Gold Girls show director, Jay Sandrich, had worked with Betty White on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and thought the Blanche character was too close to White's role on it, Sue Ann Nivens, so Rue McClanahan was cast as Blanche, and White became ditzy and sweet Rose.
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