Tony Bravo December 15, 2020Updated: December 18, 2020, 2:12 pm
“The Golden Girls” Rose (Betty White, left), Dorothy (Bea Arthur), Sophia (Estelle Getty) and Blanche (Rue McClanahan) was a hit with its biting humor and its heartfelt depiction of female friendship. Photo: Ron Tom, NBC
Picture it: Miami, 1985. Three single women of a certain age share a house. The ladies a sarcastic substitute teacher, a Midwestern innocent and a sexually liberated Southern belle are joined by the teacher’s 80-something Italian mother, and hilarity ensues. Over seven seasons they laugh together, face the challenges of aging together and eat enough cheesecake together to keep bakeries afloat.