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The Best Episodes of Designing Women Season 3

Every episode of Designing Women Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Designing Women Season 3!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Designing Women Season 3 Episode 8 - The Wilderness Experience
    8.4/10(138 votes)

    S3:E8

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

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  2. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 15 - Full Moon
    8.4/10(116 votes)

    S3:E15

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

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  3. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 18 - Come On and Marry Me, Bill
    8.4/10(116 votes)

    S3:E18

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

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  4. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 5 - Big Haas and Little Falsie
    8.2/10(128 votes)

    S3:E5

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

    Director:Harry Thomason
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  5. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 12 - The Junies
    8.1/10(118 votes)

    S3:E12

    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.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 19 - The Women of Atlanta
    8.1/10(108 votes)

    S3:E19

    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.

    Director:Harry Thomason
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  7. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 20 - Stand and Fight
    8.1/10(101 votes)

    S3:E20

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

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 3 - E.P. Phone Home
    8.0/10(114 votes)

    S3:E3

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

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  9. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 17 - The Engagement
    7.9/10(99 votes)

    S3:E17

    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.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 13 - One Sees, the Other Doesn't
    7.8/10(99 votes)

    S3:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 1 - Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula
    7.7/10(120 votes)

    S3:E1

    A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  12. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 11 - The Naked Truth
    7.7/10(123 votes)

    S3:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  13. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 2 - The Candidate
    7.6/10(105 votes)

    S3:E2

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

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  14. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 4 - Getting Married and Eating Dirt
    7.6/10(98 votes)

    S3:E4

    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.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  15. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 21 - The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America
    7.6/10(94 votes)

    S3:E21

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

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  16. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 7 - But They're Really Great Curtains
    7.5/10(89 votes)

    S3:E7

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

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  17. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 9 - Tyrone
    7.5/10(108 votes)

    S3:E9

    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.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  18. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 14 - Odell
    7.5/10(98 votes)

    S3:E14

    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.

    Director:Dwayne Hickman
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 10 - Mr. Bailey
    7.4/10(101 votes)

    S3:E10

    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.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 6 - Hard Hats and Lovers
    7.0/10(96 votes)

    S3:E6

    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.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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  21. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 22 - Julia Drives Over the First Amendment
    6.8/10(111 votes)

    S3:E22

    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.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Designing Women Season 3 Episode 16 - Ms. Meal Ticket
    6.7/10(82 votes)

    S3:E16

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

    Director:Hal Holbrook
    Writer:Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Wilderness Experience" is the best rated episode of "Designing Women" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 138 votes. Directed by David Trainer and written by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, it aired on 1/9/1989. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Full Moon".