2 Broke Girls - Season 1

2 Broke Girls was created by Whitney Cummings and Michael Patrick King, the comedy is centred on a pair of financially struggling roommates who live and work in Williamsburg, N.Y.After realising that Caroline has been sleeping on the subway, Max decides to take her in (along with her horse, Chestnut) and teaches her how to live off of nothing. In return, Caroline, who graduated from a well-known business school, sees potential in Max’s cupcakes and insists on helping her start up a cupcake shop. The sharp-tongued Max Black (Kat Dennings) is barely getting by with both a waitressing job and a babysitting job when her boss decides to hire another waitress to help her out instead of giving her the extra hours that she desperately desires. Max is even more irritated to learn that the new hire is Caroline Channing (Beth Behrs), a rich socialite who lost all of her money when her father went to prison for fraud and is now attempting to survive in the real world by herself.

Each week the two tackle another obstacle that comes along with trying to raise money to start the business. Although they usually end up losing money, they manage to keep their spirits up by making fun of customers and laying down a few dozen sexual innuendos per episode. There is a very diverse supporting cast, including the perverted short-order cook Oleg (Jonathan Kite), 75-year-old-cashier Earl (Garrett Morris), and penny-pinching boss Han (Matthew Moy), plus a very kooky Polish business woman Sophie (Jennifer Coolidge) also give the girls plenty of joke material.

Money making/saving schemes, which have so far involved back-alley dentists, drug trials, extreme couponing, helping out hoarders, pop-up sales and kosher cupcakes, keep the show hilarious and the audience wondering what on earth they will come up with next. Still far from their goal of a quarter of a million dollars, there are sure to be many more schemes to come.

While the show has gotten a lot of greif for being crude and relying too much on stereotypes as a source of humor, 2 Broke Girls is still going strong ratings-wise, even winning the People’s Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy (so they must be doing something right). Perhaps this is because it offers something that television has been lacking since the good ol' days of Friends. After watching countless shows pin women against each other for dramatic effect, the idea of having two women of different backgrounds work together is so refreshing to see. 

 These two also manage to bring out the best in each other. Max may pride herself on being a tough cookie, but on multiple occasions she puts herself out there to help Caroline. Likewise, Caroline may seem like a typical rich brat, but with Max’s sarcastic encouragement, she actually tries to be a better worker.

2 Broke Girls reminds us that there’s a certain flare to being poor that the rich will never know. It’s that pleasure that comes from paying your taxes on time, saving a a quid on cake mix, scoring something awesome at the Goodwill, or just having poor fun with your best friend.

This show is a must watch I promise you that you will crying from laughing, the writers of the show hit the nail on the head with the jokes and it gets me every-time!

what is your favourite 2 Broke Girls episode?

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