Posted by Jan den Breejen on December 23, 1999 at 08:11:10:
THE GOLDEN GIRLS (NBC tv sitcom series 1985-1992)
The sitcom characters analyzed:
Mother- E1
Grumpy sarcastic/sour moralizing granny; to Dorothy she says; 'Don't let your ego get involved!' (not a bad advice to give to an E2). She's right in her judgements but her critical attitude repels others.
BLANCHE - E7
Hedonistic man-izer, tries to escape to her age mentally, over-optimistic/enthusiastic. Narcissistic; 'I am a vibrant, exciting woman!' She's so happy with herself (it seems)
DOROTHY - E2
Empathetic helper, 'Jimmy, whatever you want, I am there for you', 'helping always makes me feel better'
JIMMY - fobic E6
He doesn't take things on face value, no trust, switching between dependency ('take me!') and fearful resistence. Doesn't leave his house because of street-phobia and lots of other fobia's. He's a reactionary; his room/lifestyle is in the 1970's hippy style. He gets security from that.
Jan