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Thank You For Being A Friend Estelle Getty...

Hey guys. Estelle Getty died yesterday after a battle with dementia. Although her role as the hilariously uncensored Sophia in Golden Girls is first and foremost in my mind, I was surprised to find both TOOTSIE and MANNEQUIN on her filmography. I completely forgot she was in Mannequin!

Growing up THE GOLDEN GIRLS was always on in my house. My mom loved Betty White and that show really does hold up. I've been watching some reruns today as the news has been covering her death and it really is hilarious and perfectly cast, even though Getty was a year younger than Bea Arthur all the while playing her elderly mother.



Sophia really stole that show. Her and Betty White always seemed to be competing for being the funniest, but I think Sophia's frank insults edge out White's innocent ignorance.

My thoughts are with Ms. Getty's friends, family and fans. I think I can speak for many fans when I say Thank You For Being Our Friend.





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stop!
by dingus khan
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:23:38 AM
sunny day
by BrightEyes
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:24:32 AM
Please don't make any snide remarks about her guys.
by GQtaste
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:30:05 AM
i'm sure Stallone would have some
by Jubba
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:30:35 AM
rip Miss Getty
by the milf lover
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:30:36 AM
Every time I watched Golden Girls
by bigbadbua
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:32:40 AM
you're gonna be missed
by the_knightfall
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:39:52 AM
RIP
by DigitalBeachWar
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:40:49 AM
RIP
by FlyinHawaiian30
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:44:58 AM
She was always my favorite
by flickchick85
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:45:35 AM
She was a blast
by Virtual Satyr
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:47:10 AM
RIP
by film_fanatic_in_the_original_b lack_and_white
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:51:45 AM
god has a strange sense of humor
by bacci40
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:51:50 AM
BTW...
by film_fanatic_in_the_original_b lack_and_white
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:52:08 AM
~~~~~shame she never worked with Bryan Singer~~~~~
by The Marquis de Side 3
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:55:00 AM
one of my dads buddies had dementia
by irrelevntelefant
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:02:35 AM
STOP! OR MY MOM WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH!
by That 70s Venom
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:04:05 AM
DAMN YOU MICHAEL BAY
by irrelevntelefant
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:04:09 AM
Zingers
by deadboy1313
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:10:09 AM
RIP
by TheMcflyFarm
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:19:04 AM
I'm almost embarassed
by dvdhound79
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:24:27 AM
That show
by boost0
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:31:20 AM
But Rue McClanahan is still a slut...
by film_fanatic_in_the_original_b lack_and_white
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:32:32 AM
rfjason, go suck a dead dog's dick.
by 24200124
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:43:02 AM
Seven straight Emmy nods!!
by Bob Loblaw Law Blog
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:46:20 AM
She was awesome...
by cifra
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:47:08 AM
Second condemnation of rfjason
by leapingkzin
Jul 23rd, 2008
02:07:50 AM
Perfect cast, great actress
by 33.3rpm
Jul 23rd, 2008
02:12:59 AM
Who wrote the obit?
by Alonzo Mosely
Jul 23rd, 2008
02:16:12 AM
dear sweet funny woman
by juice willis
Jul 23rd, 2008
02:18:57 AM
I remember her in Mannequin.
by V'Shael
Jul 23rd, 2008
02:20:19 AM
SO NO STOP OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT PART 2??
by Redfive!
Jul 23rd, 2008
03:08:55 AM
It didn't come across as sarcastic
by Mulengro
Jul 23rd, 2008
03:22:14 AM
rfjason
by ChickenStu
Jul 23rd, 2008
03:26:59 AM
Golden Girls was a Perfect show...
by emeraldboy
Jul 23rd, 2008
03:50:30 AM
May she Rest In Peace
by SpencerTrilby
Jul 23rd, 2008
04:04:09 AM
After ten years reading AICN,
by King-Seesars-Ghost
Jul 23rd, 2008
05:01:51 AM
Who wrote the obit?
by floatybrownthing
Jul 23rd, 2008
05:20:12 AM
If I remember correctly..
by mrfan
Jul 23rd, 2008
05:20:47 AM
Sophia
by American Mythos
Jul 23rd, 2008
06:34:42 AM
oops
by American Mythos
Jul 23rd, 2008
06:36:46 AM
She was only 82?!
by Nasty In The Pasty
Jul 23rd, 2008
07:02:10 AM
she was great - sniff
by ironic_name
Jul 23rd, 2008
07:04:52 AM
I admit to being fond of the Golden Girls when it was on
by chrth
Jul 23rd, 2008
07:16:22 AM
She was 84 and only 3 days shy of her 85th
by MRJONZ72
Jul 23rd, 2008
07:16:59 AM
She was great
by myrtle_mae_simmons
Jul 23rd, 2008
07:38:16 AM
Class act and the show stands up extremely well today
by Carl's hat
Jul 23rd, 2008
07:43:08 AM
I was really young when this was on
by SUPERJIM
Jul 23rd, 2008
07:51:40 AM
Everyone's TV Granny died today.
by The Gospel According to Bastardface
Jul 23rd, 2008
07:57:56 AM
Superjim....
by emeraldboy
Jul 23rd, 2008
08:01:57 AM
Bea arthur will be remembered as the..
by emeraldboy
Jul 23rd, 2008
08:04:21 AM
Boy I didn'y see this coming.
by Sailor Rip
Jul 23rd, 2008
08:04:43 AM
RIP Ms. Getty
by Sebilrazen
Jul 23rd, 2008
08:05:45 AM
Thanks for letting Rickey raw-dog you, Estelle Getty!
by Rickey Henderson
Jul 23rd, 2008
08:26:19 AM
estelle getty
by dingus khan
Jul 23rd, 2008
08:36:29 AM
oops
by dingus khan
Jul 23rd, 2008
08:39:17 AM
I dunno what rfjason said ...
by HenryVIII
Jul 23rd, 2008
08:45:36 AM
RIP Estelle Getty
by Biggie Kaiju
Jul 23rd, 2008
08:49:51 AM
Little-known Whedon connection
by PotSmokinAlien
Jul 23rd, 2008
08:55:42 AM
A majority PotSmokinAlien? He wrote 10 episodes.
by Mahaloth
Jul 23rd, 2008
09:04:40 AM
I barely remember the show but...
by Seth Brundle
Jul 23rd, 2008
09:16:54 AM
Picture It: Heaven, 2008
by Tipsy McStagger
Jul 23rd, 2008
09:20:04 AM
She Had A Great Ass!!!!
by BilboRing
Jul 23rd, 2008
09:21:07 AM
Rickey! Dude!
by YackBacker
Jul 23rd, 2008
09:34:16 AM
I agree
by cptrios
Jul 23rd, 2008
09:34:58 AM
Sex and The City totally ripped off Golden Girls
by fiester
Jul 23rd, 2008
09:41:46 AM
old + cranky = comedy gold!
by Orionsangels
Jul 23rd, 2008
09:55:47 AM
SITC is GG with less sex...
by WickedJester
Jul 23rd, 2008
09:55:50 AM
Estelle's best scenes
by WickedJester
Jul 23rd, 2008
09:59:14 AM
BilboRing
by One Nation Under Zod
Jul 23rd, 2008
10:04:12 AM
Little known Quentin Tarantino Connection
by MRJONZ72
Jul 23rd, 2008
10:27:35 AM
thank you for being a fiend BilboRing
by Mr_X
Jul 23rd, 2008
10:28:09 AM
Yeah, Golden Girls ...
by DeadPanWalking
Jul 23rd, 2008
10:38:47 AM
She's gone to that great big Shadey Pines in the sky
by finky089
Jul 23rd, 2008
10:51:53 AM
kewl
by Homer Sexual
Jul 23rd, 2008
11:03:50 AM
the hottest Golden girl
by BMacSmith
Jul 23rd, 2008
11:05:22 AM
Classy lady
by NYC
Jul 23rd, 2008
11:08:09 AM
Yack, too much?
by Rickey Henderson
Jul 23rd, 2008
11:25:04 AM
The Hottest Golden Girl...
by Tipsy McStagger
Jul 23rd, 2008
11:36:47 AM
Or am I just being a dic?
by The Eskimo
Jul 23rd, 2008
11:41:48 AM
Nah, Rickey, not too much
by YackBacker
Jul 23rd, 2008
11:48:09 AM
Golden Girls is still hilarious!
by HoboCode
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:10:16 PM
Is this a bad place for a masturbation joke?
by Abominable Snowcone
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:13:07 PM
It's probably for the best
by Alkeoholic77
Jul 23rd, 2008
12:42:01 PM
Did Quint Write This? God Dammit!
by loserguy3000
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:06:32 PM
I bet this was Quint...
by The Eskimo
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:11:21 PM
RIP
by veritasses
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:51:42 PM
Nothing like listening to............................ ....
by crackerfarmboy
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:53:45 PM
she was one funny lady.
by theonecalledshoe
Jul 23rd, 2008
01:59:16 PM
This just in............................ ...............
by crackerfarmboy
Jul 23rd, 2008
02:06:24 PM
Golden Girls
by EyeofPolyphemus
Jul 23rd, 2008
02:06:24 PM
This just in: Eggsalad is an AssHole.
by Atomica
Jul 23rd, 2008
02:18:21 PM
And for those complaining about the relevancy of this News
by Atomica
Jul 23rd, 2008
02:20:57 PM
The only good thing about "...Mom Will Shoot"
by Chief Joseph
Jul 23rd, 2008
02:29:23 PM
phoenix
by Mulengro
Jul 23rd, 2008
04:55:40 PM
ABE VIGODA LAUGHS AT YOU ALL!!
by thelordofhell
Jul 23rd, 2008
05:31:59 PM
Crystal Skullfuck...
by gavdiggity
Jul 23rd, 2008
06:05:25 PM
RIP Mrs Getty...top notch lady.
by pdennett316
Jul 23rd, 2008
08:22:08 PM
RIP Estelle and Eggsalad
by cineninja
Jul 24th, 2008
08:07:52 AM
Not surprising around here
by m_prevette
Jul 24th, 2008
08:10:28 AM
RIP
by MiserableRainGod
Jul 24th, 2008
09:04:41 AM
The actor playing Sophia was younger
by MiserableRainGod
Jul 24th, 2008
09:07:27 AM
Tossed Salad...
by cineninja
Jul 24th, 2008
11:01:12 PM
Thank you for being a friend
by the_knightfall
Aug 9th, 2008
07:06:59 PM

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