Designing Women season 5
| Designing Women (season 5) | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 Season 5 DVD cover art | |
| Starring | Dixie Carter Annie Potts Delta Burke Jean Smart Meshach Taylor |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 17, 1990 – May 13, 1991 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of Designing Women premiered on CBS on September 17, 1990, and concluded on May 13, 1991. The season consisted of 24 episodes. Created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, the series was produced by Bloodworth/Thomason Mozark Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television.
Broadcast history
The season originally aired Mondays at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST) on CBS, with a lead-in from Murphy Brown.
1990-91 TV Season Awards and nominations
| Association | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI TV Music Award | Bruce Miller | Won |
| GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Comedy Episode | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Harry Thomason, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Pamela Norris, Tommy Thompson, Douglas Jackson, and David Trainer | Nominated |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Delta Burke | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Series | Cliff Chally (For episode "Keep the Home Fires Burning") | Nominated | |
| Viewers for Quality Television | Best Quality Comedy Series | Nominated | |
| Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Delta Burke | Nominated | |
| Dixie Carter | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Meshach Taylor | Nominated | |
| Best Writing in a Quality Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Best Specialty Player | Alice Ghostley | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America | Episodic Comedy | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (For episode "The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century") | Nominated |
Cast
Main cast
|
Recurring cast
|
Guest cast
|
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 1 | "A Blast from the Past" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | September 17, 1990 |
| 96 | 2 | "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" | David Trainer | Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl | September 24, 1990 |
| 97 | 3 | "Working Mother" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | October 1, 1990 |
| 98 | 4 | "Miss Trial" | David Trainer | Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown | October 15, 1990 |
| 99 | 5 | "The Bachelor Auction" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | October 22, 1990 |
| 100 | 6 | "Charlene Buys a House" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | October 29, 1990 |
| 101 | 7 | "Old Rebels and Young Models" | Iris Dugow | Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown | November 5, 1990 |
| 102 | 8 | "Nowhere to Run To" | David Trainer | Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl | November 12, 1990 |
| 103 | 9 | "A Class Act" | Dwayne Hickman | Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl | November 19, 1990 |
| 104 | 10 | "Keep the Homes Fires Burning" | David Trainer | Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown | November 26, 1990 |
| 105 | 11 | "My Daughter, Myself" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | December 10, 1990 |
| 106 | 12 | "And Now, Here's Bernice" | David Trainer | Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown | December 17, 1990 |
| 107 | 13 | "Pearls of Wisdom" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | January 7, 1991 |
| 108 | 14 | "High Noon in a Laundry Room" | David Trainer | Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown | January 14, 1991 |
| 109 | 15 | "How Long Has This Been Going On?" | David Trainer | Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl | January 28, 1991 |
| 110 | 16 | "The Emperor's New Nose" | David Trainer | Thom Bray & Michael Ross | February 4, 1991 |
| 111 | 17 | "Maybe Baby" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | February 11, 1991 |
| 112 | 18 | "This Is Art?" | Roberta Sherry Scelza | Steven Roth & Deanne Roth | February 25, 1991 |
| 113 | 19 | "Blame It on New Orleans" | David Trainer | Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown | March 4, 1991 |
| 114 | 20 | "I'll See You in Court" | David Trainer | Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl | March 18, 1991 |
| 115 | 21 | "The Big Circle" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | April 8, 1991 |
| 116 | 22 | "Friends and Husbands" | David Trainer | Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl | April 29, 1991 |
| 117 | 23 | "Fore!" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | May 6, 1991 |
| 118 | 24 | "The Pride of Sugarbakers" | Iris Dugow | Thom Bray & Michael A. Ross | May 13, 1991 |
DVD release
The fifth season was released on DVD by Shout! Factory on December 6, 2011.[1]
References
- ^ "The Complete 5th Season" Archived 2014-08-22 at the Wayback Machine at TVShowsOnDVD.com
