Summary
Over the course of its seven-season run,The Golden Girlstackled many issues.
Harris would spend quite a bit of time searching for help but met less than favorable results.
Picture it: an L.A. thrift store, 1985.
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The piece claimed the subject had CFS, and Harris finally began to feel seen.
The action gave the condition international attention and a voice to those who suffered from it.
So, it wasn’t surprising that Harris wrote the important plot for the character.
The Golden Girls follows Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur), Rose Nylund (Betty White), Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan), and Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty) as they live together in Miami. Throughout its seven seasons, the beloved series created by Susan Harris won 11 Primetime Emmys and continues to be one of the most beloved sitcoms of the ‘80s and ‘90s.
“Sick and Tired” parts 1 and 2 openedThe Golden Girls' fifth season.
Rose and Sophia are less certain, especially when Dorothy claims she wasn’t able to teach one day.
She decides to visit a doctor.
Unable to get answers, her visits take her all around Miami.
From Dr. Stevens (Jeffery Tambor), she gets doubt.
Dorothy, however, isnot met with good bedside manners at all.
Budd even asks Dorothy about her dating life and recommends she dye her hair.
But Dorothy gets one chance Harris didn’t: Confront Dr. Budd directly.
Much toDorothy’s shock, she sees Dr. Budd dining at the same restaurant.
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Dorothy decides to confront him.
She tells him of her diagnosis and just how he made her feel.
You’d better start listening to your patients.
They need to be heard."
Arthur’s delivery is one of her best performances and is met with thunderous applause from the studio audience.
The Golden Girlswas always known for taking a stand.
The Golden Girlsis available to stream on Hulu in the U.S.
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