TV series · 1986
Designing Women
“Designed to keep you laughing!”
First aired 29 September 1986 Comedy TMDB ↗
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.
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Meshach Taylor
as Anthony Bouvier
Julia Duffy
as Allison Sugarbaker
Jean Smart
as Charlene Frazier Stillfield
Judith Ivey
as Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet
Annie Potts
as Mary Jo Shively
Delta Burke
as Suzanne Sugarbaker
Jan Hooks
as Carlene Frazier Dobber
Brian Lando
as Quinton Shively
Everyone else (48) ↓
Beah Richards
Alice Ghostley
as Bernice Clifton
James Karen
Lloyd Bochner
Hal Holbrook
as Reese Watson
Pat Carroll
as Mrs. Beecham
Della Reese
as Mrs. Toussant
Robert Ridgely
as Allen
Kim Hamilton
Constance Towers
Anne Haney
as Aunt Phoebe Stillfield
Geoffrey Lewis
as Dr. Davis Jackson
Jerry Lacy
Sherman Hemsley
Jason Bernard
as Wilson Brickett
Dixie Carter
as Julia Sugarbaker
Janet Carroll
Guy Boyd
Carmen Argenziano
Marius Weyers
Ron Glass
Bruce Davison
Blake Clark
Dolly Parton
as Dolly Parton, Guardian Movie Star
Gerald McRaney
as Dash Goff
Walter Olkewicz
Tino Insana
M.C. Gainey
as T. Tommy Reed
M.C. Gainey
as Junior Jones
Richard Cox
Douglas Barr
as Colonel Bill Stillfield
Richard Gilliland
as J.D. Shackleford
Natalija Nogulich
Darrell Larson
Sandahl Bergman
Ann Hearn
Randi Brooks
as Jhana
Jackée Harry
Sheryl Lee Ralph
as Etienne Toussant Bouvier
Christian Clemenson
Collin Bernsen
Peri Gilpin
Gail O'Grady
Patrick Warburton
as Craig Coleman
Priscilla Weems
as Claudia Shively
Olivia Burnette
Paul Laurence
as Policeman
Ian Patrick Williams