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lm · 05-28-2014, 04:46 PM

Would you say that "The Golden Girls," in its day, was a show mostly for adults or not?

HugeBensonFan · 05-28-2014, 05:23 PM

Ummmm adults, definitely. Although I watched it with my grandma and was 7 when it started and 14 when it ended haha!

JR1 · 05-29-2014, 06:47 PM

It was definitely written for adults, though Betty White said that most of the mail they got was from kids.

tvfan25 · 05-07-2015, 07:49 PM

I would say definitely for adults. With all the sex talk and mostly Blanche jumping from one guy to another! I also couldn't believe that they used Jesus' name in vain in an episode. You just didn't hear that back then. By the way, I love the show, have all the DVD's and can quote lines from the show!

AMackII · 07-09-2018, 07:21 AM

It was more for Adults

Sven · 07-29-2018, 01:44 PM

Definitely for adults. Reasons being most of the jab lines were referenced to older actors etc. No kids would understand the humor nor think it was funny

'80sSitcoms · 08-01-2018, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sven

Definitely for adults. Reasons being most of the jab lines were referenced to older actors etc. No kids would understand the humor nor think it was funny

It was definitely a show written for adults, but kids did understand the humor and think it was funny. I was a child when the show premiered and I fell in love with it and watched all 7 seasons while I was growing up. I may not have gotten all the jokes or references, but they were definitely hilarious ladies who certainly displayed enough humor for kids to enjoy.

Heenan Fan · 01-16-2019, 07:03 PM

Not only adults, but seniors as well. That's why they scheduled it for Saturday night. I was a kid in the mid 1980's. I watched it because my Grandparents watched it. We only had one TV in the house then. I watched it because I had too. I continued to watch it because it was a funny, great show.

05-28-2014, 04:46 PM	#1
lm Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 469	Kids or Adults? Would you say that "The Golden Girls," in its day, was a show mostly for adults or not?

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05-28-2014, 05:23 PM	#2
HugeBensonFan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 23, 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 81	Ummmm adults, definitely. Although I watched it with my grandma and was 7 when it started and 14 when it ended haha!

05-29-2014, 06:47 PM	#3
JR1 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 07, 2009 Location: USA Posts: 742	It was definitely written for adults, though Betty White said that most of the mail they got was from kids.

05-07-2015, 07:49 PM	#4
tvfan25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 10, 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 634	I would say definitely for adults. With all the sex talk and mostly Blanche jumping from one guy to another! I also couldn't believe that they used Jesus' name in vain in an episode. You just didn't hear that back then. By the way, I love the show, have all the DVD's and can quote lines from the show!

07-09-2018, 07:21 AM	#5
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,221	It was more for Adults

01-16-2019, 07:03 PM	#8
Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	Not only adults, but seniors as well. That's why they scheduled it for Saturday night. I was a kid in the mid 1980's. I watched it because my Grandparents watched it. We only had one TV in the house then. I watched it because I had too. I continued to watch it because it was a funny, great show.