For the 1995 Hong Kong film, see The Golden Girls (film). For other uses, see Golden Girl (disambiguation).
The Golden Girls
Genre
Sitcom
Created by
Susan Harris
Starring
Bea Arthur
Betty White
Rue McClanahan
Estelle Getty
Theme music composer
Andrew Gold
Opening theme
"Thank You for Being a Friend" performed by Cynthia Fee
Ending theme
"Thank You for Being a Friend" (instrumental)
Composer
George Tipton
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
7
No. of episodes
180 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Susan Harris (24 episodes)
Paul Junger Witt
Tony Thomas
Camera setup
Videotape, Multi-camera
Running time
22–24 minutes
Production companies
Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions
Touchstone Television[1]
Original release
Network
NBC
Release
September 14, 1985 (1985-09-14) – May 9, 1992 (1992-05-09)
Related
The Golden Palace
Empty Nest
Nurses
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The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, the show is about four older women who share a home in Miami, Florida. It was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions, in association with Touchstone Television. Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas, and Harris served as the original executive producers.
The Golden Girls received critical acclaim throughout most of its run, and won several awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series twice. It also won three Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.[2] Each of the four stars received an Emmy Award, making it one of only four sitcoms in the award's history to achieve this. The series also ranked among the Nielsen ratings' top ten for six of its seven seasons.[3] In 2013, TV Guide ranked The Golden Girls number 54 on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time.[4] In 2014, the Writers Guild of America placed the sitcom at number 69 in their list of the "101 Best Written TV Series of All Time".[5] Terry Tang of the Associated Press reported that the series continues to attract new fans in the 21st century and characterized it as an example of a sitcom that has aged well.[6]
^"About". The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^"'L.A. Law' and 'Golden Girls' Win Series Emmys". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 21, 1987. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
^Galician, Mary-Lou; Merskin, Debra L. (2007). Critical Thinking About Sex, Love, and Romance In the Mass Media: Media Literacy Applications. Psychology Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-8058-5615-6.
^"TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time". TV Guide. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^"'101 Best Written TV Series Of All Time' From WGA/TV Guide: Complete List". Deadline Hollywood. June 2, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
^‘Golden Girls’ appears to get better with pop culture age
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