Happy Bea-Lated Birthday, Bea!
Yesterday was Beatrice "Bea" Arthur's 86th birthday!
Long before I had dreams of becoming Carrie Bradshaw (and eventually let them go.Thankfully because me and my big head couldn't work this type of whimsy. You know, unless I found a Mulefa seedpod and hot glue-gunned a Tualapi to it.* Viola!), my talismanic TV lady idol was that mother-loving and no-nonsense taking Dorothy Zbornak. I was just like her. The tall one. The sensible one. The one with the soft spot for yutzes and the deep voice. There quite a few, but here is one of my favorite Golden Girls' moment featuring Bea.
And here's a bonus clip. No clue where it's from but with Bea, Madame (!) Melba Moore (!) and Rock Hudson declaring he's been "down low," it doesn't get any gayer than this!
Long live Queen Bea!
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And wow - 86??? :-O