 | 1x01 Toe Sucking (Air Date: Sep. 11, 2000)
Joan uses William to get back at Toni for dating her ex-toe sucking boyfriend at her 29th birthday party. | | 1x02 One Night Stand? (Air Date: Sep. 18, 2000)
Joan lies to Toni and Lynn about how she spent her night with the engaged to be married Davis. | | 1x03 Girlfrenzy (Air Date: Sep. 25, 2000)
Joan looks on as Toni, Lynn and Maya get in a brawl outside a nightclub, causing Toni to question their friendship. In the end, Toni confesses that she feels her relationship with Joan is ... | | 1x04 Hip-Ocracy (Air Date: Oct. 02, 2000)
Despite Maya's warning, Joan, Lynn and Toni resort to using online dating to find men. | | 1x05 I Pity the Fool (Air Date: Oct. 09, 2000)
Joan tries to summon the courage to break up with wide hips, Marcus (Guest star Rodney Van Johnson), but her friends decide to step in to do it for her. Joan decides to face Marcus in the ... | | 1x06 The Remains of the Date (Air Date: Oct. 30, 2000)
Joan and William have an ongoing practical joke competition that heats up at Joan's Halloween bash where she pairs William with a spooky date, Meanwhile, Toni is turned off when she discovers ... | | 1x07 Everything Fishy Ain't Fish (Air Date: Nov. 06, 2000)
After seeing Maya's husband with another woman, Joan struggles over whether to tell her friend what she saw. But when Maya eventually does find out, she has a surprising reaction to the ... | | 1x08 Pregnant Pause (Air Date: Nov. 13, 2000)
Joan's period is 10 days late, making the girls wonder if she's pregnant. But when the test reveals positive, Joan worries about becoming a mother, Meanwhile, Lynn receives a box from her ... | | 1x09 Fried Turkey (Air Date: Nov. 20, 2000)
Joan is disappointed when her friends flake out on a Thanksgiving get-together, but things start to look up when she is introduced to Davis' friend, Preston Hall. She invites him over for ... | | 1x10 Never a Bridesmaid (Air Date: Nov. 27, 2000)
When Maya decides to renew her wedding vows, Joan offers to host the ceremony at her place and help with all the preparations. But when Joan dismisses all of Maya's ideas in favor of her ... | | 1x11 The Importance of Being Frank (Air Date: Dec. 11, 2000)
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. | | 1x12 The List (Air Date: Jan. 15, 2001)
At Maya's suggestion, Joan, Lynn, Toni and William make a list of what they want in a lover and put it under their pillows. The next day at an art gallery, Joan falls for an architect named ... | | 1x13 They've Gotta Have It (Air Date: Feb. 05, 2001)
Joan is puzzled by her boyfriend Sean's (Guest star Dondre T. Whitfield) lack of interest in sex, but she soon learns that the reason for his resistance is because he is a sex addict, Meanwhile, ... | | 1x14 Bad Timing (Air Date: Feb. 12, 2001)
Joan and Davis (Guest star Randy J. Goodwin) play while her boyfriend's away, Meanwhile, Lynn volunteers at a suicide hotline on Valentine's Day, hooking up with one of the callers. | | 1x15 Old Dog (Air Date: Feb. 19, 2001)
Joan breaks her three month rule with Sean as Maya seeks help in conceiving another child with Darnell. | | 1x16 Friends, Colleagues, Brothers (Air Date: Feb. 26, 2001)
Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) battles a "boys club" mentality when her law firm hires Christopher Darden (guest starring as himself) for an important case. Meanwhile Maya tries yoga to relieve ... | | 1x17 The Declaration of Lynndependence (Air Date: Mar. 05, 2001)
Tired of Lynn's freeloading, Joan and Toni try an intervention, giving her a warning to find a job in seven days. While Joan worries that she may be an "enabler" to Lynn like Toni says, ... | | 1x18 Diss-regard (Air Date: Mar. 12, 2001)
Joan's friends complain that she's spending too much time with Sean and not enough with them, a theory that's tested when Joan has to choose between staying with Maya before her surgery ... | | 1x19 A Kiss Before Lying (Air Date: Apr. 16, 2001)
Sean (guest star Dondre T. Whitfield) orders Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) to stop hanging out at Davis' (guest star Randy Goodwin) restaurant; Maya (Golden Brooks) fends off her frisky husband ... | | 1x20 The Burning Vagina Monologues (Air Date: Apr. 30, 2001)
Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) worries that Sean (guest star Dondre T. Whitfield) hasn't said "I love you"; Toni (Jill Marie Jones) suffers the consequences of cheating on Greg. | | 1x21 Loose Lips Sink Relationships (Air Date: May. 07, 2001)
A five-carat diamond ring and an unexpected marriage proposal forces Toni to finally choose between Clay and Greg, but the choice may be made for her when Joan accidentally reveals the proposal ... | | 1x22 Jamaic-Up? (Air Date: May. 14, 2001)
The girls' trip to Jamaica is cut short when a furious Toni finds out that Joan is the cause of her break-up with Greg. Dejected, Joan returns home to find that Toni's revenge may be more ... |
| 2x01 The Fallout (Air Date: Sep. 10, 2001)
After Joan returns home from Jamaica to find Toni in the vengeful act of seducing Sean, Joan's boyfriend, she must decide whether their friendship can survive the ultimate betrayal. Additionally, ... | | 2x02 Just Say No (Air Date: Sep. 17, 2001)
Dr. Bales advises Joan to end her friendship with Toni; a newly engaged William discovers that he's irresistible to the opposite sex; Lynn's new boyfriend secretly moves into Joan's hou ... | | 2x03 A Full Court Conspiracy (Air Date: Sep. 24, 2001)
When Joan and William are chosen by their law firm to defend a company accused of racism, they must field questions from their friends and the black community | | 2x04 Un-Treatable (Air Date: Oct. 01, 2001)
The gang goes on a shopping binge, creating financial and marital problems for Maya and Darnell; Joan tries to infuse sex into her long-distance relationship with Sean. | | 2x05 Buh-Bye (Air Date: Oct. 08, 2001)
Toni violates a trust when she tells Joan's boss an intimate secret about Joan; Lynn grows frustrated with her Jamaican boyfriend Vosco's continued unemployment. | | 2x06 Willie or Won't He? (Air Date: Oct. 15, 2001)
When Yvonne shares her worries about William's reluctance to set a wedding date, Joan suggests that William and Yvonne test the domestic waters by moving in together. William has other ideas, ... | | 2x07 Trick or Truth (Air Date: Oct. 29, 2001)
Toni's life hits a frightful low when she finds she's been excluded from Joan's Halloween party -- then catches Greg en flagrant with another woman. Her misery finally sends to her to seek ... | | 2x08 Joan's Birthday Suit (Air Date: Nov. 05, 2001)
After playing the drinking game "I never" with girlfriends on her 30th birthday, Joan comes to the realization that she's led an incredibly conservative - if not boring - life, and decides ... | | 2x09 Maya Takes a Stan (Air Date: Nov. 12, 2001)
Maya meets the perfect man for Joan - until she decides that he may actually be the perfect man for her instead. Meanwhile, William seeks a best man for his upcoming nuptials and Toni shows ... | | 2x10 Mom's the Word (Air Date: Nov. 19, 2001)
Maya meets the perfect man for Joan - until she decides that he may actually be the perfect man for her instead. Meanwhile, William seeks a best man for his upcoming nuptials and Toni shows ... | | 2x11 You Better Watch Out (Air Date: Dec. 17, 2001)
Maya receives the perfect Christmas gift - a fabulously expensive watch -- from her new friend Stan. When Darnell discovers the pricey timepiece, Maya fibs that Joan gave it to her, further ... | | 2x12 I Have a Dream House (Air Date: Jan. 21, 2002)
Joan lobbies her law firm to recognize the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but convincing her very old-fashioned, "boys club" boss that it's a good idea turns out to be an uphill battle. ... | | 2x13 Sister, Sistah (Air Date: Feb. 04, 2002)
Lynn's bi-racial background hits home when her Caucasian sister becomes too well assimilated into African-American culture and gets playful by using an offensive racial epithet. Meanwhile ... | | 2x14 Willie or Won't He II: The Last Chapter? (Air Date: Feb. 11, 2002)
William's fiancé, Yvonne, panics when she learns that William has not told his mother about the wedding. | | 2x15 Can't Stan Ya! (Air Date: Feb. 25, 2002)
Maya loses herself in a moment of infidelity with Stan but regrets her indiscretion when he begins to reveal his dark side. Meanwhile, Joan tries to console William after he's left at the ... | | 2x16 Take Me Out After the Ballgame (Air Date: Mar. 04, 2002)
Joan's attempts to keep a dalliance out of the office gossip mill have a stinging side effect. Meanwhile, Maya enlists Darnell to join the company softball team, and faces off with an increasingly ... | | 2x17 Childs in Charge (Air Date: Mar. 18, 2002)
When a successful real-estate tycoon challenges Toni, she plans to open her own business. | | 2x18 Taming of the Realtess (Air Date: Mar. 25, 2002)
Toni struggles to arrange a flashy grand opening for her real-estate business. | | 2x19 X Does Not Mark the Spot (Air Date: Apr. 29, 2002)
Joan goes on a wild adventure with her new young boyfriend but their trip to a hot dance club leads to cold consequences when she accidentally takes Ecstasy. Meanwhile, Toni retains William ... | | 2x20 My Mother, Myself (Air Date: May. 06, 2002)
As Joan plans a Mother's Day brunch, Maya trips out when she learns that her mom is moving away to live with her new beau. In addition, Toni and William have motherly issues of their own ... | | 2x21 Just Dessert (Air Date: May. 13, 2002)
When Lynn moves in with William, they console each other after recent breakups and contemplate moving their friendship into the bedroom. Meanwhile Maya's new assistant gives her some hairstyling ... | | 2x22 Into the Woods (Air Date: May. 20, 2002)
Joan's ex-boyfriend returns to town and shocks her with an alarming announcement. Meanwhile Darnell finds out about Maya's indiscretion on the second season finale. |
| 3x01 Coming to Terms (Air Date: Sep. 23, 2002)
Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) invites her friends’ ex-boyfriends to a party in a desperate attempt to meet "Mr. Right" in all the wrong ways. Joan’s strategy to meet the perfect man backfires ... | | 3x02 Getting Our Act Together (Air Date: Sep. 30, 2002)
Maya get her hopes up for a reconciliation after she convinces Darnell (Khalil Kain) to attend a marriage counseling session with the church reverend. Meanwhile, William gets his edge back ... | | 3x03 Secrets and Eyes (Air Date: Oct. 07, 2002)
The girlfriends discover that Toni has been hiding her real age when Joan throws her a surprise birthday party. Later, Toni attempts to maintain her youth with a Botox treatment that garners ... | | 3x04 Star Craving Mad (Air Date: Oct. 14, 2002)
Joan’s relationship with a movie star (Adrian Lester) starts off on the wrong foot when she fights with him over a treadmill at the gym. Joan thinks the celebrity is pompous until Toni ... | | 3x05 Don't Leave Me a Loan (Air Date: Oct. 21, 2002)
When Lynn learns that her financial debt may cost her parents their retirement dream, she tries to shed her carefree spirit to fit into the corporate working world. Meanwhile, Maya attempts ... | | 3x06 Invasion of the Gold Digger (Air Date: Oct. 28, 2002)
When the girlfriends discover William’s new love interest (Keesha Sharp) is a "gold digger," they confront her in an effort to protect William from her conniving ways. Later, William undermines ... | | 3x07 Blinded by the Lights (Air Date: Nov. 04, 2002)
Joan gets excited to attend her first movie premiere with her famous beau, but is edged into the shadows when his publicist fears that Joan may ruin his celebrity playboy image. Meanwhile, ... | | 3x08 Handling Baggage (Air Date: Nov. 11, 2002)
When Maya thinks she may lose her husband to another woman, she makes a desperate attempt to save her marriage. Later, Darnell makes a decision that will affect their marriage forever. | | 3x09 The Mommy Returns (Air Date: Nov. 18, 2002)
Lynn's birthmother tracks her down and offers her a job working alongside her on a documentary. William and Lynn temporarily move in with Joan while his house is tented for fleas. | | 3x10 A Little Romance (Air Date: Nov. 25, 2002)
Toni discovers that size may not matter and considers the culmination of the relationship with the rather short Dr. Todd Garrett (Jason Pace). Joan’s confidence in her self-image is shaken ... | | 3x11 Santa v. Monica (Air Date: Dec. 16, 2002)
William must choose between playing Santa Claus for Maya’s son, Jabari (Tanner Scott Richards), or helping out his career by hosting an extravagant office holiday party set up by his power ... | | 3x12 Take This Poem and Call Me in the Morning (Air Date: Jan. 06, 2003)
Lynn swoons over a sexy - but celibate - spoken-word peformer (Saul Williams), to the bemusement of her friends. Meahwile Joan tries to console Ellis (Adrian Lester) after his latest film ... | | 3x13 Howdy Partner (Air Date: Jan. 07, 2003)
Swedelson (Phil Reeves) welcomes a newcomer (Anne Marie Johnson) to his law firm, while Joan and William vie for a vacant partnership position. | | 3x14 Single Mama Drama (Air Date: Feb. 03, 2003)
A soon-to-be-divorced Maya finds a kindred spirit in a brassy single mother (Terri Vaughn) whose carefree attitude irritates Joan. Meanwhile William insinuates himself into Lynn's workplace. ... | | 3x15 Happy Valentine's Day...Baby? (Air Date: Feb. 10, 2003)
On Valentine's Day, Joan is surprised when Ellis (Adrian Lester) discovers his ex is pregnant with his child. Toni believes that Todd (Jason Pace) thinks of her only as his ebony fantasy. ... | | 3x16 Sex, Lies and Books (Air Date: Feb. 17, 2003)
Maya jumps into the single social scene by going on a blind date with Dr. Darren Isaac (guest star Orlando Jones) and making the moves on her new sexy neighbor (guest star Rockmond Dunbar). ... | | 3x17 A Stiff Good Man Is Easy to Find (Air Date: Feb. 24, 2003)
After confessing to Monica (Keesha Sharp) his attraction to the new senior partner Sharon (Anne-Marie Johnson), William is shocked when Monica tells him to act on it in order to get back ... | | 3x18 Runaway Bridesmaid (Air Date: Feb. 24, 2003)
Joan is jealous of Toni's recent engagement, and she takes out her frustration on Ellis (Adrian Lester); Toni anticipates getting gifts from her friends. | | 3x19 The Pact (Air Date: Mar. 17, 2003)
When Joan's college friend-turned-enemy comes to town to be a bridesmaid in Toni's wedding, the girlfriends learn she is HIV positive. | | 3x20 Where Everyone Knows My Name (Air Date: Apr. 21, 2003)
When Maya runs into Darnell at one of their old hang outs, she is upset to learn that he has moved on with his life, both professionally and personally. William takes time off work to become ... | | 3x21 Too Much Sharin' (Air Date: Apr. 28, 2003)
When Joan tells Sharon she knows about Sharon's relationship with William, it causes rifts in Joan's relationship with William and William's relationship with Sharon. | | 3x22 Blood Is Thicker Than Liquor (a.k.a. Blood Is Thicker Than Water) (Air Date: May. 05, 2003)
When the bride and groom’s families first meet in an attempt to celebrate the upcoming wedding, family secrets are unveiled when Toni’s mom (guest star Jenifer Lewis) becomes too outspoken ... | | 3x23 The Fast Track & the Furious (Air Date: May. 12, 2003)
When William returns to the law firm with an obvious substantial raise, Maya realizes that he is on a much faster career track than Joan, who tries to prevent Maya from becoming William's ... | | 3x24 Wedding (1) (Air Date: May. 19, 2003)
Toni plans a glamorous wedding weekend in a rented Malibu mansion, but finds that her obsessive and materialistic needs may be too much for her the girlfriends ... and her fiancé Todd to ... | | 3x25 Wedding (2) (Air Date: May. 19, 2003)
Toni plans a glamorous wedding weekend in a rented Malibu mansion, but finds that her obsessive and materialistic needs may be too much for her the girlfriends ... and her fiancé Todd to ... |
| 4x01 Some Enchanted Evening (Air Date: Sep. 15, 2003)
Just when Joan thinks she might manage a steady relationship with boyfriend Ellis, she is tempted to cheat on him after a steamy encounter with a handsome stranger (Malik Yoba), who is actually ... | | 4x02 If It's Broke, Fix It (Air Date: Sep. 22, 2003)
Maya is envious when Joan confides in her new assistant (Shawn Harrison); Toni fears her wedding ring will be repossessed on account of Todd's poor financial state. | | 4x03 Snoop, There It Is (Air Date: Sep. 29, 2003)
Frustrated with Sivad's celibacy, Lynn calls his ex-girlfriend and learns of the secret he's been keeping from her; Toni works herself ragged to afford an outrageously expensive purse; William ... | | 4x04 You Ain't Gotta Go Home but...You Know the Rest (Air Date: Oct. 06, 2003)
Toni's brother Antoine (Darius McCrary) falls madly in love with Maya and refuses to budge from her bathroom until she reciprocates his feelings; Lynn plots to move back in with William; ... | | 4x05 Hopelessly Devoted to Two (Air Date: Oct. 13, 2003)
Afraid to choose between Ellis and Brock, Joan seeks Toni's advice to get out of a dinner date with the pair; Maya's free-spirited approach to her secretarial duties annoys William | | 4x06 Inherit the Lynn (Air Date: Oct. 20, 2003)
Lynn learns a lesson in humility and true struggle after living with Maya for a week. |
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