The Golden Girls Old Friends (Season 3, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The Golden Girls

Old Friends (Season 3, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Sophia befriends an elderly man who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Rose tries to get her teddy bear back from one of her Sunshine Cadets, who holds it hostage.

Director

Terry Hughes

Writers

Susan Harris (created by) | Terry Grossman (written by) | Kathy Speer (written by)

Producers

Terry Grossman | Winifred Hervey (as Winifred Hervey Stallworth)

Composer

George Aliceson Tipton

Editor

Jim McElroy

Casting Director

Jennifer Jackson Part (as Jennifer J. Part)

Production Designer

Edward Stephenson

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 19, 1987

Release date

Sep 19, 1987 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 35 wins & 88 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Bea Arthur Dorothy Zbornak (as Beatrice Arthur) Dorothy Zbornak (as Beatrice Arthur) See fewer	The Golden Girls (1985)
Betty White Rose Nylund Rose Nylund See fewer	The Proposal (I) (2009)
Rue McClanahan Blanche Devereaux Blanche Devereaux See fewer	The Golden Girls (1985)
Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo Sophia Petrillo See fewer	The Golden Girls (1985)
Joe Seneca Alvin Newcastle Alvin Newcastle See fewer	The Blob (1988)
Janet MacLachlan Sandra Sandra See fewer	The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Jenny Lewis Daisy Daisy See fewer	The Wizard (1989)
Stephen Taylor Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer	Port of Angels (2009)