Created by: Yvette Lee Bowser
Starring: Queen Latifah, Kim Fields, Kim Coles, Erika Alexander, T.C. Carson, John Henton, Mel Jackson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George Adams, Tatyana Ali, Echo Allen, Tyrees Allen, Grant Ancier, Lira Angel, Jennifer Aspen, Kimberly Bailey, Tom Bailey, Shaun Baker, Gary Ballard, Steven Banks, Thom Barry, Rick Batalla, Paul Bates, Michael E. Bauer, Yasemin Baytok, Susan Beaubian, Roxanne Beckford, Patricia Belcher, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Darryl M. Bell, Anne Bellamy, Diana Bellamy, Rhona Bennett, Philippe Bergeron, Shelley Berman, Anne Betancourt, Jerome Bettis, Dylan Beynon, Gerry Black, James Black, Nikki Blair, Jeff Blake, Kenny Blank, Michael Boatman, Earl Boen, Bobby Bonilla, Elayne Boosler, David Bowe, Marjorie Bowman, Rod Britt, Arthur Brooks, Joel Brooks, Kimberly Brooks, Andre Rosey Brown, Charnele Brown, J. Anthony Brown, Jim Brown, Dennis Burkley, Lisa Butler, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Dean Cain, Ed Cambridge, Scott Michael Campbell, Ron Canada, John Capodice, Andi Carnick, Cris Carter, Jack Carter, Cedric Ceballos, Tonya Chapman, Chris Charles, Melanie Chartoff, Morris Chestnut, Tom Chick, Emmy Collins, Franklin Cover, Cylk Cozart, Andrew Craig, Nikki Crawford, Myndy Crist, Mark Curry, Patrick J. Dancy, Cassi Davis, Clifton Davis, Yonda Davis, Idalis DeLeon, Melissa De Sousa, Joyce DeWitt, Francia Dimase, Lewis Dix, DJ Kay Gee, Sabi Dorr, Raye Dowell, Ron Dubois, Christopher B. Duncan, Merrin Dungey, Shannon K. Dunn, Roberto Duran, Elliot Durant III, Lou Duva, Edafe, Leroy Edwards III, Pahl Edwards, Bill Erwin, Roger Eschbacher, Giancarlo Esposito, Stacey Evans Morgan, Antonio Fargas, Ferrari Farris, Ron Fassler, Wayne Federman, Will Ferrell, Lou Ferrigno, Chip Fields, Mark Fite, Damen Fletcher, Staci Lynn Fletcher, Alexander Folk, Keeira Lyn Ford, Thomas Mikal Ford, Vivica A. Fox, Don Franklin, Yvette Freeman, Holly Joy Gaines, Richard Gant, Roderick Garr, Eric George, Marcus Giamatti, Nicci Gilbert, Steven Gilborn, Bob Glouberman, Michael Lee Gogin, Carole Goldman, Bobcat Goldthwait, Marc Gomes, Galyn Gorg, Gilbert Gottfried, Jason Graae, Lisa Ann Grant, Colin K. Gray, Gary LeRoi Gray, Gordon Greenberg, Brad Greenquist, Dorian Gregory, Tony Guma, Jasmine Guy, Montrose Hagins, Arsenio Hall, J.D. Hall, Shashawnee Hall, Kadeem Hardison, Cheryl Francis Harrington, Estelle Harris, Ralph Harris Jr, Lorinda Hawkins, Ted Hayden, Katherine Heard, Heavy D, Bill Henderson, Roger Hewlett, Grant Hill, Dominic Hoffman, Patty Holly, Gillian Holt, Evander Holyfield, Robert Horn, Bobby Hosea, Desmond Howard, Terrence Howard, Wes Hubbard, David Huddleston, Warren Hutcherson, David Jahn, Milton James, Dominique Jennings, Anne-Marie Johnson, Keyshawn Johnson, Lamont Johnson, Tony Jonas, Thomas Anthony Jones, William James Jones, Montell Jordan, Tom Joyner, Judy Kain, Khalil Kain, Karon Kearney, RaeVen Kelly, JoNell Kennedy, Joe Keyes, Chaka Khan, Cleo King, Regina King, Eartha Kitt, Gladys Knight, Allan Kolman, Jack Kruschen, Denise Kumagai, Phil LaMarr, Nick LaTour, Patrick Labyorteaux, Adam Lazarre-White, Harry Lennix, Jazsmin Lewis, Jenifer Lewis, Phill Lewis, Evan Lionel, Nia Long, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Lisa Lord, Scotch Ellis Loring, Julie Ann Lucas, Joleen Lutz, Richard Lyons, Jeff MacKay, Frank MacTavish, Victor Mack, Joel Madison, Ralph Manza, Joseph Marcell, Branford Marsalis, Duane Martin, Ralph P. Martin, Shanti Mathews, Malcolm Mazer, Michael McCarty, Brian McKnight, Ed McMahon, Dawn McMillan, Sam McMurray, Armelia McQueen, Sid Melton, Dino Meminger, Cheryl Miller, Rolando Molina, Monica, Barbara Montgomery, Kenya Moore, Shemar Moore, Danny Mora, Tommy Morgan Jr, Phil Morris, Billy Morrissette, Mari Morrow, Alonzo Mourning, Oliver Muirhead, Lou Myers, Naughty By Nature, Elise Neal, Arthel Neville, Rosa Nevin, Kymberly Newberry, Toy Newkirk, Denise Nicholas, Jonathan Nichols-Navarro, Charles Noland, Frank Noon, Miguel A. Nunez Jr, Rosie O'Donnell, John F. Donohue, John O'Hurley, Ron O'Neal, V.P. Oliver, Carlos Oscar, Julie Ow, Rita Owens, Joseph Paul, Freda Payne, Natasha Pearce, Charles R. Penland, Kelly Perine, Harold Perrineau, Don Perry, Felton Perry, Brandon Peterson, Joseph C. Phillips, Rose Portillo, CCH Pounder, Kyla Pratt, Al Pugliese, Victor Raider-Wexler, Tanika Ray, Veronica Redd, Kevin Richardson, Mailon Rivera, Richard Roat, Pamela Roberts, Vj Roberts, Bumper Robinson, Mark Dakota Robinson, Michael J. Rosenberg, Tim Russ, Whitney Rydbeck, Saafir, Kristoff St. John, Jeffrey D. Sams, Deion Sanders, Antony Sandoval, Isobel Sanford, Camille Saviola, Crystal Scales, Roger S.H. Schulman, Judith Scott, Sandy E. Scott, Andrew Shaifer, Sherri Shepherd, Tom Silardi, Gary Simpson, Darryl Sivad, Chuck Sloan, Ebonie Smith, Kellita Smith, John Spaulding, Antoinette Spolar, Richard Stahl, Damon Standifer, Todd Stanton, Fred Stoller, Gregory Storm, Cree Summer, Todd Susman, Hannah Sussman, Susan L. Taylor, Tasha Taylor, Renee Tenison, Jossie Thacker, Iqbal Theba, Darryl Theirse, Sunday Theodore, Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, TLC, Tamlyn Tomita, Tone Loc, Shaun Toub, Tammy Townsend, Treach, Leonard O. Turner, Pamala Tyson, Mario Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles, Terri J. Vaughn, Tracy Vilar, Vin Rock, Richard Voigts, Arnetia Walker, Sullivan Walker, Desiree Walter, Burt Ward, Marsha Warfield, Michael Warren, Isaiah Washington, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lee Weaver, John Wesley, Michael Whaley, Mark Wheatle, Amelia Renee White, Andrea White, Karen Malina White, Michael Jai White, Michole Briana White, Steve White, Richard Whiten, Wayne Wilderson, Tony Wilkins, Billy "Sly" Williams, Chelley Williams, Cress Williams, Ellis Williams, Gregory Alan Williams, Vanessa Estelle Williams, Kenya D. Williamson, Mirron E. Willis, Donnice Wilson, Dorien Wilson, Flip Wilson, CeCe Winans, Mel Winkler, John Witherspoon, Meg Wittner, Lawrence T. Wrentz, Tanya Wright, Adam Wylie, Patti Yasutake, Yetta, David Youse, Sharri Zak, Rick Zieff
118 episodes
(TV-PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)
PLOT:
Four upwardly mobile and very different African American women share adventures, advice and an exclusive brownstone in New York City as they explore life and living single. Khadijah James has it all: a great job running her own trendy magazine. Sharing the home is her endearingly naive cousin Synclaire, who's also Khadijah's assistant at the magazine. Cramping their lifestyle is their third roommate, the sarcastic fortune-hunter Regine. And even though she doesn't live in the brownstone, Khadijah's best friend Maxine, a tough divorce attorney always searching for Mr. Right, spends more time there than she does in her own home.
season 1 -
Regine thinks she's found the perfect man, but Khadijah and Synclaire know he's married. When Regine ends her romantic relationship with a handsome lawyer, Max asks her if she can date him. Although Regine says it's okay, she gets jealous. Regine, Max and Khadijah spy on Synclaire during her date with a handsome veterinarian. Overton admits his infatuation with Synclaire. A former boyfriend who had dumped her without a word calls Max, who invites him and his fiance to dinner despite Khadijah's advice. When he arrives with his beautiful fiance, Max begs Kyle to pose as a perfect boyfriend. Khadijah is deep in debt and contemplating going into business with a slimy client. The girls try to find a way to help her get the money she needs. Fed up with their narrow social lives, the ladies go out to meet men but run into trouble at Club Zina. Khadijah gets in an auto accident that isn't her fault. Max represents her when Khadijah takes the guilty driver to court. Regine thinks she can convince her new boyfriend, single father Patrick, to marry her by making his young daughter like her. When Khadijah becomes reacquainted with Terrence, a childhood friend, she's surprised when their relationship changes to a romance. Khadijah tries to break in a new secretary after Synclaire decides to quit. When Overton and Kyle get into an argument, Overton moves in with the roommates Khadijah, Regine and Synclaire. When Khadijah's women friends take her to Atlantic City for her birthday, the usually practical Khadijah loses her inhibitions. When Kyle falls in love with Khadijah's friend, Stacey, Khadijah worries that Stacey doesn't love him back. When the roommates' home is burglarized, Khadijah, Regine and Synclaire endure sleepless nights, fearing for their safety. Synclaire's holiday effervescence teaches everyone the true meaning of Christmas. Khadijah hires a handsome writer without checking his references. Max thinks she has to hide her relationship with a younger man from her friends. The arrival of a handsome new neighbor causes friction between Max, Khadijah and Regine. When a handsome male doctor, Dr. Hamilton Brown, moves into the apartment building, the girls all compete for his affections. Synclaire must decide who to take along on a Bahama vacation for two. A friend from Khadijah's college days visits and takes advantage of her success. Disaster strikes the magazine when Synclaire substitutes for an ailing Khadijah. After Regine dates Kyle's boss, he overhears the man maligning her reputation. Khadijah neglects her roommates when she becomes involved in a new romance. Things the roommates confided to Regine surface in a comic's act. Khadijah's mother brings along Regine's estranged mother during a Mother's Day visit. Khadijah's boyfriend, Alonzo, asks her to move in with him. Then, former boyfriend Terrence unexpectedly returns from Los Angeles and wants to revive their romance.
season 2 -
Max and Kyle get drunk and sleep together. Scooter moves to New York. Khadijah's former high school basketball rival challenges her to a one-on-one basketball game. Regine and Max attend a self-help seminar and follow it by going to an all-male strip show. Overton courts Synclaire by sending her gifts from a "secret admirer". Max is suspended from her job. Overton believes his elderly neighbor is a serial killer. Jobless and bored, Max tags along after Overton as he works, driving him crazy. Regine and Khadijah fight while working on an ad campaign for the boutique. Overton's attempt to bond with Synclaire backfires when he steals her spotlight at her art appreciation class. Khadijah rebels against her new, strict budget. Overton gets upset when his younger sister comes to visit and kisses Kyle. Regine becomes a vegetarian and tries to force everyone else to quit eating meat. Khadijah and the gang get in the Halloween spirit with outlandish costumes and scary tricks. Khadijah thinks Scooter is having an affair and confronts him at a Halloween party with his co-workers. Synclaire and Overton decide to finally make love. Khadijah refuses to mail a chain-letter, with unlucky results for her. Max's new job lands her in jail, but her vigorous self-defense in court leads to a job offer. In the meantime, Overton vigilantly tracks down a crank caller. Regine gets breast reduction surgery, then regrets it. The friends split along gender lines on Thanksgiving when Khadijah learns that Scooter isn't on the verge of proposing. Yet, Khadijah changes her attitude when she learns of his opportunity to manage a band on a world tour. Kyle worries when co-worker Lawrence tells him the firm is concerned that his hair isn't "corporate". Khadijah grows frustrated with her long-distance relationship as she and Scooter play phone-tag. Khadijah becomes jealous when her old friend Sherri bonds instantly with Synclaire, leaving Khadijah out. Overton's new box spring affects his sleep. Kyle's singing debut goes well, until Max walks in. Regine helps Khadijah with her look and attitude. Khadijah hires NY Met Bobby Bonilla to write a sports column, but he's soon on the picket line with the rest of her striking staff. Kyle and Regine collaborate on a screenplay. Regine and Overton are stranded in a blizzard while Max panics about a possible pregnancy. Regine doesn't make a good impression on Darryl's working-class friends at a dinner party. Synclaire has a romantic encounter, and it's not with Overton. Max's older date seems like a great guy, except he's her new boss. Kyle and Overton compete to be profiled in Khadijah's new column. The friends go bowling and max loses a bet to Kyle. Kyle and Overton fight over Synclaire's constant presence in the apartment. Khadijah and Max plot to recover a risque tape after Max accidentally outs a homemade bachelorette party tape in a video store case and lends it to Kyle. Kyle goes on a date with a royal princess. Overton gets hustled at the pool hall and Khadijah offers to help him get his money back. Max is bored and decides to get a tattoo. Regine discovers a doll is modeled after her and she goes after the company for royalties. Khadijah's stories keep getting scooped by Marcus Hughes, a writer for a rival magazine. Synclaire's new drama class role requires her to appear nude in a play. Khadijah tries to get the musical group Naughty By Nature to pose for a magazine cover. When Khadijah's mother celebrates Mother's Day by going on a vacation, Khadijah cares for her grandmother, and misplaced her, only to find her sneaking off to her boyfriend. When the girls appear on a talk show about roommates, secrets are revealed, and Regine consequently decides to move out. Regine moves out of the apartment, and a new roommate moves in. Kyle saves Max's life and they make love.
season 3 -
Regine angrily moves out and gets her own apartment. When she hosts a housewarming party, one important guest comes uninvited. Max and Kyle struggle for control in their relationship. Regine moves back only to find that the others have redecorated, leaving her with the worst room. Overton angers Synclaire by accepting a meeting with a former flame who once refused to marry him. Khadijah gets an interview with professional basketball star Grant Hill and ends up with more than she expected. Kyle's 30th birthday brings him depression, back pain and a special gift from Max. Regine is disgusted when the boutique is converted into a discount store. Yet, luckily she manages to impress a soap opera wardrobe consultant with her knowledge of tackiness. Khadijah and Synclaire disagree over how to spend a savings bond they opened as teenagers. Kyle sulks when he learns that he has fewer names in his little black book than does Max. Handyman Overton considers another career when his work keeps falling apart. Kyle gets a lucrative job working for a famous actress, but she wants more than he expected. A charity names Khadijah "Hero of the Year" based on a lie she'd told Synclaire. Khadijah has been going on many dates, while Regine is experiencing a dating drought. Scooter suddenly shows up and proposes to Khadijah. Overton has the chance to win $10,000 on a 3-point shot at halftime at a Knicks game, but Synclaire jinxes him. Khadijah finds Dean Cain's wallet and won't release it to anyone but him. Max's mom comes for a visit and says she wants to have a closer relationship with her. Max gets an acting job that Synclaire wanted, but they create a unique solution together. Overton repeatedly dreams about sexy singing group TLC. Overton tries to organize a traditional Christmas at his family's remote Canadian cabin. Unfortunately, the rustic campfire is not the same as he remembered it. Synclaire tries to convince Regine to help her get an acting role by using her business contacts. Khadijah and Max work together on an article. New journalist Ivan gets a scoop on his first day at "Flavor". Meanwhile, Overton is hurt that Kyle is asked to be godfather for a friend's newborn son instead of him. Regine discovers that she is dating both a father and his son. Synclaire lies to save Russell from being deported. Kyle dumps Max when he grows tired of a relationship without affection or respect. Kyle and Max argue incessantly, even at a Brian McKnight concert. Overton's beloved Uncle Tibby visits and urges him to dump Synclaire. Max taunts Kyle about their breakup, but Regine thinks she has regrets. Khadijah realizes that she has too much stress in her life and visits a psychiatrist. Overton reacts strangely to Synclaire's new job as a clown. Kyle's sexy date wants romance from Overton. Max forges Regine's signature on a mean letter to Regine's boyfriend. In a fantasy sequence, Kyle and the gang go back to the roaring '20s to save a jazz club from destruction. When college friend Shayla visits, Max is both stunned to learn that she's marrying another woman and hurt that Shayla never told her she was gay. Kyle's unhappy with his promotion, which has removed him from client contact. Regine denies worry that her artist boyfriend works with nude models. Max is upset when one of her clients appears to be guilty, and she is attracted to him. Khadijah babysits her spoiled half-sister Stephanie, a promising athlete who seems determined to throw away her future. Regine's mother catches her and Keith in an embarrassing position. Overton decides to pop the question to Synclaire. Overton's attempts to propose marriage to Synclaire are repeatedly thwarted. Max's opponent in a local election tries to damage her reputation. Khadijah's publishing career may be over.
season 4 -
Overton finally proposes to Synclaire. Khadijah could lose her business because of a lawsuit. Max's withdrawal from the city council campaign has an unexpected result. Regine encounters romantic problems with her longtime boyfriend when she finds herself attracted to Russell. Max and Kyle argue over parking spaces. Khadijah sells 25% OF the magazine to Majestic Publishing, and has to cope with a sneaky corporate liaison, Jeremy. Regine is the lone jury member who thinks the defendant in an arson case is guilty. Synclaire and Overton are surprised by the results of a compatibility test. Max pursues a waiter who won't date her. Khadijah freezes up when she realizes her date was the anesthesiologist at her hemorrhoid operation. Regine's first clients as a wedding coordinator are a strange couple set on holding their ceremony in a graveyard. Kyle seeks revenge at his high school reunion, but the old class bully manages to turn the tables once more. Max enrages the garbage workers' union, which begins dumping trash outside her door. Regine is hired to coordinate a wealthy friend's wedding, but begins to worry about him when she realizes his fiancee is just after his money. Max's new boyfriend has never had sex. Khadijah worries about going on a vacation with her doctor boyfriend. After accidentally getting a starring role in a play, a flustered Synclaire turns the seemingly doomed production into a hit with her ad-libs. An IRS agent blackmails Kyle into teaching him how to pick up women. Khadijah worries that Charles has jeopardized his career by defending her at a snobby awards ceremony and angers him by asking his boss to smooth things over. Max buys herself an expensive massage chair that she won't let anyone else use. Regine's mother, Laverne, makes the society page when she begins dating a millionaire. Overton discovers his police auction purchase has more of a history than he is comfortable with. Synclaire's job as a clown is anything but funny. Khadijah and Regine both claim credit for award-winning cookies. On the way to an awards ceremony, Khadijah reminisces about the origins of the magazine and the early days of her friendships. Choir director Kyle agrees to let Regine sing a solo in church, but she's a horrible singer. While Kyle's out of town, Synclaire and Overton play house in the apartment but promptly get into a fight. Max and Kyle lie about out-of-town business and meet in a hotel, but Regine's hot on their trail. The girls decide to take a Saturday night together to catch up and wind up at a gay bar. Kyle entertains his boss at Overton's pay-per-view boxing party. Overton's additional job gets Max evicted. The women hire a male house cleaner. Synclaire helps Overton accept the loss of the Cleveland Browns while Khadijah and Max search for proof of a City Hall scandal. At her engagement party, Synclaire learns that her parents are not as happily married as she thought. Regine is determined to prove that Max and Kyle are dating. Synclaire's pre-wedding party gets wild at Madonna's old penthouse. Kyle's younger brother causes tension between Kyle and Overton. Khadijah is not happy to see her estranged father arrive for Synclaire's wedding. Overton tries to keep a secret from Synclaire when Max threatens him if he tells anyone about her and Kyle. Max stuns Kyle with a last moment declaration, Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard asks a depressed Regine to dinner and Overton and Synclaire finally get married.
season 5 -
Khadijah and Regine neet their new roommate, handsome songwriter Tripp. Overton and Synclaire embark on an adventurous honeymoon cruise. Kyle thinks he's found the answer to maintaining his relationship with Max. Kyle and Max say good-bye to each other after Kyle accepts a new job in London. Overton and Synclaire continue their honeymoon in Hawaii despite some misgivings about marriage. Regine tries to adjust to new roommate Tripp. Khadijah humiliates herself on a dinner date with professional basketball player Cedric Ceballos. Overton and Synclaire move into the basement apartment and must deliver bad news to a friend of the former tenant. Regine wants to get closer to a new man in her life, but his dog comes between them. Synclaire and Overton argue after he loses money gambling. Max's plan to date a former law professor is thwarted when she learns Khadijah had a brief affair with him. Regine and Tripp argue about proper roommate etiquette. A dream sequence transports Khadijah and friends back to the 1960s as Motown-like singers. Regine is enamored with a millionaire, who hires her to cater an important charity event. Max surprises Overton and Synclaire with a generous wedding present. Overton, Tripp and Russell pick up a beautiful, but criminal, hitchhiker en route to a football game. Dexter asks Regine to marry him. A strange client helps Max believe in her ability to practice law. Synclaire disguises herself as a man to join an acting troupe. Khadijah may have found a new career. Max, Khadijah and Synclaire rejuvenate themselves at a spiritual retreat and question their futures. As a result, Max decides to have a child. Synclaire is outraged to learn that her comedy act has been stolen by another actor. Max is pregnant by artificial insemination. THE six friends say good-bye to the single life. Max and Kyle are expecting a baby, Overton and Synclaire plan to move to Los Angeles, Regine and Dexter travel in search of the perfect honeymoon and Khadijah unexpectedly leaves for Brazil with Scooter.
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