Silver Anniversaries of "The Golden Girls" and "227"
Tue, 09/14/2010
When The Golden Girls debuted on September 14, 1985, Variety called it "a funny, fast-paced, well-written sitcom with all the earmarks of a potential hit." They called it. The series was a top ten hit for nearly its entire run and won Emmy Awards for each of its four leading players— Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty. On the very same day, another TV legend was getting a second wind, when The Jeffersons ' Marla Gibbs starred in 227 . 227 was also one of the most...