Episode
Designing Women: A Scene From a Mall
Overview
Julia stages a sit-in at the mall to protest racial mistreatment of Anthony by brutish cops who accosted him for window shopping near a jewelry store -- and television coverage links Anthony romantically with Allison.
Details
- Series
- Designing Women
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1992-02-24
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
A Scene From a Mall is Episode 18 in Season 6 of Designing Women. It aired on 1992-02-24. The runtime is 30 min.
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