Alley Mills

There's some good news and some bad about The Golden Girls. First the good: Betty White will be returning to The Bold and the Beautiful to resume her recurring role as Stephanie's mother, Ann Douglas. She'll be appearing on a few episodes of B&B, but it could be extended even longer depending on storyline developments.

Sadly, the bad news is that Betty's Golden Girls costar, Rue McClanahan had to cancel a Castro Theater event in San Francisco on November 14 -- a salute in her honor called "Golden: A Gala Tribute to Rue McClanahan" -- because she's had to undergo heart bypass surgery in New York.

I knew I wasn't seeing things when I saw a promo for this during The Price is Right last week:

On Friday, Betty White will be starting a guest stint on the CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful, playing Ann Douglas, the long-lost mother of Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery). Yes, that Betty White; the Betty White of Golden Girls, Mary Tyler Moore, Match Game, Password, Boston Legal and many, many other shows throughout TV history.