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Marie Marie

(11,531 posts)
4. I get this and at it was quite timely when this episode aired.
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 03:52 PM
Jul 2016

Julia Sugarbaker was an outspoken liberal character on the TV show Designing Women. If I recall correctly, Marla Maples may have appeared on this episode but I'm not sure about that. But when this aired, Trump was in the news for being the pig that he is. It was great! Thanks for reminding me of this diabeticman.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
5. IIRC, the character was liberal, but the woman playing her not.
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 04:44 PM
Jul 2016

Dixie Carter was, in fact, a Republican. I'll bet she'd have crossed over, though, had she survived:

http://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/article/dixie-carter-vs-julia-sugarbaker

MMTampa

(82 posts)
7. At the time. . .
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 05:20 PM
Jul 2016

Dixie Carter supposedly had a deal with Bloodworth that she would get to sing on the show if she made those "liberal" statements. Still, I loved her character and thought she played her with style. So sad that she and "Anthony" are gone.

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