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TV series

Designing Women

Designed to keep you laughing!

1986 · TV-PG · 7 seasons · 163 episodes

Created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

6.8

TMDB audience score
40 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

About 81h 30m to watch every episode. An estimate: 163 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 30 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

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Main cast

  • Dixie Carter
    Julia Sugarbaker
    163 episodes

  • Annie Potts
    Mary Jo Shively
    163 episodes

  • Meshach Taylor
    Anthony Bouvier
    163 episodes

  • Jean Smart
    Charlene Frazier Stillfield
    120 episodes

  • Delta Burke
    Suzanne Sugarbaker
    118 episodes

  • Alice Ghostley
    Bernice Clifton
    47 episodes

  • Jan Hooks
    Carlene Frazier Dobber
    45 episodes

  • Julia Duffy
    Allison Sugarbaker
    23 episodes

  • Judith Ivey
    Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet
    22 episodes

  • Richard Gilliland
    J.D. Shackleford
    14 episodes

  • Douglas Barr
    Colonel Bill Stillfield
    13 episodes

  • Priscilla Weems
    Claudia Shively
    10 episodes

  • Brian Lando
    Quinton Shively
    9 episodes

  • Hal Holbrook
    Reese Watson
    7 episodes

  • Sheryl Lee Ralph
    Etienne Toussant Bouvier
    7 episodes

  • Michael Goldfinger
    Rusty
    6 episodes

  • Scott Bakula
    Ted Shively
    5 episodes

  • Olivia Brown
    Vanessa Hargraves
    5 episodes

Seasons