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Julia Drives Over the First AmendmentEpisode Number: 66 Season Num: 3 First Aired: Monday May 22, 1989 Prod Code: 164336 |
A nearby newsstand selling pornography offends Julia to the point where she drives her car straight through it. This pits her against an equally determined publisher in the ensuing court battle.
| Writer: | Pamela Norris |
| Director: | David Trainer |
| Star: | Dixie Carter (Julia Sugarbaker), Jean Smart (Charlene Frazier (Seasons 1-3)), Delta Burke (Suzanne Sugarbaker (Seasons 1-5)), Meshach Taylor (Anthony Bouvier), Annie Potts (Mary Jo Shively) |
| Guest Star: | Rosalind Allen (Terry Wilder), Ed Levy (Newsstand Guy) |
(Suzanne and Charlene meet with the female editor of a men's magazine)
Terry: Actually, I'm a feminist and I and my magazine make large contributions to feminist charities.
Suzanne: Yeah, well I donate to the ASPCA, but that doesn't make me a cat!
Charlene: Good one! (edit) Terry: Just so you know Mrs. Sugarbaker, this is still America, and free speech will always be protected.
Julia: I know it will. But pornography won't always be, Miss Wilder. This country will let the Nazis speak, and the Ku Klux Klansmen speak because as despicable as their statements are, they are speaking their mind. But when you publish your magazine, you're not speaking your mind. You'd shut that magazine down tomorrow if it weren't turning a profit. You know it and I know it. Pornography is not free speech, it's commerce. Otherwise you couldn't zone it out of certain nice areas of the city.
Terry: Well, I see I am getting nowhere. We're both business women. Let's just leave it at that. I won't bother you, and you won't bother me.
Julia: No, that's not quite right, Miss Wilder. You bother me very much. I know I can be sanctimonious and self-righteous, but nevertheless I've just gotta say it. Shame on you for calling yourself a feminist. And shame on you for hurting and demeaning women everywhere -- all for a lousy nickel. I may not be able to stop you today, but someday...we're going zone you right out of the city. And then we're gonna zone you right out of the county and then we're going to zone you right out of the country. And in fact, Miss Wilder, if I had my way, we might just zone you right off the globe.
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Terry: Actually, I'm a feminist and I and my magazine make large contributions to feminist charities.
Suzanne: Yeah, well I donate to the ASPCA, but that doesn't make me a cat!
Charlene: Good one! (edit) Terry: Just so you know Mrs. Sugarbaker, this is still America, and free speech will always be protected.
Julia: I know it will. But pornography won't always be, Miss Wilder. This country will let the Nazis speak, and the Ku Klux Klansmen speak because as despicable as their statements are, they are speaking their mind. But when you publish your magazine, you're not speaking your mind. You'd shut that magazine down tomorrow if it weren't turning a profit. You know it and I know it. Pornography is not free speech, it's commerce. Otherwise you couldn't zone it out of certain nice areas of the city.
Terry: Well, I see I am getting nowhere. We're both business women. Let's just leave it at that. I won't bother you, and you won't bother me.
Julia: No, that's not quite right, Miss Wilder. You bother me very much. I know I can be sanctimonious and self-righteous, but nevertheless I've just gotta say it. Shame on you for calling yourself a feminist. And shame on you for hurting and demeaning women everywhere -- all for a lousy nickel. I may not be able to stop you today, but someday...we're going zone you right out of the city. And then we're gonna zone you right out of the county and then we're going to zone you right out of the country. And in fact, Miss Wilder, if I had my way, we might just zone you right off the globe.
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Julia Drives Over the First AmendmentPerfect "Well written" This is one of Designing Women's most impressive episodes. While some episodes are just sitcom fluff, this is truly an episode with a purpose. Presenting both sides of the story is something Designing Women does very well. Continue » Posted Aug 11, 2005 7:39 am PST |
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