Good story, Not enough for a whole film

There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

I'm watching a few episodes of Filthy Rich right now, going through an old stockpile of VHS tapes. It is excellent! This would make a great addition to TV Land or Brilliant but Canceled.I'm also amazed at how far backwards we've traveled, as some of the lightweight scenes of this comedy would never be permitted in the overly PC world of 20 years later. And that's sad.Dixie Carter is great, Delta Burke is her perfect foil. The entire cast seems carefully crafted and perfectly chosen. The overly opulent sets are just as overblown as anything on Dynasty. The dialog is quick, the plots just ridiculous enough. I'll bet reruns of this would even have flown during the writer's strike, moreso than reality shows.

I was thinking about this today.As others have noted, you had to hear Dixie Carter's deliveries to believe them.I for one felt that Designing Women really wasted what Carter could do. Making Dixie Carter and Delta Burke sisters (of all things!) was one of the worst castings I had ever seen.I believe the show began with Big Daddy (Slim Pickens. I must have stopped watching the show when Forrest Tucker took over, and i have no idea how he was portrayed) had died and the family had gathered to watch his videotape will. This was when he revealed the illegitimate son and the son's wife.They were all funny, including the cardboard son, Charles Frank, as Stanley.Stanley: "Well, Marshall, it seems like your plan has been foiled." Marshall: "I don't like the tone of your voice, Stanley." Stanley repeats himself, imitating a duck this time.Delta would throw herself at the young handsome son, and again, as someone else noted, while he would be bathing in a bubble bath and wearing his cowboy hat.I was recalling one bit with Dixie Carter, as Carlotta. She had been taking a shower and had realized she left the bottle of shampoo she just bought down in the car in the garage, so she ran naked to get it, since no one else was home. She was telling this story to Marshall as she entered the bedroom wrapped in some tarp.As she stood in the garage, the door went up or something, and her hand got caught and the garage door raised up.Marshall: "Did the door open all the way?" Carlotta: "Eleven times, Marshall." Marshall: "Did anyone see you?" Carlotta: "The mailman." Marhsall: "Did he say anything?" Carlotta: "HE SAID HAVE A NICE DAY!!!" This was the opening joke of this episode, but I do recall nothing else was funny in the episode.Filthy Rich had come about as a mid-season replacement or shown over the summer, instead of another show called "Mamma Malone" (pronounced Mah-low-nee, she was Italian).Mamma Malone was shelved and eventually did air later on. It was a shame Malone had been trounced so badly by Filthy Rich's arrival, because truthfully, Mamma Malone wasn't that bad either.Lila Kaye, an English actress, had played the character.Two very good shows that left much too soon. Ah well.

This show was utterly hilarious--one look at the cast list alone shows how much talent they had at their fingertips: Dixie Carter, Delta Burke (pre-"Designing Women") Forrest Tucker, Ann Wedgeworth, Slim Pickens, etc. The knives-and-dagger dialog between Carlotta (Dixie) and Kathleen (Delta) was some of the funniest and most quotable I've ever heard, including my favorite shot of all time (which happens to be missing from the IMDb quotes list): (Carlotta)"Yes, Kathleen has beautiful skin. It's from all that fresh air she gets on those early mornin' cab rides home." The style and characters remind me of other camp-filled projects, like Del Shore's play/film "Sordid Lives," or even BBC's series "Absolutely Fabulous." Maybe it was just ahead of its time. This show well deserves to be brought back on Nick at Nite or on Trio's Brilliant But Cancelled, or even DVD.

This was the funniest series that was ever on TV. It needs to be available on video. I for one would buy several to give as gifts. Ann Wedgeworth is just hilarious, but every actor is superb. After 20 years, I still remember some of the scenes! Anyone who ever saw it has never forgotten it.