| Making its debut in the fall of 1985, The | | | | grow tiresome. With powerful performances |
| Golden Girls quickly established itself as a | | | | from each of the cast members, viewers will |
| fixture of Saturday night prime time | | | | find that Sophia steals the show... |
| television. Following the lives of four older | | | | |
| women living together as roommates in Miami, | | | | The Golden Girls DVD offers a number of |
| the show displayed a raw wit and a biting | | | | hilarious episodes including the series |
| humor. The women live in the house of Blanche | | | | premiere "The Engagement" in which Sophia |
| Devereaux (Rue McClanahan), a Southern belle | | | | Petrillo moves in with her daughter Dorothy |
| who loves men of every kind and has dated | | | | and her two roommates, Blanche and Rose, |
| every eligible bachelor in the Miami area. | | | | after a fire destroys her retirement home, |
| Her roommates are former high school teacher | | | | Shady Pines. Meanwhile, Rose develops a bad |
| Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur) and St. Olaff | | | | feeling when Blanche's boyfriend Harry |
| housewife and widower Rose Nylund (Betty | | | | proposes... Other notable episodes include |
| White). Rose loves to tell stories about her | | | | "The Competition" in which Dorothy and |
| former hometown, much to the chagrin of the | | | | Blanche enter into a heated bowling |
| other girls. The three are joined by | | | | competition with Rose and Sophia, and "The |
| Dorothy's mother, the firebrand Sophia | | | | Operation" in which Dorothy is forced to |
| Petrillo (Estelle Getty), a spunky Italian | | | | undergo surgery on her foot. Feeling scared |
| immigrant who always speaks her mind. In her | | | | and sorry for herself, she develops a new |
| early 80's, Sophia may walk at a measured | | | | outlook on life after her encounter with an |
| pace, but the velocity of her sarcasm only | | | | inspirational hospital roommate... |
| increases with age. | | | | |
| | | | Below is a list of episodes included on The |
| Overall, this is a charming situation comedy | | | | Golden Girls (Season 1) DVD: |
| with likeable characters who have certainly | | | | |
| developed their own unique identities. | | | | Episode 1 (The Engagement) Air Date: |
| Although some of the same aspects of the show | | | | 09-14-1985 |
| tend to be used over and over again (such as | | | | |
| the St. Olaff stories and Dorothy's reaction | | | | Episode 2 (Guess Who's Coming To The Wedding? |
| to them), The Golden Girls never seems to | | | | |