Girlfriends
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What happened to Aaron on Girlfriends?
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4 min read
In the final seasons of Girlfriends, it is revealed that Aaron will have to leave to be deployed to Iraq along with the National Guard. Girlfriends is one of the shows that was revolutionary in the 2000s but is still relevant and relatable to this day. Joan was one of the characters on the show…
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Darnell from Girlfriends was played by two different actors, initially portrayed by Flex Alexander and later by Khalil Kain from season two onwards. With the advent of streaming platforms, many shows that were often not given the credit they deserved as culturally defining shows during their natural run, have since gotten some acknowledgement. One such…
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Why did Flex leave Girlfriends?
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4 min read
In the first season of Girlfriends, Flex Alexander played Darnell Wilkes, before he walked away from the role to play the leading role in One on One. Since Girlfriends was made available on Netflix in September 2020, fans of the show have been looking at earlier seasons and attempting to find out what happened to…
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Why did Yvonne leave Girlfriends?
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5 min read
Cee Cee Michaela left Girlfriends in 2002, after the actress dedicated her life to God and the storyline did not serve her purpose anymore. In terms of cultural influence, Girlfriends is considered to have been pivotal in highlighting the lived experiences of Black women. At the time of the show’s run from 2000 until 2008,…
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Why did Girlfriends change Jabari?
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5 min read
It is not uncommon for long-running television shows to change their child actors without prior notice, which seems to be what Girlfriends did with Jabari Darnell Wilkes. The CW’s Girlfriends is the all-Black female lead sitcom that premiered in 2000. At the time, the sitcom did not get the recognition and praise it arguably deserved…
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What happened between Joan and Toni on Girlfriends?
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4 min read
The friendship between Joan and Toni from Girlfriends ended during the season six finale, which coincided with actress Jill-Marie Jones decision to leave One of the most prolific sitcoms to feature an all-female black leading cast is the 2000 sitcom, Girlfriends. While the show did not get the acknowledgement it deserved during its original run,…
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Why was Girlfriends cancelled?
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3 min read
Girlfriends was abruptly cancelled in 2008, allegedly due to the high costs of production, especially considering that this was around the 2007 to 2008 Hollywood Writers strike. Girlfriends is now considered a Black sitcom classic of the 2000s, after it debuted in 2000 and ended after eight seasons in 2008. The sitcom being cancelled was…