Designing Women Lifetime (TV network) Schedule April 3, 2006 April 21, 2006

April 3
Monday
8:00 am	Designing Women "The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century"	With Bill's plane grounded due to bad weather, Charlene goes into labor and is helped to the hospital by Julia, Suzanne, and Mary Jo. Wanting to win a car that is going to be awarded to the first baby born in the New Year, Suzanne anxiously checks on each expectant mother entering the maternity ward, assessing their chances of delivering the first baby. Starring: Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Annie Potts, Dixie Carter, Dolly Parton, Doug Barr, Christopher Ginnaven, Beah Richards, Daryle Ann Lindley, Alice Ghostley, Olivia Brown, Diane Dorsey   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 3
Monday
8:00 am	Designing Women "The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century"	
	 	
April 3
Monday
8:30 am	Designing Women "The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century"	With Charlene in labor on New Year's Eve, Suzanne anxiously hopes her baby will be the first born in the New Year so she will win a car. Starring: Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor, Jean Smart, Dolly Parton, Doug Barr, Olivia Brown, Diane Dorsey, Christopher Ginnaven, Beah Richards, Daryle Ann Lindley   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 3
Monday
8:30 am	Designing Women "The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century"	
	 	
April 4
Tuesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "The Mistress" 	Ancel Pollard, a wealthy Atlanta stockbroker, hires Sugarbaker's to decorate his house and condominium. After learning that the house is for his wife, while the condo is for his mistress, Suzanne insists that none of the other women, particularly Julia, will be able to go through with the deal. Starring: Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Robin Bach, Leann Hunley, Robina Suwol, Patricia Wilson, Constance Towers, Lloyd Bochner   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 4
Tuesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "The Mistress" 	
	 	
April 4
Tuesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "The Fur Flies" 	Suzanne is assaulted by animal rights activists while she is modeling a fur coat during a fashion show, and Charlene is forced to look for a new nanny. Starring: Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Annie Potts, Dixie Carter, Doug Barr, Davis Permenter, Leslie Sachs, Enid Kent, Lois Foraker, Pat Crawford Brown   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 4
Tuesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "The Fur Flies" 	
	 	
April 5
Wednesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Oh, What a Feeling" 	When the Sugarbaker ladies decide to purchase a new delivery van, negotiating for a good deal turns into more than they bargained for. Starring: Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Mich Regan, Michael Ross   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 5
Wednesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Oh, What a Feeling" 	
	 	
April 5
Wednesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Anthony and Vanessa" 	When the wild-spirited but warmhearted Vanessa falls for Anthony, Suzanne gives Vanessa a makeover so she can win Anthony over. Starring: Mariann Aalda, Michael Goldfinger, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor, Patricia Wilson, Jean Smart, Patrick Pankhurst, Dixie Carter, Olivia Brown, Delta Burke   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 5
Wednesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Anthony and Vanessa" 	
	 	
April 6
Thursday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Payne Grows Up" 	Julia learns that her son Payne is graduating early to marry his pregnant girlfriend. Although she is willing to be a good mother and accept Payne's changing lifestyle, Julia is unhappy about being a grandmother. Starring: Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Larry Cox, George Newbern, Rex Young   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 6
Thursday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Payne Grows Up" 	
	 	
April 6
Thursday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Tornado Watch" 	A party erupts at Sugarbaker's after everyone is stranded by a tornado watch. Starring: Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor, Jean Smart, Dixie Carter, Olivia Brown, Alice Ghostley, Dub Taylor, Richard Sanders   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 6
Thursday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Tornado Watch" 	
	 	
April 7
Friday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Tough Enough" 	Upset over some sexist remarks by Boyd Allison, a partner in a competitor decorating company, the women decide to teach him a lesson by stealing away one of his clients, Cherokee Lanes bowling alley. After convincing the owner they all bowl regularly, the ladies accept his invitation to come in for an evening of bowling -- not realizing that Boyd and his friends will also be there. Starring: Delta Burke, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Jean Smart, Annie Potts, Bill Engvall, Don Mendolia, Rich Shydner, Bob Nickman   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 7
Friday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Tough Enough" 	
	 	
April 7
Friday
8:30 am	Designing Women "It's a Wonderful Life" 	Concerned that Charlene's self image has suffered since the arrival of Baby Olivia, Julia sends her out into the field for the first time to see a prospective client. Upset with her performance, Charlene declares herself unfit for the job, and to top it off, she tells everyone Bill is having an affair with his new cockpit partner, a female pilot named Gail. Starring: Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Doug Barr   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 7
Friday
8:30 am	Designing Women "It's a Wonderful Life" 	
	 	
April 10
Monday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend" 	When no one from Sugarbaker's can join her at a charity benefit, Suzanne searches through her black book and comes up with Eugenia Weeks, an old beauty pageant competitor who is now a local television weather forecaster. After a fun evening at the benefit, Suzanne accepts Eugenia's offer to join her at a television industry dinner, not realizing her new friend is homosexual. Starring: Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Karen Hopkins, Jeanine Jackson, Catherin MacNeal, Bernie Lee McGowan   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 10
Monday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend" 	
	 	
April 10
Monday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Foreign Affairs" 	Suzanne's maid, Consuela, is going to be deported unless she can become a citizen, so Suzanne enlists Anthony to dress up as Consuela and interview with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. But Anthony's disguise might be a little bit too good. Starring: Delta Burke, Meshach Taylor, Jean Smart, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jason Ross-Azikiwe, Mort Sertner   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 10
Monday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Foreign Affairs" 	
	 	
April 11
Tuesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Have Faith" 	On a visit to Sunday church services with Charlene, Mary Jo is asked out on a date by the minister, Gene Chapman. After the date, Mary Jo admits she has sexual feelings about him, and feeling unworthy, she decides to stop seeing him. Starring: Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Annie Potts, Dixie Carter, Bruce Davison, Caroline Smith, Mary Lou Saltonstall, Stephanie Rascoe-Myers   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 11
Tuesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Have Faith" 	
	 	
April 11
Tuesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Anthony's Graduation" 	Anthony's college graduation is approaching, and he is nervous about being a commencement speaker. Starring: Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Dixie Carter, Meshach Taylor, Olivia Brown, Albert Lewis, Frances E. Williams, Alice Ghostley, Marilyn Coleman   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 11
Tuesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Anthony's Graduation" 	
	 	
April 12
Wednesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "La Place sans Souci" 	With her income tax refund, Suzanne offers to treat everyone at Sugarbaker's to a weekend at La Place Sans Souci, a posh new health spa. Upon their arrival, Charlene and Suzanne are put on a strict weight loss diet, while Julia and Mary Jo are encouraged to gain weight. Starring: Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Edie Adams, Ted O'Brien, Patricia Wilson, Deanna McKinstry, Eileen Barnett, Christopher Ginnaven   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 12
Wednesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "La Place sans Souci" 	
	 	
April 12
Wednesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "A Blast from the Past" 	The historical league puts Sugarbaker's on a tour of historical homes when the league discovers the house was built on the foundation of an old Civil War home. Starring: Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor, Jean Smart, Dixie Carter, Mary Ann Mobley, Kristoffer Tabori   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 12
Wednesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "A Blast from the Past" 	
	 	
April 13
Thursday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Working Mother" 	The Sugarbakers deal with a precocious young client, while Charlene decides to quit the firm and devote more time to her baby. Starring: Delta Burke, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Jean Smart, Annie Potts, Adam Carl, Lexi Randall   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 13
Thursday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Working Mother" 	
	 	
April 13
Thursday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Miss Trial" 	Julia's dinner plans with former President of the United States Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn are put on hold when she is forced to serve on a slow-moving, sequestered jury. Starring: Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jessie Jones, Kathryn Spitz   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 13
Thursday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Miss Trial" 	
	 	
April 14
Friday
8:00 am	Designing Women "The Bachelor Auction" 	Suzanne helps organize a charity bachelor auction and brings Anthony in as a participant. When miscommunication leaves Suzanne the winner of a date with Anthony, the two friends try to make the best of a very awkward situation. Starring: Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Rena Craig, Donna Lynn Leavy, Tom Marvich   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 14
Friday
8:00 am	Designing Women "The Bachelor Auction" 	
	 	
April 14
Friday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Charlene Buys a House" 	Charlene buys a haunted house and hires Sugarbaker's to redecorate. Starring: Delta Burke, Meshach Taylor, Jean Smart, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Michael Goldfinger, Charles Levin   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 14
Friday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Charlene Buys a House" 	
	 	
April 17
Monday
8:00 am	Designing Women "The Return of Ray Don" 	The ladies of Sugarbaker's band together when Suzanne learns that her accountant has absconded with all her money, and the Internal Revenue Service has impounded her home. Together the women convince Suzanne not to marry 80-year-old Wilton Oliver, one of the richest men in Atlanta, just to solve her financial crisis. Ivan Bonar, Dalton Cathey, and Arlen Dean Snyder guest star. Starring: Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Ivan Bonar, Arlen Dean Snyder, Dalton Cathey   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 17
Monday
8:00 am	Designing Women "The Return of Ray Don" 	
	 	
April 17
Monday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Old Rebels and Young Models" 	Mary Jo harbors a favorite teacher from her childhood who has escaped from a nursing home, while Charlene tries to make Olivia a child star. Starring: Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Annie Potts, Dixie Carter, Dona Hardy, Meg Wylie, Lorna Scott   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 17
Monday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Old Rebels and Young Models" 	
	 	
April 18
Tuesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Nowhere to Run To" 	Mary Jo persuades a reluctant Julia to take up jogging with her, but it's Julia who leaves an exhausted Mary Jo in the dust. Sandahl Bergman guest stars. Starring: Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Dixie Carter, Sandahl Bergman, Meshach Taylor   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 18
Tuesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Nowhere to Run To" 	
	 	
April 18
Tuesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "A Class Act" 	Anthony adjusts to life as the new partner at Sugarbaker's while Charlene fights off an amorous college professor. Starring: Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Michele Buffone, Susan Byun, Adam Goldberg, Daniel Henning, Richard Sanders   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 18
Tuesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "A Class Act" 	
	 	
April 19
Wednesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Keep the Homes Fires Burning" 	While the others at Sugarbaker's get swept up in lottery fever, Charlene copes with Bill being away on a secret mission by joining a military dependents' support group. When she finds a lot in common with a man she befriends, all her romantic fantasies about "keeping the home fires burning" are soon tested. Peter Crook and Rob Morgan guest star. Starring: Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Peter Crook, Rob Morgan   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 19
Wednesday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Keep the Homes Fires Burning" 	
	 	
April 19
Wednesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "My Daughter, Myself" 	Mary Jo objects to Claudia, her 17-year-old daughter, dating a 34-year-old man, but then decides to date him herself. Starring: Delta Burke, Meshach Taylor, Jean Smart, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Tom Isbell, Michael B. Silver, Priscilla Weems   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 19
Wednesday
8:30 am	Designing Women "My Daughter, Myself" 	
	 	
April 20
Thursday
8:00 am	Designing Women "And Now, Here's Bernice" 	Anthony and the ladies help Bernice launch her own cable television show. Meanwhile, Mary Jo gets her heart broken by a handsome client. Rebecca Balding, Collin Bernsen, Alice Ghostley, Lois Hamilton, Jerry Hawkins, and Lisa Long guest star. Starring: Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Annie Potts, Dixie Carter, Rebecca Balding, Lois Hamilton, Lisa Long, Jerry Hawkins, Alice Ghostley, Collin Bernsen   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 20
Thursday
8:00 am	Designing Women "And Now, Here's Bernice" 	
	 	
April 20
Thursday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Pearls of Wisdom" 	Mary Jo accidentally loses Suzanne's expensive new pearls. Meanwhile, Anthony has a recurring erotic dream about Julia. Starring: Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Eliott Harold   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 20
Thursday
8:30 am	Designing Women "Pearls of Wisdom" 	
	 	
April 21
Friday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Stand and Fight" 	When Mary Jo is mugged, Anthony persuades her and the ladies of Sugarbaker's to enroll in a self-defense course -- one that finds them learning more than the latest moves. Starring: Delta Burke, Meshach Taylor, Dixie Carter, Jean Smart, Annie Potts, Millicent Collingsworth, Buddy Farmer, Albert Potash   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 21
Friday
8:00 am	Designing Women "Stand and Fight" 	
	 	
April 21
Friday
8:30 am	Designing Women "The Rowdy Girls" 	For the annual Design Arts Center Talent Show, Sugarbaker's decides to lip-synch a Supremes song. To help them choreograph their routine, they hire Charlene's cousin, Mavis. After a vigorous workout at Mavis's home, the women discover that Mavis's husband, Dan, physically and verbally abuses his wife. Starring: Delta Burke, Meshach Taylor, Jean Smart, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Michael J. Cutt, Jami Lynne Grenham, Kim Zimmer   [CC] [TV-PG D]
April 21
Friday
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