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[Jason T.]

I was watching Lifetime a couple of nights back (because that's what a boy in Amarillo, TX who can't find a date does after a night of Bush-bashing online), and I noticed -- Golden Girls is the best show ever made. Simply because I don't think there is any other show that I could watch over and over again without getting tired of it. I mean, seriously, I've been watching Golden Girls since I was little -- by little I mean the age of 10, of which the show was already off the air and well into re-run heaven -- and I still look forward to seeing it every weeknight.

:rolleyes: Anyway, the point of this topic is I wanted to ask everyone if:

1) Do you feel the same way about the Golden Girls?
-and-
2) Is there any other show you feel that way about?

[markolas]

Yes, I love The Golden Girls. I don't watch it on Lifetime anymore since they've started coming out on DVD. The Lifetime episodes are edited to high heaven. :mad: I remember my grandmother loved the show (this was during its original run). She used to watch that and 227 with Marla Gibbs.

[diamondsnake]

Yes, I love this show to death. Dorothy is my favorite! She doesn't even have to say anything, she can still crack me up! Just one look and Bea Arthur can steal the show.

My favorite lines ever:

(Someone rings the doorbell late at night)
Rose: Who on earth could that be?
Dorothy: Maybe it's a Jehova's witness with a caffeine problem.

Dorothy: What am I still doing up? I'm subbing for a teacher who was stabbed by a student. I need all the strength I can get.

[JazmenFlowers]

I adore The Golden Girls. I've seen every episode at least 4 times and each time I laugh just as hard. They are all still relevant today as well. I remember when I was young I used to love this coloring book called The Golden Girls. Each girl was named after a jewel and had powers related to that jewel. Well, I was flipping through the TV Guide and saw a TV show called The Golden Girls. I was ecstatic. I couldn't believe it. Much to my surprise when I turned the channel...it wasn't what I expected. :laugh: If I had only known...

As for other shows, I'd have to say Murphy Brown, Designing Women, Step By Step (LOVE Suzanne Somers) and Major Dad.

[JazmenFlowers]

Yes, I love this show to death. Dorothy is my favorite! She doesn't even have to say anything, she can still crack me up! Just one look and Bea Arthur can steal the show.
amen!

one thing I noticed and always laugh at is the wardrobe. Rose always has on some nice little dress, a bit more on the conservative side; Blanche is always slinky/slutty; Sophia always has on some kind of granny outfit; and Dorothy (THIS IS MY FAVORITE) always has on some ass backward outfit. I know it all correlates to their personality and role on the show, I get that. But why do they always have Dorothy in some blazer that buttons on the shoulder, is double-breasted with an elastic waistband and the sleeves are rolled up to her elbows? It's hilarious. I love it...it's always funny to see what they put her in next.

[GypsySorcerer]

The Golden Girls is a great show. I remember watching it on Saturday nights with Empty Nest and all those other 80s sitcoms. Dorothy and Sophia were my favorites. I must say, that Rose always bugged the **** outta me. :lol:

I also love: Three's Company (so goofy, but so funny); Wonder Years (why isn't this out on DVD :mad: ); Wings (which is coming out on DVD in May!); Moonlighting, Cheers, etc etc. I pretty much love all of 80s TV.

[cliffdweller]

But why do they always have Dorothy in some blazer that buttons on the shoulder, is double-breasted with an elastic waistband and the sleeves are rolled up to her elbows?

Or gigantic shoulderpads and larger than life tunic tops? :laugh:

Poor Dorothy, she got the wardrobe shaft!

I always loved Blanche's mules (flip floppy shoes).

[Brwn_eyes0511]

(LOVE Suzanne Somers)

Who doesn't? She is great! :xoxo:

[DavidMn]

I used to watch it all the time with my Grandma.:)

[skcin]

Golden Girls is the ****. I love it, still laugh out loud every time I watch it.

[Richard B]

1) Do you feel the same way about the Golden Girls?
2) Is there any other show you feel that way about?

1) It's okay. Not my favorite, but I have seen some very funny episodes though. Dorothy is certainly my favorite character.

2) Good Times. I can not get enough of this show. I have the complete seasons on DVD and watch them over and over. I only like it up to Season 3, since John Amos left the show after that and it went downhill quick.

I'm a sucker for Norman Lear productions: Good Times, All In The Family, Maude, Sandford and Son, and The Jeffersons.

[SuzeQuze]

1) It's okay. Not my favorite, but I have seen some very funny episodes though. Dorothy is certainly my favorite character.

2) Good Times. I can not get enough of this show. I have the complete seasons on DVD and watch them over and over. I only like it up to Season 3, since John Amos left the show after that and it went downhill quick.

I'm a sucker for Norman Lear productions: Good Times, All In The Family, Maude, Sandford and Son, and The Jeffersons.

I've been watching Good Times here and there since its been on that cable channel that escapes me. Thelma almost married someone named "Ebay"! That cracked me up. I remembered the episode vaguely, its weird how a TV show from 25+ years ago is still in my head somewhere. I didn't realize these were on DVD! Wow. Here's some cool info http://www.tvparty.com/70good.html

I'm with you on GG, I just don't find it as enthralling as others seem to. Right now its the Gilmore Girls for me, ironically enough. LOVE that show and hopefully will get seasons 3 and 4 and maybe even 5 for my birthday! I'm though season 2 right now, I'm a bit late catching on. Thanks Hayles! :wavey:

[Richard B]

I've been watching Good Times here and there since its been on that cable channel that escapes me. Thelma almost married someone named "Ebay"! That cracked me up. I remembered the episode vaguely, its weird how a TV show from 25+ years ago is still in my head somewhere. I didn't realize these were on DVD! Wow. Here's some cool info http://www.tvparty.com/70good.html

I'm with you on GG, I just don't find it as enthralling as others seem to. Right now its the Gilmore Girls for me, ironically enough. LOVE that show and hopefully will get seasons 3 and 4 and maybe even 5 for my birthday! I'm though season 2 right now, I'm a bit late catching on. Thanks Hayles! :wavey:
Good Times is seriously so funny and yes, it does linger. They tackled so many controversial topics, especially for their time period. Seasons 1-3 are really where it was at, the second season certainly hitting their comedic stride. It's so funny yo hear the audience. I mean they went nuts including pounding on their risers...even when JJ wouldn't even utter a word...the audience would just erupt.

John Amos (James Evans) and Esther Rolle (Florida Evans) were strong, smart role models, especially for a ghetto environment. I mentioned before here, but the writers were white jews. LOL. No wonder I could relate.

[SuzeQuze]

Good Times is seriously so funny and yes, it does linger. They tackled so many controversial topics, especially for their time period. Seasons 1-3 are really where it was at, the second season certainly hitting their comedic stride. It's so funny yo hear the audience. I mean they went nuts including pounding on their risers...even when JJ wouldn't even utter a word...the audience would just erupt.

John Amos (James Evans) and Esther Rolle (Florida Evans) were strong, smart role models, especially for a ghetto environment. I mentioned before here, but the writers were white jews. LOL. No wonder I could relate.

:lol: The article I linked to mentioned that. Apparently Amos was fired for being a "disruptive force". He didn't like the show going in a silly direction where the character of JJ was not a role model and such and was vocal about it.

I don't think TV shows of today tackle these subjects anymore. This show was very liberal-minded. I don't think shows today deal with such heavy issues. So in a way we have gone backward. Although TV has always steered toward fantasy over reality, though many folks don't necessarily see that. I would love to see a principled but hilarious show like this today.

[Richard B]

:lol: The article I linked to mentioned that. Apparently Amos was fired for being a "disruptive force". He didn't like the show going in a silly direction where the character of JJ was not a role model and such and was vocal about it.

I don't think TV shows of today tackle these subjects anymore. This show was very liberal-minded. I don't think shows today deal with such heavy issues. So in a way we have gone backward. Although TV has always steered toward fantasy over reality, though many folks don't necessarily see that. I would love to see a principled but hilarious show like this today.
I read that site before. I also heard the John Amos dispute was over money and that Esther Rolle was very displeased with the direction of the show and in particular JJ's role, which is why she left after Season 4, but returned for Season 6 (the final season).

Also, after they fired John Amos, it was one of the first shows, especially a situation comedy to actually kill off a major character. The beginning of Season 4 was the announcement that he died in car accident.

I agree with you, I watch these episodes and I think the same thing. There was some serious meat in Good Times. One in particular was a 2-part episode with JJ in love and ready to marry without the approval of his parents. He and his fiance decide to elope, only to find out that she was a heroin junkie. I mean they showed it all, the rubber tube, the needle and then her withdrawl systems when it is found out that JJ grabbed Thelma's purse instead of hers. Riveting.

Not to mention other strong topics: alchoholism, gangs, guns, teen pregnancy, unwanted babies, international foreign policy (Cuba related), politics, child abuse, etc.

[skcin]

Good Times is a great show. :nod: Dealt with real issues without being preachy & it was funny as hell.

They just gave the cast an award on the TV Land Awards a couple of weekes ago. If you happen to catch a rerun of the show, watch it - it's a hoot! Most of the original cast was there & they all looked great.

[cliffdweller]

Good Times is a great show. :nod: Dealt with real issues without being preachy & it was funny as hell.

They just gave the cast an award on the TV Land Awards a couple of weekes ago. If you happen to catch a rerun of the show, watch it - it's a hoot! Most of the original cast was there & they all looked great.


Ooooh, I saw that. Thelma looked amazing! It's like she didn't age at all. I was quite impressed.

[SuzeQuze]

I read that site before. I also heard the John Amos dispute was over money and that Esther Rolle was very displeased with the direction of the show and in particular JJ's role, which is why she left after Season 4, but returned for Season 6 (the final season).

Also, after they fired John Amos, it was one of the first shows, especially a situation comedy to actually kill off a major character. The beginning of Season 4 was the announcement that he died in car accident.

I agree with you, I watch these episodes and I think the same thing. There was some serious meat in Good Times. One in particular was a 2-part episode with JJ in love and ready to marry without the approval of his parents. He and his fiance decide to elope, only to find out that she was a heroin junkie. I mean they showed it all, the rubber tube, the needle and then her withdrawl systems when it is found out that JJ grabbed Thelma's purse instead of hers. Riveting.

Not to mention other strong topics: alchoholism, gangs, guns, teen pregnancy, unwanted babies, international foreign policy (Cuba related), politics, child abuse, etc.

Yeah, teen pregnancy, remember when Penny's best friend caught "stomach mumps"? :lol:

The show broke my heart killing off the dad, that was just wrong. :distress:

[goldustsongbird]

1) Yes!!!!
2) No. I used to be that way with X-Files and M*A*S*H, but I've gone off of both shows. GG is the only one I can watch again and again and still really enjoy. Oh, along with All in the Family and Newhart. AITF isn't being showed here anymore... at least, not until Prime redoes their schedule. They switch it up every now and then. And I'm not home when the Newhart reruns are on. :(

[Richard B]

Yeah, teen pregnancy, remember when Penny's best friend caught "stomach mumps"? :lol:

The show broke my heart killing off the dad, that was just wrong. :distress:
I don't remember that episode...I don't watch anything after Season 3. I need John Amos in my Good Times. He was a intergral part of the shows success, imo.

But they addressed teen pregnancy somewhere in Season 1-3. JJ's girl Henrietta, although JJ was not the Father.

Also there was another episode with guest star, Jay Leno, all about VD. Funny and important.

[dissention]

Good Times beyond season three is dead to me. I will not hear of it, speak of it, or view it. The entire show worked because of the tight-knit family unit that was the Evans clan; take one away and it's ruined.

I'm still horrified by the episode where Penny's mother burned her ass with a curling iron, though. Good christ.

[Richard B]

Good Times beyond season three is dead to me. I will not hear of it, speak of it, or view it. The entire show worked because of the tight-knit family unit that was the Evans clan; take one away and it's ruined.

I'm still horrified by the episode where Penny's mother burned her ass with a curling iron, though. Good christ.
Wasn't it a flat iron? I'm pretty sure it was cause growing up, my idiot brother would "re-inact" the scene on me. Fuker.

We are in 100% agreement that nothing beyond Season 3 is dead.

You are of good taste.

[dissention]

Wasn't it a flat iron? I'm pretty sure it was cause growing up, my idiot brother would "re-inact" the scene on me. Fuker.

You're probably right. I don't remember exactly what was used because I don't watch those post-season three episodes willingly. lol

We are in 100% agreement that nothing beyond Season 3 is dead.

You are of good taste.

It became The JJ Show. Gag me. He was good when he had the rest of the family to bounce off of, but once they got rid of the family that everyone had grown to love, him & the show got obnoxious.

And here's a pic of some of the remaining cast members from that TV Land special. Bern'adette does look amazing.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c81/dissention_1/goodtimes2.jpg

[markolas]

And here's a pic of some of the remaining cast members from that TV Land special. Bern'adette does look amazing.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c81/dissention_1/goodtimes2.jpg

I didn't know Tina Turner played Wilona. :laugh:

[Jason T.]

1) It's okay. Not my favorite, but I have seen some very funny episodes though. Dorothy is certainly my favorite character.

2) Good Times. I can not get enough of this show. I have the complete seasons on DVD and watch them over and over. I only like it up to Season 3, since John Amos left the show after that and it went downhill quick.

I'm a sucker for Norman Lear productions: Good Times, All In The Family, Maude, Sandford and Son, and The Jeffersons.

I *luv* Good Times too - It's the only thing I watch on TV Land anymore...:thumbsup:

[Jason T.]

I remember my grandmother loved the show (this was during its original run)

You know what's odd: everyone on here that mentions that their gradmothers got them into the show; because that's who got me into it too. They must of been happy to get some representation on television...lol.

[SuzeQuze]

You're probably right. I don't remember exactly what was used because I don't watch those post-season three episodes willingly. lol

...

It became The JJ Show. Gag me. He was good when he had the rest of the family to bounce off of, but once they got rid of the family that everyone had grown to love, him & the show got obnoxious.

And here's a pic of some of the remaining cast members from that TV Land special. Bern'adette does look amazing.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c81/dissention_1/goodtimes2.jpg

Yeah, I think it was a regular iron which is worse because they get much hotter than a curling iron! :eek:

Rolle returned in season 5 when they agreed to tone down the JJ character but it was already too late. I guess the show's creators believed the JJ hype a little too much and ruined the show by trying to pimp him out. What a shame. In hindsight they must've seen that Amos and Rolle were right. Too bad for them! That show could've had a really long run if they'd left the family in tact.

I agree that Bern'adette and the rest of the cast look great! She's gotta be fifty but she looks no more than 30-35 in that photo!

[cliffdweller]

I didn't know Tina Turner played Wilona. :laugh:


Pretty close! LOVED Wilona. Didn't she sing the theme song?

[Richard B]

Yes, Wilona (Ja'net DuBois) sang on the them song.

And Thelma (BernNadette Stanis) is indeed 52 years old. She looks amazing. She was always so pretty. Capricorns age so well.

[ragandbone]

I watched Golden Girls when I visited my father. I thought it was funny, but it never really grabbed me; however he thought it was the best show ever, and I think he thought the stars were all very attractive. He is from their same generation. I really love Betty White, and think she is just a great comic actress (well, actually, so are the otherstars od GG). Sue Anne in Mary Tyler Moore show is the prototype for Serial Mom, IMO. As a child I was fascinated by Betty White and Alan Ludden as a couple: they both had that shiny platinum hair.
I loved Good Times, and the episodes with Janet Jackson are burned, with a hot iron, into my memory. I preferred it with Amos as well.

[skcin]

Yes, Wilona (Ja'net DuBois) sang on the them song.

And Thelma (BernNadette Stanis) is indeed 52 years old. She looks amazing. She was always so pretty. Capricorns age so well.


I never knew Wilona sang it! Good to know, good to know.

And I refuse to believe that Thelma is 52. :eek: Wow.

[SuzeQuze]

I never knew Wilona sang it! Good to know, good to know.

And I refuse to believe that Thelma is 52. :eek: Wow.

The show began in '74! :eek: