The golden girls / Kate Browne.

The Golden Girls made its prime-time debut in 1985 on NBC, and the critically acclaimed show has been a constant television companion through cable reruns and streaming media services ever since. Most people know that The Golden Girls is a sitcom about four feisty, older women living together in Mia...

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Main Author: Browne, Kate (Author)
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2020]
Series:Contemporary approaches to film and television series. TV milestones.
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Physical Description:x, 97 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Format: Book

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