Pilot (Part 1)
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2004
Jenny moves to L.A. and meets her new lesbian neighbors.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2004
Jenny moves to L.A. and meets her new lesbian neighbors.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2004
Jenny moves to L.A. and meets her new lesbian neighbors.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2004
Bette and Tina wait eagerly to see if Tina will get pregnant; Tim, unaware of her encounter with Jenny, invites Marina to a dinner party, while Kit tries to make amends with Bette.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2004
Bette takes a desperate step to win her battle of wills with the chairman of the gallery board; Jenny struggles with her feelings for Marina; Alice tries to regain her self-respect after a run-in with an ex; Dana finally gets a date with Lara.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2004
Bette greets Tina's pregnancy with apparent delight despite problems at work; Jenny's affair with Marina threatens her relationship with Tim; Dana's paranoia about the possibility of being out continues; the problems of Alice's mother escalate.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2004
Tim discovers Jenny's affair with Marina - leading to a potentially disastrous choice for the couple's shaky relationship; the reaction of Bette's father to Tina's pregnancy devastates Bette and leads Kit to confront him on her behalf.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2004
A rising artist in New York tests Bette's commitment while the sperm donor's girlfriend discovers a lonely Tina and starts harassing her; Tim returns home alone while Jenny gets a ride from two disaffected teenagers.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Feb 29, 2004
Tim rejects Jenny, who learns about Marina's other lover; Bette struggles with fears about parenthood, as Dana runs from Lara and Kit is stung when her son doesn't show up for their meeting.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2004
Identities are in question as Jenny tries to explain her situation to an old friend, Dana comes out to her conservative parents, and Bette considers her self-image.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Mar 14, 2004
Jenny is more confused and torn than ever between Marina and Tim; fame and all its complications find Shane; Kit rehearses for a hip hop music video.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Mar 21, 2004
Tina's grief is eased by volunteer work; Bette defends the gallery against a right-wing attack; Marina has a fight with Francesca.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Mar 28, 2004
Bette hires an attractive contractor to set up for the gallery's new show; Tina, Jenny, Shane, Alice and Dana take an eventful trip to Palm Springs.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Apr 4, 2004
Bette lands in jail thanks to a near-riot at the gallery; Marina contemplates life without Francesca as Tim and Jenny discuss divorce.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Apr 11, 2004
Tina learns the truth about Candace; Dana loses a friend but gains a fiancee; Jenny finds herself in another romantic quandary involving Marina that pushes Tim further away.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2005
Tina rebuffs Bette's attempts at reconciliation while Jenny prepares for an emotional farewell with Tim.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2005
Tina hires a famous lawyer to represent her in the split with Bette; Jenny has a serious heart-to-heart with Robin; Kit's purchase of The Planet is finalized.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2005
Kit preps The Planet for its grand reopening. Shane becomes Jenny's new roommate and Bette's emotional tailspin continues.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2005
Jenny and Shane search for a third roommate and choose Mark, a straight boy very intrigued by the lesbian lifestyle, while Kit becomes attracted to a motivational self-help guru.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2005
Mark launches a new video project: taping Jenny and Shane; Bette and Tina's brief reunion is marred when Bette gets some bad professional news from Helena Peabody.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2005
Tina moves out and considers her attraction to Helena; Alice gives Dana an ultimatum but Tonya has a shock in store. Jenny and Carmen bond, encouraged by Shane.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2005
Alice and Dana tentatively begin dating, while Tina comes between Helena and her ex, Bette rejoins the singles scene, and Shane dulls her pain over Jenny and Carmen.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2005
Bette and Tina agree to forge a new relationship; Jenny loses a chance to ghost-write a macho TV star's autobiography because she's gay; Shane goes to church.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2005
Alice's sex-toy request freaks out Dana; Jenny learns the truth about TV star Burr - and about Carmen's feelings for Shane; Bette and Tina have a brief encounter.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2005
A lesbian cruise in the Caribbean proves eventful for Dana, Alice, Shane, Jenny and Carmen, while Bette and Kit struggle to connect with their aging father Melvin during a visit.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: May 1, 2005
Against the backdrop of a gay-pride parade, shocking secrets are revealed about Dana's brother and Jenny's past, while Bette and Kit deal with their rapidly deteriorating father.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: May 8, 2005
Bette moves her father, played by Emmy-nominated actor Ossie Davis, into her home for his final days, as Alice struggles with her jealousy over Dana's dinner with an ex, and Jenny flirts with danger while confronting a repressed memory.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: May 15, 2005
Melvin's memorial service is attended by a surprise guest; Bette is fired by Franklin, then coaches Tina through what turns out to be an unexpectedly difficult labor and delivery; Jenny is in trouble and asks for help.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2006
Bette and Tina try to rekindle their sexual groove after having a child; road rage grabs hold of Alice as she chases after Dana through the streets of Los Angeles; Helena purchases a movie studio; Jenny returns with a new girlfriend.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2006
Flamboyant party promoter Billie Blaikie sets up shop at The Planet; Alice refuses to let Helena throw out her life-size cut-out of Dana; Jenny wants to be more than just friends with Moira; Bette feels her life is out of her control.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2006
Shane goes to work at Venice Beach's coolest new skate shop, WAX; Jenny brings Moira home to L.A. and introduces her to the girls; Kit finds a friend in Bette and Tina's nanny, Angus; Alice continues her emotional tailspin over losing Dana; Bette refuses to curb her spending; Tina goes to work for Helena.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2006
Jenny freaks out after Moira disappears all night; Bette takes on Washington; Carmen spins for Russell Simmons; Billie Jean King interviews Dana at a tennis match; Kit wonders if she has made the right choice with The Planet's new charge d'affaires; Helena falls for a straight documentary filmmaker.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2006
Dana gets the results of her biopsy; Alice meets Uta, a lesbian "vampire;" Bette finds an open door into Tina's chat room; ex-flame Cherie drops into WAX - and Shane's chair; Jenny gets word a publisher is interested in her book about Moira / Max.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2006
Tina continues to struggle with her sexual feelings for men; Kit gives in to Angus; the girls rush to the hospital to be by Dana's side; New York comes calling to Jenny; Moira finds a shortcut to getting male hormones.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2006
Jenny injects hormones into Moira; Dana undergoes chemotherapy; Shane and Carmen get matching tattoos; Alice frantically searches for her Dana cut-out; the B52's perform at The Planet; Kit fires Billie; Tina takes a step toward Josh.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2006
Moira informs everyone she is to be called Max; Kit gets a helping hand from Nona Hendryx; Helena takes Dana and the girls to a basketball game; Jenny gets busy trying to throw Max a benefit party; Tina moves out of Bette's bed; Dana gets a new look.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2006
Dana looks like she's on the road to recovery; Carmen comes out to her family; Helena gets slapped with a lawsuit; Jenny attends a transsexual support group meeting to help her deal with Max; Bette continues her struggle to find inner peace.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Mar 12, 2006
When Dana takes a turn for the worse, Alice keeps vigil at her bedside; Carmen drops the unexpected on Shane; Bette finds inner peace elusive; Jenny introduces her ex-husband Tim to Max; Tina settles in with Henry.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2006
Alice steals some of Dana's ashes; Bette thinks about fighting for sole custody of baby Angelica; Lara arrives home too late; Max finally lands a job - one for which Moira was rejected.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2006
The girls plan for Shane and Carmen's wedding while still grieving for Dana; Kit discovers that she's pregnant; Bette considers her legal options for obtaining sole custody of Angelica; Jenny realizes the truth about Max's quest to fit in.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2007
Bette kidnaps baby Angelica until a custody agreement can be brokered with Tina; Shane jilts Carmen at the altar and spirals out of control; Jenny is reunited with Marina; Helena's mother cuts her off.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2007
Bette adjusts to her new job in academia for a formidable new boss (Cybill Shepherd); Jenny's book receives a scathing review; Tina must fire Helena from the studio, leaving her nowhere to go but accept a roommate offer from Alice.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2007
Bette embarks on an ill-advised affair with a teaching assistant, and her boss Phyllis comes out; Jenny tries to dig up dirt on the journalist that panned her book; Tina throws a party; Shane gets Helena a job at WAX.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2007
Bette deals with an artist (Marlee Matlin) whose work is politically incendiary, and fears the potential for disaster in the relationship between Phyllis and Alice; Tina is rejected by her friends at a softball game and joins the opposing team.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2007
The tryst between Bette and her TA threatens her new career; Alice breaks up with Phyllis after meeting her husband; Tina discovers Angus with her au pair Hazel; Jenny publishes a short story in "The New Yorker" that infuriates Alice.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Feb 11, 2007
Bette enjoys a new romance even as she clashes with Tina over the baby's preschool and weathers the emotional fallout of Alice's split with Phyllis; Helena, Shane and Alice learn how to play poker.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2007
Jenny's short story about her friends sparks interest from Hollywood; Helena struggles to pay back her poker debt; Alice's new girlfriend Tasha experiences flashbacks to the war in Iraq; Bette and her new girlfriend console Phyllis.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2007
Jenny's revenge on her critic backfires in front of her agents; Alice and Tasha disagree over the war in Iraq but find common ground romantically; Tina meets Bette's new girlfriend Jodi; Kit unloads publicly on the cheating Angus.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2007
Tina and Jenny have creative differences over the development of their movie; Alice and her friends console Phyllis's heartbroken husband; Bette and Jodi's relationship might go to the next level if Bette can curb her Type-A personality.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2007
Kit binge-drinks while Angus tries to apologize for his infidelity; Alice finds investors in her blog, but with strings attached that involve Jenny, who finds the perfect director for her movie; Bette's control issues make an ugly appearance.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Mar 18, 2007
Jenny's serialized short stories hit home for Bette, who faces losing Jodi to an art center on the east coast; Iraq flashbacks haunt Alice's girlfriend Tasha, who is ordered by a commanding officer to hide her sexuality.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2007
Tina returns to lesbian life while Bette seeks her advice on wooing Jodi back; Shane's relationship with single-mom Paige becomes serious; Tasha must return to Iraq; Phyllis pursues a divorce; Jenny may get fired from her own movie.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2008
Shane derails plans to move in with Paige, then suffers the consequences; Jenny returns from vacation with a billionaire movie financier in tow; Phyllis has doubts about her romance with Joyce.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2008
Tina's obvious affection for Bette affects her dating prospects; Shane's last-minute gig styling hair at a wedding results in a series of erotic encounters; Tasha reveals her reason for not shipping out to Iraq.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2008
Shane swears off sex and reaps the health benefits with new energy and focus; Tina's dating woes finally improve; Max ponders a mutual same-sex attraction to Jodi's interpreter; The Planet is burglarized and Kit attacked after hours.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2008
Bette's jealousy over Tina's new girlfriend is the probable cause of a surprising moment; Jenny is courted for the lead in her movie by the latest It girl; the gang attends the opening of a new lesbian club competing with The Planet.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2008
Jenny throws a bash to introduce her friends to the actresses playing them in her movie; Bette and Tina try to deal with a rekindled spark; Alice outs a secretly gay sports star after he utters a homophobic slur, sparking a media firestorm.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2008
The production of "Lez Girls" finally begins as Jenny deals with a recalcitrant star; Bette and Tina struggle with their rekindled feelings; the owners of SheBar take their war against the gang to the next level.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2008
Clashes between actresses on the set of Jenny's movie somehow lead to a night of lesbian Turkish oil wrestling that ends with a visit from the cops; the hard-case colonel in charge of prosecuting Tasha's case arrives on base.
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2008
Niki's handlers force her to appear at her movie premiere with a male escort, quashing rumors of her relationship with Jenny; Bette and Tina's anguish increases; Tasha's military review board hearing ends with a surprise.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2008
A heat wave causes temperatures to rise between Bette and Tina, who are trapped in an elevator by a power outage, and between Molly and Shane, whose attraction is discouraged by Phyllis; Jenny catches costars Nikki and Greg together.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2008
A memorial breast cancer bike ride becomes the unlikely setting where Bette and Tina reveal their rekindled passion, Jenny and Nikki shoot a steamy video, Molly stalks Shane, and Alice and Tasha consider a major move.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2008
The enigmatic and mysterious Adele finally makes a power play and usurps Jenny as the director of "Lez Girls," while Bette finalizes her breakup with Jodi, and a distressed Kit loses financial control of The Planet to Dawn and Cindi.
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2008
Shane predictably pulls away from Molly when the relationship becomes serious; restored as heiress to her family fortune, Helena uses her wealth creatively; Jenny's film is complete but she is betrayed by a close friend.
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2009
A shocking revelation about the fate of a major character leads to a season-long series of flashbacks that will reveal the events leading up to the tragedy.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2009
Bette and Tina discuss plans for a new life together, but the reappearance of an old acquaintance of Bette's threatens their future; Tasha and Alice seek counseling for their compatibility issues; an old flame sends Helena reeling.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2009
The negative of Jenny's movie goes missing, while Shane's apologies to her are finally noticed; Jenny dismisses Alice's aspiration to write a screenplay; Phyllis shares a secret with Bette; Kit and Helena open a new nightclub.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2009
Shane and Jenny are still melting over each other; Bette and Tina meet a potential birth mother; Max tries to deal with being pregnant; Alice and Tasha play matchmaker; and Kelly Wentworth (Elizabeth Berkley) may have what Bette needs.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2009
Jenny writes another script that sells; Bette and Kelly go into business; Alice and Tasha have a third-wheel crush; the girls plot a sting operation to test Dylan; Jenny encroaches further on Shane.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2009
Jenny throws a baby shower for Max; Bette and Tina hit a roadblock in the adoption process; Bette goes solo to her gallery's opening night celebration; Shane is feeling boxed in by Jenny; Alice starts to feel like three is a crowd.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2009
Rumors fly around a dance marathon that Alice and Tasha are having relationship trouble; someone plans a move to the Big Apple; Kit meets a real man; there's a no-show at the bus station.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2009
A celebration of friendship ends in a web of betrayal and deceit as the girls find themselves in the slammer with a detective investigating the death of one of their own.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Mar 8, 2009