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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
    2,413
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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
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews38

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    sadierose

    A witty and wonderful show

    This show had a lot of wit and humor. It was such a greatly written show about issues that were (and still are) important. They were brought to light for others to learn and understand.

    Additionally, the comedy was hilarious. I found the women to be fantastic characters and the actresses did such wonderful jobs. I loved the speeches Julia fired upon people, the useless stories Charlene recalled, the wit that Mary Jo displayed, and the way that Suzanne was ignorant and it was done in such a humorous and revealing way. I just think this show was ingenious!
    drednm

    Landmark TV

    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 of her character, Suzanne Sugarbaker. By the end of the season, Burke was out of the show and was soon followed by Smart, who wanted more time with her family.

    Season 6 brought in Jan Hooks to replace Smart and Julia Duffy to replace Burke. While Hooks was mostly annoying, Duffy was an outright disaster as the unlikable Alison Sugarbaker. Neither actress came close to capture the warmth and humor of Burke and Smart.

    Season 7 saw Duffy gone and with Judith Ivey coming in as a blowsy millionaire widow. An improvement, but the bad writing that plagued season 6, continued into season 7. Stupid storylines and predictable plots defeated anything the cast could do with the material.

    Also, by season 6 the women talked about their design firm but their work was virtually erased from any plots. Taylor's character of Anthony also descended from a lovable and hapless man to a smug jerk. They eventually married him off to a Vegas showgirl (Sheryl Lee Ralph) which went nowhere.

    Even the beloved and zany character of Ghostley's Bernice went from being loopy to being just one of the women.

    In most shows in the last 2 seasons, they just sit around yapping. Meanwhile the production values of the show plummeted with sets that look like high school productions.

    An attempt to spin off Taylor and Ralph into their own show, with Della Reese and Sherman Hemsley as her parents, flopped. The hit show went out with a whimper.
    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.
    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!!
    needles-pins

    Great Show

    Designing Women was WAY before it's time! It is relavant to the Women's Tell All Movement of today. The show should have gone to the big screen with such a great cast and the stellar performances they gave and with no profanities! Bring it back so the audiences can see good humor with the correct language.

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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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