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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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01:10:38

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

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2022/04/04

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

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01:00:46

Designing Women S2 E17 - How to Bribe an IRS Agent...

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2022/03/28

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.

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01:16:51

Designing Women S2 E16 - Guess Who’s Going on a...

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2022/03/21

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.

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01:16:45

Designing Women S2 E15 - Honk If You Knew The...

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2022/03/14

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

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01:12:35

Designing Women S2 E14 - A Man’s Wedding Ring and an...

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2022/03/07

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.

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01:06:31

Designing Women S2 E13 - The One Where T. Tommy Reed...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2022/02/28

We meet the man, the myth, the terrifying legend: T. Tommy Reed. That’s right, Anthony’s infamous cellmate tracks him down to make him an offer he [probably] can’t refuse. Meanwhile, we’re still hotly debating what’s worse: Anthony’s plight or Mary Jo’s staycation with JD and their combined five children. Stick around for this week’s "Extra Sugar" where we talk about our favorite staycation spots here in Georgia (and...like...close to Georgia).

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01:29:02

Designing Women S2 E12 - Beware of the Uncredentialed...

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2022/02/21

When good intentions meet bad intentions, we get multiple Santas, a robbery, and an injured elf. Can the gals + Anthony salvage the Christmas spirit?! Uh, duh, it’s the 80s. Dollars to donuts: we’re all singing “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” before it’s all done. Stick around for this week’s "Extra Sugar" where we talk about Southern Christmas traditions AND our standout Christmas memories.

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01:17:21

Designing Women S2 E11 - Howard the Dud

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2022/02/14

Mary Jo, Suzanne, Charlene, and Julia reluctantly find themselves on a date with Howard, a walking nosebleed they met on the singles cruise. At his 15-year high school reunion. Where he’s telling people he slept with all of them. Will they (will we?) make it through his revenge fantasy? Stick around for this week’s "Extra Sugar", where we discuss TV, books, and food we’re enjoying right now.

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57:35

Designing Women S2 E10 - Things Get Screwy OTW to St....

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2022/02/07

It’s Design Expo ‘87, baby, and you know what that means: Charlene, Mary Jo and Julia come down with the plague, while a terrible snow storm forces Anthony and Suzanne to cuddle up in a Tennessee motel room. But the most unexpected reveal? Definitely Charlene’s domestic meat allergy that one year in high school. Stick around for this week’s "Extra Sugar" where we dig into the history of interracial marriage.

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01:14:31

Designing Women S2 E9 - Look, This is America, You...

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2022/01/31

Charlene’s psychic didn’t see Colonel Bill Stillfield coming. That’s OK, we didn’t see this 1940s “fever dream” musical coming, so… hope you’re up to date on your WWII-era history and references! (A quick primer: America, good. HItler, bad. Rations were a thing.) And we’ll dig into one big, little reference, the Hollywood Canteen, in "Salina’s Sidebar." Stick around for this week’s "Extra Sugar" where we take a closer look at the role and experiences of African Americans in WWII.

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01:19:09

Designing Women S2 E8 - It’s an Honor Just to Guard...

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2022/01/24

What’s worse than a single’s cruise? Four women bunking together in something roughly the size of a large walk-in closet? Maybe. Dinner seating with strangers? Warmer. Rebuffing the advances of someone whose shirt is unbuttoned uncomfortably low? Yep, that’s the one. Suzanne and Mary Jo go head-to-head to see who can land the best looking man, and we meet Claude, who is a darn delight -- and the subject of this week’s Salina’s Sidebar. This week’s Extra Sugar is all about our personal highs and lows

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01:17:33

Designing Women S2 E7 - The One Where Suzanne has...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2022/01/17

On this week’s “Designing Women” episode, we get a BIG health scare (not as big as season 1, episode 12/13, but a big one nonetheless.) Julia explores her true feelings for Reese, while fending off the romantic advances of one of his lifelong “frenemies.” And, one of our characters has an expected spurt of superhero, while another has to read an...uncomfortable...letter at a former client’s...funeral? Yeah...this one was a wild ride. For a little “Extra Sugar”, let's play another round of “Grits

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01:05:07

Designing Women S2 E6 - We Meet the King of Southern...

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2022/01/10

Ah, another one of Suzanne’s exes. This time it’s Dash Goff, the writer, and he’s sad, but he perks himself by individually meeting with each cast member. By the end, we all learn a few things: 1) Suzanne was a terrible spouse (?), 2) reading is important, and 3) Dash sure knows how to write some uncomfortable stuff about Southern women. Stick around for this week’s ‘Extra Sugar’ to discuss Dash IRL, Gerald McRaney and his marriage to the one, the only: Ms. Delta Burke.

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01:14:48

Designing Women, but Make it 2020: A Review of...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2022/01/03

Phew! We did it! We squeezed in for a last-minute virtual viewing of the recent Designing Women play. That’s right - we said play! Set in 2020, as one would expect, LBT’s thoughts on politics, religion, and public health were on full display and we had…thoughts.

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04:57

Sneak Peek! Designing Women, but Make it 2020: A...

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2021/12/27

A holiday gift from us to you! We had originally planned to take the next couple of weeks off for the holidays. But, then we watched the recent Designing Women play and ended up with a special sweet treat for the podcast. We’ll start this week with a sneak peek of our reactions and we’ll be back next week with what we’re calling “The Full Sweet Tea & TV Treatment.”

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48:36

Designing Women S2 E5- Swirling, Twirling, and “Being...

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/12/20

Our "Designing Women" and poor Anthony have a knack for finding the most eccentric clients. This time it comes in the form of Mr. Tyson, who enjoys painting stick figure portraits and giving away anything that happens to be in his pocket at the time. Did we mention he falls in love easily? Meanwhile, Bernice shows up looking for help--and boy is that a mouthful. Stick around for this week’s ‘"Extra Sugar" where we’ll talk about Alice Ghostley, who played Bernice.

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01:19:15

Designing Women S2 E4 - Killing All the Right People

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/12/13

Grab some tissue, no, like the whole box ‘cause this one is a gut puncher. Designing Women takes on the AIDS crisis, homophobia, and contraception in schools all in one episode. Stick around for this week’s ‘Extra Sugar’ where we discuss the real events that inspired this one...right down to the episode title, as well as Designing Women’s place in LGBTQ TV history.

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01:14:56

Designing Women S2 Ep3 - Lucy & Ethel Host a Dinner...

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2021/12/06

Hooray for an Anthony Bouvier episode! This time, he finds himself a lady friend and cooks up a scheme to have her and her parents over for dinner, while making them think he’s wealthy and successful, as one does. Unfortunately, his lady friend’s daddy isn’t super into the whole thing and he cooks up a little scheme of his own to get rid of Anthony. (Hint: This scheme is adorable and cries a lot. And wins over Anthony’s ever-lovin’ heart.) Oh, did we mention we finally got his origin story? And

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01:35:30

Designing Women S2 E2 - Watch Out for Those Miss Feed...

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2021/11/22

Mary Jo is having a rough go: she finds out Ted is getting remarried, while simultaneously luring their kids away with his extravagant lifestyle and gifts. Suzanne teaches us a lesson about frenemies (sort of), Charlene almost gets the hang of metaphors, and Anthony reaches gold-level status. Hang around for this week’s scrumptious "Extra Sugar", where we’re talking Turkey Day, but with a Southern twist. It’s Nikki’s Nibbles y’all!

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01:22:43

Designing Women S2 Ep1 - Everyone‘s Worth Knowing

Sweet Tea & TV ·

2021/11/15

It’s season 2, y’all! Our “Designing Women” gals find themselves sprucing up an old gas station for an unexpected client, who Julia goes off on and Charlene (de?) pantses to see if he is her future husband. And if we’ve learned anything: be sure to have a licensed professional check out any funky moles. Stick around for this week’s Extra Sugar where we talk all things 1987.

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