The Best Episodes Directed By Harry Thomason

Every TV Episode Directed by Harry Thomason Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Killing All the Right People
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Killing All the Right People

    S2:E4

    "Killing All the Right People" is the 26th episode of the sitcom Designing Women. Originally airing on October 5, 1987, as the fourth episode of the second season, it features Tony Goldwyn as Kendall Dobbs, a young man dying of AIDS who asks the women to design his funeral. Series creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason's mother died of AIDS and her experience with her mother's disease and the prejudice associated with it inspired the episode.

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Cruising
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Cruising

    S2:E8

    Suzanne and Mary Jo become romantic rivals while doing a job aboard a cruise ship.

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - I'll Be Home For Christmas
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - I'll Be Home For Christmas

    S2:E12

    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.

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Howard the Date
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Howard the Date

    S2:E11

    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.""

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - High Rollers
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - High Rollers

    S2:E18

    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.

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Miss Emily's Wild Ride
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Miss Emily's Wild Ride

    S2:E5

    Whilst Evan is babysitting baby Emily, he accidentally loses her.

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - 101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station

    S2:E1

    A scruffy gas-station owner wins free interior decoration from Sugarbakers, Charlene consults a psychic about her future.

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - There Once Was A Boy Named Wood
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - There Once Was A Boy Named Wood

    S1:E2

    Frieda babysits, and fills in for Evan on poker night when he has a date with Miss Beausoleil.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - A Day in the Life of Wood Newton
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - A Day in the Life of Wood Newton

    S1:E1

    On his birthday/wedding anniversary, an innocent Wood is photographed with a stripper; and Prosecuting Attorney candidate Ava discovers she's pregnant despite Wood's vasectomy.

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Harry Thomason Ratings Summary

"Killing All the Right People" is the best rated episode directed by Harry Thomason. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 10/5/1987 and is rated 2.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Cruising".