Episode
Designing Women: Howard the Date
Overview
It's the mercy date from Hell when the female Sugarbakers staff accompany dateless Howard the nerd to his high-school reunion. Their sympathy quickly wears off when he begins to boast about handling his ""four women.""
Details
- Series
- Designing Women
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1987-12-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Howard the Date is Episode 11 in Season 2 of Designing Women. It aired on 1987-12-14. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 12: I'll Be Home For Christmas
Charlene and Anthony scheme to outsmart Mary Jo's disbelieving son on Christmas Eve -- until their hired Santa beats them to it, by swiping the Sugarbakers' Christmas gifts.
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Episode 13: Great Expectations
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Episode 8: Cruising
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Episode 14: Second Time Around
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Episode 7: Heart Attacks
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Episode 15: Oh, Brother
Julia and Suzanne disagree on how to handle the arrival of their half-brother, a recently discharged mental patient with aspirations to stand-up comedy.
Episode 6: Dash Goff, the Writer
Suzanne's visiting ex, a novelist who loves flowery Southern words and women, is in a writer's slump and contemplating suicide.
Episode 16: There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner
Mary Jo gives Claudia permission to go to a school dance with a black youth, contrary to his father's wishes.
Episode 5: Half an Air Bubble Off
When an eccentric client harasses the women with bizarre decorating requests, they decide to matchmake him with Bernice.
Episode 17: The Return of Ray Don
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