Apr9

going for the gold.

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n-LEGO-large570 LEGO bricks may not come in floral prints or white wicker textures, but that hasn’t stopped golden girls enthusiasts from making their desire to see dorothy, rose, blanche, sophia—and yes, even stan—turned into tiny plastic playthings.

as part of the LEGO Ideas initiative, in which fans submit and vote on each other’s proposals for new LEGO sets, samuel hatmaker (a “lifelong LEGO fan who works in product development and marketing and goes by the handle lostsleep) has put forth a proposal for a mashup that would reconstruct the foyer, living room, and kitchen of the ladies’ fictional florida bachelorette pad. but with a quirky, fourth wall-breaking touch: the house would be constructed as a television set, with one wall removed.

even with 343 days left to go in the voting process, The golden girls lego set has already gotten the thumbs up from 10,000 supporters—the total number needed in order for LEGO to take the idea seriously.

next up is a LEGO Review, in which a team of designers and marketers evaluate its viability in the marketplace. if that goes well, the product goes into production to be sold around the world, with the creator earning both royalties and bragging rights.

“i have re-created many classic scenes from the show,” hatmaker explains, “including a visit from burt reynolds, rose shooting blanche’s vase, dorothy playing ‘grab that dough,’ and rose rescuing her teddy bear from a mean little girl.” clearly, the details of this proposed play set are in the hands of a true aficionado. which means that he did not forget the cheesecake.

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credits: jennifer m. wood, mental floss magazine, lego ideas photo

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  14. I am a big fan of the Golden Girls and was so sad the last “Hot in Cleveland” aired recently, will miss seeing Betty and the ‘girls’ from that show, too.
    This is a hoot, Beth! I love that there is such a following and never knew you could get identifiable Lego characters, I always felt they should make the Pirates of the Caribbean, but my grandkids have pirates and they are not looking a lot like Orlando Bloom or Johnny Depp! (Sad face for this.)
    And yet, cannot help smiling at this post!!

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  16. I forwarded this to my friend who is a big fan of the Golden Girls–she’ll have to explain all the references you made to famous episodes! What fun! :-)

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  23. Thanks for all the kind words and support for my set. I love the Golden Girls and worked a long time on this set. I am so grateful for all the kind words and love the set has received. I would love them to produce this so they can see that not only young hip licenses will sell well.

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