Totally Random Video: See “Golden Girls” Bea, Rue and Betty together for last time on 2008 TV Land Awards

It was in the spring of 2008 that Beatrice Arthur, Betty White and Rue McLanahan reunited at the TV Land Awards in Los Angeles in 2008 to receive the Pop Culture Award.

It would be the last time the three Emmy winning comedy legends and stars of The Golden Girls would be seen together publicly. Bea died from cancer the next year while Rue passed away in 2010.

Their classic series ran on NBC from 1985-92 and only ended because Miss Arthur wanted to move on. White, McClanahan and Estelle Getty continued on for another season on CBS in a revamped show The Golden Palace on which Arthur guest-starred in a two-part episode.

Bea was not fond of Betty off-screen and I personally witnessed her coldness to her co-star at a previous reunion. But on this night, they acted warmly to each other. As they received the award from Steve Carrell, Betty said to the audience: “The nicest thing about receiving this lovely award is that we get to see each other again” and Bea clasped her hand.