Dear Poor Lucky Me,
Why were the Golden Girls always eating cheesecake?
Although I loved the show and have hours on Beta and VHS for which I took a Beta and VHS repair course, don’t you think it’s odd that a show about the elderly was such a hit?
Signed,
A Curious Fan
Dear A Curious Fan,
The Golden Girls’ Cheesecake fetish is another example of the callously inaccurate liberties that sit coms take. Everyone knows that lactose intolerance and sugar-induced bad dreams and insomnia would prevent your average old lady from ever eating cheesecake before bed. It was also totally unrealistic to have just one of the characters be slutty. All elderly people are reliably promiscuous and often abuse hard drugs. The show was a hit because people kept tuning in hoping that the next episode would be the one where Rose poses for Penthouse.
I’m so glad to hear you can repair a Betamax. I’ve got a copy of The Last Unicorn (soundtrack by America) that I’m dying to watch again. Can you hook me up?
Sincerely,
Poor Lucky Me
