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ConservativeBalla · 03-29-2004, 09:51 AM

Since most people who are a fan of one of these sitcoms seem to be a fan of the other, so match up the most alike characters. (And do not, I repeat do NOT say "Anthony - Coco"

) Here's mine:

Charlene Frazier/Stillfield - Rose Nylund; they're both a little slow, naive, and they're country girls.

Suzanne Sugrabaker - Blanch Devereaux; They're both obsessed with their looks, men, and money.

Mary Jo Shively - Dorothy Zbornak; They're both divorced to jerks, they're both feminazis, and they don't date much.

Julia Sugarbaker - Sophia Petrillo; They're both the oldest, wisest, have great one-liners, and they're both widows.

Rhiannon · 03-29-2004, 04:33 PM

I've gone through that to myself a million times before! It's amazing how much alike the characters are.

TALLguyinKY · 06-26-2004, 06:02 PM

Okay, I got weirded out when I saw "Mary Jo-Dorothy" and "Julia-Sophia", lol.

To me, it's always been:

Dorothy - Julia: They're both the most intimidating, the "bossy/sophisticated" one, and quick with put-downs.

Mary Jo - Sophia: They're both the smallest ones, get inappropriate with their humor, and are the "funny" ones (most one-liners).

And actually I compare not only these 2 shows, but DW, GG, and "Facts of Life":

Julia/Dorothy/Jo
Suzanne/Blanche/Blair
Mary Jo/Sophia/Natalie
Charlene/Rose/Tootie

jayman75 · 09-06-2004, 01:35 PM

Agreed...

FOL/DW/GG

Jo/Mary Jo/Dorothy

Blair/Suzanne/Blanche

Tootie/Charlene/Rose

Natalie/Julia/Sophia

I know the Natalie one is a bit questionable, but it always seemed like she was the voice of reason/experience, such as Julia and Sophia.

ClassicTvFan05 · 01-05-2005, 06:36 PM

I agree, the characters do seem alot alike.

Ashlenian · 02-18-2005, 08:43 PM

I love the Golden Girls, but I'm not really a fan of Designing Women.
But I have watched a few times, and I agree with TALLguyinKY on the characters.

80sTrivia · 12-15-2005, 09:07 PM

I agree that there are a lot of similarities between the two shows. I would love to have seen Julia Sugarmaker and Dorothy Zbornak in a battle of the words together!!! And can you imagine Blanche and Suzanne together in one room? They couldn't fit both of their egos in Grand Central Station!!!

Kristen · 12-16-2005, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 80sTrivia

I agree that there are a lot of similarities between the two shows. I would love to have seen Julia Sugarmaker and Dorothy Zbornak in a battle of the words together!!! And can you imagine Blanche and Suzanne together in one room? They couldn't fit both of their egos in Grand Central Station!!!

lol, that would be one very interesting crossover fanfiction! And throw Sophia in the mix, and it gets even crazier (if that's even possible, hehe).

tv star collector · 12-16-2005, 09:52 AM

I've always seen a parallel between GOLDEN GIRLS/DESIGNING WOMEN/ LIVING SINGLE:

Dorothy/Julia/Khadijah (the main one)
Rose/Charlene/Synclaire (the naive one)
Blanche/Suzanne/Regine (the sexy one)
Sophia/Mary Jo/Maxine ("Max") (the smart one)

03-29-2004, 09:51 AM	#1
ConservativeBalla R.I.P., Mr. Reagan. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2003 Location: 704 Hauser Street, Queens, New York; having an eating contest with Meathead eating Edith's beef stew. Posts: 1,822	Designing Women/Golden Girls Since most people who are a fan of one of these sitcoms seem to be a fan of the other, so match up the most alike characters. (And do not, I repeat do NOT say "Anthony - Coco" ) Here's mine: Charlene Frazier/Stillfield - Rose Nylund; they're both a little slow, naive, and they're country girls. Suzanne Sugrabaker - Blanch Devereaux; They're both obsessed with their looks, men, and money. Mary Jo Shively - Dorothy Zbornak; They're both divorced to jerks, they're both feminazis, and they don't date much. Julia Sugarbaker - Sophia Petrillo; They're both the oldest, wisest, have great one-liners, and they're both widows.
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03-29-2004, 04:33 PM	#2
Rhiannon oh, snap! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: middle of nowhere Posts: 11,097	I've gone through that to myself a million times before! It's amazing how much alike the characters are.
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09-06-2004, 01:35 PM	#4
jayman75 I Love the 80s! Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2000 Location: THE GREAT UNITED STATES Posts: 3,809	Agreed... FOL/DW/GG Jo/Mary Jo/Dorothy Blair/Suzanne/Blanche Tootie/Charlene/Rose Natalie/Julia/Sophia I know the Natalie one is a bit questionable, but it always seemed like she was the voice of reason/experience, such as Julia and Sophia.
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12-15-2005, 09:07 PM	#7
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,715	I agree that there are a lot of similarities between the two shows. I would love to have seen Julia Sugarmaker and Dorothy Zbornak in a battle of the words together!!! And can you imagine Blanche and Suzanne together in one room? They couldn't fit both of their egos in Grand Central Station!!!
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06-26-2004, 06:02 PM	#3
TALLguyinKY Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2002 Posts: 1,439	Okay, I got weirded out when I saw "Mary Jo-Dorothy" and "Julia-Sophia", lol. To me, it's always been: Dorothy - Julia: They're both the most intimidating, the "bossy/sophisticated" one, and quick with put-downs. Mary Jo - Sophia: They're both the smallest ones, get inappropriate with their humor, and are the "funny" ones (most one-liners). And actually I compare not only these 2 shows, but DW, GG, and "Facts of Life": Julia/Dorothy/Jo Suzanne/Blanche/Blair Mary Jo/Sophia/Natalie Charlene/Rose/Tootie

01-05-2005, 06:36 PM	#5
ClassicTvFan05 Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Posts: 3	I agree, the characters do seem alot alike.

02-18-2005, 08:43 PM	#6
Ashlenian Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 20, 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 48	I love the Golden Girls, but I'm not really a fan of Designing Women. But I have watched a few times, and I agree with TALLguyinKY on the characters.

12-16-2005, 09:52 AM	#9
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	I've always seen a parallel between GOLDEN GIRLS/DESIGNING WOMEN/ LIVING SINGLE: Dorothy/Julia/Khadijah (the main one) Rose/Charlene/Synclaire (the naive one) Blanche/Suzanne/Regine (the sexy one) Sophia/Mary Jo/Maxine ("Max") (the smart one)