Episode guide
Designing Women: Season 4
28 episodes · premiered Sep 18, 1989
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- Episode 1: The Proxy Pig and Great Pretenders Sep 18, 1989 · 30m Mary Jo uses the mansion she's decorating to entertain, and Anthony suffers when his health insurance lapses and Suzanne must nurse his injured back.
- Episode 2: One Night With You Sep 25, 1989 · 30m A terminally-ill high school classmate's last wish is to spend one night with the girl of his dreams -- Julia. The catch is, she doesn't remember him at all.
- Episode 3: There She Is Oct 2, 1989 · 30m While preparing for Charlene's baby shower, the Sugarbakers women are surprised by a visit from the Director of Pageants for Miss Georgia. Due to a clerical error discovered in the 1975…
- Episode 4: Nightmare From Hee Haw Oct 16, 1989 · 30m The Sugerbaker women and their mates take a canoe trip in the Georgia backwoods -- which turns into a nightmare when them encounter some good ole boys.
- Episode 5: The Girlfriend Oct 23, 1989 · 30m Attempting to prove himself when Mary Jo hires him and some of his ex-convict friends to finish an incomplete remodeling job, Anthony gets a new girlfriend -- an ambitious young woman who…
- Episode 6: The Rowdy Girls Oct 30, 1989 · 30m While she is helping the Sugarbakers women choreograph a Supremes lip-synch routine, Charlene's favorite cousin inadvertently reveals that she is a victim of domestic violence.
- Episode 7: Bernice's Sanity Hearing Nov 13, 1989 · 30m The Sugarbaker women testify for Bernice when her niece Phyllis attempts to have her declared legally incompetent because she sings Bobbie Gentry songs to strangers on the street and…
- Episode 8: Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence Nov 20, 1989 · 30m While posing for a gag photo at the governor's mansion, Julia gets her head stuck in the banister just before the annual ball.
- Episode 9: Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure Nov 27, 1989 · 30m Julia and Suzanne's plans go awry when they travel to Japan to visit their mother: after discovering that she has gone to Paris to see a sick friend, they are robbed of their luggage and…
- Episode 10: Manhunt Dec 4, 1989 · 30m Desperately single Mary Jo, worried that her busy schedule will condemn her to a life alone, accepts coaching from Suzanne as she plans a weekend manhunt.
- Episode 11: They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They? Dec 11, 1989 · 30m Fat as a feminist issue surfaces when Suzanne endures cruel jokes about her weight at her high-school reunion; Anthony enlists Julia and Mary Jo to join him in a two-day fast to focus…
- Episode 12: You Got to Have Friends Dec 18, 1989 · 30m Mary Jo takes a second job at a fast food place when Ted's child support payment is late.
- Episode 13: The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century (1) Jan 1, 1990 · 30m Suzanne and Mary Jo rush Charlene to the hospital when she goes into labor on New Year's Eve and conceives a desire to deliver the first New Year's baby. Dolly Parton plays Charlene's…
- Episode 14: The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century (2) Jan 1, 1990 · 30m Suzanne and Mary Jo rush Charlene to the hospital when she goes into labor on New Year's Eve and conceives a desire to deliver the first New Year's baby. Dolly Parton plays Charlene's…
- Episode 15: The Mistress Jan 8, 1990 · 30m The ladies are hired by wealthy stockbroker Ancel Pollard to decorate a house for a client's wife -- and a condo for his mistress. Suzanne is sure that straight laced Julia and Mary Jo…
- Episode 16: The Fur Flies Jan 15, 1990 · 30m The fur flies at a fashion show, where Suzanne's after-dinner mink causes a riot among animal-rights activists. Meanwhile, Charlene is forced to bring Olivia to Sugarbakers while she looks…
- Episode 17: Oh, What a Feeling Jan 29, 1990 · 30m Julia and Suzanne negotiate for a new delivery van and drive a hard bargain with an overbearing salesman (Ross).
- Episode 18: Anthony and Vanessa Feb 5, 1990 · 30m Hired for a temporary job at Sugarbakers, Anthony's needy friend Vanessa learns the tricks of the trade from Suzanne, then goes to work reeling in Anthony.
- Episode 19: Payne Grows Up Feb 19, 1990 · 30m Julia is not pleased to learn that Payne is graduating early in order to marry his pregnant girlfriend. Upset at becoming a grandmother so soon, Julia gets tipsy at the wedding, then wakes…
- Episode 20: Tornado Watch Feb 26, 1990 · 30m A bizarre collection of characters is trapped inside Sugarbakers by a tornado warning, including hillbilly Daddy Jones who takes a liking to Bernice.
- Episode 21: Tough Enough Mar 12, 1990 · 30m A redecorating job for a sports account is right down Sugarbakers' alley when it pits the women against a macho, over-confident designer from an all-male firm. They determine to steal one…
- Episode 22: It's A Wonderful Life Mar 19, 1990 · 30m Julia intervenes when Bill's grief over the loss of his first wife threatens his relationship with Charlene -- and she becomes convinced he is having an affair with his new cockpit…
- Episode 23: Suzanne Goes Looking For a Friend Apr 9, 1990 · 30m A lonely Suzanne digs through her old pageant connections for a best girlfriend, not realizing that her friend's "coming out" meant that she was a lesbian and not just the oldest living…
- Episode 24: Foreign Affairs Apr 30, 1990 · 30m When her maid Consuela is threatened with deportation, Suzanne puts Anthony in a dress and pays him to impersonate the terrified woman. But he performs too well, awakening romantic…
- Episode 25: Have Faith May 7, 1990 · 30m When Mary Jo attends church with Julia and Suzanne, she ends up dating Gene Chapman, the minister, but feeling guilty about her sexual interest in him.
- Episode 26: Their Finest Hour May 9, 1990 · 30m An hour-long clip show of highlights from the previous seasons, including: razor-tongued Julia standing up for Suzanne against an insolent beauty pageant contestant, Julia defending…
- Episode 27: Anthony's Graduation May 14, 1990 · 30m An extremely anxious Anthony makes it to his college graduation despite a series of mishaps and his nervousness about his grandmother's visit and his performance as commencement speaker.
- Episode 28: La Place sans Souci May 21, 1990 · 30m At a plush spa, the sparse diet, vigorous exercise program and thermal mud baths bring out the worst in Suzanne -- especially when Julia and Mary Jo are encouraged to gain weight.