from TV Guide's 1985 Fall Preview Issue



Three older women share a house in Miami. That may not strike you as a premise with promise, but creator Susan Harris, who was also responsible for Soap and Benson can turn "old" into gold. The regulars in this half-hour comedy are wry-witted Dorothy (Bea Arthur), a substitute teacher; Rose (Betty White), a dingbat who works as a grief counselor; Blanche (Rue McClanahan), the widow who owns the house; and Sophia (Estelle Getty), Dorothy's 80-year-old mother--at the moment, she "visiting" because her old-age home just burned down--who's still sharp as a tack. In the premiere episode, Blanche has a date with Harry, who sounds like quite a catch. He doesn't talk loud at the movies and doesn't take his pulse. "He's a great dancer," says Blanche, "and he doesn't make noises when he chews." Dorothy: "Chewing. That's way up there on my list. Comes right after intelligent." NBC. Pictured (l.-r.): Estelle Getty, Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan.

*article from TV Guide, September 8-14, 1985