Designing Women

1986TV Series⏱️ 30mTV-PG

Comedy

⭐ 7.3

IMDB Rating

7,818 votes

The misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts

Release Date

September 29, 1986

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 22

Wins

🎯 39

Nominations

💬 40

Reviews

📋 12.3K

Watchlists

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Delta Burke

as Suzanne Sugarbaker

Dixie Carter

as Julia Sugarbaker

Annie Potts

as Mary Jo Shively

Meshach Taylor

as Anthony Bouvier

Jean Smart

as Charlene Frazier Stillfield

Alice Ghostley

as Bernice Clifton

Jan Hooks

as Carlene Frazier Dobber

Julia Duffy

as Allison Sugarbaker

Judith Ivey

as B.J. Poteet

Richard Gilliland

as J.D. Shackelford

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Stereo

Color

Filming Location

Stage 26, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Production

Bloodworth-Thomason, Columbia Pictures Television, Mozark Productions

🏷️ Keywords

atlanta georgiafriendship between womenmother daughter relationshipsmall businesssister sister relationship

🎯 Categories

SitcomComedy

⭐ Featured Review

Landmark TV

by drednm • 2023-09-05

"For five seasons this TV comedy was a solid hit starring Dixie Carter, Delta Burke, Annie Potts, and Jean Smart as four friends and co-workers in an Atlanta interior design firm. They shared their lives in a series of funny episodes that involved their work, family, friends, romance, and the sling and arrows of outrageous fortune. The semi-regulars during these years included Meshach Taylor, Alice Ghostley, Hal Holbrook, Douglas Barr, and Richard Gilliland. Starting around season 5, Burke and show creator Linda Bloodworth Thomason started fueding about Burke's weight and the zaniness o..."

💡 Did You Know?

Of the original cast, Jean Smart was the only one not born in the south or southeastern United States. She was born and raised in Seattle, Washington.