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Girlfriends · Season 1

Girlfriends season 1 episode 5: I Pity the Fool

Aired 9 October 200021 min

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What happens in “I Pity the Fool”

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 bombarding Marcus with negative facts about Joan in the hopes that he will dump her. Meanwhile, Maya gets involved in a get-rich-quick scheme.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 5 of 22 of season 1, so watch episodes 1 to 4 first.
  • It runs about 21 minutes.
  • Directed by Leonard R. Garner, Jr., written by Marcy Gray Rubin and David Adam Silverman.

Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Writers
Marcy Gray RubinDavid Adam Silverman
Guest stars
Rodney Van Johnson as Marcus StokesTheodore Borders as College GuyTre Wood as Young BoyLarry O. Williams Jr. as The Man

Credits: TMDB.

More from Girlfriends Season 1

  1. E01
  2. E02
  3. E03
  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06
  7. E07
  8. E08
  9. E09
  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13
  14. E14
  15. E15
  16. E16
  17. E17
  18. E18
  19. E19
  20. E20
  21. E21
  22. E22

Every episode of Season 1Girlfriends episode guide

Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.