Golden Girls was an NBC show written by Susan Harris. Golden Girls aired on Saturday nights with the idea that the show would raise their ratings and bring in an older demographic. NBC had a hard time fulfilling Saturday ratings until Golden Girls joined the line up. There are a total of 180 episodes. Golden Girls had 15 Emmy nomination and 10 wins, Golden Girls ran from 1987 and eventually ended in May 1992. The shows premise surrounds three widows and one divorcé, based in Miami all living in the same house. The women would spend much time have these heartfelt conversations over cheesecake in the kitchen. Not one character was the heart of the show, but what made Golden Girls was the dynamics that each character brought to the show.
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She lived in a nursing home that burnt down, called Shady Pines. After that incident she moved in with the three women, her biggest fear was going back into a nursing home. Sophia, being Italian, was the character that always said what was on her mind. She was the oldest in the house, and kept everyone on their toes with her quick witted humor. Sophia was the character that stuck up for the underdog. She defended a lot of the gay characters that appeared on the show, which was a head of its time. Bea Arthur who portrayed Dorothy Zbormak, was the daughter of Sophia Petrillo. Dorothy and was a divorcé as well as a teen mom. Dorothy married the man with whom she got pregnant with, and thirty some odd years later she divorced him. Dorothy character was quite bitter but hid behind her sarcasm and strong personality. Dorothy and her mother Sophia were the stereotypical Italian family. They believed in deep ties to family and were very strong headed. The show eventually came to an end when Bea Arthur made the decision that she would not sign on for another season. How the writers ended the Golden Girls was highly criticized. The writers knew that if one of the characters left, the show would not be what it had been for so
She lived in a nursing home that burnt down, called Shady Pines. After that incident she moved in with the three women, her biggest fear was going back into a nursing home. Sophia, being Italian, was the character that always said what was on her mind. She was the oldest in the house, and kept everyone on their toes with her quick witted humor. Sophia was the character that stuck up for the underdog. She defended a lot of the gay characters that appeared on the show, which was a head of its time. Bea Arthur who portrayed Dorothy Zbormak, was the daughter of Sophia Petrillo. Dorothy and was a divorcé as well as a teen mom. Dorothy married the man with whom she got pregnant with, and thirty some odd years later she divorced him. Dorothy character was quite bitter but hid behind her sarcasm and strong personality. Dorothy and her mother Sophia were the stereotypical Italian family. They believed in deep ties to family and were very strong headed. The show eventually came to an end when Bea Arthur made the decision that she would not sign on for another season. How the writers ended the Golden Girls was highly criticized. The writers knew that if one of the characters left, the show would not be what it had been for so