Designing Women: Season 3

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: November 14, 1988

Starring: Jean Smart, Delta Burke, Meshach Taylor

Summary: Julia Sugarbaker (Dixie Carter), Mary Jo Shively (Annie Potts), Charlene Frazier-Stillfield (Jean Smart) and Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke) are associates at their design firm, Sugarbaker and Associates. Julia Sugarbaker is the owner of Sugarbaker and Associates and is very outspoken and strong-willed. Mary Jo Shively is a divorcedJulia Sugarbaker (Dixie Carter), Mary Jo Shively (Annie Potts), Charlene Frazier-Stillfield (Jean Smart) and Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke) are associates at their design firm, Sugarbaker and Associates. Julia Sugarbaker is the owner of Sugarbaker and Associates and is very outspoken and strong-willed. Mary Jo Shively is a divorced single-parent who 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 Sugarbaker is the self-centered ex-beauty queen who has a number of wealthy ex-husbands.

At the end of Season 5 Delta Burke was fired from the series and Jean Smart left to pursue other goals. Two new characters were introduced: Allison Sugarbaker (Julia Duffy) and Carlene Frazier Dobber (Jan Hooks). Soon, Julia Duffy was taken out of the series and a final cast change brought in Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet (Judith Ivey).

The series was very successful for CBS, lasting 7 seasons (163 episodes). Reruns from the series continue to air on Lifetime. In 1995, Delta Burke reconciled with the series creators and reprised her role of Suzanne Sugarbaker for the far less successful spin-off Women of the House, which co-starred Teri Garr and Patricia Heaton. Carter, Burke, and Bloodworth-Thomason had all previously worked together on the 1982-83 sitcom Filthy Rich, from which a lot of dialogue in Designing Women was recycled.
Nielsen Ratings:
(Top 30 or Better)

#23 in the 1989- 1990 Season
#11 in the 1990- 1991 Season
#6 in the 1991- 1992 Season… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E22. Julia Drives Over the First Amendment
Air Date: May 22, 1989
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S3:E21. The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America
Air Date: May 15, 1989
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S3:E20. Stand and Fight
Air Date: May 8, 1989

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Series Overview
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: July 28, 2003
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 1992
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 16, 1991
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 17, 1990
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 18, 1989
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: November 14, 1988
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  S3:E22. Julia Drives Over the First Amendment
  Air Date: May 22, 1989
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  S3:E21. The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America
  Air Date: May 15, 1989
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  S3:E20. Stand and Fight
  Air Date: May 8, 1989
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  S3:E19. The Women of Atlanta
  Air Date: May 1, 1989
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  S3:E18. Come On and Marry Me, Bill
  Air Date: April 10, 1989
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  S3:E17. The Engagement
  Air Date: March 27, 1989
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  S3:E16. Ms. Meal Ticket
  Air Date: March 20, 1989
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  S3:E15. Full Moon
  Air Date: March 13, 1989
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  S3:E14. Odell
  Air Date: March 6, 1989
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  S3:E13. One Sees, the Other Doesn't
  Air Date: February 27, 1989
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  S3:E12. The Junies
  Air Date: February 20, 1989
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  S3:E11. The Naked Truth
  Air Date: February 13, 1989
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  S3:E10. Mr. Bailey
  Air Date: January 23, 1989
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  S3:E9. Tyrone
  Air Date: January 16, 1989
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  S3:E8. The Wilderness Experience
  Air Date: January 9, 1989
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  S3:E7. But They're Really Great Curtains
  Air Date: January 2, 1989
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  S3:E6. Hard Hats and Lovers
  Air Date: December 19, 1988
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  S3:E5. Big Haas and Little Falsie
  Air Date: December 12, 1988
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  S3:E4. Getting Married and Eating Dirt
  Air Date: December 5, 1988
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  S3:E3. E.P. Phone Home
  Air Date: November 28, 1988
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  S3:E2. The Candidate
  Air Date: November 21, 1988
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  S3:E1. Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula
  Air Date: November 14, 1988
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 1987
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 29, 1986