Designing Women
TVPG
Sitcom
Four strong-willed Southern women run an interior design firm in Atlanta, as they tackle personal and professional challenges with wit and camaraderie.
Cast & Crew
Delta Burke Suzanne Sugarbaker
Dixie Carter Julia Sugarbaker
Jean Smart Charlene Frazier Stillfield
Annie Potts Mary Jo Shively
Meshach Taylor Anthony Bouvier
Alice Ghostley Bernice Clifton
Judith Ivey B.J. Poteet
Hal Holbrook Reese Watson
Richard Gilliland J.D. Shackleford
Julia Duffy Allison Sugarbaker
Jan Hooks Carlene Frazier Dobber
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, April 24
Love Letters
Season 7 • Episode 8
B.J. finds love letters from another woman in her late husband's safe-deposit box.
Thursday, April 24
The Vision Thing
Season 7 • Episode 9
Anthony wonders whether he made a mistake by marrying Etienne; the ladies throw a wedding shower.
Friday, April 25
Trial and Error
Season 7 • Episode 10
When Anthony agrees to testify in court for Mary Jo, he reluctantly becomes her legal adviser.
Friday, April 25
Too Dumb to Date
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mary Jo's colleagues cannot understand why she's interested in her dumb boyfriend, a top male model.
Saturday, April 26
The Odyssey
Season 7 • Episode 12
The weather wreaks havoc on B.J.'s plan to fly everyone to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration.
Saturday, April 26
Oh Dog, Poor Dog
Season 7 • Episode 13
Confused Bernice thinks the women are having her put to sleep.
Tuesday, April 29
Wedding Redux
Season 7 • Episode 14
Anthony and Etienne decide to repeat their wedding vows for their families.
Tuesday, April 29
Nude Julia, New York Morning
Season 7 • Episode 15
A shocked Julia discovers a nude portrait of herself at her old art teacher's exhibition.
Wednesday, April 30
Shovel Off to Buffalo
Season 7 • Episode 17
Mary Jo becomes famous after Elvis' face appears on her snow shovel.
Wednesday, April 30
It's Not So Easy Being Green
Season 7 • Episode 18
Anthony is jealous of Etienne's successful friend (Ron Glass).
Thursday, May 1
The Woman Who Came to Sugarbaker's
Season 7 • Episode 19
A seance convinces Julia's former schoolmistress (Pat Carroll) to stay.
Thursday, May 1
The Lying Game
Season 7 • Episode 20
Carlene cross-dresses to understand a beau who dresses in drag.
Friday, May 2
Gone With the Whim
Season 7 • Episode 21
Sugarbakers redecorate a mansion, according to a woman's bad taste.
Friday, May 2
Gone With the Whim
Season 7 • Episode 22
Sugarbakers redecorate a mansion, according to a woman's bad taste.
Saturday, May 3
101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station
Season 2 • Episode 1
A scruffy gas station owner (Jonathan Banks) wins free interior decoration from Sugarbakers.
Saturday, May 3
The Beauty Contest
Season 1 • Episode 2
Charlene agrees to sponsor Mary Jo's daughter in the Miss Pre-Teen Atlanta Contest.
Tuesday, May 6
A Big Affair
Season 1 • Episode 3
Suzanne arranges a date for Charlene with a very portly gentleman (Walter Olkewicz).
Tuesday, May 6
Design House
Season 1 • Episode 6
Suzanne's first redecorating assignment ends when the house she is working on burns to the ground.
Wednesday, May 7
Mary Jo's First Date
Season 1 • Episode 5
Mary Jo goes on a date; Julia learns her tax auditor is a man she verbally abused in a restaurant.
Wednesday, May 7
Julia's Son
Season 1 • Episode 4
Julia is shocked to learn her son is dating a college professor who is twice his age.
Thursday, May 8
Perky's Visit
Season 1 • Episode 7
Julia and Suzanne's mother and her friend visit Sugarbakers for Thanksgiving.
Thursday, May 8
I Do, I Don't
Season 1 • Episode 8
After a wild night on the town, Julia's attorney, Reese Watson (Hal Holbrook), proposes marriage.
Friday, May 9
The IT Men
Season 1 • Episode 9
Charlene gets involved with a married man (Madison Mason) who is also a Sugarbakers' client.
Friday, May 9
The Slumber Party
Season 1 • Episode 10
The Sugarbakers agree to chaperon the slumber party of Mary Jo's daughter.
Saturday, May 10
New Year's Daze
Season 1 • Episode 11
Charlene's New Year's Eve date appears to be a dangerous prison escapee.
Saturday, May 10
Monette
Season 1 • Episode 14
The women are forced to consider the ethics involved in a most lucrative assignment.
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