Femmes d'affaires et dames de cœur
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Année : 1986
Nombre de saisons : 7
Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 25 minutes
Genre(s) : Comédie
Les vies professionnelles et personnelles de quatre femmes et un homme dans une agence spécialisée dans le design à Atlanta...
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Épisode 1 - Designing Women
29 septembre 1986 - 5/5
Suzanne visits a new gynecologist, Mary Jo's ex-husband Ted, and a maelstrom of emotions is unleashed when she announces she is dating him.
Épisode 2 - The Beauty Contest
6 octobre 1986 - 5/5
Charlene sponsors Mary Jo's daughter in the Miss Pre-Teen Atlanta contest, and despite her depression over her own upcoming 30th birthday, Suzanne coaches Claudia on how to walk and smile.
Épisode 3 - A Big Affair
20 octobre 1986 - 4/5
Suzanne's intimate dinner party, planned to impress an important client, goes awry before it begins when she arranges a date between a more-than-hefty man and a reluctant Charlene.
Épisode 4 - Julia's Son
27 octobre 1986 - 4/5
Julia's nineteen-year-old son, Payne, is bringing his girlfriend home from college for a visit, and Julia wants everything to be perfect for her "baby." Payne then presents his girl, Primmie, who is tall, attractive...and forty years old!
Épisode 5 - Mary Jo's First Date
3 novembre 1986 - 4/5
Concerned that Mary Jo hasn't dated since she and Ted broke up, Suzanne arranges a bind date for her with an old acquaintance, J.D. Shackelford, head scout for the Atlanta Braves baseball team, while Julia struggles through an I.R.S. audit conducted by the same Ray Don Simpson who tried to pick up the women at a restaurant and suffered a tonguelashing from Julia.
Épisode 6 - Design House
17 novembre 1986 - 4/5
Since Suzanne has money invested in Sugarbaker's and is tired of her image as a front bimbo for the firm, Julia assigns her to do the decorating of their next project. Unfortunately, the house burns to the ground while Suzanne is working on it.
Épisode 7 - Perky's Visit
24 novembre 1986 - 5/5
Perky Sugarbaker, Julia and Suzanne's mother, and her friend Bernice hope to escape the dull routine of their lives in the retirement home by joining the girls and their ex-con handyman Anthony for the festive occasion, considering it an exhilarating change.
Épisode 8 - I Do, I Don't
4 décembre 1986
The dinner is perfect, the champagne flows, Julia is presented with a single rose, and on a lark she and her current beau Reese get married. The next morning both parties regret their hastiness, and Reese appears with annulment papers. An argument ensues, and Julia finally agrees to sign the papers, thereby annulling their marriage and their entire relationship.
Épisode 9 - The IT Men
11 décembre 1986
When her boyfriend Mason takes a job in Japan, Charlene finds she has chemistry with another man, a man who happens to be married to one of the Sugarbaker clients.
Épisode 10 - The Slumber Party
18 décembre 1986
Arriving at work one morning, Suzanne tells Julia, Mary Jo, and Charlene that when she tried to fire her maid, she put a voodoo death curse on her and proclaimed that Suzanne would be gone by midnight. Mary Jo invites Charlene, Julia and Suzanne to help her with Claudia's slumber party.
Épisode 11 - New Year's Daze
1 janvier 1987
It is New Year's Eve, and everyone is dressed in their finery, anticipating a fun-filled night on the town. The identity of Charlene's date is kept secret until a news flash reports that the infamous "Shadow" is the subject of a massive manhunt.
Épisode 12 - Old Spouses Never Die
1 février 1987
Mary Jo is brooding about her ex-husband's interference in her life, while Charlene distrusts her doctor's cavalier attitude toward the lump he found in her breast.
Épisode 13 - Monette
8 février 1987
When an old school chum of Charlene's, Monette, buys the old Chadwick mansion and asks Sugarbaker's to redecorate, the women are excited at the prospect of a most lucrative assignment - until they find out what the assignment REALLY is.
Épisode 14 - And Justice For Paul
15 février 1987
Suzanne picks up a client who wants period furniture on a shoestring budget, and the Sugarbaker women, with the help of Charlene's new beau, find that antique furniture at bargain prices is no bargain when the furniture is stolen.
Épisode 15 - Reese's Friend
22 février 1987
A disagreement over the theme for the annual country club fund-raiser has Julia and Suzanne at odds, but the quibbling is forgotten when Reese appears with a gorgeous young woman on his arm, explaining that she is a new attorney in his law firm.
Épisode 16 - Nashville Bound
16 mars 1987
The news that Charlene's family, including all ten brothers and sisters, will be in town at the same time is overshadowed by the news that she is going to become a recording star after being discovered by a Nashville producer.
Épisode 17 - Oh, Suzannah
23 mars 1987
While in Reese's office to sign legal papers, Suzanne off-handedly volunteers to keep a Vietnamese boat child, Li Sing, who is being adopted but needs an interim home for the next four weeks while final papers are being completed. Suzanne becomes attached to Li Sing quickly and doesn't want to give her over to her new family
Épisode 18 - Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene
6 avril 1987
When Mary Jo's divorced father arrives in Atlanta for a four-day visit and dances cheek to cheek with Charlene, Mary Jo becomes very protective.
Épisode 19 - Seams From a Marriage
13 avril 1987
When Anthony saunters into the shop wearing an enormous cowboy hat, he is followed by a breathless Mary Jo, who has obviously been out all night as she is wearing the same clothes she had on when she left the day before. This leaves everyone clamoring for an explanation. It seems their appointment with Sugarbaker's newest client turned into an all-night bash, complete with Cajun buffet and country-western band
Épisode 20 - Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am
4 mai 1987
Suzanne's baseball player ex-husband, Jack Dent, writes in his autobiography that he had more groupie action than all the rock-n-roll bands in North America, and Suzanne vows revenge
Épisode 21 - Bachelor Suite
11 mai 1987
When Mary Jo undertakes the decoration of Hence Winchester's new home, she finds herself the object of sexual harassment by her wealthy client.
Épisode 1 - 101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station
14 septembre 1987
A scruffy gas-station owner wins free interior decoration from Sugarbakers, Charlene consults a psychic about her future.
Épisode 2 - Ted Remarries (Ted and Tammy)
21 septembre 1987
Mary Jo can't face her children being with her ex-husband's new wife, who is spoiling them.
Épisode 3 - Anthony, Jr.
28 septembre 1987
Anthony goes to extremes to impress his girlfriends' wealthy parents, inventing a pedigreed family -- then an uninvited dinner guest informs him he is the father of her child.
Épisode 4 - Killing All the Right People
5 octobre 1987
News that a friend and fellow decorator is dying of AIDS (and wants Sugarbakers to design his funeral) gets Mary Jo fired up at a PTA debate on sex education and contraception.
Épisode 5 - Half an Air Bubble Off
19 octobre 1987
When an eccentric client harasses the women with bizarre decorating requests, they decide to matchmake him with Bernice.
Épisode 6 - Dash Goff, the Writer
26 octobre 1987
Suzanne's visiting ex, a novelist who loves flowery Southern words and women, is in a writer's slump and contemplating suicide.
Épisode 7 - Heart Attacks
9 novembre 1987
Reese's fitness demonstration - arm wrestling an old buddy and sometime-rival -- causes a heart attack, and subsequent different treatment from Julia.
Épisode 8 - Cruising
16 novembre 1987
Suzanne and Mary Jo become romantic rivals while doing a job aboard a cruise ship.
Épisode 9 - I'll Be Seeing You
23 novembre 1987
Charlene dreams the Sugarbakers back to WWII and the USO.
Épisode 10 - Stranded
7 décembre 1987
While Charlene, Julia and Mary Jo get the flu on a trip to St. Louis, a snowstorm forces Suzanne and Anthony to share a motel room in Tennessee.
Épisode 11 - Howard the Date
14 décembre 1987
It's the mercy date from Hell when the female Sugarbakers staff accompany dateless Howard the nerd to his high-school reunion. Their sympathy quickly wears off when he begins to boast about handling his "four women."
Épisode 12 - I'll Be Home For Christmas
21 décembre 1987
Charlene and Anthony scheme to outsmart Mary Jo's disbelieving son on Christmas Eve -- until their hired Santa beats them to it, by swiping the Sugarbakers' Christmas gifts.
Épisode 13 - Great Expectations
4 janvier 1988
Anthony is dismayed when an old prison cellmate arrives at Sugarbaker's with a business proposition -- he wants Anthony to become his partner.
Épisode 14 - Second Time Around
11 janvier 1988
Charlene withdraws after being dumped by her boyfriend Bill, who is still grieving the loss of his first wife.
Épisode 15 - Oh, Brother
18 janvier 1988
Julia and Suzanne disagree on how to handle the arrival of their half-brother, a recently discharged mental patient with aspirations to stand-up comedy.
Épisode 16 - There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner
25 janvier 1988
Mary Jo gives Claudia permission to go to a school dance with a black youth, contrary to his father's wishes.
Épisode 17 - The Return of Ray Don
1 février 1988
A penniless Suzanne faces stiff fines for back taxes, so after trying to charm Ray Don at the IRS, she sells off her possession and considers marriage to wealthy octogenarian Wilmont Oliver.
Épisode 18 - High Rollers
8 février 1988
After Charlene unwittingly puts a bug in Suzanne's ear by relating the success story of Fred Smith, founder of Federal Express, Suzanne flits off to Atlantic City with Charlene and Anthony in hopes of winning a bundle to pay off debts by employing Anthony's gambling expertise.
Épisode 19 - The Incredibly Elite Bona Fide Blue-Blood Beaumont Driving Club
15 février 1988
Suzanne and Julia clash over a posh club's offer of membership when Suzanne discovers discrimination in the club's by laws.
Épisode 20 - How Great Thou Art
22 février 1988
Scruples cause Charlene to resign from her church after she loses faith in her minister when he votes against allowing women in the ministry.
Épisode 21 - Ted-Bare
21 mars 1988
On the brink of marrying a young woman, Ted begins to appreciate ex-wife Mary Jo's maturity, but his sudden attentiveness strikes everyone else as suspicious.
Épisode 22 - Reservations for Eight
28 mars 1988
A romantic ski weekend becomes a battle of the sexes when an avalanche sidelines the Sugarbakers ladies and their boyfriends.
Épisode 1 - Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula
14 novembre 1988
A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.
Épisode 2 - The Candidate
21 novembre 1988
Julia runs for a seat on the local board of commissioners, but her outspokenness may cost her the election.
Épisode 3 - E.P. Phone Home
28 novembre 1988
While touring Graceland on VIP tickets, Julia is touched when a truck driver tells how the King influenced his life.
Épisode 4 - Getting Married and Eating Dirt
5 décembre 1988
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.
Épisode 5 - Big Haas and Little Falsie
12 décembre 1988
Mary-Jo contemplates breast enlargement after receiving an inheritance from her uncle Dude stipulating that she must spend it on something frivolous.
Épisode 6 - Hard Hats and Lovers
19 décembre 1988
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.
Épisode 7 - Curtains
2 janvier 1989
Striking laborers from a textile factory besiege the company, and the Sugarbakers women come to respect them for surviving their terrible working conditions.
Épisode 8 - The Wilderness Experience
9 janvier 1989
The women embark on a wilderness survival course designed to build leadership -- but it's first-time camper Bernice who ultimately takes command.
Épisode 9 - Tyrone
16 janvier 1989
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 news.
Épisode 10 - Mr. Bailey
23 janvier 1989
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.
Épisode 11 - The Naked Truth
13 février 1989
Mary Jo, Charlene and Anthony feign nonchalance at a nudist colony, the Sugarbakers' nieces visit.
Épisode 12 - The Junies
20 février 1989
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 quit, Julia determines to rescue her from this "cult" -- and winds up taking on Lady Jun herself. Meanwhile, Anthony receives an unusual nomination from his junior college -- as homecoming queen -- and gets unexpected support from Suzanne.
Épisode 13 - One Sees, the Other Doesn't
27 février 1989
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 attracted by her personality.
Épisode 14 - Odell
6 mars 1989
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 dance contest.
Épisode 15 - Full Moon
13 mars 1989
A full moon coincides with strange occurrences, including Mary Jo's sudden conviction that Claudia and her boyfriend are up to no good.
Épisode 16 - Mr. Meal Ticket
20 mars 1989
Mary-Jo overreacts to J.D.'s losing his job and moving in with her, but a psychic helps her sort out her feelings.
Épisode 17 - The Engagement
27 mars 1989
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.
Épisode 18 - Come On and Marry Me, Bill
10 avril 1989
Charlene's wedding is in jeopardy when she finds Bill handcuffed to a scantily clad dancer after his stag party.
Épisode 19 - The Women of Atlanta
1 mai 1989
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.
Épisode 20 - Stand and Fight
8 mai 1989
When Mary Jo is mugged, the Sugarbaker women take a self-defense course.
Épisode 21 - The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America
15 mai 1989
When she discovers him working as a bellboy/pianist, the accountant who absconded with her life savings offers Suzanne a deal.
Épisode 22 - Julia Drives Over the First Amendment
22 mai 1989
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 battle.
Épisode 1 - The Proxy Pig
18 septembre 1989
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.
Épisode 2 - One Night With You
25 septembre 1989
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.
Épisode 3 - There She Is
2 octobre 1989
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 balloting, Suzanne must relinquish the crown she won 15 years earlier.
Épisode 4 - Nightmare from Hee Haw
16 octobre 1989
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.
Épisode 5 - The Girlfriend
23 octobre 1989
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 sees him as an upwardly mobile vehicle.
Épisode 6 - The Rowdy Girls
30 octobre 1989
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.
Épisode 7 - Bernice's Sanity Hearing
13 novembre 1989
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 introduces Anthony as her illegitimate son.
Épisode 8 - Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence
20 novembre 1989
While posing for a gag photo at the governor's mansion, Julia gets her head stuck in the banister just before the annual ball.
Épisode 9 - Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure
27 novembre 1989
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 money. Meanwhile, Anthony and Mary Jo are stuck with an enormous telephone bill after calling in votes to a television poll.
Épisode 10 - Manhunt
4 décembre 1989
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.
Épisode 11 - They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?
11 décembre 1989
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 attention on world hunger.
Épisode 12 - You Got to Have Friends
18 décembre 1989
Mary Jo takes a second job at a fast food place when Ted's child support payment is late.
Épisode 13 - The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century (1)
1 janvier 1990
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 "guardian movie star," who comes to her in a dream with news of her baby's birth, and Bernice goes for an unexpected ambulance ride.
Épisode 14 - The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century (2)
1 janvier 1990
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 "guardian movie star," who comes to her in a dream with news of her baby's birth, and Bernice goes for an unexpected ambulance ride.
Épisode 15 - The Mistress
8 janvier 1990
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 will never go through with the assignment.
Épisode 16 - The Fur Flies
15 janvier 1990
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 for a nanny.
Épisode 17 - Oh, What a Feeling
29 janvier 1990
Julia and Suzanne negotiate for a new delivery van and drive a hard bargain with an overbearing salesman (Ross).
Épisode 18 - Anthony and Vanessa
5 février 1990
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.
Épisode 19 - Payne Grows Up
19 février 1990
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 up mortified -- and scantily clad -- the next day with Payne's frat house roommate (Young).
Épisode 20 - Tornado Watch
26 février 1990
A bizarre collection of characters is trapped inside Sugarbakers by a tornado warning, including hillbilly Daddy Jones who takes a liking to Bernice.
Épisode 21 - Tough Enough
12 mars 1990
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 of his prized clients, Cherokee Lanes Bowling Alley, but discover they must pose as regular bowlers.
Épisode 22 - It's a Wonderful Life
19 mars 1990
Charlene is overcome with feelings of self-doubt after the birth of Olivia, and her highly emotional state has her believing that Bill is having an affair. When Suzanne, Julia and Mary Jo overhear their fight, they scramble to create a romantic evening that will put some romance back into the Stillfield marriage.
Épisode 23 - Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend
9 avril 1990
A former beauty queen and current television weather forecaster announces her "coming out," causing a confused Suzanne to think she means she's the world's oldest debutante -- and to accept Eugenia's invitation to join her at a television industry dinner.
Épisode 24 - Foreign Affairs
30 avril 1990
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 interest in the Immigration and Naturalization Service examiner.
Épisode 25 - Have Faith
7 mai 1990
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.
Épisode 26 - Their Finest Hour
9 mai 1990
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 Bernice's eccentricities, Mary Jo commenting on men and bra sizes, Charlene wondering about everything from killer bees to the personal habits of other women, Suzanne displaying a series of wacky dresses, and Anthony being plagued by a variety of indignities.
Épisode 27 - Anthony's Graduation
14 mai 1990
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.
Épisode 28 - La Place sans Souci
21 mai 1990
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.
Épisode 1 - A Blast from the Past
17 septembre 1990
Sugarbaker's is beset by tourists when the building's Civil War foundation puts it on the Tour of Historical Homes, Mary Jo opens her heart to an old friend eager to make good on a marriage pact they once entered into.
Épisode 2 - Papa Was a Rolling Stone
24 septembre 1990
Charlene aims to make Anthony's 30th birthday a memorable one -- by hiring a private detective to find his long-lost father.
Épisode 3 - Working Mother
1 octobre 1990
Resentment builds between Charlene and Mary Jo when Charlene wants to take a year off to look after her baby. The decorators cater to the whims of a rich, insufferable 10-year-old client as Mary Jo and Charlene ponder the joys and pitfalls of working mothers.
Épisode 4 - Miss Trial
15 octobre 1990
Julia's dinner plans with former President Jimmy Carter and his wife are put on hold when her slow-moving jury gets sequestered.
Épisode 5 - The Bachelor Auction
22 octobre 1990
When organizational confusion leads to Suzanne winning a date with Anthony in a bachelor charity auction, the two reluctantly try to make the best of a very awkward situation.
Épisode 6 - Charlene Buys a House
29 octobre 1990
As the proud new owner of a grand but ghostly mansion, Charlene hires the decorators to give the place a facelift -- not mentioning that it's haunted.
Épisode 7 - Old Rebels and Young Models
5 novembre 1990
Charlene's baby, Olivia, auditions for a modeling job, Mary Jo finds one of her former teachers in a nursing home.
Épisode 8 - Nowhere to Run To
12 novembre 1990
Mary Jo takes up jogging, and inadvertently helps turn Julia into a fitness zealot.
Épisode 9 - A Class Act
19 novembre 1990
Anthony buys in to become a full partner; new student Charlene fends off an amorous psychology professor.
Épisode 10 - Keep the Home Fires Burning
26 novembre 1990
With her husband away on a mission, Charlene guiltily draws close to a man in her support group for military spouses who wife is also away. Meanwhile, lottery fever sweeps Sugarbakers.
Épisode 11 - My Daughter, Myself
10 décembre 1990
Mary Jo forbids her nearly 18-year-old daughter to date a 34-year-old, then dates him herself, Julia is forced to crash the men's room at a football stadium.
Épisode 12 - And Now, Here's Bernice
17 décembre 1990
After Bernice gets a local public-access cable TV show, Mary Jo has her heart broken by a client and decides that Bernice's show is the ideal arena to air her views on men.
Épisode 13 - Pearls of Wisdom
7 janvier 1991
Mary Jo borrows and loses a string of pearls flaunted by Suzanne, subbing as a lifestyles reporter for local TV news. Meanwhile, a recurring dream about Julia upsets Anthony.
Épisode 14 - High Noon in a Laundry Room
14 janvier 1991
Anthony, concerned with his masculinity after working with the women so long, tries standing up to his bullying neighbor, and is further humiliated when the women come to his rescue.
Épisode 15 - How Long Has This Been Going On?
28 janvier 1991
Everyone at Sugarbakers is baffled to discover that sensible Julia has covertly been singing evenings at a nightclub, Anthony tries to muster the nerve to ask out a girl who works at the bookstore.
Épisode 16 - The Emperor's New Nose
4 février 1991
Bernice gets an extraordinarily bad eye tuck and rhinoplasty from a plastic surgeon whose work leaves something to be desired.
Épisode 17 - Maybe, Baby
11 février 1991
Mary Jo, wanting a baby, turns to her friend and former beau; Suzanne takes up smoking as a way to diet.
Épisode 18 - This is Art?
25 février 1991
Amateur painter Julia inadvertently becomes the darling of Atlanta's art scene when someone tries to buy her handbag while she's attending a gallery opening; Suzanne inadvertently glues her lips shut.
Épisode 19 - Blame it on New Orleans
4 mars 1991
When the gang attends a convention in intoxicating New Orleans, Mary Jo unwittingly sleeps with a married man.
Épisode 20 - I'll See You in Court
18 mars 1991
Mary Jo runs across the man who mugged her the year before, but faces horrendous judicial red tape to bring him to trial.
Épisode 21 - The Big Circle
8 avril 1991
Julia tries coping with her boyfriend Reese's death by looking after Randa Oliver, the supremely spoiled child of a client couple on an extended vacation.
Épisode 22 - Friends and Husbands
29 avril 1991
Charlene, readjusting to married life upon Bill's return from the Middle East, quits her and Mary Jo's children's-book project.
Épisode 23 - Fore!
6 mai 1991
Suzanne is jealous when Anthony is invited to be the first black (i.e., token) in the previously all-white Beaumont Country Club.
Épisode 24 - The Pride of Sugarbakers
13 mai 1991
Mary Jo and Julia demonstrate different coaching styles when their firm sponsors a Little League team.
Épisode 1 - The Big Desk (1)
16 septembre 1991
Cousin Alison Sugarbaker buys out Suzanne's share of the business and then moves in, complete with an enormous desk and a take-charge attitude, Charlene's divorcing younger sister Carlene arrives.
Épisode 2 - The Big Desk (2)
16 septembre 1991
Cousin Alison Sugarbaker buys out Suzanne's share of the business and then moves in, complete with an enormous desk and a take-charge attitude, Charlene's divorcing younger sister Carlene arrives.
Épisode 3 - A Toe in the Water
23 septembre 1991
Julia thinks she's ready to resume dating, but Alison disagrees, questioning the manliness of Julia's new beau. Meanwhile, Allison and Anthony continue to bicker about who owns Suzanne's house, until Anthony obtains an affidavit asserting his right to occupy the house -- and allows Allison to stay on only as her personal servant.
Épisode 4 - Dwayne's World
30 septembre 1991
Mary Jo protectively takes divorcee Carlene under her wing -- going overboard with a lie about Carlene's latest flame -- when ex-hubby Dwayne shows up to sweep Carlene off her feet again.
Épisode 5 - Marriage Most Foul
7 octobre 1991
When Allison's ex-convict former flame (whom she turned in for insider trading) is released, she fears he is plotting revenge, instead, he proposes to her.
Épisode 6 - Picking a Winner
14 octobre 1991
Mary Jo turns to a sperm bank to get pregnant, prompting mixed reactions at work. Meanwhile, Julia threaten to rip the draperies from the windows of the home of a wealthy client whose payment is overdue.
Épisode 7 - Last Tango in Atlanta
21 octobre 1991
When the Sugarbakers women are persuaded by Anthony to help with an outreach program at his former prison, they find themselves in the middle of a prison break and are held hostage by Anthony's old cellmate T. Tommy Reed -- who takes a liking to Allison.
Épisode 8 - The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita
4 novembre 1991
Perhaps the most famous episode, and a rare instance of a situation comedy making direct political comment on a current issue. The Sugarbakers women take sides on the controversial confirmation hearings of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill's accusation of sexual harassment: Mary Jo and Julia side with Hill and Allison with Thomas. Conflict spills over into Allison's birthday party, where Mary Jo and Julia turn up in costume just in time to hear a television interview about the hearings with Allison.
Épisode 9 - Just Say Doe
11 novembre 1991
When Mary Jo's womanizing brother visits, falls for Allison, and takes her and Quinton on a deer-hunting trip, the women secretly tag along.
Épisode 10 - Rusty and Julia, Sittin' in a Tree
18 novembre 1991
Julia's second date with electrician Rusty becomes a group outing with Carlene and Allison dating junior-college guys, and Anthony tagging along to the drive-in with Bernice to keep an eye on things.
Épisode 11 - Julia and Mary Jo Get Stuck Under a Bed
2 décembre 1991
Mary Jo and Julia are trapped under anchorman Chuck Tremain's bed when a Christmas design contest inspires them to examine a competitor's handiwork for evidence of plagiarism.
Épisode 12 - Real, Scary Men
9 décembre 1991
When their van breaks down the women become unwelcome guests at a men's club retreat Wildman Sanctuary, where Anthony is trying to land a new account.
Épisode 13 - Tales Out of School
16 décembre 1991
Anthony sees opportunity when his normally unfriendly law professor is attracted to Carlene and invites the two of them to his annual Christmas party.
Épisode 14 - Driving My Mama Back Home
6 janvier 1992
Julia accompanies Mary Jo and her mother Darla on an overnight bus trip back to South Carolina; meanwhile, the other employees get locked into the storage room while doing inventory.
Épisode 15 - Payne Comes Home
13 janvier 1992
Julia delights in the opportunity to dote on son Payne when he returns for a visit -- which Julia learns will be permanent.
Épisode 16 - Carlene's Apartment
20 janvier 1992
Carlene moves into her own apartment on the wrong side of town, where space is at a minimum and burglars roam free, so the Sugarbakers staff visit to try to persuade her to find a better home.
Épisode 17 - Mamed
3 février 1992
A tough-talking, hard-drinking, temperamental Broadway has-been promises to make Julia rue the day that she stole the role of Mame from her in Anthony's community-theater production. But on opening night she is too drunk to perform and Anthony is pressed into taking on the role.
Épisode 18 - A Scene From a Mall
24 février 1992
Julia stages a sit-in at the mall to protest racial mistreatment of Anthony by brutish cops who accosted him for window shopping near a jewelry store -- and television coverage links Anthony romantically with Allison.
Épisode 19 - All About Odes to Atlanta
2 mars 1992
Songwriter Carlene gains notoriety -- and her first groupie -- by entering her ditty in the semi-finals Atlanta's theme-song contest, where she performs with Mary Jo and Julia, all decked out in "big hair" and costumes.
Épisode 20 - I Enjoy Being a Girl
9 mars 1992
On an overnight Girl Scout outing, Carlene's leadership abilities take a beating, while Allison's methods seem to charm the spoiled troopers, and Mary Jo and Julia advocate roughing it.
Épisode 21 - L.A. Story
23 mars 1992
Allison thinks she's invited to stay at Charles Nelson Reilly's home, so the decorators do Hollywood and get flimflammed on an expenses-paid trip accompanying investor Allison to the set of her movie.
Épisode 22 - A Little Night Music
27 avril 1992
Julia strolls down memory lane while awaiting the results of hysterectomy tests at a hospital whose workers are on strike, and a surgeon turns out to be her prescription for romance.
Épisode 23 - Shades of Vanessa
4 mai 1992
The Sugarbakers women use Anthony as "date bait" to reel in a big account involving a hotelier's flamboyant debutante daughter, who's angling for a whopper of a deal, then Anthony announces he is marrying Vanessa, who intends to become a partner in Sugarbakers.
Épisode 1 - Of Human Bondage
25 septembre 1992
After cousin Allison leaves Sugarbakers, Julia needs cash but is refused a bank loan. To cheer themselves up, the women play poker with a wealthy client -- who wins the business from them. Sugarbaker's could use an infusion of cash, and at a rowdy party given by potential new client B.J., the gals kick up their heels in wild abandon.
Épisode 2 - Sex and the Single Woman
2 octobre 1992
Carlene allows herself to be seduced by her ex-husband, then admits she was just using him for sex.
Épisode 3 - Mary Jo vs. the Terminator
16 octobre 1992
After Julia completely rewrites a letter Mary Jo asked her to proofread, Mary Jo comes unraveled on a fashion-show runway, where she just plain has her fill of know-it-all Julia. Meanwhile, back at the office, B.J. has her hands full with angry vegetarians.
Épisode 4 - On the Road Again
23 octobre 1992
In an attempt at spontaneity, a carefree Mary Jo takes off for Nashville on "a hen party on wheels" with Julia and Bernice, but become terrified when a trucker Bernice flirted with at a diner pursues them. Meanwhile, back at the office, Carlene and Anthony put their noses to the grindstone studying for midterms.
Épisode 5 - Screaming Passages
30 octobre 1992
Julia fears the emotional roller coaster of menopause -- just as her affair with Phillip heats up, and is upset when she discovers a Sugerbakers "Change of Life" surprise party.
Épisode 6 - Viva Las Vegas (1)
6 novembre 1992
After Vanessa calls off their wedding, Anthony joins the gang on a getaway to Las Vegas, where he nurses his broken heart -- in the company of a show stopping showgirl he impulsively weds.
Épisode 7 - Fools Rush In (2)
13 novembre 1992
BJ offers to help a desperate Anthony, who invents various schemes to extricate himself from his hasty marriage to a Las Vegas showgirl.
Épisode 8 - Love Letters
20 novembre 1992
A steamy love letter from another woman found in James' safe-deposit box shatters B.J.'s image of her late husband as a faithful companion worthy of her trust. Meanwhile, reveling in the destruction of her old car, a symbol of her days as a suburban housewife, Mary Jo goes wild in a new red convertible.
Épisode 9 - The Vision Thing
4 décembre 1992
Etienne drives Anthony crazy trying to be the perfect wife, and the Sugarbakers crew throw a Las Vegas style wedding shower for them.
Épisode 10 - Trial and Error
11 décembre 1992
B.J. goes overboard showering everyone with gifts, and law student Anthony gets carried away trying to help Mary Jo win a small-claims case involving her defective freezer.
Épisode 11 - Too Dumb to Date
8 janvier 1993
Mary Jo dates a handsome idiot, a to-die-for toyboy male model who seems to have few toys in the attic and little in common with her.
Épisode 12 - The Odyssey
15 janvier 1993
B.J.'s contribution to the Democratic Party gets the Sugarbaker crew invited to the Inaugural Ball, but the trip proves to be a party for no one, even Julia, who struggles to maintain a cheery disposition in the face of disaster as bad weather forces a change in plans.
Épisode 13 - Oh Dog, Poor Dog
22 janvier 1993
After eye surgery, Bernice overhears the gals talk of putting Mary Jo's dog out of its misery and figures they're planning her own mercy killing, so she barricades herself inside the storeroom. Meanwhile, Julia gets caught listing to a London phone line which plays tapes of Princess Diana's private conversations with her boyfriend.
Épisode 14 - Wedding Redux
5 février 1993
Anthony and Etienne renew their vows for Etienne's visiting parents and Anthony's grandmother at a ceremony at B.J.'s, where anything that could go wrong does.
Épisode 15 - Nude Julia, New York Morning
12 février 1993
Julia's old mentor for her bohemian art school days in New York unveils his nude portrait of Julia.
Épisode 16 - Sex, Lies and Bad Hair Days
5 mars 1993
B.J.'s dating adventures take a turn for the worse on her birthday, when a bad-hair day and two miserable blind dates have her vowing to give up men, so Julia tries to cheer her up by getting her a date with a really nice fellow.
Épisode 17 - Shovel Off to Buffalo
12 mars 1993
Worshiping hordes gather outside Sugarbaker's after the face of Elvis mysteriously appears on a snow shovel belonging to Mary Jo, who attracts the attention of a "paraspectacular" expert (Gilpin) -- especially when she apparently restores her neighbor's damaged hearing.
Épisode 18 - It's Not So Easy Being Green
2 avril 1993
Anthony is jealous of Etienne's successful writer friend, who shares a vivid past with her, but tries to be gracious by throwing a signing party for him.
Épisode 19 - The Woman Who Came to Sugarbakers
30 avril 1993
A visit from Julia's meddlesome former schoolmistress is extended -- on ghostly instructions from her deceased husband, it turns out -- until the desperate Sugarbakers women hold a seance to try to force her to leave.
Épisode 20 - The Lying Game
7 mai 1993
There's no skirting the fact that Carlene is confused by new beau Eric (Kean), whose unusual habit (cross-dressing) she begins to understand only by tapping into her own masculine side.
Épisode 21 - Gone With a Whim (1)
24 mai 1993
With Sugarbaker's in such bad financial shape, the ladies are grateful when B. J. gets them a job redecorating a house that resembles the great home from Gone With The Wind --- until they find out that the new lady of the house plans to rip out the grand staircase and replace it with an elevator. To make matters worse, B. J. finds out that their client is trying to take over Poteet Industries and plans to give Sugarbaker's to his young bride Kiki --- renaming it "Kikibaker's".
Épisode 22 - Gone With a Whim (2)
24 mai 1993
With Julia continuing to fight to save the antebellum Kearney mansion, B.J. struggles to save Sugarbaker's and Poteet Industries from a take over from the Kearneys. However, despite their efforts, Kiki Kearney announces her new plans for "Kikibaker's," Lester Kearney announces that the purchase of Poteet Industries is complete, and the modernizing of the mansion gets under way. Though Anthony and the women are fired for insubordination, when Craig, a friend of Mary Jo's, stumbles on some embarrassing news about the Kearney's illegal financial activities, Poteet Industries and Sugarbaker's are saved from the take over.
Épisode 23 - Designing Women Reunion
28 juillet 2003
Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jean Smart and Meshach Taylor reunited to share behind-the-scenes memories from their time on the series. Included are topics such as initial casting, favorite episodes, how the women met their real-life husbands on the show, and of course, "when Delta was crazy." Clips from many episodes are showcased, as well as new interviews with additional cast members, crew members and others associated with the world of television.
Épisode 24 - Designing Women: A Reunion
1 janvier 2006
Revisiting the show as part of the Fearless Women Seminar series sponsored by the Paley Center for Media in 2006
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Un projet de reboot est en cours, avec la créatrice originale de la série.