Prior to The Golden Girls, sitcoms revolved around traditional families or a workplace bond. Audiences rarely encountered shows that centreed on groups of adults living single, particularly mature females. Of course, nineties comedies like Sex and the City made friendship as a focus more common, but Blanche, Dorothy, Rose, and Sophia blazed the trial. The Golden Girls was also one of the first to deal with several controversial issues such as coming out, same-sex marriage, elder care, homelessness, HIV/AIDS, immigration, and assisted suicide.
During its seven-season run, the show remained in the Top 30 on the Nielsen scale, earned Emmy Awards for each of the leads, and inspired three spinoff shows: Empty Nest, Nurses, and The Golden Palace.
Watch The Golden Girls on Hulu.