Brooklyn born wiseass (Mel/Sofia)

Educated one playing the "straight man" in a comedy (Alice/Dorothy)

Promiscuous one (Flo/Blanche)

Sweet but slow-witted (Vera/Rose)


Incidentally, The Golden Girls premiered a season (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_United_States_network_television_schedule) after Alice (https://www.reddit.com/r/sitcoms/comments/1g7019c/this_sitcom_was_based_on_a_martin_scorsese_movie/) came to an end.

Interesting. I never thought of that but I guess it does make sense. The only connection I was aware of was Vera's husband was the gay cook/housekeeper on the Golden Girls pilot.

I love both shows and I never thought of this either. Good eye.

I think a lot of shows have this format, the down-to-Earth one, the ditzy one, and the high sexed one; 3's Company as well....


Janet/Dorothy/Alice

Chrissy/Rose/Vera

Jack/Blanche/Flo

Mr. Roper/Mel/Sophia


But I think Blanche is a bit more similar to Belle than Flo