2 Broke Girls

Max and Caroline work as waitresses in a Brooklyn diner and try to save up to open a cupcake shop.
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Mondays, 8:30 PM ET, CBS

Current Season: 2 - Total Episodes: 34
Highest Rated: Ep 8, Season 1

B-

“And The High Holidays”

by Pilot Viruet December 17, 2012 -

Max and Caroline celebrate the holidays with a little green, and we say farewell.

C+

“And The Big Opening”/“And The Silent Partner”

by Pilot Viruet December 10, 2012 -

The girls open up their cupcake shop, but nothing changes.

“And The New Boss”

by Pilot Viruet December 3, 2012 -

2 Broke Girls bravely tackles the topic of unpaid internships. Or it just makes crude jokes.

B-

“And The Egg Special”

by Pilot Viruet November 26, 2012 -

Max and Caroline suddenly remember they have a cupcake business.

Ep. 12, Season 2
“And The High Holidays”
Ep. 10-11, Season 2
“And The Big Opening”/“And The Silent Partner”
Ep. 9, Season 2
“And The New Boss”
Ep. 8, Season 2
“And The Egg Special”

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“And Martha Stewart Have A Ball”
Episode 23-24

The first season ends with an episode that's not obnoxiously bad. Hooray?
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B
“And The Big Buttercream Breakthrough”
Episode 22

Hey, 2 Broke Girls is a lot like Taxi, only not at all good. We should have realized this in October and saved ourselves some strain.
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D-
“And The Messy Purse Smackdown”
Episode 21

An episode with all of the elements that might have made for good TV stalls out due to lack of good jokes.
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C+
“And The Drug Money”
Episode 20

A not-excruciating episode suggests a series that’s pleasantly mediocre, instead of actively bad.
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B
“And The Spring Break”
Episode 19

2 Broke Girls tries to defend its stereotype humor. It goes about as well as you'd expect.
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C+
“And The One-Night Stands”
Episode 18

2 Broke Girls had some funny ideas for some stories and scenes, then threw them all into one messy episode
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C-
“And The Kosher Cupcakes”
Episode 17

Why don't the writers of 2 Broke Girls trust us to remember who Max and Caroline are?
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C+
“And The Broken Hearts”
Episode 16

Earl gets something to do, for once, but the show remains unable to tell a coherent story.
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C
“And The Blind Spot”
Episode 15

2 Broke Girls may be a bad show, but at least it's a new kind of bad show with every new episode.
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D
“And The Upstairs Neighbor”
Episode 14

Jennifer Coolidge stops by with a few laughs and a completely hackneyed plotline.
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B-
“And The Secret Ingredient”
Episode 13

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B
“And The Pop-Up Sale”
Episode 12

At this point, this show is pretty much just taunting us.
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C
“And The Reality Check”
Episode 11

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B+
“And The Very Christmas Thanksgiving”
Episode 10

Caroline and Max celebrate the holidays, and we wonder why the show is so Laverne And Shirley-y
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B
“And The Really Petty Cash”
Episode 9

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B-
“And Hoarder Culture”
Episode 8

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B+
“And The Pretty Problem”
Episode 7

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C
“And The Disappearing Bed”
Episode 6

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C
“And The ’90s Horse Party”
Episode 5

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B
“And The Rich People Problems”
Episode 4

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B
“And Strokes Of Goodwill”
Episode 3

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B-
“And The Break-Up Scene”
Episode 2

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D+
“Pilot”
Episode 1

This fall, we’ve got so many writers who’ve seen these pilots that we thought getting two takes on each show would be helpful to you.
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B+

“And The High Holidays”
Episode 12

Max and Caroline celebrate the holidays with a little green, and we say farewell.
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B-
“And The Big Opening”/“And The Silent Partner”
Episode 10-11

The girls open up their cupcake shop, but nothing changes.
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C+
“And The New Boss”
Episode 9

2 Broke Girls bravely tackles the topic of unpaid internships. Or it just makes crude jokes.
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C
“And The Egg Special”
Episode 8

Max and Caroline suddenly remember they have a cupcake business.
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B-
“And The Three Boys With Wood”
Episode 7

Two Amish boys walk into a diner but nothing funny happens.
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C+
“And The Candy Manwich”
Episode 6

Ryan Hansen wants to sell you candy in a fun episode of 2 Broke Girls.
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B-
“And The Pre-Approved Credit Card”
Episode 5

The girls get a credit card and buy a ventriloquist dummy for Cedric the Entertainer because why not?
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C+
“And The Cupcake War”
Episode 4

Can balls fart? 2 Broke Girls knows.
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B-
“And The Hold-Up”
Episode 3

A robbery and an unlikely hero result in a genuinely funny episode.
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B+
“And The Pearl Necklace”
Episode 2

The girls seek out Martha Stewart in a frustratingly predictable episode.
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C
“And The Hidden Stash”
Episode 1

2 Broke Girls returns with the same jokes, but finally introduces us to the 1 Broke Dad.
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B-

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