Golden Girls Sports Podcast
1) Episode 33: I Think Your Sport Stinks
For the final episode of Golden Girls Sports, we'll finish our section on dog racing by highlighting many of the moral and legal issues that threaten the sport's future. But we'll also take a deep div...Show More
2) Episode 32: The Fancyman and I are Going to the Dog Track
To begin our two-part discussion about dog racing - a Florida favorite and one of the sports mentioned the most by the Golden Girls - we have to take a look at Coco, the ill-fated houseboy who appeare...Show More
3) Episode 31: More Winners Than Willie Shoemaker
Yes, the sports jokes I missed were enough to fill two episodes. I am ashamed. Here, we finally get a chance to talk about a horse racing legend, a couple of Olympic favorites and one endearing goofba...Show More
4) Episode 30: The St. Olaf Milk Diving Tournament
Despite 29 episodes examining dozens of Golden Girls sports references, a whole bunch still got missed. So over the next two shows, we'll go through all of those, which include gags about mud wrestlin...Show More
5) Episode 29: I’m too short to play Jai-Alai
Volleyball, soccer and jai alai are Florida favorites, and all came up frequently as jokes on The Golden Girls. We'll examine the international origins of one and why nudists love another. Topics also...Show More
6) Episode 28: I just hope I'm not carrying Steve Garvey's baby.
Possibly our most packed episode! A single line by Sophia leads us to remember the forgotten scandal of baseball legend Steve Garvey, who went from "Mr. Clean" to "Mr. Multiple Love Children" in the s...Show More
7) Episode 27: How About An Ex-Race Car Driver?
The Golden Girls didn't make a lot of jokes about auto racing, but the few they did make give a chance to dive into the racing exploits of Paul Newman and the career of Harold Gould, who played Rose's...Show More
8) Episode 26: The Harlem Globetrotters just took the court
Everybody loves The Harlem Globetrotters, and Peanuts comics and halftime treats - all of which were mentioned in jokes on The Golden Girls. We'll also look at the history of little league baseball an...Show More
9) Episode 25: Faster than CBS Dumped Jimmy the Greek
The shocking downfall of CBS NFL analyst Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder was a big story in the late 1980's and it became one of the most topical jokes the Golden Girls ever made. We look at that, as well as...Show More
10) Episode 24: He Was Always Up for Extra Innings
The Golden Girls was known for great writing, including some hilarious sports metaphors and savage sports-related put-downs. We'll examine them all, as well as topics such as rodeo, gymnastics scoring...Show More