She also played that role, however, as a guest star on ' Blossom', ' Empty Nest', and 'Nurses (1991)'. Regardless of the great talent that Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty brought to the series, it just didn't quite have the magic that audiences so loved on 'The Golden Girls' (no doubt due to the absence of Bea Arthur) and low ratings killed the series after just one 24 episode season.īea Arthur did appear as a guest star on episodes #7 & #8, 'Seems Like Old Times - Parts 1 & 2.Įstelle Getty obviously portrayed the character, 'Sophia Petrillo' on both 'The Golden Girls' and 'The Golden Palace'. The Golden Palace was a small 'Art Deco' style hotel in the South Bay section of Miami Beach. There was also a stream of goofball guests that added to the fun. They get into all kinds of jams and arguments mostly due to the fact that none of them have any real idea of how to run a hotel. Blanche, Rose, and Sophia sell their 'Golden Girls' home and buy a hotel called 'The Golden Palace'. This new series begins with the premise that Dorothy got married and left the other 'girls' to live with her husband, thus accounting for why Bea Arthur is not on the show. The Golden Palace TV show was a 30 minute comedy series on CBS and a spin-off of the series, ' The Golden Girls'.
