2 Broke Girls (season 1)
Episodes

2 Broke Girls (season 1)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)

1	1	"Pilot"	James Burrows	Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings	September 19, 2011	296793	19.37

Russian waitress Paulina is fired from the diner by new Korean boss Han after she had sex at work. African American cashier Earl is celebrating his 75th birthday.

2	2	"And the Break-up Scene"	James Burrows	Michael Patrick King	September 26, 2011	2J6352	11.75

Caroline thinks she is doing Max a favor when she takes it upon herself to facilitate her breakup with Robbie. This leads to an increasing dispute over boundaries that threatens to end their new friendship.

3	3	"And Strokes of Goodwill"	John Fortenberry	Jhoni Marchinko	October 3, 2011	2J6353	11.42

Max takes Caroline thrift shopping. After seeing a shirt stolen from Max's basket worn by another woman, Caroline persists in standing up for Max despite her indifference, and the two try to reconcile their different notions of what girlfriends do and do not do for each other.

4	4	"And the Rich People Problems"	John Fortenberry	Michelle Nader	October 10, 2011	2J6354	10.71

Max is for once overwhelmed and impressed when she sees how Caroline once lived when the two break into her old townhouse to retrieve her bite-guard.

5	5	"And the '90s Horse Party"	Scott Ellis	Sonny Lee and Patrick Walsh	October 17, 2011	2J6355	11.47

After discovering how many debts Max is dodging, Caroline resolves to clean up her roommate's credit by repaying a student loan that Max will not reveal in what it is majored.

6	6	"And the Disappearing Bed"	Scott Ellis	Greg Malins	October 24, 2011	2J6356	11.19

Different events test Caroline and Max's ability to do things for themselves. Caroline had solicited Johnny to help her assemble a Murphy bed she got for the apartment, but Max challenges her to do it herself so that she can follow up on a "weird" interaction between herself and Johnny at the diner.

7	7	"And the Pretty Problem"	Scott Ellis	David Feeney	October 31, 2011	2J6357	10.97

When Caroline's effort to sell cupcakes to a trendy new coffee shop in the neighborhood fails after the owner says they are not pretty enough, she persuades Max to take a cupcake-decorating class.

8	8	"And Hoarder Culture"	Ted Wass	Liz Feldman	November 7, 2011	2J6358	11.43

Max and Caroline take a job cleaning a hoarder's apartment for the extra money and find items they can sell. While out with Johnny spray painting a billboard, Max tries to kiss him but is unsuccessful.

9	9	"And the Really Petty Cash"	Ted Wass	Morgan Murphy	November 14, 2011	2J6359	11.77

Johnny apologizes to Max for not telling her about his girlfriend, but Max is despondent nonetheless. Cash then hires Max and Caroline to make cupcakes for an art show at which Johnny's painting of he and Max in a passionate embrace is among the works shown.

10	10	"And the Very Christmas Thanksgiving"	Jean Sagal	Michael Patrick King	November 21, 2011	2J6360	11.33

Caroline and Max spend Caroline's first broke holiday season working as elves at a department store's Santaland to earn extra money.

11	11	"And the Reality Check"	Fred Savage	Molly McAleer	December 5, 2011	2J6361	12.75

With winter approaching, Max persuades Caroline that Chestnut cannot live in their backyard anymore. But Caroline balks at her plan to persuade Peach to adopt Chestnut, since it is part of Peach's scheme to be cast in The Real Housewives of TriBeCa.

12	12	"And the Pop-Up Sale"	Fred Savage	Michelle Nader	December 12, 2011	2J6362	12.50

After Max and Caroline struggle to light the pilot light of their oven, Caroline tries to raise money for a new one by selling her jewelry, first at the cash-for-gold store and then at the upscale jewelry stores she once frequented.

13	13	"And the Secret Ingredient"	Julie Anne Robinson	Michael Patrick King	January 2, 2012	2J6363	12.10

Max starts a protest when Han triples the price of tampons in the diner's restroom. Caroline discovers the secret ingredient to Max's cupcakes and develops a new obsession: couponing.

14	14	"And the Upstairs Neighbor"	Thomas Kail	Michael Patrick King	January 16, 2012	2J6364	11.40

Max and Caroline are suspicious of the new upstairs neighbor, Sophie (Jennifer Coolidge), who moves in after the old tenant dies.

15	15	"And the Blind Spot"	Ted Wass	Michelle Nader	February 6, 2012	2J6365	11.47

Sophie tests Max and Caroline to see if they are adept enough to work as maids for her cleaning business. She is impressed by Max but not Caroline, and suggests privately to Max that Caroline is holding her back and she should let go of her.

16	16	"And the Broken Hearts"	Ted Wass	David Feeney	February 13, 2012	2J6366	10.48

Caroline and Max find themselves spending Valentine's Day in the emergency room when Earl has a heart attack, after being overwhelmed by Sophie's beauty.

17	17	"And the Kosher Cupcakes"	Scott Ellis	Liz Feldman	February 20, 2012	2J6367	11.37

Max and Caroline have to make kosher cupcakes for an Orthodox Jewish family's bar mitzvah. Meanwhile, Caroline worries she might be getting sick, since she lacks the resources she used to have to deal with health problems.

18	18	"And the One-Night Stands"	Scott Ellis	Sonny Lee and Patrick Walsh	February 27, 2012	2J6368	10.18

After a surprise birthday party for Caroline bombs, Max runs into an ex-boyfriend when she accompanies Caroline to visit her father in jail.

19	19	"And the Spring Break"	Scott Ellis	Morgan Murphy	March 19, 2012	2J6369	9.38

Max and Caroline take a spring getaway dog-sitting at a gay couple's posh apartment. A series of parties tempts Caroline with reminders of her former life.

20	20	"And the Drug Money"	Ted Wass	Greg Malins	April 9, 2012	2J6370	8.78

Caroline's old family lawyer stops by to tell her she is being deposed by the prosecution in her father's case. Since he cannot represent her for free, Max convinces Caroline to partake in a clinical drug trial in an effort to raise money for his fee.

21	21	"And the Messy Purse Smackdown"	Ted Wass	Molly McAleer	April 16, 2012	2J6371	8.52

After Caroline helps Earl save money on his taxes, Max asks her roommate to help her. Caroline does, but discovers that Max has never filed a tax return.

22	22	"And the Big Buttercream Breakthrough"	Ted Wass	Michelle Nader	April 30, 2012	2J6372	9.24

Max and Caroline must deliver perfect cupcakes to Peach's socialite friends if Max wants to keep her babysitting job. However, they get ruined after a subway delay, and Max must make some choices about her future.

2324	2324	"And Martha Stewart Have a Ball"	Ted Wass	Michael Patrick King	May 7, 2012	2J63732J6374	8.99

A major opportunity for Max and Caroline falls through when her father's move to a new prison brings her story into the news again.

Sentence(s)

The pilot for 2 Broke Girls premiered in the United States on September 19, 2011 to 19.37 million viewers.

final_sentence: The pilot for 2 Broke Girls premiered in the United States on September 19, 2011 to 19.37 million viewers.