Guest stars: Barry Floyd as Terrance "Tee Tee" Carter Features Malik's first reference to Derwin's girlfriend as "Girl Melanie." Meanwhile, when Derwin beats Malik in an Xbox John Madden game, Malik takes the loss badly and repeatedly comes to Derwin for a re-match to redeem himself. When Kelly's daughter (guest star Erica Gluck) tells her she wants an extravagant birthday party like the rest of her friends, Kelly approaches Jason for money and he refuses. Sparks fly between the two, however, despite their different outlooks on where Malik's career should go. When Malik begins to have obvious disagreements with the Sabers' offensive coordinator, Kenny (guest star Rocky Carroll), he enlists the aid of his mother, Tasha. (Guest Star: Caryn Ward as Erica Harrison) Melanie sees the loyalty that Tasha and Kelly have to offer after her friend abandons her for Malik. When Melanie sends gifts to the football team on behalf of Derwin in honor of the first game, Derwin gets teased and his teammates Jason and Malik feel pressured to reciprocate. Later that night, Melanie and Derwin attend a party where Melanie learns the rules of the game. On the same day, Derwin attends his first rookie seminar where he is given a lecture about gold diggers, STDs and is hazed by the other players. Meanwhile, Derwin's teammates are upset that he invited Melanie and tell him he needs to un-invite her, fearing the other wives will use her as a spy.Īs a favor to Derwin, Melanie attends the first Saber Sunbeam meeting of the season, only to learn that unlike the wives, football players "girlfriends" are not considered legitimate and are treated as such by the other wives. When Tasha and Kelly find out she is not going, they persuade her to change her mind by telling her away games are a playground for cheating.
THE FALL GUY LAST EPISODE SERIES
In the series premiere, Derwin invites Melanie to his first away game in Miami, but due to her heavy school load, she decides to pass. This episode served as the backdoor pilot episode for the Girlfriends-spinoff, The Game. Jennifer Baxter is replaced by Brittany Daniel as Kelly Pitts. Notes: Aldis is replaced by Pooch Hall in the seasons to follow. Joan Clayton ( Tracee Ellis Ross) tries to persuade her cousin, Melanie Barnett ( Tia Mowry), an aspiring med student, to pursue her career in medical school instead of putting her life on hold for her boyfriend ( Aldis Hodge) and waiting for his career to kick off.