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I’m not married, but the episode where Blanche finally gets to hug her dead husband George in her dream gets me every time. 😭 that’s one that always stays with me
Omg! I’ve seen it so many times and my eyes always get misty. That one and when Rose talks about putting clothes on her husband after he passed so he’d have dignity. Such a great show.
The one Golden Girls episode that has really stayed with me even though I think I've only seen it once was the one where Dorthy is sick but all the doctors she sees say that there is nothing wrong with her and that she is just old until she finally gets a doctor to listen to her and figure out what is wrong. I think that this stuck so hard in my head is because I born with a very rare genetic joint condition. My mother knew something was wrong but was told by doctor after doctor that it was just flat feet (which i did also have) or I was just over weight or needed to exercise more to build up my flexibility. It wasn't until my school nurse told my mother "I've seen enough children with Flat feet, there is something else here" that she realized she wasn't crazy for feeling like something else was wrong. She took me to our family doctor and begged him to do an XRay. He didn't think one was needed but did it to placate her and sure enough as soon as he saw the growing plates on my bones he knew something was wrong just not what it was. I got sent back to the same specialist that said I just had flat feet and he did a skeletal survey on me and soon had a diagnosis.
"Sick and Tired," where Dorothy is diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which when the episode aired was often scoffed at by doctors even though it's a real condition. I'm glad your school nurse looked out for you and your mom pushed to be believed and get the answers you needed to live the healthiest life you can. Thank you for telling your story, and all the best.
That episode sounds familiar. I have fibromyalgia and that took time to get diagnosed. Its really interesting they had an episode about chronic fatigue and it still doesn't get taken seriously. Hope you are doing well.
I love the you just need to lose weight comment. I was told that and it finally turned out I had fibromyalgia, three torn ligaments one of which was in my hip, bursitis, osteoarthritis, and psoriatic arthritis. Yeah, I’m sure losing weight will help,But come on now! Glad we all finally got diagnoses and can work towards health
@@untamedblossoms My mother had a similar case, going through several Doctors/Specialists for years until one finally gave her a correct diagnosis for fibromyalgia, slipped discs, and rheumatoid arthritis. It still leaves me perplexed and annoyed that those 'experienced' doctors can just write disorders like these off as essentially nothing or give patronizing explanations when asked about what to do. Suffering like that is no joke, most people are quick to shrug it off unless they go through it I guess. Hope you, and everyone in this thread, are doing all right and staying safe. :)
Is this the episode where Sophia says “There’s two things every Sicilian knows: If spaghetti sticks to the wall, it’s done. If a body sticks to cement, it’s dead?”
YES. Offhand I can remember there's a massive issue with the timing of Dorothy's first kid. Roses brings up part of it, but I remember there's multiple versions of when Dorothy got knocked up, and when we actually meet her oldest kid he's like 10 years younger than he should be. I think there's also an issue with the number of Blanche's children.
I remember her getting knocked up on a date, then at prom, then Stan proposed at a restaurant, but her family basically forced them to get married. I always wondered wtf? Same with Blanche and her father's age and her kids age, crazy.
The continuity is everywhere because episodes of the Golden Girls don't always take place in the same timeline/reality. They are all a part of the Golden Girls Expanded Universe or GGEU.
You're right, it wouldn't be. The reason its funny and works is because a woman being so confidently overly sexual was not anywhere near the norm at the time.
You missed one of the best parts where Rose didn't catch onto Blanche's joke & thinks that they're genuinely pissed at Dorothy & Blanche runs out the door to go fetch her.
I didn't miss it, I just didn't want to add every single joke to this episode because I know people might want to watch. These breakdowns are pretty spoiler-y, so I try to leave some surprises for new time viewers.
My mom is 73. She was hosting a family reunion this year, and my cousin told people not to come. As a prank, my mom told her she had taken her out of the will. Then she called me and her lawyer and actually took her out of the will. Old ladies are ruthless.
@@ptaradactletime11 but it's after the full stop which indicates it's not part of the sentence, the use of the word 'actually' also implies it was his mum doing the 'prank' though i'm not really sure how that's a prank but nvm.
@@ptaradactletime11yeah for sure the cousin could have been motivated by Covid and the prank was done by the old lady, but then she followed through for whatever reason.
A note about the reunion happening at their house: It's not that unusual, especially for older people. My parents held a 40th high school reunion at their house, for my aunts graduating class, because by that point the high school didn't exist anymore and there were only a small handful of people from the graduating class still alive.
I cant believe how diverse your content is with your old gaming videos to your murder she wrote vids to the horror videos to your really great art vids and this. Really well done Roses keep doing what your doing.
“Did you find a caterer?” “No, but I did learn that Baked Alaska can be made locally.” “I’ll do you one better, Rose. Mars Bars are made right here, on Earth!” Dorothy cracks me up
And I believe Rue McClanahan had it in her contract that she got to keep all of her outfits from the show. The negligees and robes were the best! And those mules, click, click, clicking across the floor. She had the best shoes.
Discipline Daddy I mean....someone could have done a cover of it. However, “Science Fiction (Double Feature)” is originally from the musical “The Rocky Horror Show.”
@@HonestlyJustSomeGuy See it from a customer point of view they work hard same as you they pay thousands to people that keep them in jobs as much as anyone else and witth0out warning the system they are use to is gone and nobody is dealing fairly with them over it.
@@cha2117 classic outdated boomer entitlement. modern empathy is realizing that everyone is trying their best in exhausting service jobs to pay bills + put food on the table
I friggin love the golden girls. The shade is legendary. Rose was always my favorite just because she's so underestimated and hysterical. Always here for golden girls videos!!
I used to feel so bad as a kid because I legit thought she was dumb. And i thought the girls were so mean! 😂. I didn’t know who she actually was then. That woman is LEGENDARY
This is the best use of the "Vitrolic Best Buds" trope. I love that Golden Girls was smart and fun and painted such a great picture of what aging could be.
I know this might not be the best place to recommend this, but the British sitcom "Waiting for God" is another well done show related to aging. Your intro to the video just had me remember it existed. The lead character is basically what would happen if Dorothy never met the girls and ended up in Shady Pines herself.
If you weren't alive in the 80's long enough to appreciate the fashion you'd never understand the outfit choices. Some of the looks and pieces are timeless and ageless.
She’s pregnant with Kate. Not Michael. As she was pregnant supposedly at 17 and they were married for 38 years and when Michael appears he’s only 30. This could be a continuity issue but it’s the only age that adds up
I think there is a lot of confusion about which child was the child that Dorothy was pregnant with at 17. I think Michael isn't the child as Dorothy and Stan were married for 38 years and at the beginning of the show they'd been divorced for a few years, so the child would have to be in their 40s by that time. In the first episode that Michael appeared (the one where he slept with Rose's daughter) he stated that he was 28. Kate's age was never mentioned but in her first appearance was her wedding episode where she was young and getting married for the first time. The second episode that Kate appeared (where he husband had cheated on her) Dorothy and Stan were thinking that Kate was going to tell them that she was pregnant, and Kate (played by a different actress) appeared to be more in her 30s. While it was later stated that Dorothy and Stan only had two children, Michael and Kate's ages don't match up with the age of the shot gun wedding child. One theory would be Dorothy miscarried that pregnancy, however in the sperm clinic episode she tells the story of that child's conception. "I wasn't sure we did anything but nine months later when the baby came..." is the line she gave, as well as another line of Sophia telling Stan why she doesn't like him "it's 45 years old (can't remember the age Sophia gave other than somewhere in the 40s) and calls me Grandma." Another theory could be at some point the said child passed away. However there was nothing ever mentioned about any of the girls having lost a child until Sophia's son passed away. Another theory is that Dorothy and Stan aren't on speaking terms with that child and thus he or she isn't mentioned when talking about their children other than saying that child was the reason they got married. Either way it's quite confusing because the ages of Dorothy and Stan's children that we saw on the show don't match the age of the shot gun wedding child.
The Golden Girls was fantastic with its willingness to just consistently go over the edge into wackadoo, from major plot aspects to the individual character quirks.
Season Five's episode "Sick and Tired" is my favorite one. Blanche's tired writer brain and the serious Dorothy sickness plot. It's so good. Funny and poignant.
I didn't really understand why their reunion wasn't held at the old high school either, but I guess it was done so the rest of the girls could be there too. Otherwise they'd have had to accompany her to Brooklyn. Btw, I have to mention how much I love the background you used. Very Blanche's bedroom. ^_^ I'm also currently binge-rewatching the whole series (for the nth time), so you uploading this video was a funny coincidence. As for episode suggestions... You already talked about two of my favourites (the murder mystery dinner one and the one with the school play, where they dress as poultry.) So I'm going to go with the double episode "Sick and Tired" (S05, E01&02). You showed a few clips of it in this episode, and I always thought it was a really good one. Especially because the issue with getting doctors to take you seriously is not just an age thing, but a problem women have in general. Another option would be S06, E09 - Mrs. George Devereaux where Blanche's "supposedly dead" husband suddenly reappears.
By that age it's plausible that other classmates could have relocated to south Florida, so I could sort of buy that. But there were a few continuity boo boos. 80s sitcoms didn't assume most viewers paid attention to character backstories. Dorothy supposedly got pregnant and married Stan in high school, but later mentioned being in a sorority in college. Not impossible, I suppose, but the show had some pretty flexible timelines.
@@75aces97 And in yet another episode (with Hal Linden) She said his character was supposed to have taken her to prom and didn't, so she slept with Stan a few weeks after prom and got pregnant. I'm starting to think Dorothy had no idea when she conceived 😂
I had my 20 year reunion a couple of years ago and we had it at a restaurant that was reserved for it with enough room for us to move around and mingle. I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to have it at their house.
@@srichardf I didn't attend my 20 year reunion, but it was it at a classmates house. He lived out in the country, had some kind of shop that he cleaned up. So it was sort of outside, in his shop, and then in his house for the kitchen and a bathroom. Better him than me.
i am just wondering if you have seen the sequel series that aired for a single 24-episode season. The Golden Palace begins where The Golden Girls had ended, in the quartet's now-sold Miami house. With Dorothy Zbornak having married and left in the previous series finale, the three remaining roommates (Sophia Petrillo, Rose Nylund, and Blanche Devereaux) decide to invest in a Miami hotel that is up for sale. The hotel, however, is revealed to have been stripped of all of its personnel in an effort to appear more profitable, leaving only two employees: Roland Wilson, the hotel's manager, and Chuy Castillos, the hotel's chef. This requires the women to perform all the tasks of the hotel's staff. The series focused on the interactions between guests at the hotel and the hotel's staff, as well as between the women and the previous hotel staff. Guest stars were frequent, including recurring characters that had previously appeared on The Golden Girls, such as Debra Engle and Harold Gould as Rebecca Devereaux and Miles Webber, and other celebrities. Bea Arthur also reprised her Dorothy Zbornak role for a two-part storyline in which she visits the hotel to check up on her mother. Following the cancellation of the series, Sophia returns to the rebuilt Shady Pines retirement home (which had burned down in the previous series), appearing as a cast member in the later seasons of Empty Nest. What became of Rose, Blanche, and the hotel is left unresolved
This is an amazing episode. My favorite joke about Dorothy roasting Blanche is when Blanche talks about a younger man she's attracted to but he's 10 years younger than her, and Dorothy says "In what Blanche? Dog years?"
Thank you for another wonderful episode! Would be interested to hear your takes on a couple of episodes, coincidentally both involving tree plots. "Big Daddy", where Blanche's father tells her he is selling the family mansion to start his country music dream (and the girls fight with the neighbor over damage from a fallen tree) and "It's A Miserable Life", where Rose is trying to save a tree from being chopped down so the area can be used for construction and the woman who owns the land it is on is cantankerous and wants it to be torn down but ends up dying after Rose tells her off. The first one felt like an interesting look into Blanche's family/relationship with her father, while the second one was a bit savage when dealing with the miserable neighbor.
The faking your own death joke would have ended at the tennis court the moment any one of them knelt down to notice she was still breathing. I mean even if neither of them knew how to take someone's pulse, in broad daylight they would be able to tell she was inhaling and exhaling slightly. It would have ended in them being dreadfully worried about her collapse and seconds later the joke is up and they would say something like don't scare me like that! I guess it's possible none of them would check her body after her collapse, and then prevent any of them from witnessing a ambulance arrived to take the body to the hospital. It is just so impossible for that scenario to happen because humans are way too curious to not check for themselves to discover how she's doing!
An episode I'd love to see you review is Ebbtide's Revenge. It is one of the most emotional episodes I have ever seen. Sophia's final line alone is the definition of heartbreaking.
I'd love to see your take on the episode with Dorothy being diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, it's a two parter. Sick and Tired Pt 1 and 2. I would love to hear your thoughts on the issue of women not having their health concerns taken seriously by the medical community. I know this issue is getting more talk and people are trying to remedy the situation now, but as a middle aged woman who had a doctor mansplain menstrual cramps to me when I passed a kidney stone, the ending of part two really made me feel better.
Seconding this. This episode, along with the one where it's revealed Rose has had a long-term pill addiction, ultimately informed my attitudes when I went into healthcare.
My fave. I reference it more than I’d like. In fact, I had just seen the episode then had a doc appointment. Pretty much the same thing happened to me. But because I had just seen it, i had the courage to stand up to him. No regrets. But this was only a couple years ago. Crazy (and sad) how it’s still an issue today.
Same. I had an issue since I was in my late teens with high estrogen and low testosterone which resulted in several problems related with hormones- one being cystic acne. Drs always blew me off telling me “it’s not that bad” and “hormones are difficult to treat” so they’d prescribe antibiotics for the acne and spironolactone which was a blood pressure med that was supposed to regulate my hormones - all it did was make me feel dizzy since my blood pressure was already on the low side. I finally found the answer in my mid 40s - forget mainstream drs, a wellness chiropractor - two actually, since we moved and I needed to see another dr- both were extremely knowledgeable - more than any gynecologist, endocrinologist, or dermatologist I’d ever seen, they actually *answered* my questions thoroughly, and put me on a treatment plan (adjustments to reset the nerves dealing with my reproductive system, which foods to eliminate, which vitamins I needed, specific exercise to kick start my bodily symptoms and functions). It’s a long-term plan for a long-term problem but it has been working and I’m medication-free.
I would love to see you cover Dorothy's two parter at the start of the final season. I love the entire series, but this story line hits home hard. I have a chronic illness I have been living with for 6 years. I have had plenty of bad doctors and every good one has left their practice in less than a year. With all that, I only got confiming bloodwork that I have an actual auto immune problem last week. Had to get the results from a nurse practitioner because my Dr left the practice the day before my appointment! When I need a boost, when being my own medical advocate is too much or I question if I'm exaggerating things (I'm not) I turn on these episodes. When dorothy cries, I cry. When dorothy finds her strength, so do I. I cant be the only spoonie who feels the same. This show is a lifesaver. For its story lines and its comedic ability to make us all feel better and like we have a friend on our side
I can watch the same episodes hundreds of times and never get sick of them! I used to watch this with my grandma (may she Rest In Peace) and now it’s very nostalgic to me
I watched this show as a kid with my mother.....she always saw me as Dorothy because we shared a similiar stare and humor and she imagined herself as Blanche. I sadly do not have a good relationship with my mother but these little memories soothe the pain a bit. I rewatched the show so much and I appreciate it more the older I get.
Neither one of Dorothy and Stan's children match the age of the shot gun wedding child. Michael was stated to be 28 in his first appearance (the episode where he slept with Rose's daughter), and Kate in her first appearance was a young bride and her second appearance she was played by a different actress and appeared to be in her 30s. So either Dorothy and Stan had three children (even though it was stated they only had 2) or the writers screwed up because the child Dorothy had at 17 should have been in their 40s at the start of the show, as at that time Dorothy and Stan had been divorced for a few years after 38 years of marriage.
One Episode that's really stuck with me is a season 4 episode "Brother can you spare that jacket" It's a pretty average episode up until the end, and it hits me in the feels. I watched it again recently, and it's still as bittersweet as I remember.
Dear narrator, I LOVE LOVE LOVE your comments!!!!! My BFF & I make comments all the time! We have seen every episode over a hundred times and it never gets tired. THANK YOU so much for your entertaining commentary! I love your directness, dissecting, and analyzing! SO AMAZING!
"Clinton Avenue Memoirs" (1990) You tend to do a lot of comedy episodes but I truly love that you do not shy away from uncomfortable or difficult topics such as illness both mental or physical. This episode hit me so hard and I feel you of all people would do perfect justice to it. Love your face!
I love the Golden Girls so much, and this really is a good example of why. That show had so many different plots it was always fun to sew just what the heck they were going to do next episode.
YAY! A Golden Girls episode 😍😍 By the way Roses I don't know if it's ok to ask, but is there any chance to see a gaming related video in the future? I love all your content but the gameplays/game reviews were what drew me in in the first place and I was wondering if you just lost interest in making them 😊
Heh, that was always the great thing about Golden Girls. It was usually very, very good with its jokes. As far as other episodes, maybe a rewatching of "Scared Straight." See how that one holds up after 31 years.
I watched this show constantly with my grandmother when I was a kid in the 90s, and now my gf and I still watch it constantly. This is one of the best episodes, I love it
My grandma and I stay up very late watching these when I visit with her, this def makes me miss her! This show is the only show we both agree completely on, we've seen them all I believe, I like when she tells me what's going to happen before it does and we remember it, laugh, and then proceed to watch it again.
I am so happy that you did a video about this episode! It is my personal favorite. Each of the girls gets to shine as their character, and it's hilarious! Also... I tell myself this "class reunion" is only the tennis team. That makes more sense in my head. :) Also, sidenote: Watching Golden Girls in syndication (which I don't usually do, thanks to dvd) is painful. This episode for example is missing the entire cheese and crackers scene (which is hilarious) and they cut out Blanche's story about Kathy Lee (that I quote often). It hurts so much to see great story moments cut so Hallmark and TV Land can squeeze in some more commercials.
The fashion is one of my favorite things about Golden Girls. I love the shoulder pads and colour blocking, the silk and chiffon, the collars and rolled up sleeve, the clip on earrings and high waisted belts. ❤️❤️❤️ and all that floral print.
I tried to joke bluntly and sarcastically with my friends, thinking I would receive the same sharp jabs back. Yea, I have no more friends....oh well. My husband thinks im funny 😄
Roses just makes me happy and comfortable. Sure, she is talking about all our favorite nostalgia, but it goes deeper. Hearing her is like hearing a friend I have known for years and years, even though I haven't met her once. Truly, one of RU-vid's Finest. 😁
