The BEST episodes written by Pam Norris

The Junies
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9.53
39 votes

#1 - The Junies

Designing Women - Season 3 - Episode 12

Charlene becomes a part-time saleswoman for "Lady Jun" cleaning products, and when she repeatedly succumbs to psychological pressure from her friend Libby despite her stated intention to quit, Julia determines to rescue her from this "cult" -- and winds up taking on Lady Jun herself. Meanwhile, Anthony receives an unusual nomination from his junior college -- as homecoming queen -- and gets unexpected support from Suzanne.

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One Sees, the Other Doesn't
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9.50
40 votes

#2 - One Sees, the Other Doesn't

Designing Women - Season 3 - Episode 13

Suzanne didn't spend one week and $2,000 at a spa to be asked out by a blind client who can't appreciate her radiance -- especially since she finds it difficult to believe that he is attracted by her personality.

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There She Is
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8.62
11 votes

#3 - There She Is

Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 3

While preparing for Charlene's baby shower, the Sugarbakers women are surprised by a visit from the Director of Pageants for Miss Georgia. Due to a clerical error discovered in the 1975 balloting, Suzanne must relinquish the crown she won 15 years earlier.

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Pearls of Wisdom
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8.57
6 votes

#4 - Pearls of Wisdom

Designing Women - Season 5 - Episode 13

Mary Jo borrows and loses a string of pearls flaunted by Suzanne, subbing as a lifestyles reporter for local TV news. Meanwhile, a recurring dream about Julia upsets Anthony.

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Fore!
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8.44
7 votes

#5 - Fore!

Designing Women - Season 5 - Episode 23

Suzanne is jealous when Anthony is invited to be the first black (i.e., token) in the previously all-white Beaumont Country Club.

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Manhunt
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8.36
10 votes

#6 - Manhunt

Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 10

Desperately single Mary Jo, worried that her busy schedule will condemn her to a life alone, accepts coaching from Suzanne as she plans a weekend manhunt.

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Have Faith
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8.27
10 votes

#7 - Have Faith

Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 25

When Mary Jo attends church with Julia and Suzanne, she ends up dating Gene Chapman, the minister, but feeling guilty about her sexual interest in him.

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The Fur Flies
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8.18
9 votes

#8 - The Fur Flies

Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 16

The fur flies at a fashion show, where Suzanne's after-dinner mink causes a riot among animal-rights activists. Meanwhile, Charlene is forced to bring Olivia to Sugarbakers while she looks for a nanny.

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The Bachelor Auction
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8.18
10 votes

#9 - The Bachelor Auction

Designing Women - Season 5 - Episode 5

When organizational confusion leads to Suzanne winning a date with Anthony in a bachelor charity auction, the two reluctantly try to make the best of a very awkward situation.

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Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence
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8.00
10 votes

#10 - Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence

Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 8

While posing for a gag photo at the governor's mansion, Julia gets her head stuck in the banister just before the annual ball.

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Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure
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8.00
11 votes

#11 - Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure

Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 9

Julia and Suzanne's plans go awry when they travel to Japan to visit their mother: after discovering that she has gone to Paris to see a sick friend, they are robbed of their luggage and money. Meanwhile, Anthony and Mary Jo are stuck with an enormous telephone bill after calling in votes to a television poll.

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Tough Enough
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8.00
9 votes

#12 - Tough Enough

Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 21

A redecorating job for a sports account is right down Sugarbakers' alley when it pits the women against a macho, over-confident designer from an all-male firm. They determine to steal one of his prized clients, Cherokee Lanes Bowling Alley, but discover they must pose as regular bowlers.

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Maybe, Baby
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8.00
6 votes

#13 - Maybe, Baby

Designing Women - Season 5 - Episode 17

Mary Jo, wanting a baby, turns to her friend and former beau; Suzanne takes up smoking as a way to diet.

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The Big Circle
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8.00
7 votes

#14 - The Big Circle

Designing Women - Season 5 - Episode 21

Julia tries coping with her boyfriend Reese's death by looking after Randa Oliver, the supremely spoiled child of a client couple on an extended vacation.

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Payne Grows Up
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7.92
11 votes

#15 - Payne Grows Up

Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 19

Julia is not pleased to learn that Payne is graduating early in order to marry his pregnant girlfriend. Upset at becoming a grandmother so soon, Julia gets tipsy at the wedding, then wakes up mortified -- and scantily clad -- the next day with Payne's frat house roommate (Young).

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You Got to Have Friends
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7.91
11 votes

#16 - You Got to Have Friends

Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 12

Mary Jo takes a second job at a fast food place when Ted's child support payment is late.

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The Girlfriend
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7.82
10 votes

#17 - The Girlfriend

Designing Women - Season 4 - Episode 5

Attempting to prove himself when Mary Jo hires him and some of his ex-convict friends to finish an incomplete remodeling job, Anthony gets a new girlfriend -- an ambitious young woman who sees him as an upwardly mobile vehicle.

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Working Mother
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7.78
8 votes

#18 - Working Mother

Designing Women - Season 5 - Episode 3

Resentment builds between Charlene and Mary Jo when Charlene wants to take a year off to look after her baby. The decorators cater to the whims of a rich, insufferable 10-year-old client as Mary Jo and Charlene ponder the joys and pitfalls of working mothers.

Charlene Buys a House
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7.77
12 votes

#19 - Charlene Buys a House

Designing Women - Season 5 - Episode 6

As the proud new owner of a grand but ghostly mansion, Charlene hires the decorators to give the place a facelift -- not mentioning that it's haunted.

A Blast from the Past
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7.64
10 votes

#20 - A Blast from the Past

Designing Women - Season 5 - Episode 1

Sugarbaker's is beset by tourists when the building's Civil War foundation puts it on the Tour of Historical Homes, Mary Jo opens her heart to an old friend eager to make good on a marriage pact they once entered into.

A Toe in the Water
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7.62
7 votes

#21 - A Toe in the Water

Designing Women - Season 6 - Episode 3

Julia thinks she's ready to resume dating, but Alison disagrees, questioning the manliness of Julia's new beau. Meanwhile, Allison and Anthony continue to bicker about who owns Suzanne's house, until Anthony obtains an affidavit asserting his right to occupy the house -- and allows Allison to stay on only as her personal servant.

Julia Drives Over the First Amendment
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7.60
10 votes

#22 - Julia Drives Over the First Amendment

Designing Women - Season 3 - Episode 22

A nearby newsstand selling pornography offends Julia, to the point where she drives her car straight through it, and pits her against an equally determined publisher in the ensuing court battle.

Mr. Bailey
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7.60
9 votes

#23 - Mr. Bailey

Designing Women - Season 3 - Episode 10

The designers are determined that a recently deceased client's last wish be honored -- to leave her millions (and the ladies' prepaid services) to her cat.

The Engagement
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7.50
11 votes

#24 - The Engagement

Designing Women - Season 3 - Episode 17

Charlene, now happily engaged, dreads meeting Bill's intimidating mother and aunt, Mary Jo gives the dating game another try, with a much younger man.

My Daughter, Myself
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7.50
7 votes

#25 - My Daughter, Myself

Designing Women - Season 5 - Episode 11

Mary Jo forbids her nearly 18-year-old daughter to date a 34-year-old, then dates him herself, Julia is forced to crash the men's room at a football stadium.

Tales Out of School
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7.43
6 votes

#26 - Tales Out of School

Designing Women - Season 6 - Episode 13

Anthony sees opportunity when his normally unfriendly law professor is attracted to Carlene and invites the two of them to his annual Christmas party.

Stand and Fight
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7.40
9 votes

#27 - Stand and Fight

Designing Women - Season 3 - Episode 20

When Mary Jo is mugged, the Sugarbaker women take a self-defense course.

Dead to Me
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7.31
506 votes

#28 - Dead to Me

Ghost Whisperer - Season 5 - Episode 14

Ned's Occult Anthropology professor is stalked by the ghost of a secret admirer. Ned tries to use a Ouija board to help solve the mystery but instead is warned that someone they know is going to die soon.

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