I can’t say that I only have one tv show that I am addicted too. I have four that I can simply watch over and over again. These four are the….

• Golden Girls
• Charmed (the original Halliwell sisters)
• The Nanny
• Bridgerton

Now I know that three of these series are outdated and being re casted and the other is brand new on Netflix. So, this is so difficult to just choose one! But for this one, I will choose Golden Girls. Let me tell you why…

Golden Girls featuring the fable woman who made them the Golden Girls! Betty White as spacey Rose Nylund. Bea Arthur as my favorite, sarcastic, Dorthy Zbornak. Estelle Getty as the saucy Italian, Sophia Petrillo and you can’t forget the lustrous southern Belle, Blanche Devereaux, played by none other than Rue Mcclanahan.

These series are about four women who literally put the ‘live, laugh, love’ on the market, in my opinion. Splitting cheesecakes among themselves as they share their Golden years together. Each with different personalities they come together with their strengths, as well as their weaknesses, to get threw everyday life.

Here I’ll break down each character and you can tell me who’s your favorite at the end.

• Dorthy Zbornak is a divorced substitute teacher from Brooklyn, New York. Raised by a Sicilian immigrant parents, Sophia and Salvadore or Sal. In high school, Dorothy became pregnant and ended up marring the father of her children, Stan Zbornak. Whom, after thirty- eight years, left the marriage to marry a younger woman. Dorothy is practical, easily angered, sarcastic, towards everyone, especially her ex-husband who comes around still, knowing that he is not wanted. She goes through the series dating or not wanting to date, depending on the relationship, but then ends up marring Blanches uncle, Uncle Lucas. After each heartache the girls would gather around their table and discus their problems, with cheesecake!
• Sophia Petrill, who’s Dorothys mother was born in Sicily. How she ended up in New York was because she was in an arranged marriage. So, she fled and ended up marring Salvadore Petrillo, to which they had three kids. Two daughters and a son, who was a cross dresser until his death. Dorathy had placed her in a home called Shady Pines and would often threaten to take her back if she didn’t behave. How she came to live with them was because the place burnt down and was waiting for a remodel. She then moved in with Dorothy, Blanche and Rose. To which the girls come to if they want some advice. If they ever got it, it would always start with ‘picture it, Sicily…’
• Rose Nyland is a Norwegian American farm girl from Minnesota. She tells of her life on the farm and how her and her husband Charlie met. After his death she moved to Florida. With Rose, being naive, her perspective on focus and lack of intelligence, she is often portrayed as a little slow, compared to the other three. She is often the butt of almost every joke. She does however have a boyfriend, named Miles, who they make a cute couple, if they are not hiding from his ex-mob boss.
• Blanche Devereaux was born a wealthy southern blue belle from Atlanta Georgia. She moved to Miami with her husband George, until his death. Now she is a man hungry, self-absorbed character who’s love life is as epic, starting from her teenage years till now. Though most of it was none believable to the other ladies. They simply rolled their eyes and shift in their seats and call her out in a lie.
• So, each lady has a different outlook on life that challenges each of them to being a single woman in their golden years to come. They all come together at their dinner table, not forgetting their cheesecake and discuss their problems. They started off as strangers, then to friends which lead to a bond of sister hood.

The series had many difficulties such as the scare of aides with Rose or the choice of being a single mother with Blanches daughter. They catered to stereotyping as Sophia being a Sicilian and wanting to be known as an organized crime boss. There was even an interracial love between Dorothys son, (who’s white) and loves an older Black woman, which was considered taboo, but they came together to understand that love was love no matter the race. Even Blanches brother came out on the show stating he was Gay. Along with Dorothys friend who came to visit, to whom was Gay as well and was falling in love with Rose. The show Even had Sophias son as a cross dresser! With all of these frowned upon notions going on in the world at that time, including some today, they were teaching us to look past all the negativity and see what was really important.

Another reason I love this show is because when this came on my grandmother, and I would watch the mini marathons on the television. Years later I ended up buying the series so I could watch it any time I want.

I hope to one day have friends like this when I get older. Friends to sit around a table, with no phones, just cheesecake, coffee or any other desserts we can think of and sit around and talk. To actually have a conversation about our problems and each of us trying to help resolve it. Pure honesty amongst friends. Not having to hurry to get home to dogs, husbands, or kids. Just pure enjoyment of laughter fun and good times.

I did mention earlier that Dorothy is my favorite. I can relate to her in so many ways. Tall, socially awkward at times when it comes to dating. Love for the written word but mostly for the sarcastic and very strong will, she portrays in life.

If you have no idea as to who I am talking about, watch a few shows. I guarantee that it will bring a smirk to your face! Let me know in the comments as to what you think. Till then, have a nice day!