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Sweet Tea & TV

A podcast by two Southerners exploring and celebrating the better parts of Southern culture on TV and in entertainment. Seasons 1 and 2 - Designing Women.

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51:22

Designing Women S7 E7 - Julia Sugarbaker: Nude,...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/03/17

Ah, the age-old fun-house version that’s not so “fun” - that’s what we were facing this season with Ms. Julia Sugarbaker. Her condescension was at an all-time high throughout the season and the runner of the tension between her and Mary Jo wasn’t our favorite part of the season. HOWEVER, there were some high points, so let’s chat about it. And come back later this week for the second installment of the “Sweet Tea & TV Book Club” - we’re talking all things Dixie Carter’s 1996 book, “Trying to Get

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21:37

Designing Women S7 E6 Extra Sugar - Toast, Ghosts and...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/03/13

This week’s Extra Sugar is inspired by Mary Jo’s brush with the supernatural after Elvis’s face appears on her shovel in season 7, episode 17. We’re also introduced to Jade Herman, a self-proclaimed expert in the “para-spectacular”, who “markets and promotes everything from Jesus’ face on a toaster to UFOs landing in a wheat field outside of London.” Naturally, Salina then curated a list of five para-spectacular…occurrences…for your listening pleasure. So if you’re into toasts, ghosts, and UFOs,

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43:35

Designing Women S7E6 - Mary Jo Shively: Spontaneity...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/03/10

Justice for Mary Jo! That’s what we were yelling at the end of season 7. Mary Jo - and, in fact, Annie Potts - deserved so much more than the “Designing Women” writers gave her this season. Of course, there were some funny parts and a couple social commentaries but, for the most part, we veered into funhouse territory - just minus the fun. Come on y’all, let’s rip off the Band-aid and get into it!

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28:01

Designing Women S7 E5 Extra Sugar - Southern...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/03/06

This week’s Carlene episode opened the door to something we just have to talk about: Southern Suffragists (courtesy of Carlene’s boyfriend, Eric, giving Julia a book on the topic in episode 20). We’ll talk about the women’s suffragist movement generally, unpack the South’s role and what happened here, and wrap up by looking at some women (and men!) suffragists who helped make it happen. Come on y’all, let’s get into it!

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32:31

Designing Women S7 E5 - Carlene: Hot Pants & Cock...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/03/03

The short version of this episode is: Salina and Nikki are disappointed that the writers/producers/universe short-changed easily one of the high points of the post-shakeup “Designing Women” cast. Poor Carlene is reduced to just a couple storylines and a few pop-in jokes here and there. But, that won’t stop us from giving her her due! Let’s get into our thoughts (and feels) about Carlene’s portrayal in season 7 - from the funniest parts all the way down to the cringiest (including being nekkid on

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48:50

Designing Women S7 E4 Extra Sugar: We’re Gonna Get...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/27

All the way back in season 4, in “Bernice’s Sanity Hearing” (which we called “Some LIke Dolls, Some Like Revenge”), Julia said: "I'm saying this is the South, and we're proud of our crazy people. We don't hide them up in the attic. We bring 'em right down to the living room and show 'em off. See, Phyllis, no one in the South ever asks if you have crazy people in your family. They just ask what side they're on.” Which leads us to the thesis of this “Extra Sugar”. We’ll poke around in that concept a

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32:15

Designing Women S7 E4 - Bernice Clifton: Still a...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/24

All aboard! Headed to our next stop on the ST&TV Season 7 Train - BERNICE. The writers for “Designing Women” season 7 were ALL IN on Bernice as the comic relief this season and so were we. (Don’t be surprised if we break all the rules and share dozens of “funniest moments” for Bernice this season!) We’ll hit all the highs and lows for this red-hot mama. And don’t forget to come back Thursday for a mental-health focused “Extra Sugar.”

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36:06

Designing Women S7 E3 Extra Sugar - Dixie Mafia

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/20

Our Anthony episode– and his rebound trip to Las Vegas – was a perfectly adequate excuse for Salina to talk about the Dixie Mafia. Confused? OK, stay with us. When people think about Vegas, they think about the mafia. But what if we told you there was a Southern mafia? The Dixie Mafia. AKA the Southern mob, AKA the Cornbread Cosa Nostra. Join us as we shed some light on their origins AND some of the most interesting figures and cases in their sordid history.

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52:15

Designing Women S7 E3 - Anthony: The Law Student &...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/17

Next up in our character run-down for season 7, the one, the only: ANTHONY BOUVIER! As we wrap up our time with Anthony, let’s take a second to appreciate the endless shenanigans the Designing Women have put him through, his quickie, season 7 marriage, his never-ending law school career, and the twist ending that has us all wondering if Bernice’s feelings for him were truly unrequited. We’ll make a pit-stop at Salina’s Sidebar, to talk about the one and only, Sheryl Lee Ralph. And we have a

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01:11:49

Designing Women S7 E2 Extra Sugar - Celebrity Scandals

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/13

In season 7, episode 13, all the ladies – even the ones who didn’t want to admit it (JULIA) – were wrapped by the celebrity scandal of the moment: Squidgygate. This was the perfect inspiration for us to also talk about celebrity scandals. So join us as we break down their favorite – and then we both bring a few of our own to the table: several Southern ones and then one that we can’t stop obsessing over for like, oh, four months now.

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37:17

Designing Women S7E2 - BJ Poteet: A Little Air in Her...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/10

Up first in our last Designing Women season EVER: Ms. Bonnie Jean Poteet, or BJ “if you’re nasty” (per Nikki, which, let’s be honest, makes it way better). We’re gonna talk about her season trajectory: her highs and her lows, and generally, what these two seasoned gals thought of this brief and final show addition. We’ll break somewhere in the middle to talk about the woman behind the woman: Judith Ivey. Then come back on Thursday for a downright scandalous “Extra Sugar” inspired by the midseason

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39:33

Designing Women S7 E1 Extra Sugar: Series Finale...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/06

We just had to give the series finale the old Sweet Tea & TV treatment. You know, break the WHOLE thing down – reactions, likes, dislikes, and allll the references. Join us as we give this fever dream, two-parter the send off it deserves – and frankly, we’ve all earned together these last four years. Come on y’all, let’s get into it!

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59:04

Designing Women S7 E1 - The Do-Over

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2025/02/03

It’s impossible to believe it, but we have reached the 7th and final season of Designing Women. In our premiere episode, we’ll discuss our initial reactions and hand out some superlatives for the season's highs and lows. We’ll carry on with our season 6 structure - that is each week, we’ll spend some time with a different character. What were their best and worst moments and where did things end up for them? Come back later in the week for an Extra Sugar where we’ll talk about the two-part series

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01:11:45

Special Episode: Troop Beverly Hills – Khaki Wishes...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/12/16

It’s time for our traditional, post-”Designing Women” season special episode! We’re definitely planning to discuss season 7 after the holidays, but to tide you over, we’re heading to Beverly Hills—Troop Beverly Hills, to be exact. If you haven’t seen this 1989 gem starring Shelly Long in her peak, feathered-hair glory, you’re in for a treat. This isn’t just a movie—it’s an adventure in over-the-top Scout uniforms, cookie sales drama, and a showdown with wilderness survival that’s as hilarious as it

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01:20:06

Special Episode: DW Meets Old Hollywood - A Crossover...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/12/02

We are so excited to present our first-ever, Sweet Tea & TV special guest, Brandon, from Front Row Classics. He’s a knower-of-all-things old Hollywood. A connoisseur of classic films. And, luckily for us, a Designing Women appreciator. In this episode, we chat with Brandon about his favorite DW memories, his thoughts on the sometimes-maligned later seasons of the show, the plethora of classic film references that have popped up through the years on Designing Women, and we even lured him into a

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50:35

Designing Women S6 E7 Extra Sugar: Cast Away

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/11/14

We simply cannot leave the upheaval that was season six of Designing Women without talking about the elephant in the room: the cast changes. America was glued to their TVs to see how Julia Duffy and Jan Hooks would fare in place of the beloved Delta Burke and Jean Smart. Thirty million strong for that matter. We’ll discuss if they got a fair shake. Designing Women had some cast changes, but they didn’t invent them. So we’re going to talk about some iconic ones in other corners of TV. Who did it

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45:14

Designing Women S6 E7 - Allison: Tiny Lady, Big...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/11/11

We can’t possibly round out our coverage of season 6 without discussing the much-discussed, oft-aligned newbie, Allison. It’s a big change, but how did we take it? Let’s discuss. Salina’s also going to bring us a Sidebar on Julia Duffy. And then come back Thursday for an Extra Sugar we’re calling Cast Away. We’re going to chat not only about the major Designing Women cast changes this season, but some other major - and less-major - cast shifts throughout TV history.

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36:41

Designing Women S6 E6 Extra Sugar: The Scouts

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/11/07

Oh boy! This season brought us Designing Women’s second-favorite big ole donkey Girl Scout, Carlene. (For those who don’t remember, Julia called Charlene a big-ole donkey Girl Scout back in season 5’s “Miss Trial” - we’re not just being mean to Carlene.) More than one episode this season referenced the Scouts. We also have a big ole donkey Girl Scout among us in the form of one, Ms. Nikki, AND we have some Southern AND “Designing Women” ties to the Girl Scout universe. So, it was just time for an

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01:06:09

Designing Women S6 E6: Carlene: Variations on a...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/11/04

Season 6 introduced us to Charlene’s sister, Carlene Dobber. And look, we know Designing Women fans find the latter seasons sacreligious. But. Do not sleep on Carlene. This “pie-eyed girl from Poplar Bluff, Missouri” deserves all the flowers. We’re gonna give ‘em to her because, well, she’s a ding dang riot. Carlene wouldn’t be the delight she was without Jan Hooks’ performance, so sidebar about her with us. Then come back Thursday for an all-new Extra Sugar inspired by Carlene’s stint as troop

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34:08

Designing Women S6 E5 Extra Sugar: Sitcoms and...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2024/10/31

Watching season 6 of “Designing Women” made us realize: every season has some kind of wedding plotline (season 4 has three episodes!). So as is our duty, we talked about which of these episodes pulled our heart strings and which ones left us hoping for an annulment. Of course, this is also an excuse to talk about our favorite TV wedding episodes of all time: the good, the bad, and the t-total disastrous.

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