She was one funny lady.
Loved her....loved her shows.....
My only request is that nobody posts any naked pictures of her.
She was talented. I’m afraid the last thing I saw her in was The Star Wars Holiday Special.
Rest in Peace.
RIP Everyone should see her take on Sex and the City- it’s on here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMLITlAA0QM
Okay, I knew it went off the air a while ago ... but really.
Funny thing about "Maude", my wife borrowed the first season from the library some months back. I didn't hate it like I thought I would. (I can't watch All in the Family any more -- haven't been able to for years.) For one thing, the "libs" are somewhat tame by today's standards and they have the same sitcom foibles as any other sitcom character of the 70s. Maude doesn't always get her way. Sometimes her husband is right. Sometimes her neighbor, the Republican is right -- and sometime she acknowledges that. And the Republican is actually a human being, not a two-headed eeeeevil dragon.
Yeah, it's still slanted Lear, er, left, but it's watchable.
Did you hear Bea Arthur died? Really it’s true; and apparently the biggest news story in quite some time based on the number of postings on FR.
How could she be 86?? Where does time go? But a ripe old age — sorry to hear she has passed.
RIP. We used to watch Golden Girls in German in Switzerland. Very funny show. The theme song is such an earworm they should be able to use it to extract info from terror suspects.
RIP
Enjoyed her acting very much, especially The Golden Girls. I remember Maude, and how she’d say “God’s gonna get you for that Walter.”
RIP to one very funny woman. (I won’t say “lady” since that might offend her feminine sensibilities! :) )
God bless you Bea, rest in peace.
Didn’t really dig The Golden Girls.. but she was so great the in the Star Wars Holiday Special.
She was about as sweet and inviting as a burning tire.
Archie: “This country was ruined by Franklin Delano Roosevelt!”
Maude: (slowly turning her head to address Archie) “You’re fat!”
Archie: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Franklin Delano Roosevelt!”
Edith: (from her chair) “Archie, you promised never to say that name again in front of Maude!”
Archie: (to Edith) “Franklin Delano Roosevelt!”
Edith: (to Maude) “He doesn’t, don’t mean nothing. His whole family was for Roosevelt.”
Archie: “That was for two terms but that was it! We didn’t know the guy was going to hang onto the job like a pope!”
Maude: (Furiously standing up) “He hung on to save the country! The people adored him, he was a saint. (Points finger up at the ceiling) That man had charisma!”
Archie: “I don’t care if he was sick! He always had his big mouth open at them fireside chats!”
Semper Fi Miss Bea.
You made us laugh, you made us cry.
Didn’t agree with her on alot of things, but a great actress.
Prayers for your friends and family who are gonna miss you much.
They were trying to soften folks up for the decision they knew was coming. Kind of like the way they pushed homosexuality on the public in sitcoms, got people used to the idea, then pushed for homosexual marriage and special rights.