Designing Women (1986)
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.
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3x01 Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula
14 November, 1988 8:00 am
A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.
3x02 The Candidate
21 November, 1988 8:00 am
Julia runs for a seat on the local board of commissioners, but her outspokenness may cost her the election.
3x03 E.P. Phone Home
28 November, 1988 8:00 am
While touring Graceland on VIP tickets, Julia is touched when a truck driver tells how the King influenced his life.
3x04 Getting Married and Eating Dirt
05 December, 1988 8:00 am
Bernice asks the ladies to be her wedding attendants when she receives a marriage proposal from a TV pitchman -- who habitually proposes to every woman he meets.
3x05 Big Haas and Little Falsie
12 December, 1988 8:00 am
Mary-Jo contemplates breast enlargement after receiving an inheritance from her uncle Dude stipulating that she must spend it on something frivolous.
3x06 Hard Hats and Lovers
19 December, 1988 8:00 am
Suzanne convinces Charlene that Bill should date more before they get serious, and the ladies plan revenge on a bunch of sexist hardhats working across the street.
3x07 Curtains
02 January, 1989 8:00 am
Striking laborers from a textile factory besiege the company, and the Sugarbakers women come to respect them for surviving their terrible working conditions.
3x08 The Wilderness Experience
09 January, 1989 8:00 am
The women embark on a wilderness survival course designed to build leadership -- but it's first-time camper Bernice who ultimately takes command.
3x09 Tyrone
16 January, 1989 8:00 am
Acting as surrogate brother a troubled youth, Anthony remembers his own painful childhood, and when Julia puts her trust in Anthony's juvenile charge, it only gets her photo on the evening news.
3x10 Mr. Bailey
23 January, 1989 8:00 am
The designers are determined that a recently deceased client's last wish be honored -- to leave her millions (and the ladies' prepaid services) to her cat.
3x11 The Naked Truth
13 February, 1989 8:00 am
Mary Jo, Charlene and Anthony feign nonchalance at a nudist colony, the Sugarbakers' nieces visit.
3x12 The Junies
20 February, 1989 8:00 am
Charlene becomes a part-time saleswoman for "Lady Jun" cleaning products, and when she repeatedly succumbs to psychological pressure from her friend Libby despite her stated intention to quit, Julia determines to rescue her from this "cult" -- and winds up taking on Lady Jun herself. Meanwhile, Anthony receives an unusual nomination from his junior college -- as homecoming queen -- and gets unexpected support from Suzanne.
3x13 One Sees, the Other Doesn't
27 February, 1989 8:00 am
Suzanne didn't spend one week and $2,000 at a spa to be asked out by a blind client who can't appreciate her radiance -- especially since she finds it difficult to believe that he is attracted by her personality.
3x14 Odell
06 March, 1989 8:00 am
Sugarbakers becomes the site of a Southern family feud after Charlene's brother arrives and announces he is marrying the daughter of a longtime family rival, Anthony partners Bernice in a dance contest.
3x15 Full Moon
13 March, 1989 8:00 am
A full moon coincides with strange occurrences, including Mary Jo's sudden conviction that Claudia and her boyfriend are up to no good.
3x16 Mr. Meal Ticket
20 March, 1989 8:00 am
Mary-Jo overreacts to J.D.'s losing his job and moving in with her, but a psychic helps her sort out her feelings.
3x17 The Engagement
27 March, 1989 9:00 am
Charlene, now happily engaged, dreads meeting Bill's intimidating mother and aunt, Mary Jo gives the dating game another try, with a much younger man.
3x18 Come On and Marry Me, Bill
10 April, 1989 8:00 am
Charlene's wedding is in jeopardy when she finds Bill handcuffed to a scantily clad dancer after his stag party.
3x19 The Women of Atlanta
01 May, 1989 8:00 am
A photographer shooting a magazine spread on the women of Atlanta asks the decorators to participate, but they become suspicious when he keeps encouraging sexier poses.
3x20 Stand and Fight
08 May, 1989 8:00 am
When Mary Jo is mugged, the Sugarbaker women take a self-defense course.
3x21 The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America
15 May, 1989 8:00 am
When she discovers him working as a bellboy/pianist, the accountant who absconded with her life savings offers Suzanne a deal.
3x22 Julia Drives Over the First Amendment
22 May, 1989 8:00 am
A nearby newsstand selling pornography offends Julia, to the point where she drives her car straight through it, and pits her against an equally determined publisher in the ensuing court battle.
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