Andrea Hale of The Retro Blog has a neat post about what The Golden Girls did before they were famous.
Betty White (left), for instance, did a Fantastik Disinfectant cleaner; Bea Arthur starred in Mame with Lucille Ball; Rue McClanahan did a risque striptease in Hollywood After Dark in 1968.
No Estelle Getty (RIP) though - but Andrea did find a clip of her workout
video remix: Link
And oddly enough, Estelle Getty (who was the oldest character) was actually the next to youngest actress on the show. I always thought that this was an interesting gact.
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.....fact
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Betty White - Still a fox
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They were very beautiful women all their lives. I loved that show when I was a kid (does that make me a weird kid?!?!?).
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Even though Rue McClanahan is all young in that clip, in my mind it's like the "Golden Girls" version of her doing that dance... I feel conflicted. I need to wash my eyes. Or take a shower. Or cry a little.
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thanks now I'm 'oogling for more betty white images. Crap did I lock my office door.
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Bea Arthur. Rrrowww...
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