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* It's known that William's mother hates Monica, but we never seen his mother appear on any episodes of the series.
* It's known that William's mother hates Monica, but we never seen his mother appear on any episodes of the series.
* William rents ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' from [[Blockbuster (movie rental store)|Blockbuster]], but the movie did not come out on video/DVD until a few weeks after this episode aired. (When Hearts Attack (2) - Season 5)
* William rents ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' from [[Blockbuster (movie rental store)|Blockbuster]], but the movie did not come out on video/DVD until a few weeks after this episode aired. (When Hearts Attack (2) - Season 5)
* In 2000, [[Golden Brooks]] appeared on Mo'Nique's series ''[[The Parkers]]'' as a lesbian. Coincidentally, Mo'Nique appeared as herself in a 2005 episode of ''Girlfriends''. (See J-Spot Run - Season 5).
* In 2000, [[Golden Brooks]] appeared on [[Mo'Nique's]] series ''[[The Parkers]]''. Coincidentally, Mo'Nique appeared as herself in a 2005 episode of ''Girlfriends'' where she ate Golden Brooks - swallowed her whole. (See J-Spot Run - Season 5).
* In the seventh seasons of ''Girlfriends'' and ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', the shows referenced each other. In Girlfriends, the character Joan Clayton mentions that she lives near a Gilmore Girl. In Gilmore Girls, Lorelai makes fun of Christopher's selection of saved TiVo programs, one of them being Girlfriends.
* In the seventh seasons of ''Girlfriends'' and ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', the shows referenced each other. In Girlfriends, the character Joan Clayton mentions that she lives near a Gilmore Girl. In Gilmore Girls, Lorelai makes fun of Christopher's selection of saved TiVo programs, one of them being Girlfriends.
* As of [[May 7]] Girlfriends have aired their 4th 1-hour season finale.
* As of [[May 7]] Girlfriends have aired their 4th 1-hour season finale.

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For other uses, see Girlfriend (disambiguation).
Girlfriends
File:Girlfriends-S4-DVD.png
Girlfriends: 4th Season DVD (July 29th)
Created byMara Brock Akil
StarringTracee Ellis Ross
Golden Brooks
Persia White
Reggie Hayes
Jill Marie Jones
(2000—2006)
Khalil Kain
(2001—2008)
Keesha Sharp
(2006—2008)
Opening themePerformed by:
Angie Stone
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes172 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMara Brock Akil
Kelsey Grammer
Production locationLos Angeles
Running time30 minutes (approx. 22 min)
Original release
NetworkUPN (2000-2006)
The CW (2006-2008)
ReleaseSeptember 11, 2000 –
February 11, 2008
Related
The Game

Girlfriends was an American sitcom. The show was created by Mara Brock Akil and produced by Kelsey Grammer. It premiered in 2000 on UPN and aired on UPN's successor network, The CW before being cancelled in 2008. The theme song to Girlfriends is sung by R&B musician Angie Stone. The show was produced by CBS Paramount Television.

When Girlfriends returned in fall 2007 for its 8th season in the same time slot, it became the longest-running live-action sitcom currently on network television, as well as one of the highest-rated scripted shows on television among African-American adults and women 18-34, including their spin-off The Game.[1] [2] On May 5, 2008 WE tv picked up the rights to show seasons six through eight of Girlfriends. [3]

Overview

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Celebrating their 100th episode: The Mother of All Episodes.

The series debuted on UPN on September 11, 2000, becoming one of the longest running sitcoms of the new millennium. After airing several years on the network at 9/8c on Mondays, The CW moved Girlfriends to Sundays at 8/7c. On October 9, 2006, Girlfriends, along with The CW's other African-American programs, moved back to Mondays. It aired in its original time slot. The move was prompted by low ratings and a highly critical article in the Los Angeles Times by staff writer Greg Braxton, in which Mara Brock Akil suggested that the network was neglecting its African-American programs at the expense of those with primarily white audiences, like Gilmore Girls.[4]

Premise and pilot episode

The show's original premise centered around the lives of four African-American women in Los Angeles, California. When production begun, it featured Tracee Ellis Ross as Joan Clayton and Golden Brooks as Maya Wilkes, as well as actress Persia White as Lynn Searcy and Jill Marie Jones as Toni Childs.

Characters

Main characters

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  • Joan Carol Clayton (played by Tracee Ellis Ross) is considered the unofficial "den mother" of the group, given that she looks out for them even while dealing with her own problems. Joan met Toni when they were 9, met Lynn at college (Lynn), and became friends with Maya and William while working at a prestigious law firm. She has always had problems with relationships and sacrificed her successful law career to enjoy life a little more and pursue her passion. For much of Season 7, Joan mourned the loss of her friendship with Toni (they are no longer on speaking terms).
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  • Maya Denise Wilkes (played by Golden Brooks) is a former assistant to Joan and a housewife/author. Maya married high school sweetheart Darnell and they have one son, Jabari. Maya is perhaps the sassiest of the group and was often at odds with Toni over the latter's ego, but is also a devoted wife and mother. In early seasons, Maya's marriage to Darnell imploded after she had an emotional affair with an acquaintance, Stan Wright. Maya returned to school at a nearby community college and writes an essay. That essay became the basis for her book, Oh Hell Yes. With the steady success of her writing career, Maya later reunites with Darnell. In Season 8, the couple endure a miscarriage, which Maya initially seems less affected by than the stagnation of her authoring career.
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  • Lynn Ann Searcy: (played by Persia White) was Joan and Toni's roommate at UCLA and lived with Joan for eight years before the series begins. Lynn holds no less than five post-graduate degrees. Born to a black father and a bipolar white mother, Lynn was adopted by a white family in Seattle and did not embrace her black background until attending college, where she met Joan and Toni. When Joan decides it is time for Lynn move out of her home, Lynn reluctantly becomes more independent by receiving various types of employment and moving into her own apartment. Some of the odd jobs she has include being a tour guide for Japanese tourists (and passing off the girlfriends' homes as celebrities' houses), writing erotic romance novels, selling bootleg copies of Maya's book "Oh Hell Yes", and hosting a public-access talk show. She also produces a documentary on the HIV/AIDS pandemic involving African-American women. Wanting to learn more about her parents, Lynn meets her biological mother, Sandy, who in turn helps her contact her biological father. During an episode, Lynn's biological grandmother reveals that she and her husband paid off Lynn's biological father to stay away from Sandy. In the episode "Who's Your Daddy?", after the hummus she prepared is rejected, she explains that she is a vegan (just like Persia White in real life). Like her girlfriends, Lynn is still searching for her perfect match. She has a band called Indigo Sky. In real life Persia is a member in a band called XEO3. Lynn is often considered as the bohemian of the group, due to her carefree nature and down to earth personality.
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  • Antoinette "Toni" Marie Childs-Garrett: (Jill Marie Jones) Toni Marie Childs-Garrett is Joan's friend since childhood, and they went away to school together at UCLA. Toni grew up in a poor farm family with an alcoholic mother in Fresno, California. She has six siblings, three sisters and three brothers. Toni met Joan when they were 8 years old and in grade school, and the two became best friends. Toni is considered the materialistic and self- centered one of her girlfriends and is the self-proclaimed "cute one" of the group. During the first season of the show, she despises Maya Wilkes but later the two come to settle their differences. Toni is a real estate agent, who eventually opens her own real estate brokerage. Toni unexpectedly finds love with Todd Garrett, a white, Jewish plastic surgeon, whom she eventually marries after a short courtship. After a rocky year-long marriage, the two separate after Todd moves to New York; Toni later accuses Todd of adultery after finding him in rather cozy settings with his fellow doctor. The birth of their daughter Morgan Garrett brings forth new issues for her self-indulgent personality, but she finds a way to balance her career, being single and a mother, while trying to fight a custody battle with Todd. She and Todd come to a mutual agreement and settle their differences for the sake of Morgan. She now resides in New York so that Morgan can be closer to her father.
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  • William Jerrome Dent: (Reggie Hayes) is Joan's closest male friend. He is senior partner at Goldberg, Swedelson, McDonald and Lee. He is portrayed as somewhat of a "mama's boy" but possesses self-confidence and a dry sense of humor. After being left at the wedding altar by the woman he loved, Yvonne, he reluctantly gets back into the groove of dating, including the at-times vicious Monica Charles Brooks and senior partner Sharon Upton Farley. He later realizes that Joan is the right woman for him, but after three months of courting, the two end their relationship. He is also co-owner of the J-Spot restaurant with Joan. He is currently working on his marriage with Monica Charles Brooks.
  • Monica Charles Brooks-Dent: (Keesha Sharp) is William's wife. All four of the girlfriends hated her until season 7 (Joan comes to see her vulnerable side and becomes her friend, and Toni moves to New York at the end of the sixth season.) In the seventh season, they slowly and later fully accept Monica as their friend as Monica does the same. Although engaged to William, the two date twice before; they meet at a bar the first time. Since the last time William proposes to her in Monaco, he has occasionally had doubts about ever doing so. Eventually he marries her, but on their wedding day he has too much to drink and confesses that he has had and still has doubts about marrying her. Monica leaves William in season 7 but returns shortly after the girlfriends go to Chicago to persuade her to get back together with William. On their visit, they discover that Monica, due to her father's dementia and her mother's power of attorney, has been cut off from her family fortune, so Joan offers Monica a job at the J-Spot. William is thrilled about Monica's return until she demands half of what he earned while they were married. They manage to slowly rebuild their relationship but constantly clash at the J-Spot. In the season 7 finale, they get back together. She is now pregnant. In Season 8, Monica is seen spending more time with the other three girlfriends, particularly Joan.
  • Darnell Leroy Wilkes: (Flex Alexander Season 1, Khalil Kain Season 2+) is Maya's husband. He and Maya married at a young age and had Jabari. Darnell was an airport baggage handler, before becoming a mechanic at a local car repair shop. For a while, he was a NASCAR pit crew mechanic. After Maya's affair with Stan Wright the two divorce. He dated a woman named Lena (Chenoa Maxwell) whom Maya disliked because she still had feelings for Darnell. At Lena and Darnell's wedding Maya professed her love for Darnell. The two are back together as of the current season. In the end of season 7 Darnell accepts an offer to buy back his garage and get Maya and Jabari a new house in L.A.

Minor characters

  • Jabari Darnell Wilkes: (Seasons 1-6 Tanner Scott Richards, season 7-8 Kendré Berry) is Maya and Darnell's son. He was born when Maya was only sixteen years old. Toni has a habit of mispronouncing his name by calling him names as Jumanji, Gymboree, Jujube, Jacuzzi, Jabooboo, Jafifi, Jamiroquai, Jimmy Crack Corn, Jungle Jim, Juwanna Mann, Jeep Cherokee, Jolly Rancher and Jam On It. Toni has said his name correctly only twice.
  • Ronnie: (Lamont Johnson) is Maya's cousin and hair stylist. In the series he helped sell her semi-biographical book "Oh Hell Yes!" He owns two beauty salons called Situations and Situations Deux. He is last seen at the ending of season 7 as Aaron proposed to Joan.
  • Peaches: (Shawn Harrison) plays Ronnie's boyfriend. He is a hair stylist at Situations and had a short stint as Joan's assistant and temporary confidante after Maya goes to work as William's secretary after William becomes Senior Partner. Peaches is last seen at the ending of season 7 as Aaron proposes to Joan.

Guest appearances

Cast departures and changes

Jill Marie Jones left the show at the end of Season 6. Akil stated, "I would love for her (Jones) to come back, but Jill doesn't want to return. I don't know 100% why she made this decision. She didn't tell me. All she said when we talked was that she felt it was time for her to move on. The door is not closed. We've asked her to come back and have offered different ways for her to return. But I completely wish her well. There's no drama involved." The show will now deal with Toni's loss through Joan's struggles.

In a December 2007 interview with Wilson Morales, he asks Jill if she thinks the character Toni ran its course? JMJ responded:

No, I think if Toni came back and when I say no, I say it because there are brilliant writers on ‘Girlfriends’. There is so much more that you can do. For me and my career, my contract was up after six seasons and there's a whole film world that I wanted to experience and that's what I’ve been doing. I think if Toni came back to the show, there would be so much more to write and much more to bring. That's a testament to how great Mara and the rest of the writers are. [5] I wish them all well and I still watch the show. [6]

Richard T. Jones, who played Aaron, Joan's love interest and eventual fiancé, has been cast in The Sarah Connor Chronicles series for Fox. Jones was featured in an early episode, which set up the premise that Aaron, a National Guard member, was called to Iraq. When AOL Black Voices columnist Jawn Murray asked Akil if "Ross' character Joan will be dumped again?" Akil responded: "Who's to say I'm getting rid of [the] Richard T. Jones [character]? Don't underestimate me!" [7]

Main crew

Executive Producers: Kelsey Grammer, Mara Brock Akil. Co-Executive Producers: Michael Kaplan and Regina Hicks (occasional writer). Supervising Producer: Norman Vance Jr. Producer: Dan Dugan. Co-Producers: Mary Fuento, Tim Edwards. Consulting Producers: Mark Brown, Dee LaDuke. Head Writers: Karin Gist, Veronica Chambers, Michelle & Kevin Marburger

Episode list

Main article: List of Girlfriends episodes

Special episodes

# Airdate Title Overview
0 Unaired Pilot Joan Clayton is at the great peak of her life. She is almost 30, is almost junior partner at her law firm, and has a great friend circle. She hires a sassy urban woman named Maya Wilkes as her assistant, and has had a friendship with one of her colleagues, William, for over three months. But Joan is going crazy that she hasn't had a man for a year and her plan was to be married by now. Her friends, egotistical Toni Childs and lazy 27-year-old college student Lynn have to cheer her up and get her a man with the help of Maya, whom Toni calls "ghetto."
57 Jan 7, 2003 Howdy Partner* Joan and William vie for a senior partner position, and are shocked when the firm instead brings in an outsider, Sharon Upton Farley (Anne-Marie Johnson). They plan to demonstrate their outrage by walking out, but only one of them follows through with it. Meanwhile, Lynn and Maya help Toni deal with her fears after Todd asks her to take an HIV test.

* This episode aired on a Tuesday night in an attempt to boost ratings for the new sitcom Abby, which was making its first airing on its regular night.

Opening Sequences

The order they appear starts with Tracee Ellis Ross, then Golden Brooks, then Persia White, followed by Jill Marie Jones and Reggie Hayes lastly. The sequence concludes with the four girls together. The order is the same for season 7 but without Jill Marie Jones. Since the series begun, the ladies have always cat walked in the opening.


My Girlfriends, there through thick and thin. My Girlfriends, there for anything. My Girlfriends.

— Angie Stone

Other details

Spinoff

A 2006 episode of Girlfriends entitled The Game featured guest star Tia Mowry as Joan's cousin Melanie Barnett, an aspiring medical student, who wants to give up her future to follow her professional athlete boyfriend to San Diego.

That episode was the launching pad for spinoff The Game, a spinoff series which currently airs on The CW, preceding Girlfriends.

Cancellation

The final two episodes recorded before the 2007-2008 Writers Guild strike aired back-to-back on Monday, February 11 at 9/8c. However, this was not a 2-part episode. The timeslot was planned to be moved to Sundays due to the writer's strike and the returning of The CW's reality series. [8] On February 13, 2008, it was announced by a The CW representative that a proper series finale would not be done because it would be too expensive. The announcement confirms that the show has now been cancelled.[9] A retrospective episode was to air on The CW Network to conclude the 8-year series. However, the characters' storylines wouldn’t get any kind of resolution but at least the sitcom would have a series finale. This is no longer going to happen. The network offered the actors half of their usual episodic salary to take part, but the actors collectively turned them down. [10]

Awards and nominations

Nominated for Emmy. Another 7 wins & 27 nominations.

NAACP Image Awards

  • 2008 - Outstanding Comedy Series (also nominated in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) - Nominated
  • 2008 - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Reginald C. Hayes (Also WON in 2005, 2006, 2007) - Nominated
  • 2008 - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Tracee Ellis Ross (WON in 2007. nominated in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006.) - Nominated
  • 2008 - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Golden Brooks - Nominated
  • 2008 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Keesha Sharp - Nominated
  • 2008 - Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Salim Akil For episode To Be Determined…It's Been Determined (also Nominated in 2007 For episode "The Game") - Nominated
  • 2008 - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Karen Gist (For episode "Spree Free") - Nominated
  • 2007 - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Mara Brock Akil For episode "After the Storm" - Nominated
  • 2007 - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Regina Y. Hicks For episode "I'll Have a Blueline Christmas" - Nominated
  • 2006 - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Jill Marie Jones - Nominated

BET Comedy Awards

  • 2005 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Tracee Ellis Ross - WON
  • 2005 - Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Nominated in 2004) - WON
  • 2005 - Outstanding Comedy Series (also nominated in 2004) - Nominated
  • 2005 - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Reggie Hayes (also nominated in 2004) - Nominated
  • 2005 - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Khalil Kain - Nominated
  • 2005 - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (also Nominated in 2004) - Nominated
  • 2004 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Golden Brooks - WON
  • 2004 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Jill Marie Jones - Nominated

GLAAD Media Awards

  • 2004 - Outstanding Individual Episode (In a Series Without a Regular Gay Character) (For episode "And Baby Makes Four") - Nominated

Emmy Awards

  • 2003 - Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Donald A. Morgan (Director of Photography) (For episode "Where Everyone Knows My Name") - Nominated

DVD releases

Season Releases

The First Season
Set details Special features
  • 22 Episodes*
  • 4-Disc Set
  • 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio
  • 7 Hrs., 51 Min.


  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Rating:
    • Mature Theme
    • Language May Offend
  • No Features

* NOTE: Some music has been changed for this home entertainment version.

Release date
 United States (Region 1)
February 27, 2007
The Second Season
Set details Special features
  • 22 Episodes*
  • 3-Disc Set
  • 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio
  • 7 Hrs., 50 Min.


  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Rating:
    • Mature Theme
  • We All Fall Down:
    • A Closer Look at Trick Or Truth?
  • Creating the Show
  • Getting the Girls Together
  • Episode guide

* NOTE: Some episodes may be edited from their original network versions. Some music has been changed for this home entertainment version.

Release date
 United States (Region 1)
October 9,2007
The Third Season
Set details Special features
  • 25 Episodes*
  • 4-Disc Set
  • 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio
  • 8 Hrs., 43 Min.


  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • It's What You Wear That Counts
  • Here Comes the Bride:
    • An Invitation Inside the Wedding

* NOTE: Some episodes may be edited from their original network versions. Some music has been changed for this home entertainment version.

Release date
 United States (Region 1)
February 12, 2008
The Fourth Season
Set details Special features
  • 24 Episodes*
  • 3-Disc Set
  • 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio
  • N/A Mins.


  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Not yet available

* NOTE: Some episodes may be edited from their original network versions. Some music has been changed for this home entertainment version.

Release date
 United States (Region 1)
July 29, 2008 [11]
The Fifth Season
Set details Special features
  • 22 Episodes*
  • N/A Disc Set
  • 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio
  • N/A Mins.


  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Not yet available

* NOTE: Some episodes may be edited from their original network versions. Some music has been changed for this home entertainment version.

Release date
 United States (Region 1)
October 28, 2008 [12]

Trivia

  • Mentioned in The Second Season DVD, the creator expressed that Trick Or Truth? is her favorite episode.
  • The main cast hosted The 35th NAACP Image Awards.
  • Although the B word is often used in the series, it's sometimes edited on BET Network (Syndication).
  • Tracee Ellis Ross's real-life sister Rhonda Ross Kendrick appeared on a Halloween episode of Girlfriends titled "The Remains of the Date.".
  • Golden Brooks appeared as the character Maya on an episode of the TV series Moesha. Later that same evening, Shar Jackson appeared as the character Niecy Jackson on Girlfriends (Old Dog - Season 1).
  • Persia White only had one visible tattoo on her lower back during Season 1.
  • Golden Brooks had clear braces during mid-season 2.
  • Persia White's (Lynn) real-life daughter, Mecca, was on a Mother's Day episode of Girlfriends (My Mother, Myself-Season 2) and played the character of Earl's Granddaughter.
  • Starting at Season 3, every season finale is a 2-part episode.
  • The J-Spot set is really William's house with a wall removed and a pond added. (Season 5)
  • It's known that William's mother hates Monica, but we never seen his mother appear on any episodes of the series.
  • William rents Spider-Man 2 from Blockbuster, but the movie did not come out on video/DVD until a few weeks after this episode aired. (When Hearts Attack (2) - Season 5)
  • In 2000, Golden Brooks appeared on Mo'Nique's series The Parkers. Coincidentally, Mo'Nique appeared as herself in a 2005 episode of Girlfriends where she ate Golden Brooks - swallowed her whole. (See J-Spot Run - Season 5).
  • In the seventh seasons of Girlfriends and Gilmore Girls, the shows referenced each other. In Girlfriends, the character Joan Clayton mentions that she lives near a Gilmore Girl. In Gilmore Girls, Lorelai makes fun of Christopher's selection of saved TiVo programs, one of them being Girlfriends.
  • As of May 7 Girlfriends have aired their 4th 1-hour season finale.
  • In a recent interview, we now know that Golden Brooks (Maya) was originally signed to play Toni Childs role but declined. [13]
  • After the cancellation of 7th Heaven, Girlfriends is now the longest-running show on The CW Network as well as UPN.
  • Persia White is the music director for various episodes.
  • Golden Brooks has written an episode entitled Snap Back which aired November 12, 2007.
  • Tracee Ellis Ross has directed an episode entitled What's Black-A-Lackin'? which aired Monday, February 11.

Running jokes, gags and catchphrases

  • Joan's behavior come holidays
  • Joan being called "classist and egregious" or "bougie" several times during the show, mostly by Maya and her mother.
  • Joan's three month rule (which she since has abandoned).
  • Joan's neurotic behavior.
  • Joan being the "mama" out of the Girlfriends until she loses that role around season 6.
  • Maya often being called "ghetto" by Toni during the first season.
  • Maya's catchphrases "Oh Hell No!" "Consequences and repercussions", "all up and through", and "on like popcorn".
  • Maya slapping Lynn when they have their "one-on-ones" because she keeps getting side-tracked or hysterical.
  • Maya referring to Jabari as "a miracle to me" or "a miracle to us."
  • Maya bragging and flaunting that she's younger than the other Girlfriends.
  • Maya's "woman senses" and conspiracy theories.
  • Everybody is Maya's "cousin."* It has been recently revealed that Maya is the only child of an only child, so Ronnie, Peaches, Condeleeza Rice, and Bernadette Stanis are not really her cousins.
  • Lynn not being able to stay in a long-term relationship; almost every season with a new "love" interest.
  • Lynn always "mooching" off the other Girlfriends.
  • Lynn being a sex freak.
  • Lynn always accidentally saying something that ruins everything.
  • Lynn believing her mother is Cher, until she finally meets her birth mother who is not.
  • Toni mispronouncing Jabari's name and not knowing who Darnell is.
  • Toni carried a figurine of Jesus. She talked to and directly asked questions to the figurine calling him "Little Jesus." She would say, "Let's see what Little Jesus says about it?"
  • Toni values wealth as success.
  • Toni flaunts her self centeredness and will tell others that she doesn't care about their feelings, investment, outcome etc.
  • Toni calling Todd "Little Man".
  • Toni referring to people as "wishy washy" when she claims they are unable to make up their mind.
  • Many of the characters meet at Chili's
  • William being a "mama's boy."
  • Comments made about William's huge "love machine."
  • William referring to the girls as "crazy heifers."
  • William's bland sense of humor.
  • William's open Republican party affiliation.
  • William's mother is always referenced but never seen.
  • Monica saying "Negro please."
  • Monica enjoys eating old coleslaw.

U.S. broadcast history

  • UPN - Mondays @ 9:30 p.m./8:30C (2000-2001)
  • UPN / The CW - Mondays - 9:00 p.m./8:00C (2002-2008)
  • The CW - Sundays (2 Weeks) - 8:00 p.m./7:00C (2006)

U.S. television ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Girlfriends on UPN and The CW.

Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.

Season Season premiere Season finale TV season Ranking Viewers (in millions)
1st September 112000 May 142001 2000-2001 #135 4.0
2nd September 102001 May 202002 2001-2002 #129 4.2[14]
3rd September 232002 May 192003 2002-2003 #133 4.0[15]
4th September 152003 May 242004 2003-2004 #128 3.6[16]
5th September 202004 May 232005 2004-2005 #129 3.4[17]
6th September 192005 May 82006 2005-2006 #135 3.4[18]
7th + October 12006 May 72007 2006-2007 #138 2.5[19]
8th + October 12007 February 11, 2008 2007-2008 #150 2.1[20]

+ The 7th and 8th season aired on The CW.

Worldwide broadcast information/Syndication

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  21. ^ WE tv Fills Out Lineup - 5/5/2008 12:02:00 AM - Broadcasting & Cable
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