Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
If you could recast this 1985-1992 TV show with new actors, who else could capture the charm and pep of these funny ladies in their "golden" years? Who could play the flirty Southern belle Blanche, sweet Rose, no-nonsense Dorothy and her wisecracking mother Sophia?
Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, November 20, complete with a "new" cast photo.
To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more
Characters to recast:
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak (Beatrice Arthur)
Rose Nylund (Betty White)
Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan)
Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty)
If you need more of a refresher — or just a sweet trip down Memory Lane — check out the opening to Golden Girls. "Thank you for being a friend!"
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Easy! Myself, Bella, Buzz and Party - you guys figure out who's who.
1Sophia: Dora Roberts
2Rose: Debbie Reynolds
Dorothy: Maggie Smith
Blanche: Fionnula Flanagan
I love Golden Girls! I watch it on Lifetime with my mumsy.
Young Version
Dorothy- Lizzy Caplan
Blanche- Lindsay Lohan
Rose- Anna Faris
Sophia- Megan Mullally
40s
Dorothy- Courtney Cox
Blanche- Kim Catrall
Rose- Kristin Chenoweth
Sophia- Doris Roberts
Or older ladies
Dorothy- Judith Light
Blanche- Jane Fonda
Rose- Sally Fields
Sophia- Katherine Helmond
3Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: Angelica Houston
4Rose Nylund: lily Tomlin
Blanche Devereaux: Janice Dickinson
Sophia Petrillo: Anne Meara
Blanche - Ellen Barkin
Dorothy- Kathleen Turner
Rose - Blythe Danner
Sophia - Shirley McLaine
Hopefully they aren't offended by suggesting they should be on such a show!
5Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak-- Judith Light
6Rose Nylund-- Jan Hooks
Blanche Devereaux-- Susan Sarandon
Sophia Petrillo--Ann Morgan Guilbert
Sophia - Shirley MacLaine
7Rose - Ann-Margret
Dorothy - Christina Pickles
Blanche - Katherine Helmond
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak-Lily Tomlin
8Rose Nylund-Mia Farrow
Blanche Devereaux-Blythe Danner
Sophia Petrillo-Estelle Harris
Dorothy - Candace Bergen or Stockard Channing
9Sophia - Sally Field (would be a very cute old lady!), Shirley McLaine
Blanche - Holland Taylor or Wendie Malick
Rose - Mary Gross or Jane Curtin
lol, here is MY cast:
10Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak: jennav
Rose Nylund: dulce skye
Blanche Devereaux: shilo jolie pitt
Sophia Petrillo: myopinion
I love the Golden Girls. :]
Dorthy- Sarah Jessica Parker
11Blanche- Jean Smart
Sophia- Cynthia Nixon
Rose- Blythe Danner
i'ma have to think about this one..........
12I like where Kristin DaBomb is going with this... why not make them all from Sex In the City.
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak - Sarah Jessica Parker
Rose Nylund - Kristin Davis
Blanche Devereaux - Kim Cattral (she's the one who sleeps around)
Sophia Petrillo - Cynthia Nixon (she is kind of mothering)
For a younger version...
13Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak - Lindsay Lohan
Rose Nylund - Paris Hilton
Blanche Devereaux - Britney Spears
Sophia Petrillo - Dina Lohan
One of the best shows ever!
14Younger cast:
Dorothy - Meryl Streep
Blanche - Hilary Duff
Rose - Hayden patten (sp?)
Sophie - Nicole Richie
I love this show!!! I still watch the reruns on lifetime.
15Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak (Stockard Channing)
16Rose Nylund (Goldie Hawn)
Blanche Devereaux (Melanie Griffith)
Sophia Petrillo (Shirley MacLaine)
Dorothy - Kelly Bishop
17Rose - Goldie Hawn
Blanche - Lena Olin
Sophia - Ellen Albertini Dow (rapper in the wedding singer)
Blanche; Sophia Loren (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000047/)
(http://imdb.com/name/nm0000633/)
18Sophia; Maggie Smith (http://imdb.com/name/nm0001749/)
Rose; Angela Lansbury (http://imdb.com/name/nm0001450/)
Dorothy; Tom Selleck
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak - Helen Mirren
19Rose Nylund - Ellen Burstyn
Blanche Devereaux - Shirley MacLaine
Sophia Petrillo - Frances Bay (The Marble Rye Lady from Seinfeld!)
I love mamaseacat's idea - SAC girls would make perfect GG's!!
20Dorothy: Jane Fonda
21Rose:Susan Sarandon
Blanche: Stefanie Powers
Sophia: Doris Roberts
oh... looking at the past castings, I really like Lily Tomlin in the mix — great choice
22Dorothy: Diane Keaton
23Rose: Goldie Hawn
Sophia: Liz Sheridan ( Jerry Seinfield's mom)
Blanche: Susan Sarandon
Younger version.....The cast from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Dorothy - America Ferrera
Rose - Alexis Bleidel
Blanche - Blake Lively
Sophia - Amber Tamblyn
I'm such a Golden Girls fan. I might just submit another cast tomorrow!
24ok here goes:
Blanche- Suzanne Somers
Rose- Ellen Bursten
Dorthy- Judith Light*
Sophia- Katherine Helmond*
*I loved the two of them togther on Who's the Boss a reunion would be great!
25Thank you for being a friend..
travel down the road and back again
your heart is true your a pal and confidant
and if you threw a party, invited everyone you knew
well you would see the biggest gift would be from me and the card attached would say
Thank you for being a friend.
all from memory ladies...
26what the heck is going on? this is 2007 (almost 2008)
all of these ladies need some major aging makeup
Dorothy: Wanda Sykes
27Rose: Rita Moreno
Blanche: Christine Baranski
Sophia: Megan Mullally (she has an affair with a black panther... you get the picture)
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak (Beatrice Arthur): Kristen Johnston (she'll need some makeup and a wig, but she is SO Dorothy!)
28Rose Nylund (Betty White): Gena Rowlands
Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan): Ellen Burstyn
Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty): Ellen Albertini Dow
Dorothy – Dolph Lundgren
29Rose – Arnold Schwarzenegger
Blanche – Sylvester Stallone
Sophia – Bruce Willis
Hello! Well, here is my take on recast the "girls" of "The Golden
30Girls!" Dorothy: Shirley Maclaine
Rose: Mary Tyler Moore
Blanche: Meryl Streep
Sophia: Kathy Bates
Thanks for sponsoring such a fun contest! Cindi
jchoppes@hotmail.com
Hi there! How about the recast of Golden girls with supermodels, "The Golden Supermodels"
Sophia: Janice Dickenson
Blanche: Lauren Hutton
Dorothy: Ru Paul
Rose: Cheryl Tiegs
This is FUN!! Love to do more
31I was going to make them all Sex and the City characters, but y'all beat me to it!
32Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak-Glenn Close
33Rose Nylund-Melanie Griffith
Blanche Devereaux-Jane Fonda
Sophia Petrillo-Estelle Harris (George Costanza's mom)
Dorothy-Gena Davis
34Rose-Suzanne Somers
Blanche-Kim Cattrell
Sophia-Sally Fields
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