Season 3

Episodes • 1988

Delta Burke
Dixie Carter
Annie Potts
Jean Smart
Meshach Taylor
Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula

1. Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula

30 min

A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.

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The Candidate

2. The Candidate

30 min

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

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E.P. Phone Home

3. E.P. Phone Home

30 min

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

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Getting Married and Eating Dirt

4. Getting Married and Eating Dirt

30 min

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.

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Big Haas and Little Falsie

5. Big Haas and Little Falsie

30 min

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

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Hard Hats and Lovers

6. Hard Hats and Lovers

30 min

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.

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But They're Really Great Curtains

7. But They're Really Great Curtains

30 min

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

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The Wilderness Experience

8. The Wilderness Experience

30 min

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

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Tyrone

9. Tyrone

30 min

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.

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Mr. Bailey

10. Mr. Bailey

30 min

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.

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The Naked Truth

11. The Naked Truth

30 min

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

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The Junies

12. The Junies

30 min

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.

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One Sees, the Other Doesn't

13. One Sees, the Other Doesn't

30 min

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.

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Odell

14. Odell

30 min

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.

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Full Moon

15. Full Moon

30 min

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

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Ms. Meal Ticket

16. Ms. Meal Ticket

30 min

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

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The Engagement

17. The Engagement

30 min

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.

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Come On and Marry Me, Bill

18. Come On and Marry Me, Bill

30 min

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

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The Women of Atlanta

19. The Women of Atlanta

30 min

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.

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Stand and Fight

20. Stand and Fight

30 min

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

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The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America

21. The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America

30 min

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

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Julia Drives Over the First Amendment

22. Julia Drives Over the First Amendment

30 min

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.

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