Episode guide
Girlfriends: Season 1
22 episodes · premiered Sep 11, 2000
Confronted with failing marriages, new jobs and therapy, four whip-smart professional women turn to one another as they struggle with life's challenges.
- Episode 1: Toe Sucking Sep 11, 2000 · 21m Joan Clayton, a successful attorney, prepares to celebrate her 29th birthday (although she claims to be 26 to make her achievements seem more impressive). Toni, Joan's best friend, begins…
- Episode 2: One Night Stand? Sep 18, 2000 · 21m After Joan reveals that she hasn't had sex in a year, her friends push her to go for a one-night stand. Joan is reluctant because she generally doesn't sleep with anyone until she has been…
- Episode 3: Girlfrenzy Sep 25, 2000 · 21m Toni and Maya get into another argument before an evening out, in part because Toni refuses to believe that Maya can get the girls into an exclusive club. Toni tries to gain admission to…
- Episode 4: Hip-Ocracy Oct 2, 2000 · 22m Joan, Toni and Lynn set up dates with men they met over the Internet. Lynn's guy never shows up (his parole was denied), while Toni rejects hers because his skin is too dark. Although…
- Episode 5: I Pity the Fool Oct 9, 2000 · 21m Joan grows tired of the clingy Marcus and plans to break up with him, but only winds up complicating the situation by having ""pity sex"" with him. The girls try to help her out by…
- Episode 6: The Remains of the Date Oct 30, 2000 · 21m Joan plans an elaborate scheme to get revenge on William for the latest in a series of Halloween pranks. Toni is put off when her date asks her to engage in a threesome--with a stuffed…
- Episode 7: Everything Fishy Ain't Fish Nov 6, 2000 · 21m Joan sees Maya's husband, Darnell, in a possibly compromising situation with another woman. Her gut tells her that something may be going on, but she agonizes over whether to share this…
- Episode 8: Pregnant Pause Nov 13, 2000 · 21m Joan turns to her friends for support when she fears that she might be pregnant. When a test turns out positive, she tries to cope with her fears about impending motherhood. Meanwhile…
- Episode 9: Fried Turkey Nov 20, 2000 · 21m Joan finds herself alone on Thanksgiving after everyone makes other plans for the holiday. After dining at 847, she meets Davis's friend Preston Hall, a handsome and highly successful…
- Episode 10: Never a Bridesmaid Nov 27, 2000 · 21m Maya and Darnell plan to renew their wedding vows, and Joan agrees to hold the event at her house. However, Joan constantly disagrees with Maya's choices and tries to mold the event into…
- Episode 11: The Importance of Being Frank Dec 11, 2000 · 21m Joan begins dating a client, Frank Anderson. Everything seems to be going well until a crazed woman shows up at the office looking for Joan. She tells Maya and Lynn that she trailed her…
- Episode 12: The List Jan 15, 2001 · 21m The girls and William make lists of the qualities they want in their ideal partners. When everyone goes to an art gallery, Joan is amazed to find a man who meets all of her qualifications…
- Episode 13: They've Gotta Have It Feb 5, 2001 · 21m Joan grows impatient with Sean, who refuses to kiss or touch her. After discussing a number of possible explanations with her friends, she finally pushes Sean for the reason behind his…
- Episode 14: Bad Timing Feb 12, 2001 · 21m Joan is upset when Sean must go out of town for Valentine's Day. Her frustration grows when she is unable to get in touch with him. Davis, who has recently reunited with his fiancée…
- Episode 15: Old Dog Feb 19, 2001 · 21m Joan decides to waive her ""three-month rule"" and sleep with Sean, but finds that the results are extremely disappointing. She seeks her friends' advice on how to help Sean improve his…
- Episode 16: Friends, Colleagues, Brothers Feb 26, 2001 · 21m Joan becomes fed up with the ""boys' club"" mentality at work, as her opinions are ignored and she is passed over for important cases. When she believes that William has deliberately…
- Episode 17: The Declaration of Lynndependence Mar 5, 2001 · 21m After discovering that Lynn has applied for yet another grad school program, Joan and Toni determine that they must end their financial support and force her to get a job and go out into…
- Episode 18: Diss-regard Mar 12, 2001 · 21m Maya checks into the hospital to undergo surgery for the removal of a fibroid tumor. Joan's friends (especially Lynn) question her priorities when she decides to leave Maya's bedside to…
- Episode 19: A Kiss Before Lying Apr 16, 2001 · 21m Sean grows uncomfortable with Joan's relationship with Davis, as he feels that she flirts with him too much. After she confesses that they once shared a kiss, Sean upsets Joan by ordering…
- Episode 20: The Burning Vagina Monologues Apr 30, 2001 · 21m Toni cheats on Greg with Clay and winds up contracting chlamydia. Joan frets about the fact that Sean has yet to tell her that he loves her, especially after he reveals that he has been…
- Episode 21: Loose Lips Sink Relationships May 7, 2001 · 21m After Toni accepts Clay's marriage proposal, a disapproving Joan advises her to look into her heart, as she believes that Greg is the one she really loves. Toni comes to agree with her…
- Episode 22: Jamaic-Up? May 14, 2001 · 22m Toni remains in a state of despair over her split with Greg, while a guilt-ridden Joan continues to keep her involvement in the break-up a secret. She confesses to Greg, who still wants…