The Beatrice Arthur Special

For her solo television special, Bea Arthur gives the hints of what The Beatrice Arthur Variety Hour would look like, imitating fellow variety show hosts Carol Burnett and Cher (which she would later do on "Golden Girls") and coming out in each of those looks (as well as herself) as a split screen Bea narrates the goings on. This gives the hint that this will be the type of late 1970's/early 1980's TV shtick that is nostalgic if often cringing today, but ultimately a fun hour of song, comedy and dramatic sketches.