Designing Women
“Designed to keep you laughing!”
1986•TV-PG•7 Seasons•163 Episodes•6.8•Ended
Comedy
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.
Creator
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Network
CBS
Origin
US
Cast
Dixie Carter
Julia Sugarbaker
Annie Potts
Mary Jo Shively
Jan Hooks
Carlene Frazier Dobber
Judith Ivey
Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet
Meshach Taylor
Anthony Bouvier
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