Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Director
Designing Women (1986)
Season 3
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.
Released Sept. 29, 1986
Episode 30 min
13+
Genres: Comedy
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Watch Providers: Hulu
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures Television, Mozark Productions, Embassy Television
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula
A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.
Nov. 14, 1988, midnight
S3E2 - The Candidate
Julia runs for a seat on the local board of commissioners, but her outspokenness may cost her the election.
Nov. 21, 1988, midnight
S3E3 - E.P. Phone Home
While touring Graceland on VIP tickets, Julia is touched when a truck driver tells how the King influenced his life.
Nov. 28, 1988, midnight
S3E4 - Getting Married and Eating Dirt
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.
Dec. 5, 1988, midnight
S3E5 - Big Haas and Little Falsie
Mary-Jo contemplates breast enlargement after receiving an inheritance from her uncle Dude stipulating that she must spend it on something frivolous.
Dec. 12, 1988, midnight
S3E6 - Hard Hats and Lovers
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.
Dec. 19, 1988, midnight
S3E7 - But They're Really Great Curtains
Striking laborers from a textile factory besiege the company, and the Sugarbakers women come to respect them for surviving their terrible working conditions.
Jan. 2, 1989, midnight
S3E8 - The Wilderness Experience
The women embark on a wilderness survival course designed to build leadership -- but it's first-time camper Bernice who ultimately takes command.
Jan. 9, 1989, midnight
S3E9 - Tyrone
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.
Jan. 16, 1989, midnight
S3E10 - Mr. Bailey
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.
Jan. 23, 1989, midnight
S3E11 - The Naked Truth
Mary Jo, Charlene and Anthony feign nonchalance at a nudist colony, the Sugarbakers' nieces visit.
Feb. 13, 1989, midnight
S3E12 - The Junies
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.
Feb. 20, 1989, midnight
S3E13 - One Sees, the Other Doesn't
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.
Feb. 27, 1989, midnight
S3E14 - Odell
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.
March 6, 1989, midnight
S3E15 - Full Moon
A full moon coincides with strange occurrences, including Mary Jo's sudden conviction that Claudia and her boyfriend are up to no good.
March 13, 1989, midnight
S3E16 - Ms. Meal Ticket
Mary-Jo overreacts to J.D.'s losing his job and moving in with her, but a psychic helps her sort out her feelings.
March 20, 1989, midnight
S3E17 - The Engagement
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.
March 27, 1989, midnight
S3E18 - Come On and Marry Me, Bill
Charlene's wedding is in jeopardy when she finds Bill handcuffed to a scantily clad dancer after his stag party.
April 10, 1989, midnight
S3E19 - The Women of Atlanta
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.
May 1, 1989, midnight
S3E20 - Stand and Fight
When Mary Jo is mugged, the Sugarbaker women take a self-defense course.
May 8, 1989, midnight
S3E21 - The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America
When she discovers him working as a bellboy/pianist, the accountant who absconded with her life savings offers Suzanne a deal.
May 15, 1989, midnight
S3E22 - Julia Drives Over the First Amendment
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.
May 22, 1989, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 4890 min.
Released: Sept. 29, 1986
Last Air Date: May 24, 1993, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 13+
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