WOMEN OF THE HOUSE – THE COMPLETE SERIES (CBS 1995) Delta Burke, Terri Garr, Patricia Heaton, Valerie Mahaffey, Julie Hagerty, Jonathan Banks, Brittany Parkyn, Lisa Rieffel

Woman of the House is an American sitcom and a spin-off of Designing Women that aired on CBS. The series starred Delta Burke, reprising her role of Suzanne Sugarbaker, who had reconciled with producers of Designing Women after a bitter, highly publicized, off-screen battle. Suzanne Sugarbaker's latest husband, a 76-year-old congressman, has died, and as his widow, she assumes his political office for the remainder of his term. Washington, D.C. is ill-prepared for the outspoken, "big, dumb, hick beauty queen's" arrival to the United States House of Representatives, though she did form an unusual bond with then-current President Bill Clinton, who was frequently heard off-screen. Along with her, Suzanne dragged her mentally disabled brother Jim (Jonathan Banks); her young, adopted daughter Desiree (Brittany Parkyn); and her often mentioned (but only once seen) maid, Sapphire Jones (Barbara Montgomery). Congresswoman Suzanne takes Washington by storm with the help of her staff: cynical pr