The Golden Palace (episode)

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The Golden Palace is the first episode of the first season of The Golden Palace and the first episode overall. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Susan Harris, it premiered on CBS on September 18th, 1992. It is the series premiere.

Summary[]

After their ex-roommate Dorothy moves away to Atlanta with her new husband, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia sell their house and decide to purchase a dilapidated hotel near the beach.

Plot[]

When Dorothy departs, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia decide to invest in a hotel, The Golden Palace Hotel. There's just one problem: the hotel has three employees, two live there, and the hotel is in need of funds. Sophia decides to be in charge of cooking when she runs Chuy, the old cook, out of the restaurant. He was a fan of cooking Mexican food, while she wanted to dominate the kitchen with Italian food. Eventually after realizing he needs a job (and begging Sophia), he returns as cook. Meanwhile, Blanche is busy trying to find a way to pay off the monthly debt with Roland. Eventually, after a group of travel agents come to test the waters, they intake enough money to pay the debt and hire more staff. At the end, everyone gathers in the kitchen, finishing off like a normal episode of The Golden Girls: Eating cheesecake and listening to a St. Olaf story.^[1]

Tall Tales[]

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Cast[]

Main Cast[]

• Betty White as Rose Nylund
• Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux
• Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo
• Don Cheadle as Roland Wilson
• Cheech Marin as Chuy Castillos
• Billy L. Sullivan as Oliver Webb

Guest List[]

• Tom La Grua as The Thief
• Stephen James Carver as Brad
• Lee Ryan as Man #1
• Bobcat Goldthwait as Gordon M. Cosay

Notes[]

• This is the last time Rose, Blanche, and Sophia are seen in the house from The Golden Girls.
• The German title of this episode is "Hotelgefluester".

Production[]

• With the departure of Bea Arthur after the conclusion of The Golden Girls, Betty White is the top-billed star in The Golden Palace.
• The opening credits for The Golden Palace features clips of each cast member, with a new version of "Thank You For Being A Friend" played in the background. Many of the clips are taken from the first several episodes.

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