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Designing Women (1986)

Series · 1986 · 7 seasons · Comedy

Designed to keep you laughing!

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.

Created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

Starring Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jan Hooks, Judith Ivey, Meshach Taylor

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Series details

First aired29 September 1986
Latest episode24 May 1993
StatusEnded
Seasons7 (163 episodes)

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