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.
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Dixie Carter
Julia Sugarbaker
Annie Potts
Mary Jo Shively
Jan Hooks
Carlene Frazier Dobber
Judith Ivey
Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet
Meshach Taylor
Anthony Bouvier
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22 episodes • 1986Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Designing Women | Sep 29, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Beauty Contest | Oct 6, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 3 | A Big Affair | Oct 20, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Julia's Son | Oct 27, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Mary Jo's First Date | Nov 3, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Design House | Nov 17, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Perky's Visit | Nov 24, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 8 | I Do, I Don't | Dec 4, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 9 | The IT Men | Dec 4, 1986 | 7.0 |
| 10 | The Slumber Party | Dec 18, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 11 | New Year's Daze | Jan 1, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Old Spouses Never Die (1) | Feb 1, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Old Spouses Never Die (2) | Feb 1, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Monette | Feb 8, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 15 | And Justice For Paul | Feb 15, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Reese's Friend | Feb 22, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Nashville Bound | Mar 16, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Oh, Suzannah | Mar 23, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene | Apr 6, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Seams From a Marriage | Apr 13, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am | May 4, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Bachelor Suite | May 11, 1987 | 8.0 |
22 episodes • 1987Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station | Sep 14, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Ted Remarries | Sep 21, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Anthony, Jr. | Sep 28, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Killing All the Right People | Oct 5, 1987 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Half an Air Bubble Off | Oct 19, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dash Goff, the Writer | Oct 26, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Heart Attacks | Nov 9, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Cruising | Nov 16, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 9 | I'll Be Seeing You | Nov 23, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Stranded | Dec 7, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Howard the Date | Dec 14, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 12 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | Dec 21, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Great Expectations | Jan 4, 1988 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Second Time Around | Jan 11, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Oh, Brother | Jan 18, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 16 | There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner | Jan 25, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Return of Ray Don | Feb 1, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 18 | High Rollers | Feb 8, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 19 | The Incredibly Elite Bona Fide Blue-Blood Beaumont Driving Club | Feb 15, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 20 | How Great Thou Art | Feb 22, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ted-Bare | Mar 21, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Reservations for Eight | Mar 28, 1988 | 9.0 |
22 episodes • 1988
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula | Nov 14, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Candidate | Nov 21, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 3 | E.P. Phone Home | Nov 28, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Getting Married and Eating Dirt | Dec 5, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Big Haas and Little Falsie | Dec 12, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hard Hats and Lovers | Dec 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 7 | But They're Really Great Curtains | Jan 2, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Wilderness Experience | Jan 9, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tyrone | Jan 16, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mr. Bailey | Jan 23, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Naked Truth | Feb 13, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Junies | Feb 20, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 13 | One Sees, the Other Doesn't | Feb 27, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Odell | Mar 6, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Full Moon | Mar 13, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ms. Meal Ticket | Mar 20, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Engagement | Mar 27, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Come On and Marry Me, Bill | Apr 10, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Women of Atlanta | May 1, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Stand and Fight | May 8, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America | May 15, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Julia Drives Over the First Amendment | May 22, 1989 | 0.0 |
28 episodes • 1989Avg: 4.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Proxy Pig and Great Pretenders | Sep 18, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 2 | One Night With You | Sep 25, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 3 | There She Is | Oct 2, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Nightmare From Hee Haw | Oct 16, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Girlfriend | Oct 23, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Rowdy Girls | Oct 30, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bernice's Sanity Hearing | Nov 13, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence | Nov 20, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure | Nov 27, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Manhunt | Dec 4, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They? | Dec 11, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 12 | You Got to Have Friends | Dec 18, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century (1) | Jan 1, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century (2) | Jan 1, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Mistress | Jan 8, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Fur Flies | Jan 15, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Oh, What a Feeling | Jan 29, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Anthony and Vanessa | Feb 5, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Payne Grows Up | Feb 19, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Tornado Watch | Feb 26, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tough Enough | Mar 12, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 22 | It's A Wonderful Life | Mar 19, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Suzanne Goes Looking For a Friend | Apr 9, 1990 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Foreign Affairs | Apr 30, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Have Faith | May 7, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Their Finest Hour | May 9, 1990 | 7.0 |
| 27 | Anthony's Graduation | May 14, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 28 | La Place sans Souci | May 21, 1990 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1990
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Blast From the Past | Sep 17, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Papa Was a Rolling Stone | Sep 24, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Working Mother | Oct 1, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Miss Trial | Oct 15, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Bachelor Auction | Oct 22, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Charlene Buys a House | Oct 29, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Old Rebels and Young Models | Nov 5, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Nowhere To Run To | Nov 12, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 9 | A Class Act | Nov 19, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Keep the Home Fires Burning | Nov 26, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 11 | My Daughter, Myself | Dec 10, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 12 | And Now, Here's Bernice | Dec 17, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Pearls of Wisdom | Jan 7, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 14 | High Noon in a Laundry Room | Jan 14, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 15 | How Long Has This Been Going On? | Jan 28, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Emperor's New Nose | Feb 4, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Maybe, Baby | Feb 11, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 18 | This is Art? | Feb 25, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Blame it on New Orleans | Mar 4, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 20 | I'll See You in Court | Mar 18, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Big Circle | Apr 8, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Friends and Husbands | Apr 29, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Fore! | May 6, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Pride of Sugarbakers | May 13, 1991 | 0.0 |
23 episodes • 1991
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big Desk (1) | Sep 16, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Big Desk (2) | Sep 16, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 3 | A Toe in the Water | Sep 23, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dwayne's World | Sep 30, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Marriage Most Foul | Oct 7, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Picking a Winner | Oct 14, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Last Tango in Atlanta | Oct 21, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita | Nov 4, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Just Say Doe | Nov 11, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Julia and Rusty, Sittin' in a Tree | Nov 18, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Julia and Mary Jo Get Stuck Under a Bed | Dec 2, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Real, Scary Men | Dec 9, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Tales Out of School | Dec 16, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Driving My Mama Back Home | Jan 6, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Payne Comes Home | Jan 13, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Carlene's Apartment | Jan 20, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mamed | Feb 3, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 18 | A Scene From a Mall | Feb 24, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 19 | All About Odes to Atlanta | Mar 2, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 20 | I Enjoy Being a Girl | Mar 9, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 21 | L.A. Story | Mar 23, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 22 | A Little Night Music | Apr 27, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Shades of Vanessa | May 4, 1992 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 1992
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Of Human Bondage | Sep 25, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Sex and the Single Woman | Oct 2, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mary Jo vs. the Terminator | Oct 16, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 4 | On the Road Again | Oct 23, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Screaming Passages | Oct 30, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Viva Las Vegas (1) | Nov 6, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Fools Rush In (2) | Nov 13, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Love Letters | Nov 20, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Vision Thing | Dec 4, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Trial and Error | Dec 11, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Too Dumb to Date | Jan 8, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Odyssey | Jan 15, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Oh Dog, Poor Dog | Jan 22, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Wedding Redux | Feb 5, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Nude Julia, New York Morning | Feb 12, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sex, Lies and Bad Hair Days | Mar 5, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Shovel Off to Buffalo | Mar 12, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 18 | It's Not So Easy Being Green | Apr 2, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Woman Who Came to Sugarbakers | Apr 30, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Lying Game | May 7, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Gone With a Whim (1) | May 24, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Gone With a Whim (2) | May 24, 1993 | 0.0 |
