Arthur also believed the quality of the show was not what it used to be, and was fed up with how her character was frequently criticized as the butt of many jokes, per Jim Colucci's book, titled Golden Girls: Forever: An Unauthorized Look Behind The Lanai.Īfter Arthur decided to leave The Golden Girls, Dorothy moved to Atlanta after she found her happily ever after with Blanche's uncle, Lucas Hollingsworth, during the Season 8 finale. 'I think she got tired of it,' admitted Matthew Saks, Arthur's son, in a 2019 interview with Fox News. Although, she was 70 years old at the time of her departure, which made her retirement understandable. Considering the show's immense popularity, it came as a shock that Arthur wanted to leave prematurely.
