Designing Women

1986 - 1993 TV-PG 30m 7.2

The misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.

Outspoken feminist Julia Sugarbaker runs a design firm out of her Atlanta home, along with her shallow ex-beauty queen sister, Suzanne, divorced mother Mary Jo, and, naive country girl Charlene. Black ex-con Anthony helps deliver furniture for the business and voices his unique opinion on whatever the women are discussing. Episodes typically revolved around the work, personal, and love lives of these four women.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Designing Women

1. Designing Women

Aired: Sep 29, 1986

At the interior design firm of Sugarbaker & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia, t...

Episode 2 The Beauty Contest

2. The Beauty Contest

Aired: Oct 6, 1986

Mary Jo objects to her 12-year-old daughter Claudia entering in a beauty page...

Episode 3 A Big Affair

3. A Big Affair

Aired: Oct 20, 1986

Suzanne sets up Charlene on a blind date with a wholesaler of imported goods ...

Episode 4 Julia's Son

4. Julia's Son

Aired: Oct 26, 1986

Julia's son Payne comes home from college with his girlfriend: a professor na...

Episode 6 Design House

6. Design House

Aired: Nov 16, 1986

Suzanne is bored with not being more involved in the actual work at Sugarbake...

Episode 7 Perky's Visit

7. Perky's Visit

Aired: Nov 23, 1986

On Thanksgiving Day, Julia and Suzanne's mother Perky visits, along with her ...

Episode 8 I Do, I Don't

8. I Do, I Don't

Aired: Dec 3, 1986

Julia expects an engagement ring from her boyfriend, Reese Watson, but gets a...

Episode 9 The IT Men

9. The IT Men

Aired: Dec 3, 1986

While Charlene's boyfriend Mason is living in Tokyo, they have agreed to date...

Episode 10 The Slumber Party

10. The Slumber Party

Aired: Dec 17, 1986

Suzanne believes her maid, Consuela, has put a fatal voodoo curse on her to t...

Episode 11 New Year's Daze

11. New Year's Daze

Aired: Dec 31, 1986

The ladies' New Year's Eve Party has a shadow cast over it-literally-when Cha...

Episode 14 Monette

14. Monette

Aired: Feb 7, 1987

Charlene's old friend Monette, now calling herself "Monica," asks Sugarbaker ...

Episode 15 And Justice for Paul

15. And Justice for Paul

Aired: Feb 14, 1987

Charlene's boyfriend's offer of a discount on antique furniture turns out to ...

Episode 16 Reese's Friend

16. Reese's Friend

Aired: Feb 21, 1987

Julia is jealous when Reese cancels six consecutive dates due to work involvi...

Episode 17 Nashville Bound

17. Nashville Bound

Aired: Mar 15, 1987

Just as her entire family is coming to visit her in Atlanta, Charlene meets G...

Episode 18 Oh, Suzannah

18. Oh, Suzannah

Aired: Mar 22, 1987

Suzanne becomes the foster mother to a Vietnamese boat girl for a month while...

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Main Cast

Dixie Carter Dixie Carter Julia Sugarbaker
Delta Burke Delta Burke Suzanne Sugarbaker
Annie Potts Annie Potts Mary Jo Shively
Julia Duffy Julia Duffy Allison Sugarbaker
Judith Ivey Judith Ivey Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet
Jan Hooks Jan Hooks Carlene Frazier Dobber
Jean Smart Jean Smart Charlene Frazier Stillfield
Walter Olkewicz Walter Olkewicz Mason Dodd
Madison Mason Madison Mason Ed Boeving
Pamela Bowen Pamela Bowen Marjorie Lee Winnick
Hal Holbrook Hal Holbrook Reese Watson
Scott Bakula Scott Bakula Dr. Ted Shively
Marc Silver Marc Silver Howard
Richard Gilliland Richard Gilliland J.D. Shackelford
Meshach Taylor Meshach Taylor Anthony Bouvier
Natalija Nogulich Natalija Nogulich Professor Primrose 'Primmie' Horton
Priscilla Weems Priscilla Weems Claudia Shively
Alice Ghostley Alice Ghostley Bernice Clifton
Gregg Henry Gregg Henry Jack Dent
Louise Latham Louise Latham Mrs. Perky Sugarbaker
Guy Boyd Guy Boyd Shelby Tate
Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Tobolowsky Boyd
Geoffrey Lewis Geoffrey Lewis Dr. Davis Jackson
D. David Morin D. David Morin Paul
Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph Etienne Toussaint Bouvier

Creators

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason Linda Bloodworth-Thomason Creator

Info about Designing Women

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Genres: Comedy

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