The Golden Girls The Engagement (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The Golden Girls

The Engagement (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche are three women who share a house in Miami, Florida. Dorothy's elderly mother, Sophia, unexpectedly moves in after her retirement home burns down, and Blanche accepts a proposal of marriage.

Director

Jay Sandrich

Writer

Susan Harris (written by)

Producers

Paul Junger Witt | Tony Thomas

Composer

George Aliceson Tipton

Editor

Harold McKenzie

Casting Director

Judith Weiner (casting by) (as Judith Weiner & Associates)

Production Designer

Edward Stephenson

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 14, 1985

Release date

Sep 14, 1985 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 35 wins & 88 nominations

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Bea Arthur Dorothy Zbornak (as Beatrice Arthur) Dorothy Zbornak (as Beatrice Arthur) See fewer	The Golden Girls (1985)
Betty White Rose Nylund Rose Nylund See fewer	The Proposal (I) (2009)
Rue McClanahan Blanche Devereaux Blanche Devereaux See fewer	The Golden Girls (1985)
Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo Sophia Petrillo See fewer	The Golden Girls (1985)
Charles Levin Coco Coco See fewer	The Golden Child (1986)
Frank Aletter Harry Harry See fewer	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
F. William Parker The Minister The Minister See fewer	Lost Highway (1997)
Meshach Taylor The Cop The Cop See fewer	Designing Women (1986)
Rhoda Robinson Game Show Host (uncredited) Game Show Host (uncredited) See fewer	Jackie Robinson Tribute: Youth in Salute (2013)