2 Broke Girls: Season 1

2011 · 24 episodes · ★ 7.0

What Season 1 of 2 Broke Girls

Max Black and Caroline Channing are waitresses in their early twenties at a restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Max grew up in a modest family and needs every dollar she earns. Caroline was born into a wealthy family, but lost everything when her father was arrested for running a pyramid scheme. Despite their differences, the two share an apartment and become friends while saving to open a cupcake shop, a project that requires raising 250,000 dollars. Their clashing personalities put the friendship to the test, along with a boyfriend who flirts with the newcomer and the financial struggles that push them to take on extra jobs.

24episodes

Sep 19, 2011premiered

May 7, 2012latest episode

8.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Sep 19, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
Max invites Caroline to be her roommate, but their new friendship is jeopardised when Max's boyfriend flirts with Caroline.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: Michael Patrick King, Whitney Cummings · Starring: Brooke Lyons, Nick Jameson, Noah Mills, Shoshana Bush
1x02 And the Break-up Scene
Sep 26, 2011 · 21 min · ★ 7.0
Thinking she is being helpful, Caroline facilitates Max's breakup with Robbie.
Directing: James Burrows · Writer: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Brooke Lyons, Noah Mills, Paxton West McMurray, Lauren Benz Phillips
1x03 And Strokes of Goodwill
Oct 3, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
A battle erupts over a shirt after Max introduces Caroline to shopping at thrift stores; a sarcastic street artist flirts with Max.
Directing: John Fortenberry · Writing: Jhoni Marchinko · Starring: Nick Zano, Brooke Dillman, Chuti Tiu, Baadja-Lyne Odums
1x04 And the Rich People Problems
Oct 10, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
Caroline asks Max to help her break into her former townhouse to retrieve her much-needed night guard.
Directing: John Fortenberry · Starring: Rick Shapiro, Kenji Nakamura, Masashi Odate, Eidan Hanzei
1x05 And the '90s Horse Party
Oct 17, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
Caroline and Max throw a '90s-themed party at the diner to attract rich hipsters and raise money for their cupcake business; Caroline is horrified when her rich ex-boyfriend comes into the diner.
Directed by: Scott Ellis · Written by: Lee Sung Jin · Starring: Nick Zano, Travis Van Winkle, Phong Le, Blake Young-Fountain
1x06 And the Disappearing Bed
Oct 24, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
Caroline and Max try to install a Murphy bed in their apartment.
Directed by: Scott Ellis · Written by: Greg Malins · Starring: Brooke Lyons, Nick Zano, Janelle Marra, Ari Zagaris
1x07 And the Pretty Problem
Oct 31, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
Caroline persuades Max to take a cupcake-decorating class.
Directing: Scott Ellis · Starring: Nick Zano, Carla Gallo, Mary Jo Catlett, Greg Worswick
1x08 And Hoarder Culture
Nov 7, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
The two take a job cleaning a hoarder's apartment for the extra money; Max learns that Johnny has a secret.
Directed by: Ted Wass · Written by: Liz Feldman · Starring: Marsha Thomason, Nick Zano, Eddie Pepitone, Myra McWethy
1x09 And the Really Petty Cash
Nov 14, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
Johnny's girlfriend has a devious plan in mind when she hires Max and Caroline to bake cupcakes for an art show featuring his work.
Directing: Ted Wass · Starring: Marsha Thomason, Nick Zano, Ann Maddox, Alex Berg
1x10 And the Very Christmas Thanksgiving
Nov 21, 2011 · 21 min · ★ 7.1
Caroline and Max spend Caroline's first broke holiday season working at a department store's Santaland to earn extra money.
Directing: Jean Sagal · Writing: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Mindy Sterling, Katierose Donohue, Jane Widdop, Joshua Leary
1x11 And the Reality Check
Dec 5, 2011 · 21 min · ★ 6.9
Max and Caroline try to find Chestnut a job in order to get him lodging for the winter. Meanwhile, Peach, the mother of the twins Max babysits, auditions for "Real Housewives of TriBeCa".
Directing: Fred Savage · Starring: Brooke Lyons, Joshua Leary, Jake Madden, Jimmy Shubert
1x12 And the Pop-Up Sale Mid-Season Finale
Dec 12, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
When Max's stove breaks, Caroline tries to return some expensive rings to Barney's department store, but discovers her surname is no longer an asset at her former home away from home.
Directed by: Fred Savage · Starring: Mitch Silpa, Dale Dickey, Brittany Finamore, Rose Abdoo
1x13 And the Secret Ingredient
Jan 2, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
Caroline discovers the secret ingredient to Max's cupcakes whilst in the midst of her new obsession couponing.
Directing: Julie Anne Robinson · Writing: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Sonya Eddy, Fay Wolf, Ian Wolterstorff, Jimmy O. Yang
1x14 And the Upstairs Neighbor
Jan 16, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
Max and Caroline's new neighbor draws their suspicion.
Directing: Thomas Kail · Writing: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Allan Wasserman, Lou DiMaggio, Mike Pfaff
1x15 And the Blind Spot
Feb 6, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 6.5
Max and Caroline try to prove their cleaning skills to Sophie so she will hire them for her maid service.
Directed by: Ted Wass · Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Brad Grunberg, Joey Baker
1x16 And the Broken Hearts
Feb 13, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
When Sophie's (Jennifer Coolidge) beauty overwhelms Earl, Caroline and Max wind up spending Valentine's Day at the hospital; Caroline tries to rekindle an old flame.
Directing: Ted Wass · Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Steve Agee, Blake Hood, Chase Austin
1x17 And the Kosher Cupcakes
Feb 20, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
Max and Caroline have to make kosher cupcakes when they get a gig at a bar mitzvah.
Directed by: Scott Ellis · Written by: Liz Feldman · Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Renée Taylor, Mary Testa, Matt Winston
1x18 And the One-Night Stands
Feb 27, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
Max runs into an old boyfriend, when she accompanies Caroline to see her father in jail.
Directed by: Scott Ellis · Written by: Lee Sung Jin · Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Dan Warner, Jeremy Rowley, Bridget Everett
1x19 And the Spring Break
Mar 19, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 6.5
Caroline and Max spend their spring break dog-sitting at a couple's lavish apartment.
Directing: Scott Ellis · Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Riley Smith, Greg Worswick, Jayson Blair
1x20 And the Drug Money
Apr 9, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
Max convinces Caroline to partake in a clinical drug trial in an effort to raise money to help Caroline's father.
Directed by: Ted Wass · Written by: Greg Malins · Starring: Josh Pais, Jordan Black, D. C. Douglas, Morgan Murphy
1x21 And the Messy Purse Smackdown
Apr 16, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
After promising Earl to drop his tax return in the mail, Caroline learns that Max has never filed, and gets sidetracked trying to help her.
Directing: Ted Wass · Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Cecelia Antoinette, J.R. Nutt, Daniel Edward Mora
1x22 And the Big Buttercream Breakthrough
Apr 30, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 6.7
The stakes are high when a socialite Manhattan mother hires Max and Caroline to serve cupcakes at her daughter's first birthday party.
Directing: Ted Wass · Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Brooke Lyons, Tracy Vilar, Ayda Field
1x23 And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (1) Season Finale
May 7, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
Max and Caroline plan to attend a big fashion gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where Martha Stewart is scheduled to be a guest, in an attempt to have her taste their cupcakes and get her seal of approval.
Directing: Ted Wass · Writer: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Nick Zano, Martha Stewart, Dana Powell
1x24 And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (2) Season Finale
May 7, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
Max and Caroline plan to attend a big fashion gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where Martha Stewart is scheduled to be a guest, in an attempt to have her taste their cupcakes and get her seal of approval.
Directing: Ted Wass · Writer: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Nick Zano, Martha Stewart, Dana Powell