Episode guide
Designing Women: Season 3
22 episodes · premiered Nov 14, 1988
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- Episode 1: Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula Nov 14, 1988 · 30m A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.
- Episode 2: The Candidate Nov 21, 1988 · 30m Julia runs for a seat on the local board of commissioners, but her outspokenness may cost her the election.
- Episode 3: E.P. Phone Home Nov 28, 1988 · 30m While touring Graceland on VIP tickets, Julia is touched when a truck driver tells how the King influenced his life.
- Episode 4: Getting Married and Eating Dirt Dec 5, 1988 · 30m Bernice asks the ladies to be her wedding attendants when she receives a marriage proposal from a TV pitchman -- who habitually proposes to every woman he meets.
- Episode 5: Big Haas and Little Falsie Dec 12, 1988 · 30m Mary-Jo contemplates breast enlargement after receiving an inheritance from her uncle Dude stipulating that she must spend it on something frivolous.
- Episode 6: Hard Hats and Lovers Dec 19, 1988 · 30m Suzanne convinces Charlene that Bill should date more before they get serious, and the ladies plan revenge on a bunch of sexist hardhats working across the street.
- Episode 7: But They're Really Great Curtains Jan 2, 1989 · 30m Striking laborers from a textile factory besiege the company, and the Sugarbakers women come to respect them for surviving their terrible working conditions.
- Episode 8: The Wilderness Experience Jan 9, 1989 · 30m The women embark on a wilderness survival course designed to build leadership -- but it's first-time camper Bernice who ultimately takes command.
- Episode 9: Tyrone Jan 16, 1989 · 30m Acting as surrogate brother a troubled youth, Anthony remembers his own painful childhood, and when Julia puts her trust in Anthony's juvenile charge, it only gets her photo on the evening…
- Episode 10: Mr. Bailey Jan 23, 1989 · 30m The designers are determined that a recently deceased client's last wish be honored -- to leave her millions (and the ladies' prepaid services) to her cat.
- Episode 11: The Naked Truth Feb 13, 1989 · 30m Mary Jo, Charlene and Anthony feign nonchalance at a nudist colony, the Sugarbakers' nieces visit.
- Episode 12: The Junies Feb 20, 1989 · 30m Charlene becomes a part-time saleswoman for ""Lady Jun"" cleaning products, and when she repeatedly succumbs to psychological pressure from her friend Libby despite her stated intention to…
- Episode 13: One Sees, the Other Doesn't Feb 27, 1989 · 30m Suzanne didn't spend one week and $2,000 at a spa to be asked out by a blind client who can't appreciate her radiance -- especially since she finds it difficult to believe that he is…
- Episode 14: Odell Mar 6, 1989 · 30m Sugarbakers becomes the site of a Southern family feud after Charlene's brother arrives and announces he is marrying the daughter of a longtime family rival, Anthony partners Bernice in a…
- Episode 15: Full Moon Mar 13, 1989 · 30m A full moon coincides with strange occurrences, including Mary Jo's sudden conviction that Claudia and her boyfriend are up to no good.
- Episode 16: Ms. Meal Ticket Mar 20, 1989 · 30m Mary-Jo overreacts to J.D.'s losing his job and moving in with her, but a psychic helps her sort out her feelings.
- Episode 17: The Engagement Mar 27, 1989 · 30m Charlene, now happily engaged, dreads meeting Bill's intimidating mother and aunt, Mary Jo gives the dating game another try, with a much younger man.
- Episode 18: Come On and Marry Me, Bill Apr 10, 1989 · 30m Charlene's wedding is in jeopardy when she finds Bill handcuffed to a scantily clad dancer after his stag party.
- Episode 19: The Women of Atlanta May 1, 1989 · 30m A photographer shooting a magazine spread on the women of Atlanta asks the decorators to participate, but they become suspicious when he keeps encouraging sexier poses.
- Episode 20: Stand and Fight May 8, 1989 · 30m When Mary Jo is mugged, the Sugarbaker women take a self-defense course.
- Episode 21: The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America May 15, 1989 · 30m When she discovers him working as a bellboy/pianist, the accountant who absconded with her life savings offers Suzanne a deal.
- Episode 22: Julia Drives Over the First Amendment May 22, 1989 · 30m A nearby newsstand selling pornography offends Julia, to the point where she drives her car straight through it, and pits her against an equally determined publisher in the ensuing court…