Episode
Designing Women: They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?
Overview
Fat as a feminist issue surfaces when Suzanne endures cruel jokes about her weight at her high-school reunion; Anthony enlists Julia and Mary Jo to join him in a two-day fast to focus attention on world hunger.
Details
- Series
- Designing Women
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1989-12-11
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They? is Episode 11 in Season 4 of Designing Women. It aired on 1989-12-11. The runtime is 30 min.
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