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Season 5 – Designing Women

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Series creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason uses the fictional Atlanta design firm of Sugarbaker and Associates as a witty bully pulpit for caustic social and political humor. The founder of the company is Julia Sugarbaker, a sharp-tongued but elegant and surprisingly compassionate woman. Her younger sister, Suzanne, is a former beauty queen who is long on charm but a bit slow on the uptake. Their associates are Mary Jo Shively, a recent divorcee, and officer manager Charlene Frazier, whose sweetness is matched only by her naivete. Their deliverman is Anthony Bouvier, a well-spoken ex-convict, and cheerfully dotty senior citizen Bernice Clifton often drops by for a visit as well.
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Designing Women — Season 5

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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

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 17, 1990 A Blast From the Past Julia refurbishes Sugarbakers when the Historical League places it on the tour of historical homes. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 24, 1990 Birthday Presents and Other Strangers To surprise Anthony on his birthday, the Sugarbaker women look for his long-lost father. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 1, 1990 Working Mother Charlene takes a year off from Sugarbakers to devote more time to her baby. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 15, 1990 Miss Trial Julia misses dinner with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter when she is placed on a sequestered jury. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 22, 1990 The Bachelor Auction An embarrassed Suzanne wins a date with Anthony at a bachelor charity auction. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 29, 1990 Charlene Buys a House Charlene hires Sugarbakers to decorate her new house, which appears to be haunted. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 5, 1990 Old Rebels & Young Models Mary Jo harbors a favorite teacher (Meg Wyllie) who has escaped from a nursing home. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 12, 1990 Nowhere to Run To Julia becomes obsessed with fitness when Mary Jo gets her to start jogging. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 19, 1990 A Class Act While Anthony becomes a Sugarbakers partner, Charlene enrolls in a local university where she fends off an amorous professor. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 26, 1990 Keep the Home Fires Burning While Bill (Douglas Barr) is on a classified mission, Charlene befriends a man (Peter Crook) she meets at a support group. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 10, 1990 My Daughter, My Self Mary Jo forbids Claudia (Priscilla Weems) to date an older man (Tom Isbell), then decides to date him herself. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 17, 1990 And Now, Here's Bernice A handsome client (Collin Bernsen) breaks Mary Jo's heart; Bernice gets her own late night television show. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 7, 1991 Pearls of Wisdom Mary Jo switches her fake pearls for Suzanne's real ones as a joke, but then loses them. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 14, 1991 High Noon in a Laundry Room Anthony tests his manhood by confronting a neighborhood bully. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 28, 1991 How Long Has This Been Going On? Anthony and the ladies spy on Julia when she begins acting mysteriously. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 4, 1991 The Emperor's New Nose The ladies are shocked when they see the results of Bernice's nose job. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 11, 1991 Maybe Baby Suzanne takes up smoking; Mary Jo decides to have another baby. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 25, 1991 This Is Art? Julia becomes Atlanta's hottest new artist; Suzanne accidently glues her lips together. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 4, 1991 Blame It on New Orleans At a designer's convention, Mary Jo's new attitude leads her to an all-night rendezvous. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 18, 1991 I'll See You in Court Mary Jo spots the man who once mugged her and has him arrested. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 8, 1991 The Big Circle Julia copes with Reese's unexpected death by caring for a lonely child. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 29, 1991 Friends and Husbands Charlene must readjust to married life when Bill returns from the Persian Gulf. Details Episode 23 Aired May 6, 1991 Fore! Anthony is invited to be the first black member of an exclusive country club. Details Episode 24 Aired May 13, 1991 The Pride of Sugarbaker's Mary Jo and Julia share coaching duties for a Little League team. Details

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Season Info

Director
David Trainer, Iris Dugow, Dwayne Hickman, Roberta Sherry-Scelza
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG (D)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 17, 1990