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Season 3

22 Episodes

1988

Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula

E01

Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula

11/14/1988·30m

A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.

The Candidate

E02

The Candidate

11/21/1988·30m

Julia runs for a seat on the local board of commissioners, but her outspokenness may cost her the election.

E.P. Phone Home

E03

E.P. Phone Home

11/28/1988·30m

While touring Graceland on VIP tickets, Julia is touched when a truck driver tells how the King influenced his life.

Getting Married and Eating Dirt

E04

Getting Married and Eating Dirt

12/5/1988·30m

Bernice asks the ladies to be her wedding attendants when she receives a marriage proposal from a TV pitchman -- who habitually proposes to every woman he meets.

Big Haas and Little Falsie

E05

Big Haas and Little Falsie

12/12/1988·30m

Mary-Jo contemplates breast enlargement after receiving an inheritance from her uncle Dude stipulating that she must spend it on something frivolous.

Hard Hats and Lovers

E06

Hard Hats and Lovers

12/19/1988·30m

Suzanne convinces Charlene that Bill should date more before they get serious, and the ladies plan revenge on a bunch of sexist hardhats working across the street.

But They're Really Great Curtains

E07

But They're Really Great Curtains

1/2/1989·30m

Striking laborers from a textile factory besiege the company, and the Sugarbakers women come to respect them for surviving their terrible working conditions.

The Wilderness Experience

E08

The Wilderness Experience

1/9/1989·30m

The women embark on a wilderness survival course designed to build leadership -- but it's first-time camper Bernice who ultimately takes command.

Tyrone

E09

Tyrone

1/16/1989·30m

Acting as surrogate brother a troubled youth, Anthony remembers his own painful childhood, and when Julia puts her trust in Anthony's juvenile charge, it only gets her photo on the evening news.

Mr. Bailey

E10

Mr. Bailey

1/23/1989·30m

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 Naked Truth

E11

The Naked Truth

2/13/1989·30m

Mary Jo, Charlene and Anthony feign nonchalance at a nudist colony, the Sugarbakers' nieces visit.

The Junies

E12

The Junies

2/20/1989·30m

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.

One Sees, the Other Doesn't

E13

One Sees, the Other Doesn't

2/27/1989·30m

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.

Odell

E14

Odell

3/6/1989·30m

Sugarbakers becomes the site of a Southern family feud after Charlene's brother arrives and announces he is marrying the daughter of a longtime family rival, Anthony partners Bernice in a dance contest.

Full Moon

E15

Full Moon

3/13/1989·30m

A full moon coincides with strange occurrences, including Mary Jo's sudden conviction that Claudia and her boyfriend are up to no good.

Ms. Meal Ticket

E16

Ms. Meal Ticket

3/20/1989·30m

Mary-Jo overreacts to J.D.'s losing his job and moving in with her, but a psychic helps her sort out her feelings.

The Engagement

E17

The Engagement

3/27/1989·30m

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.

Come On and Marry Me, Bill

E18

Come On and Marry Me, Bill

4/10/1989·30m

Charlene's wedding is in jeopardy when she finds Bill handcuffed to a scantily clad dancer after his stag party.

The Women of Atlanta

E19

The Women of Atlanta

5/1/1989·30m

A photographer shooting a magazine spread on the women of Atlanta asks the decorators to participate, but they become suspicious when he keeps encouraging sexier poses.

Stand and Fight

E20

Stand and Fight

5/8/1989·30m

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

The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America

E21

The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America

5/15/1989·30m

When she discovers him working as a bellboy/pianist, the accountant who absconded with her life savings offers Suzanne a deal.

Julia Drives Over the First Amendment

E22

Julia Drives Over the First Amendment

5/22/1989·30m

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.

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Season 4

28 Episodes

1989

The Proxy Pig and Great Pretenders

E01

The Proxy Pig and Great Pretenders

9/18/1989·30m

Mary Jo uses the mansion she's decorating to entertain, and Anthony suffers when his health insurance lapses and Suzanne must nurse his injured back.

One Night With You

E02

One Night With You

9/25/1989·30m

A terminally-ill high school classmate's last wish is to spend one night with the girl of his dreams -- Julia. The catch is, she doesn't remember him at all.

There She Is

E03

There She Is

10/2/1989·30m

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.

Nightmare From Hee Haw

E04

Nightmare From Hee Haw

10/16/1989·30m

The Sugerbaker women and their mates take a canoe trip in the Georgia backwoods -- which turns into a nightmare when them encounter some good ole boys.

The Girlfriend

E05

The Girlfriend

10/23/1989·30m

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.

The Rowdy Girls

E06

The Rowdy Girls

10/30/1989·30m

While she is helping the Sugarbakers women choreograph a Supremes lip-synch routine, Charlene's favorite cousin inadvertently reveals that she is a victim of domestic violence.

Bernice's Sanity Hearing

E07

Bernice's Sanity Hearing

11/13/1989·30m

The Sugarbaker women testify for Bernice when her niece Phyllis attempts to have her declared legally incompetent because she sings Bobbie Gentry songs to strangers on the street and introduces Anthony as her illegitimate son.

E08

Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence

11/20/1989·30m

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

E09

Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure

11/27/1989·30m

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.

E10

Manhunt

12/4/1989·30m

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.

E11

They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?

12/11/1989·30m

Fat as a feminist issue surfaces when Suzanne endures cruel jokes about her weight at her high-school reunion; Anthony enlists Julia and Mary Jo to join him in a two-day fast to focus attention on world hunger.

E12

You Got to Have Friends

12/18/1989·30m

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

E13

The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century (1)

1/1/1990·30m

Suzanne and Mary Jo rush Charlene to the hospital when she goes into labor on New Year's Eve and conceives a desire to deliver the first New Year's baby. Dolly Parton plays Charlene's ""guardian movie star,"" who comes to her in a dream with news of her baby's birth, and Bernice goes for an unexpected ambulance ride.

E14

The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century (2)

1/1/1990·30m

Suzanne and Mary Jo rush Charlene to the hospital when she goes into labor on New Year's Eve and conceives a desire to deliver the first New Year's baby. Dolly Parton plays Charlene's ""guardian movie star,"" who comes to her in a dream with news of her baby's birth, and Bernice goes for an unexpected ambulance ride.

E15

The Mistress

1/8/1990·30m

The ladies are hired by wealthy stockbroker Ancel Pollard to decorate a house for a client's wife -- and a condo for his mistress. Suzanne is sure that straight laced Julia and Mary Jo will never go through with the assignment.

E16

The Fur Flies

1/15/1990·30m

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.

E17

Oh, What a Feeling

1/29/1990·30m

Julia and Suzanne negotiate for a new delivery van and drive a hard bargain with an overbearing salesman (Ross).

E18

Anthony and Vanessa

2/5/1990·30m

Hired for a temporary job at Sugarbakers, Anthony's needy friend Vanessa learns the tricks of the trade from Suzanne, then goes to work reeling in Anthony.

E19

Payne Grows Up

2/19/1990·30m

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).

E20

Tornado Watch

2/26/1990·30m

A bizarre collection of characters is trapped inside Sugarbakers by a tornado warning, including hillbilly Daddy Jones who takes a liking to Bernice.

E21

Tough Enough

3/12/1990·30m

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.

E22

It's A Wonderful Life

3/19/1990·30m

Julia intervenes when Bill's grief over the loss of his first wife threatens his relationship with Charlene -- and she becomes convinced he is having an affair with his new cockpit partner, Gail.

E23

Suzanne Goes Looking For a Friend

4/9/1990·30m

A lonely Suzanne digs through her old pageant connections for a best girlfriend, not realizing that her friend's "coming out" meant that she was a lesbian and not just the oldest living debutante.

E24

Foreign Affairs

4/30/1990·30m

When her maid Consuela is threatened with deportation, Suzanne puts Anthony in a dress and pays him to impersonate the terrified woman. But he performs too well, awakening romantic interest in the Immigration and Naturalization Service examiner.

E25

Have Faith

5/7/1990·30m

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.

E26

Their Finest Hour

5/9/1990·30m

An hour-long clip show of highlights from the previous seasons, including: razor-tongued Julia standing up for Suzanne against an insolent beauty pageant contestant, Julia defending Bernice's eccentricities, Mary Jo commenting on men and bra sizes, Charlene wondering about everything from killer bees to the personal habits of other women, Suzanne displaying a series of wacky dresses, and Anthony being plagued by a variety of indignities.

E27

Anthony's Graduation

5/14/1990·30m

An extremely anxious Anthony makes it to his college graduation despite a series of mishaps and his nervousness about his grandmother's visit and his performance as commencement speaker.

E28

La Place sans Souci

5/21/1990·30m

At a plush spa, the sparse diet, vigorous exercise program and thermal mud baths bring out the worst in Suzanne -- especially when Julia and Mary Jo are encouraged to gain weight.

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Season 5

24 Episodes

1990

E01

A Blast From the Past

9/17/1990·30m

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.

E02

Papa Was a Rolling Stone

9/24/1990·30m

Charlene aims to make Anthony's 30th birthday a memorable one -- by hiring a private detective to find his long-lost father.

E03

Working Mother

10/1/1990·30m

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.

E04

Miss Trial

10/15/1990·30m

Julia's dinner plans with former President Jimmy Carter and his wife are put on hold when her slow-moving jury gets sequestered.

E05

The Bachelor Auction

10/22/1990·30m

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.

E06

Charlene Buys a House

10/29/1990·30m

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.

E07

Old Rebels and Young Models

11/5/1990·30m

Charlene's baby, Olivia, auditions for a modeling job, Mary Jo finds one of her former teachers in a nursing home.

E08

Nowhere To Run To

11/12/1990·30m

Mary Jo takes up jogging, and inadvertently helps turn Julia into a fitness zealot.

E09

A Class Act

11/19/1990·30m

Anthony buys in to become a full partner; new student Charlene fends off an amorous psychology professor.

E10

Keep the Home Fires Burning

11/26/1990·30m

With her husband away on a mission, Charlene guiltily draws close to a man in her support group for military spouses who wife is also away. Meanwhile, lottery fever sweeps Sugarbakers.

E11

My Daughter, Myself

12/10/1990·30m

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.

E12

And Now, Here's Bernice

12/17/1990·30m

After Bernice gets a local public-access cable TV show, Mary Jo has her heart broken by a client and decides that Bernice's show is the ideal arena to air her views on men.

E13

Pearls of Wisdom

1/7/1991·30m

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.

E14

High Noon in a Laundry Room

1/14/1991·30m

Anthony, concerned with his masculinity after working with the women so long, tries standing up to his bullying neighbor, and is further humiliated when the women come to his rescue.

E15

How Long Has This Been Going On?

1/28/1991·30m

Everyone at Sugarbakers is baffled to discover that sensible Julia has covertly been singing evenings at a nightclub, Anthony tries to muster the nerve to ask out a girl who works at the bookstore.

E16

The Emperor's New Nose

2/4/1991·30m

Bernice gets an extraordinarily bad eye tuck and rhinoplasty from a plastic surgeon whose work leaves something to be desired.

E17

Maybe, Baby

2/11/1991·30m

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

E18

This is Art?

2/25/1991·30m

Amateur painter Julia inadvertently becomes the darling of Atlanta's art scene when someone tries to buy her handbag while she's attending a gallery opening; Suzanne inadvertently glues her lips shut.

E19

Blame it on New Orleans

3/4/1991·30m

When the gang attends a convention in intoxicating New Orleans, Mary Jo unwittingly sleeps with a married man.

E20

I'll See You in Court

3/18/1991·30m

Mary Jo runs across the man who mugged her the year before, but faces horrendous judicial red tape to bring him to trial.

E21

The Big Circle

4/8/1991·30m

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.

E22

Friends and Husbands

4/29/1991·30m

Charlene, readjusting to married life upon Bill's return from the Middle East, quits her and Mary Jo's children's-book project.

E23

Fore!

5/6/1991·30m

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

E24

The Pride of Sugarbakers

5/13/1991·30m

Mary Jo and Julia demonstrate different coaching styles when their firm sponsors a Little League team.

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Season 7

22 Episodes

1992

E01

Of Human Bondage

9/25/1992·30m

After cousin Allison leaves Sugarbakers, Julia needs cash but is refused a bank loan. To cheer themselves up, the women play poker with a wealthy client -- who wins the business from them. Sugarbaker's could use an infusion of cash, and at a rowdy party given by potential new client B.J., the gals kick up their heels in wild abandon.

E02

Sex and the Single Woman

10/2/1992·30m

Carlene allows herself to be seduced by her ex-husband, then admits she was just using him for sex.

E03

Mary Jo vs. the Terminator

10/16/1992·30m

After Julia completely rewrites a letter Mary Jo asked her to proofread, Mary Jo comes unraveled on a fashion-show runway, where she just plain has her fill of know-it-all Julia. Meanwhile, back at the office, B.J. has her hands full with angry vegetarians.

E04

On the Road Again

10/23/1992·30m

In an attempt at spontaneity, a carefree Mary Jo takes off for Nashville on ""a hen party on wheels"" with Julia and Bernice, but become terrified when a trucker Bernice flirted with at a diner pursues them. Meanwhile, back at the office, Carlene and Anthony put their noses to the grindstone studying for midterms.

E05

Screaming Passages

10/30/1992·30m

Julia fears the emotional roller coaster of menopause -- just as her affair with Phillip heats up, and is upset when she discovers a Sugerbakers ""Change of Life"" surprise party.

E06

Viva Las Vegas (1)

11/6/1992·30m

After Vanessa calls off their wedding, Anthony joins the gang on a getaway to Las Vegas, where he nurses his broken heart -- in the company of a show stopping showgirl he impulsively weds.

E07

Fools Rush In (2)

11/13/1992·30m

BJ offers to help a desperate Anthony, who invents various schemes to extricate himself from his hasty marriage to a Las Vegas showgirl.

E08

Love Letters

11/20/1992·30m

A steamy love letter from another woman found in James' safe-deposit box shatters B.J.'s image of her late husband as a faithful companion worthy of her trust. Meanwhile, reveling in the destruction of her old car, a symbol of her days as a suburban housewife, Mary Jo goes wild in a new red convertible.

E09

The Vision Thing

12/4/1992·30m

Etienne drives Anthony crazy trying to be the perfect wife, and the Sugarbakers crew throw a Las Vegas style wedding shower for them.

E10

Trial and Error

12/11/1992·30m

B.J. goes overboard showering everyone with gifts, and law student Anthony gets carried away trying to help Mary Jo win a small-claims case involving her defective freezer.

E11

Too Dumb to Date

1/8/1993·30m

Mary Jo dates a handsome idiot, a to-die-for toyboy male model who seems to have few toys in the attic and little in common with her.

E12

The Odyssey

1/15/1993·30m

B.J.'s contribution to the Democratic Party gets the Sugarbaker crew invited to the Inaugural Ball, but the trip proves to be a party for no one, even Julia, who struggles to maintain a cheery disposition in the face of disaster as bad weather forces a change in plans.

E13

Oh Dog, Poor Dog

1/22/1993·30m

After eye surgery, Bernice overhears the gals talk of putting Mary Jo's dog out of its misery and figures they're planning her own mercy killing, so she barricades herself inside the storeroom. Meanwhile, Julia gets caught listing to a London phone line which plays tapes of Princess Diana's private conversations with her boyfriend.

E14

Wedding Redux

2/5/1993·30m

Anthony and Etienne renew their vows for Etienne's visiting parents and Anthony's grandmother at a ceremony at B.J.'s, where anything that could go wrong does.

E15

Nude Julia, New York Morning

2/12/1993·30m

Julia's old mentor for her bohemian art school days in New York unveils his nude portrait of Julia.

E16

Sex, Lies and Bad Hair Days

3/5/1993·30m

B.J.'s dating adventures take a turn for the worse on her birthday, when a bad-hair day and two miserable blind dates have her vowing to give up men, so Julia tries to cheer her up by getting her a date with a really nice fellow.

E17

Shovel Off to Buffalo

3/12/1993·30m

Worshiping hordes gather outside Sugarbaker's after the face of Elvis mysteriously appears on a snow shovel belonging to Mary Jo, who attracts the attention of a ""paraspectacular"" expert (Gilpin) -- especially when she apparently restores her neighbor's damaged hearing.

E18

It's Not So Easy Being Green

4/2/1993·30m

Anthony is jealous of Etienne's successful writer friend, who shares a vivid past with her, but tries to be gracious by throwing a signing party for him.

E19

The Woman Who Came to Sugarbakers

4/30/1993·30m

A visit from Julia's meddlesome former schoolmistress is extended -- on ghostly instructions from her deceased husband, it turns out -- until the desperate Sugarbakers women hold a seance to try to force her to leave.

E20

The Lying Game

5/7/1993·30m

There's no skirting the fact that Carlene is confused by new beau Eric (Kean), whose unusual habit (cross-dressing) she begins to understand only by tapping into her own masculine side.

E21

Gone With a Whim (1)

5/24/1993·30m

With Sugarbaker's in such bad financial shape, the ladies are grateful when B. J. gets them a job redecorating a house that resembles the great home from Gone With The Wind --- until they find out that the new lady of the house plans to rip out the grand staircase and replace it with an elevator. To make matters worse, B. J. finds out that their client is trying to take over Poteet Industries and plans to give Sugarbaker's to his young bride Kiki --- renaming it ""Kikibaker's"".

E22

Gone With a Whim (2)

5/24/1993·30m

With Julia continuing to fight to save the antebellum Kearney mansion, B.J. struggles to save Sugarbaker's and Poteet Industries from a take over from the Kearneys. However, despite their efforts, Kiki Kearney announces her new plans for ""Kikibaker's,"" Lester Kearney announces that the purchase of Poteet Industries is complete, and the modernizing of the mansion gets under way. Though Anthony and the women are fired for insubordination, when Craig, a friend of Mary Jo's, stumbles on some embarrassing news about the Kearney's illegal financial activities, Poteet Industries and Sugarbaker's are saved from the take over.

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Season 6

23 Episodes

1991

E01

The Big Desk (1)

9/16/1991·30m

Cousin Alison Sugarbaker buys out Suzanne's share of the business and then moves in, complete with an enormous desk and a take-charge attitude, Charlene's divorcing younger sister Carlene arrives.

E02

The Big Desk (2)

9/16/1991·30m

Cousin Alison Sugarbaker buys out Suzanne's share of the business and then moves in, complete with an enormous desk and a take-charge attitude, Charlene's divorcing younger sister Carlene arrives.

E03

A Toe in the Water

9/23/1991·30m

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.

E04

Dwayne's World

9/30/1991·30m

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.

E05

Marriage Most Foul

10/7/1991·30m

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.

E06

Picking a Winner

10/14/1991·30m

Mary Jo turns to a sperm bank to get pregnant, prompting mixed reactions at work. Meanwhile, Julia threaten to rip the draperies from the windows of the home of a wealthy client whose payment is overdue.

E07

Last Tango in Atlanta

10/21/1991·30m

When the Sugarbakers women are persuaded by Anthony to help with an outreach program at his former prison, they find themselves in the middle of a prison break and are held hostage by Anthony's old cellmate T. Tommy Reed -- who takes a liking to Allison.

E08

The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita

11/4/1991·30m

Perhaps the most famous episode, and a rare instance of a situation comedy making direct political comment on a current issue. The Sugarbakers 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 just in time to hear a television interview about the hearings with Allison.

E09

Just Say Doe

11/11/1991·30m

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.

E10

Julia and Rusty, Sittin' in a Tree

11/18/1991·30m

Julia's second date with electrician Rusty becomes a group outing with Carlene and Allison dating junior-college guys, and Anthony tagging along to the drive-in with Bernice to keep an eye on things.

E11

Julia and Mary Jo Get Stuck Under a Bed

12/2/1991·30m

Mary Jo and Julia are trapped under anchorman Chuck Tremain's bed when a Christmas design contest inspires them to examine a competitor's handiwork for evidence of plagiarism.

E12

Real, Scary Men

12/9/1991·30m

When their van breaks down the women become unwelcome guests at a men's club retreat Wildman Sanctuary, where Anthony is trying to land a new account.

E13

Tales Out of School

12/16/1991·30m

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

E14

Driving My Mama Back Home

1/6/1992·30m

Julia accompanies Mary Jo and her mother Darla on an overnight bus trip back to South Carolina; meanwhile, the other employees get locked into the storage room while doing inventory.

E15

Payne Comes Home

1/13/1992·30m

Julia delights in the opportunity to dote on son Payne when he returns for a visit -- which Julia learns will be permanent.

E16

Carlene's Apartment

1/20/1992·30m

Carlene moves into her own apartment on the wrong side of town, where space is at a minimum and burglars roam free, so the Sugarbakers staff visit to try to persuade her to find a better home.

E17

Mamed

2/3/1992·30m

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.

E18

A Scene From a Mall

2/24/1992·30m

Julia stages a sit-in at the mall to protest racial mistreatment of Anthony by brutish cops who accosted him for window shopping near a jewelry store -- and television coverage links Anthony romantically with Allison.

E19

All About Odes to Atlanta

3/2/1992·30m

Songwriter Carlene gains notoriety -- and her first groupie -- by entering her ditty in the semi-finals Atlanta's theme-song contest, where she performs with Mary Jo and Julia, all decked out in ""big hair"" and costumes.

E20

I Enjoy Being a Girl

3/9/1992·30m

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.

E21

L.A. Story

3/23/1992·30m

Allison thinks she's invited to stay at Charles Nelson Reilly's home, so the decorators do Hollywood and get flimflammed on an expenses-paid trip accompanying investor Allison to the set of her movie.

E22

A Little Night Music

4/27/1992·30m

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.

E23

Shades of Vanessa

5/4/1992·30m

The Sugarbakers 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 Sugarbakers.