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The Worst Episodes of Designing Women

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. 4.8/10(81 votes)

    #1 - Real, Scary Men

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    S6:E12

    When their van breaks down the women become unwelcome guests at a men's club retreat Wildman Sanctuary, where Anthony is trying to land a new account.

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    Writer:N/A
  2. 5.3/10(73 votes)

    #2 - Shovel Off to Buffalo

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    S7:E17

    Worshiping hordes gather outside Sugarbaker's after the face of Elvis mysteriously appears on a snow shovel belonging to Mary Jo, who attracts the attention of a ""paraspectacular"" expert (Gilpin) -- especially when she apparently restores her neighbor's damaged hearing.

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    Writer:N/A
  3. 5.4/10(69 votes)

    #3 - Trial and Error

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    S7:E10

    B.J. goes overboard showering everyone with gifts, and law student Anthony gets carried away trying to help Mary Jo win a small-claims case involving her defective freezer.

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    Writer:N/A
  4. 5.7/10(72 votes)

    #4 - Marriage Most Foul

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    S6:E5

    When Allison's ex-convict former flame (whom she turned in for insider trading) is released, she fears he is plotting revenge, instead, he proposes to her.

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    Writer:N/A
  5. 5.7/10(68 votes)

    #5 - The Vision Thing

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    S7:E9

    Etienne drives Anthony crazy trying to be the perfect wife, and the Sugarbakers crew throw a Las Vegas style wedding shower for them.

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  6. 5.8/10(72 votes)

    #6 - It's Not So Easy Being Green

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    S7:E18

    Anthony is jealous of Etienne's successful writer friend, who shares a vivid past with her, but tries to be gracious by throwing a signing party for him.

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    Writer:N/A
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  8. 6.0/10(73 votes)

    #7 - The Odyssey

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    S7:E12

    B.J.'s contribution to the Democratic Party gets the Sugarbaker crew invited to the Inaugural Ball, but the trip proves to be a party for no one, even Julia, who struggles to maintain a cheery disposition in the face of disaster as bad weather forces a change in plans.

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    Writer:N/A
  9. 6.3/10(68 votes)

    #8 - Picking a Winner

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    S6:E6

    Mary Jo turns to a sperm bank to get pregnant, prompting mixed reactions at work. Meanwhile, Julia threaten to rip the draperies from the windows of the home of a wealthy client whose payment is overdue.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:N/A
  10. 6.3/10(71 votes)

    #9 - I Enjoy Being a Girl

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    S6:E20

    On an overnight Girl Scout outing, Carlene's leadership abilities take a beating, while Allison's methods seem to charm the spoiled troopers, and Mary Jo and Julia advocate roughing it.

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  11. 6.3/10(85 votes)

    #10 - Gone With a Whim (2)

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    S7:E22

    With Julia continuing to fight to save the antebellum Kearney mansion, B.J. struggles to save Sugarbaker's and Poteet Industries from a take over from the Kearneys. However, despite their efforts, Kiki Kearney announces her new plans for ""Kikibaker's,"" Lester Kearney announces that the purchase of Poteet Industries is complete, and the modernizing of the mansion gets under way. Though Anthony and the women are fired for insubordination, when Craig, a friend of Mary Jo's, stumbles on some embarrassing news about the Kearney's illegal financial activities, Poteet Industries and Sugarbaker's are saved from the take over.

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  12. 6.4/10(65 votes)

    #11 - L.A. Story

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    S6:E21

    Allison thinks she's invited to stay at Charles Nelson Reilly's home, so the decorators do Hollywood and get flimflammed on an expenses-paid trip accompanying investor Allison to the set of her movie.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  13. 6.4/10(65 votes)

    #12 - Viva Las Vegas (1)

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    S7:E6

    After Vanessa calls off their wedding, Anthony joins the gang on a getaway to Las Vegas, where he nurses his broken heart -- in the company of a show stopping showgirl he impulsively weds.

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  14. 6.4/10(65 votes)

    #13 - Wedding Redux

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    S7:E14

    Anthony and Etienne renew their vows for Etienne's visiting parents and Anthony's grandmother at a ceremony at B.J.'s, where anything that could go wrong does.

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    Writer:Mimi Pond
  15. 6.4/10(69 votes)

    #14 - Nude Julia, New York Morning

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    S7:E15

    Julia's old mentor for her bohemian art school days in New York unveils his nude portrait of Julia.

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    Writer:N/A
  16. 6.5/10(82 votes)

    #15 - 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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  17. 6.5/10(76 votes)

    #16 - High Noon in a Laundry Room

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    S5:E14

    Anthony, concerned with his masculinity after working with the women so long, tries standing up to his bullying neighbor, and is further humiliated when the women come to his rescue.

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    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:N/A
  18. 6.5/10(69 votes)

    #17 - On the Road Again

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    S7:E4

    In an attempt at spontaneity, a carefree Mary Jo takes off for Nashville on ""a hen party on wheels"" with Julia and Bernice, but become terrified when a trucker Bernice flirted with at a diner pursues them. Meanwhile, back at the office, Carlene and Anthony put their noses to the grindstone studying for midterms.

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    Writer:N/A
  19. 6.5/10(69 votes)

    #18 - Screaming Passages

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    S7:E5

    Julia fears the emotional roller coaster of menopause -- just as her affair with Phillip heats up, and is upset when she discovers a Sugerbakers ""Change of Life"" surprise party.

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  20. 6.5/10(65 votes)

    #19 - Fools Rush In (2)

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    S7:E7

    BJ offers to help a desperate Anthony, who invents various schemes to extricate himself from his hasty marriage to a Las Vegas showgirl.

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  21. 6.6/10(94 votes)

    #20 - Anthony, Jr.

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    S2:E3

    Anthony goes to extremes to impress his girlfriends' wealthy parents, inventing a pedigreed family -- then an uninvited dinner guest informs him he is the father of her child.

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  22. 6.6/10(104 votes)

    #21 - Great Expectations

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    S2:E13

    Anthony is dismayed when an old prison cellmate arrives at Sugarbaker's with a business proposition -- he wants Anthony to become his partner.

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  23. 6.6/10(68 votes)

    #22 - Too Dumb to Date

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    S7:E11

    Mary Jo dates a handsome idiot, a to-die-for toyboy male model who seems to have few toys in the attic and little in common with her.

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    Writer:N/A
  24. 6.6/10(64 votes)

    #23 - Oh Dog, Poor Dog

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    S7:E13

    After eye surgery, Bernice overhears the gals talk of putting Mary Jo's dog out of its misery and figures they're planning her own mercy killing, so she barricades herself inside the storeroom. Meanwhile, Julia gets caught listing to a London phone line which plays tapes of Princess Diana's private conversations with her boyfriend.

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    Writer:N/A
  25. 6.7/10(99 votes)

    #24 - There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner

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    S2:E16

    Mary Jo gives Claudia permission to go to a school dance with a black youth, contrary to his father's wishes.

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  26. 6.7/10(108 votes)

    #25 - 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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Real, Scary Men" is the worst rated episode of "Designing Women". It scored 4.8/10 based on 81 votes. Directed by David Steinberg and written by N/A, it aired on 12/9/1991. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Shovel Off to Buffalo".