Marla Gibbs, Bea Arthur and Betty White on Donahue from 1985

Bea and Betty were 50 at the time and looked sensational.

Marla looked great as well

[quote]Marla looked great as well

She's a doll.

R1 they were quite older than 50 yrs old, hon

Bea was 63 yrs old today in that video

Great video OP. Bea and Betty were friends back then.

Something happened along the way that destroyed their friendship.

I find it interesting that Bea accepted to go on a show like Donahue because she was so shy and didn't like giving interviews.

Does anyone else wish that the three of them had done a tasteful nude pictorial together at that time? Nothing trashy or exploitative, just sensual and alluring.

[quote]Great video OP. Bea and Betty were friends back then.

They were also very close during the Merv Griffin interview done around the same time. I do think despite it all, Bea had a lot of respect for Betty. She wouldn't have taken the job if she didn't.

R6 Bea, Betty and Marla?

No.

R7 Yes, and they were friends before Golden Girls.

Now of course, being friends with someone and working with them is different.

I might start hating some of my friends if I worked with them every day lol.

I watched the whole thing and loved it, even the nostalgic commercial jingles.

I got the sense that Bea will eventually be annoyed with Betty. Betty is quick-witted, and she's always "on", and her brain is always clicking and generating jokes. She can't hold the jokes back even if she wanted to. (And I'm glad she doesn't hold back; she's great at improv during interviews.) But I think Bea finds someone like that exhausting after awhile.