Designing Women - Season 7 - Eps 22: Gone With a Whim (2)
With Julia continuing to fight to save the antebellum Kearney mansion, B.J. struggles to save Sugarbaker's and Poteet Industries from a take over from the Kearneys. However, despite their efforts, Kiki Kearney announces her new plans for ""Kikibaker's,"" Lester Kearney announces that the purchase of Poteet Industries is complete, and the modernizing of the mansion gets under way. Though Anthony and the women are fired for insubordination, when Craig, a friend of Mary Jo's, stumbles on some embarrassing news about the Kearney's illegal financial activities, Poteet Industries and Sugarbaker's are saved from the take over.
About Designing Women

Title: Designing Women
First Air Date: 1986-09-29
Last Air Date: 1993-05-24
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.742/10 (from 31 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 163
Network: CBS
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures Television, Mozark Productions, Embassy Television
Synopsis
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 whom is just as strong-willed as Julia, but isn't as self-confident. Charlene is the naive and trusting farm girl from Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Suzanne is the self-centered ex-beauty queen whom has a number of wealthy ex-husbands.
Cast

Dixie Carter
Julia Sugarbaker

Annie Potts
Mary Jo Shively

Jan Hooks
Carlene Frazier Dobber

Judith Ivey
Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet

Meshach Taylor
Anthony Bouvier