WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls . Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls  universe! In season 3, episode 5, all the ladies are learning to face their fears, whether that's public speaking, flying, or a room full of bald men. A room full of bald men? Leave it to Blanche to have the weirdest nightmares. Shenanigans ensue when our gals set off to a funeral in the Caribbean, crossing paths with a feisty flight attendant on the lookout for a stray plane part or two.... Sources: I Think We're Alone Now - Wikipedia Eighties pop diva Tiffany looks Back… - The Guardian - Jul 4, 2025 How we made I Think We're Alone Now…  - The Guardian - Jul 30, 2019  Eighties pop diva Tiffany looks Back… - The Guardian - Jul 4, 2025 The True Origin Of Funeral Eulogies - Grunge - Feb 3, 2023 A Guide to Religious Funeral Traditions - Empathy.com Graham Chapman - Wikipedia The Pople Hosting Their Own ‘living funerals’ - The Guardian - Jan 28, 2024  Meg Wyllie - Variety - Feb 10, 2002  Meg Wyllie (1917-2002) - FindaGrave.com Golden Girls For Ever  - Jim Colucci - 2016 Search for new Mr. (or Ms.) Clean Is on - Toronto Sun - Oct 13, 2016 The Untold Truth Of Mr. Clean - House Digest - Mar 20, 2023  Hot, Bald and Possibly Gay: How Mr. Clean Has Kept It Fresh for 5 Decades - Ad Week - Feb 8, 2016 Richard Black, 92, Artist Who Conjured ‘Mr. Clean,’ Dies -  New York Times - Apr 2, 2014  After Six Decades, It's Finally Time for Us to Call Mr. Clean Daddy - Mel Magazine - 2020 Design Evolution: Mr. Clean - PopIcon.life - July 6, 2016

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls . Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls  universe! In season 3, episode 4, the ladies need a housekeeper AND I GUESS THEY LOST COCO'S NUMBER because Marguerite has entered the chat. Or as Dot calls her, Mar-GUAR-ite. Oh, our sweet Dot. Shenanigans ensue when strange things start happening around the house while at the same time... cleaning does not. When the ladies decide they have to fire Marguerite, things only get worse. So they bring her back in what can only be described as the 80s-est most awkward way. And in the end ALL IS FIXED AND FORGIVEN. Ahhhhhh, the warm bath that is The Golden Girls . Sources: Second National March on Washington, 1987 - Iowa University Library 1979 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights - Stonewall Columbus - Oct 14, 2024 200,000 March in Capital to Seek Gay Rights and Money for AIDS -  New York Times - Oct 12, 1987 Second March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights - EBSCO - 2022 The AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall - Smithsonian Archives - Dec 17, 2020  NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt - Wikipedia The AIDS Memorial Quilt - National Library of Medicine Second March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights - EBSCO - 2022 Worldwide Love Potions - National Geographic - Feb 11, 2009 The Curious History of Love Potions -  HistoryFacts.com - March 27, 2025   History's Weirdest Aphrodisiacs and Love Potions - History Extra (BBC History) - February 2020  Worldwide Love Potions - National Geographic - Feb 11, 2009 Exploring scientifically proven herbal aphrodisiacs - PubMed Central - 2013  MDMA 'Love Potions' Could Be Available within a Decade, Expert Says - Metro News - Jun 9, 2022 Paula Kelly, Who Danced From Stage Onto the Screen, Dies at 77 - New York Times - Feb 12, 2020  Paula Kelly Is Star Bound - New Pittsburgh Courier - April 20, 1968 Paula Kelly, Emmy-nominated Actress, Dancer… Dies at 77 - The Washington Post - Feb 10, 2020 10 Famous Curses - HowStuffWorks.com Did James Dean's Porsche Keep Killing Long After His Fatal Crash? -  Snopes - Sep 29, 2022  Five Famous ‘Curses’ and Why People Believe them - The Week - Sep 2, 2019 6 Famous Curses and Their Origins - History - May 27, 2025 The Curse of the Scottish Play - The Royal Shakespeare Company  Why Do People Believe in Curses? - The Conversation - Aug 30, 2019

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls . Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls  universe! In season 3, episode 3, Rose learns that her uncle has left her a baby in his will (we looked into it, YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO THIS!), and she and Dorothy decide they're gonna raise it together. Blanche decides she in too, as long as she doesn't have to do any of the gross baby stuff, and Sophia also agreed...cuz she has no choice. Shenanigans ensue when the gals discover that the baby is actually, wait for it, an enormous pig. Sources How Condoms Evolved Since Ancient Times - HISTORY - May 27, 2025  A Cheap, Safe, Non-Embarrassing History of Condom Vending Machines - Mel Magazine - 2019 MARKET IT, PACKAGE IT: CONDOM`S BACK IN VOGUE - Chicago Tribune - Aug 9, 2021  Condom Sales in Women’s Restrooms Aimed at AIDS - LA Times - May 3, 1987  Three Condom Vending Machines Strategically Placed in Dallas Service Area - Sep 16, 2024  The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care - Wikipedia Opinion: Dr. Spock's Children - New York Times - Mar 17, 1998  Dr Spock's Baby and Child Care at 65 - BBC News - August 2011 How One Mother’s Love for Her Gay Son Started a Revolution - PFLAG Charlotte - Apr 10, 2023  Benjamin Spock - Wikipedia Actor, DJ Tom “Mr. Patches” McGreevey dies at 91 - WVXU - Jun 3, 2024 Tom McGreevey - Biography - IMDb Uncle Al Show's 'Mr. Patches' Actor Tom McGreevey dies at 91 - WCPO 9 - May 31, 2024   Two Transplanted Locals Seeking Success in LA - Cincinnati Post - Mar 28, 1981 Detailed History Of The Potbellied Pig - PetPigs.com The Joy of Pigs | Pigs as Pets - PBS - Nov 10, 1996 How Many Pigs Are There? US & Worldwide Statistics in 2025 - PangoVet - Mar 5, 2025  "Teacup" Pigs Getting Abandoned Across America - CBS News - July 22, 2015 10 Things To Know about Having a Potbellied Pig - PetMD - Nov 30, 2024 Behind the Meaning of… "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake - American Songwriter - Dec 12, 2022  Here I Go Again - Wikipedia Whitesnake '87 Track by Track - Here I Go Again 87 - YouTube The Lasting Influence of..."Presumed Innocent" - Los Angeles Review of Books - Dec 4, 2013 Why Scott Turow Brought Back His Most Famous Hero…  - New York Times - Jan 23, 2025

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 3 Episode 2, our ladies are in the middle of their latest money-making scheme: wedding catering, which they have absolutely no prior experience with except for the old working song (sing along, Cheesecakes!), "Gonna stuff a chicken! Like my momma taught me!" Shenanigans ensue when the girls recall other attempts they had to make money, like the time they competed against each other in a dance marathon, pitting roommate against roommate (against stunt double) against roommate! Sources: 39th Primetime Emmy Awards - Wikipedia Emmy Moments: Bruce Willis - The Television Academy - 2023 'L.A. Law' and 'Golden Girls' Win Series Emmys - The New York Times - Sep 21, 1987 The Grim, Depression-Era Origins of Dance Marathons - Atlas Obscura - Feb 8, 2019 The Dark History of Dance Marathons… - Guinness Book of World Records - July 17, 2023 The Grim, Depression-Era Origins of Dance Marathons - Atlas Obscura - Feb 8, 2019 The Bleak Story Behind the Birth of Dance Marathons - MPR News - Feb 27, 2023 About Us - MiracleNetworkDanceMarathon.com She Was 'Just in Heaven' Working for the Police - Hamilton Spectator - May 17, 2023 Starr Andreeff - Biography - IMDb Starr Andreeff - Wikipedia Maple Jam Music Group - Wikipedia Why Bottled Water is One of the Biggest Scams of the Century - The Independent - Oct 2, 2020 Bottled water, boxed water, and the Scam of Selling a Natural Resource - Vox - Nov 3, 2022 Bottled Water, in Most Cases, Comes from the Tap - Los Angeles Times - Sep 28, 2021

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 3 Episode 1, Sophia makes a new friend while the other gals are home gathering donations for a charity sale. Shenanigans ensue when Blanche accidentally gives Rose's cherished teddy bear to a ruthless Sunshine Cadet, who... doesn't want to give it back without a fight. Or at least money. Sources: JOE SENECA ARRIVES AT HIS MOMENT OF TRUTH - LA Times - Mar 21, 1986  Joe Seneca, a Character Actor In 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' -  New York Times - Aug 17, 1996 The Bravest Role in Joe's Life - NY Daily News - Mar 24, 1987 The Teddy Bear Was Once Seen as a Dangerous Influence… - Smithsonian - December 2023  First Teddy Bear Goes on Sale - HISTORY - Nov 16, 2009  The Case for Sleeping With Stuffed Animals as an Adult - NY Times - Apr 25, 2024 11 Adorable Facts You Never Knew About Teddy Bears - Readers Digest - Oct 11, 2021  Jenny Lewis Songs -  AllMusic.com   Jenny Lewis Is Tired of Being in a Band - Vanity Fair - Aug 31, 2010 How Jenny Lewis Found Happiness When she Least Expected it - LA Times - Jun 9, 2023 Jenny Lewis Shows Why she’s a Born Performer - Washington Post - Sep 6, 2019  The Jenny Lewis Experience - NY Times - July 24, 2014  The Golden Girls Scared Jenny Lewis Sh*tless - Elle - Jun 23, 2014 Jenny Lewis - Awards - IMDb Betty White Slammed a Door in Jenny Lewis’ Face—and Boy Did She Love It - Elle - Sep 21, 2010  Fatal Attraction - Wikipedia Reunion: 'Fatal Attraction' - Entertainment Weekly - Oct 11, 2017 ‘Fatal Attraction’ Oral History: Rejected Stars and a Foul Rabbit - New York Times - Sep 14, 2017 21 Things You Never Knew About 'Fatal Attraction' - Moviefone - Sep 17, 2017 11 Surprising Facts About Fatal Attraction - Mental Floss - Sep 10, 2023

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 26, it's the one we've all been dreading... er... waiting for!!! The gals are all around the outskirts for this episode, but the main storyline here is for the neighbor Renee (what was her name again? RENEE!) and her husband, George. This was supposed to lead to a spin-off with these characters, buuuuuuut I think we're all glad that didn't happen. Nonethelesss - Patrick and Jennifer will hold your hands, and we will all LAUGH our way through it!!! Sources: Rita Moreno - Life Stories Interviews - LifeStories.org Rita Moreno - Britannica - Jun 21, 2025 Rita Moreno Talks About Her Career, Hispanic Heritage - AARP.org - Jul 24, 2018  Transcript: Race in America: Breaking Barriers with Rita Moreno - The Washington Post - Feb 10, 2021  Rita Moreno Has Time Only for the Truth - New Yorker - Jun 17, 2021 Rita Moreno On 'West Side Story' And Becoming The Role Model She Needed - NPR - Jun 7, 2021 Everything to Know About EGOT Rita Moreno's Incredible Career - NBC News - Oct 25, 2024 How in the Hell Is 'Nightmare on Elm Street' Based on a True Story? - Collider - Aug 9, 2024  A Nightmare on Elm Street - Wikipedia Don’t Fall Asleep: The Oral History of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ - The Ringer - Oct 31, 2024 An Oral History of A Nightmare on Elm Street - Slate - Oct 20, 2014 Medical Experts Seek Clues to 'Nightmare Deaths' - Los Angeles Times - Jan 11, 1987 Wes Craven on Dreaming Up Nightmares - Cinefantastique - Oct 15, 2008 30 Crazy Details Behind The Making Of A Nightmare On Elm Street - ScreenRant - Oct 19, 2018 15 Facts About A Nightmare on Elm Street - Mental Floss - Oct 26, 2020 ​​ Poorly Disguised Pilot - TVTropes.org The Golden Girls' Backdoor Pilot… - Showbiz Cheat Sheet - Oct 17, 2021 6 Backdoor Pilots That Never Took Off - Mental Floss - Apr 30, 2018  Rita Moreno on "The Golden Girls" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG Empty Nest - Wikipedia Jay Sandrich, Emmy-Winning Sitcom Director, Is Dead at 89 -  New York Times - Sep 26, 2021  Jay Sandrich Dead: 'Mary Tyler Moore Show,' 'Cosby Show' Director Was 89 - THR - Sep 23, 2021 Foundation Interviews: Jay Sandrich - Television Academy - December 2001   Jay Sandrich: Life Lessons From a TV Legend - Psychology Today - Oct 1, 2021 David Leisure - Biography - IMDb David Leisure—a.k.a. Joe Isuzu - People - Nov 10, 1986  WITH `EMPTY NEST,’ DAVID LEISURE… JOE ISUZU- Chicago Tribune - Aug 13, 1994 The Many Lies of Joe Isuzu - Mental Floss - Mar 24, 2016 TV WEEKEND; A Widower Meets the Neighbors in 'Empty Nest' -  New York Times - Oct 7, 1988 David Leisure - Wikipedia

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls . Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls  universe! In Season 2 Episode 25, the ladies are setting up a surprise party for their neighbor down the street (so they say...). Shenanigans ensue when we learn that Sophia forgot to make the cake, so the girls have forty-five minutes to sit and reminisce about birthday parties past. We laugh along with Mr. Haha, bawl our eyes out with Rose's last solo birthday cake, and travel back to Brooklyn to celebrate Sophia's 50th. And all just in time for Mother Cheesecake's birthday, too!! Sources: Together, They're Right - Greensboro News and Record - Nov 13, 1977  CBS Has High Hopes for Tall Funny Girls - Cleveland Press - Jul 21, 1977  Lynnie Greene and Bess Armstrong - Sapulpa Daily Herald - Apr 23, 1976 On Our Own (1977 TV series) - Wikipedia Lynnie Greene - IMDb Flashback with Lyn Greene at Golden-Con - GOLDEN CON: THANK YOU FOR BEING A FAN What The Cast Of The Golden Girls Did After The Show Ended - Looper - July 8, 2021  About Meg Fisher - MegFisher.com Sophia Loren - Britannica Women Must Demand to Reshape the Media's Take on the Ideal Femme - Variety - Apr 5, 2016  Sophia Loren - Trivia - IMDb Sophia Loren - Yahoo! Movies  Sophia Loren's Memoir… - ABC News - Nov 12, 2014 ​​ Sophia Loren - Yahoo! Movies  Sophia Loren's Wedding... - Hello Magazine - Sep 10, 2023 Sophia Loren's Memoir… - ABC News - Nov 12, 2014 22 Celebrities Who Have Surprising Famous Godparents - Elle - July 20, 2020  Sophia Loren Tells the Story Behind That Infamous Jayne Mansfield Photo - Vanity Fair - Nov 4, 2014  Sophia Loren - Wikipedia The Complex History of the Beauty Mark - Town and Country - Jun 7, 2021 Beauty Marks: A History Lesson - IntoTheGloss.com Beauty Marks Go Global - Artic.Edu - Jan 14, 2015 Marks of Distinction - Chicago Tribune - Apr 25, 1990 The 9 Greatest Beauty Marks of All Time, From Cindy Crawford to Madonna - Vogue -  Aug 14, 2017 Sid Melton, TV and Film Actor, Dies at 94 -  New York Times - Nov 6, 2011 Sid Melton Recalls Making "Lost Continent" - BMonster.com   Sid Melton, TV and Film Actor, Dies at 94 -  New York Times - Nov 6, 2011 Iran-Contra Affair  - Fiveable.me The Iran-Contra Affair 20 Years On - NSA Archive - gwu.edu   The Iran-Contra Affair - Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy U2 releases 'With or Without You' as the lead single from The Joshua Tree -  Hotpress - Mar 16, 2023 The Surprisingly Dark… With or Without You” by U2 - American Songwriter - July 30, 2022

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 24, it's a VERY SPECIAL GUEST STAR ALERT, as a pre-"ER" George Clooney makes an appearance as a young cop staking out the girls' next door neighbors. Shockingly, Blanche doesn't flirt one bit with young George (did she tire of younger men after Dirk?), but sparks fly between Dorothy and Al, the veteran officer. Shenanigans ensue when the ladies get roped into the sting for a dinner party with the neighbors they'll never forget! Sources: Joseph Campanella, 93, Ubiquitous Character Actor, Dies - The New York Times - May 17, 2018 Actor Campanella - Daily-Times Advocate - Apr 11, 1982 Joseph Campanella, Veteran Character Actor, Dies at 93 - THR - May 17, 2018  Stage and Screen Star Joseph Campanella Dies at 93 - Playbill - May 17, 2018 ‘In Cold Blood,’ Truman Capote’s Achievement and Undoing - NY Times - Aug 25, 2016 7 Chilling Facts About Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood - Mental Floss - Sep 28, 2021  Fact-Checking "In Cold Blood": What The New Yorker’s Fact Checker Missed - Slate -Mar 20, 2013  In Cold Blood (film) - Wikipedia Facts about "In Cold Blood" -  ClassicMovieHub.com Barbara Tarbuck… Dies at 74 - THR - Dec 29, 2016  About - BarbaraTarbuck.com Growing into the Part - Los Angeles Times - July 27, 2001 Barbara Tarbuck of General Hospital and Brighton Beach Memoirs Dies at 74 -  Playbill - Dec 30, 2016  George Clooney - Biography.com - Sep 24, 2024  Clooney Scores on his Own Name - The Desert Trail - Nov 7, 1985 George Clooney Reminds Jimmy Kimmel he had Bell's palsy  - EW - Jan 27, 2023  Remembering George Clooney’s Pre-‘ER’ TV Roles - UpRoxx - May 6, 2015 Golden Girls Forever - Jim Colucci - 2016  George Clooney Talks Guest-Starring on 'Golden Girls', Betty White - Today.com - Oct 25, 2022 SAG Awards 2010: We give the show our own awards! - EW - Jan 23, 2010

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 23, Dorothy's daughter Kate (well, NEW Kate...) is coming for a visit with a secret to share. Shenanigans ensue when Dorothy thinks she's getting a grandchild, but in reality Kate is planning to leave her husband. Meanwhile, Blanche and Rose settle in on the living room sofa to watch an all-night "I Love Lucy" marathon. And everyone is thrilled when ex-husband Stan shows up with advice of his own.... Sources: "The Golden Girls" Son-in-Law Dearest (TV Episode 1987) - IMDb The Genius of I Love Lucy… - E! Online - Oct 15, 2021 ‘I Love Lucy’ At 70… - Forbes - Oct 15, 2021  5 ways "I Love Lucy" Transformed Television - PBS - Dec 13, 2021 I Love Lucy Fast Facts - The Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum  Betty White and Lucille Ball Had Such a Special Friendship - Closer Weekly - Nov 1, 2017 Deena Freeman - Biography - IMDb Stardom is Too Close to Comfort for Actress - Redding Record Searchlight - Sep 18, 1981 An Audition Too True to Life - The Jersey Journal - Dec 30, 1981   Deena Freeman Kids & Teens Acting Studio Did I Love Lucy Invent the Three-Camera Approach… - Entertainment Legends Revealed! - Jul 7, 2016 Directing I Love Lucy - DGA Magazine - July 2003  HISTORY'S Moments in Media: Launching a Legend With "I Love Lucy" - MediaVillage.com Myths and Mysteries Surround Pioneering of 3-Camera TV ... - LA Times - July 29, 1991  Filming the I Love Lucy Show - TheAsc.com   Three Cameras - TV Tropes I Love Lucy Changed Television History… - SlashFilm - Sep 10, 2023 Jonathan Perpich - ArizonaActors.com Episode #162: Jim Pyduck, Jonathan Perpich, Leslie Earl Lyman - The Mile High Show - Jan 24, 2018 Actor Bios - The LaarkProductions.com 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees – Kearny High School Alumni Association

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 22, our gals are planning a charity banquet, with Rose inexplicably in charge of minor details like, the catering and the music!?!? Shenanigans ensue when Blanche starts dating the hunky caterer, but, for some reason can't really make up her mind about him.

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 21, a pre-"Saved By the Bell" Mario Lopez plays Dorothy's star student, who gets entangled in the immigration system when Dot submits his essay into a writing contest. With Blanche and Rose, however, shenanigans ensue when Rose misplaces Blanche's earrings and makes it up to her throughout the week in accordance with yet another wacky Scandinavian tradition.

WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 20, Blanche is horrified - HORRIFIED! - not to be THE most beautiful attendee at her high school reunion. In full narcissism, she decides to pursue plastic surgery. But will she go through with her plan to preserve her beauty forever? All the girls weigh in!!!