20 "Golden Girls" Facts That Will Make You Want To Re-Watch The Whole Series
If you miss the three iconic ladies living together in Miami, these facts will make you feel better.
Lee Grant was the first choice for the role of Dorothy, but she didn't want to a play a grandmother, so the role went to Bea Arthur.
Show creator Susan Harris wrote the role of Dorothy for Bea, but the network didn't want to cast her because she had low audience appeal.Â
Rue considered it to be the best script she's read in a while and convinced Bea not to turn down the role.
And Bea played her daughter. It took 45 minute to transform her into her character Sophia.Â
They'd go back and forth naming car brands in alphabetical order.Â
She would often freeze up on camera despite being an extremely experienced actress.
She invited the Golden Girls to perform live for her.Â
Kent Zbornak was the stage manager for the entire run of the show.Â
All of the crazy earrings her character wore were clip ons.
There are only three chairs at the table, even though there are four women living in the house. This was done in order to prevent anyone from having their backs to the camera and to catch the women's priceless facial expressions.