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 [...]	D
Jan Hooks said she got a lot of very negative feedback from fans when she tried to step into th [...]	D
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason wrote all of her scripts on legal pads, and they would turn out longe [...]	D
When creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason pitched the series to CBS, she hadn't decided on what th [...]	D
Julia Duffy complained about being mistreated on the set. At one point, allegedly, one of the c [...]	D
Dixie Carter, being a Republican, didn't always agree with her character's liberal views. So sh [...]	D
The series had several running gags, including Mary Jo's frequent opening line in any given epi [...]	D
Charlene mentions that she is from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, which is also the birthplace of the [...]	D
During season 6, there was a story line for Mary-Jo wanting to have a baby. Producers dropped t [...]	D
Toward the end of the series friction between the actresses got so bad that when a new script w [...]	D
During the first season, CBS kept moving the show around, moving it from its original Monday ni [...]	D
The series enjoyed a 3-year ratings high when it aired back-to-back successfully with Murphy Br [...]	D
During Season 1, the show had actually been put on hiatus and canceled at the same time. Until [...]	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 [...]	D
The name of the show, Designing Women, is taken from an expression to describe women who are ac [...]	D
Jean Smart had decided to leave the series on her own accord, as she had grown tired of the rol [...]	D
Of the original cast, Jean Smart was the only one not born in the south or southeastern United [...]	D
Both Delta Burke (Suzanne) and Jean Smart (Charlene) are diabetics. Jean Smart has Type 1 diabe [...]	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 every [...]	D
Charlene's sister, Karlene, is never mentioned prior to her joining the cast in Season 6. When [...]	D
Despite Season 6 sitting high in the rank ratings of 6th, the show was moved to Friday nights ( [...]	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 char [...]	D
Of the twenty-five series the major networks debuted in 1986, this show was the only one to sti [...]	D
Hal Holbrook character of Reece Watson was written/killed off in season 5 due to Holbrook being [...]	D
Despite the fact that she had already had significant roles in two prior television series, CBS [...]	D
TV Guide reported on the public feud between Delta Burke and the.show's producers speculating t [...]	D
In September after the DW creator wrote an op-ed piece in the Hollywood Reporter, ABC decided t [...]	D
Like his character, Mesach Taylor would in real life develop a close friendship with Delta Burk [...]	D
Alice Ghostley's character of Bernice Clifton was not related to any of the characters on the s [...]	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 [...]	D
When Dixie Carter left the cast of Diff'rent Strokes (1978), her role of Maggie McKinney-Drummo [...]	D
Dixie Carter and Delta Burke starred together in the early 80s Dynasty/Dallas spoof "Filthy Ric [...]	D
The exterior of Sugarbaker & Associates Interior Design is The Villa Marre, a Victorian mansion [...]	D
After being a very successful ensemble player on Saturday Night Live; Jan Hooks followed up tha [...]	D

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Errori

In several episodes the characters reference going to the fast-food restaurant Carl's Jr. There are [...]	D

Frase

Anthony: Julia, excuse me for overhearing, but I [...]	D
Suzanne: [packing for a camping trip] Those are [...]	D
Julia: Excuse me, aren't you Marjorie Leigh Winn [...]	D
[Suzanne modeling a fur pull-over] protestor: 5 [...]	D
Anthony: [in a bubble bath, ringing a bell persi [...]	D
James Dean 'J.D.' Shackelford: You look so beaut [...]	D
[repeated line] Julia: Have you all just COMPLE [...]	D
Charlene: I asked this Northern woman, "Where ar [...]	D
Carlene Frazier Dobber: I've learned one thing i [...]	D
Julia: I think you should tell them to take thei [...]	D
Julia: [when a flight attendant refuses to tell [...]	D
Mary Jo: Anthony, where have you been all mornin [...]	D
Julia: I'm saying I want you and your equipment [...]	D
Julia: Yes, you can give him a message. You do t [...]	D
Julia: [reading aloud a letter from Dash Goff] Y [...]	D
Carlene Frazier Dobber: You know, Allison, you r [...]	D
[about Nancy Reagan's book] Suzanne: She said i [...]	D
Suzanne: I never use catalogs. I'd rather go in [...]	D
Suzanne: She's not only old, she's stupid!	D
[Their Yuletide Homes design has been stolen] B [...]	D
Suzanne: I got pulled over this morning for havi [...]	D
Vanessa Hargraves: I am going to work. It is gre [...]	D
[after Charlene turns juror Julia in for discuss [...]	D
Allison: [annoyed because Anthony has made her h [...]	D
Mary Jo Shively: You know, Allison kind of remin [...]	D
Julia: And that is the night... the lights... we [...]	D
[Boarding a plane] Suzanne: Where are our seats [...]	D
Allison: Oh, Julia, just so you know, the next t [...]	D
Anthony: Oh ALLISON! Allison: [annoyed] What? [...]	D
Mary Jo: And why do you know all the capitols of [...]	D
Bonnie Jean 'B.J.' Poteet: In Texas, we have wha [...]	D
Mary Jo Shively: We think that your friend, Mone [...]	D
Julia: Suzanne, if sex were fast food, there'd b [...]	D
[En route to Japan] Suzanne: And I'll tell you [...]	D
Julia: I guess I'm excited about seeing Mother a [...]	D