Designing Women

When Allison Sugarbaker, a cousin of Julia and Suzanne, buys out Suzanne's share of the business as an investment, everyone at Sugarbaker's mistakenly assumes that she is not actually planning to work there.

When Allison Sugarbaker, a cousin of Julia and Suzanne, buys out Suzanne's share of the business as an investment, everyone at Sugarbaker's mistakenly assumes that she is not actually planning to work there.

Intent on proving that Julia is afraid to start dating again, Allison questions the sexual preference of Julia's new beau.

When Carlene's ex-husband, Dwayne, arrives and gives her his permission to date, an infuriated Carlene and Mary Jo lie about her already having a boyfriend.

Sugarbaker's becomes a hive of frenzied pre-wedding activity when Allison's old flame, wealthy financier Barry Binsford, is released from prison and immediately proposes marriage to her.

Julia gives the money-conscious Allison one week to get an overdue payment from wealthy client Les Pittman, while Mary Jo decides to go to a sperm bank in order to get pregnant again.

Anthony persuades his reluctant co-workers to participate in an outreach program at the prison he once called home, and it's an experience none of them will forget.

The atmosphere at Sugarbaker's heats up quickly when discussion about Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill and the issue of sexual harassment turns into a war between the sexes.

Mary Jo's macho brother wants to take his nephew, Quint, on a male-bonding hunting trip -- until Allison meets him and plans a little hunting expedition of her own.

When Julia grants Rusty the electrician's birthday wish by going out with him, even stranger matches follow.

While snooping in the home of a famous Atlanta newscaster, Julia and Mary Jo are forced into hiding under his bed when he and his girlfriend return unexpectedly.

An antiquing trip into the Georgia woods turns wild and woolly when the staff of Sugarbaker's become stranded as the unwelcome guests at a men's club retreat.

When Anthony realizes that his unfriendly law professor seems to like Carlene, he enlists her help to score points with him.

Julia accompanies Mary Jo when she takes her mother home on an overnight bus trip while Anthony, Carlene and Allison get locked in the storeroom.

When Julia's son Payne comes home for a visit, he confesses that he has left his wife and plans to stay home permanently.

When Carlene invites her co-workers and Bernice over to share her excitement over her first single apartment, they are shocked by the terrible neighborhood.

Anthony fears he's created a monster when he casts Julia as the lead in a production of "Mame," which he is directing at a local theater, and then makes her the producer as well.

When Julia hears that Anthony has been accosted and unjustly accused of criminal activity by security guards at a shopping mall, she vows to teach the mall bigots a lesson.

As Carlene prepares to perform one of her inspired tunes with Julia and Mary Jo in the semi-finals of an Atlanta theme-song contest, an eager groupie named Heather offers her services and adulation.

After Carlene's proud announcement that she is going to be a Girl Scout troop leader, she decides to quit after one chaotic meeting with the troop-from-hell.

When Allison invests in a dubious film venture, she invites her co-workers to join her on a trip to Hollywood for a Tinseltown adventure that includes a stay at Charles Nelson Reilly's home.

When Julia discovers that she may need a hysterectomy and enters the hospital for further tests before the operation, a potentially terrifying encounter with her surgeon ends up lifting her spirits.

Anthony falls in love with a dubious debutante named Vanessa, who turns his business pursuits to pleasure and Sugarbaker's plans to turmoil.