Designing Women (season 6)

Designing Women (season 6)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	23
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 16, 1991 – May 4, 1992

This is a list of episodes for the sixth season (1991–92) of the television series Designing Women.

This season has been released in a DVD box set by Shout! Factory.^[1]

Episodes

• Nº = Overall episode number
• Ep = This season's episode number

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
119/120	1/2	"The Big Desk"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	September 16, 1991
It is revealed that Suzanne has moved to Japan (as Delta Burke has left the series). Carlene, Charlene's sister, is introduced as well as Julia's cousin Allison who bought out Suzanne's share of Sugarbaker's. Much to everyone's dismay, Allison has an enormous desk delivered to Sugarbaker's before she arrives on scene, where she quickly annoys everyone at Sugarbaker's. Hilarity ensues when a male stripper arrives at the office for Julia's birthday only to accidentally strip for Allison. Sugarbaker cousin and new not-so-silent partner Allison tries to take charge of Sugarbaker's, and Julia is not too thrilled. Also, Charlene's younger sister Carlene arrives and reveals she's divorcing her husband. Anthony and Allison fight over ownership of Suzanne's house. [Notes: Julia Duffy and Jan Hooks join the cast. Jean Smart's final appearance on the series; she is credited as a "special guest star."]
121	3	"A Toe in the Water"	David Steinberg	Pam Norris	September 23, 1991
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 his personal servant.
122	4	"Dwayne's World"	David Steinberg	Paul Clay and Pam Norris	September 30, 1991
Mary Jo protectively takes divorcee Carlene under her wing — going overboard with a lie about Carlene's latest flame — when ex-hubby Dwayne shows up to sweep Carlene off her feet again.
123	5	"Marriage Most Foul"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	October 7, 1991
When Allison's ex-convict former flame (whom she turned in for insider trading) is released, she fears he is plotting revenge; instead, he proposes to her.
124	6	"Picking a Winner"	Asaad Kelada	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	October 14, 1991
Mary Jo turns to a sperm bank to get pregnant, prompting mixed reactions at work. Meanwhile, Julia threatens to rip the draperies from the windows of the home of a wealthy client whose payment is overdue.
125	7	"Last Tango in Atlanta"	Charles Frank	Thom Bray and Michael Ross	October 21, 1991
Allison gets a bad hairdo from a ponytailed stylist. The women help out at an outreach program at Anthony's old prison and are stuck in a room with T-Tommy Reed during a prison riot. He takes a liking to Allison and makes her feel better about her hairdo. After the women leave the jail, Allison receives a package from T-Tommy with the stylist's ponytail in it.
126	8	"The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita"	David Steinberg	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 4, 1991
The Sugarbaker women take sides on the controversial confirmation hearings of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill's accusation of sexual harassment: Mary Jo and Julia side with Hill and Allison with Thomas. Conflict spills over into Allison's birthday party, where Mary Jo and Julia turn up in costume (they'd appeared in a stage production of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?) just in time to hear a television interview about the hearings with Allison.
127	9	"Just Say Doe"	David Steinberg	Andrea Carla Michaels	November 11, 1991
When Mary Jo's womanizing brother visits, falls for Allison, and takes her and Quinton on a deer-hunting trip, the women secretly tag along.
128	10	"Julia and Rusty, Sittin' in a Tree"	David Steinberg	Thom Bray and Michael A. Ross	November 18, 1991
Julia is pressured into a second date with Rusty and ends up setting up Mary Jo with one of Rusty's friends. Carlene and Allison go out with some junior-college guys. Anthony tags along to the drive-in with Bernice to keep an eye on things.
129	11	"Julia and Mary Jo Get Stuck Under a Bed"	David Steinberg	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	December 1, 1991
Sugarbaker's enters a Christmas design contest, but are worried about their ideas being copied. While checking one of the competitor's designs out, Julia and Mary Jo have to hide under a promiscuous anchorman's bed to avoid being caught in his house.
130	12	"Real, Scary Men"	David Steinberg	Cathryn Michon	December 9, 1991
When their van breaks down the women become unwelcome guests at men's club retreat Wildman Sanctuary, where Anthony is trying to land a new account.
131	13	"Tales Out of School"	David Steinberg	Paul Clay and Pam Norris	December 16, 1991
Anthony sees opportunity when his normally unfriendly law professor is attracted to Carlene and invites the two of them to his annual Christmas party.
132	14	"Driving My Mama Back Home"	William Cosentino	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	January 6, 1992
Julia and Mary Jo take Mary Jo's mother home on an overnight bus trip. Allison, Carlene and Anthony get locked in the storeroom while taking inventory.
133	15	"Payne Comes Home"	Paul Clay	Eleanor S. Hyde-White	January 13, 1992
Julia's son Payne returns home with news that his marriage is ending.
134	16	"Carlene's New Apartment"	David Steinberg	Paul Clay	January 20, 1992
Carlene invites Julia, Mary Jo, Allison, Anthony and Bernice to a sleepover to celebrate her finding her own apartment, which turns out to be not in the best part of town. They end up fleeing in the middle of the night.
135	17	"Mamed"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	February 3, 1992
A tough-talking, hard-drinking, temperamental Broadway has-been promises to make Julia rue the day that she stole the role of Mame from her in Anthony's community-theater production. But on opening night she is too drunk to perform, and Anthony is pressed into taking on the role.
136	18	"A Scene from a Mall"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	February 10, 1992
Mall security guards accuse Anthony of criminal activities when he is standing outside a jewelry store. Julia stages a sit-in at the mall to protest his unfair treatment.
137	19	"All About Odes to Atlanta"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	March 2, 1992
Carlene enters an Atlanta theme-song contest and convinces Mary Jo and Julia to perform her jingle with her at the contest finals. Shortly after entering, Carlene gets a groupie who wants to be as helpful as she can with the contest. She turns out to be a competitor in the jingle contest who is trying to sabotage Carlene's chance at winning.
138	20	"I Enjoy Being a Girl"	David Steinberg	Norma Safford Vela	March 9, 1992
On an overnight Girl Scout outing, Carlene's leadership abilities take a beating while Allison's methods seem to charm the spoiled troopers, and Mary Jo and Julia advocate roughing it.
139	21	"L.A. Story"	Roberta Sherry Scelza	Paul Clay	March 23, 1992
Allison invests in a Hollywood film, then brings everyone to director Charles Nelson Reilly's home. He has no idea who they are and Allison learns she has basically been conned out of her $25,000 investment.
140	22	"A Little Night Music"	David Steinberg	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	April 27, 1992
Julia strolls down memory lane while awaiting the results of hysterectomy tests at a hospital whose workers are on strike, and a surgeon turns out to be her prescription for romance.
141	23	"Shades of Vanessa"	Art Dielhenn	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	May 4, 1992
The Sugarbaker women use Anthony as "date bait" to reel in a big account involving a hotelier's flamboyant debutante daughter who's angling for a whopper of a deal, then Anthony announces he is marrying Vanessa who intends to become a partner in Sugarbaker's. Guest star: Jackée Harry as Vanessa

References

1. "The Complete 6th Season" at TVShowsOnDVD.com

External links

• Designing Women at the Internet Movie Database
• Designing Women at TV.com