What is “The Golden Girls”?
A: The Golden Girls is an American sitcom.
It was created by whom?
A: Susan Harris.
When did it air?
A: From September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour
episodes, spanning seven seasons.
It had an ensemble cast starring whom?
A: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty,
Who was it was produced by?
A: Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions, in association with Touchstone
Television.
The Golden Girls received critical acclaim throughout
most of its run, and won several awards, including what?
A: The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series twice.
It also won how many Golden Globe Awards for Best
Television Series – Musical or Comedy?
A: Three.
Each of the four stars received an Emmy Award, making
it what?
A: One of only four sitcoms in the award's history to achieve this.
The series also ranked among the Nielsen ratings' top
ten for how many of its seven seasons?
A: Six.
In 2013, TV Guide ranked The Golden Girls number what
on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time?
A: 54.
In 2014, the Writers Guild of America placed the sitcom
at number what in their list of the "101 Best Written TV Series of All
Time"?
A: 69.
The show features an ensemble cast and the plot
revolves around what?
A: Four older single women (three widows and one divorcée) sharing a house
in Miami.
The owner of the house is a widow named what?
A: Blanche Devereaux (McClanahan).
She was joined by fellow widow Rose Nylund (White) and
divorcée Dorothy Zbornak (Arthur) after they both responded to what?
A: An ad on the bulletin board of a local grocery store a year before the
start of the series.
In the pilot episode, the three are joined by whom?
A: Dorothy's 80-year-old widowed mother, Sophia Petrillo (Getty), after the
retirement home where she has been living has burned down.
The first episode features a cook/butler named Coco
(played by Charles Levin), but the role was what?
A: The role was dropped before the second episode.
The writers observed that in many of the proposed
scripts, the main interaction between the women occurred in the kitchen
while doing what?
A: Preparing and eating
food.
They decided that a separate cook would do what?
A: Distract from their friendship.
When was the pilot taped?
A: On April 17, 1985.
The Golden Girls came to an end when what happened?
A: Bea Arthur chose to leave the series.
In the hour-long series finale, which aired in May
1992, Dorothy does what?
A: She meets and marries Blanche's uncle Lucas (Leslie Nielsen) and moves to
Hollingsworth Manor in Atlanta.
Sophia is to join her, but in the end, she does what?
A: She stays behind with the other women in Miami.
This led into what spin-off series?
A: The Golden Palace.
The series finale of The Golden Girls was watched by
how many viewers?
A: 27.2 million .
As of 2016, it was what?
A: The 17th-most watched television finale.