The Golden Girls was a sit-com in the 80's which was based around the lives of four senior citizens who rented a house together in Miami, Florida USA.
Blanche Devereaux
Blanche Devereaux was the owner of the house. She was looking for some housemates after her husband George died so put an advert on a postcard on her local supermarket's noticeboard. This is where she met Rose who was having difficulties with her landlord as she had a pet cat which wasn't allowed in her rented property. Blanche didn't think that she would be able to cope with living with Rose, however, when Blanche saw Rose give her beloved cat to a small boy who had just had his cat run over, she changed her mind and let her move in despite her previous misgivings.
From Georgia, Blanche was a Southern belle. She had a gay brother called Clayton, and two sisters, Virginia and Charmagne who she claims to hate. She married George Devereaux and had a number of children. The number of kids she had and their names changed during the series numerous times. Biff, Doug, Skippy and Janet were some of the names which were mentioned. Blanche was always on the lookout for her next male conquest, and claimed to be a different age each time she was asked, once claiming to be 35. She was always ready to share juicy details of her 143+ relationships with her housemates even if they didn't want to hear them.
Dorothy Zbornak
Next came Dorothy. She came to the house with her mother Sophia for an interview. Their first argument came when they all went to the supermarket together and couldn't resolve the bill. They all went home carrying their own shopping, however the matter was resolved when they discovered they all liked chocolate cheesecake.
Rose Nylund
Rose was most well known for telling stories about the farming village where she was brought up as a child called St Olaf. She was adopted by the Lindstrums whilst young. She married Charlie and had children, but when Charlie died, she moved to Florida. She wasn't the cleverest person, however always meant well. Because of this she once worked as a grief counsellor.
Stan Zbornak
Deep voiced Dorothy was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA to Sophia and Sal Petrillo. Sophia alleges that Sal had a gambling problem which was passed onto Dorothy. She has a sister called Gloria and a brother called Phil who is a transvestite. She was married to Stan for 38 years and had two children, Michael and Kate. Stan left her for a younger woman who was an air hostess. She never forgave Stan for getting his solicitor to tell her that he wanted a divorce.
Sophia Petrillo
Sophia, Dorothy's mother, was born in Sicily. She had three children with her husband Sal. After her husband died she got remarried to Max, the husband of a friend who died whom she met at his wife's funeral. She lived in Shady Pines Retirement home until it burned down. She then went to live with her daughter in Blanche's house. She frequently told stories about her younger days in Sicily.
The Cast
The cast of "The Golden Girls" were:
Sources
http://us.imdb.com/Credits?%22Golden+Girls,+The%22+(1985)
http://www.thegoldengirlsuk.com/
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