The Golden Girls Season 5 DVD Press Release

Post by **Luke** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:17 pm

<center>Just In Time For Mother’s Day!

THE GOLDEN GIRLS:
THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON

Includes Exclusive Insights With Bea, Betty and Rue
On DVD May 9</center>

BURBANK, Calif., February 2, 2006 – Just in time for Mother’s Day, the complete fifth season
DVD of the hysterical eleven-time Emmy award-winning comedy, THE GOLDEN GIRLS, is
available to own on May 9th from Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Dorothy (Beatrice Arthur),
Sophia (Estelle Getty), Rose (Betty White) and Blanche (Rue McClanahan) are four young-atheart
housemates living together in Miami. Season 5 features some of the most memorable
episodes yet, as Dorothy’s gambling addiction resurfaces, Blanche tries the extreme to lure men
(even for her), Rose campaigns to save the dolphins, and Sophia secretly hordes Social
Security money. Plus see classic guest stars like Dick Van Dyke, along with exclusive insights
into the show when Bea, Betty and Rue share their favorite episodes. THE GOLDEN GIRLS:
SEASON 5 is collectibly priced at $39.99 (S.R.P.).

DVD Bonus Feature:
The Girls share their favorite episodes in exclusive insights into the show in audio
commentaries.

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Buy The Golden Girls: The Complete Fifth Season from Amazon.com</a>

<a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... html">Read our The Golden Girls: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review</a>

STREET DATE: May 9, 2006
Direct prebook: March 14, 2006
Distributor prebook: March 28, 2006
Suggested retail price: $39.99 (3-disc DVD box set)
Total episode run time: Approximately 616 minutes.
Rated: TV-PG. Bonus materials not rated or subtitled and subject to change.
DVD aspect ratio: 1.33:1 formatted 4x3
DVD Sound: Dolby® Digital 2.0 Stereo
DVD Language: English audio

Past Seasons Reviewed at UltimateDisney.com:
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... .html">The Golden Girls: The Complete Fourth Season</a>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... .html">The Golden Girls: The Complete Third Season</a>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... .html">The Golden Girls: The Complete Second Season</a>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/thegolden ... .html">The Golden Girls: The Complete First Season</a>

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, an industry leader, is committed to showcasing great
television on DVD. BVHE has responded to consumer demand by providing an ever-increasing
amount of quality television entertainment in the collectible DVD format. BVHE’s superbly
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Robin Hood · Post by **Robin Hood** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:47 pm

Yuck! Did anyone see the cover art for the fifth season? Those colors don't go together at all.

mikemgmve · Post by **mikemgmve** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:56 pm

Robin Hood wrote:Yuck! Did anyone see the cover art for the fifth season? Those colors don't go together at all.

orange and blue typically play off each other, so I think it looks okay, and will fit in nicely with the other dvd's.

Can't wait to own it

MadonnasManOne · Post by **MadonnasManOne** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:08 pm

While I'm excited about the quicker than expected release, I pray to God that they will change that ugly cover. Okay, the orange could work, but that terrible blueish green, in the picture....As Edna would say, "Yiiiiiickkkk!"

Disneykid · Post by **Disneykid** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:27 pm

Wow, that's gotta be the tackiest DVD cover I've ever seen, or at least ONE of the tackiest. Figures that the season that finally gets commentaries is the season that gets the worst cover art. I hope they modify this straight away, but I somehow doubt that...

mikemgmve · Post by **mikemgmve** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:48 pm

People are worried about the cover being tacky?

This the fabulous Golden Girls we're talking about...

they're the queens of tacky!

CJ · Post by CJ » Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:00 pm

That cover is hideous. I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like it.
If I let cover art influence my buying, I would be leaving this one at the store.

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:54 pm

I don't know, I don't think it's that terrible. The colors and the star make it look very '80s/early '90s, but on the other hand, I'm very happy to see an ensemble shot. Looking at it side by side with the others, though, I do think it looks a little tackier. Maybe if they turned down the volume a little.

But who cares? Commentaries! Hooray! (Too bad S4 will miss out

)

-Aaron

Cordy_Biddle · Post by **Cordy_Biddle** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:48 pm

The cover completely evokes the time period of the show. The late 80s was responsible for many of the greatest fashion crimes, and as pointed out by Joan Rivers in the S1 boxset, "The Golden Girls" featured quite a few of them...

...but that's one of the reasons why we love them, isn't it?

Bright and garish colours perfectly suit the sunny Miami atmosphere of the show.

mikemgmve · Post by **mikemgmve** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:27 am

Cordy_Biddle wrote:The cover completely evokes the time period of the show. The late 80s was responsible for many of the greatest fashion crimes, and as pointed out by Joan Rivers in the S1 boxset, "The Golden Girls" featured quite a few of them...

...but that's one of the reasons why we love them, isn't it?

Bright and garish colours perfectly suit the sunny Miami atmosphere of the show.

preach on mah brotha

MadonnasManOne · Post by **MadonnasManOne** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:56 pm

Finally. Better late than never, I guess. Now, can we have them release the first four seasons with commentaries?

Disneykid · Post by **Disneykid** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:59 pm

It's about time we got some substance in these releases. I'm glad they were able to get all three surviving cast members to record commentaries (even if they're not together). I think Disney started the meaty features with season five because they probably consider the Lifetime Intimate Portrait DVD sufficient enough to cover 1-4 (like instead of putting one special on each season set, they just waited till after season four to put all the specials on a disc from WB). I'd like to see some other special features on upcoming seasons such as documentaries, bloopers, and specials.

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:21 pm

Yay-a press release and some confirmation! So if Betty White was recording commentaries for her 2 episodes, then I would assume the same is true for Bea and Rue. That means either 6 individual commentary tracks, or at least some tracks featuring two or more of them together. Hooray! If they can keep this up with Seasons 6 & 7, and throw in some other bonus materials like the ones DK listed above, then they'll finally have fans giving them a

. They'll never fully make up for the poor handling of the first four seasons, though.

-Aaron

Robin Hood · Post by **Robin Hood** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:33 pm

YES! Commentaries by Rue and Bea!

I'm glad they finally got the special features part right. The only other worthwhile bonus feature was the trivia game, except I didn't like the host of that game.

mikemgmve · Post by **mikemgmve** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:32 am

Disneykid wrote: I'm glad they were able to get all three surviving cast members to record commentaries (even if they're not together).

Estelle Getty is still alive. She's actually the same age as Bea Arthur. Betty White is a year older than both of them, and Rue is about 10 years younger. Unfortunately she's not well, and has been suffering from dementia for some time.

Robin Hood · Post by **Robin Hood** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:07 pm

Hello,

Does anyone know which episodes on the fifth season set have the commentaries?

Thanks!

MadonnasManOne · Post by **MadonnasManOne** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:21 pm

Just to let everyone know, it looks like Target, Circuit City, and Best Buy will all have this available on May 9th, for $29.99. If anyone can find a lower price (other than online), please post it in this thread. Thanks!

Robin Hood · Post by **Robin Hood** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:23 pm

EPISODES WITH COMMENTARY:

SICK AND TIRED: PART TWO (RUE MCCLANAHAN)
THE ACCURATE CONCEPTION (BEA ARTHUR)
NOT ANOTHER MONDAY (BETTY WHITE)
DANCING IN THE DARK (BETTY WHITE)
CLINTON AVENUE MEMOIRS (Either Rue or Bea)
AN ILLEGITMATE CONCERN (Either Rue or Bea)

Thanks to Geoff at the @cess the Golden Girls boards!

Finch · Post by **Finch** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:31 am

Be cautious, like I said at the forum, I find it unlikely anybody got the DVD yet.

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Wed May 03, 2006 8:10 am

Finch wrote:Be cautious, like I said at the forum, I find it unlikely anybody got the DVD yet.

People already have it.

-Aaron

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