S4 E1 • The Proxy Pig

Mary Jo uses the mansion she's decorating to entertain, and Anthony suffers when his health insurance lapses and Suzanne must nurse his injured back.

Première diffusion : 18 septembre 1989

S4 E2 • One Night With You

A terminally-ill high school classmate's last wish is to spend one night with the girl of his dreams -- Julia. The catch is, she doesn't remember him at all.

Première diffusion : 25 septembre 1989

S4 E3 • There She Is

While preparing for Charlene's baby shower, the Sugarbakers women are surprised by a visit from the Director of Pageants for Miss Georgia. Due to a clerical error discovered in the 1975 balloting, Suzanne must relinquish the crown she won 15 years earlier.

Première diffusion : 2 octobre 1989

S4 E4 • Nightmare From Hee Haw

The Sugerbaker women and their mates take a canoe trip in the Georgia backwoods -- which turns into a nightmare when them encounter some good ole boys.

Première diffusion : 16 octobre 1989

S4 E5 • The Girlfriend

Attempting to prove himself when Mary Jo hires him and some of his ex-convict friends to finish an incomplete remodeling job, Anthony gets a new girlfriend -- an ambitious young woman who sees him as an upwardly mobile vehicle.

Première diffusion : 23 octobre 1989

S4 E6 • The Rowdy Girls

While she is helping the Sugarbakers women choreograph a Supremes lip-synch routine, Charlene's favorite cousin inadvertently reveals that she is a victim of domestic violence.

Première diffusion : 30 octobre 1989

S4 E7 • Bernice's Sanity Hearing

The Sugarbaker women testify for Bernice when her niece Phyllis attempts to have her declared legally incompetent because she sings Bobbie Gentry songs to strangers on the street and introduces Anthony as her illegitimate son.

Première diffusion : 13 novembre 1989

S4 E8 • Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence

While posing for a gag photo at the governor's mansion, Julia gets her head stuck in the banister just before the annual ball.

Première diffusion : 20 novembre 1989

S4 E9 • Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure

Julia and Suzanne's plans go awry when they travel to Japan to visit their mother: after discovering that she has gone to Paris to see a sick friend, they are robbed of their luggage and money. Meanwhile, Anthony and Mary Jo are stuck with an enormous telephone bill after calling in votes to a television poll.

Première diffusion : 27 novembre 1989

S4 E10 • Manhunt

Desperately single Mary Jo, worried that her busy schedule will condemn her to a life alone, accepts coaching from Suzanne as she plans a weekend manhunt.

Première diffusion : 4 décembre 1989

S4 E11 • They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?

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.

Première diffusion : 11 décembre 1989

S4 E12 • You Got to Have Friends

Mary Jo takes a second job at a fast food place when Ted's child support payment is late.

Première diffusion : 18 décembre 1989

S4 E13 • The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century

Suzanne and Mary Jo rush Charlene to the hospital when she goes into labor on New Year's Eve and conceives a desire to deliver the first New Year's baby. Dolly Parton plays Charlene's ""guardian movie star,"" who comes to her in a dream with news of her baby's birth, and Bernice goes for an unexpected ambulance ride.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1990

S4 E14 • The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century

Suzanne and Mary Jo rush Charlene to the hospital when she goes into labor on New Year's Eve and conceives a desire to deliver the first New Year's baby. Dolly Parton plays Charlene's ""guardian movie star,"" who comes to her in a dream with news of her baby's birth, and Bernice goes for an unexpected ambulance ride.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1990

S4 E15 • The Mistress

The ladies are hired by wealthy stockbroker Ancel Pollard to decorate a house for a client's wife -- and a condo for his mistress. Suzanne is sure that straight laced Julia and Mary Jo will never go through with the assignment.

Première diffusion : 8 janvier 1990

S4 E16 • The Fur Flies

The fur flies at a fashion show, where Suzanne's after-dinner mink causes a riot among animal-rights activists. Meanwhile, Charlene is forced to bring Olivia to Sugarbakers while she looks for a nanny.

Première diffusion : 15 janvier 1990

S4 E17 • Oh, What a Feeling

Julia and Suzanne negotiate for a new delivery van and drive a hard bargain with an overbearing salesman (Ross).

Première diffusion : 29 janvier 1990

S4 E18 • Anthony and Vanessa

Hired for a temporary job at Sugarbakers, Anthony's needy friend Vanessa learns the tricks of the trade from Suzanne, then goes to work reeling in Anthony.

Première diffusion : 5 février 1990

S4 E19 • Payne Grows Up

Julia is not pleased to learn that Payne is graduating early in order to marry his pregnant girlfriend. Upset at becoming a grandmother so soon, Julia gets tipsy at the wedding, then wakes up mortified -- and scantily clad -- the next day with Payne's frat house roommate (Young).

Première diffusion : 19 février 1990

S4 E20 • Tornado Watch

A bizarre collection of characters is trapped inside Sugarbakers by a tornado warning, including hillbilly Daddy Jones who takes a liking to Bernice.

Première diffusion : 26 février 1990

S4 E21 • Tough Enough

A redecorating job for a sports account is right down Sugarbakers' alley when it pits the women against a macho, over-confident designer from an all-male firm. They determine to steal one of his prized clients, Cherokee Lanes Bowling Alley, but discover they must pose as regular bowlers.

Première diffusion : 12 mars 1990

S4 E22 • It's a Wonderful Life

Charlene is overcome with feelings of self-doubt after the birth of Olivia, and her highly emotional state has her believing that Bill is having an affair. When Suzanne, Julia and Mary Jo overhear their fight, they scramble to create a romantic evening that will put some romance back into the Stillfield marriage.

Première diffusion : 19 mars 1990

S4 E23 • Suzanne Goes Looking For a Friend

A former beauty queen and current television weather forecaster announces her ""coming out,"" causing a confused Suzanne to think she means she's the world's oldest debutante -- and to accept Eugenia's invitation to join her at a television industry dinner.

Première diffusion : 9 avril 1990

S4 E24 • Foreign Affairs

When her maid Consuela is threatened with deportation, Suzanne puts Anthony in a dress and pays him to impersonate the terrified woman. But he performs too well, awakening romantic interest in the Immigration and Naturalization Service examiner.

Première diffusion : 30 avril 1990

S4 E25 • Have Faith

When Mary Jo attends church with Julia and Suzanne, she ends up dating Gene Chapman, the minister, but feeling guilty about her sexual interest in him.

Première diffusion : 7 mai 1990

S4 E26 • Their Finest Hour

An hour-long clip show of highlights from the previous seasons, including: razor-tongued Julia standing up for Suzanne against an insolent beauty pageant contestant, Julia defending Bernice's eccentricities, Mary Jo commenting on men and bra sizes, Charlene wondering about everything from killer bees to the personal habits of other women, Suzanne displaying a series of wacky dresses, and Anthony being plagued by a variety of indignities.

Première diffusion : 9 mai 1990

S4 E27 • Anthony's Graduation

An extremely anxious Anthony makes it to his college graduation despite a series of mishaps and his nervousness about his grandmother's visit and his performance as commencement speaker.

Première diffusion : 14 mai 1990

S4 E28 • La Place sans Souci

At a plush spa, the sparse diet, vigorous exercise program and thermal mud baths bring out the worst in Suzanne -- especially when Julia and Mary Jo are encouraged to gain weight.

Première diffusion : 21 mai 1990