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‘Golden Girls’ shows little age at inaugural fan convention

A fan poses behind a sign at a fan convention for "The Golden Girls" on Friday, April 22, 2022, in Chicago. Golden-Con, which lasts thru Sunday, is giving those who adored the NBC sitcom a chance to mingle, see panels and buy merchandise. The show, which ran from 1985-1992, starred Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White—who died at age 99 in December. (AP Photo/Terry Tang) A performer and fan both dressed as the character of Sophia from TV's "The Golden Girls" pose with a giant replica of Sophia's trademark purse at a fan convention in Chicago, Friday, April 22, 2022. Golden-Con, which lasts thru Sunday, is giving those who adored the NBC sitcom a chance to mingle, see panels and buy merchandise. The show, which ran from 1985-1992, starred Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White—who died at age 99 in December. (AP Photo/Terry Tang) Fans of "The Golden Girls" TV show browse a merchandise booth in Chicago, Friday, April 22, 2022. Golden-Con, which lasts thru Sunday, is giving those who adored the NBC sitcom a chance to mingle, see panels and buy merchandise. The show, which ran from 1985-1992, starred Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White—who died at age 99 in December. (AP Photo/Terry Tang) Drag queen performers dressed as characters from "The Golden Girls" pose for a photo at the Navy Pier in Chicago, Friday, April 22, 2022. Golden-Con, which lasts thru Sunday, is giving those who adored the NBC sitcom a chance to mingle, see panels and buy merchandise. The show, which ran from 1985-1992, starred Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White—who died at age 99 in December. (AP Photo/Terry Tang) FILE - Estelle Getty, from left, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur and Betty White, from the television series "The Golden Girls" appear during a break in taping in Los Angeles on Dec. 25, 1985. TV fan conventions are usually reserved for sci-fi shows--not sitcoms about four women of a certain age living in Florida. But some very fervent fans of "The Golden Girls" have put together what was originally a bar trivia event into a three-day extravaganza at the Navy Pier in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file) Hillary Wasicek and Melissa Gluck, sisters, pose as the characters Dorothy and Blanche at a "Golden Girls" fan convention in Chicago, Friday, April 22, 2022. Golden-Con, which lasts thru Sunday, is giving those who adored the NBC sitcom a chance to mingle, see panels and buy merchandise. The show, which ran from 1985-1992, starred Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White—who died at age 99 in December. (AP Photo/Terry Tang) Attendees walk around a vendors' market at the first ever "The Golden Girls" fan convention Friday, April 22, 2022, at the Navy Pier in Chicago. Golden-Con, which lasts thru Sunday, is giving those who adored the NBC sitcom a chance to mingle, see panels and buy merchandise. The show, which ran from 1985-1992, starred Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White—who died at age 99 in December. (AP Photo/Terry Tang)
‘Golden Girls’ shows little age at inaugural fan convention