First of all, yes, “Man on the Land” is a MichFest reference. I’ve found MichFest amusing since learning of it as a teenager. But when I told my wife the name I’d selected for this feature, her eyes widened. “Yes!” she exclaimed. “I know it doesn’t work since they constantly dated men, but I always thought of the girls as living on a lesbian commune.”
At that, I stared at her like she was from another planet, as often happens when someone whose prized possession is a vintage Judy at Carnegie Hall poster takes a crunchy granola spouse. In her defense, she lived for years in Ithaca; if she sees more than three unrelated women standing together, she assumes they belong to a lesbian commune.
“Man on the Land” will be an episode-by-episode reference guide to the many men of The Golden Girls. This page will be updated periodically as more Friends of Dorothy Z. recaps are posted. Alerts won’t be sent each time it is edited, so remember to check back now and then.
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