Designing Women

Season 1

22 episodes

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  1. S01E01

    Designing Women

    Suzanne shocks her co-workers when she begins dating Mary Jo's ex-husband.

  2. S01E02

    The Beauty Contest

    Suzanne's substantial beauty contest expertise rises to the fore with surprising results when Charlene sponsors Mary Jo's daughter in the Miss Pre-Teen Atlanta Contest.

  3. S01E03

    A Big Affair

    Suzanne's intimate dinner party, planned to impress an important client, goes awry before it begins when she arranges a date between a more-than-hefty man and a reluc-tant Charlene.

  4. S01E04

    Julia's Son

    When Julia's nineteen-year-old son brings his girlfriend home from college, diplomacy becomes impossible when Julia finds that the girl is a forty-year-old professor.

  5. S01E05

    Mary Jo's First Date

    Concerned that Mary Jo is not having any fun since her divorce, Suzanne arranges a blind date for her with an old acquaintance, while Julia tries to get through an I. R. S. audit with a man she verbally abused when he tried to pick up the women.

  6. S01E06

    Design House

    Suzanne is tired of her image as front bimbo for Sugarbaker's and wants to be a dec-orator. But she gets discouraged when her first design project burns to the ground.

  7. S01E07

    Perky's Visit

    Julia and Suzanne's mother arrives with a friend hoping to escape the dull routine of their retirement home by visiting Sugarbakers for Thanksgiving and they find more excitement than they had ever hoped.

  8. S01E08

    I Do, I Don't

    Julia and her current beau go out for a celebratory dinner and on a whim decide to get married. The next morning finds Julia wanting to get out of the marriage until Reese shows up with the annulment papers.

  9. S01E09

    The IT Men

    Although Charlene still has a relationship with Mason, she begins dating another man. Unfortunately, unknown to Charlene, her new boyfriend is married.

  10. S01E10

    The Slumber Party

    When Suzanne has a voodoo death curse placed on her by her maid, she convinces Julia, Charlene and Mary Jo to spend the night with her so she won't die alone.

  11. S01E11

    New Year's Daze

    Gala Plans for a New Year's Eve celebration bite the dust when it seems that Charlene's date is the "armed and dangerous" prison escapee Shadow.

  12. S01E12

    Old Spouses Never Die (1)

    Mary Jo finds the road to romance more than usually rocky and Charlene receives dis-turbing medical news.

  13. S01E13

    Old Spouses Never Die (2)

    Mary Jo finds the road to romance more than usually rocky and Charlene receives dis-turbing medical news.

  14. S01E14

    Monette

    A dilemma faces Sugarbaker's when they ponder the morality of their latest -- and most lucrative -- client.

  15. S01E15

    And Justice for Paul

    The women of Sugarbaker's are delighted to pick up sane authentic antique furniture at bargain prices until they wind up in jail for buying stolen furniture.

  16. S01E16

    Reese's Friend

    Jealousy takes a giant step forward when Julia assumes her friend Reese is overly pre-occupied with the beautiful new attorney in his law office.

  17. S01E17

    Nashville Bound

    A chance meeting with a hot-shot promoter at a party convinces Charlene that she will be the next big Nashville music star.

  18. S01E18

    Oh, Suzannah

    Suzanne brings a new meaning to mother love when she agrees to become a temporary foster mother.

  19. S01E19

    Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene

    When Mary Jo's father arrives in Atlanta for a visit and takes a fancy to Charlene, Mary Jo's imagination goes wild.

  20. S01E20

    Seams from a Marriage

    Integrity and values are tested when Sugarbaker's acquires a flamboyant, spendthrift couple as their latest client.

  21. S01E21

    Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am

    When Suzannes ex-husband, pro baseball player Jack Dent, writes his autobiography detailing his off-the-field activities, she decides to get even and play hardball herself .

  22. S01E22

    Bachelor Suite

    Sexual harassment becomes the order of the day when Mary Jo is subjected to special attention and pressure from a wealthy client.

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