Saturday, April 26th, 2009. A day that shall live in infamy for TV sit-com junkies. Maude has left the building.
Bea Arthur - who rose to fame as Archie Bunker’s loud mouthed, liberal cousin Maude Finley in “All In The Family”; later reprised the character in “Maude”; and was best known as Dorthy in “The Golden Girls” - took the big dirt nap Saturday…this a disaterous TV tragedy for four reasons:
1) Golden Girls was one greatest shows on TV…ever. Just watch the show. Flawless.
2) Without the Golden Girls, we may not have ever heard of Quentin Tarantino or George Clooney. Some of their first appearances were on the GG.
3) The show was damn funny:
Dorothy: Why can’t you sleep on the couch and give Clayton and Doug your room?
Blanche: Are you crazy, what will the neighbors think if they see two men in my bedroom?
Sophia: They’ll think it’s Tuesday.
4) …With Bea gone, now who will casting agents get to fill all those parts for old, Lurch-like, deep voiced women???? Waitaminute! Waitaminute!! What about Susan Boyle?!?!?!?
She’s got the look…and she comes with a bonus!! She can sing her a@@ off!
Just kidding…seriously, no one could ever replace Bea! She may be gone, but she leaves behind a legacy of truly groundbreaking, funny sh@@. May she R.I.P.
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