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Designing Women•Season 5•Episode 1

A Blast From the Past

8.5/10 · 97 votesSep 17, 199030 min

Ranked #2 of 24 in Season 5•+0.8 vs season avg

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.

Directed byDavid Trainer

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Season 5 Episodes24

Cast5

Delta Burke

Delta Burke

Suzanne Sugarbaker

Dixie Carter

Dixie Carter

Julia Sugarbaker

Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Mary Jo Shively

Jean Smart

Jean Smart

Charlene Frazier Stillfield

Meshach Taylor

Meshach Taylor

Anthony Bouvier

Crew1

David Trainer

David Trainer

Director

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Episode Summary

"A Blast From the Past" is episode 1 of Designing Women season 5. It scored 8.5/10 from 97 votes, ranking #2 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by David Trainer, it aired on September 17, 1990.

Next: E2 · Papa Was a Rolling Stone Best of Season 5