Omg yasssss, Monet killed it! I screamed when RuPaul said a scene from Designing Women bc I knew it would be this scene. So many years later and it is still everything!
I DIIIIIED! Monet’s expressions, body language, it was so good I wanted them to get Jinx off the screen. I love them all, but that monologue hit a high for me this season. So good!!!
Rita: hear, hear! My big sister has hated me since i came into this world and now i am dead to her. I always wanted my big sister’s love but that was never in the cards for me.
@@steelethescene I have a big sister like that, too. She hated me from my entry into this world and even told my father that I wasn't his. Why? Who knows. I tried, in vain, for years to have a relationship with her and was hurt everytime. For the longest time, I cried myself to sleep at night, because it hurt so much. I finally gave up. I told her off and went no contact for years. One year, she reached out to wish me a happy birthday, after that, we started texting birthday wishes and holiday greetings, but otherwise, we have absolutely no relationship whatsoever. I used to wonder what it would be like to have a good sister but now, eh. I've resolved it. Its her loss, and it's your sister's loss. She doesn't deserve you and you're much better off. Best wishes and many prayers for you. I don't know you, but I'm your sister in Christ and I love you. ❤️
I remember watching this show AND this particular episode when it originally aired in 1986. My parents were sprawled out on the living room furniture...my mother on the sofa, my father on the couch...my younger sister and I lying on the living room floor...and after Julia finished her monologue, my mother began singing, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence. Then my mom went into the kitchen and scooped bowlfuls of ice cream for all of us.
What makes her speech all the more impressive is the fact that not once did she resort to using foul language. She spoke so eloquently and passionately about her sisters accomplishments that that alone was enough.
"Foul" language wasn't really on tv much when this aired. The show would have been canceled. By the way, studies show people who curse are usually more intelligent.
Dixie Carter the actress who played her hated all of them. She was a staunch Republican and had to be begged and wheedled into playing Julia Sugarbaker.
One touch that REALLY enriches this scene is the loving expression on Suzanne's face at 1:23, as she listens to her sister defend her so vigorously. The Sugarbaker sisters lived by the same ethic as the Cartwright brothers on "Bonanza": "Anyone picks a fight with one of us/He's got a fight with me."
It feels like something that the show lost in the last two seasons. They treated Suzanne as if she didn't exist anymore after that and it's really sad.
@@GAPeach58 You're a very good mother. Siblings should defend one another to the death, regardless of the situation. Parents should encourage that kind of loyalty. I know I did. My kids are all very close and fiercely defend one another. When me and their father are gone, they will be all they have.
I started watching this show when it premiered in my teens, (80's), and I have loved it ever since. Every time I need a mental pick me up, I refer back to this clip - it is a classic!!
What I love most about this scene is that you realize despite all of the grief Julia gives and remarks Julia makes about Suzanne being a beauty pageant winner she is really proud of her sister.
The two always had an "I can make fun of her, that is what sisters do" arrangement. But if either one saw the other get trashed, the trasher better get their affairs in order.
I feel so ignorance to not know about this show and this iconic scene from Designing Women before, thank you so much all stars 7, Monet and Jinkx really slayed that stage, the massacre left with tons of flesh and blood everywhere.
Do yourself a favor and binge watch every episode. It was a GREAT show! Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Dixie Carter and Delta Burke were all so amazing and their characters so well written. You'll be glad you watched it.
What made it so great was the fact that she was sticking up for her sister. Julia and Suzanne had a complicated relationship, but this moment showed that Julia truly cared about Suzanne.
One of THE best television scenes in the history of television. I will NEVER forget the first time I watched this. Unbelievable! Oh how I miss this show
I saw this episode when it first came out and my mouth just dropped at Julia's (Dixie) astonishing monologue in defense of her sister Suzanne (Delta) The actress who took the blunt of Julia's (Dixie) speech was also amazing in her acting role. I believe Priscilla Weems was her name and to see her in action absorbing Julia's (Dixie) rant was brilliant !!!!!
I adored this show. When I saw this episode, this takedown became for me the series defining moment, a tribute not just to Julia's love for her younger sister but to the enduring affection and loyalty the four women had for one another.
I was 6 years old when this epic scene played for the first time, and I still think it’s one of the BEST television scenes ever! Dixie was absolutely unbeatable ❤️
@@chocolatecapricorn9418 yeah, looking back, my parents’ standards on what I could and couldn’t watch were strange… I could watch this show, and Golden Girls, but “You Can’t Do That on Television,” was out of the question. “Too crude,” they said 😂
Julia Sugarbaker always protected and defended Suzanne. She's the best big sister in tv. Gorgeous, Brilliant and always Elegant/Classy, the late, great Ms. Dixie Carter. She was truly one of a kind.
Of all Julia's rants, raves, & speeches...this is undoubtedly my favorite. And I'm glad the writers had it in the script for Suzanne to hear her. I'm so glad this dropped into my recommended videos today. I needed this. Dixie Carter was a great lady & actress...miss her...miss them all on Designing Women. "And that Ms. Marjorie, is the night the lights went out in Georgia!" 😄😁👍👌
Happy that Drag Race introduced this monologue to new generations to know about this wonderful show! We need Drag Race to do more monologue lip sync to give the new generation know about old shows and movies!
This is my childhood from being my grandma’s house (including game shows and soap operas). I remember seeing this show as a little girl and loving it. Being from GA myself I loved seeing women on tv that sounded like the people I saw and heard everyday. I also used to love Anthony and wondered how he put up with those women everyday.
I had forgotten about this scene until they started lip-syncing to the words. Once they started, I was like “…the night the light’s went out in Georgia!” I had to find it so my daughter could see the actual scene. She laughed at the dialogue.
One of the finest moments in telivision history! A timeless classic! And a true and acurate portrayal of gentile southern women! Dixie Carter was a classic! May this be forever her gift and her lasting legacy! They just don't make people like her anymore!!
That is how a lady absolutely destroys someone. Julia didn't say one cuss word, didn't threaten that woman. Simply told her exactly how it was and left her all but speechless.
This and the rant from Reservations for Eight are my all times favorite Julia going off moments! And since I've seen these shows numerous times I'm able to follow along with her! 🤣
Julia: Excuse me, aren't you Marjorie Leigh Winnick, the current Miss Georgia World? Marjorie: Why, yes I am. Julia: I'm Julia Sugarbaker, Suzanne Sugarbaker's sister. I couldn't help over hearing part of your conversation. Marjorie: Well, I'm sorry. I didn't know anyone was here. Julia: Yes, and I gather from your comments there are a couple of other things you don't know, Marjorie. For example, you probably didn't know that Suzanne was the only contestant in Georgia pageant history to sweep every category except congeniality, and that is not something the women in my family aspire to anyway. Or that when she walked down the runway in her swimsuit, five contestants quit on the spot. Or that when she emerged from the isolation booth to answer the question, "What would you do to prevent war?" she spoke so eloquently of patriotism, battlefields and diamond tiaras, grown men wept. And you probably didn't know, Marjorie, that Suzanne was not just any Miss Georgia, she was the Miss Georgia. She didn't twirl just a baton, that baton was on fire. And when she threw that baton into the air, it flew higher, further, faster than any baton has ever flown before, hitting a transformer and showering the darkened arena with sparks! And when it finally did come down, Marjorie, my sister caught that baton, and 12,000 people jumped to their feet for sixteen and one-half minutes of uninterrupted thunderous ovation, as flames illuminated her tear-stained face! And that, Marjorie - just so you will know - and your children will someday know - is the night the lights went out in Georgia!
This was an amazing show. I grew up watching it, sometimes with my grandmother who is passed now but we enjoyed this so much. ❤ - Jennifer my sons mom Burton 🎉
not all of us this scene was epic long before that and its nice that more know about it now This is how one defends their loved ones to the point polite and bold like a lion minus all the blood and stuff lol
Monet and Jinkx honored this timeless piece of television history really well.
Omg yasssss, Monet killed it! I screamed when RuPaul said a scene from Designing Women bc I knew it would be this scene. So many years later and it is still everything!
Agreed
I DIIIIIED! Monet’s expressions, body language, it was so good I wanted them to get Jinx off the screen. I love them all, but that monologue hit a high for me this season. So good!!!
@@MariJefa88 mehhhh Jinx did better
@@user1982 ??? this delusion is so wild to me.
RPDR educating us children on classical pop culture once again.
Yup! That's what brought me here!
@@barbkozak me too
Yep me too
Same
Dixie Carter was awesome In this role!
"Swept every category except congeniality". ❤️🤣
"...and that's not something the women in my family aspire to, anyway,"
@@beckywiegers3315perfection 😂
Every little girl needs a big sister like this.
every gay man does too, as a role model lol
Rita: hear, hear! My big sister has hated me since i came into this world and now i am dead to her. I always wanted my big sister’s love but that was never in the cards for me.
EVERY Sister NEEDS another SISTER like THIS 🫂💝🥰💋
@@johnbellocchio66 this isn't about yall
@@steelethescene I have a big sister like that, too. She hated me from my entry into this world and even told my father that I wasn't his. Why? Who knows. I tried, in vain, for years to have a relationship with her and was hurt everytime. For the longest time, I cried myself to sleep at night, because it hurt so much. I finally gave up. I told her off and went no contact for years. One year, she reached out to wish me a happy birthday, after that, we started texting birthday wishes and holiday greetings, but otherwise, we have absolutely no relationship whatsoever. I used to wonder what it would be like to have a good sister but now, eh. I've resolved it. Its her loss, and it's your sister's loss. She doesn't deserve you and you're much better off. Best wishes and many prayers for you. I don't know you, but I'm your sister in Christ and I love you. ❤️
The greatest monologue in television history
Seriously!!!!
@@kallen868 yes!!!!!!!!!
Linda Bloodworth wrote some AMAZING monologues for Julia Sugarbaker...this being -- in my opinion -- the best and most iconic
Facts
NOBODY could deliver dialogue like Miss Dixie Carter!!
Why Dixie Carter didn't get an Emmy for this is a total travesty.
It disgusts me that she was never honored for this show because this scene is fire.
In real life, Dixie is Republican. True story. My opinion.
i agree!
Because she's a republican likely
I remember watching this show AND this particular episode when it originally aired in 1986. My parents were sprawled out on the living room furniture...my mother on the sofa, my father on the couch...my younger sister and I lying on the living room floor...and after Julia finished her monologue, my mother began singing, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence. Then my mom went into the kitchen and scooped bowlfuls of ice cream for all of us.
What a great memory. Families sharing iconic television moments together can definitely be a bonding experience.
So glad you said Vickie Lawrence sang this song. A lot of misguided people think it was Reba McEntire. That irritates me.
Carol Burnett's Vicki Lawrence??
@@gorgeous6737 that's the one. Lot of people don't even know she had a singing career.
Thank you for sharing this memory. I love hearing about memories like these!!!
What makes her speech all the more impressive is the fact that not once did she resort to using foul language. She spoke so eloquently and passionately about her sisters accomplishments that that alone was enough.
Watch her eyes. Once she gets going she blinks exactly twice. Once at the beginning and once near the end. Marjorie Lee Winnick got put in her place
"Foul" language wasn't really on tv much when this aired. The show would have been canceled. By the way, studies show people who curse are usually more intelligent.
@@nathangray8354 you are familiar with the expression ' Language like that betrays a very limited vocabulary?
The way she hit the syllables in GEOR-GIA was just *perfect* 😂
Yes yes
Julia was by far my favorite character on Designing Woman. She had countless great lines❤❤❤
Designing Women
Dixie Carter the actress who played her hated all of them. She was a staunch Republican and had to be begged and wheedled into playing Julia Sugarbaker.
This was one of my fave scenes from DW❤
I always loved it when Julia told someone off.
One touch that REALLY enriches this scene is the loving expression on Suzanne's face at 1:23, as she listens to her sister defend her so vigorously. The Sugarbaker sisters lived by the same ethic as the Cartwright brothers on "Bonanza": "Anyone picks a fight with one of us/He's got a fight with me."
It feels like something that the show lost in the last two seasons. They treated Suzanne as if she didn't exist anymore after that and it's really sad.
My boys are like that...two brothers fiercely defending each other.
@@GAPeach58 You're a very good mother. Siblings should defend one another to the death, regardless of the situation. Parents should encourage that kind of loyalty. I know I did. My kids are all very close and fiercely defend one another. When me and their father are gone, they will be all they have.
Abusive Narcs & sociopathic siblings don't deserve such protection, unfortunately. But otherwise I applaud it
One of the best moments in sit-com history...EVER! RIP, Miss Carter. You were one of a kind!
POV: this is at least your 10th time coming back to this video
Oh at least the 15th in my case!
I started watching this show when it premiered in my teens, (80's), and I have loved it ever since. Every time I need a mental pick me up, I refer back to this clip - it is a classic!!
I’m obsessed
Truth!
Or 50th
What a performance! They don’t write Television shows like this anymore. Loved Dixie Carter a CLASS ACT!🥂🥂🥂
So we'll said
"Well...now you do."
I dare anyone - even though you know how the monolgue ends - not to smile when Julia speaks that final line.😊
What I love most about this scene is that you realize despite all of the grief Julia gives and remarks Julia makes about Suzanne being a beauty pageant winner she is really proud of her sister.
Even if she doesn't always agree with Suzanne, nobody better badmouth her in front of Julia. She will make them beg for death!
The two always had an "I can make fun of her, that is what sisters do" arrangement. But if either one saw the other get trashed, the trasher better get their affairs in order.
@@ericandy88 lesson learned, don’t mess with Julia, because she’s gonna tear you apart to shreds
TRUTH!!!
Suzanne’s smile warmed my heart
One of my favorite Julia Sugarbaker moments.
So many...! But this is tops!
One of the best "You don't mess with my family!" scenes ever
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason wrote that script probably not knowing Dixie would execute with such passion. She rocked that whole episode.
I absolutely love when Julia goes the HELL OFF! LOL.. She shuts shit down when it comes to Suzanne and Anthony
I would be honored and proud to have someone defend me like that.
I feel so ignorance to not know about this show and this iconic scene from Designing Women before, thank you so much all stars 7, Monet and Jinkx really slayed that stage, the massacre left with tons of flesh and blood everywhere.
Do yourself a favor and binge watch every episode. It was a GREAT show! Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Dixie Carter and Delta Burke were all so amazing and their characters so well written. You'll be glad you watched it.
@@CeeCee-sz8zm I definitely will, thanks for the recommendation.
Still watching this in 2023. One of my favorite scenes. I loved this show.
That was one of the best take downs ever!!!!!! LOL
What made it so great was the fact that she was sticking up for her sister. Julia and Suzanne had a complicated relationship, but this moment showed that Julia truly cared about Suzanne.
@@jjh2456 agreed 🥰
Ever
One of THE best television scenes in the history of television. I will NEVER forget the first time I watched this. Unbelievable! Oh how I miss this show
Damn right.
I saw this episode when it first came out and my mouth just dropped at
Julia's (Dixie)
astonishing monologue in defense of her sister Suzanne (Delta)
The actress who took the blunt of Julia's (Dixie) speech was also amazing in her acting role.
I believe Priscilla Weems was her name and to see her in action absorbing
Julia's (Dixie) rant was brilliant !!!!!
I just love that Julia’s style is very timeless.
I think Priscilla Weems played Mary Jo's daughter Claudia
@@chag1pyk5 yep.. the woman Julia ranted at is Pamela Bowen
I adored this show. When I saw this episode, this takedown became for me the series defining moment, a tribute not just to Julia's love for her younger sister but to the enduring affection and loyalty the four women had for one another.
There was no read like a Julia Sugarbaker read!!!
Babbbbbby hunty yassssss always loved her reads
Her and Clair Huxtable
And Dorothy Zbornak
One of the greatest sitcom scenes ever! Rest in peace, power and happiness Dixie...
I absolutely love this scene. One of my all-time favorites! Julia don't play! ❤
I could listen to her inimitable rants all day : the perfect combo of script writing and acting talent.
RuPaul did this bit on SNL where he played a temp that clearly was embodied by Julia Sugarbaker. It was so amazing! ❤✊
I was 6 years old when this epic scene played for the first time, and I still think it’s one of the BEST television scenes ever! Dixie was absolutely unbeatable ❤️
So was I. I used to LOVE this show. I remember watching every episode.
Same here but I didn’t watch it then until the reruns.
@@chocolatecapricorn9418 yeah, looking back, my parents’ standards on what I could and couldn’t watch were strange… I could watch this show, and Golden Girls, but “You Can’t Do That on Television,” was out of the question. “Too crude,” they said 😂
I was all of 8 yrs old when this came out… it was iconic then and 36 years later it is still iconic
I’m here after watching Rupaul…. What’s the back story of this monologue?!
Julia Sugarbaker always protected and defended Suzanne. She's the best big sister in tv.
Gorgeous, Brilliant and always Elegant/Classy, the late, great Ms. Dixie Carter. She was truly one of a kind.
MONET AND JINX!! They give justice to this scene👏🏻 what a groundbreaking lipsync!
Now that's sisterhood. Always gets me a little choked up because she loves her sister so much.
Still one of my favorites scenes of the entire show 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Baybee I remember that from my childhood designing women was my mother’s favorite show. The passion loyalty and fierceness in her speech undefeated
I have always LOVED Julia. I just keep coming back to this clip again and again.
I use to LOVE watching this. This was ALWAYS my favorite part when she would light people up! Also Murphy Brown ❤
Thank you, Ru, for introducing this to me!
Some of us already knew this scene pre Rpdr but it was nice to see it brought back for a younger generation
Suzanne looks so stunning in pink.
Possibly the greatest moment in all of sitcom TV ever.
The BEST two minutes in television history!!! I’m old. I’ve seen it all. I know!
Of all Julia's rants, raves, & speeches...this is undoubtedly my favorite. And I'm glad the writers had it in the script for Suzanne to hear her. I'm so glad this dropped into my recommended videos today. I needed this. Dixie Carter was a great lady & actress...miss her...miss them all on Designing Women. "And that Ms. Marjorie, is the night the lights went out in Georgia!" 😄😁👍👌
Suzanne hearing her sister take up for was very touching. And real, to so many
I went straight to this after watching RPDR.
Wow, goosebumps to tears in two seconds flat! Love that scene so much!
This was my show back in the day! Dixie Carter was an amazing actress, and she stood her ground! Lovely performance! R.I.P. Dixie Carter 🙏💐🎬🙏
I can’t believe this was only the second episode!!
Iconic monolouge! Thank you RPDR for educating generations.
This monologue is GEAT, The Delivery is EXCELLENT. But that last line ("Well now you do.") and walk away, after a put down like that, are EPIC ! ! ! !
One of the best monologs in TV Citicom history, ever! Thanks for the memories...
Happy that Drag Race introduced this monologue to new generations to know about this wonderful show! We need Drag Race to do more monologue lip sync to give the new generation know about old shows and movies!
Crystal LaBeija should be next
I want to see the Rocket Man rant from Misery, Rodeo monologue from Mommie Dearest, and the pinky toe scene from Harlem Nights.
Julia could read someone in the best way and the perfect way better than anyone has ever done on any other show
That’s right Julia. Don’t let nobody badmouth your sister. She was a great big sis.
All stars, All winners brought me here. ⭐️
This is my childhood from being my grandma’s house (including game shows and soap operas). I remember seeing this show as a little girl and loving it. Being from GA myself I loved seeing women on tv that sounded like the people I saw and heard everyday. I also used to love Anthony and wondered how he put up with those women everyday.
What a spectacular monologue! A truly theatrical delivery, in the best possible way.
One of my favorite scenes from Designing Women! Julia at her best and an all around class act!
Now that is one awesome big sister! Love how Suzanne stayed in the back admiring her big sister!
Julia Sugarbaker. Truly immortal.
Jinkx and Monét did a great job preforming this monolog. Designing Women was a great show. RIP Dixie Carter.
Best smack down ever
I’m here from Drag Race and I’m so glad that I am 💕 a piece of iconography, then and now.
That is how you "read" someone.
Watching this after rpdr. What an amazing scene
Who’s here after watching Jinkx and Monet epic spoken word battle?!
I had forgotten about this scene until they started lip-syncing to the words. Once they started, I was like “…the night the light’s went out in Georgia!” I had to find it so my daughter could see the actual scene. She laughed at the dialogue.
Everyone needs a big sister like Julia
Now that’s how you defend family. Pure class. RIP Dixie Carter.
Amazing scene
One of the finest moments in telivision history! A timeless classic! And a true and acurate portrayal of gentile southern women! Dixie Carter was a classic! May this be forever her gift and her lasting legacy! They just don't make people like her anymore!!
I love this show and I'm so grateful I have the entire series on DVD 😊
The love in Suzanne’s eyes gets me every time.
You too?🥹
This monologue is amazing and Monet ate it up
Dont mess with my sister!
That is how a lady absolutely destroys someone. Julia didn't say one cuss word, didn't threaten that woman. Simply told her exactly how it was and left her all but speechless.
I'm sorry I didn't know this. But now I do. Thank you, Drag Race.
Julia Sugarbaker is an ICON!
This and the rant from Reservations for Eight are my all times favorite Julia going off moments! And since I've seen these shows numerous times I'm able to follow along with her! 🤣
Julia: Excuse me, aren't you Marjorie Leigh Winnick, the current Miss Georgia World?
Marjorie: Why, yes I am.
Julia: I'm Julia Sugarbaker, Suzanne Sugarbaker's sister. I couldn't help over hearing part of your conversation.
Marjorie: Well, I'm sorry. I didn't know anyone was here.
Julia: Yes, and I gather from your comments there are a couple of other things you don't know, Marjorie. For example, you probably didn't know that Suzanne was the only contestant in Georgia pageant history to sweep every category except congeniality, and that is not something the women in my family aspire to anyway. Or that when she walked down the runway in her swimsuit, five contestants quit on the spot. Or that when she emerged from the isolation booth to answer the question, "What would you do to prevent war?" she spoke so eloquently of patriotism, battlefields and diamond tiaras, grown men wept. And you probably didn't know, Marjorie, that Suzanne was not just any Miss Georgia, she was the Miss Georgia. She didn't twirl just a baton, that baton was on fire. And when she threw that baton into the air, it flew higher, further, faster than any baton has ever flown before, hitting a transformer and showering the darkened arena with sparks! And when it finally did come down, Marjorie, my sister caught that baton, and 12,000 people jumped to their feet for sixteen and one-half minutes of uninterrupted thunderous ovation, as flames illuminated her tear-stained face! And that, Marjorie - just so you will know - and your children will someday know - is the night the lights went out in Georgia!
Alright now! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for this from a Deaf person!
❤❤❤
This is one of those scenes that made Designing Women rule Monday nights on CBS.
If "If you don't know, now ya know, was a person"...🤣
This was an amazing show. I grew up watching it, sometimes with my grandmother who is passed now but we enjoyed this so much. ❤ - Jennifer my sons mom Burton 🎉
I love this for so many reasons. One it is absolutely brilliant and two, shows how family stick up for each other
The best episode ever of Designing Women. Love it!!
Probably my favorite monologue EVER
My favorite scene of all time from this show
I'm here for Monet vs Jinkx spoken word Lip Sync 🔥🔥🔥🔥
We’re all here because of that ICONIC lip sync in Drag Race. Both Jinkx and Monet killed it!
not all of us this scene was epic long before that and its nice that more know about it now This is how one defends their loved ones to the point polite and bold like a lion minus all the blood and stuff lol
Designing Women is a classic!! I still watch the reruns of the show..it was ahead of its time...👍🏾👍🏾
You are here after that incredible lip sync performance between Monet and Jinkx. 😍
This woman was an underrated actress
I remembered when this first aired, my grand mother jumped up applauding..
Dixie Carter was fantastic in that role 🤗🤗 just gorgeous and fabulous, very elegant lady 😃😃 R.I.P Julia 😥😥
This is acting 👏🏾
We're not here because of RPDR. We are here because we knew about this before and just love a good Julia Sugarbaker eloquent roast.
So 💁🏾♀️
Nobody and I mean nobody can do it like Ms, Sugarbaker. The terminator and then sweet
These gals are a hoot!
This what fantastical, high entertainment on tv looks like !!! Perfection while teaching you a little something !!!!