Designing Women (1986)
Outspoken feminist Julia Sugarbaker runs a design firm out of her Atlanta home, along with her shallow ex-beauty queen sister...
Cast: Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Samuel J. Hudson, Peter Gunn, Polly Thompson, John Henshaw, Ross Little, Donald Gee, Michael French, James Bolam, Shirley White, Joan Worswick, Charlotte Salt, Evan Fortescue
Gone with a Whim
The ladies try to stop a client from remodeling an antebellum mansion to suit her own bad tastes; it reminds them of their favorite movie "Gone With the Wind."
The Lying Game
Carlene has a new boyfriend who seems to good to be true. However, everyone notices that he seems to be unavailable three nights a week and wonder why. A little snooping, and they find out something unusual.
The Woman Who Came to Sugarbakers
The Sugarbakers get a surprise visit from Julia's former school mistress, whom Julia cannot stand. The woman says that her deceased husband told her to visit Julia. Julia decides to hold a séance which might get the woman to leave.
It's Not So Easy Being Green
Etienne's friend visits and it seems that Etienne and "Punch" have so much in common and share many memories. Anthony gets jealous and tries to be gracious about their friendship.
Shovel Off to Buffalo
Mary Jo's snow shovel has the face of Elvis Presley on it, which leads fans to the office to see it. A promoter contacts her in order to exploit the shovel, offering her a 50/50 profit split.
Sex, Lies and Bad Hair Days
BJ was feeling bad about another birthday and changes her hair, but the hair style just adds to her depression. Julia decides to set her up on a blind date with a really nice guy.
Nude Julia, New York Morning
Julia insists they go to an exhibition of the works of Nigel McFeeney, an artist she knew from the Art Institute in New York, without her. She goes anyway only to end up embarrassed when Carlene discovers the reason for her initial apprehension: his nude painting of her.
Wedding Redux
Anthony's grandma Dondi and Etienne's bickering parents come to visit. Julia suggests the two of them renew their wedding vows while they are visiting.
Oh Dog, Poor Dog
Mary Jo's dog Brownie may have to be put to sleep. When Bernice is recovering from cataract surgery, Mary Jo calls the vet to hear a grim prognosis for the dog, but Bernice overhears it and believes it is who her is going to be put to sleep.
The Odyssey
Everyone is planning to fly to Washington in one of B.J.'s jets to see Bill Clinton's inauguration-even though Carlene voted for Ross Perot-but after the jet is grounded, they must fly commercial. Their flight is re-routed from Cincinnati to St. Louis because of weather, and everything goes downhill from there.
Too Dumb to Date
While Carlene gets a chain letter, Mary Jo dates a commercial model named Craig. He's not very bright, leading the others to make fun of him behind their backs.
Trial and Error
Mary Jo's next door neighbor, Anita Foley, sues her over a freezer. Carlene suggests that Anthony help Mary Jo in court. After his extensive research costs her the case and causes him to break down, Anthony doubts he is fit to become a lawyer.
The Vision Thing
As Anthony feels overwhelmed by the need to balance Etienne's flirtatious nature with work and school, she tells him she wants to have a baby. He asks the women for advice on how to deal with her.
Love Letters
B.J. opens her late husband's safety deposit box and finds a love letter from a woman named Carolyn, written when he and B.J. got engaged.
Fools Rush In
While Mary Jo becomes addicted to the thrill of victory after winning $20,000 at the craps table, Bernice suspects Etienne's motives. Anthony tries to get out of the marriage, but Etienne insists on staying together, while promising to be a good wife. B.J. suggests a monetary incentive to buy her off.
Viva Las Vegas
Anthony is frustrated with his fiancée Vanessa. After she calls off the engagement, B.J. takes everyone to Las Vegas in her jet. While Julia and Mary Jo hit a hot streak at the craps table, Anthony watches the showgirls at the Folies Bergere and falls for the lead singer, Etienne Toussaint.
Screaming Passages
Julia has started menopause, so she warns her co-workers and her boyfriend Philip, a symphony conductor, to be aware of changes in her behavior.
On the Road Again
Quinton wants to live with his father, which breaks Mary Jo's heart. Tired of being the "bad guy," she asks B.J. to show her how to be more spontaneous. She suggests going on a road trip, which leads Mary Jo, Julia and Bernice to a truck stop in Tennessee where Bernice makes eyes at a trucker.
Mary Jo vs. the Terminator
Julia plans to participate in another fashion show, despite the enduring legacy of "Full Moon Friday." Mary Jo writes a letter to protest the school board's cuts to AIDS education program under pressure, then gets angry when Julia rewrites it. The tension explodes behind the scenes at the fashion show.
Sex and the Single Woman
Dwayne Dobber returns and asks to stay in Carlene's apartment. Carlene rebuffs his advances, so he stays in Anthony's bedroom. He and Carlene end up in bed together.
Of Human Bondage
Allison has pulled out of Sugarbaker & Associates to invest in a Victoria's Secret franchise, leaving the firm's future in doubt. Their newest client, Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet, a multimillionaire widow from Houston, Texas, forms a friendship with them as she promises an unlimited budget.