The special celebrates the 40th anniversary of the beloved sitcom and features interviews with the series creator Susan Harris, executive producer Tony Thomas, original writers, and superfans like Kelly Ripa, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Mario Lopez. It explores the show's enduring appeal and lasting influence on pop culture.
Production
Archive footage hits like a freight train of feelings.
Writing
Writers finally get their flowers. About damn time.
Director
Dave Hoffman
Bea Arthur
Self / Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)
Betty White
Self / Rose Nylund (archive footage)
Rue McClanahan
Self / Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)
Estelle Getty
Self / Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
George Clooney
Self
Mario López
Self
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Self
Kelly Ripa
Self
Laverne Cox
Self
Pamela Adlon
Self
Warren Littlefield
Self
Susan Harris
Self
Mitchell Hurwitz
Self
Terry Hughes
Self
Marc Cherry
Self
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show's writers confirm what queer fans always knew: Golden Girls was stealth LGBTQ+ advocacy in primetime, tackling marriage equality and AIDS stigma years before it was 'safe.'
Estelle Getty was actually a year YOUNGER than Bea Arthur, despite playing her mother. The age gap makeup took four hours daily.
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Ohhh… reunited in heaven, eating cheesecake, chatting and laughing ❤️
@alecmillerart 706
Isn't it crazy how this show was from the 80s but it doesn't feel old? You are so busy laughing and caught up in the storylines you forget that this was a show from decades ago. It's that timeless.
@jadea3259 372
Probably the best sitcom writing of all time with the right cast.
@fart_restoration 330
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