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27 Of Betty White's Greatest "Golden Girls" Moments

Betty White's 100th birthday would have been on January 17th.
by Devin Herenda Contributor
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The world has been mourning an immense loss since Friday, Dec. 31, when legendary actor Betty White passed away at age 99. Although known for many film and TV projects, she's best remembered for playing Rose Nylund, a kindhearted character from St. Olaf, Minnesota, on The Golden Girls.

Nbc / NBCUniversal via Getty Images White actually originally auditioned for the part of flirtatious Southern belle Blanche Devereaux. Because she was known for playing The Mary Tyler Moore Show character Sue Ann Nivens, a similar character to Blanche, she was encouraged by director Jay Sandrich to take on the role of Rose instead.

White portrayed Nylund for seven seasons on The Golden Girls and won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1986 for the role.

Nbc / NBCUniversal via Getty Images "Rose came up, and I loved her because she was so innocent," White said to ABC News in 2017. "And not the brightest nickel in the drawer, but she was fun to do."

These are some of White's best Golden Girls moments.

1. When she was a (semi) generous winner

NBC From Season 1, Episode 7, "The Competition"

2. When she wasn't afraid to get a little confrontational

NBC From Season 1, Episode 21, "The Flu"

3. When she didn't quite pick up what Dorothy was putting down

NBC From Season 2, Episode 2, "Ladies of the Evening"

4. When she went to Blanche for some advice

NBC From Season 2, Episode 14, "The Actor"

5. When she took back what was hers after a young girl held her teddy bear hostage

NBC From Season 3, Episode 1, "Old Friends"

6. When she had a little name mixup

NBC From Season 3, Episode 16, "Grab That Dough"

7. When she kept an eye out for intruders

NBC From Season 1, Episode 18, "The Operation"

8. When she gave her cousin, Sven, a warm greeting

NBC From Season 3, Episode 9, "A Visit From Little Sven"

9. When she got involved in the investigation of the girls' new neighbors, a pair of jewel thieves

NBC From Season 2, Episode 24, "To Catch A Neighbor"

10. When she was happy to be in charge of choosing a band for a charity banquet

NBC From Season 2, Episode 22, "Diamond in the Rough"

11. When she reminisced about the typical childhood experiences

NBC From Season 3, Episode 6, "Letter to Gorbachev"

12. When her competitive side came out after she was nominated for the St. Olaf Woman of the Year award

NBC From Season 4, Episode 4, "Yokel Hero"

13. When she was given the award for her honesty after admitting that Dorothy and Blanche embellished on her submission form without her knowledge

NBC From Season 4, Episode 4, "Yokel Hero"

14. When she studied to become bilingual

NBC From Season 3, Episode 10, "The Audit"

15. When she and the girls were casting a talent show, but her mind was somewhere else

NBC From Season 4, Episode 17, "You Gotta Have Hope"

16. When she tried to calm Blanche's anxiety about someone she was casually dating being in the hospital

NBC From Season 5, Episode 14, "Great Expectations"

17. When she was an understanding friend

NBC From Season 4, Episode 4, "Yokel Hero"

18. When her dance moves were jaw-dropping

NBC From Season 3, Episode 2, "One for the Money"

19. When she knew how to convey bad news gently

NBC From Season 7, Episode 3, "Beauty and the Beast"

20. When she wasn't in the mood for a surprise present

NBC From Season 7, Episode 17, "Questions and Answers"

21. When she showed pride in her roots during Dorothy's Jeopardy dream sequence

NBC From Season 7, Episode 17, "Questions and Answers"

22. When she forgot to include the "living" part in Sophia's living wake invites

NBC From Season 7, Episode 19, "Journey to the Center of Attention"

23. When she let a man whose wife had just passed away keep her dog, Jake, so he would be a little less lonely

NBC From Season 7, Episode 17, "Questions and Answers"

24. When she took Dorothy's wording quite literally

NBC From Season 2, Episode 6, "Big Daddy's Little Lady"

25. When she made cooking fun with a chicken stuffing song

NBC From Season 3, Episode 2, "One for the Money"

26. When she went with her gut

NBC From Season 7, Episode 16, "The Commitment"

27. Lastly, when she explained St. Olaf's Great Herring War to Blanche and Dorothy

NBC From Season 1, Episode 25, "The Way We Met"

Thank you for a being a friend, and thanks for the laughs, Betty.

Chris Delmas / AFP via Getty Images

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