{"id":2163,"date":"2024-09-26T04:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T04:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2024-10-24T11:36:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T11:36:30","slug":"episode-108-stan-zimmerman-the-girls-from-golden-to-gilmore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=2163","title":{"rendered":"Episode 108: Stan Zimmerman, The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2292\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2163-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_108_Stan_Zimmerman_Golden_to_Gilmore.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_108_Stan_Zimmerman_Golden_to_Gilmore.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_108_Stan_Zimmerman_Golden_to_Gilmore.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_108_Stan_Zimmerman_Golden_to_Gilmore.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2163-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_108_Stan_Zimmerman_Golden_to_Gilmore.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Inside_the_Box_ep_108_Stan_Zimmerman_Golden_to_Gilmore.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week join Steve and Jonathan in conversation with television writer and producer, Stan Zimmerman. Listen as Stan talks about writing for the first season of <em>The Golden Girls<\/em>, writing that VERY famous episode of <em>Roseanne<\/em> that got the country talking, and what it was like to work for his friend, Amy Sherman-Palladino, writing on <em>Gilmore Girls<\/em>. Stan also discusses what it takes to make it in a tough industry and how back-in-the-day, writers&#8217; rooms weren&#8217;t as inclusive as you might have expected them to be &#8211; particularly on shows with inclusive reputations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Zimmerman_GG.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"2169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Zimmerman_GG.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Zimmerman_GG.png 720w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Zimmerman_GG-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Zimmerman_GG-240x180.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zimmerman_gilmore2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"2168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zimmerman_gilmore2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zimmerman_gilmore2.png 636w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zimmerman_gilmore2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zimmerman_gilmore2-240x181.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zimmerman_gilmore.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"2167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zimmerman_gilmore.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zimmerman_gilmore.png 636w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zimmerman_gilmore-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zimmerman_gilmore-240x181.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Stan_Zimmerman_Headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Stan_Zimmerman_Headshot-686x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2166\" style=\"width:275px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Stan_Zimmerman_Headshot-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Stan_Zimmerman_Headshot-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Stan_Zimmerman_Headshot-768x1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Stan_Zimmerman_Headshot-1029x1536.jpg 1029w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Stan_Zimmerman_Headshot-161x240.jpg 161w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Stan_Zimmerman_Headshot.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Girls, <\/em>Blanche and the Younger Man (S1 E9, aired 11\/16\/1985)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blanche and the Younger Man\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YVqZF1Fn8X8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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