2 Broke Girls

Plot synopsis:
The series chronicles the lives of two waitresses in their mid-twenties (at the start of the series): Max Black (Kat Dennings), the child of a poor working-class mother and an unknown father, and Caroline Channing (Beth Behrs), who was born rich but is now disgraced and penniless because her father, Martin Channing, got caught operating a Bernard Madoff-esque Ponzi scheme. The two work together at a Brooklyn diner, soon becoming roommates and friends while building toward their dream of one day opening a cupcake shop. Among those working with them at the restaurant are their boss, Han Lee (Matthew Moy); Oleg (Jonathan Kite), an upbeat but perverted Ukrainian cook; and Earl (Garrett Morris), a 75-year-old cashier. Also featured starting late in the first season is their neighbor and part-time boss Sophie (Jennifer Coolidge), a Polish immigrant who runs the house-cleaning company Sophie's Choice.
During most of the first season Max is also a part-time nanny for the twin babies of Peach Landis (Brooke Lyons), who during the season adopts Caroline's horse Chestnut. At the end of each episode a tally shows how much they have made toward their goal of $250,000. Early in the second season, Sophie lends the girls $20,000, which is enough for them to start their business. However, the business fails, and in the 18th episode they are forced to give up the lease of their cupcake shop with just enough money to pay off Sophie's loan, resetting the end of episode tally to $1.
During the third season, the girls reopen the business in the back room of the diner, using the window as a walk up window. Max also enrolls in, and Caroline goes to work for, the Manhattan School of Pastry, where Max finds a love interest, Deke, marking the first time in the series that Max gets emotional for a man. Caroline has a brief affair with the Pastry School Head Chef Nicholas, which eventually leads to Nicholas closing down the school and moving back to France with his wife. They also attempt to get Deke's parents to invest in the pastry school, planning to run it by themselves but do not succeed.
During Season 4, the girls start their Cupcake T-shirt Business which succeeds briefly before going into the red. Max and Caroline end up in an elite class Pastry Shop called "The High" in order to make more money to return the loan they took for their Cupcake T-shirt business. In the end of Season 4, Oleg and Sophie get married, with the girls realizing they have their own business to worry about and their own dream to work towards, which leads to them quitting "The High" and coming back to their business.
In Season 5, Caroline sells her life story to a film producer for $250,000. She uses most of the money to expand their old cupcake space into the adjacent pizza shop, converting it into a dessert bar. The remaining $30,000 is used to purchase part ownership of the diner to help Han pay off his debts from gambling on women's tennis. While in Hollywood with Caroline consulting on her life story script, Max meets her second major love interest in the series, a Los Angeles-based "lawyer to the stars" named Randy. Meanwhile, despite her advancing age, Sophie becomes pregnant with Oleg's child.
Season 6 sees Sophie and Oleg welcoming their baby daughter Barbara to the world. Randy returns to briefly continue his relationship with Max, but it doesn't work out. Randy wants Max to move to California, but Max, publicly acknowledging her strong friendship with Caroline for the first time, says she cannot do so because she has important people in her life now. Meanwhile, Caroline meets Bobby, a contractor who rebuilds the dessert bar after a storm, and the two start a relationship. By the end of the season, the movie about Caroline's life has been made (albeit with some "creative license" changes), but Caroline destroys a $10,000 on-loan dress at the premiere, which wipes out the girls' savings and returns them to "broke" status. Randy comes back to New York, this time permanently, and proposes to Max, who accepts.

Tags: humor

Review:
Lets get one thing straight, this is a sitcom.Some of the reviews about this show do not take into account that it is a Monday night CBS comedy TV show, its not meant to be a Grade A show, but I have to agree that the show blows regardless.The premise of the show is so appealing, two 20 something girls that are broke try to get out of their groove to become a success.
Everything seems forced, and the lines are recited in loud obnoxious voices that I guess is supposed to make the jokes more funny (it doesn't.)The characters that are supposed to be immigrants all have terribly unconvincing accents.Most of the dialogue in the script is just one rapid fire unfunny predictable punchline after another.
And if they're not sexual, it's some joke based on racial stereotypes or a very obvious pop-culture reference.Kat Dennings character "Max" only speaks in lame comebacks, delivered in her obnoxiously loud nasal voice.
Is that supposed to make these characters likable?And then there's Jennifer Coolidge who gets a cheer from the "audience" every time she enters a scene.
I don't really care for Whitney Cummings brand of comedy-I had to watch it without my kids around-but I found it quite funny!
I really like Kat Dennings too and was hopeful for this show, but there are only 4 reasons this show is somehow still around: each girl has two of them.
Just out of sheer curiosity I googled, I wanted to know more about the actors and writers.I felt that quite a bunch of people did not get the show's gist and just couldn't help but sigh and roll my eyes at the comments accusing it of being "racist" or "tacky." And I would actually like to ask these people if they know what comedy looks like.
and if they've ever seen a stand-up comedian perform and if they even know what that is.Claiming '2 broke girls' is a bad show because of its tasteless jokes is like saying John Waters is awful because his movies are gross.
It's sad but it is there.To the non-narrow minded and modern individual, 2 Broke girls is hilarious, witty, unpredictable, funny, original and, unlike some other comedy shows, it won't bore you.
And to the bitter people whining about it being "shoved down their throat." Nobody is holding you at gunpoint, if you don't like it don't watch it, find something useful to do with your obviously copious spare time.
And I'm sure Max would come back with some largely unfunny joke based on the inevitable double-entendre.Thing is, as much as I'd like to enjoy the show, it just misses every single time.
Wow, it's like being back in the Seventies!But wait, there's more: Because the script is so weak and obviously being read from a teleprompter (and thus removing any need to act), it's not funny.
Almost every review rates it lower than I have!I can't understand how a show as engaging, warm and genuinely funny as "My Name Is Earl" can get canned so easily, while dross like this is allowed to carry on unabated.
I enjoyed the character progression in the first few episodes and now feel like I've got a better understanding of the characters, especially the two girls.
Watching Max's initially wobbly relationship with Caroline and the way she bonds with Chestnut shows off a softer, more emotional side, that you just don't see in the later seasons.The writing is a bit tighter and there's a few laughs to be had.
What I look for is solid writing, solid acting, a good story line, possible romance or drama to keep me entertained.
What I got was writing from a bad superhero movie, so/so acting that might be do to the terrible dialogue with a story line that leads nowhere.
Put this thing masquerading as a situation comedy out of its misery!Think I'll stick with Mom and reruns of when The Big Bang Theory was good (aka Season 1)..
I've watched a few episodes and keep thinking it might get better because some people rate it highly and it's touted as good on some media.
Kat Denning(Max) has an irritating voice that could be put to good use if she could act.
She has a few funny one-liners, but she sounds like she is reading her lines.
When I don't want to think and just want to watch something fun.Plus, I really dig the fact that this show is not shy about the sex jokes and sometimes gets really rude.
Kat Dennings does some that is effective, but I think Beth Behrs really pulls out the stops sometimes!Sure it's a smart, raunchy comedy, and a funny one too.
They hang onto hope of a better life by their dream of exploiting the character Max's skill at baking delicious cupcakes, and Caroline's Wharton business education and talents into their own business one day.I didn't think I'd like it at all from the ads and teasers, but then watched an episode on TV, as a rerun, when there was nothing else on.
I binge-watched the entire series, over time, and now keep up with the current episodes when they first air.I really enjoy following their journey toward success, and you just might too, if you can relax and go with the roller coaster flow that is "2 Broke Girls".Let's face it, it's not like an Oscar-winning movie, but for what it is, it is very worthy entertainment..
Admittedly, there is very little programming on network TV that is worth watching (and I'm being kind), but this idiotic, excremental excuse for entertainment represents a new low in sitcom history.
I really thought I would never see a worse show then Mike and Molly, but watching 2 Broke Girls is like having your teeth burned out of your mouth with acid.
Honestly, some of the best shows on TV right now are the ones that aren't afraid to be offensive and off collar, but this is just unfunny, mean spirited, poorly acted, poorly written garbage that survives off of the most bottom of the barrel comedy, and Kat Dennings' cleavage.
When I first watched "2 Broke Girls" years ago, I thought there was no way this show would get through its first season.
The actors recite their lines with little actual acting being used, like they're reading cue cards.
2 broke girls - with Kat Dennings (comedy).
I mean, the plot is not supposed to be plausible, it's supposed to be comedy, and a feel good show, and that's exactly what it is, with a little cynical twist added from Kat Dennings.
For people who like Kat Dennings kind of humor, this is a show for you, where she gets to play a little more freely with her puns than she has been able to do previously in movies and other shows.
I'm embarrassed for the people who write this show, produce it, act in it, and watch it regularly.
My review sounds something like this: Most forced, weakest acting since I was in high school drama club for starters, by every actor, the seasoned ones to the idiots all around.
It seems like the writers just try to write up as many sexual jokes as they possibly can and try to throw them in one after another.
I appreciate the time and effort that is placed into shows like these.So i must say that after watching multiple episodes, and giving this show more than a fair chance, i have to say, this is by far the most poorly and completely uninteresting show i have ever watched!!!
The story line , bad acting, poorly written cue card jokes,inane racial stereotyping, sad cookie cutter shallow character ridden sitcom, horribly being shoved down our throats by placing it between decent shows like the big bang theory, is so bad i really cant watch more than 5 minutes of it without turning the channel.
I think the girls are great, the banter, the humor, the whole cast...it is funny, witty, charming and makes you feel good.
I don't mind raunchy, stupidity...even loud and retarded remarks....but with 2 Broke Girls, all I can say is that these writers and the actors who are apart of this show should never EVER GET A chance at doing another sitcom or movie for that matter.
The jokes are funny, and easy to understand, so that you aren't watching wondering why the audio audience is laughing.
I wanted to like this, but the writing is so lame that even if the delivery was better, it wouldn't help The laugh track is making me crazy- it seems almost random, not waiting for a funny line but settling for any line at all.
Probably everything will spin around the two girls by now, but I hope the creators are able to develop other people roles, like Oleg the Russian chef, he's got potential.
He should have learned his lesson after the equally unfunny and putrid Sex & The City 2, but apparently not.There simply isn't anything funny to find in this series, it is utter garbage and suffice to say - I hated it..
From watching the trailers for this show, I actually quite liked the premise and the fact that Kat Dennings was in it.
I believe the target audience for this television show is sexually overactive 12-14 year-old children who lack any sense of wit or maturity, as i don't understand how anyone else could find these poorly written "jokes" funny.
The seventies was a decade of complete divisiveness and bigotry against those not in the elitist factions.The show is depressing and dull.Compare this to the show with Mel's diner long ago, which wasn't a great show in itself, and this one makes that one look classic, and that one was a 4/10 at best.It's hard to make a good show about working class waitresses, but not that hard.
The blond girl delivers lines like Dalia Royce on Suburgatory (a funny show).
'Two Broke Girls' is like many other sitcoms on TV today.
It also has an obsession with sex, and feels the need to have jokes about it every second line.It's a shame really because this sitcom is quite funny in places.
It is every bit as unfunny as Whitney Cummings comedy (she is hilarious as a roaster but cannot stand alone on a stage and hold my attention) Watch the first 8 or 9 episodes for yourself but for me it was a waste of time.
First off, Kat Dennings' voice annoys me to no end, added to that her accent and hardness make her a tough character to like.
I have watched this show a few times including tonight and it's two girls spouting 100+ punchlines for 30 minutes.
I've already spent a season trying to watch this show while hoping that it would evolve into another hit CBS sitcom.
Instead, every week I am wondering why I'm not watching something I've tivo'd."How I Met Your Mother" started out slow but it grew into a very cleverly written series with above average story lines and interesting,realistic characters.
"Met's" sexual humor is funny, with double meanings, sarcasm and delivered with a sense of comedic timing.
I watched this show having seen neither of the leads in anything, so I don't know if they can act, based on this, I'd say no.
At first I thought I would give the show a chance mainly since Kat Dennings was appearing in it, unfortunately (as I expected) it was certainly not worth it.I did however give it a second chance just in case the pilot episode let it down however it did not get any better.I fail to see how the show has managed to get such reviews.
Most of the male characters are mostly misfits of one kind or another,act like it and are equally pathetic.The jokes are B grade and the sex jokes are sub-junior high school.
I like the premise of the show, just not the sexual remarks made instead of developing some funny story lines.
Two Broke Girls is a tacky comedy replete with innuendos and camera shy girls who aren't too sure about how to use hand and body gestures like normal people.
This show is very disappointing to me.I don't hate the two main characters/actors and that is the only reason I will give this show a 2 out of 10 instead of a 1 out of 10 (the lowest rating).The jokes and writing are lame, all of the actors seem pained to be delivering these lines, as if they know how bad the show is or they just can't be bothered to actually learn the lines but instead read them off of cue cards.I hate seeing Jennifer Coolidge in this because I think she is a great actor too, very funny in everything else I've seen her in.
In short, I don't care about any of these awful characters, the writing stinks, the jokes are all predictable/terrible and the writing is about the worst you'll see in a sitcom.
I have been watching this show off and on for awhile now and still waiting for some extended periods of good writing, great one liners and just some laughs.
which being a woman I wouldn't care about it if every episode didn't highlight!There is a lot of hope in the show, every time you watch it tricks you into thinking it'll get better....
The jokes are terrible and this is embarrassing for Kat Denning who I liked in Nick and Nora!
This is probably the worst show aired in a long time.Annoyingly the Series kicked of with a few good episodes, but then rapidly declined into a hulking mess of vile second rate muck.If I were to illegally download these I would feel ripped off.
Its a shame really as the writer did some great work on sex and the city and wrote some pretty good episodes.
First episodes quite okey, but then it getting quite annoying and boring to hear all the "jokes", that either is all about insulting their boss, something about sex, drugs, Carolines previous life as a rich girl or about Max's bad childhood and/or mother and the unknown father.
Stick to good sitcoms like BBT, Modern Family, New Girl, Scrubs, Community.I give it one Star for the boobs and one star cause i sometimes chuckled when oleg is on stage.
Look -- I think shows like United States of Tara and Weeds have holes, but by comparison, those shows are light-years beyond and ahead of 2 Broke Girls.
KIss This Rating 1 out of 5 Kisses or Kissed Off. Two Broke Girls Need Some Spare ChangeIt's like a date you wanted to workout but comes up short changed every time.
The pairing of Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs provides a good sense of comedic delivery and timing.
Of the two sitcoms Whitney Cummings had a hand in, "2 Broke Girls" is the better offering.
While many of the conventions used in this series have been used many times before, "2 Broke Girls" infuses enough quirkiness to give this comedy a little different bent.
By keeping a tight rein on the overused, trite jokes, and by Kat Dennings maintaining her sardonic attitude, "2 Broke Girls" might just be one of the sleeper comedies to bolster CBS..
The baby jokes are dumb, the sex jokes could only entertain 14 year old boys, the ethnic barbs are no funnier than those of Archie Bunker and there is NO WAY a studio audience could find this as funny as the laugh track thinks it is.
I believe 2 broke girls progressed nicely, the writing and acting appeared to have settled in with more confidence as the season past.
It is nothing but stand up comedy with punch lines which aren't even funny.
I'm not a Big Fan. I use to love two broke girls at first, but I stopped watching.Thelanguage and sexual comments are just ridiculous for TV.Maxx has to be the worst Actress alive.
Second, please try to come up with a line or a joke that we haven't already seen a dozen times on Laverne & Shirley or Green Acres or, where it actually worked, on I Love Lucy.
I feel like I need to write a review in this show defense after reading so many negative reviews.I mostly watch it before bedtime and I found it extremely relaxing.
Well what can I say about a show that features 2 average to good looking females who speak in a high pitched voice (that's kind of annoying after a while), with a very dull sense of humor i.e. compared to other popular sitcoms like Modern Family.
I don't understand why one would feel this show is interesting and funny when there have been much funnier buddy comedy shows that were cancelled like "Men behaving badly" which I thought was hilarious.
And I find "2 Broke girls" show not even close to being humorous like those other shows.
I can't imagine anyone living and believing there are people like the two girls on the show who makes fun of others that are different than them like the Asian boss.
2 broke girls show I just feel is that they try too hard to be funny which is giving off the opposite effect.
I truly do NOT believe that people actually watch this..
Not only is the show not funny but the constant gag lines, mostly sexual innuendo, are ridiculously crude and, most of the time, pathetic.
Good thing it got cancelled, we need quality shows not smut..
There is no doubt that shows like this will be the end of TV and put lots of people out of work.
The acting makes it a horrible show.I have better things to do then waste my time watching it.