Why did The Golden Girls make so many references to the Gary Hart scandal? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 04-18-2017, 03:01 PM

*The episode "Strange Bedfellows" was a parody of the scandal

*Dorothy jokes about someone being Gary Hart's campaign manager

*Blanche refers to herself as the most eligible woman in Miami "now that Miss Donna Rice has moved to Hollywood."

*The name of Doctor Halperin's book was "Monkey Love"

and I'm sure there are a few more

bandonurse · 04-18-2017, 05:43 PM

"At least by the time Designing Women ramped up for Bill Clinton, these political bits passed from sitcom writing to product placement. I don't know, but I'd check to see who Susan Harris was supporting around that time."

Not really sure what all that means, Alan Brady's Hair, but I suspect it's not quite that sinister or complicated. My guess is they glommed onto current events at the time, as we still see done today. IE: Saturday Night Live's non-stop bits about the Clinton/Trump run for office, and now mocking Trump's behavior. It's just what's on people's minds right now, so it makes sense to run with it.

04-18-2017, 03:01 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,046	Why did The Golden Girls make so many references to the Gary Hart scandal? The episode "Strange Bedfellows" was a parody of the scandal Dorothy jokes about someone being Gary Hart's campaign manager Blanche refers to herself as the most eligible woman in Miami "now that Miss Donna Rice has moved to Hollywood." The name of Doctor Halperin's book was "Monkey Love" and I'm sure there are a few more

04-18-2017, 05:43 PM	#2
bandonurse Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2015 Location: Mentor, Ohio Posts: 1,082	"At least by the time Designing Women ramped up for Bill Clinton, these political bits passed from sitcom writing to product placement. I don't know, but I'd check to see who Susan Harris was supporting around that time." Not really sure what all that means, Alan Brady's Hair, but I suspect it's not quite that sinister or complicated. My guess is they glommed onto current events at the time, as we still see done today. IE: Saturday Night Live's non-stop bits about the Clinton/Trump run for office, and now mocking Trump's behavior. It's just what's on people's minds right now, so it makes sense to run with it.