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Femmes d'affaires et dames de coeur

Original title: Designing Women
  • TV Series
  • 1986–1993
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
7.6K
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Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, and Dixie Carter in Femmes d'affaires et dames de coeur (1986)
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The misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.The misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.The misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Creator
    • Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
  • Stars
    • Delta Burke
    • Dixie Carter
    • Annie Potts
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
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    POPULARITY
    2,018
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    • Creator
      • Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
    • Stars
      • Delta Burke
      • Dixie Carter
      • Annie Potts
    • 38User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 22 wins & 39 nominations total

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    Delta Burke
    Delta Burke
    • Suzanne Sugarbaker
    • 1986–1991
    Dixie Carter
    Dixie Carter
    • Julia Sugarbaker
    • 1986–1993
    Annie Potts
    Annie Potts
    • Mary Jo Shively
    • 1986–1993
    Meshach Taylor
    Meshach Taylor
    • Anthony Bouvier
    • 1986–1993
    Jean Smart
    Jean Smart
    • Charlene Frazier Stillfield
    • 1986–1991
    Alice Ghostley
    Alice Ghostley
    • Bernice Clifton
    • 1986–1993
    Jan Hooks
    Jan Hooks
    • Carlene Frazier Dobber
    • 1991–1993
    Julia Duffy
    Julia Duffy
    • Allison Sugarbaker
    • 1991–1992
    Judith Ivey
    Judith Ivey
    • B.J. Poteet
    • 1992–1993
    Richard Gilliland
    Richard Gilliland
    • J.D. Shackelford
    • 1986–1991
    Douglas Barr
    Douglas Barr
    • Bill Stillfield…
    • 1987–1991
    Priscilla Weems
    • Claudia Shively
    • 1986–1990
    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Reese Watson
    • 1986–1989
    Brian Lando
    • Quinton Shively
    • 1986–1991
    Sheryl Lee Ralph
    Sheryl Lee Ralph
    • Etienne Toussaint Bouvier
    • 1992–1993
    Michael Goldfinger
    • Rusty
    • 1990–1991
    Scott Bakula
    Scott Bakula
    • Dr. Ted Shively
    • 1986–1988
    Lexi Randall
    Lexi Randall
    • Randa Oliver
    • 1990–1991
    • Creator
      • Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
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    9zombiemockingbird

    Great, Funny Show

    Loved this show for 5 seasons. It was witty, funny, sad, sentimental and had a lot of good moral lessons; like Suzanne's speech at her high school reunion after everyone made fun of her for being fat. Sometimes the producers pushed their personal political agenda too much, but overall it all evened out. Delta Burke and Dixie Carter carried the show with solid support from Jean Smart, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor and Alice Ghostly. When Delta and Jean left, the show took a real nose dive. I just don't like Julia Duffy. I will give her the benefit of the doubt and say it's the characters she plays; I didn't like her on Newhart either. A lot of the problem was that she wasn't southern, and it threw off the cohesiveness of the characters. Jan Hooks was okay, but the show just didn't work anymore without Delta and Jean. When Judith Ivey joined in Season 7 it was on it's way to being good again; but by that point it was too late to save it, the audience was gone. I'm amazed at reviews that say the show wasn't funny; they must not have watched the same shows I was watching. Also people who kept comparing it to the Golden Girls; aside from being four women, I don't find them at all similar.
    Nick-337

    Tornado Watch

    I just saw an episode of Designing Women entitled "Tornado Watch". In my opinion this was the best episode of the entire series. The writers and actors were at their peak of hilarity when they produced this little gem back in 1990. I've seen it many times and it never fails to make me laugh out loud. This particular episode had all the elements that made Designing Women one of the best television sitcoms in history. Dim-witted Charlene Stillfield makes a home video to send back to her hillbilly clan in Poplar Bluff. Aging beauty queen Suzanne Sugarbaker at her most 'PMS-on-a-diet' bitchy, shrieks "Happy Anniversary, Lois and Shimmy!" into Charlene's camcorder. Sassy single mother Mary Jo Shively is whining about some sexist pig again. Feminist Julia Sugarbaker is her usual cool-collected self but getting more frazzled by the minute. Ditzy senior-citizen Bernice Clifton drops by and so does Daddy Jones, an old mountain man. When Daddy breaks out the moonshine things really get zany. Ex-con Anthony Bouvier and his annoying girlfriend Vanessa groove to motown tunes in the background. It's an all-out madcap party. As Bernice and Daddy Jones dirty dance, Julia delivers the funniest line of the show, "I don't ever wanna see anything like this in my home again." Then, a nerdy client drunk on moonshine, strips down to bikini briefs and proceeds to sexually harass all the women. Luckily, a tornado rips through Sugarbaker's before things get too out of hand. The next day as everyone cleans up the mess, Charlene's outrageous home video airs on CNN...the perfect ending to this perfect episode. Many thanks to Dixie Carter, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor and Alice Ghostley for making us laugh for seven great seasons. Now we can see them all again everyday on Lifetime. Enjoy!
    Bacall-3

    As A True Southern Belle, I Adore This Show!!

    I know most episodes word for glorious word, and hope that Designing Women stays in syndication for a long time. It would be wonderful to see a reunion between the main characters, Dixie Carter, Delta Burke, Jean Smart and Annie Potts. The recurring themes to the show are the strong-willed Julia's many social campaigns and commentaries, and the ultra-feminine Suzanne as her manipulative yet sexy counterpart. I rather see myself in both characters, and feel that Southern women are portrayed pretty accurately in the show. We are very feminine, yet strong as Steel Magnolias. I live in Atlanta, and wish that I knew 4 wonderful friends as spunky and interesting as these main characters.
    blanche-2

    Hilarious, often touching Southern belles

    Designing Women is a true classic show, certainly with its original cast, offering some of the best characters, chemistry, and scripts ever on television. The people behind the show were the Thomasons, good friends of Bill Clinton from Arkansas, and often, the show expressed their liberal point of view.

    Julia, Suzanne, Charlene, Mary Jo etc., have now all passed into syndication where they can be enjoyed all the time. These wonderful actresses fleshed out their characters so were able to laugh, be appalled, and cry with them: Julia, the widow, outspoken with a good heart; Suzanne, her beauty queen sister, selfish, shallow, and lovable; Charlene, the patsy, pretty, sweet, and naive; Mary Jo, the divorcée, struggling with dating and motherhood, self-deprecating and funny. And what can be said about that supporting cast of Meshach Taylor as Anthony and Alice Ghostley as Bernice? Perfect.

    Even though I laughed hysterically at many of the episodes, two stand out - one where, during freezing weather, Suzanne and Anthony are stranded at a fleabag hotel for the night; the other was when the girls went on some sort of camping trip and were ordered around by a counselor - I'm vague on the details, but I can still see the look on Charlene and Mary Jo's faces.

    Like the Golden Girls, with the loss of one of the cast, in this case Delta Burke, the show suffered, although it was still funny with Julia Duffy and Judith Ivey. But audiences find it difficult to accept new characters as replacements, no matter how good. The chemistry was never the same. Nevertheless, even the later episodes make for great viewing.
    SkippyDevereaux

    Without Delta Burke and Jean Smart, this show floundered

    This show was funny most of the time--and a might preachy some of the time, but always fun to watch. As long as Delta Burke and Jean Smart were on the show, it really was great, but when these two funny women left the show, it went downhill FAST!! That means that the first five years of the show were the best and should not be missed. Suzanne, Charlene and Anthony were the funniest characters on this show and Julia was too preachy, while Mary Jo was a pain in the neck--always whining about something!!

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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Goofs
      In several episodes the characters reference going to the fast-food restaurant Carl's Jr. There are no Carl's Jr. restaurants in the Southeast. In this region they have always been Hardee's.
    • Quotes

      Julia: Excuse me, aren't you Marjorie Leigh Winnick, the current Miss Georgia World?

      Marjorie: Why, yes I am.

      Julia: I'm Julia Sugarbaker, Suzanne Sugarbaker's sister. I couldn't help over hearing part of your conversation.

      Marjorie: Well, I'm sorry. I didn't know anyone was here.

      Julia: Yes, and I gather from your comments there are a couple of other things you don't know, Marjorie. For example, you probably didn't know that Suzanne was the only contestant in Georgia pageant history to sweep every category except congeniality, and that is not something the women in my family aspire to anyway. Or that when she walked down the runway in her swimsuit, five contestants quit on the spot. Or that when she emerged from the isolation booth to answer the question, "What would you do to prevent war?" she spoke so eloquently of patriotism, battlefields and diamond tiaras, grown men wept. And you probably didn't know, Marjorie, that Suzanne was not just any Miss Georgia, she was the Miss Georgia. She didn't twirl just a baton, that baton was on fire. And when she threw that baton into the air, it flew higher, further, faster than any baton has ever flown before, hitting a transformer and showering the darkened arena with sparks! And when it finally did come down, Marjorie, my sister caught that baton, and 12,000 people jumped to their feet for sixteen and one-half minutes of uninterrupted thunderous ovation, as flames illuminated her tear-stained face! And that, Marjorie - just so you will know - and your children will someday know - is the night the lights went out in Georgia!

    • Connections
      Featured in The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Georgia on My Mind
      by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell

      Performed by Doc Severinsen

      (seasons 1-5)

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Designing Women
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 26, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Bloodworth-Thomason
      • Columbia Pictures Television
      • Mozark Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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