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Designing Women S2 E14 - A Man’s Wedding Ring and an Electric Power Saw

Grab your mandatory fluffy robe, tissue, and a pint (or two) of Häagen-Dazs: it’s a breakup episode. And when Charlene cries, we cry. But we have questions like: do people still watch “Home Shopping” in the Amazon age? Do you really not “care about your appearance” if you have a full face of makeup on? Will Charlene ever “get hip” to the MTV generation?

Stick around for this week’s "Extra Sugar" to explore the highs and lows of Hollywood’s favorite romantic trope: kissing in the rain.

Designing Women S2 E15 - Honk If You Knew The Sugarbakers Had a Brother

On this week’s "Designing Women", we learn about an extra branch on the Sugarbaker family tree - and he’s named Clayton. That’s right, Clayton Sugarbaker joins us from his latest stay at the “Macadamia Ranch”. Julia wants to put him on display, while Suzanne hopes maybe they don’t have to tell anyone about his mental health issues. Who would have ever guessed they would disagree on something??? But, worry not, together, they help him discover his dream by the end of the half-hour.

About halfway through the episode, Salina brings us a “Salina’s Sidebar” on guest star, Lewis Grizzard. And, because he was a UGA alum, Nikki uses that as a springboard to FINALLY get a whole “Extra Sugar” all about UGA - this one about noteworthy UGA alums.

Designing Women S2 E16 - Guess Who’s Going on a Double Date...to the High School Dance???

It’s a tale as old as time. Boy asks girl to the dance. Boy’s father says no. Girl’s mom protests. Boy’s father asks the girl's mom on a date. You got all that? Yeah, we needed to watch this one a few times, too, but don’t worry! When the plot thickens, we’re here to break it. All. The. Way. Down.

Stick around for “Extra Sugar” where we unpack “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner”, including the barriers it broke down–and the ones it didn’t.

Designing Women S2 E17 - How to Bribe an IRS Agent for Dummies

It’s wedding bells for Suzanne, who is marrying the oldest, meanest (and wealthiest) man in Atlanta after learning her accountant ran off with all her money. That’s OK, Julia’s gonna solve everything with a flirting technique that will haunt us ‘til our dying day.

Crack open something good for this week’s “Extra Sugar” where we’re talking about the history of canned cocktails.

Designing Women S2 E18 - Mi My Mo Mena - Consuela!

You know it’s a wild ride when we start by selling edible undies and end by winning big in Atlantic City, well, not us, but Suzanne and her PICs, Charlene (AKA the Roomie) and Anthony (AKA the Gambling Advisor). 

That’s right, when times get desperate, Suzanne does what any of us would do: takes her last bit of money, puts it all on black, and lets it ride. (That’s a thing, right?) Meanwhile, we have questions: what do nightly cake and pie parties entail? Who’s doing this…and can we come?

Stick around for this week’s “Extra Sugar” where we talk about great comebacks, inspired by Charlene’s FedEx story.

Designing Women S2 E19 - No Pigs Allowed

What happens when you cross a pet pig, beauty titles, and a few pesky divorces with an exclusive, Old South country club? Well, you might not get invited to join. Poor Suzanne has her eyes set on an elite membership, but her big-mouthed sister (...and impending financial ruin…and a few other things…) may be standing in her way. But maybe that’s not such a bad thing?

After the show, let’s have a little “Extra Sugar” - where we’ll spill the tea on country clubs. We’ll talk a bit about the history and breakdown some of the “-ism” claims Julia makes against Beaumont. 

Designing Women S2 E20 - A Smidgen of Religion

LBT took a big swing at sexism in the church with this one, and in an exciting turn, she uses Bernice to hit it out of the park. That’s right, one of our faves, is a biblical savant and low key feminist who destroys Charlene’s minister’s antiquated argument against women in ministry. Meanwhile, Julia sings “for all us girls, everywhere” – giving us 2016 Hillary vibes all. over. again.

 

Stick around for this week’s “Extra Sugar” where we explore the genesis of this episode: women at the pulpit.

Designing Women S2 E21 - Phooey On You, Ted!

Ugh, Ted returns, and this time he’s got Mary Jo all confused with infuriating compliments about her old soul, young bum, and unrivaled Beef Wellington (and we’re pretty sure that last one isn’t a euphemism). Meanwhile, Quint is acting up again, and only Anthony can help…not Ted. Let that sink in. OH! And, Quint’s Garfield lunch box gives us the perfect excuse for this week’s “Extra Sugar” on 80s and 90s cartoons. Eeeeeeek!

Designing Women S2 E22 - You’re So Good When You’re Bad

What do you get when you mix four men with four women and a whole lotta hot buttered rum? About 15 minutes of jabs, digs, and insults, followed by two solid minutes of awkward slow dancing. That’s right, y’all, season two wraps with a few reminders: men are from Mars, women are from Venus, and Anthony can’t ever be in the finale. 

Stay tuned for an “Extra Sugar” where we talk about some of our favorite things to do in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 

Designing Women S2 Finale, Finale - Because Who Needs One Finale When You Could Have Two?

That’s right - 24 hours of recording later, and we STILL have more to say about season 2. So, whatcha say, finale-finale? We'll do a behind-the-numbers; revisit some of our favorite moments of the season; a revisit references we've dug into along the way. 

Stick around for “Extra Sugar”, where we learn about the woman, the myth, the legend: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason.