Fasten your seatbelt, slutpuppy, this ain’t gonna be no cakewalk!- Sophia Petrillo

A lot of you knew this was coming I'm sure. My hearty tribute to one of the funniest character actresses in sitcom television of all time. Yep, Estelle Getty AKA Sophia Petrillo.

I enjoyed the Golden Girls, who I didn't realize were dirty old bitches until I was grown, as a child, BUT it helped get me through college. Thanks to Lifetime showing them 4 times a day, my roommates and I fermented a huge soft spot in the bowels of the cockles of our beer filled hearts for The Golden Girls. Marijuana + The Golden Girls = delicious hilarity

More importantly the characters. We all likened ourselves to a character in the show as there were 4 of us. Lisa was Rose. She drank the water out of tuna cans and once asked us which one was a "chex" when we were eating chex mix. Beth was Blanche. She was sexually blatant and definitely not quiet. Well then there's me who I'd say Sophia most and Jessie who unfortunately in my book got pegged as Dorothy just because she was the tallest. No other similarities.

I feel you're getting an understanding for my love of the show and the fact that most of my friends, not including the ones I've named above, do as well. Nobody made me laugh harder than Sophia. She always had her pocketbook on her arm. Even in bed. She scuttled and she was a real wise ass. Her stories, references and adjectives were side splitting. Plus, she was a good Italian with NYC charm. Sophia would slay you like a bunny with her sharp tongue, especially Blanche. Classic.

Of course, her classic "Picture it…Sicily, 19??…." stories were jocular slices to the jugular.





I still almost pee my pants watching the episode where her and Dorothy enter the Mother/Daughter talent show at Shady Pines. I know Jessie and I always loved this one




There are so many quotes I could rattle off but I'd be here all night with a tear in my beer. Feel free to share yours.

She struggled as a stage actress for 40 years until landing her role on the Golden Girls. That's love. She reminded me of my own Grandma. An Italian hard hitter who also frequently used the insult botchagaloop. (sorry about the pot thing Grandma) Well, I never did get a chance to say goodbye to her so goodbye Estelle. Thank you for being a friend.




July 25, 1923- July 22, 2008