"Designing Women" 1986

Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are associates at their design firm, Sugarbaker and Associates. Julia is the owner and is very outspoken and strong-willed. Mary Jo is a divorced single-parent whom 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 is the self-centered ex-beauty queen whom has a number of wealthy ex-husbands.

Cast:

Dixie Carter
Julia Sugarbaker 

Annie Potts
Mary Jo Shively 

Jan Hooks
Carlene Frazier Dobber 

Judith Ivey
Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet 

Meshach Taylor
Anthony Bouvier 

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