Seasons & episodes
S1 · E1Image is Everything 2012-03-11 · 43 min
This series premiere introduces six Persian-American friends living a life of luxury in Los Angeles. The group tries to juggle their active social lives and careers while balancing the demands of their families and traditions. Drama ensues among the friends at dinner and a lavish pool party complete with a tiger. Asa makes herself an outcast with her unique wardrobe, while MJ's bitterness towards marriage is on display at a bridal store. GG appears jealous of Mike's date, fueling rumors that they may be more than friends.
S1 · E2It's My Birthday Bitches 2012-03-18 · 43 min
Reza invites the group to Las Vegas for his over-the-top 38th birthday party, but after GG and MJ engage in some gossipy trash talking with Reza's friend Anita, tempers flare and threaten to ruin the weekend.
S1 · E3Champagne Wars 2012-03-25 · 43 min
After returning home from Vegas, Golnesa must face the wrath of Reza, who's mad at her for the way she acted during his birthday weekend. Mike has a new real estate listing which could be the big payday he's been hoping for and Sammy works to get in the good graces of a major Beverly Hills real estate developer. Reza throws a champagne tasting party to see how refined everyone’s taste buds are.
S1 · E4Waiting for MJ 2012-04-01 · 43 min
Sammy is put on the spot when Mohamed comes back from vacation and evaluates the work on his palatial Beverly Hills home. Asa plays her music for a major producer and starts to feel pressures to confirm her image. At GG’s parents' 40th anniversary party, she risks blowing her cool when MJ shows up four hours late to the festivities.
S1 · E5The Shahs of Great Neck 2012-04-08 · 43 min
GG vents to her sister about a fight she has at “Girls Night” with Asa and MJ, but finds little sympathy for her flaring temper. Seeking some closure, Reza travels to Long Island to confront his father about the long-simmering family issues. In the process, he discovers something more shocking and emotional than he ever anticipated about his family's history.
S1 · E6Old Friends New Problems 2012-04-15 · 43 min
Mike finally cops to the romantic tension simmering between him and GG. Asa gains a powerful new patron and debuts her song "Tehrangeles" to some of the most powerful people in the Persian community. Sammy and MJ set each other up on a double blind date, but while MJ bring a "nice girl" for Sammy, MJ is horrified to discover that Sammy definitely does not return the favor. Inspired by Reza's emotional trip to NYC, MJ decides to confront her overbearing and critical mother in a showdown 20 years in the making.
S2 · E1The Whisky Makes You Frisky 2012-12-02 · 43 min
Asa takes a big financial risk and moves back into her Venice mansion and MJ and her mother spar at a birthday dinner, but MJ is caught off guard by the viciousness of Vida's response. Reza befriends new Persian Princess, Lilly, and attempts to introduce her to the group, but things go south when GG and new friend Omid hit the bottle a little too hard and get more than a little sexual at the dinner table.
S2 · E2The Persian Nose Business 2012-12-09 · 43 min
After her spat with Vida at a birthday dinner, MJ heads to the therapist to confront her issues with her mom, and realizes she is carrying more baggage than she thought. Mike has fallen in love with a girl but faces obstacles in their relationship. Then tempers flare at a pool party over a perceived insult, and Asa and GG's simmering resentments come to a shocking climax.
S2 · E3I Love You But I Don't Like You 2012-12-16 · 43 min
The crew becomes divided as Asa and Reza draw a line in the sand over GG's behavior at the pool party. Asa tries to solve her money problems with an outrageous new business idea that's so crazy it might just work and GG's plans to become a business tycoon are derailed when she and her sister have a nasty fight. Reza is increasingly disillusioned with what he sees as MJ's character flaws and their friction sparks into a potentially friendship-ending fight.
S2 · E4You Shouldn't Have Worn That Dress 2012-12-23 · 43 min
Asa makes a surprising turn as an old-fashioned gal when she brings her celebrity boyfriend lunch on the job. Mike struggles to tell his skeptical parents about his new job partnering with Reza. Then, Reza and MJ see each other at a cocktail party for the first time since their fight and are forced to confront their vengeful feelings.
S2 · E5Please Bring a Man 2012-12-30 · 43 min
GG meets Omid for drinks and discovers he has been going out with her friends and she was deliberately not invited. After talking with his mother, Reza's heart softens towards MJ and he decides to mend fences. MJ decides to throw herself a deluxe birthday party with unusual party favors and is faced with choosing between inviting GG and inviting the rest of the crew.
S2 · E6You Took an Ambien 2013-01-06 · 43 min
The friends decide to take a long weekend in Cabo, but Reza and Asa refuse to go with GG, so the group must make a tough call. GG decides to make the best of being cut out of the vacation by digging in and taking over the launch party for her extensions line, hoping to prove to her sister that she has what it takes to be a real business woman. Lilly and MJ bristle at being forced together by the rest of the gang, and tempers flare when Asa blurts out loud what everyone in the group has been wondering.
S2 · E7Mo-Cedes, Mo Problems 2013-01-13 · 43 min
The group finds a way to move on after the explosive fight at dinner the night before by kicking it on a mega yacht. GG scrambles to pull together her launch party at the last minute, while trying to fan the flames with Omid. After going out to get their Heyvoon Vasi on, Reza, Asa, and Mike begin to suspect that Lilly might not be as good a fit in the group as they originally thought and MJ begins to stumble her way back into their hearts.
S2 · E8Happy New Year 2013-01-20 · 43 min
After securing a major investor for "Diamond Water," Asa is finally able to purchase her diamond and create the first tank of her high energy gem infused water. Still exiled by everyone but MJ, GG questions if MJ is really her last friend standing, and spends a steamy day hanging with her crush Omid. Mike brings his girlfriend, Jessica, to his family's Shabbat dinner so that she can finally meet his parents, but wonders if she will pass the Persian Mom test, Reza brings Mike, MJ, and Asa to Great Neck for his family's Rosh Hashanah celebration and begins to consider forgiving his grandmother after gaining some insight into her difficult past.
S2 · E9Hard for Me to Say I'm Sorry 2013-01-27 · 43 min
MJ has a breakdown at lunch with her mother and finally asks her to go to therapy with her. Lilly is shocked when a friend tells her that perhaps Ali won't marry her because her bikini business is not a "respectable" job for a Persian wife. Reza works behind-the-scenes to get everyone to sit down with GG so they can decide once and for all whether to officially "file for divorce" or mend the fences with her.
S2 · E10Persh-A-Pelooza 2013-02-10 · 43 min
Mike embarks on a mission to break it to his Persian Jewish parents that Italian Catholic Jessica is "the one." Reza finally decides to get serious about his relationship with Adam and tell him he loves him. Lilly is brokenhearted and back to square one after deciding to break up with Ali ... this time for good. Asa makes her public performance debut as the headliner in the Persian pop music festival she created -- Persh-a-Pelooza.
S2 · E11Reunion: Part 1 2013-02-17 · 43 min
In part one of the reunion, Asa and GG are in a room together for the first time since the terrible knife-wielding dinner party and apology-gone-wrong in the season finale. Accusations fly about out-of-control-lifestyles plus behind the scenes revelations about MJ's criminal past.
S2 · E12Reunion: Part 2 2013-03-03 · 43 min
In part two of the reunion, Reza, MJ, Mike, Lilly, Asa, and GG join Andy Cohen again to address this season's conflicts and craziness. Reza and MJ finally reveal the behind-the-scenes drama that has been tearing the group apart all season.
S2 · E13The Lost Footage 2013-03-10 · 43 min
This lost footage special features supersized drama that did not make it into the season, including the never-before-seen early days of Reza and Lilly's friendship, Lilly's trip with Asa to see her favorite plastic surgeon, and an ultra-revealing look into the rumors about MJ's drinking problem.
S3 · E1Only Guilty Men Bring Flowers 2013-11-05 · 43 min
In the third season premiere, Reza works to fix his friendship with MJ. Mike's new girlfriend, Jessica, agrees to convert to Judaism. GG apologizes to Asa for their past issues. Lilly hosts her birthday celebration but tensions rise when MJ finds out she isn't invited.
S3 · E2These People Are Not Your Friends 2013-11-12 · 43 min
Still working on her Diamond Water, Asa visits the factory where it's being produced to check on how things are coming along. Reza and Adam take their relationship to the next level and move in together. GG pressures her boyfriend to either be committed or leave. Lilly and MJ meet to discuss things.
S3 · E3Bad Things Happen When I Eat Salami 2013-11-19 · 43 min
GG ends up turning against MJ. Mike assists his family in planning a party.
S3 · E4Sorry. Not Sorry. 2013-11-26 · 43 min
Mike puts his creativity to the test and creates an usual way of getting business. GG and her family go on a rafting trip and invite Reza, with Reza tricking MJ into going along on the trip. MJ is stubborn and refuses to apologize to GG.
S3 · E5Fresh Off the Boat 2013-12-03 · 43 min
MJ and Vida continue to mend their relationship. Asa unveils her plans for the future. Adam, Reza's boyfriend, brings home a surprise.