DADS React to The Golden Girls and It's FUNNIER Than You Think!

[@toriblue]

This show has aged like a fine wine. All four actresses were phenomenally talented!

[@Shuichisaihara5499]

And that is why we miss them

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

Well it wasn't their first sitcom either

[@jbooker7099]

As a gen x from the states, I can assure you...this is the epitome of comedy in sitcom here. These women weren't just the golden girls. They were pure gold!

[@MrRdh567]

Jbooker: I started watching this show in 6th grade. Still watch it with my 20 year old. Know every episode by heart, but I still laugh.

[@LaKellita1]

I remember watching this show every Saturday night

[@StubbyLegz]

4 generations of my family love this show! I used to watch it with my Nana as a kid in the 80’s, and my kids are also huge fans. Iconic.

[@katherinemiller2401]

Blanche's answer "Better late than pregnant" is iconic

[@ChildofChrist1983]

80s baby here, and this is just a TASTE of the comedy this show brings. And it's still airing today! Grew up watching this show and it's a favorite of mine all these years later. You really don't get gems like these anymore and it's so sad. R.I.P. to this wonderful cast

[@BritPopsReact]

Whoop whoop another 80s baby!

[@ChildofChrist1983]

@@BritPopsReact Whoop whoop! :D

[@ChibiChula]

I was born in 1980 and my birthday was yesterday. I remember watching as a kid but I appreciated the reruns as a teen more. 😂👍

[@aagold76]

the Dorothy screaming, 'Condoms, Condoms Condoms' line was one of the best... and Blanche serving shrimp to a little person scene was priceless. 'god, I wish I was dead'

[@lisacaringello2138]

The little person episode was hilarious

[@insertname193]

SHRIMP?! 😂

[@Eowyn187]

Every sitcom with Susan B Harris' name attached to it was fantastic. She produced several. Ps. When I was about 24 my dad told me I was gonna be just like Sophia when I got old. My bf cracked up hard. I told them I took that as a compliment. That was 1986. I'm 62 now and, turns out, I kinda am. 😂😊

[@ellen6638]

I'm pretty sure I have Dorothy's sarcasm. So I'm pretty sure Sophia is not far behind. I hope.

[@mialiahh9228]

Sounds like good life goals to me!

[@chrispavlich9656]

Good Lord, my 91 year old mother still watches this show as do my husband and myself. They are still hilarious to this day. Wish they still made shows like this. Fastest 30 minutes on TV.

[@joshuacoldwater]

Something I love about this show, the character Sophia (the oldest woman) was played by the YOUNGEST woman on the cast. Estelle Getty was AMAZING in her role, they all were. They all won Emmy’s for their roles in this show as well. I have watched this show since I was 6 or 7, and never stopped. We all need to smile and laugh like these women made us, they are all partying and dancing on the other side.

[@bonnielee78]

my fave Golden Girls scene is The Great Herring War. Dorothy (Bea Arthur) and Blanche (Rue McClanahan) trying not to blow the scene as they couldn't stop their laughter at Rose's (Betty White) story. I love watching TGG. I was a kid when it first aired and watching it now as an adult I can appreciate the humour and amazing writing.

[@loriwalck8818]

That's my favorite too.

[@djratcliff]

I always wonder if the laughter was scripted or were they really trying not to break character 😏😆

[@oregonchick76]

That scene is so good that I laugh every time I see it. You can tell Bea and Rue are barely holding on because they're almost unable to say their own lines. Betty just keeps adding one hilarious detail after another until it's completely out of control.

[@TruthSayer2007]

It’s never occurred to me that British men would love this show. They always insult each other with a bit of cheek. Right up their alley 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ericrivera8410]

I used to watch this with my British roommate he introduced me to keeping up appearances

[@NotSoFast71]

No one has ever had a bad word to say about the Golden Girls. I used to watch it at my grandma’s house when I was a kid. I’m 52 now and still catch a rerun when I happen across one.

[@ville666sora]

True. Even people I've met who have said the show wasn't for them never really had anything negative to say about it. One of the few things on the planet I never really see people crapping on.

[@gaslighthotel]

There should been some moments in there ie Rose talking about life back in St Olaf; Sophia setting up the scene for one of her days of youth "Picture it: it was 1929. A young girl in Italy..."; Practically everything Blanche said was funny, and Dorothy was SCATHING many times.

[@michelleponzio]

I loved the scene when Blanche was talking about having another baby. Bea kept breaking character, which is why she put her head down. Any scene in the show when you see her doing that is for the same reason. Just pure comedy gold!! My kids and I love watching it together because I get to share my childhood with them.

[@aliciagreen5411]

Watching them break character is almost funnier than the show lol

[@oregonchick76]

Best breaking character moment: Rose talking to Blanche and Dorothy about the Great Herring War. Betty White's delivery is so good and Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan are almost in tears from laughing.

[@tapduff]

Brilliant writing! Brilliant acting!! Still watching reruns today. RIP the Golden Girls!

[@thisisrenren3657]

Betty White was the last Golden Girl to pass, and it truly truly broke me. She almost made it to 100yo.

[@ChibiChula]

Her legendary savagery lives on though. 🥰👍

[@ConstantChaos1]

She did and I won't hear another word of it, her birthday was simply misrecorded (seriously tho it would have been so much more fitting to have had 100 years of her wouldn't it. But I guess we just didn't deserve that much lol.)

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

@@ConstantChaos1 She sadly passed 17 days before her 100th birthday, BUT she made it to 100 if you count the extra leap day every 4 years (25) in which case she was 8 days over 💖 XOXO

[@ins1981Lest]

Hey, the Queen Mother adored The Golden Girls and invited them to play at the Royal Variety Show one year I remember. Sadly the video you watched didn't showcase the show very well and wasn't even close to their funniest moments.

[@RazvanMihai88]

and the whole performance, is here on youtube.

[@1984july5th]

The context is important not just clips

[@michellelansky4490]

Def agreed! Doesn't do it justice.

[@lisal.4498]

Magnificent casting, amazing writing makes for one of the best tv comedies of all time. Started watching GG at 19 and still watch it at age 45. One of the few comedies that never gets old. Can’t believe they are all gone

[@floppsymoppsy5969]

this show started when we I was 5. I never missed a moment. I soooo shouldn't have been watching at that age and yes it influenced me as an adult even more

[@MrRizzo1961]

Talented writers don't need to resort to swearing to be funny.✌️❤️🙏🙏🇺🇲

[@canecorsomami2104]

Very true. I think the only "swear" word allowed on reg day and prime time tv at that time was damn. Anything else was on hbo and other sub services or late night. At the same time GG constantly used "vulgar"situations as comedy and we love them all the more. Where else can I hear terms like the grand puba of sl*ts

[@Greatdanewrangler]

My 32 year old daughter was over here a couple of months ago and was raving about this show she was watching. With a sincere face, she asked me if I had ever had ever heard of this show. I'm a 54-year-old American female. Every fan base box for thos show is checked..lol I used to watch it with my mom, and my daughter now watches it with me. The circle of life ;)

[@HopelesslyBenedicted]

I was born in the 80s and I'm from the US but I didn't really watch Golden Girls until my college years in the early 2000s. I always found them hilarious and I also appreciated how they handled important topics like grief, AIDS testing, sexuality, family relationships, aging as a woman, etc in an empathetic way but also with humor. A great show!

[@christinahek]

This show is genius, and most of the humor holds up completely. Really ahead of its time. One of my favorites was a Christmas episode where they made homemade gifts. Blanche gave the ladies a calendar with all the men who’d brought “some special joy” into her life (wink). They open it up and Dorothy gasps. Blanche says “September?” And Sophia says, “I’m surprised you were able to walk in October.” So funny. And behind the scenes, the crew had made silly pictures of themselves in provocative outfits to surprise them and make them laugh.

[@tundiel]

The Golden Girls are legends. I honestly can't say which character is my favourite, because they all had their share of funny lines. Betty White (as Rose) probably has the edge for me, she just played the role to perfection. Perfect casting all around. Also, I'm a couple of decades away from being a 'golden girl', and I lost my filter years ago 😂😂😂

[@firefighterchick]

Really? 😂😂🤣

[@tundiel]

@@firefighterchick I know... it's hard to believe, isn't it? 😇

[@firefighterchick]

@@tundielmy nose will start to grow if I said yes. 😂🤣😅😛

[@tundiel]

@@firefighterchick 😉🥰😘

[@thesaltnation5570]

This show reminds me of when i was younger sick home from school watching it with ginger ale with my mom gosh i miss those days ❤

[@michellelansky4490]

Seems all of us of that generation have almost identical memories.

[@bjm9071]

I rarely laugh out loud when I watch a tv show, but I remember seeing the first episode and I busted out laughing when Sophia (with her perfect comic timing) said "I never get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. I go in the morning. Every morning like clockwork, at 7 am I pee. Unfortunately, I don't wake up till 8."

[@falconlore9666]

Even as a child when it was first airing I loved this show, decades later I still love this show. Sadly all of these lovely ladies have passed, Betty White was the last to go at 99 in 2022 just 17 days before her 100th birthday. I hope younger generations can love this show too and help their memory live on.

[@Amandaarford83]

Betty White is one of my heroes! I was devastated when she passed away!

[@Ameslan1]

The Golden Girls is a BIG HIT and continues to be shown nightly in re-runs even today! People love the show because of the top class actresses, and for the Best WRITING. Each of those 4 women won an Emmy Award for best comedy actress over the years of the show's run!

[@peggykrech69]

As I grow older, I appreciate these characters more and more. It's true, age gives one more license to say that's one feels.😅

[@CursiMusic]

American classic. Loved it. Another great one was "soap" hysterical

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

This was the funniest show at the time and still holds up today. The scripts were brilliant, comedy at its best.

[@kristypickett4227]

Golden girls is the best. They kept you laughing through every episode!

[@jolenewitzel7919]

Those girls were so fun to watch. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bethanyp8847]

My mum loved them, so I grew up watching them and they are my 'old age' goals. And with my love of them, my kids also enjoy the humour and enjoy watching the episodes. One of the reasons they LOVE Betty White so much!

[@LiLiJo]

This is great acting. They said so much without words. It’s amazing that a show about four older women in a setting that rarely changed could make a show iconic.

[@valerieburris607]

Yes I remember watching the show,in fact it still comes on tv everyday!

[@Gaeilgeoir]

I grew up watching this & it's an absolute classic. ❤

[@suepoole8323]

loved them.. still watch when they are repeated..

[@ThatBlackPiano]

PLEASE watch more! I love this show! Been watching this for decades!❤

[@neolithiumproduction]

Love this show. Every episode will have you in tears from laughing. Sophia, the oldest of the 4 ladies in the show, was always my favorite. She was so savage. Reruns of this show still play today.

[@rowanmayfair9249]

I still hold strong, I will be Sophia one day. I watched every single episode. Good God, I can't believe they're all gone now.

[@DiscoDee74]

Such a wonderful show!

[@ericrivera8410]

I used to satch this with my british roommate when it furst came out he was a hoot

[@lizrutherford2656]

This show has held up so well. All four women were immensely talented and all four won Emmys for their performances; Betty White in 1986 (Best Actress), Rue McClanahan in 1987 (Best Actress), and Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty in 1988 (Arthur won for Best Actress, Getty won for Supporting Actress).

[@AMNretired49]

I had three great aunts that were just like the golden girls plus my grandmother. They would keep us cracking up all day long. They are the treasured memories of my younger years.

[@albertnulsen1855]

You have got to do this with Rose Nyland’s St. Olaf stories

[@djratcliff]

Knowing this show was also seen in Britain as well as other countries in Europe etc I always wondered how they reacted to Roses Saint Olaf stories And if they got the jokes I just thought they were silly. I would love to hear a response. Waiting in sunny CA, USA 😎

[@deanbarnette1602]

The Golden Girls will never go out of style PERIOD!! ❤

[@pghrpg4065]

This was one of my favorite shows growing up in the 1980s. I've seen every episode numerous times.

[@lonewolfjedi493osswfan]

I was born in the 70s so I was able to watch Golden Girls when it aired and all four ladies were hilarious, my favorite being Sophia played by Estelle Getty

[@sp72929]

Despite being hands down hilarious the show tackled themes that were unheard of at the time with great humor but as well great sensitivity and openness like homosexuality, loosing a child, alzheimer, memopause... It's stunning they passed censorship. Best sitcom ever and a rare gem that showed how amazing older actress could be if given the opportunity.

[@nickyverra2175]

I’m relatively young and I love this series. I watch it all online. I love everything 80s so for me it has that typical 80s feel good vibe, and I love the interplay between the four main characters. The one who is supposedly the mother (Sophia) of Dorothy is actually the same age as the other three but they made her up to look about 20 years older.

[@RachelEarlingHopson]

The Queen loved this show so much she had the actors come and perform a skit for her. Queen Elizabeth had a great sense of humour if she had them perform for her. ❤

[@timfahey7127]

Fun Fact: Susan Harris the writer and co creator of the show is Mother to writer, philosopher , Sam Harris!

[@oldmanjimh3165]

YES, they were Golden.

[@60landerson]

I watched this series so many times. Never get old. One of the great shows.

[@IsabelleRSG]

I used to watch it as reruns on tv when I was a kid - early teenager and loved it, I still love the show and now can catch a lot of the innuendos much better lol

[@trialbyfirepyrography321]

One of my favorite of all time shows.

[@jenniferworley7115]

Never missed an episode. Then watched the reruns when they came on. I remember every one of these clips and I laughed just as hard today as I did the first time I saw them. Designing Women was another great comedy with 4 women who owned a design company. It was younger women 30's-40's. Great comedy. I am now heading to my streaming sites to see if I can find these two great shows anywhere. Thanks guys another great one. Peace✌ and love to all.

[@cindyphifer970]

Love the Golden Girls

[@Triggerhippie70]

I watch episodes of the Golden girls every single night before I go to bed. That’s how I wind down. One of the greatest shows ever.

[@alexandryan100]

In the episode where Daisy has Rose's bear and Rose gets him back is one of my favorite scenes from the whole show. She could be tough, too!

[@CeasefireNow2024]

One of the best shows of all time ❤

[@CJWJR]

Having worked with senior citizens in a previous position years ago in my early 20s, I found "The Golden Girls" to be even more hilarious because I would often wonder if the writers had been listening to the people that I worked with. I remember the episode in which Blanche was determined to become a writer, and Sophia's response sounded like something that one of my former senior clients would have said: Blanche [to the other three on the lanai]: "Girls, I have writer's block. It is the worst feeling in the world!" Sophia: "Try ten days without a bowel movement some time." Blanche: "You just sit there hour after hour." Sophia: "Tell me about it!" Me: 😃😄😄😆😅😂🤣🤣🤣

[@pirateylass]

Loved this show even as a young kid, but of course I missed out on most of the jokes. Watched it much later as an adult, and they always put me in tears. 😂

[@Peggi109]

The show is still on tv everyday here in New York. It's very popular with young people and older people.

[@kenyonsgirl415]

One of my comfort shows ❤❤

[@susanbrennan5511]

Pure genius! To this day I watch episodes when I want to have a laugh or see how they dealt with unusual situations and you laughed because they were hilarious.

[@axelosterberg9954]

all the shows written by CHristopher Lloyd are brilliant!

[@mssuziquzi]

This was such a great show. The camaraderie between the four of them was hilarious. I can watch it over and over again.😂

[@Maerahn]

As a Gen X-er, this was my JAM back in the day! They were and are incredible, and the comedy is still as good today as it was back then. Way before 'Friends,' the game was "Which Golden Girl are you?" (I aspired to be Dorothy, but if I'm honest with myself I'm probably closer to Rose.) They have a lot of compilation clips of this show on KZbin, and I can recommend any and all of them. The ones of Dorothy and Sophia being savage are a must-watch (the backstory behind Sophia, the cranky mother, is that she had a stroke, and the lasting side-effect was that it left her with zero filter - hence the savagery.)

[@godcandy108]

If you liked Golden Girls, you might like to watch a 70s sitcom named Maude where Bea Arthur and Rue McLanahan played friends, and another one named The Mary Tyler Moore Show where Betty White played a totally different character.

[@oregonchick76]

Betty White as the oversexed Sue Ellen in the Mary Tyler Moore Show got her the audition for the Golden Girls -- they wanted her to be Blanche. Betty didn't want to play the same type of role again, so she read for Rose and the rest is television history!

[@josheldridge8546]

Maude was itself a spinoff of 'All in the Family,' which was the American version of 'Till Death Do Us Part.'

[@theresanoack6892]

Loved the great writing, witty banter, excellent delivery by 4 great actresses.

[@tonzyjc]

I was born in the mid 90's and im so thankful my mum grew me up on these type of classics 🫶🏾✨️ one of my favs. I always put it on for a good laugh..This and three's company.

[@chago4202000]

I used to watch this show with my grandmother when I was growing up. It still makes me laugh 😅.

[@ViviFuchs]

I would suggest checking out at least two or three full episodes of the show. The Golden girls is amazing and there is just so much sarcasm and witty comebacks. Also, as much as they bicker, they are their own little family. Also, if you enjoy something like Mrs Brown's boys (if you haven't seen it highly recommend checking it out) you would probably like the Carol Burnett show.

[@MrRdh567]

One of the funniest shows ever.

[@justjoanish]

One of the only shows that I can watch multiple repeats of.

[@reindeer7752]

They still make me laugh out loud.

[@saraiwahl5924]

"Shady Pines Ma" 😂

[@Capridog19]

I love watching this on Disney plus! ❤️✨

[@BreakfastOmelet]

The Great Herring War. Epic.

[@elishawilliams5407]

This is my favorite TV show of all time and I'm 44

[@Zhiperser]

Watched this in syndication in the 90s as a child. I love it.

[@firefighterchick]

I absolutely loved this show!! So many great memories of watching it with my grandma who loved it too!😂 All of these ladies had huge careers before this show as well. Estelle Getty(Sophia)was the youngest of the ladies in real life. Bea Arthur went to a private all girls school in Lititz. She got kicked out for swimming nude in the schools fountain. 😂😅 She was also a transport driver in the US Marines during WWII. Rose was the dummest one but also the sweetest. BP2 in most areas of my life I'm already at the age where niceties are wearing thin. 😂🤣😅 There are plenty of other great clips of this show.

[@lauraa4294]

😂🤣😂 Used to watch them, they're hilarious!!

[@sanebooks]

Watched every episode and can watch it over and over and over again without ever getting tired!

[@veronicaspage]

Definitely watched it, most of the time with my mother may she rest.

[@Iggyzgirl]

Seen every season. Each episode is great.

[@ireneshafer4821]

Just a super show! I still laugh when the i see it on Netflix! 😅😅

[@angelado3]

OMG I loved this show and still do !!!! Please do more of this show.

[@MomCatMeows]

This is real American comedy. Fantastic writing and delivery! ❤

[@lunayoshi]

I was too young to understand it growing up, but I've caught reruns and this show is still hilarious. I'm glad you got a taste of it!

[@MWaits]

It was one of the Queens Mothers favorite shows. The Golden girls traveled to England and did a live sketch in 1988 as part of Royal Variety Show.

[@elsam57]

The golden girls were one of my faves and still love watching clips. It's fun watching you guys see it for the first time.

[@arizonajen7577]

One of my favorites of all time which I still watch regularly.

[@thepixiepicker111]

Hahaha, did I watch it? I have 177 episodes saved on my DVR. It's my go to mood booster, still. ❤👵🏼👵🏼👵🏼👵🏼

[@jamescorcoran2273]

Bea Arthur was a US Marine so not someone to mess with LOL

[@dennisfleming5625]

This show was way ahead of its time. They dealt with controversial topics that no other TV show would; homosexuality, euthanasia, ethics, health care, homelessness, sexuality of older adults, etc......Also, the Queen Mother loved this show so much, she invited the cast to reenact one of their episodes on a London stage for her and hundreds of invited guests.

[@krissmith800]

I loved the Golden Girls. It is so sad that they have all passed. The humor was great. If you want to check out another good sitcom from the 80s, may I suggest The Facts of Life. It was a show about 4 young women living together with a guardian of sorts. The humor was used while also discussing real issues. It could be a fun watch and discussion.

[@kerrihennebury7616]

We gen Xers were so lucky to have the best comedians. The four women were so talented and naturally funny. A lot like your Dawn French and AB Fab ladies.

[@hatleyhoward7193]

I also loved Mama’s family. Thelma Harper was hilarious.

[@glassofbrandy79]

I grew up with this show and I adore it. Glad you liked it 😀