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Girlfriends

Created by Mara Brock Akil

2000–2008

A friend group of black women 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.

First aired
11 Sep 2000
Episode length
21 min
Country
United States
Language
English
Writers
Bernadette Luckett, Beverly D. Hunter, David Adam Silverman and 11 others
Producers
Kelsey Grammer, Mara Brock Akil
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 172 episodes

  • Season 1

    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.

  • Season 2

    2001

    After a disastrous vacation in Jamaica, the second season finds Joan and Toni making amends and vowing to never let a man come between them again.

  • Season 3

    2002

    Exes and woes test close friends Joan, Toni, Maya and Lynn as they deal with marital, financial and emotional drama.

  • Season 4

    2003

    This season, Toni adjusts to married life, Maya pursues her passion, Lynn searches for answers, and Joan tries to figure out her future.

  • Season 5

    2004

    Still tight as ever, Joan, Toni, Maya and Lynn start new chapters in their lives involving career moves, motherhood and complicated relationships.

  • Season 6

    2005

    The girls return for a new round of relationship trials and triumphs, including another walk down the aisle and tumultuous affairs.

  • Season 7

    2006

    Joan tries to make amends with the girls and Lynn pursues her music career. Is the special bond between these women dissolving?

  • Season 8

    2007

    New hurdles, same friends. In the final season, Joan, Maya, Lynn and William face tough decisions in their careers, love and parenthood.

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