And Chad Kampe is planning a "Golden Girls" bar crawl of Minneapolis in May that will aim for a Guinness World Record for the most number of people dressed as the characters in one place at one time. Derek Scott keeps a "little horde" of memorabilia from the show in his Roseville, Minnesota, home. Charles Frame of Minneapolis flew to New York City just to see a "Golden Girls" puppet show. Paul, Minnesota, and Lee VanLith of Minneapolis posed as the daughter-mother duo Dorothy and Sophia for Halloween. Powell, 31, isn't even that extreme as "Golden Girls" fans go - even if he did celebrate the defense of his dissertation by splurging on a copy of actress Rue McClanahan's "Golden Girls" contract from an estate sale. A new "Golden Girls" cafe is soon to open in New York City.Īll around the world, fans continue to get together to watch the show or dress up like the characters in it. Betty White got her gig hosting "Saturday Night Live" after an audience-driven social media campaign. Target recently offered limited edition "Golden Girls" action figures, which quickly sold out. Since the show ended in 1992 (with an estimated 27.2 million watching the finale), it has repeatedly cycled back into popular consciousness, in large part thanks to fans.
(Powell gets his daily dose from the Hallmark Channel.)īut now the show is available for 24/7 streaming on Hulu, priming a new generation of fans to join those who have been obsessed for years. To the delight of die-hard fans, the 1980s sitcom about four female roommates living it up in South Florida during their golden years has been airing in blocks on cable channels - mostly those geared to women, baby boomers and gays and lesbians - for years.
"They're just part of my routine," said Powell, who teaches gender studies at the University of Minnesota, and has a shrine of photographs from the show on his office wall. Every morning, even before he has breakfast, Elliott Powell starts his day with four piano chords and a sunny view of Miami ushering in another rerun of "The Golden Girls."
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