Designing Women
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Designing Women is an American television sitcom that aired from 1986 to 1993, focusing on the personal and professional lives of four women running an interior design firm in Atlanta.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Designing Women canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Designing Women Context triple: [Dixie Carter, notableWork, Designing Women]
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A.
Designing Woman
Designing Woman is a 1957 romantic comedy film starring Lauren Bacall and Gregory Peck, known for its witty script and stylish depiction of New York high society.
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B.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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C.
Working Girl
Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy-drama film about an ambitious secretary navigating corporate New York, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver.
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D.
The Gentle Sex
The Gentle Sex is a 1943 British wartime drama film that follows the experiences of several women who join the Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II.
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E.
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives is a 1975 satirical horror film, based on Ira Levin’s novel, about a seemingly idyllic suburban town where the wives harbor a sinister secret.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Designing Women Target entity description: Designing Women is an American television sitcom that aired from 1986 to 1993, focusing on the personal and professional lives of four women running an interior design firm in Atlanta.
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A.
Designing Woman
Designing Woman is a 1957 romantic comedy film starring Lauren Bacall and Gregory Peck, known for its witty script and stylish depiction of New York high society.
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B.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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C.
Working Girl
Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy-drama film about an ambitious secretary navigating corporate New York, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver.
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D.
The Gentle Sex
The Gentle Sex is a 1943 British wartime drama film that follows the experiences of several women who join the Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II.
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E.
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives is a 1975 satirical horror film, based on Ira Levin’s novel, about a seemingly idyllic suburban town where the wives harbor a sinister secret.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television sitcom ⓘ |
| airedInDecade |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
| audioFormat | Stereo ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | Color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Harry Thomason
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| genre |
Sitcom
ⓘ
Television comedy ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffRelation | Women of the House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anthony Bouvier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlene Frazier Stillfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Sugarbaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Jo Shively NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzanne Sugarbaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Interior design firm Sugarbaker & Associates
ⓘ
Personal lives of four women ⓘ Professional lives of four women ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Julia Sugarbaker monologues
ⓘ
Strong feminist themes ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 163 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 7 ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | Broadcast television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalReleaseEnd | 1993-05-24 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseStart | 1986-09-29 ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | 4:3 ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Annie Potts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Dixie Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Hooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Smart NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Ivey NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Duffy NERFINISHED ⓘ Meshach Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Bloodworth/Thomason Mozark Productions
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Pictures Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Primetime television viewers ⓘ |
| theme |
Female friendship
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Social and political issues ⓘ Southern culture ⓘ Women in the workplace ⓘ |
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Subject: Designing Women Description of subject: Designing Women is an American television sitcom that aired from 1986 to 1993, focusing on the personal and professional lives of four women running an interior design firm in Atlanta.
Referenced by (12)
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