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The Best Episodes of Designing Women Season 3

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The Best Episodes of Designing Women Season 3

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...

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  1. 8.5/10(132 votes)

    #1 - The Wilderness Experience

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    S3:E8

    The women embark on a wilderness survival course designed to build leadership -- but it's first-time camper Bernice who ultimately takes command.

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  2. 8.3/10(121 votes)

    #2 - Big Haas and Little Falsie

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    S3:E5

    Mary-Jo contemplates breast enlargement after receiving an inheritance from her uncle Dude stipulating that she must spend it on something frivolous.

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  3. 8.3/10(111 votes)

    #3 - Full Moon

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    S3:E15

    A full moon coincides with strange occurrences, including Mary Jo's sudden conviction that Claudia and her boyfriend are up to no good.

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  4. 8.3/10(109 votes)

    #4 - Come On and Marry Me, Bill

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    S3:E18

    Charlene's wedding is in jeopardy when she finds Bill handcuffed to a scantily clad dancer after his stag party.

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  5. 8.2/10(116 votes)

    #5 - The Junies

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    S3:E12

    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.

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    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.1/10(105 votes)

    #6 - The Women of Atlanta

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    S3:E19

    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.

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  8. 8.0/10(95 votes)

    #7 - Stand and Fight

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    S3:E20

    When Mary Jo is mugged, the Sugarbaker women take a self-defense course.

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    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.9/10(107 votes)

    #8 - E.P. Phone Home

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    S3:E3

    While touring Graceland on VIP tickets, Julia is touched when a truck driver tells how the King influenced his life.

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  10. 7.8/10(118 votes)

    #9 - The Naked Truth

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    S3:E11

    Mary Jo, Charlene and Anthony feign nonchalance at a nudist colony, the Sugarbakers' nieces visit.

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    Director:N/A
  11. 7.8/10(91 votes)

    #10 - The Engagement

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    S3:E17

    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.

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    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.7/10(97 votes)

    #11 - One Sees, the Other Doesn't

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    S3:E13

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  13. 7.7/10(91 votes)

    #12 - The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America

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    S3:E21

    When she discovers him working as a bellboy/pianist, the accountant who absconded with her life savings offers Suzanne a deal.

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  14. 7.6/10(116 votes)

    #13 - Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula

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    S3:E1

    A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.

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  15. 7.6/10(101 votes)

    #14 - The Candidate

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    S3:E2

    Julia runs for a seat on the local board of commissioners, but her outspokenness may cost her the election.

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  16. 7.6/10(97 votes)

    #15 - Getting Married and Eating Dirt

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    S3:E4

    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.

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  17. 7.5/10(89 votes)

    #16 - But They're Really Great Curtains

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    S3:E7

    Striking laborers from a textile factory besiege the company, and the Sugarbakers women come to respect them for surviving their terrible working conditions.

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  18. 7.5/10(97 votes)

    #17 - Mr. Bailey

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    S3:E10

    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.

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    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.5/10(96 votes)

    #18 - Odell

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    S3:E14

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.4/10(103 votes)

    #19 - Tyrone

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    S3:E9

    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.

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  21. 6.9/10(95 votes)

    #20 - Hard Hats and Lovers

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    S3:E6

    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.

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  22. 6.7/10(108 votes)

    #21 - Julia Drives Over the First Amendment

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    S3:E22

    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.

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    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:N/A
  23. 6.5/10(82 votes)

    #22 - Ms. Meal Ticket

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    S3:E16

    Mary-Jo overreacts to J.D.'s losing his job and moving in with her, but a psychic helps her sort out her feelings.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Wilderness Experience" is the best rated episode of "Designing Women" season 3. It scored 8.5/10 based on 132 votes. Directed by David Trainer and written by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, it aired on 1/9/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Big Haas and Little Falsie".