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Oh Snap! Someone Loves the Golden Girls a Lot

TresSugar — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:00:00 -0700

Would you want Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia tattooed on your legs forever more? This is a superfan for sure!

Beatrice Arthur (1922-2009)

TresSugar — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:10:00 -0700

I remember being on the subway one day eavesdropping on a conversation. A man in his early 20s was telling a woman he was with that when he was younger, no show could annoy his father more than the pioneering '70s show Maude, starring Bea Arthur, who passed away April 25 at the age of 87.

Bea Arthur's character, Maude, was the polar opposite of her television cousin, subservient Edith Bunker of All in the Family. No wonder your average man would feel threatened by Maude - she identified as a feminist (a first for television?), she had a commanding, sarcastic manner, and she didn't suffer fools gladly. Maude, the show, tackled issues like abortion, the Vietnam War, and divorce.

Arthur went on to reprise her popularity as an icon (this time, as a hip older woman) in the more lighthearted (but no less feminist) series The Golden Girls, beloved by women and gay men alike. In the following video, she shows she continued to be a badass by starring in a geriatric version of Sex and the City, which, if you think of it, was simply the younger-woman version of The Golden Girls! Talented, tough, funny - and not above making fun of herself. You will be missed, Bea!

Product of the Day: Golden Girls Necklace

GiggleSugar — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0800

Do you want to tell someone, "Thank you for being a friend . . . your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant"? Well, what better way than with a Golden Girls necklace? Tell your friend that you guys can grow old together like the coolest old lady posse there ever was - the Golden Girls.

The Golden Girls Shop For Condoms

GiggleSugar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:00:18 -0700

Buying condoms is nothing to be embarrassed about; just ask the Golden Girls. That is, until the cashier announces to the whole store that you're buying ultrasensitive prophylactics in black. (Also, this could totally be a plotline on Sex and the City.)

Who's Your Favorite Golden Girl?

GiggleSugar — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0700

The Golden Girls, a proto-Sex and the City, featured four sassy older gals who proved that you just get better - albeit crazier - with age. Everyone knows which SATC character she identifies with (Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte or Samantha). But put yourself forward in time a bit and play the game with these awesome geriatrics. Who's your favorite Golden Girl?

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Geriatric Sex and the City

GiggleSugar — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:02:28 -0800

Some people say that Sex and the City had an older (in more ways than one) precursor: The Golden Girls. Carrie is to Dorothy (Bea Arthur) as Samantha is to Blanche (Rue McClanahan), etc. Well, I tell you what, I would almost rather see this following version than the upcoming movie! There's Lady Bea, Sally Struthers, Mrs. Garrett from Facts of LIfe and others! I'm dying over here. This made my day. (Thanks, Jezebel!)

Flashback: The Golden Girls on Gay Marriage

TresSugar — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:00:00 -0700

The Golden Girls were wise beyond their collective years. (And that's really saying something!) In this snippet, Blanche's brother is marrying a man (you could do that then, apparently) and the Southern belle is not charmed. But leave it to Sophia to dole out the only argument ever really needed for gay marriage: they love each other. And, then of course follow up with a smart-ass bang! Whoa. Pun definitely not intended.

Sex and the Assisted Living Facility

GiggleSugar — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:00:00 -0700

The open secret's out! The Golden Girls was really the original Sex and the City. Here, Miranda's voice issues forth from Sophia's mouth, and the other ladies weigh in on a, uh, non-vanilla sex act her boyfriend performed on her. (I wonder what Bea Arthur thinks about all this? But, then again, I always wonder what Bea Arthur thinks about anything. Incidentally. . . It's Bea Arthur's birthday today! Happy Birthday, Beatrice!)

Baking Up the Golden Girls

GiggleSugar — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:00:00 -0800

The Golden Girls is a classic TV program that will never die. Even if we play cookie voodoo on the ladies and bite off each of their doughy little heads, the show will live and prosper in syndication for eternity. Nice try, but there's just no doing away with it folks. (Long live Sophia!)

Teenage Mutant Golden Girls

GiggleSugar — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:00:00 -0800

Mashups have officially jumped the shark with this one. Someone decided to pay homage to the Golden Girls via the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and somehow produced something totally literal and off-the-wall. And unlike most mashups that get you to think about the mashed-up things differently, this one manages to illuminate neither TGG or TMNT. And yet, how to explain...that I love it.