Every day, almost everyone in the world comes into contact with an elderly person. For the purposes of this article, an older adult is a man or woman who is over the age of 65. Although they are seen regularly in society, have you ever stopped to notice how older adults are treated and portrayed in on-screen media? Most people who watch television have begun to notice the quantity and quality of older adult characters over the years. During the era of television shows like The Golden Girls, older men and women almost always had a starring role. They were also portrayed in a positive light. As the years go by, older people are becoming less frequent in on-screen media such as television. When cast as characters, they are portrayed as needy, annoying, and a complete burden. This article will explore the different types of messages and representations that the media communicate about old age. One of the most common issues surrounding older adults on television is the way they are portrayed. Here, the word representation refers to the amount of elderly people used as main or secondary characters in television shows. Of the three shows I watched, I conclude that older adult characters have a very low rate of representation. The Golden Girls is the only exception to this finding, but keep in mind that it is an older show. Although Golden Girls is a show made up entirely of four older women ranging in age from 53 to 86. Occasionally a young adult will appear as a guest star, but usually the show is staffed entirely by older adults. The show seems to air infrequently, but sometimes there happens to be a rerun at an odd time in the afternoon, most likely while the older adults are watching. Show with s...... half of the sheet......]. In Rosenthal, P. (executive producer), Everybody Loves Raymond. New York: CBS. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nRjNrBOYgURosenthal, P. (writer) and Halvorson, G. (director) (23, October 2000). Pet Cemetery [episode of the television series]. In Rosenthal, P. (executive producer), Everybody Loves Raymond. New York: CBS. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNgrj5lqGQ0Weithorn, M.J. (writer) and Schiller, R. (director) (3, May 1999). Where's Poppa [episode of the television series]. In Weithorn, M. (executive producer), King of Queens. New York: CBS. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IquQLrf4sEoWeithorn, M.J. (writer) and Schiller, R. (director) (3, December 2003). Life imprisonment [episode of a television series]. In Weithorn, M. (executive producer), King of Queens. New York: CBS. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJnN2OHFWWo