WOW. For years I had always thought the "who's for popcorn" line was more of a dismissive "who cares" sentiment. This makes me understand why the audience was roaring!
It is a bit of a credit to Getty and the writers that, even without the first half of the joke, the "popcorn" punchline still works as Sophia simply being fed up with Blanche's moping.
@@jusssayin480 It made sense like @TGTSTS said; it was interpreted as being dismissive but this deleted scene makes so much more sense after Blanche said "life has no meaning" (Sofia figured 'ok well then let's start the microwave"
According to the new golden girls trivia book. Microwaves companies sued NBC and the golden girls production company for this episode. So, that is why Disney chose to leave this scene out of the season five dvd.
I think it was also left off when it was run in syndicate on Lifetime I used to watch that show every night at 11 pm when I was in college (I know I am such a nerd).
@@jusssayin480 Not true, it just changed the “who’s for popcorn” line to seem dismissive of Blanche. It may not work as well as a joke but you’re incorrect, there still is one there.
Actually, the microwave was moved on the counter beside the stove. The episode "There Goes the Bride..) Sophia puts her head in the since moved microwave when Dorothy shows her Stan's engagement ring!
That popcorn line was a diss, but with this footage, makes it the best burn from Sophia in the golden girls universe!!! Thank you for sharing this kept gem!
The original recording was sourced from the finest VHS tape. Unfortunately, it was from somebody who did not have a hi-fi stereo VCR. Even my family did not have one until 1993. We actually got laser discs first, and that combined with our first VCR giving out is what made us up the sound game with videotape.
@@Attmay I'm really grateful that you have preserved it though. This kind of cutting really bugs me, when you buy a DVD, you should have it all, if anything with additional scenes that weren't suitable for TV.
Thank you for sharing this footage. The popcorn remark at the end finally makes sense! It really annoys me that just about every Golden Girls episode in syndication is edited these days. So many lines that are gems are missed. I remember all of them, too. Such a great show that was one of a kind.
@@bettyglitter4760 well, these scenes aren’t included on the DVD set as it was removed to avoid any lawsuits from microwave companies, even though there was a time where people believed that microwaves would be dangerous to anyone with a pacemaker, and perhaps there were some people with pacemakers who had problems as a result of using a microwave, which is where all that dialogue came from. Though by the time this episode came out, people with pacemakers had no problems using microwaves. It’s a shame that the episode isn’t complete on the DVD set. Especially since reruns of the show are edited quite a bit anymore, which is probably worse than the cut of the episode as is.
It's not just Golden Girls, but a lot of shows that end up in syndication have a lot of small scenes removed to make room for more commercial time (or in this case, due to a lawsuit from microwave manufacturers due to a myth that has long since been disproven if other comments are correct). I've been re-watching some of my favorite Simpsons episodes on Disney+, and have seen jokes that I'm 95-100% sure I never saw before since most of my time watching the show was syndicated, and a number of them are pretty great (although there are a few that didn't hit me as much as I'd like).
Wow! This was pretty cool. I was about 8yrs old when The Golden Girls premiered and even at that age I loved the show. I'm now 42 and I own the entire series and still love watching it. And somehow I managed to make fan out of my 16yr old son. Great video!
Thank you for this post. I was always confused by Sophia's "who's for popcorn" comment. Now it makes sense. Perhaps the discussion of microwaves was edited out because newer pacemaker models (produced after the GG days) are usually not affected by household devices. Leaving that bit in would add to the lingering confusion over safety issues.
I thank you Attmay for sharing this. While it ended up on the cutting room floor, I appreciate its context, and the insight you have provided. This was a good Golden Girls scene that belonged in the storyline!
At least there was continuity with this one. With so many writers joining the show in the later years, a lot of facts and details that were written into the show early in earlier were altered or dismissed without explanation in later seasons.
Thank you for posting this! Being a HUGE fan of the show (I got to meet the ladies as a writer of the show was a mentor of mine and Bea was a reason I went into comedy) I always noticed any time a cut was made, and sometimes it was incredible material! I just never got that! This was AWESOME!
I am a huge GG fan, i watched it in Europe, dubbed, as a kid and ai loved it. After I moved to the US and watched it in its original language I fell in love even more, great job, great writing, great acting. I wish ai had th chance t meet them. Rest n peace girls.
Almost, in the next episode, "An illegitimate Concern" at 5:18 it can be clearly seen behind Dorothy even though it was gone by the end of the previous episode, the one this cuts come from. I have checked a few episodes after the one I mentioned but haven't seen it again. In any case, thanks very much for uploading them, it was fun to find out Sofia made sense.
Yes, and a terrible irony of sorts that Rue died of not 1, but 2 strokes, and this was about a pacemaker. And, that using the microwave could cause her demise. I noticed the absence of the microwave , but never gave it much thought; nice job on bringing things into perspective. R.I.P. Dearest Rue.
Greetings! I just viewed this for the first time today!!! I am a Big Golden Girls fan. One of the shows my Mom and I would watch together and would roar with laughter especially when we both realised that Sophia Petrillo resembled my Nanna ( my Dads mom) which really added to our love of the show. I still watch reruns when ever I can and am about ready to start my DVD collections soon. Thank you for sharing this. Now every time I make microwave popcorn I'm yelling"Who's for popcorn!!!" Hahaha!!! Thank so much!!!
I can only assume it was cut because after the episode aired, they discovered their facts were wrong and decided it would be unwise to leave in false information that might mislead some viewers.
I remember the (now cut) dialogue about the microwave. They may have gotten a lot of flack at the time (or later due to technological advances or better understanding after 30 years) for the joke since microwave ovens, when used normally, do not interfere with pacemakers. It's still nice to see all of the jokes in proper context. :)
Some people claim it was because that's not true, but apparently, it used to be true. I've seen prepackaged sandwiches in grocery stores in metal containers with warnings that say "safe to use in any microwave after 1980." It's plausible the girls believed it and that that microwave is a pre-1980 model, considering how the kitchen's color scheme feels like a holdover from the 1970s. Does anyone even know what brand of microwave it was? The low resolution of SD tape obscures any identifying marks. But of course, that still doesn't explain how a first season *Simpsons* episode could get away with building a whole episode's plotline (Krusty Gets Busted) around that same assumption when GG had to be cut. And also put that in the context of other Disney cuts over the years. Coco (RIP Charles Levin) was supposed to have more scenes in the pilot, but they got cut and who knows if they can ever be retrieved at all.
I always thought Sophia asking "Who wants popcorn?" was totally out of place and never got why that was so funny. Thought it was kinda her way of changing the subject. Makes total since now and I get where all the laughter came from (though I don't find that to be funny, even though she was supposed to be joking I'm sure). Thanks for posting this.
This ties everything together! I had no idea - and it all makes so much more sense now. Plus, they are one of the few shows to keep the continuity of no microwave throughout the series, and all for lines that were cut out!
Actually, kids, the reason why this scene was cut is the same reason why every episode of the Golden Girls (and other older shows) aired on TV in more recent years is missing scenes: Greedy TV broadcasters. I can still distinctly recall how this show used to begin immediately following the intro music -- but NOWADAYS, the broadcasters have tacked on an extra 2-3 minutes of ads after the intro, before the show itself gets going... So that's 2-3 minutes of EVERY DAMN EPISODE getting cut, and it's often painful for me to watch because I actually REMEMBER the hilarious lines/scenes that are currently being removed or hacked to death. It's really a sin; this is just too brilliant a series to ever be defaced in such a callous, money-grubbing way.
Yes, I've noticed this. Some of these time-saving "hack jobs" are so awful and awkward, too, completely not in line with the fluidity of the show. Even viewers who haven't seen the missing parts should be able to tell when cuts have been done, at least sometimes. Like when one of the Girls is shown seated in the kitchen eating, drinking or talking with someone, and the very next scene suddenly has them about to sit in a chair on the lanai/patio, mid-speech with another character. It's a damn shame, alright!
Why would you watch Golden Girls on TV???? Watch on Hulu or get the DVDs. While this scene is missing from both the rest of the stuff is all there and you can pause it for pee breaks or to get some cheese cake :D
Actually the reason this scene was cut is because the microwave production industry threatened to sue Buena Vista if they continued to show this scene because according to them and the settlement between the two groups there is no evidence that microwaves disrupt pacemakers. The microwave industry felt this could and would hurt sales and threatened to sue. To avoid a financial settlement, Buena Vista agreed to remove the scene from reruns and home copies (DVDs, Hulu, and Amazon)
DarkWillUser that's true. But a lot of DVDs use the syndicated episodes instead of the full episodes that were originally aired. I've bought DVDs that were like that; instead of the episode being 24-25 minutes long (as they were in the original tv broadcast) I found some DVDs had the syndicated 22-minute episode) I protested because I don't like being ripped off. The video above with the missing scene is because TV stations will cut scenes when shows go into daily syndication to add more commercial time. And a lot of times, the companies that make DVDs will use the syndicated episodes - because they think everybody is too stupid to notice
I remember reading somewhere that certain episodes seen on the Season 5 DVD release were actually the syndicated edits, due to the original masters being unfit for release (either missing or damaged). I'm guessing this is one of the syndicated edits.
+DarkWillUser Yet that same year THE SIMPSONS did a similar plotline that revolved that same assumption in the episode "Krusty Gets Busted." Sideshow Bob's small feet and lack of a pacemaker as he used the Kwik-E-Mart microwave safely gave him away for framing Krusty the Klown.
Amazing. Even when this episode was first broadcasted in german television in 1993, the sequence is missing. I never got that line of Sophia "So, who has the popcorn?" (in german it was transladet in "Dann mach doch in der Mikrowelle Popcorn"). It didnt made any sense so I always thought it is one of Sophias weird jokes :-) Thanks for sharing this with us, Attmay!
Attmay, since I was small I never understood why Sophia said, “Who’s up for popcorn”. I thought (once I got older/this age) it was because Blanche was being so melodramatic that it was like watching an aging Southern belle in a 30/40s/50s film, a la Gone With the Wind or Streetcar...THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!! Now if only someone could find that Missing Dutchman scene of The Golden Girls from the 8th episode “The Break In” where Blanche mimics cutting off her hand, which is seen in the theme song BUT never in the actual episode!!!
In addition to this deleted scene, I am aware of two more: In the season five episode about the president visiting, the DVD episode is missing a line from the security official wherein he referenced the house having four senior citizens and Blanche, in an attempt to feel younger, corrects him and says, “Three senior citizens.” The man reacts by saying something like, “Yeah, right.” In addition, season four has a missing scene. In the very last episode of season four when they contemplate selling the house and moving out, they cut a scene out right after Blanche receives a phone call from the prospective Asian buyer at the end of the episode. In the original airing, Dorothy yells at Sophia to come into the living room while Blanche takes the phone call, and Sophia responds by saying words to the effect of, “Wouldn’t it be easier to put a dog collar on me?” I remember seeing that scene years ago during a rerun on TV, but it’s missing from my season four DVD set.
I also remember a cut out line from the part 2 episode of Dorothy's wedding when Sophia comes out into the living room in her southern outfit. Dorothy asks "MA, where did you get that outfit?". Then Sophia says, "I bought it. 5 Halloweens it'll pay for itself" I also recall a scene in that episode where Dorothy walks out into the living room in her wedding dress that same episode, but it was cut out. I hadn't even known that scene existed. It sucks how so many scenes and lines are still cut out from this gem of a series.
Modern microwaves can no longer pose a danger of reprogramming a pacemaker. As I recall, when I was in nursing school they said it was rare, but possible. Oh, for the good ole days when we had only to worry about what " could put your eye out, turn your liver upside down and glue your stomach together".
Now if someone could find the missing scene from the break in episode that is incuded in the opening credits. I saw it first run but never saw it again and it's not included on the DVD.
I also remember the scene when blanche tries to save her old house from being demolished, she whips out hand cuffs and puts them on herself and the heater. Dorothy says "why do you have handcuffs?' and Blanche says" I always carry a pair"
there was always footage in credits that never made it to air. it's just bits they cut before broadcast day. and they don't exist anymore in the context of an episode.
Yesssss... in that scene Blanche is talking about a man with a hook....but I haven't seen that part since the 80's.... how about the box set a few years ago hoping that scene was in there but it wasn't
Thank you for finding this and putting it on here. I don't know if this was cut from the reruns or from the DVD too. When I saw this episode on here (many moons ago), I noticed something was missing. I knew it had something to do with the microwave.
But in season 6, in "There Goes the Bride" part 1, Sophia sticks her head in the microwave when Dorothy tells her that Stan gave her an engagement ring
Also Dorothy and Stan were married for 38 years because Stan got Dorothy pregnant when they were in high school...BUT Michael and Kate were both in their twenties when they were portrayed.
+deputyseal409 There was a lot of this kind of thing where they dropped continuity in the show. For example, in one episode Blanche's middle name was Elizabeth (her initials spelled "bed"). In another episode, her "mammy" showed up and called her Blanche Marie. There are so many other examples of it. Still a very funny show, though.
Also, scenes were cut from the episode, "The President's Coming, The President's Coming" Parts 1 & 2, as well. Very interesting to see that this was another episode that was cut. I don't understand why that is.
they cut the microwave scene but they leave in the popcorn joke, leaving viewers totally dumbfounded as to why the audience is pissing themselves. I would just put in both with a little message [for the people who believe every blessed thing they see on the idiot box] saying how this info is now incorrect.
This has a weird Mandela effect in it - see how Sofia says "Cup of Noodles" instead of "Cup Noodles" which is what is supposedly changed to, but we all remember it the way Sofia said it?
I got all the seasons of the golden girls and I both all 7 season and it just brings back memories of me and my grandma what Hong the show my grandma past away a couple years ago that’s the reason why I love this show.
I will think of this every time I eat popcorn going forward. . This is my most favorite show ever. I don’t think anything will ever match it. It had its own unique charm. On a different note; that was a cool old microwave. I would love to have one like it.
As a hardcore "Golden Girls" fan, I can't thank you enough! This is simply miraculous. Where did you get the missing footage from?? Better yet, how the hell did you even know that a random 30 seconds were cut to begin with?! It suddenly makes sense why Sophia's "Who's for popcorn?" line got such an uproarious reaction from the audience! Do you know of any other edits made to the episodes on DVD? Unfortunately, as I was only 4 when the show went into syndication, I've only seen whatever prints are shown in reruns and on the DVDs. "Beep Beep/Tom Tom" is indeed the shortest episode on the season 5 set, but "The Mangiacavallo Curse" is a close second, running only 22:50. Could that one be edited as well?
Julian Regis They also cut out a detrimental scene where Rose's blind sister comes to visit. As they are going through items to sell at their garage sale, Blanche appears wearing a wig and early 70s outfit and white go go boots and recalling fondly on her and George going out dancing and her wearing that outfit. It's not on the cd series released. Why? No one knows
I really wish that when this episode was released on DVD and digital format, the producers should of added a disclaimer at the beginning of this scene saying that microwaves do not cause pacemakers to not work or explode.
The language on this show is so tame, I can't believe they would need to "bleep" or dub anything. Especially when we have shows like Family Guy and South Park.
Same here not to mention that the channels either pick the worst spots for commercials or ruin the mood by using different music cues. I remember when Blanche came to the realization that Big Daddy was dead, the music was very somber but they have replaced it with more lighthearted music on Hallmark.
WOW. For years I had always thought the "who's for popcorn" line was more of a dismissive "who cares" sentiment. This makes me understand why the audience was roaring!
I thought the same thing. The audience reaction would seem a bit over the top without context.
It is a bit of a credit to Getty and the writers that, even without the first half of the joke, the "popcorn" punchline still works as Sophia simply being fed up with Blanche's moping.
I disagree. I don't think the popcorn punchline made any sense.
@@jusssayin480 Until now, that is.
@@jusssayin480 It made sense like @TGTSTS said; it was interpreted as being dismissive but this deleted scene makes so much more sense after Blanche said "life has no meaning" (Sofia figured 'ok well then let's start the microwave"
Rest in peace Beau,Estielle,Ruth and Betty. Thank you for the memories and many years of true comedy!😢
Do you mean Bea, Estelle, Rue, and Betty?
@@ImaginaryEvilYou know who he meant
@@SwanRonsonDonnyJepp Don't be a prick. Beau and Bea are totally different sexes.
I enjoy Estielle and Beau and Ruth. :D (At least one name was correct there: Betty.) People should create comments only while sober!
The popcorn line finally makes sense and watching it in its full unedited context made me howl with laughter.
Me, too! XD
I love the way you just tidied up a thirty year old loose end!
Yes!
"Where's my money old woman!?"
BEST LINE EVER!
I love that Sophia says "I knew that would get you out of bed. I was born to heal."
*snicker*
Joe Gibson 😂😂
Come back here you Sicilian gecko, is another one.
I thought it was "Condoms Rose, condoms, condoms, condoms!" " calm down lady you just get out of prison?"
Or
Dorothy: Hey Blanche
Blanche: Eat dirt and die trash
Initially, I thought Sophia was just being her usual dismissive self. But knowing the backstory actually makes it more funny. 😄
😂😂😂😂
Holy cow!! I'm good at noticing stuff but that's impressive. Ahh the golden girls. There won't ever be another show like it.
and no St.Olaf ...
Jennifer Knee Hot in Cleveland was pretty close, and Betty White was in it too. Yes, I know your comment is two years old Lol.
... so who’s up for Spongebob?!
Does anyone know why from e
Season 4 thru 7 there was always a coffee mug in the water ice despense cubby of the refrigerator door ?
Great writers
According to the new golden girls trivia book. Microwaves companies sued NBC and the golden girls production company for this episode. So, that is why Disney chose to leave this scene out of the season five dvd.
I think it was also left off when it was run in syndicate on Lifetime I used to watch that show every night at 11 pm when I was in college (I know I am such a nerd).
Believe me, a lot of us watched that 11pm timeslot!
OOH! What book is that!?
Interesting. Yes, this was a total lie about microwaves.
It's like "Fan Death" in South Korea
The crazy thing is how well the second scene still works, even without the buildup that explains the intended joke.
You're totally wrong. There was no joke.
@@jusssayin480 Not true, it just changed the “who’s for popcorn” line to seem dismissive of Blanche. It may not work as well as a joke but you’re incorrect, there still is one there.
@@jusssayin480 man, you are passionate about your opinion about this. lol
The thing is.. it’s still a really fun line, but it’s not the joke the writers meant it to be.
The deleted scene creates the 2nd scene joke.
The popcorn line is so much funnier now😂😂.
it is Rachek Harrison BAD SOPHIA BAD LOL We cannot do that to Blanche LOL
Reminds me of a certain line from Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure: "That conversation made so much more sense second time around!"
It is 🤣
Actually, the microwave was moved on the counter beside the stove. The episode "There Goes the Bride..) Sophia puts her head in the since moved microwave when Dorothy shows her Stan's engagement ring!
Yesssss!!!!! I thought there was still a microwave 😅
Blanche : I just know that there's a part of me that nobody has ever seen.
Sophia : I find that hard to believe.
LMAO
that's why that popcorn joke never made sense!
lol I've seen this episode a few times and never did quite get the "who's for popcorn?" remark. Makes sense now thanks
I always took it as "she doesn't care? fine niether do I. subject change." so whose for popcorn?! you know like she was being insensitive?
It works either way because that's a total Sophia way to handle things.
Popcorn has a new meaning from now on..😂 this entire scene is pure genius!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ RIP dear girls 💖
😂😂😂😂😂💯
"So who's for popcorn?" That line now makes sense😂😆 It was like hearing the joke for the first time.
That popcorn line was a diss, but with this footage, makes it the best burn from Sophia in the golden girls universe!!! Thank you for sharing this kept gem!
So 80's microwave pop corn and nachos. I love it sooooo much. I miss the 80's so much.
People still make microwave popcorn and nachos in the microwave.
@@jusssayin480
Let him live in his bubble.
"...and your high school ring, class of-"
"GIVE ME THAT."
Everybody already knew this show had great writing but seeing this takes it to the next level
This is so great you've preserved it. I only wish we still had this in better quality.
The original recording was sourced from the finest VHS tape. Unfortunately, it was from somebody who did not have a hi-fi stereo VCR. Even my family did not have one until 1993. We actually got laser discs first, and that combined with our first VCR giving out is what made us up the sound game with videotape.
@@Attmay I'm really grateful that you have preserved it though. This kind of cutting really bugs me, when you buy a DVD, you should have it all, if anything with additional scenes that weren't suitable for TV.
Omg this is mind blowing on so many levels. Thanks for this upload, I never thought I would see "new" golden girls footage in 2018
Thank you for sharing this footage. The popcorn remark at the end finally makes sense! It really annoys me that just about every Golden Girls episode in syndication is edited these days. So many lines that are gems are missed. I remember all of them, too. Such a great show that was one of a kind.
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Buy the DVD set 😊
@@bettyglitter4760 well, these scenes aren’t included on the DVD set as it was removed to avoid any lawsuits from microwave companies, even though there was a time where people believed that microwaves would be dangerous to anyone with a pacemaker, and perhaps there were some people with pacemakers who had problems as a result of using a microwave, which is where all that dialogue came from. Though by the time this episode came out, people with pacemakers had no problems using microwaves. It’s a shame that the episode isn’t complete on the DVD set. Especially since reruns of the show are edited quite a bit anymore, which is probably worse than the cut of the episode as is.
It's not just Golden Girls, but a lot of shows that end up in syndication have a lot of small scenes removed to make room for more commercial time (or in this case, due to a lawsuit from microwave manufacturers due to a myth that has long since been disproven if other comments are correct). I've been re-watching some of my favorite Simpsons episodes on Disney+, and have seen jokes that I'm 95-100% sure I never saw before since most of my time watching the show was syndicated, and a number of them are pretty great (although there are a few that didn't hit me as much as I'd like).
Hulu had the episodes in full
Wow! This was pretty cool. I was about 8yrs old when The Golden Girls premiered and even at that age I loved the show. I'm now 42 and I own the entire series and still love watching it. And somehow I managed to make fan out of my 16yr old son. Great video!
Rest in Peace Betty. You will always be one of our Golden Girls.
I call myself the king of golden girls trivia!!! You, sir, are the KING!!!
Definitely gives “who’s for popcorn” a whole new meaning.
Thank you for this post. I was always confused by Sophia's "who's for popcorn" comment. Now it makes sense. Perhaps the discussion of microwaves was edited out because newer pacemaker models (produced after the GG days) are usually not affected by household devices. Leaving that bit in would add to the lingering confusion over safety issues.
apparently some microwave companies sued over that bit.
That line is funny without that scene, but with it, it is HILARIOUS!!!! Thank you so much for showing this!!!
I NEVER GOT THIS UNTIL NOW
I thank you Attmay for sharing this. While it ended up on the cutting room floor, I appreciate its context, and the insight you have provided. This was a good Golden Girls scene that belonged in the storyline!
just love these girls.
Holy shit. It's so much funnier knowing the backstory. Thank you!
At least there was continuity with this one. With so many writers joining the show in the later years, a lot of facts and details that were written into the show early in earlier were altered or dismissed without explanation in later seasons.
wow! only just found this now in 2021 and it makes it make so much sense! thanks!
Thank you for posting this! Being a HUGE fan of the show (I got to meet the ladies as a writer of the show was a mentor of mine and Bea was a reason I went into comedy) I always noticed any time a cut was made, and sometimes it was incredible material! I just never got that! This was AWESOME!
This is fascinating. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
I am a huge GG fan, i watched it in Europe, dubbed, as a kid and ai loved it. After I moved to the US and watched it in its original language I fell in love even more, great job, great writing, great acting. I wish ai had th chance t meet them. Rest n peace girls.
Almost, in the next episode, "An illegitimate Concern" at 5:18 it can be clearly seen behind Dorothy even though it was gone by the end of the previous episode, the one this cuts come from. I have checked a few episodes after the one I mentioned but haven't seen it again. In any case, thanks very much for uploading them, it was fun to find out Sofia made sense.
That Sophia line is ten times funnier now.
WOW! Thank you so very much for posting this. I've never seen the cut footage before and now the "So, who's for popcorn" joke makes sense!
This seems to be a recurring theme in Disney history since the death of Walt.
Good work. Well spliced together, great discovery. Well done.
Yes, and a terrible irony of sorts that Rue died of not 1, but 2 strokes, and this was about a pacemaker.
And, that using the microwave could cause her demise. I noticed the absence of the microwave , but never gave it much thought; nice job on bringing things into perspective.
R.I.P. Dearest Rue.
Greetings! I just viewed this for the first time today!!! I am a Big Golden Girls fan. One of the shows my Mom and I would watch together and would roar with laughter especially when we both realised that Sophia Petrillo resembled my Nanna ( my Dads mom) which really added to our love of the show. I still watch reruns when ever I can and am about ready to start my DVD collections soon. Thank you for sharing this. Now every time I make microwave popcorn I'm yelling"Who's for popcorn!!!" Hahaha!!! Thank so much!!!
I can only assume it was cut because after the episode aired, they discovered their facts were wrong and decided it would be unwise to leave in false information that might mislead some viewers.
I remember the (now cut) dialogue about the microwave. They may have gotten a lot of flack at the time (or later due to technological advances or better understanding after 30 years) for the joke since microwave ovens, when used normally, do not interfere with pacemakers. It's still nice to see all of the jokes in proper context. :)
funny how The Simpsons did the same thing in Krusty Gets Busted yet they never got sued over it.
Nice job, thank you for this. How silly it was all cut out, I wish it was all kept in, it's a funny sequence.
Some people claim it was because that's not true, but apparently, it used to be true. I've seen prepackaged sandwiches in grocery stores in metal containers with warnings that say "safe to use in any microwave after 1980." It's plausible the girls believed it and that that microwave is a pre-1980 model, considering how the kitchen's color scheme feels like a holdover from the 1970s. Does anyone even know what brand of microwave it was? The low resolution of SD tape obscures any identifying marks.
But of course, that still doesn't explain how a first season *Simpsons* episode could get away with building a whole episode's plotline (Krusty Gets Busted) around that same assumption when GG had to be cut. And also put that in the context of other Disney cuts over the years. Coco (RIP Charles Levin) was supposed to have more scenes in the pilot, but they got cut and who knows if they can ever be retrieved at all.
I always thought Sophia asking "Who wants popcorn?" was totally out of place and never got why that was so funny. Thought it was kinda her way of changing the subject. Makes total since now and I get where all the laughter came from (though I don't find that to be funny, even though she was supposed to be joking I'm sure). Thanks for posting this.
This ties everything together! I had no idea - and it all makes so much more sense now. Plus, they are one of the few shows to keep the continuity of no microwave throughout the series, and all for lines that were cut out!
Actually, kids, the reason why this scene was cut is the same reason why every episode of the Golden Girls (and other older shows) aired on TV in more recent years is missing scenes: Greedy TV broadcasters. I can still distinctly recall how this show used to begin immediately following the intro music -- but NOWADAYS, the broadcasters have tacked on an extra 2-3 minutes of ads after the intro, before the show itself gets going... So that's 2-3 minutes of EVERY DAMN EPISODE getting cut, and it's often painful for me to watch because I actually REMEMBER the hilarious lines/scenes that are currently being removed or hacked to death. It's really a sin; this is just too brilliant a series to ever be defaced in such a callous, money-grubbing way.
Yes, I've noticed this. Some of these time-saving "hack jobs" are so
awful and awkward, too, completely not in line with the fluidity of the show.
Even viewers who haven't seen the missing parts should be able to tell when
cuts have been done, at least sometimes. Like when one of the Girls is
shown seated in the kitchen eating, drinking or talking with someone, and the very next scene suddenly has them about to sit in a chair on the lanai/patio, mid-speech with another character. It's a damn shame, alright!
You can find some of these cut scenes and on Hulu! But not this particular episode
Every series in syndication is edited for more commercial time.
Why would you watch Golden Girls on TV???? Watch on Hulu or get the DVDs.
While this scene is missing from both the rest of the stuff is all there and you can pause it for pee breaks or to get some cheese cake :D
Actually the reason this scene was cut is because the microwave production industry threatened to sue Buena Vista if they continued to show this scene because according to them and the settlement between the two groups there is no evidence that microwaves disrupt pacemakers. The microwave industry felt this could and would hurt sales and threatened to sue. To avoid a financial settlement, Buena Vista agreed to remove the scene from reruns and home copies (DVDs, Hulu, and Amazon)
I imagine they cut the scene because of its inaccuracies. Microwave Ovens haven't been troublesome for pacemakers since the early 1970s.
+DarkWillUser no I would say they cut the scene (among other scenes in other episodes) to add more commercial time
But they cut it for the DVD, according to this video. The DVD is commercial free.
DarkWillUser that's true. But a lot of DVDs use the syndicated episodes instead of the full episodes that were originally aired. I've bought DVDs that were like that; instead of the episode being 24-25 minutes long (as they were in the original tv broadcast) I found some DVDs had the syndicated 22-minute episode) I protested because I don't like being ripped off. The video above with the missing scene is because TV stations will cut scenes when shows go into daily syndication to add more commercial time. And a lot of times, the companies that make DVDs will use the syndicated episodes - because they think everybody is too stupid to notice
I remember reading somewhere that certain episodes seen on the Season 5 DVD release were actually the syndicated edits, due to the original masters being unfit for release (either missing or damaged). I'm guessing this is one of the syndicated edits.
+DarkWillUser Yet that same year THE SIMPSONS did a similar plotline that revolved that same assumption in the episode "Krusty Gets Busted." Sideshow Bob's small feet and lack of a pacemaker as he used the Kwik-E-Mart microwave safely gave him away for framing Krusty the Klown.
OHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I thought the "so who's for popcorn" line was just hyperbole...
Amazing. Even when this episode was first broadcasted in german television in 1993, the sequence is missing. I never got that line of Sophia "So, who has the popcorn?" (in german it was transladet in "Dann mach doch in der Mikrowelle Popcorn"). It didnt made any sense so I always thought it is one of Sophias weird jokes :-) Thanks for sharing this with us, Attmay!
back on her back :-))
Attmay, since I was small I never understood why Sophia said, “Who’s up for popcorn”. I thought (once I got older/this age) it was because Blanche was being so melodramatic that it was like watching an aging Southern belle in a 30/40s/50s film, a la Gone With the Wind or Streetcar...THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!! Now if only someone could find that Missing Dutchman scene of The Golden Girls from the 8th episode “The Break In” where Blanche mimics cutting off her hand, which is seen in the theme song BUT never in the actual episode!!!
In addition to this deleted scene, I am aware of two more: In the season five episode about the president visiting, the DVD episode is missing a line from the security official wherein he referenced the house having four senior citizens and Blanche, in an attempt to feel younger, corrects him and says, “Three senior citizens.” The man reacts by saying something like, “Yeah, right.” In addition, season four has a missing scene. In the very last episode of season four when they contemplate selling the house and moving out, they cut a scene out right after Blanche receives a phone call from the prospective Asian buyer at the end of the episode. In the original airing, Dorothy yells at Sophia to come into the living room while Blanche takes the phone call, and Sophia responds by saying words to the effect of, “Wouldn’t it be easier to put a dog collar on me?” I remember seeing that scene years ago during a rerun on TV, but it’s missing from my season four DVD set.
@@Supertron1 that scene is on my DVD.
I also remember a cut out line from the part 2 episode of Dorothy's wedding when Sophia comes out into the living room in her southern outfit. Dorothy asks "MA, where did you get that outfit?". Then Sophia says, "I bought it. 5 Halloweens it'll pay for itself"
I also recall a scene in that episode where Dorothy walks out into the living room in her wedding dress that same episode, but it was cut out. I hadn't even known that scene existed. It sucks how so many scenes and lines are still cut out from this gem of a series.
Wow!!! I always wondered why Sophia randomly says “who’s for popcorn” I watch The GG everyday! Thank you!!!
Oh I remembered this as soon as Blanch said, "Where's my money old woman?"
I had the same microwave growing up. I always got excited when it came on the screen. Hell, part of me still does. Favorite show ever!
My mother had a pacemaker for 20 years and I've got one now. We used the microwave every single day.
I remember back in the mid 80’s there being a warning about microwaves and pacemakers.
Modern microwaves can no longer pose a danger of reprogramming a pacemaker. As I recall, when I was in nursing school they said it was rare, but possible. Oh, for the good ole days when we had only to worry about what " could put your eye out, turn your liver upside down and glue your stomach together".
Golden girls is one of my all time favorite shows.
Now if someone could find the missing scene from the break in episode that is incuded in the opening credits. I saw it first run but never saw it again and it's not included on the DVD.
I also remember the scene when blanche tries to save her old house from being demolished, she whips out hand cuffs and puts them on herself and the heater. Dorothy says "why do you have handcuffs?' and Blanche says" I always carry a pair"
I think that one wasn't cut by broadcasters, it never made it to the show..
there was always footage in credits that never made it to air. it's just bits they cut before broadcast day. and they don't exist anymore in the context of an episode.
Yesssss... in that scene Blanche is talking about a man with a hook....but I haven't seen that part since the 80's.... how about the box set a few years ago hoping that scene was in there but it wasn't
We had all of these DVD releases, never knew there was a missing scene here! But man, that makes sense!
They made me happy and I thank them
Love the popcorn line even more and also floating from the ceiling with a whole mirror there...lmao...and a part of Blanche no one's ever seen.😭😭😭😂
That is amazing!!! Oh they should have left it in there. The last line was so much better with the microwave reference!!!
I loved this show..I miss these ladies..
On The Golden Girls DVDs, there are scenes in every single episode that never appeared in the syndicated television version.
I've noticed
the golden girls are so amazing
Thanks...can’t believe they cut that scene! Greatly appreciated!
Thank you for finding this and putting it on here. I don't know if this was cut from the reruns or from the DVD too. When I saw this episode on here (many moons ago), I noticed something was missing. I knew it had something to do with the microwave.
But in season 6, in "There Goes the Bride" part 1, Sophia sticks her head in the microwave when Dorothy tells her that Stan gave her an engagement ring
Also Dorothy and Stan were married for 38 years because Stan got Dorothy pregnant when they were in high school...BUT Michael and Kate were both in their twenties when they were portrayed.
+deputyseal409 They must've either gotten a new one or they changed their minds with Blanche's consent. (Is that the right word?)
+CJSayz2 Yes, but this was the mid 80s-early 90s. No one was exactly watching this for the flawless continuity ;)
+deputyseal409 There was a lot of this kind of thing where they dropped continuity in the show. For example, in one episode Blanche's middle name was Elizabeth (her initials spelled "bed"). In another episode, her "mammy" showed up and called her Blanche Marie. There are so many other examples of it. Still a very funny show, though.
+CJSayz2 I noticed that about the kids, too.
Thanks for making/posting this. I love this show
Also, scenes were cut from the episode, "The President's Coming, The President's Coming" Parts 1 & 2, as well. Very interesting to see that this was another episode that was cut. I don't understand why that is.
they cut the microwave scene but they leave in the popcorn joke, leaving viewers totally dumbfounded as to why the audience is pissing themselves. I would just put in both with a little message [for the people who believe every blessed thing they see on the idiot box] saying how this info is now incorrect.
If it was already funny, it's even funnier with the context. 🤣😂
Our girls might have left this earth physically, but they'll always be here. ❤
This has a weird Mandela effect in it - see how Sofia says "Cup of Noodles" instead of "Cup Noodles" which is what is supposedly changed to, but we all remember it the way Sofia said it?
It was known as Cup O' Noodles until 1993.
Thank you for sharing this. Made me smile.
They say the scene lasted 30 seconds but it actually lasted 2 minutes, 32 seconds.
This is fascinating. I never knew!
Thank you!!! This made my day.
Very well done! Makes perfect sense now! Thanks for sharing!
I got all the seasons of the golden girls and I both all 7 season and it just brings back memories of me and my grandma what Hong the show my grandma past away a couple years ago that’s the reason why I love this show.
I will think of this every time I eat popcorn going forward. . This is my most favorite show ever. I don’t think anything will ever match it. It had its own unique charm. On a different note; that was a cool old microwave. I would love to have one like it.
They should put this back into the show. It's 2017. I'd say majority of people know better.
It's 2021 now, and with what we know about Qanon now, I would have to wonder about that statement, unfortunately. 🤔
Too funny! I love that whole scene and plot line! I wonder why they cut it out! :)
Nice find!! Thanks for the upload!
Thank you for posting this
As a hardcore "Golden Girls" fan, I can't thank you enough! This is simply miraculous. Where did you get the missing footage from?? Better yet, how the hell did you even know that a random 30 seconds were cut to begin with?! It suddenly makes sense why Sophia's "Who's for popcorn?" line got such an uproarious reaction from the audience! Do you know of any other edits made to the episodes on DVD? Unfortunately, as I was only 4 when the show went into syndication, I've only seen whatever prints are shown in reruns and on the DVDs. "Beep Beep/Tom Tom" is indeed the shortest episode on the season 5 set, but "The Mangiacavallo Curse" is a close second, running only 22:50. Could that one be edited as well?
It must've been. Shows in that era always ran at least 24 minutes.
Julian Regis They also cut out a detrimental scene where Rose's blind sister comes to visit. As they are going through items to sell at their garage sale, Blanche appears wearing a wig and early 70s outfit and white go go boots and recalling fondly on her and George going out dancing and her wearing that outfit. It's not on the cd series released. Why? No one knows
^ It's released on my DVD collection. I'm in Australia so that could be a reason why.
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With this correction, now life makes sense! 😂😂
Like the mirror in your bedroom ceiling
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Do you have anymore 'missing' clips? Would LOVE to see how the show is suppose to be!
Unfortunately, this is the only one I have.
Which was stupid because they could still have a microwave as long as Blanche wasn't in the room when it was being used.
I really wish that when this episode was released on DVD and digital format, the producers should of added a disclaimer at the beginning of this scene saying that microwaves do not cause pacemakers to not work or explode.
Thx for this. I will edit the video i have on my PC and make it full version this way haha
You should watch it on Hallmark sometime, it's edited all over the place.
The language on this show is so tame, I can't believe they would need to "bleep" or dub anything. Especially when we have shows like Family Guy and South Park.
ah yes the splenda sweet pure as a Mormon bride channel
Same on tvland. Heavily edited and scenes cut out, more commercials than show. Ugh
David Skinner they don’t edit scenes for “bad language”, but cut scenes to make room for more and more commercials .
Hulu shows complete episodes, but not these scenes
Always wondered why that line got a big laugh.
"I knew that would get her up. I was born to heal." Ha ha ha!
Thank you for sharing this!
Owning the dvds, I had noticed many parts ( no doubt edited for time ) missing from Lifetime and Hallmark reruns.
Same here not to mention that the channels either pick the worst spots for commercials or ruin the mood by using different music cues.
I remember when Blanche came to the realization that Big Daddy was dead, the music was very somber but they have replaced it with more lighthearted music on Hallmark.