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GirlfriendsAn ensemble sitcom focusing on a mixed batch of black women who face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds, learning about true friendship in the process.S6, EP13 "The It Girl"Joan worries that the reason she landed the cover of a trendy magazine is because she slept with the reporter (Wayne Brady).
S6, EP14 "Work in Progress"After Darnell realizes that Maya is the main breadwinner of the family, Joan and Lynn convince him to quit his job and pursue his dream of joining a race car pit crew.
S6, EP15 "Oh, Hell Yes: The Seminar"One (Kelly Rowland) of the attendees at Maya's "Sisters Speak Out" seminar begs Toni to be her mentor.
S2, EP18 "The Taming of the Realtess"Toni plans a flashy grand opening celebration for her new real estate business; Joan and William's jobs are on the line because of an April Fools' Day joke. Danny Bonaduce guest stars.
S6, EP17 "I'll Be There for You ... but Not Right Now"Juggling a career, single motherhood, a custody battle and dating overwhelm Toni.
S2, EP20 "My Mother, Myself"As Joan plans a Mother's Day brunch, Maya learns her mother is moving away to be with a new beau.
S2, EP21 "Just Dessert"Lynn and William move in together and console each other after their recent breakups; Toni's assistant convinces her to get a new hairstyle.
S2, EP22 "Into the Woods"Joan's ex-boyfriend returns to town with a startling announcement; Darnell finds out about Maya's indiscretion.
S7, EP21 "To Be Determined"Joan gets a long-awaited marriage proposal; Maya and Darnell find their dream house, but another opportunity arises, and Darnell must make a choice.
S7, EP22 "It's Been Determined"Joan gets a long-awaited marriage proposal; Maya and Darnell find their dream house, but another opportunity arises, and Darnell must make a choice.
S8, EP1 "Range of Emotions"Joan's fiance is unhappy when she spends money without first discussing it with him; Aaron receives news that his National Guard unit is being called to Iraq.
S8, EP2 "Baghdad, My Bad"Joan kidnaps Aaron and takes him to Mexico to prevent him from going to Iraq; Maya finds marijuana hidden in the house and thinks it is Jabari's.
S8, EP3 "Where Did Lynn-digo?"Lynn finds herself with conflicting performance engagements; Joan hears strange noises.
S8, EP4 "Losing It"Maya experiences writer's block and cannot complete her third book, then learns that her pregnancy is at risk; Joan has a hard time renting her apartment.
S6, EP18 "The Game"Joan attempts to persuade Melanie to attend medical school instead of following her pro football boyfriend.
S6, EP16 "Game Over"When Toni begins to rely more upon Joan, Joan is so caught up in her new life that her self-involved behavior begins to cause a strain on their friendship.
S6, EP19 "It's Raining Men"Joan starts dating three men at once, which leads to trouble in her relationship with Toni.
S3, EP2 "Getting Our Act Together"Maya convinces Darnell to attend a marriage counseling session; William competes with Joan for a partnership in the firm.
S6, EP20 "I Don't Want to Be a Player No More"Thinking she is ready to settle down with Jevon, Joan decides to break it off with Derek and Kurtis; Toni ends up in the slammer.
S3, EP8 "Handling Baggage"Maya makes a last ditch effort to save her marriage after hearing husband Darnell is seeing another woman.
S3, EP1 "Coming to Terms"Joan invites her friends' ex-boyfriends to a party in a desperate attempt to meet Mr. Right; Maya tries to repair her marriage.
S3, EP3 "Secrets and Eyes"Toni has trouble holding on to her youth following a surprise birthday party; William seeks a one-night stand.
S6, EP21 "Party Over Here ..."Joan gets drunk and embarrasses herself at a Hollywood party; Darnell tells Maya he has been offered a job in Florida and he wants her to move there with him.
S6, EP22 "... Ain't Nothing Over There"Joan gets drunk and embarrasses herself at a Hollywood party; Darnell tells Maya he has been offered a job in Florida and he wants her to move there with him.
S7, EP1 "After the Storm"Joan volunteers to help rebuild homes for survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
S7, EP2 "In Too Deep"When Joan returns to work, she finds out that William has put Monica in charge of the bar.
S5, EP10 "Porn to Write"Maya's waning dreams of becoming an author revive when her book gets a surprise celebrity endorsement from the Rev. Al Sharpton.
S5, EP11 "All the Creatures Were Stirring"William tries to surprise Joan with a romantic Christmas getaway, but a huge snowstorm thwarts his efforts.
S5, EP12 "P.D.A. - D.O.A."William becomes convinced that Joan still has feelings for her ex-fiance (Malik Yoba) when she fails to introduce him as her boyfriend.
S5, EP13 "All in a Panic"Joan unwittingly hires William's former girlfriend as the chef for her new restaurant.
S5, EP14 "Great Sexpectations"Despite Joan's efforts to make it a memorable occasion, her first Valentine's Day with William turns into an evening of sexual awkwardness.
S5, EP15 "The Way We Were"When Maya's ex-husband, Darnell, comes to her book signing and congratulates her, she thinks he is interested in getting back together.
S5, EP16 "See J-Spot Run"Joan's publicist quits on the eve of her opening, so the gang tries to secure a celebrity for the big night.
S5, EP17 "Good News, Bad News"When Lynn's brother Matthew comes to town hoping to join a band, Lynn inadvertently steals his spotlight and gets the job offer instead.
S5, EP18 "Kids Say the Darndest Things"Jabari, unhappy about his father's remarriage, begins acting out and eventually runs away, hoping to cause his parents to get back together.
S5, EP19 "Finn-ished"After Lynn has a brief romance with her womanizing bandmate Finn (Tricky), she finds herself having feelings for him.
S7, EP3 "Bad Blood"Joan realizes that Maya's house is the hang-out spot and she is no longer the center of the friendship.
S7, EP4 "Hustle & Dough"Lynn performs at a club during open mic night; a record executive offers to help her with her career but she declines.
S7, EP5 "Everybody Hates Monica"Joan learns that Maya and Lynn did not tell her about a recent outing with Toni; Joan insists on bringing Monica into the circle of friends.
S7, EP6 "If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Boonies"Maya discovers Jabari has been skipping school and plagiarized a writing assignment.
S7, EP7 "Just Joan"Maya challenges Joan to empower herself, accept her single life and go out to a trendy restaurant alone.
S7, EP8 "Karaokee-Dokee"Joan and Maya discover that Lynn is singing for money on the street and at a karaoke bar; Monica is jealous of William and Joan's relationship.
S7, EP9 "He Had a Dream"Maya struggles with the responsibility of owning a home and taking care of Jabari while Darnell is in Florida working for NASCAR.
S3, EP6 "Invasion of the Gold Digger"William's friends denounce his money-grubbing girlfriend; Toni goes on a date with her plastic surgeon.
S7, EP10 "I'll Have a Blue Line Christmas"Aaron thinks something will go wrong on her date with a teacher; Maya and Darnell try to keep up with the neighbors' Christmas decorations.
S3, EP5 "Don't Leave Me a Loan"Lynn may have to give up her irresponsible ways and enter the corporate world; Maya hides her marriage woes from her mother.
S3, EP4 "Star Craving Mad"Joan gets into a scuffle with a handsome celebrity over a treadmill at the gym; William learns his sister is a lesbian.
S3, EP7 "Blinded by the Lights"Joan is consigned to the shadows while attending a movie premiere with her beau; Toni tries to find a house for client Laila Ali.
S7, EP11 "Wrong Side of the Tracks"Big Boi tells Lynn that he will not be able to use her music; Darnell must go back to work at the garage.
S7, EP12 "I Want My Baby Back"Maya fears that Jabari is growing up too fast when she sees him interact with a young girl; Joan is uncomfortable using the bathroom at Aaron's house.
S7, EP13 "Hot for Preacher"Lynn has qualms about dating an attractive guy (Kadeem Hardison) she met while singing at a club when she discovers he is a Baptist minister.
S3, EP9 "The Mommy Returns"Lynn meets her biological mother for the first time; Joan has unwelcome house guests.
S7, EP14 "Time to Man Up"Maya suspects that her new neighbor abuses his wife; Joan discovers that her new boyfriend does not believe in celebrating Valentine's Day.
S3, EP10 "A Little Romance"Toni thinks she might have genuine feelings for Dr. Garrett. John Salley guest stars.
S3, EP11 "Santa v. Monica"William is torn between playing Santa Claus for Maya's son and hosting an office party for ambitious girlfriend Monica.
S3, EP12 "Take This Poem and Call Me in the Morning"Lynn falls for a celibate spoken-word artist (Saul Williams); a poet (Common) publicizes Lynn's promiscuity, inspiring her to make an HIV documentary.
S7, EP15 "Willie He or Won't He III: This Time It's Personal"Monica wonders if she should end her marriage to William when he reveals doubts about marrying her; Maya discovers that Darnell knew about William's doubts.
S7, EP16 "What Had Happened Was ..."After Aaron and Joan run into one of his ex-girlfriends, they decide to discuss their past relationships; Darnell helps William cope after losing Monica.
S7, EP17 "Church Lady"Lynn continues her work at the church after ending her affair with Eldon; William punishes his friends for interfering in his relationship.
S3, EP13 "Howdy Partner"Joan and William compete for the senior partner position; Toni is asked to take an HIV test.
S7, EP18 "Operation Does She Yield"Maya, Joan and Lynn go to Chicago to persuade Monica to get back together with William.
S3, EP15 "Happy Valentine's Day, Baby?"Ellis sends Joan on a scavenger hunt for Valentine's Day; Toni questions Todd's intentions. Kevin Eubanks guest stars.
S3, EP16 "Sex, Lies and Books"Maya goes on a blind date; Joan's book club comprises Bebe Moore Campbell, Jackie Collins, Suzanne de Passe and Marcia R. Clark.
S3, EP17 "A Stiff Good Man Is Easy to Find"William mixes business with pleasure when he returns to his old firm as a consultant. Anne-Marie Johnson guest stars.
S7, EP19 "A Dingo Ate My Dream House"Darnell suggests to Maya that they should move back to the city; Monica learns to adjust to life without the help of her family's wealth.
S7, EP20 "A House Divided"Lynn's boyfriend faces a tough decision when he finds himself at odds with the members of the church; Joan pressures Aaron into buying a house.
S3, EP18 "Runaway Bridesmaid"Joan is jealous of Toni's recent engagement, and she takes out her frustration on Ellis; Toni anticipates getting gifts from her friends.
S3, EP14 "Single Mama Drama"The gang feels threatened by Maya's budding friendship with another single mother (guest star Terri J. Vaughn).
S3, EP19 "The Pact"An old college friend (guest star Kimberly Elise) confides she contracted AIDS from Joan's ex-boyfriend.
S3, EP20 "Where Everybody Knows My Name"Maya goes out celebrating with her girlfriends and runs into her ex-husband, Darnell, and his new female friend.
S8, EP5 "Good Grief"Maya accuses Darnell of blaming her for the miscarriage; Monica and William prepare for their first dinner party; Joan talks Lynn into opening a bank account.
S8, EP6 "Spree to Be Free"Joan decides retail therapy will help Maya recover from the loss of her baby; William does not respond well when Monica gives him news.
S8, EP7 "Snap Back"Maya jokes that Monica's baby is hers; Darnell learns that Maya is taking pills to cope with the loss of her baby; Lynn and Joan attend an Erykah Badu concert.
S8, EP8 "Save the Last Dance"Joan, Maya and William try to fit in with the young crowd when they join Lynn for a night on the town at a new club.
S8, EP9 "R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find Out What It Means to William"William considers leaving the firm when he starts to feel that he is not respected; a neighbor approaches Maya to write a column for the neighborhood newsletter.
S8, EP10 "Deck the Halls With Bags and Folly"Joan joins a support group and decides to raise money for the group to throw a holiday party.
S3, EP21 "Too Much Sharin'"When Joan discovers that William and her boss Sharon are secretly dating, she gets caught in the middle; Toni seeks advice for her wedding night.
S3, EP24 "The Wedding"Toni's plans for a glamorous wedding at a rented Malibu mansion prove to be too much for her girlfriends and fiance; Maya makes the moves on Toni's brother, Antoine (Russell Hornsby).
S3, EP25 "The Wedding"Toni's plans for a glamorous wedding at a rented Malibu mansion prove to be too much for her girlfriends and fiance; Maya makes the moves on Toni's brother, Antoine (Russell Hornsby).
S3, EP22 "Blood Is Thicker Than Liquor"Toni's mother (Jenifer Lewis) becomes tipsy when meeting Todd's family for the first time; Maya flirts with William's new friend, Evan.
S8, EP11 "Adapt to Adopt"Maya and Darnell romanticize the idea of adopting, until they attend a neighborhood group for people who have adopted children and are offered a baby girl.
S8, EP12 "What's Black A-Lackin'?"Lynn gets upset that her record label is pushing back the release date of her album; Monica decides she does not want to know the sex of her baby, but William accidentally text messages the information to her phone.
S8, EP13 "Stand and Deliver"Joan goes to the school where Aaron taught to read a letter he sent to the students; Lynn turns in subpar songs to her record label in an attempt to get out of the contract; William tries to teach Jabari how to drive.
S3, EP23 "The Fast Track and the Furious"Maya decides to improve her standing at the law firm by becoming William's assistant; Lynn wraps up her AIDS documentary, which ends on a surprising note.
S4, EP1 "Some Enchanted Evening"Joan's steamy encounter with a handsome stranger (Malik Yoba) puts her relationship with Ellis in danger.
S1, EP1 "Toe Sucking"Toni begins dating Joan's ex-boyfriend and causes turmoil when she brings him to Joan's birthday party.
S4, EP2 "If It's Broke, Fix It"Maya becomes jealous when Joan chooses to confide in her new assistant, Peaches, about her affair with Brock.
S1, EP2 "One Night Stand?"Foregoing celibacy for a night of passion, Joan unknowingly sets her sights on an engaged man, causing a breakup.
S4, EP5 "Hopelessly Devoted to Two"Ellis unknowingly invites Joan's lover (Malik Yoba) to dinner; Maya wins William over with her legal expertise.
S1, EP3 "Girlfrenzy"Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) looks on as Toni (Jill Marie Jones) and the others get in a brawl outside a nightclub.
S4, EP3 "Snoop, There It Is"Lynn, distrusting of her celibate relationship, tracks down Sivad's ex-girlfriend in an attempt to learn more about his sexual history; Joan and William struggle to stop Toni from going on wild shopping sprees.
S1, EP4 "Hip-Ocracy"Although Maya (Golden Brooks) disapproves, Joan, Toni and Lynn (Tracee Ellis Ross, Jill Marie Jones, Persia White) search for love on the Internet.
S4, EP4 "You Ain't Gotta Go Home But ... You Know the Rest!"Toni's brother professes his love for Maya and refuses to return to his medical internship; Joan cleans house but takes exception to things Toni labels as junk.
S1, EP5 "I Pity the Fool"While Joan tries to summon the courage to break up with Marcus, her friends step in to do it for her.
S4, EP6 "Inherit the Lynn"Maya agrees to let Lynn move in with her in order to cover an increase in her tuition; Lynn's attitude toward working on her next documentary drives Maya over the edge.
S1, EP6 "The Remains of the Date"Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) lures William (Reggie Hayes) to a mausoleum on Halloween after convincing him that his date (guest star Rhonda Ross Kendrick) is dead. With Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones and Persia White.
S4, EP7 "And Baby Makes Four"Kira goes into early labor during a baby shower; Todd and Toni contemplate parenthood as they shop for baby gifts.
S1, EP7 "Everything Fishy Ain't Fish"Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) sees Maya's husband (guest star Flex Alexander) with another woman; Toni (Jill Marie Jones) dates a white mayoral candidate.
S4, EP8 "Viva Las Vegas"Joan assumes Brock (guest star Malik Yoba) wants to marry her when he asks her to go to Las Vegas with him.
S1, EP9 "Fried Turkey"After her friends flake out on Thanksgiving, Joan's day improves when she catches a glimpse of Kelsey Grammer.
S4, EP9 "Between Brock and a Hard Place"Brock (Malik Yoba) tells Joan he does not want children, causing her to question their future together.
S1, EP10 "Never a Bridesmaid"When Maya and her husband decide to renew their vows, Joan begins to plan an over-the-top wedding ceremony.
S4, EP10 "Don't You Want Me, Baby?"Todd withholds a message from Toni's ex-boyfriend; Joan fears that she may not be mother material, because William's nephew cries when she holds him.
S1, EP11 "The Importance of Being Frank"Joan's new boyfriend (guest star Kent Faulcon) seems sublime until his wife shows up at her office. With Tracee Ellis Ross and Jill Marie Jones.
S4, EP11 "Merry Ex-mas"Maya invites her ex-husband and his new woman to a tree trimming party with the girlfriends.
S1, EP12 "The List"At Maya's suggestion, the friends each make a list of what they want in a lover and put it under their pillows.
S6, EP12 "The Music in Me"After she and Jennifer end their codependent friendship, the girlfriends try to get Lynn back on her feet by helping her rediscover her passion for music.
S6, EP11 "All God's Children"Todd offers Toni full custody of Morgan on the condition that she is raised in the Jewish faith.
S6, EP10 "My Business, Not Your Business"When William has success turning the J-Spot into a sports bar, he tries to convince Joan to be a part of the new venture.
S6, EP9 "Sleeping Dogs"Joan learns that Darnell may have slept with another woman the night before he remarried Maya.
S6, EP8 "Hot Girl on Girl Action"Realizing that she can no longer put off sex with her fiance, Lynn must make a decision.
S6, EP7 "Trial and Errors"After Todd's attorney portrays her as a bad mother, Toni fears she may lose custody of Morgan.
S6, EP6 "Everything Old Is New Again"A much older man (Melvin Van Peebles) pursues Joan, but she is unsure whether or not to date him because of the age difference.
S6, EP5 "Judging Edward"When William goes home to aid his mother during her operation, he encounters memories of his childhood and a father who never quite understood him.
S6, EP4 "Latching On and Lashing Out"Toni agrees to breast-feed the baby, as a way of halting Todd's efforts to gain full custody.
S6, EP3 "And Nanny Makes Three"Todd must take drastic action when Toni accidentally locks the baby in the house alone.
S6, EP2 "Odds & Ends"Although Lynn tries to tell Jennifer that getting married is a huge mistake, she ends up agreeing to wed in Hawaii.
S6, EP1 "Fits & Starts"Darnell calls off his wedding to another woman and runs off to Las Vegas to remarry Maya.
S5, EP22 "... With a Twist"Maya admits that she is still in love with Darnell; Toni has her baby; Lynn confesses her true feelings to Finn and quits the band.
S5, EP21 "Wedding on the Rocks"While in a drunken stupor, Darnell confesses his love for Maya the night before his wedding to Lena.
S5, EP20 "The Bridges of Fresno County"Toni suspects that her mother, Veretta (Jenifer Lewis), is having an affair; Joan panics when her new restaurant, the J-Spot, hits its first lull.
S2, EP19 "X Does Not Mark the Spot"Joan accidentally takes Ecstasy while visiting a hot dance club during a fling with a younger man. Master P guest stars.
S2, EP17 "Childs in Charge"When a successful real-estate tycoon challenges Toni, she makes plans to open her own boutique office.
S2, EP16 "Take Me Out After the Ballgame"After the law firm's young mail clerk seduces Joan, she tries to keep the fling a secret.
S2, EP15 "Can't Stan Ya!"Growing feelings for Stan force Maya to choose between him and her husband; Joan tries to console William after he is left at the altar.
S2, EP14 "Willie or Won't He, Part II: The Last Chapter"Yvonne learns that William has not informed his mother of their coming wedding. Singer Chante Moore guest stars.
S2, EP13 "Sister, Sistah"Lynn's biracial background comes into play when her Caucasian sister gets a little too playful and uses an offensive racial epithet.
S2, EP12 "I Have a Dream House"Joan battles to convince her law firm to observe the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday; William buys a house for his bride-to-be.
S2, EP11 "You Better Watch Out"Maya gets an expensive watch for Christmas from the wrong man, leading to a cover-up that further strains the relationship between Joan and Darnell.
S2, EP10 "Mom's the Word"Toni meets a single father at a trendy bar, while Joan drools over a movie star; Maya's friends cover for her.
S2, EP9 "Maya Takes a Stan"Maya meets someone who would be perfect for Joan, until she decides to keep the handsome stranger for herself.
S2, EP8 "Joan's Birthday Suit"Joan winds up on a beach in her birthday suit after playing a drinking game with her friends; William and Yvonne wrangle over a prenuptial agreement.
S2, EP7 "Trick or Truth?"Toni discovers that she hasn't been invited to Joan's Halloween party and then finds Greg in the arms of another woman.
An ensemble sitcom focusing on a mixed batch of black women who face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds, learning about true friendship in the process.
Original Air Date: Sep 11, 2000
Genres: ComedyTV Series
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
3 seasons available on demand (27 episodes)
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