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When four
strong, sassy and sexy Southern women running a fledgling interior
decorating firm hit the television airwaves as Designing Women in
1986, they brought a new kind of Southern spirit to American
television. Smart, ambitious and outspoken they embodied the new
Southern woman. The much-married, alimony-rich beauty queen Suzanne
Sugarbaker (Delta Burke) uses her feminine wiles to attract business
for the firm - and future ex-husbands for herself. Her sophisticated
sister, Julia (Dixie Carter), is nobody's fool and runs the operation
and her own life with a guarded graciousness. Mary Jo Shively (Annie
Potts) is the sweet-natured, recently-divorced mother trying to make
her own way in the world as a decorator for the first time.
Small-town gal Charlene Frazier (Jean Smart) is the naïve,
overly-trusting bad-guy magnet who runs the office. They are all
devoted to the business. They are each devoted to the other.
Designing Women was a gift to American television that ran for seven
seasons and continues winning fans to this day in reruns all around
the world. |
