{"id":609,"date":"2025-06-11T18:52:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/?p=609"},"modified":"2025-06-11T18:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:52:03","slug":"look-closer-this-scene-from-the-golden-girls-is-not-edited-and-it-confirms-what-we-all-suspected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/?p=609","title":{"rendered":"Look closer, this Scene from \u2018The Golden Girls\u2019 is not edited and it confirms what we all suspected\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-meta\"><span class=\"entry-author\"><span class=\"entry-label\">Author<\/span>admin<\/span><span class=\"entry-time\"><span class=\"entry-label\">Reading<\/span>8 min<\/span><span class=\"entry-views\"><span class=\"entry-label\">Views<\/span><span class=\"js-views-count\" data-post_id=\"18636\">2.9k.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"entry-date\"><span class=\"entry-label\">Published by<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-01-08\">January 8, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"b-r b-r--before_content\"><\/div>\n<article id=\"post-12132\" class=\"article-post post-12132 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail  category-interesting category-stories\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12137\" src=\"https:\/\/avokaddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/0ba390cc-3728-43db-a3d7-3ed3b5296004-300x300.avif\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avokaddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/0ba390cc-3728-43db-a3d7-3ed3b5296004-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/avokaddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/0ba390cc-3728-43db-a3d7-3ed3b5296004-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/avokaddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/0ba390cc-3728-43db-a3d7-3ed3b5296004-100x100.avif 100w, https:\/\/avokaddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/0ba390cc-3728-43db-a3d7-3ed3b5296004.avif 640w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1018\" height=\"1018\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p>You have undoubtedly heard of the wildly popular television program, The Golden Girls, unless you\u2019ve been living under a rock. The program, which ran from 1985 to 1992, won over viewers\u2019 hearts all across the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>Even now, more than 30 years after its final episode aired, people still talk about a show that was never supposed to last past its first season!<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>Stan Zimmerman, the staff writer for Season 1 of The Golden Girls, recently spoke with Newsner to learn more about some of the backstage tales! Discover hidden details about everyone\u2019s favorite show by reading on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-r b-r--after_p_1\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>The strong Estelle Getty, who played Sophia Petrillo in The Golden Girls, will never be forgotten.Stan Zimmerman remembers her for something very different\u2014her warmth\u2014than the viewers recall for her famous one-liners and scorching putdowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very excited that she was coming over to talk to me and my writing partner, Jim,\u201d remembers Zimmerman, a young writer at the time, when Getty initially approached him. And she says, \u201cI\u2019m so small.\u201d \u201cCome here, come here,\u201d she said as she arrived during her layover.<\/p>\n<p>He continues, saying, \u201cWe just follow her when she drags us to the back of the set. Estelle Getty is who she is! \u201cYour secret is safe with me,\u201d she told us. I also assumed that we were Jewish. In fact, it was that we are gay. Additionally, the Torch Song Trilogy show introduced her to many LGBT people.<\/p>\n<p>He described how his management at the time advised him to conceal his name while filming. \u201cPeople find it hard to believe,\u201d he remarked. However, we were unable to discuss who we really were at work. You know, this was in 1985. And you have to keep that quiet, according to our reps. She was prepared to do it for us, too. And I found that to be very pleasant and lovely.<\/p>\n<p>The lesser known side of Estelle Getty<\/p>\n<p>Zimmerman revealed that although her character was a zinger on screen, she had a maternal demeanor in real life. \u201cShe had that very motherly quality,\u201d he remembered. We would still speak on the phone years later, when I wasn\u2019t writing Golden Girls. Additionally, she would constantly ask, \u201cWho are you dating?\u201d Where are you employed? Additionally, I\u2019m not afraid to offer counsel on any of those topics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1127018792\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-cd9aacca37bd4c586b7cae53f39d0d4b\" class=\"newsner-cd9aacca37bd4c586b7cae53f39d0d4b newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-157590\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/23092023\/shutterstock_1386161150.jpg\" alt=\"Estelle Getty smiles for camera\" width=\"1339\" height=\"2149\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Estelle was younger than Bea Arthur and Betty White, while playing the role of the oldest Golden Girl! Therefore, the makeup artists would have to use makeup to make her look older.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe had to put on old age makeup,\u201d Stan remarked, recalling a humorous story about this. After that, I believe she had a facelift sometime between seasons one and two or two and three.<br \/>\nThe makeup crew then said, \u201cEstelle, we have to do your makeup now.\u201d How come you appear better? However, I believe she was simply thrilled to be in Hollywood. And can you picture working toward something your entire life, never achieving it, and perhaps even considering giving up on it several times?\u201d he asks.<\/p>\n<p>Zimmerman regrettably remembers witnessing his friend\u2019s decline. They had no idea what was wrong with her at the time. \u201cWe didn\u2019t know at the time that she was, experiencing early onset dementia,\u201d the author recalled. Furthermore, I believe that she was greatly worried by her fear of playing in front of a live studio audience and her growing tendency to forget lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so Friday night tapings were anxiety filled for her,\u201d he said, recalling the nights of filming. And I am aware that she put a lot of effort into overcoming that, but all three of the women were really protective to ensure that she was in the best possible mental position to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Being close to Zimmerman, she told him that she attended treatment multiple times a week, something that few people on set were aware of. \u201cIn the writer\u2019s room, they believed that she was out attending Hollywood parties every night,\u201d he claimed. She wasn\u2019t at home studying her lines because of this.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed the extreme actions they performed. I recall that they called in her managers, with whom we were acquainted, the executive producers, and told them that they needed to keep an eye on her. Ensure that she understands the lines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-r b-r--middle_content\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-157591 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/23092032\/shutterstock_78096541.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 530px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/23092032\/shutterstock_78096541.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/23092032\/shutterstock_78096541-768x573.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Bea Arthur, Rue McClanaghan and Betty White smile for cameras. \" width=\"1438\" height=\"1073\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/23092032\/shutterstock_78096541.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/23092032\/shutterstock_78096541.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/23092032\/shutterstock_78096541-768x573.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1000\" data-eio-rheight=\"746\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Getty was having difficulties at work at the time and was not diagnosed with dementia. According to Stan, \u201cit\u2019s really frightening when you have dementia because you know, all the studying you can do, if you can\u2019t, if your brain can\u2019t retain those lines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He discloses the steps they took to assist Estelle in delivering her lines. Therefore, if you see her eating raisins in the TV show, it\u2019s because we scrawled some of the phrases on her hands, and occasionally they taped it to the furniture. Additionally, I believe they had some cue cards to aid her in later years.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her difficulties, Estelle consistently produced quality work. But despite everything, Stan says, \u201cEvery time she sent her lines, they were like home runs.\u201d I mean, seeing her was truly incredible. Additionally, we knew that she would always deliver a fantastic joke at the end of the play, so we always turned to her for them.<\/p>\n<p>There was a problem with Betty White.<\/p>\n<p>Zimmerman, however, didn\u2019t have a particularly favorable first impression of Betty White. He told Newsner that White would frequently turn to the studio audience and make jokes about Estelle Getty during tapings if and when Getty fumbled her lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe would approach the stands with the audience watching the taping and crack jokes,\u201d Zimmerman claimed. And I felt it was really unkind of her.<\/p>\n<p>However, Stan has recently come to view things differently as he has aged. \u201cUntil recently, I thought, oh, perhaps she was going over there to attract the audience\u2019s attention and give Estelle some time to gather herself and remember the lines,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-157592 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/23092036\/shutterstock_110910623.jpg\" alt=\"Betty White looks off camera with a concerned look on her face.\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1999\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/23092036\/shutterstock_110910623.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"667\" data-eio-rheight=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve heard stories, I didn\u2019t see it particularly when we were there that there were some, I think, personality clashes between Bea and Betty,\u201d he added, recalling some whispers of friction between the two. Their methods of operation differed. You don\u2019t break character since Bea was actually a stage actor. Therefore, even though we were on break, I believe Bea did not like it when she saw Betty just kind of be herself and go up and talk in the middle of a scene.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, no one can compare to the Golden Girls.<\/p>\n<p>Stan also disclosed that the four Golden Girls\u2019 female stars did something that Hollywood actors rarely do: give credit and gratitude to the creators during interviews. Stan stated: \u201cI must express my gratitude to those four women for going out and discussing the writers on almost all talk shows.\u201d As authors, they were always complimentary. And that\u2019s not something you typically see. I will always be thankful for that.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the women never performed ad-libs on the show, despite what many people think! Stan claims that viewers frequently believe that some sequences were improvised, with the women coming up with ideas on the fly, but this is not always the case.<br \/>\n\u201cThey said every word, every comma, every period,\u201d Stan remembers. What we wrote was what they said.<\/p>\n<p>In his book The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore, Zimmerman discussed his captivating experiences with The Golden Girls as well as other topics.It contains his experiences with some of the biggest women on television, such as Lily Tomlin, Lauren Graham, Roseanne, the four Golden Girls, and more!<\/p>\n<p>His play \u201cRight Before I Go,\u201d a moving tale based on the suicide of a close friend 13 years prior, is presently on tour.<\/p>\n<p>Spread the word about this article to other Golden Girls fans who might be interested in learning these little-known facts!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AuthoradminReading8 minViews2.9k.Published byJanuary 8, 2025 &nbsp; You have undoubtedly heard of the wildly popular television program, The Golden Girls, unless you\u2019ve been living under a rock. 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