WELCOME TO EPISODE 25 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls and we end each episode with a fully researched deep dive into something from the Golden Girls universe! In episode 25, WE GET THE GOLDEN GIRLS ORIGIN STORY!! We find out how they all became roommates AND shenanigans ensue when Patrick points out the one plot point that could possibly derail the whole thing? For the week’s deep dive, Jenn is giving us all the tea on Mame, the musical and, ahem, film that put Bea Arthur's talents on full display and was the beginning of the lifelong beautiful friendship between Bea and Dame Angela Lansbury. Sources: "The Golden Girls" The Way We Met (TV Episode 1986) - IMDb Edan Gross - Biography - IMDb Interview with Edan Gross -  Beyond The Mat with Mark Cox - Aug 23, 2021 Cricket dolls - Wikipedia Psycho Turns 60 This Week: How the 1960 Release Created an Iconic Film - IndieWire - Jun 14, 2020 The Critics Corner: Psycho - TCM Film - Feb 7, 2015 Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' Movie Facts - Mental Floss - Jun 16, 2020 Jeanette Nolan - Trivia - IMDb 20 Things You Didn't Know About Psycho - WhatCulture.com 10 things you (probably) never knew about the shower scene in Psycho - British Film Institute - Oct 25,  2017  The Use of Optical POV Shots in Rear Window - UpstartFilmCollective.com Janet Leigh’s Body Double in Psycho Reveals Alfred Hitchcock Asked Her to Undress - Town and Country - Oct 12, 2017 Battle of the Herrings - Wikipedia ​​ Hundred Years’ War  - Britannica Battle of the Herrings - Jeanne-darc.info Battle of the Herrings - BritishBattles.com End of the Hundred Years War - History Today - October 2003 Gullah Geechee community finally credited with... “Kumbaya"- AnneCBailey.blogspot.com - Feb 4, 2018   Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor  - NPS.gov About That Song You’ve Heard, Kumbaya - New York Times - Feb. 9, 2018 Kumbaya: History of an Old Song - Folklife Today - LOC.gov Showtune: a Memoir - Jerry Herman - 1996 Auntie Mame - Wikipedia But Darling, I'm Your Auntie Mame - Richard Tyler Jordan - 2004 50 Great Things About MAME - Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.   But Darling, I'm Your Auntie Mame - Richard Tyler Jordan - 2004 Jerry Herman | Songwriters Hall of Fame But Darling, I'm Your Auntie Mame - Richard Tyler Jordan - 2004 Mary Martin - Wikipedia 50 Great Things About MAME - Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.   Jerry Herman on 'Mame,' One Grand Dame : NPR Bea Arthur - 2002 - Intimate Portrait Theater: 'Mame' Is Back - New York Times - May 25, 1966 MAME Fact #5: "Multitudes of Mame-ies" - I Will Regret this Later - Sep 11, 2017  PROFILE / Bea Arthur - Octavio Roca - SF Gate - Aug 20, 2001

WELCOME TO EPISODE 24 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls and we end each episode with a fully researched deep dive into something from the Golden Girls universe! In episode 24, THE DAY HAS FINALLY COME! BIG DADDY IS COMING TO MIAMI! That’s right, Blanche’s father is bringing all his Southern charm for a visit… but he also has an announcement. Shenanigans ensue when a neighbor’s tree falls onto the ladies’ lanai and Sophia has to put a Sicilian curse on the guy to get him to take care of it. For the week’s deep dive, Patrick is telling us the story of Ellen Stewart, who created the downtown Off-Off-Broadway theater La MaMa. It was at La MaMa that Torch Song Trilogy, the play starring Estelle Getty which led to her landing the role of Sophia on The Golden Girls, was created, and the woman behind the theater's creation was a trailblazer in the downtown arts scene. Sources: Ellen Stewart: Still Pushing that Pushcart - The Villager - Nov 2006 Ellen Stewart, 91, Off Off Broadway Pioneer, Dies -  New York Times - Jan 13, 2011 Greenwich Village 1963: Avant-garde Performance and the Effervescent Body  - Sally Banes - 1993 Ellen Stewart - Wikipedia Remembering Ellen Stewart, Founder… La MaMa - BeyerBlinderBelle.com - Feb 21, 2023 Ellen Stewart - LaMaMa.org Remembering Ellen Stewart, Giant Of N.Y. Theater - NPR - Jan 14, 2011  History - LaMama.org Artists and Admirers on Ellen Stewart’s Legacy - The New York Times - Jan 18, 2011 La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club - Wikipedia

Rose’s sister Lily, who is learning to live as a blind person, comes for a visit, and Rose must make the difficult decision to either go live with Lily in Chicago or encourage her Lily to learn to take care of herself. Shenanigans ensue when the ladies decide to have a garage sale to raise money to buy a new TV. Turns out they all have a lot of garbage they don’t quite want to let go of. For this week’s deep dive, Jenn is giving us the fascinating backstory on the show’s set decoration. How exactly did the ladies end up with so much wicker? You’re about to find out! Sources: "The Golden Girls" Blind Ambitions (TV Episode 1986) - Trivia - IMDb Polly Holliday - Wikipedia Polly Holliday - Trivia - IMDb Annie Abbott - Biography - IMDb Annie Abbott's 'Giving Up Is Hard To Do' … - LA Times - Mar 12, 2013  William Gratton Obituary - Torrance, CA Bill Gratton - IMDb Stuart Fratkin - Wikipedia North American X-15 - Wikipedia Everything You Need To Know (And Probably Don't) About The X-15… - The Aviationist St. Elsewhere - Wikipedia This Trippy ‘80s Medical Drama Gave Denzel Washington His Big Break - MovieWeb - Apr 24, 2024 "Benson" The Layoff (TV Episode 1979) - IMDb Mono vs. Stereo Sound: What's the Difference? | Sonos Blog The Short Life of MTS, 1984-2009 - Journal of Sonic Studies - 2013 Multichannel Television Sound - Wikipedia Digital television transition - Wikipedia Ann-Margret - Hollywood Walk of Fame At 81, Ann-Margret Is Finally Living Her Rock ’n’ Roll Dream - New York Times - Apr 18, 2023 William Tecumseh Sherman to Atlanta : "War is Hell" - RJGeib.com William Tecumseh Sherman - Wikipedia I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know - Wikipedia Estelle Getty Zings for her Supper... People - March 31, 1986 Estelle Getty Much Younger than Role on Golden Girls - Orlando Sentinel - Jan 19, 1986 Estelle Getty on Joan Rivers Show in 1986 About Woodstock - Woodstock.com Why did Bob Dylan skip Woodstock Festival? - Far Out Magazine - Mar 13, 2024 10 Things You May Not Know About Woodstock - HISTORY - Aug  24, 2023 50 Facts about Woodstock - Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum - May 22, 2019 Wavy Gravy - Wikipedia Woodstock—How to Feed 400,000 Hungry Hippies - Smithsonian - Aug 14, 2009 The Past Lives of Shirley MacLaine -  New York Times - Mar 28, 2017  Shirley MacLaine Explains Why She Believes in 'UFOs and Reincarnation' - People - Jul 19, 2019   Shirley MacLaine's Past Lives - I'm Over All That - Excerpt - Oprah.com

WELCOME TO EPISODE 22 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls and we end each episode with a fully researched deep dive into something from the Golden Girls universe! In episode 22, Rose loses her job at the grief counseling center, so she starts inviting former patients to the house for treatment. Shenanigans ensue when the ladies find out that Rose is desperate to find another day job, but can’t seem to land one. Also, Blanche is trying to lose a few pounds and Dorothy is VERY EXCITED (cue jazz hands) for a date with an old… flame. Pun intended. For this week’s deep dive Jenn is telling us all about the GROUNDBREAKING 1992 film Stop or My Mom Will Shoot starring Estelle Getty and Sly Stallone. OK, groundbreaking might be going a bit far, but you will not BELIEVE the shady backstory about how Sly got the part or WHICH OTHER GOLDEN GIRL WAS ORIGINALLY OFFERED THE MOM ROLE. This one is wild, y’all. Source List: The Queen Mother Loved The Golden Girls So Much That She Requested a Live Performance from the Cast - Vanity Fair - APRIL 28, 2014 "The Golden Girls" Job Hunting (TV Episode 1986) - Trivia - IMDb Richard Venture - Wikipedia Richard Venture…  Dies at 94 - The Hollywood Reporter - Dec 19, 2017 Richard Venture - Trivia - IMDb   Kentucky Babe written by Adam Geibel, Richard H. Buck - SecondHandSongs.com Cover versions of Kentucky Babe by Isadore Rush - SecondHandSongs.com Kentucky Babe Cover Sheet - NYPL Digital Collections Kentucky Babe, Lyrics - ParlorSongs.com NoN: Kentucky Babe - SoundsOfIndiana.com Dan Rather - Wikipedia Dan Rather on  X - Dec 31, 2021 California Grocers Advocate - Volume 24, Issues 27-52 - Page 5 - 1919 Rue McClanahan, 76, Actress and Golden Girl, Dies - The New York Times - Jun 3, 2010 The Young and the Restless - Wikipedia The Young and the Restless (TV Series 1973– ) - Episode list - IMDb Buddy Ebsen, Star of 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' Dies - The New York Times - July 7, 2003 Mary Lou Retton | Gymnastics Hall of Fame | USOPM.org Mary Lou Retton - Wikipedia "The Golden Girls" Job Hunting (TV Episode 1986) - Trivia - IMDb How long before extra calories show on the scales? - BBC Science Focus Magazine Buster Crabbe - Wikipedia Buster Crabbe | Biography, Movies, Tarzan, & Olympic Swimmer  - Britannica Royal Variety Performance - Wikipedia Here We Go Again, my Life in Television - Betty White - 2010 The Queen Mother Loved The Golden Girls So Much … - Vanity Fair - Apr 28, 2014 Cinema of Adventure, Romance and Terror - George E. Turner - 1989 American Queer Life: How Culture Saved A Little, Gay Boomer Boy - Out Front Magazine - Apr 1, 2021 Neel Bate - Wikipedia Hiding in Plain Sight - Columbia Journalism Review - Feb 9, 2021 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot - Wikipedia Roger Spottiswoode — Blake Friedmann.co.uk Scribe Blake Snyder dies at 51 - Hollywood Reporter - Aug 6, 2009  ScribbleKing: INTERVIEW: Screenwriter Blake Snyder - Feb 21, 2007 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) - Trivia - IMDb Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot!': Is This Stallone's Most Embarrassing Film? - MovieBabble - Feb 13, 2022 Arnold Schwarzenegger And Sylvester Stallone Recall One-Time Feud - Deadline - Oct 27, 2023  Sylvester Stallone Gets Candid... - The Hollywood Reporter - Nov 7, 2022 Arnold Schwarzenegger Confirmed All-Time Great Troll Moves - Slash Film - Oct. 9, 2017   Stallone Gets Getty to Do her Own Stunts - Winston Salem Journal - Dec 22, 1991 A Golden Girl Trades Knitting for a Gun - Sacramento Bee - Feb 16, 1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot movie review (1992) | Roger Ebert Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) – Corner Store Cinema - Nov  21, 2019 Ageism and STOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT! - Hyper Real Film Club - Apr 1, 2021 At The Movies: “Stop  Or My Mom Will Shoot″ - Associated Press - Feb 21, 1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot - Movie Review - The Austin Chronicle - Feb 28, 1992 Review/Film; Take His Mother, Please - New York Times - Feb. 21, 1992

WELCOME TO EPISODE 21 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls and we end each episode with a fully researched deep dive into something from the Golden Girls universe! In episode 21, it's a week before the volunteer awards ceremony, AKA The Social Event of the Season, and all of the women except Sophia come down with the flu. And we ask, what could be more fun than being on death’s door with your best friends? Shenanigans ensue when the gals start fighting over who will win the big award.  For this week’s deep dive, Jenn will tell us all about the life and amazing career of casting director Allison Jones. Wait. Till. You. Hear. About. The. Christmas. Scaries. Sources: Trivia - "The Golden Girls" Flu Attack (TV Episode 1986) An actor for four decades, Spelman awaits the next 'stage' in life - Sioux City Journal - Jul 31, 2014  William Cort; TV, Film and Stage Actor - LA Times - Oct 3, 1993 PROFILE / Ray Reinhardt  - SF Gate - Sep 17, 2001  Marcelo Tubert - Wikipedia A Little Romance | Golden Girls Wiki | Fandom Tony Carreiro - Wikipedia Silvana Gallardo - Wikipedia Obituary information for Sandra Silvana Gallardo -  Lusk McFarland Funeral Home Michael DeBakey, Rebuilder of Hearts, Dies at 99 - The New York Times - July 13, 2008 The Complete History Of Pesto From Early Ingredients Used Up To Today - Matthew Baron The History of Hot Toddy + Recipes - On the Sauce Again . Another World (TV Series 1964–1999) - IMDb Jamboree - Wikipedia Who Invented Bloodmobiles? Discover the Legacy of Dr. Charles Drew - San Diego Blood Bank Pretty in Pink - Wikipedia Molly Ringwald Looks Back on ‘Pretty in Pink,’ 35 Years Later - Vogue - Mar 3, 2021 'Pretty in Pink' Director on John Hughes, Casting Molly Ringwald - Variety - Feb 15, 2021  OTRC: Andrew McCarthy talks 'Pretty In Pink' wig, travel writing: 9 facts" - ABC 7 - Feb 2015 Pretty in Pink' turns 30: Here are 17 surprising facts about the '80s classic - Today.com - Feb 25, 2016  Pretty in Pink (1986) - Trivia - IMDb Purple Death: The Great Flu of 1918 - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization The Story of Influenza - The Threat of Pandemic Influenza - NCBI Bookshelf As the 1918 Flu Emerged, Cover‑Up and Denial Helped It Spread - HISTORY - Oct 4, 2023   The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 - Archives.gov Reflecting on the Impacts of the Influenza and Coronavirus Pandemics… - NCBI - June 2020  The Mask Slackers of 1918 - New York Times - Aug 3, 2020  Spanish Flu: What Is It, Causes, Symptoms & Pandemic - ClevelandClinic.org One Scientist's Thoughts on Comparing COVID-19 to the 1918 Flu Pandemic - Pfizer.com The History of Hot Toddy + Recipes - OntheSauceAgain.com Can a hot toddy really help relieve cold symptoms?  - USA Today - Dec 5, 2022  Does NyQuil contain alcohol? What to know - MedicalNewsToday.com Hot Toddy Recipe - NY Times Cooking Allison Jones, Nerd Hunter - The New Yorker - Mar 30, 2015  In Search of the Perfect Nerd - Pomona College News - Oct 12, 2010  Meet The Woman Who Finds The Funniest People In Hollywood - Refinery29 - Aug 21, 2020 Allison Jones: Casting director finds her niche with Apatow - Variety - Jul 30, 2007 From 'Freaks and Geeks' … Allison Jones has changed casting  - Fresh Air NPR - Sep 12, 2023 Parks and Recollection: Casting Directors Allison Jones & Ben Harris…  - Oct 4, 2021   Allison Jones - Credits (text only) - IMDb Off The Beat with Brian Baumgartner: Allison Jones - Apr 13, 2021   Allison Jones on casting… - AV Club - August 2, 2013 From ‘Freaks and Geeks’ to ‘A Simple Favor’: Paul Feig’s Secret Weapon - THR - Sep 14, 2018  How Casting Director Allison Jones Discovers the Stars of Tomorrow - Backstage.com   Allison Jones, The Woman Who Helped Spur The Rise…  - Fast Company - Jan 27, 2014

WELCOME TO EPISODE 20 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls and we end each episode with a fully researched deep dive into something from the Golden Girls universe! In episode 20, Blanche is failing her psychology course. Shenanigans ensue… wait, I know we usually say that, but it doesn’t quite fit the bill here… so, ILLEGAL HORRIBLE #METOO behavior ensures when her professor tells her how she can get an A in the course. Don’t worry, Blanche kicks ass in this episode. OH, also, Dorothy and the girls are trying to get Frank Sinatra tickets which leads to maybe our most hilarious mini deep dive yet!  For this week’s deep dive, Stan Zimmerman, who co-wrote this episode, is back to give us all the behind the scenes tea and answer all the questions we have for this episode! Sources: "The Golden Girls" Adult Education (TV Episode 1986) - Trivia - IMDb Jerry Hardin - Wikipedia James Staley | Mork and Mindy Wiki Don King - Wikipedia Frank Sinatra's 1986 Concert & Tour History - ConcertaArchives.org Ticket Scalping Leaves Diehard Fans Limp - San Pedro News-Pilot - Aug 1, 1986 How to Overcome a Speech Impediment — or Thrive in Spite of It - Yoodli NBC page - Wikipedia Bob Hope - Movies, Career & USO - Biography.com Feen-A-Mint Oral: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pictures, Warnings & Dosing - WebMD   Soda jerk - Wikipedia Soda Jerks: A Lingo All Their Own-  HamiltonBeach.com     The Horned Helmets Falsely Attributed to Vikings Are Actually Nearly 3,000 Years Old - Smithsonian

WELCOME TO EPISODE 19 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls and we end each episode with a fully researched deep dive into something from the Golden Girls universe! In episode 19, Blanche has a very wealthy new boyfriend who is wining, dining, and private-jetting her all over the Eastern seaboard. When he proposes, the only hiccup is the fact that he has two small children that he wants her to raise. And shenanigans ensue when Rose and Dorothy decide they are going to replace the toilet in the house’s shared bathroom… which we have never seen before and never will again.  For this week’s deep dive, Jenn is telling us all about the classic TV show All in the Family . This classic yet controversial sitcom from the 1970s not only gave the world Bea Arthur's character Maude, but it also set the stage for groundbreaking shows like The Golden Girls and beyond. Sources: "The Golden Girls" Second Motherhood (TV Episode 1986) - IMDb Kevin McCarthy, Actor in ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers,’ Dies at 96 -  New York Times - Sep 12, 2010 Kevin McCarthy - Biography - IMDb Alan Blumenfeld - Wikipedia Alan Blumenfeld - Biography - IMDb Terry Wills | Child's Play Wiki Inside The Industry: Arrests Made in "Operation Leaky Pipes" Insurance Scam - BB Insurance Marketing INC  What is a Toilet Spud? | Express Electrical . How to Identify Real Cameo Jewelry - TheSpruceCrafts.com Fats Domino - Wikipedia The Secret History of Ancient Toilets -  Nature - May 24, 2016 Who Invented the Flush Toilet? - HISTORY.com - Apr 17, 2020 A Brief History Of Showers - ThermaSol.com Plumbing - Wikipedia 20 Fun Facts About Plumbing - BenjaminFranklinPlumbing.com The History of Showering - NeptuneBathing.ie The White House Gets Running Water, 1833 - WhiteHouseHistory.org What is a Toilet Spud? - ExpressPlumbingIdaho.com Little Richard - Wikipedia Too Black, Too Queer, Too Holy: Why Little Richard… - The Guardian - May 12, 2020  Little Richard biography and career timeline - American Masters - PBS Little Richard | Biography, Music, Songs, & Facts | Britannica Yonkers ’86 Cyanide Death Reignited ’82 Tylenol Scare  - LoHud.com   - Jan 28, 2014

WELCOME TO EPISODE 18 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls and we end each episode with a fully researched deep dive into something from the Golden Girls universe! In Episode 18, Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose are rehearsing a tap dance to perform in a local competition (these gals really do keep themselves busy!). Shenanigans ensue when Dorothy discovers a foot injury that requires surgery! For this week's deep dive, Patrick is telling us all about the Maude abortion episodes. The episodes, called "Maude's Dilemma Parts 1 & 2" aired in the show's first season and, as you can imagine, caused QUITE a stir! Sources: Robert Picardo - Wikipedia Robert Picardo - Trivia - IMDb "The Golden Girls" The Operation (TV Episode 1986) Anne Haney - Wikipedia Bill Quinn - Trivia - IMDb Bill Quinn - Wikipedia TV, Film and Stage Actor Bill Quinn Dead at 81 - AP - May 3, 1994 Belita Moreno - Wikipedia Pat Sajak - Wikipedia Morton's neuroma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic History of Medicine: The Mysterious Appendix - Columbia Surgery Nosocomephobia (Fear of Hospitals): Symptoms & Treatment The Fear of Hospitals or Nosocomephobia - VeryWellMind.com Ginsu - Wikipedia It Slices, It Dices: When Ginsu Knives Cut Through the As-Seen-on TV Competition - Mental Floss Far from Reality TV: The Changing Story of Abortion on Television - Vice - Jan 5, 2016,  Re-Scripting Depictions of Abortion on Screen - New America  - Oct 19, 2023 Maude (TV series) - Wikipedia Here's How Bea Arthur got her own show after All In The Family - MeTV - Sep 19, 2023 Norman Lear’s Most Controversial Episode: ‘Maude’ on Abortion - The New York Times - Dec 7, 2023 An Abortion That Shook Prime Time - LA Times - Nov. 10, 1992 Maude Didn't Leave 'em All Laughing - The New York Times - Dec. 10 1972 How The Golden Girls creator Susan Harris  - EW - Oct 15, 2018 Norman Lear Shocked America… - The Washington Post -Dec 8, 2023 25 C.B.S. Affiliates Won't Show ‘Maude’ Episodes on Abortion - The New York Times - Aug 14, 1973 Norman Lear's Groundbreaking Maude Abortion Episode - EW - Sep 22, 2022 At 100, Norman Lear Looks Back ... Hollywood Reporter - Sep 7, 2022

WELCOME TO EPISODE 17 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls and we end each episode with a fully researched deep dive into something from the Golden Girls universe! Blanche’s favorite niece, Lucy, comes for a visit and pursues quite an active social calendar as she goes on dates with different men each night – and hey, no judgment here, GET IT LUCY! Shenanigans ensue when Dorothy develops a personal vendetta against a mouse living in the kitchen. Get ready for a Dot monologue for the ages! For this week’s Deep Dive, we're diving into the iconic eighties costumes of the show, exploring the method behind the madness of each character's signature looks, and celebrating the costumer of the show for its entire run, Judith Evans. Sources: "The Golden Girls" Nice and Easy (TV Episode 1986) - Trivia - IMDb Hallie Todd - Wikipedia To Twilo and Beyond… Adventures with the Dick Van Dyke Show Cast -  David Van Deusen  - 2005 Agent Ken Stovitz Departing Paradigm To Join MGMT As Manager Producer - Deadline - May 26, 2016 Miami Vice - Wikipedia Miami Vice: How an Icon of 80s Cool… -  CrimeReads - Jul 17, 2019 NBC'S 'GOLDEN GIRLS' GAMBLES ON GROWN-UPS - The New York Times - Sep 22, 1985 O. J. Simpson - Wikipedia Li’l Abner - Britannica Bruce Springsteen – Ramrod Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Dorothy looked amazing on Season 5. How come Bea Arthur didn't keep that look for the remaining seasons? : r/theGoldenGirls Dorothy Zbornak Fan Club Thread - datalounge.com She's the One who Keeps the Girls Looking Golden - Greensboro News - Mar 13, 1990

Rose’s daughter and granddaughter are coming for a visit… but Rose is nervous since she’ll need to reveal some deep Nylund family secrets. And shenanigans ensue when we learn that Blanche is a true crime girlie and is OBSESSED with a “society” murder that has taken place in Palm Beach. For this week’s Deep Dive, Jenn is telling us alllllllll about the magnificent and award-winning hair and make-up of The Golden Girls. And let us tell you, there are some STORIES behind those iconic LEWKS! SOURCES: The Truth Will Out | Golden Girls Wiki | Fandom . Christine Belford - Wikipedia The Golden Avenue The History and People of Ocean Avenue, Amityville, NY  - Doug Robinson - 2018 Christine Belford - Biography - IMDb Bridgette Andersen - Wikipedia Interview Is almost too much for Gene - Daily Oklahoman - May 16, 1982 Amber Tamblyn Surveys Hollywood's Toll on Women in Dark Sparkler - Indy Weekly - Feb 23, 2016 'The Truth Will Out': Phrase Meaning & History - No Sweat Shakespeare TRUTH WILL OUT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com Wedgwood China: Price Guide and Popular Patterns - invaluable.com   AT&T - 40 Year Stock Price History | T | MacroTrends Space Camp (United States) - Wikipedia Shepherd’s pie | Description, Origin, Lamb, & Casserole | Britannica Murder in Palm Beach: Victim’s children decide cops got the wrong man - The Gainesville Sun - Feb 16, 2020  Frank Sinatra - Wikipedia Making Up is Hard to Do - Orange Coast Magazine - Feb 1988 His Special Effect : Maurice Stein Uses His Skills... - Los Angeles Times - Dec 19, 1995  Maurice Stein: A Legend in Aesthetics - Dermascope.com Must Hear TV: Maurice Made "Golden" Magic - Jim Collucci - Mar 15, 2018 Character Makeup, Moderate Aging (stretch and stipple) : r/UnconventionalMakeup Making Up is Hard to Do - Orange Coast Magazine - Feb 1988 The Golden Girls’: Estelle Getty Said... - ShowBiz Cheat Sheet - May 16, 2021 ‘Golden Girls’: Bea, Estelle, Rue and Betty's Bond | Closer Weekly Explaining Hollywood…  Job as a Hairstylist - Los Angeles Times - Jun 21, 2022 How a Great TV Wig is Made - Vulture - Jun 18, 2019 HOLLYWOOD WIGS OUT... - Entertainment News Service - Jul 9, 1991  The Golden Girls’ … Bea Arthur’s Hair –  Tiffany Luckey - Another TV Blog -Apr 25, 2014 ‘The Golden Girls’ … Bea Arthur’s Hair –  Tiffany Luckey - Another TV Blog -Apr 25, 2014 Dorothy looked amazing on Season 5. How come Bea Arthur didn't keep that look for the remaining seasons? : r/theGoldenGirls Dorothy Zbornak Fan Club Thread - datalounge.com She's the One who Keeps the Girls Looking Golden - Greensboro News - Mar 13, 1990

WELCOME TO EPISODE 14 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls  and we end each episode with a fully researched deep dive into something from the Golden Girls universe! Dorothy has a new boyfriend and his name is Glen (as we are always saying, DOROTHY CAN GET IT!). Shenanigans ensue when Dorothy discovers that Glen is married. Shenanigans double ensue when Dorothy finds herself sneaking around to be with her married boyfriend behind her best friends’ backs. Meanwhile, Blanche sells her car to Rose so she can acquire a sexy new ride.  For this week’s Deep Dive, Jenn tells us the you-won’t-believe-it-until-you-hear-it story of actor Alex Rocco, who plays Glen in this episode. Rocco’s story includes his time with Boston’s notorious Winter Hill Gang, MURDER, jail time and… not being asked back to play Glen in future episodes of The Golden Girls . Sources: "The Golden Girls" That Was No Lady (TV Episode 1985) - IMDb Alex Rocco - Trivia - IMDb Alex Rocco - Wikipedia Alex Rocco - The TImes UK - Sep 03, 2015 Alex Rocco, Moe Greene in 'The Godfather, had real criminal record - WCBV5 - Jul 21, 2015 Late ‘Godfather’ Actor Had Ties to Winter Hill Gang - Boston.com - Jul 21, 2015 Alex Rocco, 79; left a Somerville gang, rebuilt life as noted character actor- Boston Globe - July 07, 2015 Alex Rocco... Dies at 79 - Boston Globe - Jul 07, 2015 From Jesse Owens to Usain Bolt: The evolution of the men's 100m world record Space Shuttle Challenger disaster - Wikipedia The 5 US skyscrapers that get struck by lightning most often - AccuWeather What Is an Act of God? With Examples, Insurance Coverage - Investopedia Acts of Swine - Bandcamp Phyllis George - Wikipedia Inquisition - History.com Dolphins Hall of Fame coach Don Shula dies at 90 - ESPN Remembering Dolphins legendary coach Don Shula - Sports Illustrated  Don Shula - Wikipedia Martha and the Vandellas | Members, Songs, & Facts | Britannica

WELCOME TO EPISODE 13 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls and we end each episode with a fully researched deep dive into something from the Golden Girls universe! Rose has a new love interest and his name is Dr. Jonathan Newman. She’s been out with him six times in the last three weeks and Blanche and Dorothy are dying to meet him. Shenanigans ensue when Blanche invites Dr. Newman to the house for dinner without asking Rose if it’s okay. When Dr. Newman arrives, he’s… not exactly what Blanche and Dorothy were expecting. For this week’s deep dive Patrick is telling us all about the groundbreaking play Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein. He goes deep on the surprising story of how the show came to be, how it was a major cultural force in changing the perception of gay people, and how the casting of Estelle Getty led to her landing the role of Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls. Sources: Golden Girls Forever  - Jim Colucci - 2016  "The Golden Girls" A Little Romance (TV Episode 1985) - IMDb A Little Romance | Golden Girls Wiki | Fandom Brent Collins - Wikipedia Have a Heart: Brent Collins–Actor, Marfan, and Dwarf | The Lewis Crusade - Feb 11, 2013 Marfan Syndrome - Marfan.org Did Abraham Lincoln Have Marfan Syndrome? – Clinical Correlations Billy Barty - Wikipedia Small in Stature, Great in The art: The Billy Barty Story - Meridian Magazine Billy Barty - IMDb Jeane Dixon - Biography - IMDb Jeane Dixon, 79, Astrologer Claiming Psychic Power, Dies - The New York Times - Jan. 27, 1997 Jeane Dixon - Wikipedia An unlikely wintry storm that brought Phoenix, Ariz., its... - UPI Archives Cheryl Tiegs - Wikipedia Time Magazine the All-american Model Cheryl Tiegs on the Cover, 6 March 1978 - Etsy 1985-86 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com Profiles in Courage - Wikipedia Ford Falcon (North America) - Wikipedia Where and when did the word 'lick' originate when it means to beat someone at something? - Quora Harvey Fierstein on "I Was Better Last Night" - CBS News - Mar 13, 2022 Harvey Fierstein Biography (1954-) - filmreference.com Harvey Fierstein Sings the Song of Himself… ’ - The New York Times - Feb 28, 2022 Harvey Fierstein on "I Was Better Last Night" - CBS News - Mar 13, 2022 How Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Became the Trilogy -  Playbill - 1982 Harvey Fierstein: 'He Loves to Shock' - Los Angeles Times - Jul 17, 1988  How we made ... Harvey Fierstein… on Torch Song Trilogy -The Guardian - May 28, 2012 ‘Torch Song Trilogy’ and Me: A 35-Year Love Affair - The New York Times - Nov 17, 2017 Greenwich Village: a Gay History - HuzBears International Stud  Review: Boy Gets Boy, Loses Boy (NY Daily News, May 23,1978) Fugue in a Nursery Review: A Four Sided Love Affair (Newsday, Dec 15 1979) Widows and Children First! Review: "Widows:" Compelling View of Gay Life (Ithaca Journal, Feb 8, 1980) Interview with Torch Song legend Harvey Fierstein - New York Theatre Guide  - Nov 26, 2018 Torch Song Trilogy - Wikipedia THEATER: FIERSTEIN'S 'TORCH SONG' - The New York Times - Nov. 1, 1981 Matthew Broderick - CBS News - Sep 13, 2004 Interview with Torch Song legend Harvey Fierstein - New York Theatre Guide  - Nov 26, 2018 Estelle Getty - An Intimate Portrait - 2000  (12:59 - 13:20) Harvey's Broadway Blog: Estelle Getty Estelle Getty, 84 - Los Angeles Times - Jul 23, 2008 Harvey Fierstein Looks Back—Even Though He Prefers Not To - Time - Mar 9, 2022  The Gay Radicalism of ‘Torch Song’ Begins and Ends at Home - The Daily Beast - Oct 19, 2017