Ever wake up in the morning and see Bea Arthur trending and ask yourself what is going on? Well, that’s what happened today when we all saw her name, assumed it was her birthday or the anniversary of her death, only to find out that people were just appreciating the woman who brought Dorothy Zbornak to life for no reason at all. Honestly, we should start celebrating Bea Arthur every day. Today is Bea Arthur Day! Tomorrow is also Bea Arthur Day!

It started when famed model, Twitter legend, and wife of John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, shared her love of the name Bea. The power of Chrissy Teigen knows no bounds and her simply mentioning the name Bea sent Twitter into a spiral about how much we all love Bea Arthur.

“bea” is such an adorable name. someone name their kid bea please. I am not ready for another daughter and John says no more dogs. I will be their god parent — christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 21, 2019

Everyone began to share their eternal love of Bea Arthur with her name trending, because Arthur is still one of our favorite women to exist, and Dorothy, bless her, had to put up with a lot on The Golden Girls.

Bea Arthur trending is a good time to remind everyone that she was an incredible friend to LGBTQ people. Thank you for being a friend, Bea. 🥰https://t.co/q0dzQ5jYYD — GLAAD (@glaad) February 21, 2019

Chrissy Teigen mentioned the name Bea and now Bea Arthur is trending and people don’t know why and are just posting Bea Arthur appreciation and think that’s a swell thing. Yay Dorothy Zbornak. pic.twitter.com/ISzxR91ja5 — Barb. just Barb (@spicedrum) February 21, 2019

What a beautiful day to awake and find Bea Arthur trending for no reason. pic.twitter.com/BJYLo3rSmO — Chadthreesixty (@Chadthreesixty) February 21, 2019

This Bea Arthur appreciation comes hot on the trail of the announcement—that quickly went viral—that there is going to be a Golden Girls-inspired cruise for fans. Which, why wasn’t this a thing beforehand? A cruise where ladies and gents come together to celebrate their friends and get to relax for a week while celebrating the magic of Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and most of all Sophia? Please and thank you! The Golden Girls, never unpopular, have become even more legendary in the online age, with nostalgia for the four women leading to everything from board games to cross-stitched pillows on Etsy to a show on Broadway.

So, what does this talk of Bea Arthur mean? It’s one of the purer spontaneous Internet outbursts I can recall to load Twitter and find everyone appreciating Arthur and all she did and the joy her work continues to bring us. Whether it be through reruns of Golden Girls, her role in the Star Wars Christmas special (we will never forget), or her work with the LGBTQ youths, Arthur is one of the good ones and we love her. We need more Twitter energy like this in 2019.

Share your favorite Dorothyism or any Bea Arthur story you love in the comments! We love to hear everything about Bea Arthur.

(image: Disney/ABC)

Want more stories like this? Become a subscriber and support the site!

—The Mary Sue has a strict comment policy that forbids, but is not limited to, personal insults toward anyone, hate speech, and trolling.—

Have a tip we should know? tips@themarysue.com