We Need Girlfriends

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We Need Girlfriends is a 2006-2007 Web Series about three post-college guys — Tom, Henry, and Rod — who all get dumped by their college girlfriends on the same day. They spend the rest of the 11 episode series seeking to reattain their former state of Boyfriend-ness.

Tropes used in We Need Girlfriends include:
  • Author Avatar: All three leads.
  • Be Yourself: Rod and Henry's advice to Tom in "First Date Ever."
  • Chewbacca Defense: How Rod manages to win most of his fights with Henry.
  • Geeky Turn On: Henry's first crush was on Jenny because she was a cofounder of several sci-fi related clubs at his school.
  • Development Hell: Where the possible TV adaptation of "We Need Girlfriends" has apparently been for several years.
  • Did Not Get the Girl: Poor Tom is the only one, though he comes close with Lucy.
  • Jerkass: Often Rod, especially in "Rod vs. Henry"
  • Jerk Jock: Dennis fits this trope.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Again, Rod.
  • Nice Guy: Definitely Henry and Tom, sometimes Rod.
  • Of Course I'm Not a Virgin: Though all the guys are awkward with girls, it is established that all of them have slept with their previous girlfriends in college.
  • Only Sane Man: Tom.
  • Shout-Out: Lots, often facilitated by the guys' love of the game Celebrity Taboo, which is in itself a Shout-Out...
  • Tampering with Food and Drink: During "Rod vs. Henry" Rod pours Drain-o on Henry's breakfast. Tom asks about this and Rod claims "Drain-o kills clogs, not people."