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Designing Women (1986–1993) 6.5
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 ... See full summary » Creator:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason |
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Cast
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| Dixie Carter | ... |
Julia Sugarbaker
(163 episodes, 1986-1993)
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| Annie Potts | ... |
Mary Jo Shively
(163 episodes, 1986-1993)
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| Meshach Taylor | ... |
Anthony Bouvier
(145 episodes, 1986-1993)
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| Delta Burke | ... |
Suzanne Sugarbaker
(120 episodes, 1986-1991)
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| Jean Smart | ... |
Charlene Frazier Stillfield
(120 episodes, 1986-1991)
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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 revolve around the work, personal, and love lives of these four women. Written by Kristen <mouse15@webtv.net>
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atlanta georgia | friendship | working woman | beauty queen | friendship between women |Genres:
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EnglishRelease Date:
29 September 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Chicas con clase See more »Company Credits
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| (164 episodes)Sound Mix:
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by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell
Performed by Ray Charles
(seasons 6-7)
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Linda Bloodworth-Thomason would write all of her scripts on legal pad, and they would turn out longer than the average sitcom script. As a result, the network would often have to time compress parts of shows to keep from cutting key material. See more »Quotes
Vanessa Hargraves: I am going to work. It is great working at the library. If any of y'all want, I can get you free books!See more »
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"Georgia on My Mind"by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell
Performed by Ray Charles
(seasons 6-7)
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One of things that bothered me about Designing Women was the loss of Delta Burke and Jean Smart leaving the show. Saturday Night Live's Jan Hooks and Newhart's Julia Duffy joined the cast but the show was never the same again. Alice Ghostley and Meshach Taylor were regulars in supporting roles. I remember watching this show on Monday nights when it first aired. They were four loud, opinionated, Southern broads with a sense of humor and chemistry. I truly could believe that Suzanne and Julia played by Dixie Carter and Delta Burke were sisters. I didn't care about Suzanne or Delta's weight. It wasn't an issue but people in Hollywood think that weight is a bigger issue than it should be. Anyway, I never saw the four women ever appear to be working. The place didn't look like an office but an actual house. I know they were supposed to be interior designers but I never saw them do any work. Anyway Annie Potts and Jean Smart were great as the divorced mom and single receptionist. I remember the episode in which Julia was a juror and she was invited to meet President Carter and his wife. Well she missed the dinner but they invited her for desert because of her obligations. It was a well-written show too and very well acted.