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Season 1 - Episode Guide

Episodes

Designing Women

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1986

Designing Women

Suzanne shocks her co-workers when she begins dating Mary Jo's ex-husband.

The Beauty Contest

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 6, 1986

The Beauty Contest

Suzanne's substantial beauty contest expertise rises to the fore with surprising results when Charlene sponsors Mary Jo's daughter in the Miss Pre-Teen Atlanta Contest.

A Big Affair

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 20, 1986

A Big Affair

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 reluc-tant Charlene.

Julia's Son

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1986

Julia's Son

When Julia's nineteen-year-old son brings his girlfriend home from college, diplomacy becomes impossible when Julia finds that the girl is a forty-year-old professor.

Mary Jo's First Date

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 3, 1986

Mary Jo's First Date

Concerned that Mary Jo is not having any fun since her divorce, Suzanne arranges a blind date for her with an old acquaintance, while Julia tries to get through an I. R. S. audit with a man she verbally abused when he tried to pick up the women.

Design House

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1986

Design House

Suzanne is tired of her image as front bimbo for Sugarbaker's and wants to be a dec-orator. But she gets discouraged when her first design project burns to the ground.

Perky's Visit

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1986

Perky's Visit

Julia and Suzanne's mother arrives with a friend hoping to escape the dull routine of their retirement home by visiting Sugarbakers for Thanksgiving and they find more excitement than they had ever hoped.

I Do, I Don't

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1986

I Do, I Don't

Julia and her current beau go out for a celebratory dinner and on a whim decide to get married. The next morning finds Julia wanting to get out of the marriage until Reese shows up with the annulment papers.

The IT Men

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1986

The IT Men

Although Charlene still has a relationship with Mason, she begins dating another man. Unfortunately, unknown to Charlene, her new boyfriend is married.

The Slumber Party

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1986

The Slumber Party

When Suzanne has a voodoo death curse placed on her by her maid, she convinces Julia, Charlene and Mary Jo to spend the night with her so she won't die alone.

New Year's Daze

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Jan 1, 1987

New Year's Daze

Gala Plans for a New Year's Eve celebration bite the dust when it seems that Charlene's date is the "armed and dangerous" prison escapee Shadow.

Old Spouses Never Die (1)

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1987

Old Spouses Never Die (1)

Mary Jo finds the road to romance more than usually rocky and Charlene receives dis-turbing medical news.

Old Spouses Never Die (2)

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1987

Old Spouses Never Die (2)

Mary Jo finds the road to romance more than usually rocky and Charlene receives dis-turbing medical news.

Monette

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1987

Monette

A dilemma faces Sugarbaker's when they ponder the morality of their latest -- and most lucrative -- client.

And Justice for Paul

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Feb 15, 1987

And Justice for Paul

The women of Sugarbaker's are delighted to pick up sane authentic antique furniture at bargain prices until they wind up in jail for buying stolen furniture.

Reese's Friend

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Feb 22, 1987

Reese's Friend

Jealousy takes a giant step forward when Julia assumes her friend Reese is overly pre-occupied with the beautiful new attorney in his law office.

Nashville Bound

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Mar 16, 1987

Nashville Bound

A chance meeting with a hot-shot promoter at a party convinces Charlene that she will be the next big Nashville music star.

Oh, Suzannah

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Mar 23, 1987

Oh, Suzannah

Suzanne brings a new meaning to mother love when she agrees to become a temporary foster mother.

Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Apr 6, 1987

Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene

When Mary Jo's father arrives in Atlanta for a visit and takes a fancy to Charlene, Mary Jo's imagination goes wild.

Seams from a Marriage

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Apr 13, 1987

Seams from a Marriage

Integrity and values are tested when Sugarbaker's acquires a flamboyant, spendthrift couple as their latest client.

Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am

Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: May 4, 1987

Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am

When Suzannes ex-husband, pro baseball player Jack Dent, writes his autobiography detailing his off-the-field activities, she decides to get even and play hardball herself .

Bachelor Suite

Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: May 11, 1987

Bachelor Suite

Sexual harassment becomes the order of the day when Mary Jo is subjected to special attention and pressure from a wealthy client.

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