The Competition (S1 E7)

WELCOME TO EPISODE 7 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!
Cheesecakes, it’s time for the annual bowling competition and we are all going to hold each other as we watch Rose become completely unhinged. Rose has a desperate need to win and is willing to throw anyone under the bus to do it. Shenanigans ensue when an old love of Sophia’s shows up and wants to take her back to Sicily for a visit.
For this week’s deep dive, Patrick is telling us all about the life and career of the creator of The Golden Girls, Susan Harris. Harris is a brilliant television pioneer who made it a priority to balance work and family life. AND she had a temper and may have thrown a stapler or two in meetings where things didn't go her way. And we say, right on, Susan!
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Ralph Manza; Television, Film Character Actor - LA Times - Feb 4, 2000
Uncle Insists on a Viking Funeral - Oakland Tribune - May 1, 1967
Viking Funeral Brings Man's Arrest - Akron Beacon's Journal - Feb 22, 1978
How The Golden Girls Creator Susan Harris… - Entertainment Weekly - Oct 15, 2018
Women and Adversity: Susan Harris, Television comedy writer - Jo Ann Mathews
From Rah‐Rah Cheerleader, to 'Soap's' Creator - New York Times - Jun 17, 1978
NBC'S 'GOLDEN GIRLS' GAMBLES ON GROWN-UPS - The New York Times - Sep 22, 1985
The Golden Girls Creators On Finding a New Generation of Fans - Vulture - Mar 3, 2017
Catching Up With The Golden Girls' Susan Harris - Out Magazine - Oct 3, 2010
The Several Sit-Coms of Susan Harris – Travalanche - Oct 28, 2023