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Designing Women

1986 – 1993Show7 seasons163 episodesTV-PG

Comedy
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Metacritic617.8
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Metacritic617.8

Summary

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.

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Designing Women episodes

7 seasons · 163 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Designing Women, 7.7
  2. S1 E2 The Beauty Contest, 8.5
  3. S1 E3 A Big Affair, 6.9
  4. S1 E4 Julia's Son, 8.1
  5. S1 E5 Mary Jo's First Date, 7.7
  6. S1 E6 Design House, 7.8
  7. S1 E7 Perky's Visit, 8.0
  8. S1 E8 I Do, I Don't, 7.4
  9. S1 E9 The IT Men, 7.8
  10. S1 E10 The Slumber Party, 7.9
  11. S1 E11 New Year's Daze, 7.5
  12. S1 E12 Old Spouses Never Die: Part 1, 7.6
  13. S1 E13 Old Spouses Never Die: Part 2, 7.8
  14. S1 E14 Monette, 8.0
  15. S1 E15 And Justice for Paul, 7.4
  16. S1 E16 Reese's Friend, 7.4
  17. S1 E17 Nashville Bound, 7.2
  18. S1 E18 Oh, Suzannah, 8.8
  19. S1 E19 Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene, 7.2
  20. S1 E20 Seams from a Marriage, 7.5
  21. S1 E21 Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am, 7.7
  22. S1 E22 Bachelor Suite, 7.7
  1. S2 E1 101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station, 7.5
  2. S2 E2 Ted Remarries, 7.3
  3. S2 E3 Anthony Jr., 6.8
  4. S2 E4 Killing All the Right People, 9.4
  5. S2 E5 Half an Air Bubble Off, 7.5
  6. S2 E6 Dash Goff, the Writer, 8.3
  7. S2 E7 Heart Attacks, 7.7
  8. S2 E8 Cruising, 7.7
  9. S2 E9 I'll Be Seeing You, 7.5
  10. S2 E10 Stranded, 8.8
  11. S2 E11 Howard the Date, 7.5
  12. S2 E12 I'll Be Home for Christmas, 7.8
  13. S2 E13 Great Expectations, 6.8
  14. S2 E14 Second Time Around, 8.0
  15. S2 E15 Oh, Brother, 7.5
  16. S2 E16 There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner, 6.8
  17. S2 E17 The Return of Ray Don, 7.9
  18. S2 E18 High Rollers, 8.1
  19. S2 E19 The Incredibly Elite Bona Fide Blue-Blood Beaumont Driving Club, 8.0
  20. S2 E20 How Great Thou Art, 8.0
  21. S2 E21 Ted-Bare, 6.8
  22. S2 E22 Reservations for Eight, 8.3
  1. S3 E1 Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula, 7.7
  2. S3 E2 The Candidate, 7.6
  3. S3 E3 E.P., Phone Home, 8.0
  4. S3 E4 Getting Married and Eating Dirt, 7.7
  5. S3 E5 Big Haas and Little Falsie, 8.2
  6. S3 E6 Hard Hats and Lovers, 7.1
  7. S3 E7 Curtains, 7.5
  8. S3 E8 The Wilderness Experience, 8.4
  9. S3 E9 Tyrone, 7.5
  10. S3 E10 Mr. Bailey, 7.4
  11. S3 E11 The Naked Truth, 7.7
  12. S3 E12 The Junies, 8.2
  13. S3 E13 One Sees, the Other Doesn't, 7.8
  14. S3 E14 Odell, 7.5
  15. S3 E15 Full Moon, 8.4
  16. S3 E16 Mr. Meal Ticket, 6.7
  17. S3 E17 The Engagement, 7.9
  18. S3 E18 Come on and Marry Me, Bill, 8.4
  19. S3 E19 The Women of Atlanta, 8.1
  20. S3 E20 Stand and Fight, 8.2
  21. S3 E21 The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America, 7.6
  22. S3 E22 Julia Drives Over the First Amendment, 6.8
  1. S4 E1 The Proxy Pig and Great Pretenders, 8.3
  2. S4 E2 One Night with You, 7.7
  3. S4 E3 There She Is, 8.6
  4. S4 E4 Nightmare from Hee Haw, 7.9
  5. S4 E5 The Girlfriend, 6.7
  6. S4 E6 The Rowdy Girls, 8.1
  7. S4 E7 Bernice's Sanity Hearing, 8.7
  8. S4 E8 Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence, 8.0
  9. S4 E9 Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure, 7.8
  10. S4 E10 Manhunt, 7.5
  11. S4 E11 They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?, 9.1
  12. S4 E12 You Got to Have Friends, 7.7
  13. S4 E13 The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century: Part 1, 8.5
  14. S4 E14 The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century: Part 2, 8.8
  15. S4 E15 The Mistress, 8.0
  16. S4 E16 The Fur Flies, 8.0
  17. S4 E17 Oh, What a Feeling, 7.8
  18. S4 E18 Anthony and Vanessa, 7.5
  19. S4 E19 Payne Grows Up, 8.1
  20. S4 E20 Tornado Watch, 8.5
  21. S4 E21 Tough Enough, 7.0
  22. S4 E22 It's a Wonderful Life, 7.6
  23. S4 E23 Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend, 8.3
  24. S4 E24 Foreign Affairs, 8.5
  25. S4 E25 Have Faith, 7.1
  26. S4 E26 Their Finest Hour, 7.3
  27. S4 E27 Anthony's Graduation, 8.1
  28. S4 E28 La Place sans Souci, 8.6
  1. S5 E1 A Blast from the Past, 8.5
  2. S5 E2 Papa Was a Rolling Stone, 7.5
  3. S5 E3 Working Mother, 7.6
  4. S5 E4 Miss Trial, 8.4
  5. S5 E5 The Bachelor Auction, 8.3
  6. S5 E6 Charlene Buys a House, 7.9
  7. S5 E7 Old Rebels and Young Models, 8.1
  8. S5 E8 Nowhere to Run To, 7.6
  9. S5 E9 A Class Act, 7.0
  10. S5 E10 Keep the Homes Fires Burning, 6.8
  11. S5 E11 My Daughter, Myself, 7.4
  12. S5 E12 And Now, Here's Bernice, 8.1
  13. S5 E13 Pearls of Wisdom, 8.1
  14. S5 E14 High Noon in a Laundry Room, 6.6
  15. S5 E15 How Long Has This Been Going On?, 7.5
  16. S5 E16 The Emperor's New Nose, 7.8
  17. S5 E17 Maybe Baby, 7.3
  18. S5 E18 This Is Art?, 8.1
  19. S5 E19 Blame It on New Orleans, 8.6
  20. S5 E20 I'll See You in Court, 7.6
  21. S5 E21 The Big Circle, 8.3
  22. S5 E22 Friends and Husbands, 7.1
  23. S5 E23 Fore!, 7.7
  24. S5 E24 The Pride of Sugarbakers, 6.9
  1. S6 E1 The Big Desk: Part 1, 6.9
  2. S6 E2 The Big Desk: Part 2, 7.1
  3. S6 E3 A Toe in the Water, 6.9
  4. S6 E4 Dwayne's World, 7.0
  5. S6 E5 Marriage Most Foul, 5.9
  6. S6 E6 Picking a Winner, 6.4
  7. S6 E7 Last Tango in Atlanta, 7.1
  8. S6 E8 The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita, 6.7
  9. S6 E9 Just Say Doe, 6.8
  10. S6 E10 Julia and Rusty, Sittin' in a Tree, 7.3
  11. S6 E11 Julia and Mary Jo Get Stuck Under a Bed, 7.8
  12. S6 E12 Real, Scary Men, 5.0
  13. S6 E13 Tales Out of School, 7.0
  14. S6 E14 Driving My Mama Back Home, 7.0
  15. S6 E15 Payne Comes Home, 7.0
  16. S6 E16 Carlene's Apartment, 8.3
  17. S6 E17 Mamed, 7.5
  18. S6 E18 A Scene from a Mall, 7.3
  19. S6 E19 All About Odes to Atlanta, 7.4
  20. S6 E20 I Enjoy Being a Girl, 6.4
  21. S6 E21 L.A. Story, 6.6
  22. S6 E22 A Little Night Music, 7.0
  23. S6 E23 Shades of Vanessa, 7.1
  1. S7 E1 Of Human Bondage, 7.4
  2. S7 E2 Sex and the Single Woman, 6.7
  3. S7 E3 Mary Jo vs. the Terminator, 7.3
  4. S7 E4 On the Road Again, 6.6
  5. S7 E5 Screaming Passages, 6.7
  6. S7 E6 Viva Las Vegas, 6.4
  7. S7 E7 Fools Rush In, 6.7
  8. S7 E8 Love Letters, 7.1
  9. S7 E9 The Vision Thing, 5.8
  10. S7 E10 Trial and Error, 5.6
  11. S7 E11 Too Dumb to Date, 6.7
  12. S7 E12 The Odyssey, 6.0
  13. S7 E13 Oh Dog, Poor Dog, 6.6
  14. S7 E14 Wedding Redux, 6.6
  15. S7 E15 Nude Julia, New York Morning, 6.6
  16. S7 E16 Sex, Lies and Bad Hair Days, 6.8
  17. S7 E17 Shovel Off to Buffalo, 5.3
  18. S7 E18 It's Not So Easy Being Green, 6.0
  19. S7 E19 The Woman Who Came to Sugarbakers, 7.1
  20. S7 E20 The Lying Game, 7.5
  21. S7 E21 Gone with a Whim: Part 1, 6.6
  22. S7 E22 Gone with a Whim: Part 2, 6.3

Cast

24 of 128 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
David Trainer, David Steinberg, Harry Thomason
Written by
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Norma Safford Vela, Michael Ross
Produced by
David Trainer, Pamela Norris, Douglas Jackson

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Facts

September 29, 1986 · May 24, 1993 · Ended

First aired
September 29, 1986
Last aired
May 24, 1993
Status
Ended
Length
7 seasons · 163 episodes
Age rating
TV-PG
Genres
Comedy
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
3 countries

Tropes

In-Series Nickname, Suspiciously Similar Substitute, Theme Tune +9

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream Designing Women?"

Questions about Designing Women

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Designing Women?

HuluTubi TV

In the United States, Designing Women streams on Hulu, and it is free with ads on Tubi TV. It also streams in 2 other countries.

Is Designing Women worth watching?

67
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67 (IMDb 7.3 and Metacritic 61). Audiences rate it higher (76 out of 100) than critics (61). Season 7 is the weak spot, with an IMDb average of 6.6 against 8.1 for the best season.

Which season of Designing Women is best?

Season 4, with an IMDb average of 8.1. Season 7 is the weakest at 6.6. The highest-rated episode is Killing All the Right People (season 2, episode 4) at 9.4, and the lowest is Real, Scary Men (season 6, episode 12) at 5.0.

Is Designing Women okay for kids?

TV-PG

Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

How long does it take to watch Designing Women?

82 h

About 82 hours: 163 episodes in 7 seasons of about 30 minutes each, aired from 1986 to 1993.

Will Designing Women make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (9 of 10) and sharp wit (8 of 10).

Is Designing Women plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (10 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.