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, April 1
Julia and Mary Jo Get Stuck Under a Bed
Season 6 • Episode 11
Julia and Mary Jo suspect someone has stolen their decorating ideas for the Yuletide Home Tour.
Wednesday, April 1
Real Scary Men
Season 6 • Episode 12
The women become unwelcome guests at a men's club retreat when their van breaks down.
Thursday, April 2
Julia and Mary Jo Get Stuck Under a Bed
Season 6 • Episode 11
Julia and Mary Jo suspect someone has stolen their decorating ideas for the Yuletide Home Tour.
Thursday, April 2
Real Scary Men
Season 6 • Episode 12
The women become unwelcome guests at a men's club retreat when their van breaks down.
Thursday, April 2
Tales Out of School
Season 6 • Episode 13
Anthony sees opportunity when his law professor is attracted to Charlene.
Thursday, April 2
Driving My Mama Back Home
Season 6 • Episode 14
Julia accompanies Mary Jo when she takes her mother on an overnight bus trip.
Friday, April 3
Tales Out of School
Season 6 • Episode 13
Anthony sees opportunity when his law professor is attracted to Charlene.
Friday, April 3
Driving My Mama Back Home
Season 6 • Episode 14
Julia accompanies Mary Jo when she takes her mother on an overnight bus trip.
Friday, April 3
Payne Comes Home
Season 6 • Episode 15
Julia's son Payne leaves his wife and plans to return home permanently.
Friday, April 3
Carlene's Apartment
Season 6 • Episode 16
Carlene is oblivious to the problems when she invites her colleagues to see her first apartment.
Saturday, April 4
Payne Comes Home
Season 6 • Episode 15
Julia's son Payne leaves his wife and plans to return home permanently.
Saturday, April 4
Carlene's Apartment
Season 6 • Episode 16
Carlene is oblivious to the problems when she invites her colleagues to see her first apartment.
Saturday, April 4
Big Haas and Little Falsie
Season 3 • Episode 5
Mary Jo inherits $3,000 that must be spent on something frivolous.
Saturday, April 4
Hardhats and Lovers
Season 3 • Episode 6
Suzanne convinces Charlene that her boyfriend should date others before making a commitment.
Saturday, April 4
But They're Really Great Curtains
Season 3 • Episode 7
When their supplier is hit by a strike, the ladies sew their own drapes.
Saturday, April 4
The Wilderness Experience
Season 3 • Episode 8
The Sugarbaker women experience a three-day survival course, compliments of Bernice.
Monday, April 6
Mamed
Season 6 • Episode 17
Julia takes over for a tough old Broadway actress to produce and star in the local play.
Monday, April 6
A Scene From a Mall
Season 6 • Episode 18
Mall cops suspect Anthony of being a criminal because of his race; Julie organizes a protest.
Tuesday, April 7
Mamed
Season 6 • Episode 17
Julia takes over for a tough old Broadway actress to produce and star in the local play.
Tuesday, April 7
A Scene From a Mall
Season 6 • Episode 18
Mall cops suspect Anthony of being a criminal because of his race; Julie organizes a protest.
Tuesday, April 7
All About Odes to Atlanta
Season 6 • Episode 19
Carlene enters an Atlanta theme-song contest and gets a groupie.
Tuesday, April 7
I Enjoy Being a Girl
Season 6 • Episode 20
Carlene involves her colleagues when she takes over leadership of an unruly Girl Scout troop.
Wednesday, April 8
All About Odes to Atlanta
Season 6 • Episode 19
Carlene enters an Atlanta theme-song contest and gets a groupie.
Wednesday, April 8
I Enjoy Being a Girl
Season 6 • Episode 20
Carlene involves her colleagues when she takes over leadership of an unruly Girl Scout troop.
Wednesday, April 8
A Little Night Music
Season 6 • Episode 22
Julia is depressed after learning she may need a hysterectomy, until she meets a special doctor.
Wednesday, April 8
Shades of Vanessa
Season 6 • Episode 23
Anthony falls for the daughter of a potential client after Sugarbakers asks him to woo her.
Thursday, April 9
A Little Night Music
Season 6 • Episode 22
Julia is depressed after learning she may need a hysterectomy, until she meets a special doctor.
Thursday, April 9
Shades of Vanessa
Season 6 • Episode 23
Anthony falls for the daughter of a potential client after Sugarbakers asks him to woo her.
Thursday, April 9
Of Human Bondage
Season 7 • Episode 1
A wealthy widow (Judith Ivey) offers to bail out near-bankrupt Sugarbakers.
Thursday, April 9
Sex and the Single Women
Season 7 • Episode 2
Anthony is shocked when he finds Carlene in his bed with her ex-husband (Ray McKinnon).
Friday, April 10
Of Human Bondage
Season 7 • Episode 1
A wealthy widow (Judith Ivey) offers to bail out near-bankrupt Sugarbakers.
Friday, April 10
Sex and the Single Women
Season 7 • Episode 2
Anthony is shocked when he finds Carlene in his bed with her ex-husband (Ray McKinnon).
Friday, April 10
Mary Jo vs. the Terminator
Season 7 • Episode 3
Mary Jo explodes at Julia hours before they are to appear together in a fashion show.
Friday, April 10
On the Road Again
Season 7 • Episode 4
Bernice drives Julia and Mary Jo crazy when she accompanies them on a road trip to Nashville, Tenn.
Saturday, April 11
Mary Jo vs. the Terminator
Season 7 • Episode 3
Mary Jo explodes at Julia hours before they are to appear together in a fashion show.
Saturday, April 11
On the Road Again
Season 7 • Episode 4
Bernice drives Julia and Mary Jo crazy when she accompanies them on a road trip to Nashville, Tenn.
Saturday, April 11
Tyrone
Season 3 • Episode 9
Taking in a troubled youth, Anthony remembers his own childhood.
Saturday, April 11
Mr. Bailey
Season 3 • Episode 10
A decorating project is put on hold when the client passes away.
Saturday, April 11
The Naked Truth
Season 3 • Episode 11
Charlene and Mary Jo work on an assignment at a nudist colony.
Saturday, April 11
The Junies
Season 3 • Episode 12
Charlene dislikes the techniques she must use as a "Lady June" salesperson.
Monday, April 13
Screaming Passage
Season 7 • Episode 5
Julia is worried about the reaction of her new beau when he learns she is going through menopause.
Monday, April 13
Viva Las Vegas
Season 7 • Episode 6
Anthony speedily woos a Las Vegas chorus girl (Sheryl Lee Ralph).
Tuesday, April 14
Screaming Passage
Season 7 • Episode 5
Julia is worried about the reaction of her new beau when he learns she is going through menopause.
Tuesday, April 14
Viva Las Vegas
Season 7 • Episode 6
Anthony speedily woos a Las Vegas chorus girl (Sheryl Lee Ralph).
Tuesday, April 14
Fools Rush In
Season 7 • Episode 7
A desperate Anthony invents various schemes to extricate himself from his hasty marriage.
Tuesday, April 14
Love Letters
Season 7 • Episode 8
B.J. finds love letters from another woman in her late husband's safe-deposit box.
Wednesday, April 15
Fools Rush In
Season 7 • Episode 7
A desperate Anthony invents various schemes to extricate himself from his hasty marriage.
Wednesday, April 15
Love Letters
Season 7 • Episode 8
B.J. finds love letters from another woman in her late husband's safe-deposit box.
Wednesday, April 15
The Vision Thing
Season 7 • Episode 9
Anthony wonders whether he made a mistake by marrying Etienne; the ladies throw a wedding shower.
Wednesday, April 15
Trial and Error
Season 7 • Episode 10
When Anthony agrees to testify in court for Mary Jo, he reluctantly becomes her legal adviser.
Thursday, April 16
The Vision Thing
Season 7 • Episode 9
Anthony wonders whether he made a mistake by marrying Etienne; the ladies throw a wedding shower.
Thursday, April 16
Trial and Error
Season 7 • Episode 10
When Anthony agrees to testify in court for Mary Jo, he reluctantly becomes her legal adviser.
Thursday, April 16
Too Dumb to Date
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mary Jo's colleagues cannot understand why she's interested in her dumb boyfriend, a top male model.
Thursday, April 16
The Odyssey
Season 7 • Episode 12
The weather wreaks havoc on B.J.'s plan to fly everyone to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration.
Friday, April 17
Too Dumb to Date
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mary Jo's colleagues cannot understand why she's interested in her dumb boyfriend, a top male model.
Friday, April 17
The Odyssey
Season 7 • Episode 12
The weather wreaks havoc on B.J.'s plan to fly everyone to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration.
Friday, April 17
Oh Dog, Poor Dog
Season 7 • Episode 13
Confused Bernice thinks the women are having her put to sleep.
Friday, April 17
Wedding Redux
Season 7 • Episode 14
Anthony and Etienne decide to repeat their wedding vows for their families.
Saturday, April 18
Oh Dog, Poor Dog
Season 7 • Episode 13
Confused Bernice thinks the women are having her put to sleep.
Saturday, April 18
Wedding Redux
Season 7 • Episode 14
Anthony and Etienne decide to repeat their wedding vows for their families.
Saturday, April 18
One Sees, the Other Doesn't
Season 3 • Episode 13
Suzanne can't believe a blind suitor likes her for her personality.
Saturday, April 18
Odell
Season 3 • Episode 14
Sugarbakers' gets involved in a feud between mountain families.
Saturday, April 18
Full Moon
Season 3 • Episode 15
A full moon over Atlanta has the ladies worried about sex, violence and crime.
Saturday, April 18
Ms. Meal Ticket
Season 3 • Episode 16
J.D.'s temporary live-in arrangement with Mary Jo threatens to become permanent.
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