"Girlfriends" (2000) TV series 2000-2008

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Creator:

Mara Brock Akil

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

11 September 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A look at the lives, loves, and losses of four different women, Toni (Jones), Maya (Brooks), Lynn (White), and Joan (Ross).

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 37 nominations

Cast

Reginald C. Hayes	...	William Jerome Dent / ... (60 episodes, 2000-2007)
Tracee Ellis Ross	...	Joan Clayton / ... (46 episodes, 2000-2007)
Golden Brooks	...	Maya Wilkes / ... (44 episodes, 2000-2007)
Persia White	...	Lynn Searcy / ... (44 episodes, 2000-2007)
Khalil Kain	...	Darnell Wilkes / ... (41 episodes, 2001-2007)
Keesha Sharp	...	Monica / ... (40 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jill Marie Jones	...	Toni Childs / ... (31 episodes, 2000-2006)
Jason Pace	...	Dr. Todd Garrett / ... (30 episodes, 2002-2006)
Tanner Scott Richards	...	Jabari Wilkes (28 episodes, 2000-2006)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

After the sixth season, the show was picked up by The CW because UPN merged with The WB to form The CW.

Quotes:

Maya Wilkes: [recounting story of Jabari as a newborn] Let's just say LA Transit gets a bad rap. Because they do return lost items.
Toni Childs: You left Jingle-Jangle on the bus?
Maya Wilkes: No! I left Jingle-Jangle at the bus stop.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)

An Outstanding, Beautifully Written Show

I cannot say enough good things about this show.

It is so funny, but so realistic at the same time. Not since Living Single has there been a show that captures the life of the Black middle class as well Girlfriends.

Some say this show is stereotypical, but to build likeable characters, sometimes you have to start with a framework everyone easily can understand. The story arc has taken these basic stereotypes and built full characters that diehard viewers have come to really love. We really did care when William quit his job at the firm, as we did when Joan was stuck trying to decide between her actor boyfriend and his agent.

Anyone open-minded person who appreciated Frasier would love this show.

I only hope that it a) enjoys a much longer life with the same or better quality of writing and b) old episodes are made available on DVD.