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Thank You For Being A Friend: 40 Years of The Golden Girls with writer Stan Zimmerman

Thank You For Being A Friend: 40 Years of The Golden Girls with writer Stan Zimmerman

Update: 2025-09-13
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Picture it: September 1985. A new sitcom about four older women living together in Miami premieres, and television is changed forever. Forty years later, The Golden Girls is more beloved than ever. Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott is celebrating this landmark anniversary with a very special guest, Stan Zimmerman, who was in the writers' room during the iconic first season. Stan takes us back to the beginning, sharing stories about the magic of Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, and why the show’s themes of love, friendship, and chosen family resonate so deeply four decades later. Grab a slice of cheesecake and join us on the lanai for this unforgettable conversation. 

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Thank You For Being A Friend: 40 Years of The Golden Girls with writer Stan Zimmerman

Thank You For Being A Friend: 40 Years of The Golden Girls with writer Stan Zimmerman