Episode
The Game: Keep Your Friends Close and Your Prostitute Closer
Overview
Melanie tries to connect with Janay by pushing Derwin closer to her fiancé. Elsewhere, Tasha forges ahead in her newfound relationship with a male escort.
Details
- Series
- The Game
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2012-03-06
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Keep Your Friends Close and Your Prostitute Closer is Episode 9 in Season 5 of The Game. It aired on 2012-03-06. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 8: Matchmaker, Matchmaker... Mind Your Business!
Tasha develops romantic feelings for a new man—but he turns out to be a male escort. Elsewhere, Melanie plays matchmaker at her dinner party, only to stir up tension with Derwin.
Episode 10: Catfight on the Catwalk
Melanie hosts the Sunbeam's fashion show, but ends up being locked in the bathroom with Tasha. While having sex with three supermodels, Malik has trouble getting aroused, and goes to rehab to visit Jenna.
More episodes from this season
Episode 7: The Tricks Episode
When a YouTube video of Malik and Derwin doing football tricks goes viral, the guys ride the wave hoping it takes Malik off the bench and back onto the field.
Episode 11: A Punch in the Gut... Full of Human
Jason's relationship with Chardonnay is tested by a third party; Melanie and Derwin receive troubling fertility news; Chardonnay reaches out to Tasha for relationship help.
Episode 6: Drink, Pray, Love
Malik has a hard time letting go of his dream home when he's forced to short sell his mansion.
Melanie has a showdown with Tasha at Drop Bar.
Episode 12: Higher ground
Tasha agrees to be the surrogate for Melanie and Derwin; Derwin's poker night turns into a raging bash.
Episode 5: Grand Opening, Grand Closing
Chardonnay rejects Jason's proposal; Derwin is stunned when Melanie gets the diva treatment at church.
Episode 13: There's No Place Like Home
An unexpected arrival tests Melanie and Derwin ; Malik mulls over an endorsement offer.
Episode 4: The Black People Episode
Jason meets Chardonnay’s friends who open his eyes to the racism in the world that fame has blinded him to. Derwin tries to get Kwan to follow his lead socially in hopes that it will translate to the field. Melanie and Tasha’s feud finds a public forum while preparing for the annual Sunbeams fashion show.
Episode 14: Derwin's About to go H.A.M
Derwin suffers consequences; Melanie's surrogate; Derwin's drama as a professional athlete.
Episode 3: No Money, Mo Problems
Hostility between Melanie and Tasha goes public at a fashion show. Elsewhere, Chardonnay's friends open Jason's eyes to racism; and Derwin takes Kwan under his wings.
Note: Featuring Elimu Nelson and Kel Mitchell
Episode 15: Party in a Box
Chardonnay grumbles that her relationship with Jason is purely physical, so Jason tries to make amends by introducing her to his friends. Meanwhile, Derwin faces the reality of Kwan's season-ending injury.