Quattro donne in carriera

Atlanta. Le sorelle Julia e Suzanne Sugarbaker sono due donne dal carattere molto diverso: Julia è un'elegante, schietta intellettuale liberale, Suzanne è una ricca, appariscente, spesso egocentrica ex reginetta di bellezza. Sono costantemente in disaccordo ma insieme hanno creato la Sugarbaker Designs, una società di architettura d'interni. Julia gestisce l'azienda, mentre Suzanne è soprattutto la finanziatrice. La pragmatica stilista Mary Jo Shively, una donna divorziata con due figli, e la office manager Charlene Frazier Stillfield, una donna un po' ingenua ma dal carattere dolce, sono tra le investitrici iniziali e collaboratrici delle due sorelle. Bouvier Anthony, un ex carcerato ingiustamente condannato per una rapina, è l'unico uomo del cast principale e in seguito diventa un partner della società. La serie cambia dalla sesta stagione quando il personaggio di Suzanne si trasferisce in Giappone e vende la sua parte alla ricca cugina Allison Sugarbaker.
Creato da: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason |
Genere: Commedia |

Numero di stagioni: 7
Numero di episodi: 163
Data prima messa in onda: 1986-09-29
Data ultima messa in onda: 1993-05-24

Approfondimenti

Jean Smart, who played Charlene on Designing Women from 1986-1992, and was always considered to be t [...] D
Jan Hooks said she got a lot of very negative feedback from fans when she tried to step into the voi [...] D
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason wrote all of her scripts on legal pads, and they would turn out longer tha [...] D
When creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason pitched the series to CBS, she hadn't decided on what the fou [...] D
Julia Duffy complained about being mistreated on the set. At one point, allegedly, one of the cast m [...] D
Dixie Carter, being a Republican, didn't always agree with her character's liberal views. So she and [...] D
The series had several running gags, including Mary Jo's frequent opening line in any given episode' [...] D
Charlene mentions that she is from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, which is also the birthplace of the show' [...] D
During season 6, there was a story line for Mary-Jo wanting to have a baby. Producers dropped this i [...] D
Toward the end of the series friction between the actresses got so bad that when a new script would [...] D
During the first season, CBS kept moving the show around, moving it from its original Monday night t [...] D
The series enjoyed a 3-year ratings high when it aired back-to-back successfully with Murphy Brown ( [...] D
During Season 1, the show had actually been put on hiatus and canceled at the same time. Until the n [...] D
Suzanne's housekeeper, Consuela, was often talked about, but never seen on the show. D
Season 6 enjoyed its highest ranking of the series. Ranking 6th over 30 million people tuned in when [...] D
The name of the show, Designing Women, is taken from an expression to describe women who are acting [...] D
Jean Smart had decided to leave the series on her own accord, as she had grown tired of the role of [...] D
Of the original cast, Jean Smart was the only one not born in the south or southeastern United State [...] D
Both Delta Burke (Suzanne) and Jean Smart (Charlene) are diabetics. Jean Smart has Type 1 diabetes a [...] D
Jean Smart and Richard Gillard aka JD married in 1987. And were married until his death in 2021 D
During Delta Burke's falling out with the ladies on the show, she privately apologized to everyone. [...] D
Charlene's sister, Karlene, is never mentioned prior to her joining the cast in Season 6. When Charl [...] D
Despite Season 6 sitting high in the rank ratings of 6th, the show was moved to Friday nights (Or th [...] D
Mentioned in Sposati con figli: If I Could See Me Now (1991). D
According to creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason during the 2006 Designing Women Reunion the character [...] D
Hal Holbrook character of Reece Watson was written/killed off in season 5 due to Holbrook being offe [...] D
Of the twenty-five series the major networks debuted in 1986, this show was the only one to still be [...] D
Despite the fact that she had already had significant roles in two prior television series, CBS was [...] D
TV Guide reported on the public feud between Delta Burke and the.show's producers speculating that a [...] D
In September after the DW creator wrote an op-ed piece in the Hollywood Reporter, ABC decided to giv [...] D
Like his character, Mesach Taylor would in real life develop a close friendship with Delta Burke and [...] D
Alice Ghostley's character of Bernice Clifton was not related to any of the characters on the show. D
Dixie Carter is the only cast member to appear in every episode. D
The only Emmy nominations for acting went to Delta Burke, Meshach Taylor, and Alice Ghostley. D
Dixie Carter was seventeen years older than Delta Burke. It's reported in a later episode that their [...] D
When Dixie Carter left the cast of Diff'rent Strokes (1978), her role of Maggie McKinney-Drummond wa [...] D
Dixie Carter and Delta Burke starred together in the early 80s Dynasty/Dallas spoof "Filthy Rich"; i [...] D
The exterior of Sugarbaker & Associates Interior Design is The Villa Marre, a Victorian mansion buil [...] D
After being a very successful ensemble player on Saturday Night Live; Jan Hooks followed up that maj [...] D

Connessioni

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Frase

Anthony: Julia, excuse me for overhearing, but I j [...] D
Suzanne: [packing for a camping trip] Those are al [...] D
Julia: Excuse me, aren't you Marjorie Leigh Winnic [...] D
[Suzanne modeling a fur pull-over] protestor: 50 [...] D
Anthony: [in a bubble bath, ringing a bell persist [...] D
James Dean 'J.D.' Shackelford: You look so beautif [...] D
[repeated line] Julia: Have you all just COMPLETE [...] D
Charlene: I asked this Northern woman, "Where are [...] D
Carlene Frazier Dobber: I've learned one thing in [...] D
Julia: I think you should tell them to take their [...] D
Julia: [when a flight attendant refuses to tell he [...] D
Mary Jo: Anthony, where have you been all morning? [...] D
Julia: I'm saying I want you and your equipment ou [...] D
Julia: Yes, you can give him a message. You do tak [...] D
Julia: [reading aloud a letter from Dash Goff] Yes [...] D
Carlene Frazier Dobber: You know, Allison, you rem [...] D
[about Nancy Reagan's book] Suzanne: She said it [...] D
Suzanne: I never use catalogs. I'd rather go in th [...] D
Suzanne: She's not only old, she's stupid! D
[Their Yuletide Homes design has been stolen] Ber [...] D
Suzanne: I got pulled over this morning for having [...] D
Vanessa Hargraves: I am going to work. It is great [...] D
[after Charlene turns juror Julia in for discussin [...] D
Allison: [annoyed because Anthony has made her his [...] D
Mary Jo Shively: You know, Allison kind of reminds [...] D
Julia: And that is the night... the lights... went [...] D
[Boarding a plane] Suzanne: Where are our seats? [...] D
Allison: Oh, Julia, just so you know, the next tim [...] D
Anthony: Oh ALLISON! Allison: [annoyed] What? An [...] D
Mary Jo: And why do you know all the capitols of e [...] D
Bonnie Jean 'B.J.' Poteet: In Texas, we have what' [...] D
Mary Jo Shively: We think that your friend, Monett [...] D
Julia: Suzanne, if sex were fast food, there'd be [...] D
[En route to Japan] Suzanne: And I'll tell you so [...] D
Julia: I guess I'm excited about seeing Mother aga [...] D

Elenchi

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Stagioni

NTitoloSoggettoData della prima messa in ondaNumero di episodi
0SpecialiSpeciali20032D
1Stagione 1198622D
2Stagione 2198722D
3Stagione 3198822D
4Stagione 4198928D
5Stagione 5199024D
6Stagione 6199123D
7Stagione 7199222D

Cast

Annie Potts
Annie Potts
(Mary Jo Shively)
Dixie Carter
Dixie Carter
(Julia Sugarbaker)
Jan Hooks
Jan Hooks
(Carlene Frazier Dobber)
Judith Ivey
Judith Ivey
(Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet)
Meshach Taylor
Meshach Taylor
(Anthony Bouvier)