad Sense: a series of posts that explores how The Golden Girls relates to important topics and issues surrounding women and fashion. On Saturday, June 27th, 2020, the news broke that Hulu pulled the season 3 episode "Mixed Blessings" from its streaming platform due to concerns about the portrayal …

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