Golden Girls - Rose's Birthday

[engrish2006]

I just know for a fact that Betty was thinking of Allen when she did this scene.

[schwanny]

I always cry at this.

[dreaminggirlish]

I have a question that's been at me for a while. What is the purpose of the plate underneath the tea pot? Can someone tell me more about that? I love tea items and want to know if it has a name or history or if someone on set just decided to throw it in.

[dajamsteryo]

This scene and the scene in "guess who's comming to the wedding?" season 1 of the golden girls, When dorothy finally gets to tell stan Goodbye, (its at the end of the episode) are two of my favorite scenes from the golden girls. both make me tear up.

[ClassyBug]

One of my favorite GG scenes. So emotional to watch.

[JumbaFan]

I think at the very end, someone in the audience (sounded like a lady) was stifling sobs. Frankly, I can't blame her. I almost need a tissue every time I see this scene, and sometimes I actually do need one.

[greenlee7smythe]

@JumbaFan that wasn't a lady. that was her cake knife cutting through the cake. it does sound like a lady sniffeling...i know i am everytime i watch this scene. that and when miles runs away in the mob storyline when she reads that passage of the poem at the end.

[PrincessDiFan1]

The end brings a few tears

[apenaswilson]

The best.... ever!!!!

[BuddhaBot]

Truly a touching moment, back then when sitcoms didn't always have to just pull at your funny bone.

[MultiEbutuoy]

This is SO powerful! Betty is amazing! She must have thought of Allen when she did this.. I love Betty & I love "Rose" she is my number one golden girl!

[Jaconer69]

This is a beautiful scene, but it seems to contradict earlier dialogue in Season1 when Rose said it had been 15 years since Charlie died, but at that point she had only lived in Blanche's house for a short while. Here it seems that she heads to Miami soon after his death.

[marksingermiller]

A great show

[stormyquin]

There is a St. Olaf in Minnesota.  Got friends that went to college there.

[dannydangersexy]

after my grandmother passed away, even my grandfather cried while watching this and he is a war veteran.

[technologick1183]

This scene, the one where Rose explains how Charlie dies and how she dressed him up when Sophia had a gastric attack but thought she was dying and the scene where Rose tells Dorothy that she knows the guys who robbed them may be gone but in her mind they'll always be there are some of the saddest Rose Nylund moments in my opinion.

[Hewylewis]

Oh that's sad. Poor Betty...

[dolly1599]

Every time i see this it makes me cry.

[thisphotoisproof]

I sometimes wish St Olaf was real

I would move there in a heart beat.

All those storys =). It just seems like the coolest place in the world

[technologick1183]

@thisphotoisproof

The closest thing to it is St. Olaf Township, Otter Tail County in Minnesota. Probably where that came from.

[JaQueetaClamDigga69]

dis iz so fuxqin sad! :(

[skyburst21]

I cried ):

[Hammerton32]

Fantastic! First time seeing this.

[bmhartis]

I wanted to cry so much. My birthday was July 3rd and it was my first birthday without my Grandpa and my cousin and I felt the same way. :(

[cupcake101]

Such a sad and beautiful scene. Betty is amazing! 

[LadyEthelMertz]

makes me wanna cry each time. I bet Betty was thinking about Allen when she did this scene :(

[1979lincolncoupe]

aw.....

[mlc2005]

It is sad, but it's also so beautiful, b/c we know that she ends up meeting her girls, and has a wonderful, beautiful life with them. That's what makes me happy. The delivery by Betty, I have to say, is just beautiful.

[leftyla]

What a remarkable and powerful scene.

[keeganerin10]

this is definitely my favorite scene from this show. betty white is remarkable <3

[EmmanuelxMusic]

Oh I love this show!!! The Golden Girls rock!!! This episode is one of my favorite episodes because of this part right here!!! Every time I see this I cry a little cuz its so sad and Betty White is an amazing actress :3 [as are the other girls :3]

[FFFreak75]

Oh wow. I don't remember seeing that before now. That provoked an emotional response. Nice find.

[whitelighterpaige]

i have never seen this clip before ...it is so sad! I couldn't help but cry. Poor Rose :(

[ariwl1]

Wow, what a brave lady.

[vocux]

you're baking a rum cake? no! :D

[LobOverTheBackhand]

This and the Mother's Day scene at the bus station...*sniff*

[Andreak0428]

makes me cry everytime...

[rtw91569]

And that's why people are still watching Betty White after 60 years. She's funny but she's also a remarkable actress.

[harrypotter799]

"it's my birthday! You know the rules.. I get the rose.." Wow.... Just wow... anyone not moved by this doesn't have a soul

[ChoddyCarr]

*clutches heart* wow...that was quite moving...

[floydfreeman313]

How sweet.I love Rose X

[hingisforever]

Such a touching scene. one of my favourites...

[dtv2031]

Rose is the most complexed character on The Golden Girls. All the ladies are hilarious but Rose, she has these unexpected moments that reveal so much.

[TalRashaLegacy]

This scene always choked me up... You know that feeling when the reality of a scene just hits you like a ton of breaks... when she says "I know you can't really be here Charlie" and she glanced over... it suddenly turns really serious and my chest just sinked. Few scenes in a TV series ever does that. Another example of emotional intensity would be the sexual assault of Edith on her 50th birthday in "All in the Family"... I never felt so drawn in and emotionally angry by such a scene.

[omnigeek13]

and THIS is why betty white is the most amazing woman ever!

[AfterTheWind]

This is amazing! I know Betty must have felt the same way when she lost Alan. Great little scene!

[celo432]

Such a sad yet beautiful scene. ;(

[infiniteblaq08]

This is acting! So moving and convincing.

[YESHUAISMERCIFUL]

oh God this scene is depressing :( 

[GenXorcist1976]

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why generation after generation of Americans LOVE Miss Betty White.

[indigothecat]

So sad! :( But also warming, too, that Rose handled it in stride.

[purpleskyl]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww poor rose

[EdGringo78]

Aw. so sad for Rose!!

[infiniteblaq08]

Moving scene

[Scream13579]

How could anybody not love Betty White?! She's just so great...

[paintedbird]

This is so sad and yet very sweet as well.

[PsychLion]

Ugh now I'm crying. lol. Betty White is amazing.

[KRoss1226]

i love the Golden Girls.

[Kate8790]

I think this is my favorite scene out of the whole series. I love Betty White and she is so funny and heatbreaking in this scene. I love it. She is the best and I hope she conitnues to work for as long as she is able!

[mandoniqquh]

Awww :/

[voceangelo]

A masterclass in how to do a monologue. Take a note, actors!

[jazzandmint]

@voceangelo I couldn't agree more. Betty White just has a way of tugging at people's heartstrings. She's a great comedian, but her dramatic skills are top notch. This is such a beautifully written and performed monologue.

[7villarreal]

"It's my birthday. You know the rules, i get the Rose." classic.

[xBroadwayDivax]

great monologue. but... this makes me really sad...

[theboxindustry]

THAT IS SOOO SADD!!! =,( poor rose! even though shes a ditz she can be very lonley niice and funny! =]

[littleman1280]

This is such a good monologue... I'm thinking of doing it for my Senior Cabaret... and I'm a guy. xDDD

[greenlanternintx]

@littleman1280 This was a GREAT monologue! I'd recommend it.

[libramuscle4u]

wow!!!! this scene really makes me choke up!! great acting by betty white

[jeibal02]

Awww...Rose :'(

[ThorneAstor]

This was sweet.

[TheGoldengirlfan]

As a Norwegian american I love the ufda mug! It's just like my granmother's!

[DistantDreamer87]

It's scenes like these that make Rose my favorite character. Sure, she was the ditzy blonde and the butt of all jokes in the show and she was hilarious. But it was wonderful that the show remembered that Rose is also human and has depth behind her sunny personality. This, and other times throughout the series like when she had her heart attack, showed she possessed an endearing vulnerability. Betty White is wonderful. <3

[bbnbeef]

This is a lesson in acting. It remains one of my favorite scenes in all of the Golden Girl episodes. When she looks over and says 'I love you Charlie and I miss you" it brings me to tears. Thanks Rose and thank you Betty--

[jeibal02]

@bbnbeef Same for me

[asianwatcher]

@bbnbeef I agree with what you say about this being a lesson in acting. Betty White did a very fine job with this solo scene.

[RaineaTrenton]

I think Ms. White channeling actual feelings for Al Ludden during that Minnesota scene. I liked it. Very rarely did we get an actual depiction of Rose's home back in St. Olaf. The show seemed to favor Dorothy and Sofia.

[xDracoSoulmatex]

The only part that made me giggle was when she said I know shut up Rose I always laugh when she says that in the episodes but the rest made me cry so hard so sad and beautiful at the same time then the ending where she said I get the rose so touching thanks for posting this scene saw it on T.V today and cried wanted to watch it again.

[tommydoggy2846]

they never put monolougues like that in the GG ...atleast none like that thatll remember...only blanche may have had one too remembering her grammy n george...but everytime...they were always special and and always moving...this is truely a beutifully sad moment. one of the best writings and performed perfectly. it really did move me. a lot of ppl know what she was feeling...

[orly1971]

her acting was fantastic. Betty is amazing.

[Triad3Force]

she's such an amazing actress

[OriginalAlphathewolf]

I watched the video and as I've noticed in the comments already most have said it all. This is the most touching thing I've ever seen from "The Golden Girls." I almost wish this had a clip of what Dorothy and them said afterwards but I feel that would maybe ruin it. Rose was always the funny blonde in the show but with episodes like this one I find her character more respectable and smarter than she lets on.

[connie161]

I love you Charlie, I miss you.

So touching. Rose rockssssss <33333

[ilybbycakez]

i cired:(

[southernfratdude]

wow.......that was powerful....sometimes the only way to survive losing one you love :(

I totally cried too...

[shoppersgirlforever]

i've never seen this one before. it made me cry. thanks for posting it.. i loved it

[etniko]

wow

sublime.

[garycalgary]

beautifully written and performed....

[voceangelo]

Brilliant scene. Brava to Betty White and to the fantastic writers from The Golden Girls! Comedy really is harder than any other medium.

[jonnj1975]

I also liked the scene when Rose loses her job and she talks about the homeless lady she used to see every day on her way to work. Also, the one where she tells Dorothy about how Charlie died and how she had to dress him before the paramedics came. Those were two other great dramatic scenes for her

[xgh0ulxsc0utx]

I'm pretty much a frigid person, but this scene chokes me up

[Ryantravisaol]

@xgh0ulxsc0utx I completely agree.

[tractorhermit]

DAMN i cried when i saw this

[tractorhermit]

Wow such language. it shows an uneducated person

[TashaRichardsonFan]

@LickMyCuntMoFo You are a low class, ghetto white trash.

[kanenite1985]

I'm fine through the entire scene and then her voice cracks and I tear up.

[Gary4Gary4]

Betty's long-time husband died a few years before The Golden Girls began. I'm sure this scene was a reflection on him. Very touching

[BadCamera32]

Rose must have made Ganukenfluken cake an old St Olaf treat!

[haiyah6]

this has got to be one of the great written pieces for any theater actors\actresses to read for a play

[1111commentator]

rose is my favorite golden girl, but this scene makes me soo sad.

[asp5]

Yes. She's tremendous in this scene.

[RedbeardNC]

I was always very touched when Rose had dramatic scenes like this...she's a lot like my mother.

[michaelleacy]

Betty mentioned this scene in an interview and said that she directed it to her real-life husband who had died

[bunnyluv41]

Very touching! Someone pass me a tissue. :(

[TashaRichardsonFan]

I feel sad looking at this:(

[TashaRichardsonFan]

:( I hope i will not end up like this sameday:(

[nappybagstudios]

did u notice that is the same kitchen from the episode where dorothy and sophia visit there old apartment in new york :P

[TashaRichardsonFan]

Poor Rose:( Have no one to celebrate birthday with:(

[PurpleNightButterfly]

only brillant actors like Betty white can do scenes like these

to go from a super charge emotion phrase full of sadness "i miss you"

to a slamming funny saying..."you know the rules i get the rose"

bravo

[josh89lewis]

its so sad that betty is with out bea and now its true...good bye BEA you will so be missed!

[marypop64]

I love the goldens girls! It's seems so sad that rose is all alone without the others :(

[Jennygirl578]

Rue McClanahan, Blanche, is still alive...Just Bea and Estelle have passed on

[fagfacecj]

Betty White is still alive too...

[unicornpearlz]

I can see me doing this someday.

[ArabellaWilmot]

aw that made me cry

[dacanceruwishuwere94]

this scene reminded me of why i love the golden girls........ truly, betty does some divine acting here. there's so much indicating and bad acting on TV these days, and this just puts me in such a good mood...... really good monolgue too.

[ACuriousDanceretc]

She is pittiful in this scene like in no other :(

[sackgirl78]

poor Rose that makes me feel sad : (

[AtLastOnTheGround]

Poor Rose all alone on her birthday...

[spike445]

Such a powerful scene. Betty White was absolutely brilliant as Rose. She was so funny, so endearing, and, as this scene illustrates, so moving.

[kajaay]

Aww bb, I know you posted this as a belated birthday gift to me. I just know it.

[tjmsgal]

Thanks for posting this!

[ShieldBladeLatinos]

poor rose