3rd Season 1992

  1. "Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula"
    gs: Rika Hoffman [ Ursula ], Ann Nelson [ Unknown ]

    rc: Reese, J.D., Col. Bill

    A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.

    b: 14 Nov 88 pc: _________ w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer


  2. "The Candidate"
    gs: Jason Bernard [ Unknown ], Peter White [ Unknown ]

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

    b: 21 Nov 88 pc: 164317 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer


  3. "E.P., Phone Home"
    gs: Pete Willcox [ Unknown ], Richard Minchenberg [ Unknown ], Newell Alexander [ Unknown ], Rosemary Alexander [ Unknown ], Tommy Kramer [ Unknown ]

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

    b: 28 Nov 88 pc: 046 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer


  4. "Getting Married and Eating Dirt"
    gs: Richard Bull [ Unknown ], Stuart Nisbet [ Bert ]

    rc: Bernice

    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.

    b: 5 Dec 88 pc: 047 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer


  5. "Big Haas and Little Falsie"
    gs: Robert Donovan [ Guy #1 ], Michael Francis Clarke [ Guy #2 ], Steven Connor [ Unknown ]

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

    b: 12 Dec 88 pc: 048 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: Harry Thomason


  6. "Hard Hats and Lovers"
    gs: Dierk Torsek [ Hard Hat #1 ], John Shearin [ Mr. No Fat Chicks ], Robert Fieldsteel [ Unknown ], Pamela Roylance [ Unknown ], Joanna Nail [ Unknown ], Nedra Volz [ Unknown ]

    rc: Col. Bill

    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.

    b: 19 Dec 88 pc: 049 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer


  7. "But They're Really Great Curtains (a.k.a. Curtains)"
    gs: Royce D. Applegate [ Emery ]

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

    b: 2 Jan 89 pc: 050 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer

    NOTE: Some sources credit Pam Norris as the writer.


  8. "The Wilderness Experience"
    gs: Denny Dillon [ Big Edie ], Doris Hess [ Unknown ], Sharon Madden [ Connie ], Meg Wylie [ Unknown ], Maggie Murphy [ Unknown ], Jeanette Miller [ Unknown ]

    rc: Bernice

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

    b: 9 Jan 89 pc: 051 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer


  9. "Tyrone"
    gs: Shavar Ross [ Tyrone ], Stuart Nelson [ Unknown ], Dara Monahan [ Unknown ]

    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.

    b: 16 Jan 89 pc: 052 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer


  10. "Mr. Bailey"
    gs: William Griffis [ Hale ]

    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.

    b: 23 Jan 89 pc: 053 w: Pam Norris d: David Trainer


  11. "The Naked Truth"
    gs: Philip Richard Allen [ Unknown ], Mary Dixie Carter [ Unknown ], Ginna Carter [ Unknown ]

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

    b: 13 Feb 89 pc: 054 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: Iris Dugow

    NOTE: According to some sources the Carter guest stars are Dixie Carter's daughters.


  12. "The Junies"
    gs: Kate McNeil [ Libby ], Dale Raoul [ Jun Randolph ], Daryle Ann Lindley [ Woman #1 ], Katheryn Lust [ Woman #2 ], Lee Magnuson [ Man ]

    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.

    b: 20 Feb 89 pc: 055 w: Pam Norris d: David Trainer


  13. "One Sees, the Other Doesn't"
    gs: Tom Sullivan [ Danny ]

    rc:

    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.

    b: 27 Feb 89 pc: 056 w: Pam Norris d: Ron Troutman

    NOTE: Some sources credit Ron Troutman as the writer.


  14. "Odell"
    gs: Gregory Wurster [ Odell ], Leann Griffin [ Sissy ], Sandy Kenyon [ Bud ], Ken Letner [ Earl ], S. Marc Jordan [ Unknown ]

    rc: Bernice

    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.

    b: 6 Mar 89 pc: 057 w: Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl d: Dwayne Hickman

    NOTE: Recurring director Hickman is best known for his title role in the seminal sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.


  15. "Full Moon"
    gs: Mel Johnson Jr. [ Sergeant ], Paul Laurence [ Unknown ], Patrick Day [ Unknown ], Suzanne LaRusch [ Unknown ]

    rc: Claudia

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

    b: 13 Mar 89 pc: 058 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer


  16. "Ms. Meal Ticket (a.k.a. Mr. Meal Ticket)"
    gs: Gloria Cromwell [ Psychic ]

    rc: J.D.

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

    b: 20 Mar 89 pc: _________ w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer


  17. "The Engagement"
    gs: Anne Haney [ Phoebe ], Benayu Venuta [ Ellen ], William Bell Sullivan [ Unknown ]

    rc: Col. Bill

    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.

    b: 27 Mar 89 pc: 060 w: Pam Norris d: David Trainer

    NOTE: Some sources credit Linda Bloodworth-Thomason as the writer.


  18. "Come On and Marry Me, Bill"
    gs: Barry Corbin [ Unknown ], Ronnie Claire Edwards [ Unknown ], Anne Haney [ Phoebe ], Bobbie Ferguson [ Monette ], Phyllis Cowan [ Darlene ], Benay Venuta [ Ellen ], Fabiana Udenio [ Stripper ]

    rc: Bernice, Col. Bill, Reese

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

    b: 10 Apr 89 pc: 061 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer


  19. "The Women of Atlanta"
    gs: Wendy Jo Sperber [ Unknown ], Ian Patrick Williams [ Unknown ]

    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.

    b: 1 May 89 pc: 062 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: Harry Thomason


  20. "Stand and Fight"
    gs: Millicent Collingsworth [ Unknown ]

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

    b: 8 May 89 pc: 063 w: Pam Norris d: David Trainer


  21. "The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America"
    gs: Danny Thomason [ Unknown ], Macon McCalman [ Unknown ], Jon Huffman [ Unknown ]

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

    b: 15 May 89 pc: 064 w: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason d: David Trainer


  22. "Julia Drives Over the First Amendment"
    gs: Rosalind Ingledew [ Terry Wilder ], Ed Levy [ Newsstand Guy ]

    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.

    b: 22 May 89 pc: 164336 w: Pam Norris d: David Trainer

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