8 Rose Nylund St Olaf Stories to Start Your Day

[@jessicalinder8051]

Love the st olaf stories, gives character to Rose,love the golden girls anyway, each are special in there own way that makes the golden girls great!😊

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Agreed!

[@darkecofreak23]

Jessica Linder the reactions are almost better than the stories themselves

[@karu-271]

I know you might be so angry about ....NOT EVER... having found ....any St. Olaf story... that slightly even scratches that topic of... "Burping in [...]". Gitya XANAX, like I do.

[@karu-271]

@patty there...

[@jonathongellibrand3632]

I love how Rose can keep a straight face. So far ahead of their time!

[@nyernga]

Bettys ability to keep a straight face is a testament to her skill as an actress...........not to mention comedic timing

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Agreed

[@melanieplotts4230]

I miss Betty. These ladies are and have been a part of my family since the day this came out. ❤

[@chestermarcol3831]

She was the GOAT. I don't know how the rest of the cast ever got through those scenes.

[@yolandazach]

She was a true gem.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Agreed!

[@terrariaguidestipsandgamep2120]

“Oh, THAT Great Herring War!” That always gets me!

[@StayGoldenGirls]

So good.

[@sandrasiecgrist9233]

Even funnier yet....was when Dorothy used this story in the episode about the teenage girl who was pregnant...she went to the father’s home....she said...now let me see if I get this straight....lmao

[@jrjr648]

They were breaking character so bad lol it made it really special

[@gengoosekhan]

I see this clip the day after learning of the three Cod Wars that really happened.

[@kellymcfalls1458]

@@sandrasiecgrist9233 Dorothy didn’t use this story she used one about a pig

[@Lorenzo-hu7fh]

The herring story is still my favorite!!!!!!! Seeing Dorothy and Blanche losing it is THE BEST

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Because it is so good!!

[@Lorenzo-hu7fh]

@@StayGoldenGirls I also liked the herring pie 😅😅😅😅😅 Rose: you think it's cake but when you bite it it's herring's 🤭🤭🤭🤭 Dorothy: hahaha what fun!!!! 😑😑😑😑

[@ariballantine5534]

I am losing every time I see the one with the Herring and it's totally worth it

[@marshallthefirepup8372]

The Herring Story is the most funniest story I've ever head Rose tell. I laughed so hard, I couldn't breathe for a good five seconds. XD

[@Dargonhuman]

That one is awesome, for sure! Ranks right up at the top with Who's On First and Siamese Elephants for funniest show stoppers.

[@TheSalabama]

Thank you for being my friends. Oh, how I miss Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia. RIP Ladies

[@StayGoldenGirls]

💜🧡

[@gothgirl4evr881]

Perfect sentiment. These women were awesome, we just don't have comedians of this caliber anymore

[@Sattnin77]

Rue and Bea broke character laughing so hard during the great herring war story. In an interview Rue said she and Bea looked at each other and finally they couldn't contain themselves and just broke out in laughter. You can see Rue and Bea covering their faces trying to hide their laughs. When Bea asks if they ever shot a herring out of a cannon that was it.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

💗💗😍👍

[@kristinholsapple2587]

Oh my god that is so great..I figured it was just part of the script.. That was a fun fact and makes this skit that much funnier

[@robertclark7185]

" But only once!

[@stephm2009]

OMG I thought so, that made this scene even funnier.

[@jewelhome1]

Thankfully they just kept the camera rolling and used it. Too good not to.

[@Mxyzptlksac]

Betty was so good at telling ridiculous things with a straight face. It made it seemed funnier. She was believable

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Totally!

[@jamesbon1]

She still can 99

[@arthurjeremypearson]

Betty's appearances on Craig Ferguson wear a just a complete Riot as well. she had the same character it's incredible

[@robertpace901]

I wonder if we'll ever have a generation of talent like we did with those in the 70s 80s and 90s sitcoms. Larry David is getting up there and I don't watch enough of current tv to know who's up and coming. If comedy is like today's pop music, it seems mediocrity is rewarded instead of being told to practice more or maybe better yet, find another endeavor. The everybody's a winner concept sounded good in theory and it had good intentions, but everybody doesn't deserve a prize. Sorry but that's how I believe.

[@cstephenson3749]

What amazed me whta that the companions could keep straight faces as long as they did before they cracked up, too.I wonder how many times they had to rehearse to get the lines straight.

[@mooremob100]

The person who wrote the lines for Betty is a genius, and Betty’s delivery is sensational

[@StayGoldenGirls]

🌹🌹

[@DanielSanchez-og4ox]

I have often wondered if some of it was improvisation. She was that talented.

[@mathesonkamin6067]

@@DanielSanchez-og4ox I would have to say that first one is/was. Neither Rue nor Bea could get through it. You could see something brewing inside Bea's mind and then, she couldn't even say what she was thinking.

[@ki5aok]

@@DanielSanchez-og4ox This wouldn't surprise me with Betty White. The herring story, when Bea Arthur asked if they ever shot a herring out of a cannon, I wondered if that and Betty's response wasn't improvised, might have been meant for an outtake but was so funny the director left it in.

[@Hambone571]

How much was, “lines” and how much was “improvised”…. Betty Whites straight faced delivery was great.

[@twistoffate4791]

I nearly spit out my drink when Rose mentioned "St. Olaf's meanest ventriloquist" lol.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

♥️♥️

[@richa.s9912]

See ‼️😲😳I think his lips 👄 are moving ‼️ LOL 😂😂😂

[@JessicaMiller-pc4dj]

It was the sheep/ lamb one for me 🤣🤣🤣.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

🌟🌟❤️

[@kenyonbissett3512]

But was he also the only ventriloquist?

[@NexForemose]

The fact that Betty White can spout these stories off with such a straight race and not break until later, is some serious talent. No way I'd be able to do that.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

I feel you on that

[@DanielSanchez-og4ox]

No kidding. Pure genius.

[@texasred2702]

Don't forget McLanahan and Arthur keeping straight faces. Always reminds me of how Tim Conway would try and get Harvey Korman to break character and bust up on the Carol Burnett Show.

[@ernestinemaloy8680]

@@StayGoldenGirls I'd be on the floor...bag me and tag me...☺️

[@merrelthorson2224]

Nor l. She was the best.

[@queenfan2011]

How’d Betty keep a straight face while Bea and Rue were losing it lmao

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Master class.

[@cannedmusic]

Rehearsing...and rehearsing...and rehearsing some more until it goes from being really funny to almost meh...then PRAYING the audience laughter doesn't remind you that the line is hilarious.

[@jake12step]

mdmelnoelle, cuz it's Betty! 😀😀

[@sylviannecoquet4702]

I agree how Betty White could keep a straight face telling these stories.

[@cannedmusic]

Wasn't there a rumor that, because one angle was just Betty, the other, the other three girls, that, they would shoot the St. Olaf story then film Bea, Rue and Estelle separate, so they didn't have to hear the story...they couldn't keep a straight face or not laugh.

[@BlackEcho]

“Tell me Rose did they ever shoot a herring out of a cannon?” - Dorothy “Only once but they shot it him into a tree. After that no other herring would do it.” - Rose 😂😂😂 My favorite St Olaf Story. Absolutely hysterical .. I laugh every time I watch this scene.. How Betty White kept a straight face I’ll never know.. May she Rest In Peace. Absolutely loved her

[@StayGoldenGirls]

🌹

[@jamesnorman4035]

This looks like an ad-lib that went wrong... Or right. Depending on your view.

[@riggs20]

@@jamesnorman4035 I think Rue McClanahan just lost it during that skit, and Bea Arthur caught the giggles from her. How Betty White stayed so straight-faced is beyond me!

[@ronietabada5191]

​@@jamesnorman4035 It's not an adlib or improvise by Betty, it's really in the script the Great Herring War. The giggle is not in the script.

[@kenyonbissett3512]

This is why The Golden Girls lasted so long, the genius of the writers and true talent of the actresses.

[@barbaramorin3061]

Betty White is a jewel. How she could tell the stories with all seriousness and not break up herself. The Golden Girls were so great. They brought joy and laughter to so many.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

♥️

[@iwilson6651]

And continue to bring joy to so many

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Agreed

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

How Betty kept a straight face during the story about shooting the herring out of a cannon I will never know. She is a gift!

[@StayGoldenGirls]

I hear you on that!

[@gst013]

Even she starts breaking a bit and is fighting smiling and laughing for the last 15 seconds or so 😂

[@Rainbowdragon2]

Hey it was Dorothy who asked about it in the first place.

[@RichardX1]

And now we have a fish cannon. Mostly used for salmon though.

[@trex0254]

@@StayGoldenGirls ñajqjaJajjajk

[@janetaylorparris]

No actress, no person could ever surpass Betty’s gifts to us: her wit, compassion, intelligence, warmth, style, instincts, beauty, timing, voice, versatility, dimples, eyes... I’ve idolized her since I was 9 years old.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

I hear you.

[@vintage.doll.1926]

For me, you just described Gracie Allen, the smartest woman to play the dumbest in vaudeville, radio, film, television for over 25 years with her husband George Burns.

[@janetaylorparris]

@@vintage.doll.1926 I appreciate your comment… I’m not familiar enough with her (or their) work. What do you suggest I start with?

[@vintage.doll.1926]

@@janetaylorparris It's difficult to pinpoint an exact starting point. I have curated a playlist here on my YT channel that will be a nice introduction to the ladylike line humor that was Gracie's illogical logic, and a spotlight on her dancing and singing talents, too. She was a little yet fierce "Triple Threat," a force with which to be reckoned. With a career that spanned 4 forms of entertainment at their respective heights (vaudeville, film, radio, infant television) and over 25 years experience, Gracie was the ultimate doll. Perhaps, I will someday be like her.

[@vintage.doll.1926]

@@janetaylorparris Link: kzbin.info/aero/PLFYAKXRV_hgcPM6Je4uUjK8Y8Mqk5pprs

[@sophiacanche9530]

I like how the girls in prison were genuinely invested Rose’s story

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Hell yeah!

[@nikhilsukumar23]

That's a killer comment. You must join Hollywood.

[@traceylennon1204]

Great comment that was hilarious!!! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

Me too , it's priceless!

[@JohnDoe-1956]

Well, Dorothy had already let them know she had spent time in Attica, so they knew they better toe the line.

[@robarnold6998]

Rose was funnier over a mere thirteen minutes than most of today’s comedians are in their entire careers. Rest In Peace, Ms. White!!! You were a gem!

[@StayGoldenGirls]

😻🎂

[@Hensepens64]

Amen🙏

[@beverlywetterow7082]

I never missed THA GOLDEN GIRLS they were great I even watch them now on u tube I would not be able to pick out a favorite rest in Pease ladys

[@cherrytate7149]

YES YES YES .👍👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯💯💯

[@lunayoshi]

She had her own comedy show back in, um... the '50s, I think? Earlier black-and-white era. She was in comedy for something like 70 years. Such a talent. I don't know if anybody will ever surpass her.

[@fantasyaj6510]

After 34 years this show is still so hilarious! The writing was golden! ❤

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Agreeeeeeeeeeed

[@jacobbetou3372]

like the girls 😂

[@TARDIStraveller96]

The Great Herring War story is my favourite sitcom scene ever I think. It's just wonderful, and hearing that so much of Rose's lines were adlibbed after a certain point alongside seeing Bea and Rue losing it together just makes it so special.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

🧡💚

[@tinad8561]

Look up Tim Conway’s elephant story from the Carol Burnett show-it’s the other top contender for funniest monologue on tv…

[@haralamposventis4554]

Rose: "for 16 hears my whole life revolved around butter." Dorothy's response is awesome: "You were very fortunate. So many of us wasted our youth!"

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Ha

[@jessicalinder8051]

Good reply, funny to

[@andrewvelonis5940]

Yeah, we heard that, we didn't need yu to repeat it.

[@lizziepie3442]

I love Dorothy's sarcastic comedic responses.

[@scottgould6590]

“There I was, churning my guts out.” 😂😂

[@jayhellyer5406]

A natural story teller, you can't teach that. She must have been a delight to know, RIP Betty.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Mhhm

[@grandeisayev570]

The great herring war is probably the best war stories ever told on television

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Ever.

[@1jotun136]

Ms Betty White is a national treasure.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Sure is

[@marcelinogustanto8056]

*international treasure

[@MegaAlex576]

*Nick Cage enters the chat*

[@Krossfire623]

Global treasure

[@Dargonhuman]

And she's still going strong at 98 years young. God bless her, hoping she makes it to 100 - that'll be a birthday blowout!

[@Thomas828]

I love Dorothy's last line: "You see that, Mom? You kill someone, you end up becoming a Rose story."

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Ha

[@freddiemontanez8461]

Cormac Moore, yes, l like when Dorothy said that.

[@janicehenderson5905]

"You going somewhere with this Rose?" Dorothy being annoyed 🤣 and I'm at edge of my seat laughing and waiting for Rose (Betty) to finish her story.. what great hilarious endings! Golden Forever! 🥰

[@ripwinkler1595]

@Jay Ro It kind of implies there were at least 3

[@ripwinkler1595]

@Jay RoSt. Olaf's meanest ventriloquist, so there's more than one. But on the mean/ meaner/ meanest spectrum you kind of need all three. Point being, St. Olaf, being the unincorporated Minnesota burg that it is, had a disproportionately high percentage of ventriloquists in its population.

[@ChrisAnne530]

Knowing she ad libbed the Great Herring War makes it even more amazing!

[@StayGoldenGirls]

It's a common misconceptions she was ad lib, but that was all scripted. Recently ba former script supervisor even realized their scripts to show it

[@bugpal]

@@StayGoldenGirls *released

[@bugpal]

@@ChrisAnne530 stop spreading this rumor.

[@circusbezerkus]

Came here as soon as I heard about our darling Rose Nylund. RIP Betty White. Thank you for decades of love, comedy, and entertainment. The rest of the girls are waiting for you with cheesecake, and to hear all of your St. Olaf stories. You are all together again now. ❤❤❤

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Feel you on that.

[@darlagreene2805]

Betty White Sadly has Died but Rose Nylund shall Live On.

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

"A week later, we became lutherans" is one of the most underrated punchlines this show ever had

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Ha!

[@melodiedrury2567]

Amen!

[@ellicooper2323]

Betty was one of the greatest straight faced storyteller. RIP Betty.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

❤️

[@darlaleasure4924]

All my girls are gone 😪. I still watch them. 😀 they brighten my day.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

❤️❤️❤️🫂

[@pallavisreetambraparni6995]

❤️❤️❤️

[@pallavisreetambraparni6995]

❤️❤️❤️

[@pallavisreetambraparni6995]

They're probably having yummy cheesecake in heaven, whereever they are; although Bea Aurthur( Dorothy Zbornak) really didn't like cheesecake in real life.

[@pallavisreetambraparni6995]

I still watch them too. I have a golden girls t-shirt with caricatures drawn of all four golden girls and a golden girl coffee or cocoa mug on which all the four golden girls are wearing Santa hats

[@commanderjoj6426]

These stories are plain hysterical! RIP Betty White.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

:)

[@carolynking9536]

And watch Blanch. She is a treasure. Her reactions are comic by themselves. What a show. What professionals.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

:)

[@alysononoahu8702]

Brilliant

[@philiphayes6733]

The first one, the herring war story gets me. and if you read up on it, I saw somewhere the story was gonna be cut out of the episode because it got out of hand and Rue and Bea really broke character. But im so glad they kept it in.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

I hear you on that

[@Timburgess03..]

Thank you I knew I wasn’t the only one that think both Ruth and bea broke character with the Herring war story LMAO

[@64collard]

It’s literally one of the best scenes I love how Betty white just stays in character while the other two are losing it laughing 😂😂😂😂😂

[@maemorri]

@@Timburgess03.. Why cut it? Their reactions were perfectly in character.

[@Genkuro]

@@maemorri *Probably it may deemed too racy. "Shooting a herring out of a cannon" has sexual undertones.*

[@gnewt75]

RIP to Betty White. To tell these stories with a straight face and to tell these stories as if it was REALLY things that happened is pure genius.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

♥️♥️♥️

[@louisliu5638]

if you see early b&w tv clips of Betty White (and Eva Gabor) from the early fifties their timing and humor was already a treasure...................

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Agreed

[@yacobeinauan9533]

RIP

[@StayGoldenGirls]

❤️

[@defender2222]

I am convinced that the Gustav story was supposed to end sooner but Rue forgot her lines and Betty just kept going, adlibbing until she finally settled for "Oh... shut up Rose!"

[@StayGoldenGirls]

That would be fun if it were true.

[@elizabetha2601]

I always thought that too

[@StayGoldenGirls]

👍

[@christineperez7562]

No. This was a time producers had to stop filming for the day because the ladies could not keep it together.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Where did you hear that from?

[@brendawatkins5751]

THESE SHOWS CAN NEVER BE COPIED, THERE JUST TOO PERFECT,AND TODAY'S COMEDY CAN'T REACH TO THE HEIGHT OF INTERTAINMENT THESES HAVE, THIS IS CLASSIC AND CAN NEVER BE REPEATED .❤❤❤❤

[@StayGoldenGirls]

👍

[@54raynor]

I’m convinced: Rose is the only other character in TV history that could tell a story about tying an onion to her belt.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

❤️

[@RedfishCarolina]

The other one being Abe Simpson

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Ha

[@rhiannonalcock5524]

It was the fad of the time.

[@presidentskroob]

Give me 5 bees for a quarter you’d say

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

I love how Bea & Rue were genuinely breaking up at the Herring Circus story😅

[@StayGoldenGirls]

💕

[@a423674z]

It was actually not supposed to happen but they liked it enough to keep it in the show to make us laugh more

[@ChrisAnne530]

We did not deserve Betty White. But we are eternally grateful for her ❤️.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

👍

[@marlene5494]

Her stories were so vivid. They were believable and hilarious 🤣

[@StayGoldenGirls]

:)

[@tomtalker2000]

Thank the writers...!!! But she was a gem indeed.

[@sylvianolastname6606]

Yes! 😆 And she always got so intense and emotional, when telling the story. I enjoyed her St. Olaf stories. And I always laughed so hard at Sophia, Blanch and Dorothy's comments, while listening to her story. 😆

[@irisfields1659]

Betty was so funny her stories r ridiculous

[@merrelthorson2224]

Those stories were pure gold.

[@kevinpaulin7690]

That night butter was spelled R O S E ❤ What was just as phenomenal as their talent was that each of the ladies consistently gave all of the credit to the writers. They were right -even a great actor can’t save a bad script. Needless to say, Golden Girls scripts were some of the greatest in all of television history.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

So so so so good

[@Jacqueline_Thijsen]

That goes both ways, the best scripts fall flat if the actors aren't good enough to do them justice. And these were awesome actresses.

[@kevinpaulin7690]

@@Jacqueline_Thijsenindeed

[@StayGoldenGirls]

❤️❤️

[@ursulareeg1171]

You gotta love the writers who can produce such believable dialog that these 4 actresses could deliver....with a straight face.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

💓❤️💓💕💗

[@clind6682]

Soon after they married, my stepdad and I were watching the show while my mom had dozed off against him. Rose said something funny and he looked at me looking startled and said, “Your mother is Rose”! He became my “dad” at that moment.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

:)

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Aww thanks for sharing what a nice memory

[@emeliacallos9162]

>(

[@EmpressLilith222]

Poor Rose and her bitter butter memories

[@StayGoldenGirls]

They way she says those three words!!

[@XxBabyGurlLovexX]

She kept those bitter butter memories for too long! 😂😂 love Rose!

[@rickgauer4559]

I kinda feel bad that Rose's churning was tampered with.

[@Jamie77ize]

Now THAT is comic timing ☝

[@zachford8300]

You know. Rumor has it Paula Deen is the one that stole that crown from Rose

[@andrewkyle0291]

Rose is like Tim Conway...keeps going w a str8 face when everyone else is finally losing it!! Legendary!!

[@StayGoldenGirls]

🤣🤣🧡

[@jacintavattuone4442]

Do you know if she & Tim Conway ever did a show together? Can you just imagine? I'd pay to see *that* scene! 🤣🤣🤣

[@nereidatorres7613]

THOSE WERE THE GOOD DAYS WHEN TV WAS WORTH WATCHING WITH ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMS LIKE (THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND)I JUST COULD NOT STOP 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@geraldfrost4710]

the elephant story.

[@jacintavattuone4442]

@@geraldfrost4710 That had to be his best ever! He had everyone on stage just dying. Not to mention the audience. I'm surprised the crew didn't have the cameras all wonky bc they couldn't keep them straight. 🤣🤣🤣

[@overthinker_overanalyser]

"You're doing beautifully Rose" Dorothy's sarcasm is the best 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Yesss

[@kdohertygizbur]

She wasn't being sarcastic

[@522nibbles]

I think that was the one time she wasn’t being sarcastic.

[@shaunfox1391]

Rose is always going to be the best and most loveable scatterbrained sweetheart on tv, she's just perfect

[@StayGoldenGirls]

She is the best.

[@luthfeeghazale6206]

Who's here after...UGH my heart i can't say it😭😭 But its okay becuz she is reunited with the three women whom she waited for so long to join and tell them st.olaf stories☺️. Thank you GGs for entertaining me as a kid Love from Malaysia❤️

[@StayGoldenGirls]

🫂🫂

[@M0odyBlue]

And her husband, who was her soulmate.

[@acrog4483]

Betty White…the only one who could make you laugh and think in a St Olaf story. My favorite was being haunted at “10pm every night, 9pm central time.” The writing was phenomenal and her delivery was even better.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

❤️❤️

[@Ewitdatea]

@@StayGoldenGirlsI seen that when she said that it was to promote the show when they Switched the times after the Cosby show lol it was great

[@SharpestLiVES13]

Sophia staying stoic with annoyance the whole time killed me. 🤣

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Yes

[@MultiFandomAnge]

Funny fact that Betty White improved ST Olaf Stories. Them laughing is them trying to stay in character XD

[@chuckstrains7604]

That makes it so much better

[@SparkleP8nter]

레온KpopZombieLover that makes my st Olaf/RIVERDALE theory even better!!! Nana Rose hiding her true identity as Rose Blossom!

[@SNOWQueen87-v1g]

I thought it was just acting 🤔. Who knows 🤷.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Where did you find this information? I don't think this is accurate

[@SNOWQueen87-v1g]

@@StayGoldenGirls I was saying I thought they was just acting when they was laughing. I don't know if it was legitimate or not

[@lilliehalumi8770]

She was stunning on this show. I loved her St Olaf stories. Betty was a class act all her life. She gave us so much, and animals, too. may she Rest Peacefully now with her beloved husband. She waited a long time to be with him again.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

💓💓😻💖

[@Lily-iq4je]

Well said

[@kmuturi238]

How Rose managed to keep a straight face throughout the herring story still baffles me!😹😹😹

[@StayGoldenGirls]

😃💜

[@sandinixon]

That was even funnier, her straight face

[@marlanaferro1481]

"By the time I got home, the evidence had melted." So simple, yet so funny.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Agreed!

[@patriciaorourke1816]

This one really had me cracking up! Brilliant

[@lilRadRidinHood]

"I can't believe it's not..."

[@patriciajanemcgrath627]

You knew what was coming but still so good

[@E.D1282]

Because it was delivered so perfectly and on time, that’s why these ladies were talented and funny they knew how to deliver

[@goththicus]

When TV was worth watching, how I miss these ladies.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

I hear you on that.

[@lizziepie3442]

They still come on every night. I'm watching them right now on Hallmark channel.

[@catlovermarty]

@@lizziepie3442 I bought the whole series on DVD from Amazon. Had to send them back because they wouldn't play on my DVD player. I'm going to check Barnes & Noble and see if I can buy them at one of their stores. I bought the first season DVDs there and they play fine. Some of the Amazon sellers aren't too reputable.

[@browan69]

Betty White was the oldest among her castmates it's a blessing to still have her around

[@StayGoldenGirls]

;)

[@Kate-fi8oh]

LOL...she still is the oldest on HIC.

[@maga6252]

Happy 98th birthday, Betty Marion White Ludden!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@renekackline2377]

I think Bea Arthur was born the same year.... 1922. RIP BA, EG & RM🌹

[@efandmk3382]

Bea, Estelle, and Betty were all in their early sixties at the start of the show. Rue was in her late fifties.

[@gregjames9875]

When writers could make us belly laugh without swearing or sex. True genius.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

For real

[@trystanmentzer873]

Betty can make us belly laugh with swearing/sex too. She waa a comedic genius.

[@trystanmentzer873]

Btw the way, I heard she was off script during the whole herring circus.

[@PDoonan]

A lot of times, Betty would go off script. She just knew she could make the other two break character. And keep a straight face!

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Sex was a regular joke on the show

[@eddieboyky]

I want a T-Shirt that says: "I've kept these bitter butter memories too long!"

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Ooooh I know someone who could make that for you!

[@Dargonhuman]

Oh Lord, I'm snort-laughing imagining what that would even look like.

[@mhcook9747]

Ha Ha!

[@dezeraejames5255]

I never got Blanche's part of being Olivia De haviland until I saw Gone with the Wind.

[@susandellgun]

Oh, I may have to get one now. Great idea!

[@MeowthRocket]

That first story actually has behind-the-scenes history on it. The take they used was from the dress rehearsal. When they tried to film it again for the actual episode, they found that the genuine laughter from Betty, Bea, and Rue made it sink in that, despite their differences, they were good roommates for each other and decided to keep the original, guffaws and all. So Bea and Rue's hysterical shrieks of laughter.... that was all them.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Thanks for sharing!

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

You can see Rue struggling before Betty even starts the story.

[@elizabethwhite1068]

What a great bts story! It's definitely one of my favorite moments in the entire series. RIP Betty White 💔

[@SarahJareth]

@@lakecountynaturalist7617 I feel like living with someone like Rose Nylund would prep you or you'd start laughing because you know they're about to say something ridiculous

[@TommyGetTheBag]

I knew their laughter was genuine. No control there !!

[@satyricon65]

Never broke character once.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Like a boss.

[@birdlover6842]

Agreed.

[@mbesafoods4360]

I can never get enough of the Golden Girls.......together in Heaven at last 😄

[@StayGoldenGirls]

🧡💚

[@kamya7104]

Rose is the most innocent bean 😂😂😂😘😘

[@StayGoldenGirls]

And wonderful

[@lovehart9394]

Betty White is great

[@mattdickie4696]

How does she do the wide eyed innocence and keep a straight face while doing this?

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Because she is a master!

[@mattdickie4696]

@@StayGoldenGirls I know, right?

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Totes

[@delilahsamsons6503]

Betty White was born with a 'poker face'..I bet she would be amazing at poker playing as well! But notice how she & Rowan Atkinson was able to not laugh in the face of comedy? That's enormous self-control..it takes years to train for that.. 😊!

[@revontulet1686]

Brilliant brilliant actress! They all have been amazing.

[@LG-kx8xl]

Whoever came up with these stories deserves an award! In 2019 they're still hilarious! These ladies are comedy icons.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

I hear you on that!

[@Panwere36]

Actually, Betty White (like the late Tim Conway of The Carol Burnett Show fame) came up with the stories on the fly most of the time. "The Great Herring War" is legendary, because it was the very first time and Bea and Rue were legit trying to mess her up mid story. A lot of respect happened in the mere minutes of filming that scene.

[@nancyayers6355]

Rue McClanahan was being interviewed and they asked her why she thought the show was so successful and she replied, "We had impeccable writers!" And so they did! Personally, I think it's the second most successful comedy sit-com ever, the first being, of course, "I Love Lucy!" I have a feeling that no TV sit-com will ever come along which can beat those two!!

[@kathkwilts]

This was all ad libbed by Betty White herself...

[@cdynes385]

Betty white was such a treasure .. the chemistry between all the actresses was pure gold. The herring and tuna story were the funniest bits.. classic how the other cast members tried to keep a straight face through these bits.. such a talent Betty white was and what a perfect ensemble

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Thank you for sharing!

[@lotusfilms6082]

The look on Sophia's face while rose tells these stories always cracks me up. Sophia was always my favorite 😂

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Yes!

[@bryanstein9240]

Lol 😆 she is trying to picture it

[@omargoodnesssake]

“When I think of my father I always picture him pulling a giant tuna up Main Street.” “Well who doesn’t Rose?”

[@StayGoldenGirls]

YES!!! Gosh I love that tuna story

[@helenhampton722]

Ahh, wonderful memories of dear old dad!

[@Rainbowdragon2]

"Oh not a real tuna this one was made of flowers. It was for the float for founders day"

[@andrewvelonis5940]

You have quoted dialogue from the clip.

[@vincek8294]

I didn't want to go to work. But after watching this, I think I can do it.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

I believe in you so much. And you know what, Rose absolutely 100% believes in you too.

[@Blitzy279]

The thing for me is when I finish the work. I work in a hotel betwen a lake, and sometimes I watch over the window and say to myself: "God, why this lake don't have some piranha in it? I am vegetarian so I will be like a salat with meat for them, a full happy meal."

[@zakarifreeman3245]

I agree Iam at work watching this

[@girliejax]

Thats believable I gotta go to court & it calmed me a bit 😂

[@douglasgantt9548]

How Betty kept a sraight face through those stories is a credit to her.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

so good

[@impatientboi]

I don't know which is funnier Rose's stories or Dorthy & Blanche's reactions to the story.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Really a tie there! I think for me, depends on the mood I am in when I watch it.

[@celiamitchell4969]

Right. I don't know which is funnier.

[@sweetsweet81]

Both have my stomach in knots!!!

[@Imagio-jw6js]

The way the cast has to hide their laughing while she goes on.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

So good.

[@mrsmacca126]

“ Bitter butter memories” always cracks me up. I don’t understand it.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

;)

[@tabithascott2819]

What I find amazing is how rose can say those extremely hard names so fast

[@StayGoldenGirls]

♥️

[@unadomandaperte]

She was for the Golden Girls what Tim Conway was for The Carol Burnett Show!

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Perhaps

[@AFmedic]

Not quite! There are times that you could see Tim trying not to laugh.

[@elijahrobinson2362]

Vorrei imparare l'italiano, EXACTLY what I was thinking.

[@unadomandaperte]

@Chris Hancock lol!

[@taminicamarsh]

I believe so

[@megan9097]

"this lone little mayonnaise jar...dragging this giant tuna up the hill..past the viewing stand...I don't think I've been prouder in MY LIFE"

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Such a wonderful image.

[@Fannieannie2024]

This was my favorite story on Golden Girls. The Tuna story...

[@melodiefrances3898]

Lol!!!

[@NiVi192]

"A week later we became Lutherans!" 🤣👌🏻

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Boom!

[@josephsisco9113]

One wonders whether or not the reverand getting killed by the war hero For infidelity had anything to do with it

[@jodyreeves4869]

Betty does her part so well. It’s hard not to laugh.❤

[@StayGoldenGirls]

💜

[@RocketQueen71]

R.I.P. Betty White ~ What a shock that she passed away today (12/31/2021) at the age of 99. Only weeks from celebrating her 100th birthday! Not only Betty was our National Treasure,she was a GLOBAL TREASURE. She blessed us all with her quick humor and her rememberable characters. May she make all the angels and God laugh thunderously and smile brightly in Heaven.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

💜💜💜💜💜

[@j.h.6633]

Oh please. There is no god. Grow up. 🙄

[@roberttelarket4934]

@@j.h.6633: Thank you we need to remind these imbecilic believers!!!

[@mwillblade]

Was it really a shock?

[@mwillblade]

@@j.h.6633 Opinions vary.

[@geekfreak2000]

The actors were trying so hard not to laugh, but they cracked up anyway

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Because it is too damn funny.

[@Bumula1]

I loved her since I was a little girl. When she passed it was like losing a grandmother. Her delivery was impeccable. And her ability to tell a joke without laughing was amazing.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

❤️❤️❤️

[@CC3193]

RIP Betty White - Thank you for being a friend - *One silver lining is now younger generations will discover this sensational show.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Legend

[@marlene5494]

How in the world they all kept a straight face is amazing. I’m cracking up just watching these clips. RIP dearest Rose of St Olaf. You will be greatly missed. All the Golden Girls are together again. ❤️

[@StayGoldenGirls]

I hear you on that

[@cmorris9494]

I think they lost it on the first story.

[@frankscott927]

I still watch this show every morning. One can only take the news for so long. These women put a smile on my face even during the pandemic.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

I agree! Good way to spend the morning with the GG

[@english3100]

Good bless Rose and the golden girls. Whenever I see them I cry from Laughter !!!!

[@StayGoldenGirls]

❤️

[@towanda2947]

It's like when we watched (or watch) Carol Burnett 🤣

[@StayGoldenGirls]

❤️

[@TheSmoshnumberonefan]

The first scene, it feels like they legit were breaking out of character while Betty White was just saying random shit

[@StayGoldenGirls]

It just touched them.

[@Panwere36]

Actually, they were! Bea Arthur herself stated that many of the St Olaf stories Betty White came up with on the fly. No one had heard "The Great Herring War" story at all until they filmed the scene.

[@302Diane]

@@Panwere36 If that's true, then my respect for Betty White (which was already pretty high) just went up a couple of notches.

[@Panwere36]

@@302Diane , Bea Arthur said it was, and both Rue and Estelle never challenged it. I would say that is all the confirmation needed, IMHO.

[@302Diane]

@@Panwere36 My apologies. I realize that sounded like I was doubting you and that wasn't my intention. I do believe it. Betty White is one of the most creative people I've ever heard of.

[@ricstormwolf]

"He was also the only sophomore old enough to get into a bar." How the hell did Betty White keep a straight face during even half of her lines? 😂

[@StayGoldenGirls]

:)

[@melodiefrances3898]

I noticed that line too lol

[@davidkinslow9029]

@Robbie13 I caught it HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! The best one yet is St. Olaf's "MEANEST VENTRLOQUIST" The look on Roses face when she told that story. Oh She heard voices every night at 10-9 Central LOL!!!

[@paulkennedy8701]

@Robbie13 You have to be 21 years old to get in to a bar? Really? No wonder I didn't realise it was supposed to be a joke.

[@ginettepagan3387]

Robbie13 back when her character was young the drinking age was younger. He probably was just 18. Mind you, an 18yr old sophomore is still funny. 😆

[@DawnWonderful90]

"Oh.... shut up Rose!" The frustration in Blanche's voice at that moment always cracks me up! 🤣🤣🤣😭😭

[@StayGoldenGirls]

So good!

[@mitchfeller9331]

Makes me think they allowed this one to be made up and Rue cue was genuine reaction.

[@denniscrosthwaite25]

R.I.P. Betty...we'll miss you forever and you will always be in our hearts...broke the mold with you 💔.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

💜💜

[@sharongilley3985]

How did ROSE CONSTANTLY hold it together when everyone was cracking up.SHES remarkable ..

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Boss

[@willsims2009]

She was so serious about that herring war story and the way Dorothy responded was hilarious. lol the possibilities are overwhelming!

[@StayGoldenGirls]

;)

[@dangerouslysane]

"St Olaf's MEANEST ventriloquist..." ROFLMAO

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Which means there was a nice one somwhere!

[@dangerouslysane]

@@StayGoldenGirls --exactly! That's what I call writing! ;)

[@joannajamerson35]

Lol

[@kdohertygizbur]

9 Central

[@daniellemontreal3491]

That one was worth the wait

[@glendamcdaniel7287]

There will never be another Betty White. How she managed to keep a straight face is amazing. She has got to be in Heaven keeping everyone laughing. Love you Betty White!!!😘😘

[@StayGoldenGirls]

👍💜💜

[@janelleoverton788]

"Every Tuesday night at 10 ..... 9 Central" 😂😂😂😂

[@jaysmith1408]

Janelle Overton St Olaf is in the central time zone, saying eastern first is a bit strange

[@christianjust2654]

Why? They are in Miami. So it's east-time?!

[@StayGoldenGirls]

:)

[@janelleoverton788]

@@christianjust2654 yea ik, im just quoting what Rose said at 12:51

[@adrianharies9849]

Golden girls Saturdays nights on NBC network from 1985-1992

[@sarahbrown5373]

These are some good ones! I liked the story about her new neighbours, the eskimos, and how they saved St. Olaf during the drought when their igloo melted! Good to see you again!

[@StayGoldenGirls]

We are probably going to do a part two!

[@renekackline2377]

I love the St Olaf story of everyone in the town dressed up like SANDWICHES..... Rose and Charlie forgot to put the slice of CHEESE BETWEEN themselves.... 9 months later was Kirsten!!! Lol😆😆😆😆

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Thank you for sharing!!

[@bobbyanderson1054]

That was in my top 5 i love that one too

[@bobbyanderson1054]

"All of our children were conceived on special St Olaf holidays..." Adam was during the princess pig festival during the pig crowning, and Genella was during hay day..... that's when "we St Olafians celebrate...... hay"

[@NoDramaQueenmillennial]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nicholasfortuin183]

This show never gets old lol😂

[@StayGoldenGirls]

❤️

[@g.jeffreypowell270]

So true !!!!!

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Agreed

[@conniecrawford5231]

Protect Betty White at all costs! She is a national treasure! Stay safe, Betty- and stay safe, everyone

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Definite national treasure

[@seanferrari6825]

You are so lucky to have Betty white, I'm in Australia, goldengirls is still amazing

[@eblackwell]

I will donate any organ she needs

[@roberttelarket4934]

Connie Crawford: Betty White is NOT a national treasure. Rose Nylund is a national treasure!

[@roberttelarket4934]

@@eblackwell: Donate your brain to Rose Nylund she desperately needs it!

[@anthonyalfordglacierthelio1882]

I could listen to Rose St. Olaf stories all day

[@StayGoldenGirls]

And now you can!

[@doreenew3117]

The herring circus is my all-time favorite St. Olaf story. :D

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Me too

[@harryshriver6223]

Thank you for the wonderful Saint Olaf stories and for sharing the wonderful humor of The Golden Girls.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

Our pleasure!

[@Ethericrose]

Rest now Betty, it's time to let others share your life story, so you are always remembered. God bless to all the girls, thank you for bringing laughter to the world. Much love.

[@StayGoldenGirls]

🌹🌹💗