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Golden Girls creator Susan Harris had her own theories about why Sophia Petrillo was such a fan favorite.
"She says what everybody thinks."
Though each woman in The Golden Girls has her own charms, a fan-favorite character of the show was most definitely Sophia Petrillo. Though she was older, she was sharp as a tack and more than ready to share her opinion with anyone around to hear it. Some of her comments have become the most well-remembered lines of the entire series.
The show’s creator, Susan Harris, believed that Sophia was a popular character because audiences could see themselves in her. Moreover, they also saw a vision of who they wished to be.
“Yeah, I think she’s the character people identify with most,” said Harris during an interview with the Daily Times-Advocate. “She says what everybody thinks. That’s something we really have to watch. It’s such an easy laugh. It’s such a gold mine that you want to go to that well too often.”
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