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Designing Women: The Complete First Season | 
 enlarge | Director: David Trainer
Actors: Dixie Carter, Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart
Studio: Shout Factory
List Price: $44.99
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Rating:  62 reviews
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd, Closed-captioned, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 535 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MCMDSF11238D
UPC: 826663112382
EAN: 0826663112382
Release Date: May 26, 2009
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 05/26/2009
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The mark of a great sitcom is whether the jokes and tone stand up to time, despite any outdated hairstyles and fashion. Designing Women is a great sitcom. The first season--which aired during 1986-1987--capitalizes on the leading ladies' charm and chemistry. Sure, the clothes may give away the era, but the dialogue is consistently whip-smart and funny. Julia Sugarbaker (Dixie Carter) owns an Atlanta interior design firm. She is a proper, well-mannered lady, but if you get on her bad side, watch out: Her words cut through like a knife, as evidenced in an episode where a clueless man thinks Julia and her friends might be flattered by his unwanted attention. Julia's sister Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke) is the polar opposite of her feminist sister. A former beauty queen, Suzanne has been married and divorced more than a handful of times. Though shallow and blunt, Suzanne also has a heart of gold when it comes to things that really matter--like friends and family. Mary Jo Shively (Annie Potts) is their petite, red-headed colleague. Divorced from a doctor who she put through med school, Mary Jo isn't sure how to navigate life as a single mom. Then there's Charlene Frazier (Jean Smart), whom Suzanne once referred to as a "big old donkey girl." Na ve and hopeful, Charlene sees the good in everyone--even Suzanne. The beauty of Designing Women is that while somes of the plotlines revolve around each character's insecurity, the writers also tap into what the women really want--even if they aren't aware of it. For instance, Suzanne volunteers to foster a child whose adoptive parents can't take her for a month. Never mind that this isn't the way foster parents or adoption works. The way Suzanne fusses over the little girl--even allowing Li Sing to wear one of her prized tiaras to bed--is as touching as it is funny. Meanwhile, Julia has a difficult time watching her 19-year-old son engage in a romance with a woman her own age. This season also tackles sexual harassment, racism, and cancer. There are some ridiculous premises--such as Charlene's being involved with a possible escaped criminal and Suzanne being worried that her maid cast a voodoo spell over her. But overall, Designing Women still manages to make viewers laugh, think, and even cry a bit. --Jae-Ha Kim
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Funny Show June 5, 2010
Nick Martin (Hilliard, OH)
This show is a classic show that shows you that sitcoms used to be clever and funny. This and Golden Girls are two of the best older sitcoms out there so I highly recommend this show if your looking for a good laugh.
Designing Women Season 1 May 17, 2010
Deborah A. Griffin (Michigan)
Designing Women was one of my favorite TV series, and watching these DVDs brought back all the fun! All the ladies were perfectly cast in this show, but Dixie Carter will always be my favorite sassy Southern lady. The show was entertaining yet it touched on several societal issues that are still relevant today.
Forgot how good it was! May 5, 2010
William Reebel (St. Louis, MO)
We are so happy we bought it. It had been ages since we had seen the show and it is every bit as good as we had remembered.It is a must for a library of comedy classics.
Best TV series ever! April 12, 2010
Bookgal (Galveston, Texas)
RIP Dixie Carter.
I have loved this series for years! Until I lost all my movies in Hurricane Ike, I watched (poorly) copied versions of the few episodes I had managed to catch on tape - it was not very satisfying, as the reruns never have the full show and some of my favorite lines were often cut - but, it was better than going without seeing these fabulous shows at all!
Somehow, I missed the release of the first three seasons - I used to check regularly but have been in Ike recovery until recently - until today with the sad news of Mrs. Carter's passing.
Such a loss!
I agree with so many other posters - I can relate to each of these fabulous women at some point or another, but always strive to have the grace and elegance of Julia.
No other series has ever been as fabulous (Sex and the City is a nice updated version of this classic, though!).
I just bought all three seasons and am planning a fabulous viewing party to honor the show and the fabulous Dixie "Julia Sugarbaker" Carter!
I'd give it 10 stars were it possible March 3, 2010
D. Jackson (California USA)
Without doubt the singular BEST situation comedy ever created for television.
Despite dated hair styles and clothes,it still delivers a relevant punch with razor sharp dialogue and clever repartee.Wonderful stories by its creator,Linda Bloodworth Thomason, carry themes that are still part of women's issues today.
This smart,clever and ever so amusing show makes the present series of broadcast television sit-coms look like they were written by not-so-bright children.
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