Episode
Designing Women: Big Haas and Little Falsie
Overview
Mary-Jo contemplates breast enlargement after receiving an inheritance from her uncle Dude stipulating that she must spend it on something frivolous.
Details
- Series
- Designing Women
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1988-12-12
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Big Haas and Little Falsie is Episode 5 in Season 3 of Designing Women. It aired on 1988-12-12. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 6: Hard Hats and Lovers
Suzanne convinces Charlene that Bill should date more before they get serious, and the ladies plan revenge on a bunch of sexist hardhats working across the street.
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