Betty White Back on TV

Hi, Audrey - delighted you enjoyed this - I admire Betty, too. And I miss Rue and GG like you. Thanks for your gracious comments.

You might also like to read my first hub on Betty - "Betty White - Everything Old is New Again". Thanks for visiting, m'dear.

I know, nic, but I didn't want to call names.

You're on the money with that comment, nicomp. Betty was so effective, people today are still talking about that commercial.

Wonder how many folks also recognized the senior actor, Abe Vigoda, who was also on her team in that ad. He was one of the "wise guys" in the Godfather films.

I agree with you, Springboard, it will be difficult for any TV show, even one with Betty White, an original, to achieve the joyful humor of the Golden Girls.

Betty, Bea, Estelle and Rue had a wonderful charisma together and the ability to make each other seem even funnier than their lines.

Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks, MG for the thumbs up. The mere fact that you mentioned Betty in the context of scatter brain indicates how expert she has been in portraying that role. True, she played naive, unsophisticated Rose Nylund to perfection in Golden Girls. But she also played the part of a calculating man-hunter on the Marty Tyler Moore Show. Now that's acting! A talent that keeps her in the public eye.

Spot on, David, and I forgot to mention that Super Bowl Snickers commercial - that had a lot of clout with so many millions of people watching. Thank God she survived! :)

Thank you, zzron. I liked Betty on Boston Legal, too. And Golden Girls. And the Mary Tyler Moore Show. And as the guest host on SNL. And in the films, "Lake Placid" and "The Proposal." And centuries ago, on Password, the game show (with her hubby, Allen).

Then there really is hope for you, Art. Thanks moi buddy.

It does seem like Betty White came back out of nowhere but she has been very active this past year. After Golden Girls, she did guest appearances on several TV shows and appeared in the movie, "The Proposal," with Sandra Bullock. I think the Super Bowl Snickers commercial with the football guys brought her to the attention (especially on Facebook) of many of the younger generation who promoted her appearance on SNL.

Good to see you again, Springboard. You're always welcome. The "bull by the horns" story was one of my favorites. Never fails to make me laugh just thinking about it. It's just as I've always said, "He who laughs . . . lasts!

Hi, 2besure, I think Golden Girls was and is one of the funniest sitcoms ever made and so watchable that as you state, you can see it over and over again and be charmed every time by the talent and comic timing of all 4 actresses involved.

Happy you enjoy it. And thanks for the visit.

Delighted, Violet Sun, that you enjoyed this hub. I felt the same way about Rue. She and Betty always made me chuckle and often laugh out loud. What a pair!

It will probably be some time, if ever, before TV replicates a funny show like the Golden Girls.

Thank you, Enelle, for visiting and commenting. So nice to meet you. Delighted you enjoyed the read and the videos. Did you ever think we would be saying an 88 1/2-year-old actress rocks? S'marvelous!

I'm with you, Jane, couldn't agree more with your points of view. That funny TV ad for a Snickers bar first appeared during the Super Bowl where millions of people viewed it. Personally think it had a lot to do with Betty's re-emergence as a viable television personality.

Yes, Springboard, Betty has that comic timing knack that all really funny comedians seem to have. Probably part of the reason she has been so endearing and enduring for so long.

Thanks for the visit. Let me know what you thought of the first show.

Hey there, BJB, tell habee and me, how was the show?

Did you get to watch it? Was Betty as hysterical as she was on Golden Girls?

They have cable in Idaho? :)

Hi, habee, wait a moment and I'll ask BJB if she saw it in Idaho. It is carried on a station called TVLand here in south Florida and I couldn't access it. Wah!

Have to remember to pay my Comcast bills. :)

Hi, Linda. Nice to see you again. Thanks for the comments; you can come back any time. My pleasure to share.

Hi, Research Analyst, how nice to meet you. Wasn't Betty a hoot in that Snickers commercial? It really looked like she was getting hammered by a bunch of football players. I think we all gasped the first time we saw that ad.

She is one of the few who are recognized for getting even better as they age. More power to her. And to the rest of us. Thanks for the visit and the comments.

Thank you, Maita, for the "awesome." Betty White is pretty awesome, too. Don't forget to watch her new show, "Hot in Cleveland," if it is aired in your area.

Katie, m'dear, we share the same adoration for Betty - she is a remarkably funny and enduring woman. So happy you love this and thanks for the lovable comments.

I have the good fortune to remember Betty when she was on "Password," which was live TV so you could see her quick wit and know it was hers and not a script.

I knew it! Your kids are obviously more intelligent, perceptive and fun-loving than the average.

Hey, BJB. You know why Betty is moving to Cleveland? She heard you are moving there, too. Honest! You know it had to be more than just a coincidence.

Love ya.

Hi, kal. Betty was my favorite, too, from the Golden Girls. She and Estelle Getty always had the funniest lines.

She does look like an innocent but despite the dimples, she has a mischievous glint in her eyes.

Thanks for stopping by.

Yes, wrenfrost, that's really good news about Betty's new TV show. But really sad news about Rue. She was a very, very funny lady in her own right. She even made "man-hungry" funny.

Thanks for dropping by - enjoy the new show.

Thank you, Lotus, m'luv. I knew i has seen Jane somewhere so thanks for reminding me about her being on Frasier.

I used to watch the Benny Hill show - he was hilarious - but I don't recall Jane. Guess I was too busy laughing at Benny.

Hi, billy, isn't it wonderful to have talent like that and be so beloved by your fans? And be able to keep on going ... and going ... and going? I'm looking forward to Betty's debut on her new show.

Yes, ladyjane, it is now Golden Girl, Betty White. She is a survivor.

I remember Rue as Bea Arthur's best friend on the "Maude" series and it is interesting that on that program, her character was rather subdued. While Betty on the "Mary Tyler Moore" show was man-hungry. On "Golden Girls," the characters Betty and Rue played were reversed, with Betty as naive and Blanche the in-house "slut." No type casting there.

Thanks for the visit and the comments.

Dunno, Ivorwen, but hope so. You could always send Hulu an email requesting it be aired. Enough requests could make the difference. Good luck.

Audrey - I love to make you laugh - no thanks necessary.

I'm thinking of crossing a Malemute with a Poodle. For you. You will have a very large, very furry dog that thinks he is a lap dog. Oops. Forgot. You already have one or two of those.

Gus - the Schnalmations have all been adopted.

But I think I can find you a good deal on a hot DOG, a booze HOUND, an AFGHAN blanket, a SHEPHERD pie or a sofa SETTER.

Even better, how about a Komondor - a dog that looks like a mop? For real. See my hub: "Weird Animals - the Komondor."

Hi, hello. Sorry you don't get to see Betty White that often. Will the new show be shown in your area, do you know? If not, I'll just have to send you synopses each week together with a tape of canned laughter.

Hi, GL - nice to have you stop by. I know I've seen the actress, Jane Leeves, before. Do you know which movies or TV shows she has appeared in/on?

Hi, habee. Me too. Betty has legions of fans and we'll all be rooting for the new show to be successful.

Hi, SG - you'll always be platinum to me.

I saw "Lake Placid" and Betty was hysterical as the supposedly quiet, innocent cabin-owner on the lake who had a surprising pet - a gigantic crocodile - in Lake Placid. She was the best part by far of an otherwise "B" movie.

Mike, how lucky can you get? Two of your favorites on the same TV show: Betty White and Valerie Bertinelli.

Can understand your Valerie crush - she has always been so wholesome and sexy at the same time.

I'll be watching the new show, too, I'm imagining that Betty, because of her well-tuned comic timing, will have most of the funniest lines.

Thank you, Silver Genes, for the thank you. And the "wonderful." That adjective also describes Betty and her talent. Did you see the movie, "The Proposal"? Betty had a small part as the grandmother of Sandra's Bullock pretend fiance and was hysterical when she was helping to fit Sandra with an antique wedding gown.

I will miss Rue - she was one of my favorites.

What a lovely comment, Nellieanna, Betty would love it - I do.

She does have a special kind of sparkle as you so aptly put it - a quality that transcends the screen and goes right to the heart. I'm sure that the dimples are an integral part of it. How can you not love those dimples?

Happy you enjoyed the videos. We'll take notes on her new series and compare them.

Hi, Pamela. You've been cooking up a storm with your food hubs so I appreciate your taking the time to visit and comment.

I'm looking forward to Betty's show, too. Heard that she will have some gentlemen callers on that show. One that was rumored is Rob Reiner. That would be fun.

Somehow I sensed you would like that quote, Arthur. The remarkable thing about Golden Girls' humor was it appealed to more than one segment of society. And I know first-hand how much gays loved the show. I saw a play recently called "The Gay Girls" and it was a satire of the Golden Girls with guys playing all the 4 leading roles. They had all the body language down pat and were very funny.

I think sometimes Rue was underrated as an actress - I saw her in some dramatic roles and she was so believable. Missed the Wicked Witch though. A crush on her then? I'll have to analyze that one.

Thanks for the visit and your always interesting comments.

So happy you enjoyed this hub, Darlene. You hung on every word? Wow! Want a job as my PR person? Hardly any pay - just loads of gratitude.

I'm looking forward to Betty's new show, too, she is always a hoot with enviable, for her age, energy. Thanks for the thumbs up, the funny ad all of the above. Love you, too.

Hi, Wanderlust. So happy you wandered by. Thank you for your visit and comments. Golden Girls will be missed by their legions of fans including you and me. Every one of those talented actresses were perfect in their roles with a wonderful sense of comic timing.