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Designing Women

  • TV Series
  • 1986–1993
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8.1K
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Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, and Dixie Carter in Designing Women (1986)
Trailer for Designing Women: The Complete First Season
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The misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.The misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.The misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Creator
    • Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
  • Stars
    • Delta Burke
    • Dixie Carter
    • Annie Potts
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    8.1K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,320
    226
    • Creator
      • Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
    • Stars
      • Delta Burke
      • Dixie Carter
      • Annie Potts
    • 42User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 22 wins & 39 nominations total

    Episodes

    Videos8

    Funny Women of Television
    Video 3:41
    Funny Women of Television
    Designing Women: The Final Season
    Clip 3:20
    Designing Women: The Final Season
    Designing Women: The Final Season
    Clip 3:20
    Designing Women: The Final Season
    Designing Women: The Complete Sixth Season
    Clip 1:14
    Designing Women: The Complete Sixth Season
    Designing Women: The Complete Fifth Season
    Clip 2:12
    Designing Women: The Complete Fifth Season
    Designing Women: Season 2
    Clip 1:23
    Designing Women: Season 2
    Designing Women: The Complete First Season
    Trailer 1:32
    Designing Women: The Complete First Season

    Photos400

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    Top Cast99+

    Delta Burke
    Delta Burke
    • Suzanne Sugarbaker
    • 1986–1991
    Dixie Carter
    Dixie Carter
    • Julia Sugarbaker
    • 1986–1993
    Annie Potts
    Annie Potts
    • Mary Jo Shively
    • 1986–1993
    Meshach Taylor
    Meshach Taylor
    • Anthony Bouvier
    • 1986–1993
    Jean Smart
    Jean Smart
    • Charlene Frazier Stillfield
    • 1986–1991
    Alice Ghostley
    Alice Ghostley
    • Bernice Clifton
    • 1986–1993
    Jan Hooks
    Jan Hooks
    • Carlene Frazier Dobber
    • 1991–1993
    Julia Duffy
    Julia Duffy
    • Allison Sugarbaker
    • 1991–1992
    Judith Ivey
    Judith Ivey
    • B.J. Poteet
    • 1992–1993
    Richard Gilliland
    Richard Gilliland
    • J.D. Shackelford
    • 1986–1991
    Douglas Barr
    Douglas Barr
    • Bill Stillfield…
    • 1987–1991
    Priscilla Weems
    • Claudia Shively
    • 1986–1990
    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Reese Watson
    • 1986–1989
    Brian Lando
    • Quinton Shively
    • 1986–1991
    Sheryl Lee Ralph
    Sheryl Lee Ralph
    • Etienne Toussaint Bouvier
    • 1992–1993
    Michael Goldfinger
    • Rusty
    • 1990–1991
    Scott Bakula
    Scott Bakula
    • Dr. Ted Shively
    • 1986–1988
    Lexi Randall
    Lexi Randall
    • Randa Oliver
    • 1990–1991
    • Creator
      • Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews42

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Of the original cast, Jean Smart was the only one not born in the south or southeastern United States. She was born and raised in Seattle, Washington.
    • Goofs
      In several episodes the characters reference going to the fast-food restaurant Carl's Jr. There are no Carl's Jr. restaurants in the Southeast. In this region they have always been Hardee's.
    • Quotes
      • Julia: Excuse me, aren't you Marjorie Leigh Winnick, the current Miss Georgia World?
      • Marjorie: Why, yes I am.
      • Julia: I'm Julia Sugarbaker, Suzanne Sugarbaker's sister. I couldn't help over hearing part of your conversation.
      • Marjorie: Well, I'm sorry. I didn't know anyone was here.
      • Julia: Yes, and I gather from your comments there are a couple of other things you don't know, Marjorie. For example, you probably didn't know that Suzanne was the only contestant in Georgia pageant history to sweep every category except congeniality, and that is not something the women in my family aspire to anyway. Or that when she walked down the runway in her swimsuit, five contestants quit on the spot. Or that when she emerged from the isolation booth to answer the question, "What would you do to prevent war?" she spoke so eloquently of patriotism, battlefields and diamond tiaras, grown men wept. And you probably didn't know, Marjorie, that Suzanne was not just any Miss Georgia, she was the Miss Georgia. She didn't twirl just a baton, that baton was on fire. And when she threw that baton into the air, it flew higher, further, faster than any baton has ever flown before, hitting a transformer and showering the darkened arena with sparks! And when it finally did come down, Marjorie, my sister caught that baton, and 12,000 people jumped to their feet for sixteen and one-half minutes of uninterrupted thunderous ovation, as flames illuminated her tear-stained face! And that, Marjorie - just so you will know - and your children will someday know - is the night the lights went out in Georgia!
    • Connections
      Featured in The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Georgia on My Mind
      by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell
      Performed by Doc Severinsen
      (seasons 1-5)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 29, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mann muss nicht sein
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 26, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Bloodworth-Thomason
      • Columbia Pictures Television
      • Mozark Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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