Punks and no-good-thugs everywhere will rest easy tonight knowing Sylvester Stallone's "Mom" sadly won't be coming after them.

Always our favorite TV wiseass, Estelle Getty was criminally underused both before and after triumphant run on "Golden Girls."

Now it's too late to change that. Estelle will always be Sophia, for better or worse...

Estelle Getty, who played Bea Arthur's mother (even though Arthur was a year older in real life) on the NBC hit comedy Golden Girls (which also starred Betty White and Rue McClanahan), passed away this morning in Los Angeles. Getty was 84 years old and had been suffering from a disease known as Lewy Body Dementia for a number of years.

As the above TV squad obit goes on to mention, Getty's playing of the Sophia Petrillo character may be some sort of record, as she revamped the role on four further shows. Either way, she had a helluva ride, especially in the 80's, and there will never be another one like her.

Via TV Squad.