Designing Women
TVPG
Sitcom
Four strong-willed Southern women run an interior design firm in Atlanta, as they tackle personal and professional challenges with wit and camaraderie.
Cast & Crew
Delta Burke Suzanne Sugarbaker
Dixie Carter Julia Sugarbaker
Jean Smart Charlene Frazier Stillfield
Annie Potts Mary Jo Shively
Meshach Taylor Anthony Bouvier
Alice Ghostley Bernice Clifton
Judith Ivey B.J. Poteet
Hal Holbrook Reese Watson
Richard Gilliland J.D. Shackleford
Julia Duffy Allison Sugarbaker
Jan Hooks Carlene Frazier Dobber
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, February 25
First Day of the Last Decade of the 20th Century
Season 4 • Episode 14
While waiting for Charlene's baby to arrive, Julia meets a fascinating patient.
Wednesday, February 25
The Mistress
Season 4 • Episode 15
The ladies decorate a house for a client's wife and a condo for his mistress.
Thursday, February 26
First Day of the Last Decade of the 20th Century
Season 4 • Episode 14
While waiting for Charlene's baby to arrive, Julia meets a fascinating patient.
Thursday, February 26
The Mistress
Season 4 • Episode 15
The ladies decorate a house for a client's wife and a condo for his mistress.
Thursday, February 26
The Fur Flies
Season 4 • Episode 16
Modeling a fur, Suzanne gets into a row with animal-rights activists.
Thursday, February 26
Oh, What a Feeling
Season 4 • Episode 17
The ladies are forced to negotiate with a crafty car dealer for a new delivery van.
Friday, February 27
The Fur Flies
Season 4 • Episode 16
Modeling a fur, Suzanne gets into a row with animal-rights activists.
Friday, February 27
Oh, What a Feeling
Season 4 • Episode 17
The ladies are forced to negotiate with a crafty car dealer for a new delivery van.
Friday, February 27
Anthony and Vanessa
Season 4 • Episode 18
In an effort to win Anthony, Vanessa (Olivia Brown) asks Suzanne for a total make-over.
Friday, February 27
Payne Grows Up
Season 4 • Episode 19
Julia realizes she is getting older when her son announces that he is going to be a father.
Saturday, February 28
Anthony and Vanessa
Season 4 • Episode 18
In an effort to win Anthony, Vanessa (Olivia Brown) asks Suzanne for a total make-over.
Saturday, February 28
Payne Grows Up
Season 4 • Episode 19
Julia realizes she is getting older when her son announces that he is going to be a father.
Saturday, February 28
Heart Attacks
Season 2 • Episode 7
Reese suffers a heart attack after an arm-wrestling match with an old buddy.
Saturday, February 28
Cruising
Season 2 • Episode 8
Suzanne and Mary Jo become romantic rivals while doing a job aboard a cruise ship.
Saturday, February 28
I'll Be Seeing You
Season 2 • Episode 9
Charlene dreams that she and her Sugarbakers colleagues are World War II USO performers.
Saturday, February 28
Stranded
Season 2 • Episode 10
A freak snowstorm forces Suzanne and Anthony to share a cheap motel room.
Monday, March 2
Tornado Watch
Season 4 • Episode 20
An odd group of people is trapped inside Sugarbakers during a severe tornado watch.
Monday, March 2
Tough Enough
Season 4 • Episode 21
The ladies vie with an all-male firm for a sports club's account.
Tuesday, March 3
Tornado Watch
Season 4 • Episode 20
An odd group of people is trapped inside Sugarbakers during a severe tornado watch.
Tuesday, March 3
Tough Enough
Season 4 • Episode 21
The ladies vie with an all-male firm for a sports club's account.
Tuesday, March 3
It's a Wonderful Life
Season 4 • Episode 22
Charlene, suffering from postpartum depression, is convinced that Bill is having an affair.
Tuesday, March 3
Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend
Season 4 • Episode 24
Suzanne's old friend (Karen Kopins) announces she is homosexual.
Wednesday, March 4
It's a Wonderful Life
Season 4 • Episode 22
Charlene, suffering from postpartum depression, is convinced that Bill is having an affair.
Wednesday, March 4
Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend
Season 4 • Episode 24
Suzanne's old friend (Karen Kopins) announces she is homosexual.
Wednesday, March 4
Foreign Affairs
Season 4 • Episode 23
Anthony is persuaded to impersonate Suzanne's maid to keep her from being deported.
Wednesday, March 4
Have Faith
Season 4 • Episode 25
When Mary Jo attends church with Julia and Suzanne, she ends up dating the minister (Bruce Davison).
Thursday, March 5
Foreign Affairs
Season 4 • Episode 23
Anthony is persuaded to impersonate Suzanne's maid to keep her from being deported.
Thursday, March 5
Have Faith
Season 4 • Episode 25
When Mary Jo attends church with Julia and Suzanne, she ends up dating the minister (Bruce Davison).
Thursday, March 5
Anthony's Graduation
Season 4 • Episode 28
An extremely nervous Anthony makes it to his college graduation despite a series of mishaps.
Thursday, March 5
La Place Sans Souci
Season 4 • Episode 29
The ladies are at odds when they are put on different diets at a health spa.
Friday, March 6
Anthony's Graduation
Season 4 • Episode 28
An extremely nervous Anthony makes it to his college graduation despite a series of mishaps.
Friday, March 6
La Place Sans Souci
Season 4 • Episode 29
The ladies are at odds when they are put on different diets at a health spa.
Friday, March 6
Their Finest Hour
Season 4 • Episode 26
Highlights of past episodes include bras, killer bees and wacky dresses.
Friday, March 6
Their Finest Hour
Season 4 • Episode 27
Highlights from past episodes include bras, killer bees and wacky dresses.
Saturday, March 7
Their Finest Hour
Season 4 • Episode 26
Highlights of past episodes include bras, killer bees and wacky dresses.
Saturday, March 7
Their Finest Hour
Season 4 • Episode 27
Highlights from past episodes include bras, killer bees and wacky dresses.
Saturday, March 7
Howard the Date
Season 2 • Episode 11
The ladies accompany a socially inept friend (Marc Silver) to his high-school reunion.
Saturday, March 7
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Season 2 • Episode 12
A hired Santa steals all the gifts under the tree at Sugarbakers.
Saturday, March 7
Great Expectations
Season 2 • Episode 13
A convicted murderer from Anthony's prison past offers him a business partnership.
Saturday, March 7
Second Time Around
Season 2 • Episode 14
Charlene withdraws after being dumped by her boyfriend (Doug Barr).
Monday, March 9
A Blast From the Past
Season 5 • Episode 1
Julia refurbishes Sugarbakers when the Historical League places it on the tour of historical homes.
Monday, March 9
Papa Was a Rolling Stone
Season 5 • Episode 2
To surprise Anthony on his birthday, the Sugarbaker women look for his long-lost father.
Tuesday, March 10
A Blast From the Past
Season 5 • Episode 1
Julia refurbishes Sugarbakers when the Historical League places it on the tour of historical homes.
Tuesday, March 10
Papa Was a Rolling Stone
Season 5 • Episode 2
To surprise Anthony on his birthday, the Sugarbaker women look for his long-lost father.
Tuesday, March 10
Working Mother
Season 5 • Episode 3
Charlene takes a year off from Sugarbakers to devote more time to her baby.
Tuesday, March 10
Miss Trial
Season 5 • Episode 4
Julia misses dinner with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter when she is placed on a sequestered jury.
Wednesday, March 11
Working Mother
Season 5 • Episode 3
Charlene takes a year off from Sugarbakers to devote more time to her baby.
Wednesday, March 11
Miss Trial
Season 5 • Episode 4
Julia misses dinner with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter when she is placed on a sequestered jury.
Wednesday, March 11
The Bachelor Auction
Season 5 • Episode 5
An embarrassed Suzanne wins a date with Anthony at a bachelor charity auction.
Wednesday, March 11
Charlene Buys a House
Season 5 • Episode 6
Charlene hires Sugarbakers to decorate her new house, which appears to be haunted.
Thursday, March 12
The Bachelor Auction
Season 5 • Episode 5
An embarrassed Suzanne wins a date with Anthony at a bachelor charity auction.
Thursday, March 12
Charlene Buys a House
Season 5 • Episode 6
Charlene hires Sugarbakers to decorate her new house, which appears to be haunted.
Thursday, March 12
Old Rebels & Young Models
Season 5 • Episode 7
Mary Jo harbors a favorite teacher (Meg Wyllie) who has escaped from a nursing home.
Thursday, March 12
Nowhere to Run To
Season 5 • Episode 8
Julia becomes obsessed with fitness when Mary Jo gets her to start jogging.
Friday, March 13
Old Rebels & Young Models
Season 5 • Episode 7
Mary Jo harbors a favorite teacher (Meg Wyllie) who has escaped from a nursing home.
Friday, March 13
Nowhere to Run To
Season 5 • Episode 8
Julia becomes obsessed with fitness when Mary Jo gets her to start jogging.
Friday, March 13
A Class Act
Season 5 • Episode 9
Anthony becomes a partner; Charlene fends off an amorous professor.
Friday, March 13
Keep the Home Fires Burning
Season 5 • Episode 10
While Bill is away, Charlene befriends a man she meets at a support group.
Saturday, March 14
A Class Act
Season 5 • Episode 9
Anthony becomes a partner; Charlene fends off an amorous professor.
Saturday, March 14
Keep the Home Fires Burning
Season 5 • Episode 10
While Bill is away, Charlene befriends a man she meets at a support group.
Saturday, March 14
Oh, Brother
Season 2 • Episode 15
Suzanne and Julia learn that their half-brother wants to be a stand-up comic.
Saturday, March 14
There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner
Season 2 • Episode 16
The father of a black student refuses to let him date Claudia.
Saturday, March 14
The Return of Ray Don
Season 2 • Episode 17
Suzanne runs into trouble with the IRS, and resorts to desperate measures.
Saturday, March 14
High Rollers
Season 2 • Episode 18
Suzanne visits Atlantic City, N.J., hoping to win enough to pay her back taxes.
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