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callmetootie · 09-27-2001, 05:11 PM

When do you think DW jumped the shark? I think that when Julia Duffy left it really jumped the shark...she was the best part of the show.

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Andrew Carden

DesigningGurl794 · 10-03-2001, 05:54 PM

I think Designing Women jumped the shark when Charlene left. I wanted to see Olivia grow up! Also, I didn't like how they never showed Randa even though she was at Julia's and stayed there for over a month.

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~*~Allison~*~
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Dixie Carter, Julia Duffy, and Lisa Whelchel rock!
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Designing Women
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JULIA: Please, if you really want to feel like crying try being one of those women who holds down a job, raises a family on the side, watches their legal rights erode year after year, and is still being told that women's liberation has gone too far. That ought to make you feel like crying. Hhhoooo!
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Newhart
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STEPHANIE: Don't call me, don't try to see me, and if you think you can get to me by sending me gifts, then I guess I can't stop you.
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Facts of Life
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BLAIR: If I'm not perfect, and that's a big if, it certainly wasn't his place to say.
JO: You're right, it's mine!

Sitcomwriter · 12-19-2001, 05:52 PM

The-season-with-Alison

Kay Scarpetta · 12-19-2001, 06:15 PM

Def. when Charlene left. She was my favorite. I also wanted to see Oliva grow up

PeachyBlairJin · 12-30-2001, 02:24 PM

When Suzzane and Charlene left. They tried to replace them, but Suzzane and Charlene were 1/2 the part of what made the show what it was. Allison, Carlene and B.J. were alright, but they didn't really add much of the spice that Suzzane and Charlene added.

HALANDME · 02-03-2002, 11:08 PM

I agree. The 6th and 7th seasons were the worst. Especially the 6th....right after Delta and Jean left!

DixieCarterIsMyMom · 02-06-2002, 09:37 PM

I'M JUST SO GLAD THATDIXIE CARTER NEVER LEFT

HALANDME · 02-07-2002, 08:26 PM

Oh gosh me too!!! She is the epitome of southern beauty and vitality...without her the show wouldn't exist!! I LIVED for her speeches!

DixieCartersDaughter · 02-10-2002, 05:43 PM

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Originally posted by HALANDME
Oh gosh me too!!! She is the epitome of southern beauty and vitality...without her the show wouldn't exist!! I LIVED for her speeches!

Me Too!

HALANDME · 02-16-2002, 03:12 PM

I think we all did!!!!

DixieCarterIsMyMom · 02-19-2002, 11:45 AM

yEA pROBABLY!

douglasjc · 05-18-2003, 02:38 AM

I believe that Julia Duffy gets alot of the blame for the decline of Designing Women. Yes, Allison Sugarbaker was an annoying character who never developed, but it is not Duffy's fault. Duffy
had two things going against her. First she had to fill Burke's
shoes, impossible to begin with. Second, She arrived at the end of the Designing Women wars that resulted in Burke leaving under bad conditions. As a result the situation on the set was tense and chaotic. According to Duffy one year on Designing Women was enough.

sdswcu · 06-10-2003, 02:30 PM

The show was going through alot when Julia Duffy came on board, but the failure of that character and the decline in the show can only be attributed to the writers and director. At least they cut their loses by replacing Allison with a more interesting character in BJ, but losing the dynamic duo of Delta and Jean was too hard to overcome.

TMC · 04-17-2017, 01:28 AM

CBS moving Designing Women to Fridays and then back to Mondays effectively killed it as much as the Bloodworth-Thomasons being too busy with Bill Clinton's campaign to actually write it anymore.

TMC · 06-21-2017, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by douglasjc

I believe that Julia Duffy gets alot of the blame for the decline of Designing Women. Yes, Allison Sugarbaker was an annoying character who never developed, but it is not Duffy's fault. Duffy
had two things going against her. First she had to fill Burke's
shoes, impossible to begin with. Second, She arrived at the end of the Designing Women wars that resulted in Burke leaving under bad conditions. As a result the situation on the set was tense and chaotic. According to Duffy one year on Designing Women was enough.

Ironically, the Julia Duffy season (1991-92) was the highest rated of the whole series. But it was really due to a ratings surge from its lead-in, Murphy Brown, which was having a huge season.

09-27-2001, 05:11 PM	#1
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	Jump The Shark: Designing Women When do you think DW jumped the shark? I think that when Julia Duffy left it really jumped the shark...she was the best part of the show. ------------------ Andrew Carden

12-19-2001, 06:15 PM	#4
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	Def. when Charlene left. She was my favorite. I also wanted to see Oliva grow up
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12-30-2001, 02:24 PM	#5
PeachyBlairJin Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 05, 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 7	When Suzzane and Charlene left. They tried to replace them, but Suzzane and Charlene were 1/2 the part of what made the show what it was. Allison, Carlene and B.J. were alright, but they didn't really add much of the spice that Suzzane and Charlene added.
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02-03-2002, 11:08 PM	#6
HALANDME Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 02, 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 104	I agree. The 6th and 7th seasons were the worst. Especially the 6th....right after Delta and Jean left!
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05-18-2003, 02:38 AM	#12
douglasjc Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 318	Duffy not to blame I believe that Julia Duffy gets alot of the blame for the decline of Designing Women. Yes, Allison Sugarbaker was an annoying character who never developed, but it is not Duffy's fault. Duffy had two things going against her. First she had to fill Burke's shoes, impossible to begin with. Second, She arrived at the end of the Designing Women wars that resulted in Burke leaving under bad conditions. As a result the situation on the set was tense and chaotic. According to Duffy one year on Designing Women was enough.

10-03-2001, 05:54 PM	#2
DesigningGurl794 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Atlanta Posts: 69	I think Designing Women jumped the shark when Charlene left. I wanted to see Olivia grow up! Also, I didn't like how they never showed Randa even though she was at Julia's and stayed there for over a month. ------------------ ~~Allison~~ --------------- Dixie Carter, Julia Duffy, and Lisa Whelchel rock! --------------- Designing Women ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULIA: Please, if you really want to feel like crying try being one of those women who holds down a job, raises a family on the side, watches their legal rights erode year after year, and is still being told that women's liberation has gone too far. That ought to make you feel like crying. Hhhoooo! --------------- Newhart ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STEPHANIE: Don't call me, don't try to see me, and if you think you can get to me by sending me gifts, then I guess I can't stop you. --------------- Facts of Life ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLAIR: If I'm not perfect, and that's a big if, it certainly wasn't his place to say. JO: You're right, it's mine!

12-19-2001, 05:52 PM	#3
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,354	The-season-with-Alison

02-06-2002, 09:37 PM	#7
DixieCarterIsMyMom Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 30, 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 82	I'M JUST SO GLAD THATDIXIE CARTER NEVER LEFT

02-07-2002, 08:26 PM	#8
HALANDME Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 02, 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 104	Oh gosh me too!!! She is the epitome of southern beauty and vitality...without her the show wouldn't exist!! I LIVED for her speeches!

02-16-2002, 03:12 PM	#10
HALANDME Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 02, 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 104	I think we all did!!!!

02-19-2002, 11:45 AM	#11
DixieCarterIsMyMom Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 30, 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 82	yEA pROBABLY!

06-10-2003, 02:30 PM	#13
sdswcu Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 05, 2003 Location: NC Posts: 5	The show was going through alot when Julia Duffy came on board, but the failure of that character and the decline in the show can only be attributed to the writers and director. At least they cut their loses by replacing Allison with a more interesting character in BJ, but losing the dynamic duo of Delta and Jean was too hard to overcome.

04-17-2017, 01:28 AM	#14
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453	CBS moving Designing Women to Fridays and then back to Mondays effectively killed it as much as the Bloodworth-Thomasons being too busy with Bill Clinton's campaign to actually write it anymore.