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DVD The Golden Girls - The Complete Third Season
While it might seem like something out of another dimension given the world we're living in now, this prime-time show that aired from 1985 to 1992 about the hilarious exploits of four single women of a certain age living out their semi-retirement in Miami still stands up. The plots are mostly predictable, and the set never changes, but this ensemble cast really comes into its own in the third season--one that earned them three Emmys and a Golden Globe. Blanche is just as man-crazy as ever, Sophia works her brutal honesty and "picture Sicily stories" to perfection, Dorothy remains the eternal stalwart straight man without compare, and Rose's dull-witted reveries always make for a great gag. Standout episodes in this season include "A Letter to Gorbachev," where Rose pens a letter urging Gorbachev to end the Cold War with the West; in a terrific dream sequence, she imagines herself addressing a huge crowd in Red Square against a backdrop featuring the faces of Marx, Lenin, and of course, herself. "The Housekeeper" tackles stereotypes as the girls hire a Caribbean woman as their new housekeeper and suspect she's put a curse on them. "Grab That Dough" sees the girls on a fictional game show where they allow greed and ambition to come between their friendships and predictably, no one wins. "Three on a Couch" is one of those convenient midseason flashback episodes, the premise being that the girls are so sick of each other that they try to get professional help to solve their problems; the therapist's frank advice is that they get as far away from each other as possible. Although the season is on the whole is a perfect collection of sharp one-liners, there is depth to this show that isn't afraid to discuss Alzheimer's disease in "Old Friends," or the crushing financial complications of being old and single in "The Audit." Extras include "Golden Moments," a great montage of the funniest lines in the season and "The Golden Girls Scrapbook" that comprises each girl's best lines. These two extras could be enough to satisfy any Golden Girls fan, who perhaps doesn't have the time to indulge in all 25 episodes. --Gabi Knight
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My least favorite season of an otherwise comedy classic
I was to young to watch this show when it was first on I watched reruns when I was older but never saw the complete seasons and im 19(20 next month) now and have the DVD sets. So out of seasons 1-5 this is my least favorite I dont know why but i just dont ike it as muchas the rest. Im not saying its bad but to me its not as good as the others. Sophia is my favorite character so my favorite season is the 4th she shines in that season.This is they only season I dont have on DVD I borrowed it form my aunt to watch. i will get it when season six comes out in november so my collection will be complete once season 7 and the Golden Palace is released.
Good 80's Tv Classic Show
25 more episodes of this classic sitcom of 4 senior ladies sharing a house in Miami.My fav ep is Mother's Day when Sophia recalls the visit of her mother(played by Bea Arthur with makeup)in 1957 Brooklyn.Other ep I like is the visit of Dorothy's son Michael with his fiancee(a 40's black woman)whom plans to marry.After the reticence of both mothers they wed in a chapel.
I will see Season 4.
"Picture It.....Sicily 1881"
My most favorite Episode is Mothers day because Bea Arthur played Sophia's Mother and what she said and the comments that she made were too funny like: "where's Salvadore..? he's hiding from me the little monkey hates me" and "Oh really well three times this month he couldn't set the handbrake on my wheelchair it was always from the top of the stairs to the Flatbush subway station" those were to funny, and I especially loved the drama Bea Arthur put into that scene from the 1950's and when ever she started telling the story of Sicily Sophia didn't want to hear it just like Dorothy doesn't want to hear them in there present time in the 1980's and I think that shows a good sense of generation for both of them.
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