Designing Women
Cast & Crew
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
Judith Ivey B.J. Poteet
Hal Holbrook Reese Watson
Richard Gilliland J.D. Shackleford
Julia Duffy Allison Sugarbaker
Jan Hooks Carlene Frazier Dobber
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, July 15
They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?
Season 4 • Episode 11
Suzanne endures cruel jokes about her weight when she attends her high-school reunion.
Monday, July 15
You Got to Have Friends
Season 4 • Episode 12
Mary Jo is forced to take a second job when her ex-husband falls behind on child-support payments.
Tuesday, July 16
First Day of the Last Decade of the 20th Century
Season 4 • Episode 13
Suzanne and Mary Jo rush Charlene to the hospital when she goes into labor on New Year's Eve.
Tuesday, July 16
First Day of the Last Decade of the 20th Century
Season 4 • Episode 14
While waiting for Charlene's baby to arrive, Julia meets a fascinating patient.
Wednesday, July 17
The Mistress
Season 4 • Episode 15
The ladies decorate a house for a client's wife and a condo for his mistress.
Wednesday, July 17
The Fur Flies
Season 4 • Episode 16
Modeling a fur, Suzanne gets into a row with animal-rights activists.
Thursday, July 18
Oh, What a Feeling
Season 4 • Episode 17
The ladies are forced to negotiate with a crafty car dealer for a new delivery van.
Thursday, July 18
Anthony and Vanessa
Season 4 • Episode 18
In an effort to win Anthony, Vanessa (Olivia Brown) asks Suzanne for a total make-over.
Friday, July 19
Payne Grows Up
Season 4 • Episode 19
Julia realizes she is getting older when her son announces that he is going to be a father.
Friday, July 19
Tornado Watch
Season 4 • Episode 20
An odd group of people is trapped inside Sugarbakers during a severe tornado watch.
Sunday, July 21
This Is Art?
Season 5 • Episode 18
Julia becomes Atlanta's hottest new artist; Suzanne accidently glues her lips together.
Sunday, July 21
Blame It on New Orleans
Season 5 • Episode 19
At a designer's convention, Mary Jo's new attitude leads her to an all-night rendezvous.
Sunday, July 21
I'll See You in Court
Season 5 • Episode 20
Mary Jo spots the man who once mugged her and has him arrested.
Sunday, July 21
The Big Circle
Season 5 • Episode 21
Julia copes with Reese's unexpected death by caring for a lonely child.
Monday, July 22
Tough Enough
Season 4 • Episode 21
The ladies vie with an all-male firm for a sports club's account.
Monday, July 22
It's a Wonderful Life
Season 4 • Episode 22
Charlene, suffering from postpartum depression, is convinced that Bill is having an affair.
Tuesday, July 23
Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend
Season 4 • Episode 24
Suzanne's old friend (Karen Kopins) announces she is homosexual.
Tuesday, July 23
Foreign Affairs
Season 4 • Episode 23
Anthony is persuaded to impersonate Suzanne's maid to keep her from being deported.
Wednesday, July 24
Have Faith
Season 4 • Episode 25
When Mary Jo attends church with Julia and Suzanne, she ends up dating the minister (Bruce Davison).
Wednesday, July 24
Anthony's Graduation
Season 4 • Episode 28
An extremely nervous Anthony makes it to his college graduation despite a series of mishaps.
Thursday, July 25
Their Finest Hour
Season 4 • Episode 26
Highlights of past episodes include bras, killer bees and wacky dresses.
Thursday, July 25
Their Finest Hour
Season 4 • Episode 27
Highlights from past episodes include bras, killer bees and wacky dresses.
Friday, July 26
La Place Sans Souci
Season 4 • Episode 29
The ladies are at odds when they are put on different diets at a health spa.
Friday, July 26
A Blast From the Past
Season 5 • Episode 1
Julia refurbishes Sugarbakers when the Historical League places it on the tour of historical homes.
Sunday, July 28
Friends and Husbands
Season 5 • Episode 22
Charlene must readjust to married life when Bill returns from the Persian Gulf.
Sunday, July 28
Fore!
Season 5 • Episode 23
Anthony is invited to be the first black member of an exclusive country club.
Sunday, July 28
The Pride of Sugarbaker's
Season 5 • Episode 24
Mary Jo and Julia share coaching duties for a Little League team.
Sunday, July 28
A Toe in the Water
Season 6 • Episode 3
Julia thinks she's ready to resume dating, but Allison disagrees.