The Golden Girls: The Complete First Season

Product Details

Format : NTSC
Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780788856181
Number of Discs : 3
Product Group : DVD
Release Date : 2004-11-23
Studio : Buena Vista Home Entertainment
UPC : 786936249286

ASIN : B0002W4SX6

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Editorial Reviews

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Launched during the neon-lit 1980s, The Golden Girls shed light on a side of Miami ignored by Miami Vice. In other words, no drugs, no murder--just four women of "a certain age," spending their golden years in the sun. Like the theme, "Thank You for Being a Friend," the long-running sitcom was about friendship (not crime). As for the "girls," they were tart-tongued Dorothy (Beatrice Arthur), former farm girl Rose (Betty White), Southern belle Blanche (Rue McClanahan), and Dorothy's salty Sicilian mother Sophia (Estelle Getty). All were widows, with the exception of the divorced Dorothy. Created by Emmy-winning producer Susan Harris (Soap), The Golden Girls re-ignited the careers of 1970s TV veterans Arthur (All in the Family, Maude) and White (The Mary Tyler Moore Show). At the same time, it made stars of McClanahan (who co-starred on Maude), by playing a comic version of A Streetcar Named Desire's Blanche Dubois, and the scene-stealing Getty, made to look older than her actual age (she and Arthur were born the same year).

Notable guests to lend their talents to the first season include Star Trek: Voyager's Robert Picardo ("The Operation"), Alice's Polly Holliday ("Blind Ambitions"), and WKRP in Cincinnati's Gordon Jump ("Big Daddy"). In addition, Harold Gould (Rhoda), who appears in "Rose the Prude," would return as a (different) recurring character five years later.

The Golden Girls ran for seven seasons and spawned spin-off The Golden Palace (without Arthur) and a British version called The Brighton Belles. By the end of its run in 1992, it had garnered numerous awards, including two Emmys for best comedy series. In addition, each of the four actresses received a well-deserved Emmy for her efforts. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews

Good Shows / Bad Special Features! (2005-06-17)

Shows = Good Special Features = POOR!ugh! The "Fashion" Commentary is brutal, who cares what they think!! Get some Rare Footage on there, and maybe a SHOW STAR to give a Commentary!! Get some DECENT Special Features! The Episode Quality however is Great! Sound and Clear Picture!Take the good with the Bad!

A true godsend (2005-04-11)

I started watching the Golden Girls from about season 3 or 4 and was hooked right from the start. Youcan therefore understand how much I am valuing this initial release. I don't tire of any of the episodes. I have watched each episode a couple of times but each time I react like it is the first time I am watching it. The sound is not the greatest but it is ok. I intend to buy every single season that is released on dvd. Before the dvds, I had recorded some episodes on tape which I guarded jealously and so for me, the dvd is a true godsend. I'm sure every true fun of the show will be happy with the dvd.

Can't wait for season 2 and 3 and etc (2005-01-10)

I live in an area where my cable company doesn't offer any station with Golden Girls reruns. I received Season 1 for Christmas and have already watched half of the shows. I don't want them to end. The shows are just as funny and enjoyable as they were when they were first released. I can't wait until the next season(s) are released. There hasn't been a sitcom that has come even close to the Golden Girls. I never missed an episode during the seven years it was telecast and now I associate even more with the gals being that I am now closer to their age. I pray that the producers of these DVDs don't give up until all seasons have been put out on DVD.

They're Back!!!!!!! (2004-12-31)

The girls are back and it's about time!!! The Golden Girls was one of the best sitcoms of the 80s and this collection is a great walk down memory lane. This is a must have for the die-hard Golden Girl Fan, or even the occasional viewer. The special features are a bit of a disappointment, but all and all a great collection. I look forward to the second season!!!!!

It's about time: Golden Girls released on DVD (2004-12-30)

If you are a Golden Girls fan, you will love this DVD set. The only part that is quite terrible is the Joan and Melissa Rivers fashion commentary. It was quite offending to the Golden Girls fans because those two hideous woman (Joan and Melissa) put down the show quite a bit. I wish that was not part of the DVD set. What is exciting is that the second season will be released in Spring 2005. I can't waite!

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