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== Production ==
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The show's production company, Mozark Productions, was a joint venture by creator [[Linda Bloodworth-Thomason]] of [[Missouri]] and her husband, [[Arkansas]] native [[Harry Thomason]], which concurrently produced another successful show set in the South, ''[[Designing Women]]''. [[Hal Holbrook]]'s ''Designing Women'' character was killed off to free the actor to star in the newer program. The series was produced in association with [[CBS Productions]], Burt Reynolds Productions, and [[MTM Enterprises]]. CBS retained full ownership of the series while MTM syndicated the series in the United States.