Designing Women
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Designing Women

“Designed to keep you laughing!”

Comedy
★ 6.8/10 TMDB Premiered 1986-09-29 7 seasons 163 eps

Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are associates at their design firm, Sugarbaker and Associates. Julia is the owner and is very outspoken and strong-willed. Mary Jo is a divorced single-parent whom is just as strong-willed as Julia, but isn't as self-confident. Charlene is the naive and trusting farm girl from Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Suzanne is the self-centered ex-beauty queen whom has a number of wealthy ex-husbands.

Last Episode Aired 1993-05-24
S7E22 — Gone With a Whim (2)

With Julia continuing to fight to save the antebellum Kearney mansion, B.J. struggles to save Sugarbaker's and Poteet Industries from a take over from the Kearneys. However, despite their efforts, Kiki Kearney announces her new plans for ""Kikibaker's,"" Lester Kearney announces that the purchase of Poteet Industries is complete, and the modernizing of the mansion gets under way. Though Anthony and the women are fired for insubordination, when Craig, a friend of Mary Jo's, stumbles on some embarrassing news about the Kearney's illegal financial activities, Poteet Industries and Sugarbaker's are saved from the take over.

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Dixie Carter
Dixie Carter
Julia Sugarbaker
Annie Potts
Annie Potts
Mary Jo Shively
Jan Hooks
Jan Hooks
Carlene Frazier Dobber
Judith Ivey
Judith Ivey
Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet
Meshach Taylor
Meshach Taylor
Anthony Bouvier
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