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The Golden Palace

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of the sitcom

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The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls is an United States situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a Miami, Florida home....
broadcast during the 1992–1993 season on the American

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series featured three of the four characters from The Golden Girls operating an upscale hotel called The Golden Palace. The show was not as popular as its predecessor, perhaps due to the absence of Beatrice Arthur

Beatrice Arthur

Beatrice ?Bea? Arthur is an American comedian, actress and singer. In an ongoing career spanning seven decades, Arthur has achieved success as the title character, Maude Findlay, on the 1970s sitcom Maude , and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls....
as a regular cast member, as well as the change of networks (it had moved from NBC to CBS) and a move to the Friday night death slot

Friday night death slot

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The Golden Palace is a spin-off

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Situation comedy

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Television network

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CBS

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Synopsis

The series featured three of the four characters from The Golden Girls operating an upscale hotel called The Golden Palace. The show was not as popular as its predecessor, perhaps due to the absence of Beatrice Arthur

Beatrice Arthur

Friday night death slot

The term Friday night death slot refers to the concept that a television program in the United States being scheduled on, or moved to, a timeslot between 8pm and 11pm on Friday nights will be followed shortly by its being "killed off" ...
. Arthur did make two guest appearances, as did others from the original show. Twenty-four episodes of the series are known to have been taped.

Cast

Betty White
Betty White

Betty Marion White is a film and television actress with a career spanning 60 years. White is perhaps best known for her close association with the shows The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, as well as for her regular appearances on the game shows Password and Match Game....
as Rose Nylund
Rose Nylund

Rose Nylund was a fictional character featured on the popular 1980s situation comedy The Golden Girls, and its spin-off The Golden Palace....
, a jack-of-all-trades in the hotel. She is of a notably stronger will than her previous incarnation (as Dorothy Zbornak
Dorothy Zbornak

Dorothy Petrillo-Hollingsworth , portrayed by Beatrice Arthur, is a fictional character from the Television series The Golden Girls. Dorothy was the strong, sarcastic, sometimes intimidating, and arguably most grounded of the four women in the house....
noted in her guest appearance, "When did she become the strong one?").
Rue McClanahan
Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan is an Emmy Award-winning United States actress, known for her roles on the television sitcoms Maude and The Golden Girls....
as Blanche Devereaux
Blanche Devereaux

Blanche Marie Elizabeth Hollingsworth Devereaux was one of the four main characters on the 1985-1992 NBC sitcom The Golden Girls, and its CBS spin-off The Golden Palace....
, who served as the main operator of the hotel. Her character remains virtually unchanged from her previous series.
Estelle Getty
Estelle Getty

Estelle Scher-Gettleman , better known by her stage name Estelle Getty, was an United States actor, who appeared in film, theatre and television....
as Sophia Petrillo
Sophia Petrillo

Sophia Petrillo is a fictional character from the Television series The Golden Girls, and its spin-offs The Golden Palace and Empty Nest ....
, the hotel's co-chef. She is beginning to show signs of senility.
Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle

Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle is an United States actor, film producer, philanthropist, and author. Cheadle rose to prominence after playing supporting roles in films such as Out of Sight, Traffic , and the Ocean's Eleven series of films....
as Roland Wilson, the hotel's manager
Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin

Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin is an United States comedian and actor who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s, and as Don Johnson's quick-and-scheme partner, Insp....
as Chuy Castillos, the chef alongside Sophia.
Billy L. Sullivan
Billy L. Sullivan

Billy L. Sullivan in New York, USA) is an American actor. He is the brother of Michael Sullivan and sometimes credited as Billy Sullivan....
as Oliver Webb, Roland's foster child for episodes 1-6, 11, and 14.

List of episodes

Ep #	Title	Air date
01	Pilot	September 18, 1992
01	Pilot Television pilot A television pilot is a test episode of an intended television series. It is an early step in the development of a television series, much like pilot lights or pilot serve as precursors to the start of larger activity, or pilot holes prepare the way for larger holes.... . Rose, Blanche and Sophia move out of their home and into the Golden Palace hotel.
02	Promotional Considerations	September 25, 1992
02	Rose makes a deal with producers of a talk show to have guests on the show stay at the Golden Palace for free, in exchange for an ad acknowledging the hotel.
03	Miles, We Hardly Knew Ye	October 2, 1992
03	Blanche and Roland discover that Rose's boyfriend Miles has been cheating on her.
04	One Old Lady to Go	October 9, 1992
04	Rose makes friends with an old woman at the hotel.
05	Ebbtide for the Defense	October 16, 1992
05	Just as Rose has overbooked the hotel with guests -- the majority of whom are lawyers visiting the city for a convention -- Blanche and Roland find that the hotel's insurance has been canceled.
06	Can't Stand Losing You	October 23, 1992
06	The girls compete to help Roland find a date, and Blanche brings in an old girlfriend.
07	Seems Like Old Times (1)	October 30, 1992
07	Dorothy reunites with her old friends at the hotel, and is shocked at how hard her mother Sophia is working. Beatrice Arthur Beatrice Arthur Beatrice ?Bea? Arthur is an American comedian, actress and singer. In an ongoing career spanning seven decades, Arthur has achieved success as the title character, Maude Findlay, on the 1970s sitcom Maude , and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls.... returns as Dorothy Zbornak-Hollingsworth for this two-parter.
08	Seems Like Old Times (2)	November 6, 1992
08	Dorothy, Blanche and Rose search for Sophia, who has gone missing. Features the final appearance of Beatrice Arthur as Dorothy.
09	Just a Gigolo	November 13, 1992
09	Blanche is escorted to a dance by a gigolo Gigolo Gigolo may refer to:* A male prostitution* Gigolo , a 2006 single by Helena Paparizou* Gigolo , a 2003 single by Nick Cannon* Gigolo , a 1987 song by The Damned... named Nick.
10	Marriage on the Rocks, With a Twist	November 20, 1992
10	Roland's parents visit the hotel with the announcement that they're getting a divorce.
11	Camp Town Races Aren't Nearly as Much Fun as They Used to Be	December 4, 1992
11	Blanche and Roland have a disagreement over a Confederate flag hung on the front desk.
12	It's Beginning to Look a Lot (Less) Like Christmas	December 18, 1992
12	Chuy has an A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol *A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas* is a book by Charles Dickens that was first published on December 19, 1843 with illustrations by John Leech .... -esque nightmare about Rose, Blanche, and Sophia.
13	Rose and Fern	January 8, 1993
13	Rose's ex, Miles, keeps calling the hotel, leading Rose to believe he wants to get back together with her.
14	Runaways	January 15, 1993
14	Oliver's mother has arrived to take her son home. However, Oliver and Sophia have run away in a stolen car.
15	Heartbreak Hotel	January 29, 1993
15	Blanche tries to win over the man who snubbed her in college, who ends up falling for Rose.
16	Señor Stinky Learns Absolutely Nothing About Life	February 5, 1993
16	Roland, Rose, and Brad the pool man form a volleyball team, and constantly leave Chuy out.
17	Say Goodbye, Rose	February 12, 1993
17	Rose's new boyfriend, Bill, bears a striking resemblance to her late husband, Charlie. Meanwhile, the hotel holds as comedy competition.
18	You've Lost That Livin' Feeling	February 19, 1993
18	Rose invites a restaurant critic to review the hotel restaurant's food. There, the critic drops dead, and the staff fear that Chuy -- whom the critic once gave a bad review -- may have poisoned him.
19	A New Leash on Life	April 2, 1993
19	Blanche's new love interest plans to put his racing greyhound Greyhound The Greyhound is a dog breed of hunting dog that has been primarily bred for coursing game and Greyhound racing, but with a recent resurgence of popularity increasingly as a pedigree show dog and family pet.... to sleep if it doesn't win its next race. This does not sit well with Rose.
20	Pro and Concierge	April 9, 1993
20	Blanche fires Roland after he is caught in a job interview with the rep of another hotel chain.
21	Tad	April 16, 1993
21	Blanche's mentally disabled brother Tad visits the hotel, and falls for Rose.
22	One Angry Stan	April 30, 1993
22	Stanley Zbornak Stanley Zbornak Stanley Zbornak is a fictional character featured on The Golden Girls and played by Herb Edelman.... , Dorothy's ex-husband, fakes his own death. Last appearance by Herbert Edelman.
23	Sex, Lies and Tortillas	May 7, 1993
23	Spring break at the Golden Palace: Roland discovers a college kid who has been sneaking friends into his room, Chuy tries to get into the Guiness Book of World Records, and Rose's granddaughter checks into the hotel with plans of sleeping with her boyfriend.
24	The Chicken and the Egg	May 14, 1993
24	Blanche calls upon her daughter Rebecca for an egg Ovum An ovum is a haploid female reproductive cell or gamete. Both animals and embryophytes have ova. The term ovule is used for the young ovum of an animal, as well as the plant structure that carries the female gametophyte and egg cell and develops into a seed after fertilization.... after agreeing to have her beau's children. The Series Finale. CBS considered a second season but ultimately decided to cancel it for the 1993 fall lineup.

The Golden Palace

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