Summary
Despite claims to the contrary, Tina Fey and Maya Rudolph are not rebootingThe Golden Girls. While fans ofThe Golden Girlswould like a movie or TV reboot, there are no confirmed plans as of yet to do so, whether with Fey and Rudolph or otherwise. First airing in 1985, the classic sitcom followed the lives of four older women living together in a house in Miami. Dorothy (Bea Arthur), Rose (Betty White), Blanche (Rue McClanahan), and Sophia (Estelle Getty) are the witty, lovable, and young-at-heart heroines who made the show a success for seven seasons.
A reboot would have the difficult job of finding four equally funny actresses with fantastic chemistry, but Maya Rudolph and Tina Fey would be a great start. Fey and Rudolph began onSNLaround the same time. Fey worked on the show from 1997 to 2007, while Rudolph was there from 2000 to 2007. Running in the same comedy circles as Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch,Rudolph and Fey have frequently worked together in filmslikeWine CountryandSisters. When a rumor began about a reboot ofThe Golden Girls, it’s not surprising it involved these esteemed female comics.
Every Show Set In The Golden Girls Universe
The Golden Girls is one of the most iconic sitcoms in television— but did you know there were many more shows within the Golden Girls universe?
Maya Rudolph Confirmed The Tina Fey Golden Girls Poster Is Fake
A Facebook Page Created The Poster As A Joke
A rumor began circulating online before April Fools' Day in 2024, thatcame from the satirical Facebook account,YODA BBY ABY. The image posted is a doctored photo ofThe Golden Girlswith the faces of the main castreplaced by Fey (Dorothy), Rudolph (Blanche), Poehler (Sofia), and Lisa Kudrow (Rose). The actresses' faces are slightly aged, and it’s actually a pretty impressive photoshop, but as Rudolph points out in her appearance onLate Night with Seth Meyers, the creator of the poster clearly took more time with Poehler and Kudrow.
Rudolph went on her oldSNLcastmate’s show to set the record straight about the photoshopand clear the air that there are no plans forThe Golden Girlsreboot, at least from her camp. Rudolph also made sure to defend Poehler’s honor, who was cast as the oldestGolden Girlsmain character, saying,
“I just want to say, for Amy: whoever did this, f— you.”
The creator of the poster did seem to take extra pains to make Phoeler look much more wrinkled and older than the other women on the poster. UnderneathThe Golden Girls' title is the line, “10 episodes, June 2024” with the Disney+ logo at the bottom. As June 2024 has come and gone with no airing ofGolden Girlsreboot on Disney+, or any other platform, hopefully, the joke won’t be fooling any more hopeful fans.
Rudolph’s Other Photoshopped Sitcom Posters
Rudolph Remade Classic Sitcom Posters With Her Friends
As she told Seth Meyers, Rudolph was inspired byThe Golden Girlsposter and decided to make a few mock-ups of her own. On the show, Rudolph presented hilariously bad photoshopped posters of classic sitcoms with her famous friends' faces inserted. She proudly shows off herHappy Days,Four’s Company, andFull Houseposters. Fey and Poehler reappear, and she even adds Jon Hamm, Jack McBrayer, and an older version of one of the Olsen twins. Her photoshop skills may not be as good asYODA BBY ABY’s but as she tells Meyers,
“You guys get it.”
Other Photoshopped Characters
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Jack McBrayer (Jack Tripper), Amy Poehler (Chrissy Snow), Jon Hamm (Stanley Roper), Tina Fey (Helen Roper)
Amy Poehler (Potsie Weber), Tina Fey (Richie Cunningham)
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Amy Poehler (Joey Gladstone), Tina Fey (Danny Tanner), older Mary-Kate or Ashley Olsen (Michelle Tanner)
It’s a funny bit and, frankly,The Golden Girlsstarring Rudolph, Fey, Poehler, and Kudrow would probably be a hit, even if it was pitched as something satirical. However,it’s not as if any of those performers need the workat the moment. Fey continues writing, producing, and occasionally acting in films likeA Haunting in Venice; Poehler recently reprised her leading role as Joy inInside Out 2and is touring with Fey on theirRestless Leg Tour(which Rudolph appeared on); Kudrow consistently appears in films and TV shows; andRudolph is starring in Apple TV+‘sLoot.
Loot
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Loot is a comedy series that follows a woman named Molly Wells who divorces her wealthy husband, with the end result making her one of the wealthiest women in the world. Feeling a disconnect with the world at large, Molly decides to take the reins on a charity foundation she created years ago as a means to give back to the world and find her purpose.
