Golden Girls series on TV-still going strong

The Golden Girls American sitcom was the brainchild of Brandon Tartikoff, an NBC executive, though it was Susan Harris who executed his idea and developed it into a TV series. The show became an instant success with viewers and has still retained its attraction. Once when Tartikoff was visiting his aunt he discovered that she had a next door neighbor who was her close friend. Their interactions were always filled with bickering and arguments. What struck Tartikoff was that though they argued a lot with each other they loved each other very much. Tartikoff had an idea. He thought of transforming the relationship of his aunt with her next door neighbour into a TV series. That is how 'The Golden Girls' became a reality.

As years passed, Golden Girls churned out episode after episode of humour laced pure entertainment. The first episode under this series was titled 'The Engagement' and it became an instant hit. As Tartikoff had desired the Golden Girls TV series not only established his TV channel NBC but also the producers, the distributors and the actors. The storyline was simple- four friends with different personalities who always fought with each other but at the end they are friends again. Golden Girls won many awards which included the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and Emmy awards for the lead actors. There were also other notable awards that Golden Girls won during the course of its run.

The immensely popular and all time hit comedy series 'The Golden Girls' was one of the longest running comedy serials in America. The first episode went on air on September 14th 1985. It was aired by NBC. The series continued up to May 9 1992. Golden Girls received 65 Emmy nominations, 11 Emmy awards, four Golden Globe Awards along with two Viewers for Quality Television awards. The Golden Girls TV series was indeed a milestone achievement in the realm of television entertainment business. The simple storyline that revolved round the four lead characters along with the high voltage cast took Golden Girls to the pinnacle of success within a short time.