About This Quiz
"Designing Women" was the "Sex in the City" for style-savvy TV viewers in the late '80s and early '90s. Take our quiz to test your knowledge of the Sugarbaker sisters and their closest friends and colleagues."Designing Women" tells the story of four interior designers living in Atlanta, Georgia.
"Designing Women" hit the airwaves Sept. 29, 1986, and ran until 1993.
The show had 163 episodes and numerous major cast changes over its seven season run.
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The often mentioned but never seen Consuela is Suzanne's maid and drags her on plenty of crazy adventures.
Thanks to her sassy personality and passionate speeches, Julia Sugarbaker is also known as The Terminator.
Julia and Reese Watson share many years as a couple before Reese dies suddenly during season five.
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Julia's son Payne graduates from Vanderbilt University, marries Sylvie and moves to New York over the course of the show.
Suzanne won 11 pageant titles, including the coveted Miss Georgia World.
Suzanne has three husbands over the seven seasons of "Designing Women," including Dash, Jack and J. Benton Stonecipher.
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The gregarious Suzanne has a pet pig name Noel — until the pig runs away, never to be found again.
Delta Burke played Suzanne Sugarbaker for five seasons before quitting the show, when her character moved to Japan.
Charlene Frazier plays the sweet, naive office manager on the show.
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After many failed romances, Charlene marries Col. Bill Stillfield and has a daughter named Olivia.
Mary Jo and Tom have two kids, Quinton and Claudia, before she leaves him because of his cheating ways.
Anthony Bouvier is the only male lead on the show and starts off as a delivery man before becoming a partner in the firm.
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Perky Sugarbaker moves to Japan, leaving her daughters to care for her zany friend Bernice Clifton.
Alice Ghostley guest starred as Bernice on 45 episodes of "Designing Women."
Allison Sugarbaker takes over the firm and Suzanne's house after Suzanne leaves Atlanta.
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Dixie Carter played Julia Sugarbaker on 163 episodes of "Designing Women."
Annie Potts played Mary Jo on 163 episodes of the show.
"Designing Women" won just one Emmy award during its seven seasons, in 1988 for hairstyling.
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In a classic "Designing Women" moment, Julia gets her head stuck in a banister just before the governor's ball.
The ever-loyal Anthony dresses as Consuela (after Suzanne pays him) to take a citizenship test in her place.
Julia becomes a surrogate mother-of-sorts for Randa Oliver after Reese dies suddenly.
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Charlene's little sister Carlene takes on the role of office manager when big sis leaves the firm.
After deciding that two children isn’t enough, Mary Jo considers artificial means of becoming a mother again in season six.
B.J. Poteet joins the "Designing Women" cast to help Sugarbaker's survive after Allison leaves the firm.
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Anthony marries showgirl Etienne during a trip to Las Vegas.
The women all picture the grand staircase at Tara from "Gone With the Wind" during a design project in the final episode.
Delta Burke took on the role of Suzanne Sugarbaker once again for the 1995 reboot "Women of the House."
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