Today in TV History: ‘The Golden Girls’ Thought Miami Was So Nice, They Said It Twice

Of all the great things about television, the greatest is that it’s on every single day. TV history is being made, day in and day out, in ways big and small. In an effort to better appreciate this history, we’re taking a look back, every day, at one particular TV milestone. 

IMPORTANT DATE IN TV HISTORY: November 13, 1987

PROGRAM ORIGINALLY AIRED ON THIS DATE: The Golden Girls, “Big Daddy’s Little Lady” (Season 2, Episode 6). [Watch on Amazon Instant Video]

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT:  While a discussion of what marks the peak era of The Golden Girls, I think the fact that we’ve had occasion to remark upon the anniversaries of two consecutive episodes makes a decently strong case for early season 2 as a high point. Last week, we talked about Blanche’s slow realization to the news that Dorothy’s friend was a lesbian (and not Lebanese). This week, it’s a more sonic triumph that we’re commemorating.

Not only is Rose and Dorothy’s “Miami” jingle incredibly, ear-wormily catchy, but it gives us the rare chance to hear Tony-winner Bea Arthur show off that deep-throated singing voice of hers. But the real pleasure of the jingle isn’t in the payoff, it’s in watching Rose and Dorothy compose the song.

The Golden Girls. Truly cuter than anything intrauterine.

Joe Reid (@joereid) is a freelance writer living in Brooklyn. You can find him leaving flowers for Mrs. Landingham at the corner of 18th and Potomac.