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Designing Women : Season 3
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Air date: 14 Nov '88 - 22 episodesDesigning Women is an American television sitcom that centered on the working and personal lives of four Southern women and one man in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. It aired on the CBS television network from September 29, 1986 until May 24, 1993. The show was created by head writer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, who wrote many of the episodes in the show's initial seasons. As of 2011, the series currently airs in syndication on the Comedy Gold and TVGN channels.
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List of Episodes (22)
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Designing Women (1986)
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1. Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula
14 Nov '88A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.
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2. The Candidate
21 Nov '88Julia runs for a seat on the local board of commissioners, but her outspokenness may cost her the election.
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3. E.P. Phone Home
28 Nov '88While touring Graceland on VIP tickets, Julia is touched when a truck driver tells how the King influenced his life.
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4. Getting Married and Eating Dirt
05 Dec '88Bernice 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.
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5. Big Haas and Little Falsie
12 Dec '88Mary-Jo contemplates breast enlargement after receiving an inheritance from her uncle Dude stipulating that she must spend it on something frivolous.
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6. Hard Hats and Lovers
19 Dec '88Suzanne 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.
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7. But They're Really Great Curtains
02 Jan '89Striking laborers from a textile factory besiege the company, and the Sugarbakers women come to respect them for surviving their terrible working conditions.
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8. The Wilderness Experience
09 Jan '89The women embark on a wilderness survival course designed to build leadership -- but it's first-time camper Bernice who ultimately takes command.
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9. Tyrone
16 Jan '89Acting 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.
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10. Mr. Bailey
23 Jan '89The 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.
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11. The Naked Truth
13 Feb '89Mary Jo, Charlene and Anthony feign nonchalance at a nudist colony, the Sugarbakers' nieces visit.
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12. The Junies
20 Feb '89Charlene 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.
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13. One Sees, the Other Doesn't
27 Feb '89Suzanne 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.
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14. Odell
06 Mar '89Sugarbakers 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.
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15. Full Moon
13 Mar '89A full moon coincides with strange occurrences, including Mary Jo's sudden conviction that Claudia and her boyfriend are up to no good.
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16. Ms. Meal Ticket
20 Mar '89Mary-Jo overreacts to J.D.'s losing his job and moving in with her, but a psychic helps her sort out her feelings.
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17. The Engagement
27 Mar '89Charlene, now happily engaged, dreads meeting Bill's intimidating mother and aunt, Mary Jo gives the dating game another try, with a much younger man.
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18. Come On and Marry Me, Bill
10 Apr '89Charlene's wedding is in jeopardy when she finds Bill handcuffed to a scantily clad dancer after his stag party.
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19. The Women of Atlanta
01 May '89A 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.
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20. Stand and Fight
08 May '89When Mary Jo is mugged, the Sugarbaker women take a self-defense course.
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21. The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America
15 May '89When she discovers him working as a bellboy/pianist, the accountant who absconded with her life savings offers Suzanne a deal.
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22. Julia Drives Over the First Amendment
22 May '89A 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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