Down the Road and Back Again Critical Approaches to the Golden Girls

Introduction: "Witty, Adult, Intelligent": The Persistent Appeal of The Golden Girls Part 1: Race, Storytelling, and Queerness: Representation and Visibility in The Golden Girls 1. "Tootie is my favorite": Interrogating the Responsibility for Antiracist Teaching in The Golden Girls and The Golden Palace 2. "The biggest gift would be from [Tennessee]": Tennessee Williams's Influence on TV's Queerest Chosen Family, The Golden Girls 3. Brother of Dorothy: Phillip "Phil" Petrillo's Imagined Life in Newark, New Jersey in the 1970s and 1980s 4. Queer Engagement and Acceptance in The Golden Girls 5. "Picture It": The Advocacy of Meta-Storytelling in The Golden Girls Part 2: "Isn't it amazing how I can feel so bad, and still look so good?": Sex, Health, and Bodies 6. Sick and Tired: Dorothy by Gaslight 7. "And Then We Talk About Sex Again": Healthy, Holistic Sex in The Golden Girls 8. "I'm done with great love. I'm back to great lovers": Sex, Age, and Insecurities with Samantha Jones and Blanche Devereaux PART 3: The Girls' Enduring Legacy: Fandom and Intertextualities 9. The Golden Girls, Your Friends and Mine: An Exploration of the Series' Enduring Appeal in Fandoms Across Generational Lines 10. Lessons from Rose and Betty White: Why Generations of Viewers Are Drawn to the Golden Girl of The Golden Girls 11. The Golden Girls and Television Comedy Formats: Intertextuality and Designing Women 12. Character Development through Food Work in The Golden Palace 13. Miami and D.C., You've Got Style: The Power of Performance and the Performance of Power in The Golden Girls and 227