Customer Reviews

The Golden Girls - The Complete Second Season

5 star:		(83)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

1. "End of the Curse" - Blanche thinks she is pregnant but is even more mortified after her doctor tells her that it is menopause. Meanwhile, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia go into the mink breeding business.

2. "Ladies of the Evening" - Blanche wins tickets to a Burt Reynolds movie premiere but the girls are mistaken for prostitutes and arrested when their hotel is raided. Reynolds makes a cameo appearance.

3. "Take Him, He's Mine" - Blanche and Dorothy's ex, Stan, become chummy which infuriates Dorothy. Rose and Sophia sell sandwiches on the Boardwalk but make enemies with another vendor, "Johnny No Thumbs."

4. "It's a Miserable Life" - The girls want to save a 200 year-old tree in the neighborhood but the owner, the most hated woman on the block, wants the tree cut down.

5. "Isn't It Romantic" - Dorothy's friend, Jean (Lois Nettleton) comes to visit and Dorothy decides not to tell Blanche and Rose that Jean is a lesbian. (One of the funniest episodes ever, this one won an Emmy Award).

6. "Big Daddy's Little Lady" - Blanche's father visits and brings his new finace. Blanche is upset when she discovers the woman he is about to marry is younger than herself. Meanwhile, Dorothy and Rose enter a song writing contest.

7. "Family Affair" - Dorothy's son, Michael, and Rose's daughter, Bridget, each come to visit and they become a little too friendly for Dorothy and Rose's liking.

8. "Vacation" - The girl's go on a Caribbean vacation but find that their hotel is far from what it was advertised to be. Sophia takes advantage of her time alone to get acquainted with the gardener.

9. "Just Between Friends" - Blanche gets Dorothy a part-time job at the museum where she works but gets jealous when her boss starts giving Dorothy all of the assignments.

10. "Love, Rose" - Rose places an ad in the personals column but becomes discouraged when she doesn't get a repsonse. Blanche and Dorothy feel sorry for her and begin responding.

11. "'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas" - The girls each plan to spend Christmas with their families but a series of strange occurrences lead them to spend Christmas together in Miami.

12. "The Sisters" - Dorothy decides to surprise Sophia on her brithday by flying in her sister, Angela (Nancy Walker). But Dorothy gets the surprise when she learns that they hate each other.

13. "The Stan Who Came to Dinner" - Stan returns to tell Dorothy that he has to have open heart surgery.

14. "The Actor" - The girls fall head over heels over a handsome actor at their local community theater.

15. "Before and After" - Rose wants to live life to the fullest after she experiences near-death experience. When Dorothy and Blanche complain about her new lifestyle, she moves out.

16. "And Then There Was One" - Dorothy, Blanche and Rose babysit for participants in a walk-a-thon but when the event is over, a baby is left unclaimed.

17. "Long Days Journey into Marinara" - Sophia is none too pleased when her sister, Angela (Nancy Walker) comes back for a visit and decides that she wants to move to Miami.

18. "Whose Face is This, Anyway?" - Blanche is upset that her beauty is fading when she attends her high school reunion and sees that many of her classmates have had plastic surgery.

19. "Dorothy's Prized Pupil" - Dorothy tutors a young man who is an illegal alien.

20. "Diamond in the Rough" - Blanche falls for a hunky caterer but soon becomes blind-sighted by his unsophisticated demeanor.

21. "Son-in-Law Dearest" - Dorothy's daughter, Kate, has a surprising announcement. Blance and Dorothy watch an "I Love Lucy" marathon.

22. "To Catch a Neighbor" - Joseph Campanella and George Clooney play two detectives who use the girl's house to spy on the neighbors, who are suspected of dealing in stolen gems.

23. "A Piece of Cake" - The girls reminisce about their memorable past birthdays.

The second season matures into a much better show than the first season with better writing and even better stories. This is another wonderful creation of comic genius Susan Harris, who also created sitcoms such as Soap, Benson, and Empty Nest. Golden Girls is a sitcom about four senior ladies living under one roof, and all the zany and fun things that goes in their lives. The show revolves around sex hungry Blanche (Rue McLanahan) with her southern charm, and Sophia (Estelle Getty) as a sharp talking Sicilian with wit, and her daughter Dorothy (Bea Arthur) as a wise member of the house hold, and then the sweet and innocent Rose (Betty White) make a wonderful team and an excellent recipe for a great comedy. There are 23 episodes (season 2) on this DVD; Isn't It Romantic, Ladies of Evening, End of Curse, and Big Daddy's Little Lady are some of the funniest episodes of the series. In the episode To Catch a Neighbor, veteran actor Joseph Campanella team up with young George Clooney to spy on the neighbors, who are suspected of dealing in stolen gems. In Family Affair Dorothy's son, Michael, and Rose's daughter, Bridget visit and they become a little too friendly to the discomfort of their mothers, which shows the generation gap in funnier way. The Sisters episode shows another veteran actress Nancy Walker visit as Sophia's sister and get on each others nerves. The second season is much better than the first and if you liked 1980s sitcoms, I would highly recommend this DVD

Here are three scenes that I remember from the second season that are not included in Lifetime episodes:

1. Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas - in the airport scene, there is an extended part of this scene involving Sophia that will have your sides hurting.

2. Long Days Journey Into Marinara - the early scene where Sophia and Angela have prepared dinner, there is an intro to the scene involving Blanche and Angela that Lifetime omits. It's great.

3. Just Between Friends - there is a great scene where Sophia meets Blanche's boss that is hilarious.

That's all I can remember, but I'm sure there are more extra scenes of this season that new viewers haven't seen and us long-time viewers have forgotten. Can't wait for seasons 3-7.

Let's face it THE GOLDEN GIRLS is the best sitcom ever, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. To me this is a dream come true, THE GOLDEN GIRLS finally being realeased on DVD, this season will be just as great as season one. I just wish it wasn't so far away till it comes out. It's just a really really great show that's worth every cent. so if you haven't yet bought season one, buy it, then buy season two when it comes out, you won't be dissapointed!

When this show first premiered, I thought this was aimed strictly at and for senior citizens. When I watched the show for the first time, I don't remember laughing so hard in all my life over a tv show. All the actresses are BRILLIANT, if I had neighbors like them I would not mind living in Miami either. Thank goodness the studios are preserving these memories for years to come...with the world as crazy as it is...this is nice escapism for at least a half hour or more!

I use to watch this show with my Grandfather growing up. It always made us laugh and we would always look forward to the next show. Nothing has changed.. They are still as funny as ever and now, I dont have to wait until the next show. I treasure these DVD's. Def. one of the, "golden" favorites of all my collections.

"The Golden Girls" came back strong for Season Two, and in the process I thought its second season was even better than its first, and its first season was brilliant in its own right.

SEASON TWO (1986-87)
The episodes got better and the show got funnier in Season Two. This is my personal favorite season of "The Golden Girls". Like Season One, there's not a weak moment in any episode. Only difference is that the laughs got bigger in Season Two. Some of the episodes that I'll never forget in Season Two include: Blanche going through menopause; the girls getting mistakenly arrested for prostitution; the girls planning a funeral for an old neighbor who was so mean and hateful that nobody liked (including the girls); Dorothy's lesbian friend who stops by for a visit and quickly falls in love with Rose; the girls going on a disasterous vacation to the Caribbean; the girls getting held hostage by a man in a Santa Claus suit on Christmas Eve; Dorothy planning a big birthday surprise for Sophia that ends up backfiring in the worst way; Dorothy dating a man who turns out to be a priest; Sophia's sister coming to Miami for a visit, moves in with the girls, and in the process drives Sophia crazy; a pair of cops setting up a police steakout at the girls' house in order to catch a couple of crooks who have just moved into the house next door; and the girls flashing back to their past birthdays. Also included is the pilot episode for what would become the "The Golden Girls" spin-off show "Empty Nest" (featuring mostly different actors).

"The Golden Girls" would go on to win the Golden Globe as Best Comedy Series for the second year in a row, and it would win 3 well-deserved Emmys for Season Two: Best Comedy Series (for the second year in a row); Rue McClanahan as Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her funny and sexy role as Blanche; and director Terry Hughes for Best Directing in a Comedy Series for the uproarious episode "Isn't it Romantic?", about Dorothy's gay friend who falls for Rose.

Season Two of "The Golden Girls" also features some memorable guest stars. Most notably, George Clooney in an early acting appearence as one of the cops who come to the house for that steakout in the episode titled "To Catch a Neighbor"; and Burt Reynolds, who makes an unbilled cameo in the episode "Ladies of the Evening". Emmy nominations went to three guest performances in Season Two of "The Golden Girls": Herb Edelman, who was hilarious in his occasional appearences as Dorothy's no-good ex-husband Stan, received a guest nomination for the episode "The Stan Who Came To Dinner", which deals with Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia taking care of Stan after he has open heart surgery and proceeds to drive the girls crazy; Lois Nettleton, who was wonderful as Dorothy's lesbian friend Jean in the episode "Isn't it Romantic?"; and Nancy Walker, who was explosively funny in two guest appearences as Sophia's sister Angela. Her guest Emmy nomination came for her second appearence in the episode titled "Long Day's Journey into Marinara", which she (in my opinion) should have won.

"The Golden Girls": The Complete Second Season is an absolute must for fans of the show. It's a season that I'll never forget.

It's so good to see that Golden Girls is finally available on DVD...I have purchased both series so far & they are just as good as when i watched them originally...it's so much better being able to watch them with a clear picture rather than from old taped versions that i have done over the years...can't wait for the rest of the seasons to be released!

I am very grateful that the second season of my all time favorite television show has been released on DVD. I know almost evrything there is to know about this show. I have the first season already and just yesterday I purchased this one for one of my early birthday presents. Let me say it is worth every cent, every episode is wonderful. I do not feel there is anything at all second rate about this DVD. Buy it and you will not regret it!

Let's face it, the Golden Girls are a classic. Like Lucy, you still laugh after hundreds of viewings.

Season 2 (another emmy winner) is one of the best with some of the most classic episodes. Throw the whole thing on for a lost weekend or a sick day - you'll feel much better.

DVD transfer looks great - so clean after the old edited Lifetime copies. Only issue - bonus quiz is awkward to navigate. Can't wait for season 3.