I recently got my boyfriend hooked on The Golden Grils, the iconic 80’s sitcom that stared Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty. The show debuted in 1985 on NBC and became an instant ratings success, drawing in an average 20 million viewers for most of its seven season run. In 1992, after 180 episodes, Bea Arthur decided it was time for her to move on and NBC cancelled the series. However, CBS saw an opportunity and approached the shows remaining cast and creator, Susan Harris, about a possible spin-off.
On September 18, 1992 The Golden Palace debut on CBS. It followed Rose, Blanch and Sophia as they sell their home and buy a hotel in Miami, The Golden Palace. It was managed by a young Don Cheadle who lived in the hotel with his tween foster son, Oliver and Cheech Marin as the hotel chief, Chuy Castillos, who teams up with Sophia in the kitchen. Even Dorothy manages to drop by a couple of times in the series twenty-four episode run.
Oh well, I guess you can’t fault them for trying.
Here are a few other possible Golden Girls spin-off’s I came up with.
Blanch’s Boudoir
I liked the whole hotel idea The Golden Palace had going on, and the chemistry between Blanch and Don Cheadle’s character, Roland was actually funny sometimes. But in the end the idea as a whole just didn’t work. Blanch was a passionate, strong character and it would have been fun to see her manage her own hotel, without the distraction of Rose and Sophia. With the addition of two or three dynamic supporting characters and a legitimate love interest, Blanch’s Boudoir could have been open for business for seasons to come.
Rose For Mayor
After a tornado brings chaos and destruction to St. Olaf, Minnesota, Rose returns to her hometown and is elected Mayor after she proves to be a great asset to the towns clean-up efforts. She is moved into a castle and is treated like Norwegian Royalty. Ok, so I didn’t say they would be great spin-off idea’s but it would have been funny to watch Rose return to that crazy town in Minnesota.
House of Hollingsworth
After her wedding to Blanche’s uncle, Lucas Hollingsworth, Dorothy moves to his plantation in Atlanta, Georgia where she becomes lady of the manor. They are joined by Lucas’s needy children and a chatty lady neighbour with whom Dorothy easily makes friends. Bea Arthur and Leslie Nielsen worked so well together in those final episodes of The Golden Girls it would have been great to see them develop a husband/wife comedy together. With her raspy voice and perfect comedic timing, any show staring Bea Arthur would have been a hit in my book. And then there’s Maude!
On September 18, 1992 The Golden Palace debut on CBS. It followed Rose, Blanch and Sophia as they sell their home and buy a hotel in Miami, The Golden Palace. It was managed by a young Don Cheadle who lived in the hotel with his tween foster son, Oliver and Cheech Marin as the hotel chief, Chuy Castillos, who teams up with Sophia in the kitchen. Even Dorothy manages to drop by a couple of times in the series twenty-four episode run.
Oh well, I guess you can’t fault them for trying.
Here are a few other possible Golden Girls spin-off’s I came up with.
Blanch’s Boudoir
I liked the whole hotel idea The Golden Palace had going on, and the chemistry between Blanch and Don Cheadle’s character, Roland was actually funny sometimes. But in the end the idea as a whole just didn’t work. Blanch was a passionate, strong character and it would have been fun to see her manage her own hotel, without the distraction of Rose and Sophia. With the addition of two or three dynamic supporting characters and a legitimate love interest, Blanch’s Boudoir could have been open for business for seasons to come.
Rose For Mayor
After a tornado brings chaos and destruction to St. Olaf, Minnesota, Rose returns to her hometown and is elected Mayor after she proves to be a great asset to the towns clean-up efforts. She is moved into a castle and is treated like Norwegian Royalty. Ok, so I didn’t say they would be great spin-off idea’s but it would have been funny to watch Rose return to that crazy town in Minnesota.
House of Hollingsworth
After her wedding to Blanche’s uncle, Lucas Hollingsworth, Dorothy moves to his plantation in Atlanta, Georgia where she becomes lady of the manor. They are joined by Lucas’s needy children and a chatty lady neighbour with whom Dorothy easily makes friends. Bea Arthur and Leslie Nielsen worked so well together in those final episodes of The Golden Girls it would have been great to see them develop a husband/wife comedy together. With her raspy voice and perfect comedic timing, any show staring Bea Arthur would have been a hit in my book. And then there’s Maude!
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