Deeply touched that you made this. Seeing all those clips together really got me emotional. I started watching the Golden Girls when I was 14 and didn't come out till I was 18 and was bullied all through school because of it. I think on some level this show helped cause it taught me to laugh at myself before anyone else could and that gays and our allies could make way better jokes about ourselves than the bullies could.
Hey you! Well you made the request and have been a champion of the channel I wanted to try and get it out. I am so sorry you experienced that bullying all those years. Thank you for sharing with us.
You are very kind. I appreciated you making the suggestion for the list, it was a really great idea and I am glad I was able to get it out despite my hot mess life right now ;)
Yes. Estelle for example, was very effected by the AIDS crisis, she saw so many stage friends just get sick and die without knowing why at the time... it was a very sad time in her life.
This show was way ahead of it's time. I mean these ladies were discussing Homosexuality, global warming, HIV, artificial insemination, woman empowerment, sexual harassment at workplaces and all in their unbeatable comical style 🙌
@@Lava91point0 what I meant was that this show was DISCUSSING it. When homosexuality was considered as a disease, HIV "god punishing people for their sins", mental health, addiction, immigration,...they just wanted to shove it under the rug but these girls were discussing it. That's why this show was Ahead of it's time, Progressive.
@@StayGoldenGirls In the episode about Blanche's brother, Sophia was the really tolerant one who taught Blanche a lesson. But Sophia had a REALLY hard time with her own son cross-dressing. And that doesn't actually mean a guy is gay - and Sophia's son wasn't - he was married to a woman and had kids - but she even speculated about whether he was gay because he crossed-dressed. And Blanche had to correct HER in that episode when she used an outdated term for "gay."
Thanks for sharing. Correct, I understand Sophia had a difficult time with acceptance and the video does not imply Phil is/was Gay. So I am not sure where that is coming from? The clip is about acceptance from your family and representation, of every kind, and inclusion. LGBTQ+ pride. The gay community has to deal with acceptance on a daily basis.
I always loved when Blanche told Rose that “AIDS is not a bad person’s disease, Rose. It is not God punishing people for their sins.” And then when she got jealous because Jean preferred Rose over her. 😂💗💗
I found out what happened with my niece when she was married and I told her one way or another that I will always love and accept her. She divorced her husband and I know why but that is between them. She had two children to protect and she did a good job at raising them up on her own.
Me: Mum, I've got to tell you something Mum: OMG, you're gonna quit your dancers-education Me: No, Mum - I'm gay Mum: But you keep on dancing? Me: Of course I will - but I just told you I was gay Mum: This I know quite some time already - I'm just happy you keep on dancing Mothers know :-)
The Golden Girls were progressive in a time when it was the most important. I just love how those wonderful women would stand up for everyone's rights. Here's to the Golden Girls!
My great uncle was gay (he died almost twenty years before I was born) and when I saw the clip of Sophia grieving for Phil, I immediately thought of what his mother (my great grandmother) must’ve went through. She was Polish Catholic and deeply religious. I don’t know for sure what went through her mind, but I’d like to think it was close to what Sophia felt.
Amazing video! Blanche’s line in Clip 3 ALWAYS gives me chills...at a time when journalists and evangelists were *literally* calling AIDS a punishment on the gay community, hearing someone so violently shout that down-“AIDS is not a *bad* person’s disease, Rose. It is not God punishing people for their sins”-is empowering and beautiful. Three cheers to the writers for making this material work, and the Girls themselves for delivering that material like the Queens they are!
My heart still breaks for being with aids during this time. I couldn’t imagine. Those poor men. They truly were blamed for no reason while going through one of the worst things imaginable.
I also love how blanche delivered those lines, back in a time when there was such a stereotype on AIDS and who it was affecting...these girls did a great job tackling this subject and many of the producers and directors of this show were gay, they did an excellent job executing the material!
I think it is really possible that people who were exposed to this representation growing up have expanded their perspective and acceptance and welcoming of all types.
Yes, they were. My favorite episodes were when Dorothy told her "friend" off for discriminating against anybody and telling Dr. Budd off for dismissing her when she told him that she didn't feel well.
In a flashback scene, at some point in the series, Sophia and Sal are standing over baby Phil in a cradle and the comment is made/question is asked: why is he wearing Dorothys old baby clothes
When I was a freshman in college I had a friend like that. Andy and James were roommates who lived down the hall from me. We had the same classes and I was the first gay person they had ever met and they were so awe-struck that I didn't like girls. "Even that one?! But do you see her boobs!" One day, Andy askes me what kind of guys I like and I told him the kind that looked like James and he had the same reaction as Blanche. "James! You think James is hot? What about me?" He was pissed and shocked that I was attracted to his roommate and not him.
"He was a good man." I love how the Golden Girls made a point of putting the person someone was before any sort of labels, and the Good Morning Miami scene really pushes that as a kicker about how silly judging someone based on their sexual preference is; that we should judge people as people and the content of their character, not who's in their bed or how they 'look' or 'act' gay.
Blanche: I have no problem with him being homosexual, I just don't like him dating men! Dorothy: You really haven't grasped the concept of this whole gay thing yet, have you? Blanche: There must be homosexuals who date women. Sophia: Yeah, they're called lesbians!
Those Ladies were wonderfully and refreshingly ahead of the pack. I’ll love them and what they did always and thank them for their LGBT 🏳️🌈 championing! 🌈🌈❤️❤️🥰🥰
It was more than likely that these episodes helped LGBTQ people get the acceptance that they have today, and that they helped bring about the day when they could legally get married. I say this because the show was so popular, and it was popular with different segments of the population. PS I know that LGBTQ people still have to struggle on different fronts, however.
@Tony Mario you are fucking pathetic! Nobody gives a shit about your homophobic views. the world is evolving and leaving people like you behind. grow up!
I love Blanche's comment on clip #6. "I still can't say that I understand what you're doing. But I do intend to try to respect your decision to do it." This is all you can really ask of anyone. No one has to abandon their personal views and accept or support anything they don't agree with. But we should all endeavor to respect other's freedom to choose what's right for them!
jareyn98 well said, my friend!!!!! I truly hope that there are many people in particularly lgbtq who agree with that statement. I personally experienced both sides of the lgbtq... some respond like you and others throw out “homophobia” accusations when someone is being polite as can be when disagreeing . Hopefully the mainstream media catches on. Something that I learned throughout life is ALL communities whether, race, religion, sexuality, culture etc has its good and bad side. Long live the Golden girls. Love always 🌈
That's what I did when I got little older and detached from my parents thinking. They r not bad people but their generation was raised conservative so I understand if they won't accept LGBT people. I did not understand much about LGBT possibly still don't but I try to respect their life choices. As long it's between 2 consenting adults or 2 teenagers for that matter it's not a problem in my eyes.
Literally I have no reason to quote this line but I do allllll the time when someone says something wrong 😂😂😂😂 and they look at me like my heads gone soft 😂😂😂💀
Sophia For starters Jean is a lesbian Blanche What's the big deal about that. Sophia You aren't surprised!!? Blanche Well isn't Danny Thomas one?!! Dorothy Not LEBANESE Blanche, a lesbian. Blanche A lesbian, lesbian LESBIAN isn't that when one woman and another woman Dorothy We already know what it is Blanche Sophia But that not all Jean is in love with Rose. Blanche Now that is just crazy crazy I say Dorothy I was a bit shocked myself Blanche to think Jean would prefer Rose over me. Maybe you shouldn't tell Rose you know she isn't as worldly and sophisticated about these things as I am. Sophia I know if Rose finds out Danny Thomas is a lesbian it would break her heart!!
Also #3 that bothers me. We all don't want diseases & wonder why it happened to us. IDK I just don't like Rose's comments to Blanche. #9 I would have called Rose on that one. To put me on a panel & keep up with it cause Rose misunderstood the topic. Sorry Rose I don't care if u loose ur job. Just my opinion!
@@lornalulich9562 Oh yeah, I definitely agree with you about #7. That episode always makes me tear up. For your comment about #3-She acted that way because she had no idea about HIV/AIDS. You have to remember, it was the 80s and there just wasn't enough information out there about HIV/AIDS(I mean people actually thought you could get it just by touching an infected person, which isn't true at all) like there is now. It was a scary thing for everyone back then. And Stay Golden is right, her strong reaction was to get the point across and it definitely worked.
They can never recreate this show if they tried. All those iconic actresses with experience from the great years of television. The "timing" alone, you can't teach that. 💘
It wasn't just the four principals. The guest stars and recurring characters were fully fleshed out and well written. The actors looked like they lived in those roles for years by the time they appeared.
I felt like Blanche was the one who struggled the most with the idea of homosexuality probably because she was raised in the south, but her scenes with her brother when she finally accepted him were very touching. ❤️
I was always fascinated by Blanche being the voice of reason in the AIDS episode. It seems on the surface that Dorothy would be the obvious choice to explain it to Rose but I really admire the choice to have Blanche say it instead. This is twice as effective given that Blanche herself is the most sexually active AND her brother is gay, meaning she isn't only speaking on her own behalf, but his as well as everyone else in the LGBTQ_+ community.
I do believe that is why they made that specific choice for her to be the voice. It is the unexpected character to give this perspective, such as when Sophia says she wouldn't love her kid any less, you could expect an older generation to have a different point of view but did not.
I know those scenes and I know Coco was a powerful representation, however not explicitly talked about except for the off colored jokes, which I did not feel should be put in. Those are also good characters.
Thang Voung The cross-dressing trumpet player and the queenie wedding planner, were hilarious. :-) and I read awhile back that the reason that their gay cook "Coco" (played by actor Charles Levin) appeared *only* in the pilot episode, was because the writers decided that it was going to be too difficult to come up with story-lines that would include "Coco", so the writers "dropped" that character from the cast after filming the very first (pilot) episode. This is what happened in the US version of "The Golden Girls". In the *Greek* version of "The Golden Girls", however, the character "Coco" *remained* as part of the cast....Sophia and Coco shared a bedroom & slept in bunk-beds.
Seeing Sophia cry about her son broke my heart and made me think is this what my parents thought too. But not once did they ever let me see that they didn’t love me regardless of who i liked. These are good people.. you might not get it, but you support people and their right to do so.
When Sophia talked about Phil #7 I cried my eyes out because I feel so bad that she blames herself.Sure she makes witty comebacks and laughs a lot but what I saw there was so much pain.
@「sēd」Phil - who, as you can tell from the clip, was Sophia's recently deceased son - regularly wore women's clothing. That's Phil's wife assuring Sophia that she had raised a good man.
Truly shows that these four women were four of the greatest actresses of all time. Such a touchy subject in the 80’s and they showed as something that shouldn’t be taboo.
As amazing as this is, my privileged brain is like, “And it took this long after this to get marriage equality.” This show was faaar ahead of its time. Holy shit. I remember watching this as a kid but never fully understood.
Patrick Mccallion designing women had a great episode also. Julia tells the women she needs to move her car the lady says y julia says cause your leaving and gives her a julia speech about if aids was punishment for sins we all be at the free clinic. Priceless.
The scene that always stood out to me was the one where Sophia breaks over her sons death, it was so powerful and heartbreaking. This was truly an amazing show and I'm not shocked it has withstand the test of time better than other shows. I fell in love with this show as a teenager and it gave my mom and I something to watch and bond together with.
Everyone wants someone to grow old with and shouldn’t everyone have that Chance...that touches my heart The whole episode with Jean is really good I love it
This show really pushed the envelope in terms of social commentary... It highlighted how women over 40 DO still have the freedoms to do whatever they want, it had an all female lead cast (which was unheard of in the 80s when the show first came out) and in the midst of the AIDS crisis, it shed light on the LGBT community from a sympathetic and open minded point of view
I agree with you. The show absolutely adjusted culture's boundaries through its storylines. I think really well done popular culture entertainment has the power to change opinions.
I agree. Definitely one of the funniest of the show. My absolute funniest moment from the show has to be Rose talking about the herring circus. To watch all three actresses struggle to finish the scene as they were in fits of laughter just made that whole scene even more funny.
Love! In the very last clip where Blanche confuses “lesbian” with “Lebanese,” the scene goes on. Dorothy reveals that Jean is in love with Rose and Blanche becomes incensed. Not incensed that Rose is the object of another woman’s affection, but that the woman would prefer Rose over her. 😂💯❤️
This clip me moved me to tears. The way they handled gay and lesbian topics was simply beautiful. As one comment said they were years ahead of their time, to openly empower the gay community and educate the ignorant masses. Not just on screen either. Off screen they continued to advocate the cause. Rest in peace Rue, Bea and Estelle. I've always loved you all.
@@damianfavreau8512 Sophia was trying to come to terms with her son, Phil, wearing women's clothing and his feminine side. Something he felt uncomfortable sharing with her in her role as his mum. After he had died, it came out about him wearing women's clothing and being feminine. I believe he may have been a cross dresser and gay, if memory serves me right. He married a women to deny himself of who he truly was and that may have led to more harm than good. His wife was comforting Sophia and helping her to understand she raised a good son and Sophia should be proud of who he was as an individual. In this clip, Sophia feels she had done something wrong as a mother due to her confronting her feelings and what she knew about her son, Phil. His wife relays to Sophia that she had done her job as a mum beautifully as he was still a good man regardless of his personal feelings of what felt right for him. Sophia was doing what any parent would do in that situation: trying to understand if they, as a parent, had done something to harm their child to be this way, without understanding fully that we are all individuals who have the right to be whom is best for us...and not what society expects us to be. Does that make sense?
As a gay man, I wasn't allowed to watch this show as it wasn't Godly (Christian parents) but I secretly did anyway. Thos show helped me come to terms with my own sexuality and made me understand (clip 3 moved me then and now!) that it was ok to be gay. I still watch this show today, as I have all 7 seasons on DVD
As a gay man, I like The Golden Girls. I would like to have any of you date my baby brother. Oh, Blanche, Lol.😆 It is why I came out at 23. Because it is not my fault that I am gay and I am not ashamed of that.
'Jean is a nice person, she happens to like girls instead of guys, some people like dogs instead of cat's.... frankly I'd rather live with a lesbian instead of a cat. Unless a lesbian sheds that I don't like.' Priceless and well done~
I only hope that I have half the poise, class, and grace that these women had, and in Betty's case, continue to have. May we all live as long, as fully, and as loved.
I love every episode of The Golden Girls. I especially love The episode where Sophia talks to Blanche about Doug and Clayton getting married. It reminds of when I came out as gay to my mom a couple years ago. After I came out to her she was in denial about it so I asked her "why did you marry my dad?" She told me that "we loved each other. We wanted to spend the rest of our lives together." I told her " that's what I want also." I then told her that "everyone wants someone to grow old with at some point in life. Shouldn't I have that chance?" Then she accepted me for what my sexuality is. I'm very lucky that my mom won't abandon me from her life because of my sexuality.
Judging by some of the comment those idiots make, by merely existing we are "flaunting" ourselves and "poisoning their children." Apparently we were supposed to stay in hiding and pretend we don't exist.
These wonderful girls, who had extraordinary writers and crew behind them, have left a permanent mark in the show bizz and dealt elegantly and smartly with subjects that in the 80s and 90s were still not addressed in a non judgemental way. Hats off to all involved in this show! 😍
i do believe 2:04 that he's really laughing after ms rue delivered that line 😂❤️ *LGBTQs are not asking for a church "marriage" or a sacramental rite involving liturgy. what is being asserted is that LGBTQs be accorded the same rights and privileges a heterosexual union is granted by the state and society (not the church). privileges accorded to spouses such as: inheritance, pensions, retirement, property ownership, custody of children, execution of a will, etc* *Same-sex marriage is not a religious issue it is a civil rights issue* this show is so so so way ahead of it's time
My film teacher asked us what sitcom shows we know, most people say B99 or Disney channel stuff. He said try to think of something recent. I couldn't so I did a 180 and said "Golden Girls". My teacher was surprised I even know about the show cause "it's his parents time" kind of show
Beautiful compilation of some great ideas ahead of their time. I wish we could be as open about all the things these women have touched on in today's society. These women showed me people are people. They come in all shapes and sizes and experiences. They can be black, white, Asian, gay, straight, disabled,, etc etc. They were all just people. Instead episodes are being taken out and trashed because they could trigger someone due to the sensitive nature of the subject. 😔
The Golden Girls were definitely ahead of their time! 💖 as a queer woman myself I’ve always been in love with the show and I’m glad they had scenes like these in their episodes, especially during the time period the show was still airing new episodes. It came out around the time of the AIDS epidemic where conversations like sexuality were still very taboo
My past isn't perfect, but the Golden Girls taught me it was more than OK to love the LGBT community. Yes, I was born straight and refuse to hate. Thank you, Golden Girls for restoring my faith in love.
What people fail to realize is that gay people have been in this world since the beginning of time. One thing I like about these shows is that they talked about all walks of life and showed different viewpoints from other people. I really slept on this show, but now that I seen it, I understand why people love this show so much. The Golden Girls makes you laugh and think about your future and most importantly, think about the people you want to spend the rest of your life with. That’s why I wished that TV would go back to this. Talking about life, friends, relationships, etc.
Stay Golden exactly. Many 80’s shows talked about it. The Golden Girls (of course), Gimme a Break did 2 episodes, talking about LGBTQ+ people. Sure, it wasn’t really accepting at that time, but it shows that we have been here a long time and have came a long way to have rights as well.
Thank you for uploading this. I hope people watch this and laugh as this programme helped dismiss so many issues. I am grateful that The Golden Girls led the way forward and made things easier for me in life.
Deeply touched that you made this. Seeing all those clips together really got me emotional. I started watching the Golden Girls when I was 14 and didn't come out till I was 18 and was bullied all through school because of it. I think on some level this show helped cause it taught me to laugh at myself before anyone else could and that gays and our allies could make way better jokes about ourselves than the bullies could.
Hey you! Well you made the request and have been a champion of the channel I wanted to try and get it out. I am so sorry you experienced that bullying all those years. Thank you for sharing with us.
Bea Arthur was a huge advocate for the LGBTQ community 🤗🤗🤗
@@AZ120807 Absolutely! Ali Forney Center! And so much more.
Stay Golden yes I love this channel and want to see it continue to thrive.
You are very kind. I appreciated you making the suggestion for the list, it was a really great idea and I am glad I was able to get it out despite my hot mess life right now ;)
Never forget that all of these woman advocated for LGBT rights in real life, not just as their characters in the show.
Correct. That is correct they did.
Stay Golden I never knew that
Yes. Estelle for example, was very effected by the AIDS crisis, she saw so many stage friends just get sick and die without knowing why at the time... it was a very sad time in her life.
Bea Arthur left her money to lgbt
Tony Mario and who’s ass did you pull that bullshit out of?
This show was way ahead of it's time. I mean these ladies were discussing Homosexuality, global warming, HIV, artificial insemination, woman empowerment, sexual harassment at workplaces and all in their unbeatable comical style 🙌
Agreed!
Well not really, it actually just means none of the issues faced today are really all that new. No idea why that's such a surprise to some ppl lol
@@Lava91point0 We know it's nothing new, which is partially why it was great that this show tackled issues that few shows did at the time.
Ken Hollis It was more prevalent than you might think at first glance, from the 80's onwards.
@@Lava91point0 what I meant was that this show was DISCUSSING it. When homosexuality was considered as a disease, HIV "god punishing people for their sins", mental health, addiction, immigration,...they just wanted to shove it under the rug but these girls were discussing it. That's why this show was Ahead of it's time, Progressive.
Blanche: There must be homosexuals who date women.
Sophia: Yeah, they're called lesbians.
I love this compilation, it is awesome.
Thank you for checking it out!
@@StayGoldenGirls In the episode about Blanche's brother, Sophia was the really tolerant one who taught Blanche a lesson. But Sophia had a REALLY hard time with her own son cross-dressing. And that doesn't actually mean a guy is gay - and Sophia's son wasn't - he was married to a woman and had kids - but she even speculated about whether he was gay because he crossed-dressed. And Blanche had to correct HER in that episode when she used an outdated term for "gay."
@@jessicalillianweinberg4401 "Queer" is not now, and never was an outdated term for gay. It's just that we've taken it back from the haters.
Thanks for sharing. Correct, I understand Sophia had a difficult time with acceptance and the video does not imply Phil is/was Gay. So I am not sure where that is coming from? The clip is about acceptance from your family and representation, of every kind, and inclusion. LGBTQ+ pride. The gay community has to deal with acceptance on a daily basis.
@@StayGoldenGirls I'm just saying the show flip-flopped - making both Blanche and Sophia tolerant in some episodes and not in others.
There's a reason why the gay community has kept thos show going for over thirty years. It did so much
Gays love sassy old ladies
It's fact
Chunky yet funky!
@Tony Mario and where does that number even come from ?
Tony Mario more like 8-10%.🙄
30 years?
“AIDS is not a bad person disease Rose. It is not God punishing them for their sins.”
Blanche owning Religion
It is a wonderfully written scene
Back then when AIDS first came out, preachers were saying it was a punishment from God. They were wrong as straight people can get AIDS too.
For a while I thought she said AGE isn't a bad person's disease...I'm dumb.
Es gibt keinen gott.
She spent more time on her knees crying “Oh God!” than all the priests in Rome put together! 😂
I always loved when Blanche told Rose that “AIDS is not a bad person’s disease, Rose. It is not God punishing people for their sins.”
And then when she got jealous because Jean preferred Rose over her.
😂💗💗
It is a memorable and important reminder that scene
Richard Chavez “well excuse me for living Anita Bryant!” 😂😂
I love how Blanche's voice gets deeper and deeper when she says lesbian.
@Tony Mario How you type without opposable thumbs is beyond me.
@Tony Mario You are a very bad goi!
"Dorothy, a lesbian"
"Blanche, another lesbian."
"Pat and Cathy, image consultants."
"How come their not lesbians?"
"We dont believe in labels."
I love that moment/
'How come THEY'RE\
THEY ARE[not their]not lesbians'?
OMG Dorthy's face when they said "Dorothy..a lesbian" lmao
THAT TOOK ME OUT IRL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Then Sophia trolls Blanche from the audience by saying ""My first question is to Dorothy's lover." LOL
‘A mother knows.’ That is sooo true some just accept while others don’t
I found out what happened with my niece when she was married and I told her one way or another that I will always love and accept her. She divorced her husband and I know why but that is between them. She had two children to protect and she did a good job at raising them up on her own.
Then those women are not true loving mothers
nah my mom accepted me but was very surprised, same with my guy friends
So true, my mom guessed I was a lesbian.
Me: Mum, I've got to tell you something
Mum: OMG, you're gonna quit your dancers-education
Me: No, Mum - I'm gay
Mum: But you keep on dancing?
Me: Of course I will - but I just told you I was gay
Mum: This I know quite some time already - I'm just happy you keep on dancing
Mothers know :-)
The Golden Girls were progressive in a time when it was the most important. I just love how those wonderful women would stand up for everyone's rights. Here's to the Golden Girls!
Indeed! Golden Girls bringing the visibility!
I agree with you. Totally!
I agree whole heartedly
My favorite show of all time
It's horse shit and you know it!
Sophia's scene about Phil always gets me til this day.
Estelle Getty does marvelous work in that moment.
I cry every time y'all
Not alone.
My great uncle was gay (he died almost twenty years before I was born) and when I saw the clip of Sophia grieving for Phil, I immediately thought of what his mother (my great grandmother) must’ve went through. She was Polish Catholic and deeply religious. I don’t know for sure what went through her mind, but I’d like to think it was close to what Sophia felt.
Thank you for sharing that.
Amazing video! Blanche’s line in Clip 3 ALWAYS gives me chills...at a time when journalists and evangelists were *literally* calling AIDS a punishment on the gay community, hearing someone so violently shout that down-“AIDS is not a *bad* person’s disease, Rose. It is not God punishing people for their sins”-is empowering and beautiful. Three cheers to the writers for making this material work, and the Girls themselves for delivering that material like the Queens they are!
Thank you for sharing!
My heart still breaks for being with aids during this time. I couldn’t imagine. Those poor men. They truly were blamed for no reason while going through one of the worst things imaginable.
I also love how blanche delivered those lines, back in a time when there was such a stereotype on AIDS and who it was affecting...these girls did a great job tackling this subject and many of the producers and directors of this show were gay, they did an excellent job executing the material!
@@breannedixon9712 they had unsafe sex. It was their fault.....
@Tony Mario I'm telling you now, even Jesus Christ wants you to go away. So go away.
I'VE JUST DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE, I'VE CONVERTED HIM. LOL!!!!!
That is a fun moment.
I die every time she says that
"Everyone wants someone to grow old with..And shouldnt everyone have that chance?" Truer words have never been spoken.
YES!
The Golden Girls were so progressive. Maybe it's part of the reason I'm so accepting as I grew up watching the reruns. Love these women!
I think it is really possible that people who were exposed to this representation growing up have expanded their perspective and acceptance and welcoming of all types.
@Tony Mario No, because being LGBTQ+ is not a choice. Hating someone for who they are is a choice.
Yes, they were. My favorite episodes were when Dorothy told her "friend" off for discriminating against anybody and telling Dr. Budd off for dismissing her when she told him that she didn't feel well.
Just in case anyone didn't know: Sophia's son being "different" was because he was a cross-dresser. The woman who hugged her was his wife.
Thank you for sharing.
In a flashback scene, at some point in the series, Sophia and Sal are standing over baby Phil in a cradle and the comment is made/question is asked: why is he wearing Dorothys old baby clothes
"THAT WOMAN" was Brenda Vacarro.
@stay Golden A missed opportunity to say “Thank you for being a friend”
I was recently opened up to a point of view that phil was a trans woman, it was very interestiing to think about
Blanche: "To think Jean would prefer Rose over me?! That's ridiculous!!"
Aw snap!
😎
When I was a freshman in college I had a friend like that. Andy and James were roommates who lived down the hall from me. We had the same classes and I was the first gay person they had ever met and they were so awe-struck that I didn't like girls. "Even that one?! But do you see her boobs!" One day, Andy askes me what kind of guys I like and I told him the kind that looked like James and he had the same reaction as Blanche. "James! You think James is hot? What about me?" He was pissed and shocked that I was attracted to his roommate and not him.
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Dark Feather That’s hilarious!!
Blanche: Lesbian, Lesbian,... LESBIAN!
😂😂😂
Lesbian?!?
That was my favorite part.
Blanche loves everybody
These cracked me up then. It still does now in 2019. The best TV series of all times. 👍😁
That is my favorite episode. When Blanche looses it because Gene loves Rose and not her. OMG.
"He was a good man." I love how the Golden Girls made a point of putting the person someone was before any sort of labels, and the Good Morning Miami scene really pushes that as a kicker about how silly judging someone based on their sexual preference is; that we should judge people as people and the content of their character, not who's in their bed or how they 'look' or 'act' gay.
Absolutely. It is interesting how when put side by side they are doing similar actions from very different directions. One serious and one funny.
So true
"we don't believe in labels" oh my God! This show WAS ahead of its time
Blanche: I have no problem with him being homosexual, I just don't like him dating men!
Dorothy: You really haven't grasped the concept of this whole gay thing yet, have you?
Blanche: There must be homosexuals who date women.
Sophia: Yeah, they're called lesbians!
Yes!
Those Ladies were wonderfully and refreshingly ahead of the pack. I’ll love them and what they did always and thank them for their LGBT 🏳️🌈 championing! 🌈🌈❤️❤️🥰🥰
Absolutely
Designing Women, too
Maybe some clips from that show?
Maybe. We tend to keep it GG main focus here.
It was more than likely that these episodes helped LGBTQ people get the acceptance that they have today, and that they helped bring about the day when they could legally get married. I say this because the show was so popular, and it was popular with different segments of the population. PS I know that LGBTQ people still have to struggle on different fronts, however.
These storyline for sure brought visibility.
@Mac intoSser These women do feel like family to fans of the show.
@Giovanna R. Yes, you're right.
@Tony Mario you are fucking pathetic! Nobody gives a shit about your homophobic views. the world is evolving and leaving people like you behind. grow up!
@Tony Mario mate, this video is literally about lgbt. go away.
I love Blanche's comment on clip #6. "I still can't say that I understand what you're doing. But I do intend to try to respect your decision to do it." This is all you can really ask of anyone. No one has to abandon their personal views and accept or support anything they don't agree with. But we should all endeavor to respect other's freedom to choose what's right for them!
Yes!
jareyn98 well said, my friend!!!!! I truly hope that there are many people in particularly lgbtq who agree with that statement. I personally experienced both sides of the lgbtq... some respond like you and others throw out “homophobia” accusations when someone is being polite as can be when disagreeing . Hopefully the mainstream media catches on. Something that I learned throughout life is ALL communities whether, race, religion, sexuality, culture etc has its good and bad side. Long live the Golden girls. Love always 🌈
That's what I did when I got little older and detached from my parents thinking. They r not bad people but their generation was raised conservative so I understand if they won't accept LGBT people. I did not understand much about LGBT possibly still don't but I try to respect their life choices. As long it's between 2 consenting adults or 2 teenagers for that matter it's not a problem in my eyes.
yes!!
“The lesbian thing? Do you keep it under your hat?”
4:20 I would also rather live with a Lesbian than a cat. Cause I'm a Lesbian who is allergic to cats;)
I'm so sorry for your cat loss.
You don't shed, do you?
@@MetFan37 ...depends on the weather. Sometimes;)
You're funny.
...There is a really easy joke right here, but I think I'll refrain.
I wanna be Sophia when I get old
Robyn Owen She truly is GOAT!!
We all do!
I want to be dorothy
A noble goal.
So, you wanna go to Shady Pines?
I cry every time Sophia says
"My baby is gone."
Kills me every time
😭😭🫂
Crying rn. I can’t handle this scene 😭😭
Same with me. That was crushing.
Not Lebanese, Blanche. It has to be one of my favorite lines from the show.
It's so great.
Literally I have no reason to quote this line but I do allllll the time when someone says something wrong 😂😂😂😂 and they look at me like my heads gone soft 😂😂😂💀
@@colin3674 I'm going to start doing that
Sophia
For starters Jean is a lesbian
Blanche
What's the big deal about that.
Sophia
You aren't surprised!!?
Blanche
Well isn't Danny Thomas one?!!
Dorothy
Not LEBANESE Blanche, a lesbian.
Blanche
A lesbian, lesbian LESBIAN
isn't that when one woman and another woman
Dorothy
We already know what it is Blanche
Sophia
But that not all Jean is in love with Rose.
Blanche
Now that is just crazy crazy I say
Dorothy I was a bit shocked myself
Blanche to think Jean would prefer Rose over me. Maybe you shouldn't tell Rose you know she isn't as worldly and sophisticated about these things as I am.
Sophia
I know if Rose finds out Danny Thomas is a lesbian it would break her heart!!
Mine too!
#7 at the end is so heartbreaking for me. When Sophia starts to cry, I can't watch that one to the end. Always find myself crying.
Also #3 that bothers me. We all don't want diseases & wonder why it happened to us. IDK I just don't like Rose's comments to Blanche. #9 I would have called Rose on that one. To put me on a panel & keep up with it cause Rose misunderstood the topic. Sorry Rose I don't care if u loose ur job. Just my opinion!
I hear you. I think #3 is more extreme in this instance to make the point stronger.
@@lornalulich9562 Oh yeah, I definitely agree with you about #7. That episode always makes me tear up. For your comment about #3-She acted that way because she had no idea about HIV/AIDS. You have to remember, it was the 80s and there just wasn't enough information out there about HIV/AIDS(I mean people actually thought you could get it just by touching an infected person, which isn't true at all) like there is now. It was a scary thing for everyone back then. And Stay Golden is right, her strong reaction was to get the point across and it definitely worked.
sorarikukairi08 what episode is 7 from?
All episodes are listed in the description.
They were way ahead of their times.
Absolutely.
@Tony Mario This entire video is about progression, tolerance, and acceptance. Stop being an asshole.
@Tony Mario Oh go contract COVID-19 you hate-filled psychopath
To bad the rest of the world is still lagging behind.
They can never recreate this show if they tried. All those iconic actresses with experience from the great years of television. The "timing" alone, you can't teach that. 💘
It wasn't just the four principals. The guest stars and recurring characters were fully fleshed out and well written. The actors looked like they lived in those roles for years by the time they appeared.
“Sophia: Everyone wants someone to grow old with, shouldn’t everyone have that chance?” All facts!! ❤️❤️
Totally all facts!
I felt like Blanche was the one who struggled the most with the idea of homosexuality probably because she was raised in the south, but her scenes with her brother when she finally accepted him were very touching. ❤️
Interesting insight.
I was always fascinated by Blanche being the voice of reason in the AIDS episode. It seems on the surface that Dorothy would be the obvious choice to explain it to Rose but I really admire the choice to have Blanche say it instead. This is twice as effective given that Blanche herself is the most sexually active AND her brother is gay, meaning she isn't only speaking on her own behalf, but his as well as everyone else in the LGBTQ_+ community.
I do believe that is why they made that specific choice for her to be the voice. It is the unexpected character to give this perspective, such as when Sophia says she wouldn't love her kid any less, you could expect an older generation to have a different point of view but did not.
Gurl you missed the gay cook, the cross dressing trumpet player, and the queenie wedding planner. LOL
I know those scenes and I know Coco was a powerful representation, however not explicitly talked about except for the off colored jokes, which I did not feel should be put in. Those are also good characters.
"Honey, you think you're confused? Take a look at our horn section."
"Now look here, Stretch..."
@@02chevyguy "you're just gonna fly outta here, arent you?" 😂😂
Thang Voung The cross-dressing trumpet player and the queenie wedding planner, were hilarious. :-) and I read awhile back that the reason that their gay cook "Coco" (played by actor Charles Levin) appeared *only* in the pilot episode, was because the writers decided that it was going to be too difficult to come up with story-lines that would include "Coco", so the writers "dropped" that character from the cast after filming the very first (pilot) episode. This is what happened in the US version of "The Golden Girls". In the *Greek* version of "The Golden Girls", however, the character "Coco" *remained* as part of the cast....Sophia and Coco shared a bedroom & slept in bunk-beds.
@magnetothewhite lololol :-)
Seeing Sophia cry about her son broke my heart and made me think is this what my parents thought too. But not once did they ever let me see that they didn’t love me regardless of who i liked. These are good people.. you might not get it, but you support people and their right to do so.
Thank you for sharing!
Number #7 really got to me when Sofia started crying at the end of it.
It's a very emotional scene
It always gets me to 😭
I just wanted to give her the biggest hug ever
Why was she crying
@@punkrockjoanofarc yh i want to know why too
When Sophia talked about Phil #7 I cried my eyes out because I feel so bad that she blames herself.Sure she makes witty comebacks and laughs a lot but what I saw there was so much pain.
Agreed. Her humor was likely a defense mechanism as well.
What happened in #7? I haven't watched a lot of Golden girls and i don't mind spoilers
@「sēd」Phil - who, as you can tell from the clip, was Sophia's recently deceased son - regularly wore women's clothing. That's Phil's wife assuring Sophia that she had raised a good man.
@@CarbonatedMargarine oooooh, okay, now i get it! Thank you!
I never saw that episode. I had no idea Phil died...
I love Sophia's acceptance about Jean. "Jean is a nice person. She happens to like girls instead of guys. Some people like cats instead of dogs."
Yes yes!!!
"I'd rather live with a lesbian than a cat....unless lesbians shed, that I don't know..."
Truly shows that these four women were four of the greatest actresses of all time. Such a touchy subject in the 80’s and they showed as something that shouldn’t be taboo.
Exactly
As amazing as this is, my privileged brain is like, “And it took this long after this to get marriage equality.”
This show was faaar ahead of its time. Holy shit. I remember watching this as a kid but never fully understood.
Thank you for sharing.
Clip 3 was the best. Blanche telling Rose off about aids was well said. Its not punishment
Here you on that.
Though in truth, there is an increased risk of AIDS in homosexual couples. The Medical profession back it up.
Powerranger6342 incorrect. Thanks for trying
Patrick Mccallion designing women had a great episode also. Julia tells the women she needs to move her car the lady says y julia says cause your leaving and gives her a julia speech about if aids was punishment for sins we all be at the free clinic. Priceless.
Patrick Mccallion i love this show
Blanche: To think Jean would prefer Rose over ME!!!!!!!!
Derrick P 😂😂😂
OH jean!
“If Rose finds out Danny Thomas is a lesbian it’ll break her heart!” 😂 The Golden Girls were the absolute best, and they knew their audience well!
;)
I love how Rue is trying not to crack up in the last clip lmfao
Hard work not to!
The golden girls was a socially progressive show and they found the right balance to discuss those social issues with sensitivity, respect and comedy.
Yes!
The scene that always stood out to me was the one where Sophia breaks over her sons death, it was so powerful and heartbreaking. This was truly an amazing show and I'm not shocked it has withstand the test of time better than other shows. I fell in love with this show as a teenager and it gave my mom and I something to watch and bond together with.
Thank you for sharing. I do think this show helped bring many generations together and I am glad you shared it with your mom.
What episode was that
@@quintell8208 season 6 episode 11: Ebbtide's Revenge
“How come they’re not lesbians?”
“We don’t belive in labels!”
Such an amazing moment
Everyone wants someone to grow old with and shouldn’t everyone have that Chance...that touches my heart
The whole episode with Jean is really good I love it
I love it too. Thank you for sharing.
This show really pushed the envelope in terms of social commentary...
It highlighted how women over 40 DO still have the freedoms to do whatever they want, it had an all female lead cast (which was unheard of in the 80s when the show first came out) and in the midst of the AIDS crisis, it shed light on the LGBT community from a sympathetic and open minded point of view
I agree with you. The show absolutely adjusted culture's boundaries through its storylines. I think really well done popular culture entertainment has the power to change opinions.
Stay Golden oh definitely!!
The Lebanese/Lesbian segment was one of the funniest GG moments. I still laugh my butt off when I see it 😂😂 Ugh...this show is too good!
Yes!!
I agree. Definitely one of the funniest of the show. My absolute funniest moment from the show has to be Rose talking about the herring circus. To watch all three actresses struggle to finish the scene as they were in fits of laughter just made that whole scene even more funny.
The Phil scene made me cry then and still does now.
You are not alone.
This is how to write comedy around a sensitive topic. Never laughing AT the minority, but writing jokes around INFORMATIVE conversations.
i hear you
This show was SO ahead of its time
Love! In the very last clip where Blanche confuses “lesbian” with “Lebanese,” the scene goes on. Dorothy reveals that Jean is in love with Rose and Blanche becomes incensed. Not incensed that Rose is the object of another woman’s affection, but that the woman would prefer Rose over her. 😂💯❤️
:)
Don't tell Rose Danny Thomas is a Lesbian It would break her heart 😁
This clip me moved me to tears. The way they handled gay and lesbian topics was simply beautiful. As one comment said they were years ahead of their time, to openly empower the gay community and educate the ignorant masses. Not just on screen either. Off screen they continued to advocate the cause. Rest in peace Rue, Bea and Estelle. I've always loved you all.
Thank you for sharing. Absolutely years ahead of the rest in this area.
I LOVE THE GOLDEN GIRLS!!!
Number 7 ripped my heart out and threw it into trash....
It's brutal.
I actually doesnt understand what happen in scene 7,, what happen to her son? Is he gay?
@@damianfavreau8512 Sophia was trying to come to terms with her son, Phil, wearing women's clothing and his feminine side. Something he felt uncomfortable sharing with her in her role as his mum.
After he had died, it came out about him wearing women's clothing and being feminine. I believe he may have been a cross dresser and gay, if memory serves me right.
He married a women to deny himself of who he truly was and that may have led to more harm than good.
His wife was comforting Sophia and helping her to understand she raised a good son and Sophia should be proud of who he was as an individual.
In this clip, Sophia feels she had done something wrong as a mother due to her confronting her feelings and what she knew about her son, Phil.
His wife relays to Sophia that she had done her job as a mum beautifully as he was still a good man regardless of his personal feelings of what felt right for him.
Sophia was doing what any parent would do in that situation: trying to understand if they, as a parent, had done something to harm their child to be this way, without understanding fully that we are all individuals who have the right to be whom is best for us...and not what society expects us to be.
Does that make sense?
@@ZoomZoomBoom24 my friend went through the same thing growing up and still bears emotional pain to this day, so I feel this on a few levels
As a gay man, I wasn't allowed to watch this show as it wasn't Godly (Christian parents) but I secretly did anyway. Thos show helped me come to terms with my own sexuality and made me understand (clip 3 moved me then and now!) that it was ok to be gay. I still watch this show today, as I have all 7 seasons on DVD
Thank you for sharing
@@StayGoldenGirls you're welcome!
The Golden Girls were progressive af
As a gay man, I like The Golden Girls. I would like to have any of you date my baby brother. Oh, Blanche, Lol.😆 It is why I came out at 23. Because it is not my fault that I am gay and I am not ashamed of that.
;)
Yay! A Stay Golden Video! As time has passed I have appreciated more how progressive the Golden Girls were with these episodes.
'Jean is a nice person, she happens to like girls instead of guys, some people like dogs instead of cat's....
frankly I'd rather live with a lesbian instead of a cat. Unless a lesbian sheds that I don't like.'
Priceless and well done~
;)
i especially love it when Blanche says "AIDS is not a bad person's disease"! so much power
Absolutely.
Blanche, Sophia, Dorothy and Rose were such badasses! 🌈🖤🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I only hope that I have half the poise, class, and grace that these women had, and in Betty's case, continue to have. May we all live as long, as fully, and as loved.
You got this.
I love every episode of The Golden Girls. I especially love The episode where Sophia talks to Blanche about Doug and Clayton getting married. It reminds of when I came out as gay to my mom a couple years ago. After I came out to her she was in denial about it so I asked her "why did you marry my dad?" She told me that "we loved each other. We wanted to spend the rest of our lives together." I told her " that's what I want also." I then told her that "everyone wants someone to grow old with at some point in life. Shouldn't I have that chance?" Then she accepted me for what my sexuality is. I'm very lucky that my mom won't abandon me from her life because of my sexuality.
Thank you for sharing and that your mother has accepted you and you can be yourself. It is not simple to come out
I dont understand why people are so concerned about what goes on in their bedroom
Judging by some of the comment those idiots make, by merely existing we are "flaunting" ourselves and "poisoning their children." Apparently we were supposed to stay in hiding and pretend we don't exist.
Pride squad 😍😍😍😍😍😍
When Blanche says, "Wasn't Danny Thomas one," crack me up everytime
Omg that dorothys face when she was called s lesbian!! I’m literally crying. Love this show!!
Yes!
I converted one!!
Miracles
"Not that there's anything wrong with that!"
Oops, wrong show! 😂😁😇
HA
Did...did you just make a Dragon Ball Z Abridged joke???
These wonderful girls, who had extraordinary writers and crew behind them, have left a permanent mark in the show bizz and dealt elegantly and smartly with subjects that in the 80s and 90s were still not addressed in a non judgemental way. Hats off to all involved in this show! 😍
Yes yes
How come they're not lesbians?
Good question
"we don't believe in labels" lol
@@XxEmoGothOutcastxX touche!😎
They covered this topic perfectly with not being LGBTQ phobic and not overreacting about the topic
Thanks for sharing!
Moment 7 always makes me tear up😢
Oh gosh I know
Which season is this episode from?
All the episodes and seasons are listed in the description.
Sophia as always was the boss.
Totally.
This show was actually really progressive. Loved Blanche coming to accept her gay brother.
Absolutely was. Totally agree.
i do believe 2:04 that he's really laughing after ms rue delivered that line 😂❤️
*LGBTQs are not asking for a church "marriage" or a sacramental rite involving liturgy. what is being asserted is that LGBTQs be accorded the same rights and privileges a heterosexual union is granted by the state and society (not the church). privileges accorded to spouses such as: inheritance, pensions, retirement, property ownership, custody of children, execution of a will, etc*
*Same-sex marriage is not a religious issue it is a civil rights issue*
this show is so so so way ahead of it's time
Well said.
The "Good morning, Miami!" - episode is comedy show history! Gets more epic everytime I watch it! 👏🏻😂
Her stare should have won an Emmy!
@@StayGoldenGirls LoL 👍
How come they’re not lesbians ?!
We don’t believe in labels
@@RealTreyOlds LoL
My film teacher asked us what sitcom shows we know, most people say B99 or Disney channel stuff. He said try to think of something recent. I couldn't so I did a 180 and said "Golden Girls". My teacher was surprised I even know about the show cause "it's his parents time" kind of show
Wooooooooooo!!!!!
no 7 always made me cry.
Absolutely brutal.
Same here 😢
its such a shame that Sophia finally understood and accepted her son after he passed away.
Beautiful compilation of some great ideas ahead of their time.
I wish we could be as open about all the things these women have touched on in today's society. These women showed me people are people. They come in all shapes and sizes and experiences. They can be black, white, Asian, gay, straight, disabled,, etc etc. They were all just people.
Instead episodes are being taken out and trashed because they could trigger someone due to the sensitive nature of the subject. 😔
Thank you for sharing with us!
Number seven always makes me 😭😭😭😭
Right!? She does an amazing job. So raw and real.
@@StayGoldenGirls it was beautiful
The Golden Girls were definitely ahead of their time! 💖 as a queer woman myself I’ve always been in love with the show and I’m glad they had scenes like these in their episodes, especially during the time period the show was still airing new episodes. It came out around the time of the AIDS epidemic where conversations like sexuality were still very taboo
Thank you for sharing with us.
Dorthy.. a lesbian. Blanche... another lesbian. and Pat and Kathy image consultants.
The look Dorothy gives!!
My past isn't perfect, but the Golden Girls taught me it was more than OK to love the LGBT community.
Yes, I was born straight and refuse to hate. Thank you, Golden Girls for restoring my faith in love.
I am glad the show could be there for you!
What me and my mom watched when I was four. I don't regret that at all.
Sofia was such a great role model.
Thank you for sharing.
What people fail to realize is that gay people have been in this world since the beginning of time. One thing I like about these shows is that they talked about all walks of life and showed different viewpoints from other people. I really slept on this show, but now that I seen it, I understand why people love this show so much. The Golden Girls makes you laugh and think about your future and most importantly, think about the people you want to spend the rest of your life with. That’s why I wished that TV would go back to this. Talking about life, friends, relationships, etc.
Thank you for sharing. And yes absolutely the LGBTQ+ community has been around a long long time. I am glad you found this show!
Stay Golden exactly. Many 80’s shows talked about it. The Golden Girls (of course), Gimme a Break did 2 episodes, talking about LGBTQ+ people. Sure, it wasn’t really accepting at that time, but it shows that we have been here a long time and have came a long way to have rights as well.
I hear you on that.
They were very progressive for their time, those were some of my favorite episodes.
I feel you on that
You killed me with the bonus round 😁🙌 thanks! Keep up the awesomeness!
Thank you for making it to the end! It was our first use of a bonus round ever!
#7.... who they choose to love is really not our business as parents. If we were to lose them, we'd all react just like that.
Exactly
Thank you for uploading this. I hope people watch this and laugh as this programme helped dismiss so many issues. I am grateful that The Golden Girls led the way forward and made things easier for me in life.
I also hope for the same thing.
"Image Consultant" really is the most gay way to identify as a lesbian without using the word 'lesbian' tho
Ha!
It was hilarious when Blanche got upset cuz a lesbian fell for Rose instead of her. Was hoping that was in this edit, but maybe next time!
I hear you. For a different type of video next time.
Number 4 is awesome, Sophia was ahead of her time.
I hear you.
No, she was just a mom who loved her children.😎
Number 7 is one of the most emotional moments in the show
Jackson Kelly I think that it’s arguably THE most emotional moment in the whole series. I can’t think of another that tops it.
Antonio Tejada thank you for agreeing with me cause to see a mother think she did something to make her son like that can really touch any heart
Golden girls said Gay Rights baybee!!!!
Sure did
Wow, Number 7 is so well acted in doesn't look like acting and is extremely upsetting!
It is a tough clip to watch but that means they are doing their job.
Absolutely!
Best sitcom ever
is amazing indeed
Betty white. Has been playing the old lady for 40 plus years
I hear you on that.