Designing Women (1986)

Name: Designing Women
Released: 1986

Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are associates at their design firm, Sugarbaker and Associates. Julia is the owner and is very outspoken and strong-willed. Mary Jo is a divorced single-parent whom is just as strong-willed as Julia, but isn't as self-confident. Charlene is the naive and trusting farm girl from Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Suzanne is the self-centered ex-beauty queen whom has a number of wealthy ex-husbands.

Genres: Comedy

What to watch after Designing Women

Good Times (1974) — Same feel: feel-good, cheerful
Maude (1972) — Two steps away in the credits
The Cosby Show (1984) — A loose match in how its finales land
The Jeffersons (1975) — Jack Shea directed both
Will & Grace (1998) — Same feel: smart, feel-good
Harlem (2021) — Similar consistency, season to season