"Harris created four more series for the company, beginning with the ""Empty Nest"" spin-off ""Nurses"", which aired alongside its parent series and ""The Golden Girls"" on NBC's Saturday night lineup. With all three of the latter series taking place in the same section of Miami (with ""Nurses"" focusing on the nurses' station and upper levels of the same hospital that employed Dr. Harry Weston), Witt/Thomas/Harris was thus able to create the rarity of a single, unified storyline carrying through all three programs in the same night. This practice continued between ""Empty Nest"" and ""Nurses"" alone after ""The Golden Girls"" ended"
"series. In Canada, the series was rerun by CBC during the 1990s. In 1989, Richard Mulligan won both the Emmy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The series received a number of other Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations over the years, especially for Mulligan and for Park Overall, who was nominated three times for a Golden Globe Award. Empty Nest Empty Nest is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from October 8, 1988, to April 29, 1995. The series, which was created as a spin-off of ""The Golden Girls"""
"in between the conclusion of the final season and the syndicated roll-over to season one. Capitalizing on the popularity of ""The Golden Girls"", creator Susan Harris decided to develop a spin-off, centering on the empty nest syndrome. The initial pilot was aired as the 1987 ""Golden Girls"" episode ""Empty Nests"" and starred Paul Dooley and Rita Moreno as George and Renee Corliss, a married couple living next to the ""Golden Girls"" characters, who face empty nest syndrome after their teenage daughter moves out. When that idea was not well received, Harris retooled the series as a vehicle for Richard Mulligan,"
"Empty Nest Empty Nest is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from October 8, 1988, to April 29, 1995. The series, which was created as a spin-off of ""The Golden Girls"" by creator and producer Susan Harris, starred Richard Mulligan as recently widowed pediatrician Dr. Harry Weston, whose two adult daughters return home to live with him. For its first three seasons, ""Empty Nest"" was one of the year's top 10 most-watched programs. It was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions in association with Touchstone Television. ""Empty Nest"" was part of NBC's Saturday night block of programming, and during its"
"and the following year ""Empty Nest"" debuted, starring Mulligan as pediatrician Harry Weston, a widower whose two adult daughters moved back home. Characters from both shows made occasional crossover guest appearances on the other show, with the four girls guesting on ""Empty Nest"" and Mulligan, Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, and Park Overall appearing on ""The Golden Girls"" in their ""Empty Nest"" roles. After the end of ""The Golden Palace"", Getty joined the cast of ""Empty Nest"", making frequent appearances as Sophia in the show's final two seasons. Mulligan and Manoff were alumni from one of Susan Harris' earlier"
"at ""Miami Vice"". ""The Golden Girls"", which centered on four older women rooming together and enjoying their golden years, went on to become, arguably, the biggest success for Witt/Thomas/Harris, garnering several Emmy nominations (and wins for each of the show's four principal stars) and strong ratings. The series produced an equally successful spin-off in 1988, ""Empty Nest"", which starred Richard Mulligan as eligible older bachelor Dr. Harry Weston, who lived and held medical practice in the same neighborhood as ""The Golden Girls"". In 1987, Witt/Thomas/Harris had the new sitcom project ""Mama's Boy"" in development for NBC. It served as a"
"first four seasons it aired at 9:30pm ET, directly following ""The Golden Girls"". An early version of the series initially appeared in the 1987 ""Golden Girls"" episode ""Empty Nests"" and was intended to act as a backdoor pilot for the spin-off, which was to begin during the fall 1987 TV season. In the episode, George and Renee Corliss (played by Paul Dooley and Rita Moreno), were introduced as the Girls' neighbors, a middle-aged couple suffering from empty nest syndrome. Their teenage daughter Jenny (Jane Harnick), who had left for college, and Renee's brother Chuck (Geoffrey Lewis), also appeared. The Corlisses"
"previously appeared on ""The Golden Girls"", such as Debra Engle and Harold Gould as Rebecca Devereaux and Miles Webber, and other celebrities. Bea Arthur also reprised her Dorothy Zbornak role for a two-part storyline in which she visits the hotel to check up on her mother. Following the cancellation of the series, Sophia returns to the rebuilt Shady Pines retirement home (which had burned down in the previous series), appearing as a cast member in the later seasons of ""Empty Nest"". What became of Rose, Blanche, and the hotel is left unresolved. ""The Golden Palace"" aired on CBS, changing networks"
"Miami. Early episodes established that ""The Golden Girls"" were neighbors of the Westons. Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Estelle Getty all guest-starred as their ""Golden Girls"" characters, and Mulligan appeared occasionally on ""The Golden Girls"". In later seasons, Getty would join ""Empty Nest""'s cast as a regular. Eldest daughter Carol (Dinah Manoff) was a neurotic, high-strung recent divorcée, while middle daughter Barbara (Kristy McNichol) was a tough undercover police officer. The two sisters frequently bickered and vied for the attention of their father, whom they called ""Daddy."" (Harry occasionally expressed regret at never having had a son.) The"
"inaugural season, CBS decided to drop certain series with older demographics, and ""The Golden Palace"" fell victim to this plan. Estelle Getty would bring her long-running role of Sophia Petrillo back to NBC in the fall of 1993, when Witt/Thomas/Harris decided to move the character to ""Empty Nest"". Getty continued on ""Empty Nest"" until the end of its run in 1995. ""Nurses"", meanwhile, was cancelled by NBC at the end of its third season in 1994. Harris' other 1990s creations were short-lived: ""Good & Evil"" (ABC, 1991), a variation of her successful ""Soap"" formula, in which the struggle of two"
"she. Patrick convinced the Westons to let him use their empty garage as his new painting studio and, when his relationship with Carol became serious, he eventually moved in altogether. Their romantic bliss was short-lived, as they broke up at the beginning of season six. However, this was not before Carol became pregnant with Patrick's child; their son, Scotty, was born in November 1993, and Carol chose to raise the baby on her own. Estelle Getty reprised her ""Golden Girls"" character Sophia Petrillo during ""Empty Nest's"" final two seasons (after the cancellation of ""The Golden Palace)"". It was explained that"
"and the NCIS season 11 two-part episode, ""Crescent City"", introduced the characters for what would become """". Similarly, the backdoor pilot for the television sitcom ""Empty Nest"" was an episode of ""The Golden Girls"", which relegated that show's regular stars to supporting characters in an episode devoted to new characters who were introduced as their neighbors. Feedback on the episode resulted in ""Empty Nest"" being extensively reworked before its debut; while the concept and the ""living next to the Golden Girls"" setting was retained, the series ended up featuring different characters from those in the original ""Golden Girls"" episode. In"
"Sophia Petrillo Sophia Petrillo is a fictional character from the TV series ""The Golden Girls"", and its spin-offs ""The Golden Palace"" and ""Empty Nest"" and one episode each of the series, ""Blossom"" and ""Nurses"". She was portrayed by Estelle Getty for 10 years and 258 episodes. Bea Arthur, who played her daughter Dorothy Zbornak on the show, was in real life a year older than Getty. Sophia Petrillo was most likely born in April 1905 in Sicily. She had a sister Angela, a sister Regina, a brother Angelo, and she mentioned another brother, but he was unnamed and only spoken"
"Hurricane"" block is similar to the NBC ""Hurricane Saturday"" block of 1991 with three series created by Susan Harris: ""The Golden Girls"", ""Empty Nest"" and ""Nurses"". It was originally scheduled to air on May 1, 2011, but was delayed after the 2011 Super Outbreak in the Southern United States. It eventually aired on October 2, 2011. Coincidentally, those episodes aired exactly two months after Hurricane Irene, which caused some damage to Virginia, the state where the shows ""American Dad"" and ""The Cleveland Show"" take place, and Rhode Island, the state where the show ""Family Guy"" takes place. The event begins"
"increased senility, make it unclear whether or not Stan is really alive or if Sophia is hallucinating Stan's appearance. After the events of ""The Golden Palace"" (which ended without a series finale), Sophia returns to the Shady Pines nursing home, joining the cast of ""Empty Nest"". Sophia is best known for her wisecracks, put-downs and brazen remarks, often commenting on Dorothy's unmarried state, Blanche's promiscuity, and Rose's cluelessness. However, despite her sharp criticism of her daughter and roommates, she loves and cares for them deeply; she even sees Rose and Blanche as surrogate daughters. The other women usually seek Sophia"
"to December 6, 1996, and on WGN from September 16, 1996 to March 26, 1999, with both stations airing the series as part of the regular syndication run (both TBS and WGN were superstations). In the subsequent decade, the series did not air on American television. Hallmark Channel, which also owns the rights to ""The Golden Girls"", picked up the rights to the show in early 2011 and aired it from February 26 to June 26 of that year, but eventually removed it altogether. Upon its launch on April 15, 2015, the new digital sub channel Laff began airing the"
"in every episode of the series. In 1989, Manoff appeared in minor roles in two films late in the year: ""Bloodhounds of Broadway"" and ""Staying Together"". In 1990, Manoff appeared in ""Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael"", starring Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels. After this, Manoff focused primarily on television work, appearing in a cameo role in an episode of ""Blossom"" entitled ""Rockumentary"" and TV movies such as ""Babies"" and ""Maid for Each Other"", as well as continuing on ""Empty Nest"" as actress and director on two episodes until its ending in 1995; she also appeared on ""The Golden Girls"" twice as"
"as a ""de facto"" eighth season of ""The Golden Girls"". (The current rights holders to ""The Golden Girls"" have, to date, not picked up ""The Golden Palace"".) The Golden Palace The Golden Palace is an American sitcom produced as a spin-off continuation of ""The Golden Girls"" that aired on CBS from September 18, 1992, to May 14, 1993, with reruns airing until August 6, 1993. While not as popular as its predecessor, the series produced a total of 24 half-hour episodes spanning over one season. CBS cancelled the program in 1993. ""The Golden Palace"" begins where ""The Golden Girls"" had"
"ended in 1992 after Arthur announced her decision to depart the series. White, McClanahan, and Getty reprised their roles Rose, Blanche, and Sophia in the spin-off ""The Golden Palace"". The series was short-lived, lasting only one season. In addition, White reprised her Rose Nylund character in guest appearances on the NBC shows ""Empty Nest"" and ""Nurses"", both set in Miami. After ""The Golden Palace"" ended, White guest-starred on a number of television programs including ""Suddenly Susan"", ""The Practice"", and ""Yes, Dear"" where she received Emmy nominations for her individual appearances. She won an Emmy in 1996 for ""Outstanding Guest Actress"
"Estelle Getty Estelle Getty (née Scher; also known as Estelle Gettleman; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008) was an American actress and comedian, who appeared in film, television, and theatre. She was best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on ""The Golden Girls"" from 1985 to 1992, which won her an Emmy and a Golden Globe, on ""The Golden Palace"" from 1992 to 1993, and on ""Empty Nest"" from 1993 to 1995. In her later years, after retiring from acting, she battled Lewy body dementia. Estelle Getty was born Estelle Scher on July 25, 1923 to Sarah and"
"The Golden Palace The Golden Palace is an American sitcom produced as a spin-off continuation of ""The Golden Girls"" that aired on CBS from September 18, 1992, to May 14, 1993, with reruns airing until August 6, 1993. While not as popular as its predecessor, the series produced a total of 24 half-hour episodes spanning over one season. CBS cancelled the program in 1993. ""The Golden Palace"" begins where ""The Golden Girls"" had ended, in the quartet's now-sold Miami house. With Dorothy Zbornak having married and left in the previous series finale, the three remaining roommates (Sophia Petrillo, Rose Nylund,"
"from NBC, which had aired ""The Golden Girls"" on Saturday nights for its entire run. Susan Harris, Paul Junger Witt, and Tony Thomas all pitched their ""Golden Girls"" successor series to NBC in early 1992, as a way to continue the saga of Blanche, Rose, and Sophia after Bea Arthur's departure from the role of Dorothy. NBC entertainment chief Warren Littlefield originally committed to airing ""The Golden Palace"", with a 13-episode order for the 1992–93 season. However, CBS soon entered the picture and fueled a bidding war for the new series, offering a full season (24 episode) order. Witt, Thomas,"
"The Golden Girls The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons. The show stars Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty as four older women who share a home in Miami, Florida. It was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions, in association with Touchstone Television, and Paul Junger Witt. Tony Thomas and Harris served as the original executive producers. ""The Golden Girls"" received critical acclaim throughout most of its run and won several awards"
"regular character. After six consecutive seasons in the top 10, and the seventh season at number 30, ""The Golden Girls"" came to an end when Bea Arthur chose to leave the series. In the hour-long series finale, which aired in May 1992, Dorothy meets and marries Blanche's uncle Lucas (Leslie Nielsen) and moves to Hollingsworth Manor in Atlanta, Georgia. Sophia was to join her, but in the end, she stays behind with the other women in Miami. This led into the spin-off series, ""The Golden Palace"". The series finale was watched by 27.2 million viewers. As of 2016, it was"
"cancelled after its second season, alongside fellow ""The Girls Next Door"" spin-off ""Kendra"", after the then-new E! president Bonnie Hammer vowed to ""get rid of the more Playboy trashy element"" from the network, which resulted in ""The Bunny House"" never being picked up to series. The show includes Jaime Edmondson, Hope Dworaczyk, Claire Sinclair, Jayde Nicole, Crystal McCahill, and Crystal Harris. The Girls Next Door: The Bunny House The Girls Next Door: The Bunny House is a failed backdoor pilot for a potential third spin-off of ""The Girls Next Door"", which aired on August 8, 2010. Meet the girls next"
"The Brighton Belles Brighton Belles was a short-lived British sitcom, based on the hit U.S. NBC sitcom ""The Golden Girls"". The programme consisted of 11 episodes, which were broadcast from 1993 until 1994. The series was a commercial and critical failure. It is included in Jeff Evans's list of the twenty worst TV series of all time. The BBC comedy guide said about the series' failure: ""Why did it fail? Several explanations apply, but the simplest has to be that ""The Golden Girls"" itself was already familiar to most British TV watchers [...], and people felt no reason to tune"
"entitled ""Dumped,"" in which her favorite nephew Jim dumps Barbara (Kristy McNichol). According to the episode, ""Mary Has A Little Lamb,"" Dorothy's childhood nickname was ""Moose."" Outside ""The Golden Girls"", Dorothy appears in the ""Empty Nest"" episode ""Dumped"" and the two-part ""Golden Palace"" episode ""Seems Like Old Times"". Elaine Stritch was reportedly considered for the role of Dorothy Zbornak while ""The Golden Girls"" was in development, under the assumption that Arthur (the series was originally conceived with ""a Bea Arthur type"" in mind) would not consider returning to a regular television series. As Stritch related in her show ""Elaine Stritch"
"2017). ""Yes, Dear"" (122 episodes) and ""Grace Under Fire"" (112 episodes) also never made any significant impact in local syndication, though ""Yes, Dear"" has become a fixture on the schedules of both Nick @ Nite and TBS, while ""Grace Under Fire"" was a minor success in building the viewership of Oxygen, which was co-owned by ""Grace"" producer Carsey-Werner-Mandabach in its early years. Another successful first-run show to fare poorly in syndication is ""Night Court"" (193 episodes). The series ""Empty Nest"" (170 episodes) though having a seven year run in syndication from 1993 to 2000 on both superstations TBS and WGN,"
"a longtime collaborator. Pat Southard was the Workshop's indispensable Keyboard player and offstage collaborator, contributing musical cues, live sound effects (including billiard balls in a one foot square pool table) and occasional voices. Pat, along with Rich Mills moved on to the Radio Music Theater with the Farrells. Numerous alumni from the Workshop and the Comedy Workshop Touring Company went on to involvement in national projects. Pat Dougherty went on to write and produce the long Running sitcom Empty Nest, spun off from Golden Girls. Other notable performers at the Workshop or in the Touring Company include Jerry Young, Kathy"
"its run in 1992. When it was announced that ""The Golden Girls"" would conclude in its seventh season, in the wake of star Bea Arthur's decision to leave, Harris immediately transported the remaining three ""girls"" (Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty) into the sequel series ""The Golden Palace"". NBC originally committed to airing the sequel, but CBS offered Witt, Thomas and Harris a better deal (24 episodes, versus NBC's agreement to 13). ""The Golden Palace"" premiered on CBS in September 1992, and nearly replicated the success of ""The Golden Girls"" in terms of ratings. However, at the end of its"
"out in favor of the small rooftop dishes that offer DirecTV and Dish Network services. The 1980s also saw the debut of prime-time soap operas such as ""Dallas"", its spin-off ""Knots Landing"", ""Dynasty"", ""Falcon Crest"", ""EastEnders"" and ""Neighbours"". In 1985, both sitcoms debuted on the same day: ""The Golden Girls"", starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, where it lasted for 7 seasons, where it was also the first comedy ever to feature 4 older women in the title show, and ""227"", was originally the sitcom vehicle for Marla Gibbs, who previously starred in ""The Jeffersons"", that"
"Rasche joined the cast at the start of the second season and Loni Anderson was added as the new hospital administrator for the third season. ""The Golden Girls: Live!"" was an off-Broadway show that opened in the summer of 2003 in New York City at Rose's Turn theater in the West Village, and ran until November of that year. The production ended because the producers failed to secure the rights and received a cease and desist order by the creators of the original television show. Featuring an all-male cast in drag, ""The Golden Girls: Live!"" consisted of two back-to-back episodes"
"won a Best Actor Emmy Award, and as Dr. Harry Weston in the NBC series ""Empty Nest"", a spin-off of ""The Golden Girls"" in which his character had appeared in a couple of episodes. ""Empty Nest"" ran for seven seasons, and Mulligan won a Best Actor Emmy Award as well as a Golden Globe Award for his performance. He also played Secretary of State William Seward in ""Lincoln"" (1988), a TV movie based on Gore Vidal's novel. Mulligan returned to perform on Broadway and in films, in which he usually played supporting roles. A notable exception was the black comedy"