2 Broke Girls

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 19, 2011
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 468 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 339 out of 468
  2. Mixed: 51 out of 468
  3. Negative: 78 out of 468
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  1. mikephantom
    Sep 27, 2011
    3
    I chuckled at the pilot, and thought I'd check out episode #2. I'm done with this one already. This is just a typical sitcom with lame, forced jokes, an over-the-top laugh track and not one character worth caring about. Kinda sad to Garrett Morris just sitting there, being fed a weak line or two.
  2. XavierBlaq
    Jan 12, 2014
    0
    2 Broke Girls is an incredibly bad sitcom. Honestly, it is surprising, even upsetting, that this show has survived this long with such great publicity when so many other good sitcoms get cancelled so quickly. Nothing about this show is good, or even decent. The actors are terrible at delivering jokes, but the writing is so bad it would not make much of a difference if they were good. Worse2 Broke Girls is an incredibly bad sitcom. Honestly, it is surprising, even upsetting, that this show has survived this long with such great publicity when so many other good sitcoms get cancelled so quickly. Nothing about this show is good, or even decent. The actors are terrible at delivering jokes, but the writing is so bad it would not make much of a difference if they were good. Worse still, the two characters on the show that are the center of the entire series are the worst written and the most horribly acted. The only positive note I can add is that so many other people agree with me, it reaffirms my faith in the taste of the general public.… Expand
  3. Dietheworld
    May 15, 2014
    0
    This is a horrible show, nothing about it is funny. the one liners are rubbish, the entire set is typecast characters that don't have the personality of a single human being if you rubbed them together.

    The actors don't bring anything to this show, although with the script they have I doubt they have the chance too. Similarly this show doesn't bring anything new to sitcom's. why anyone    This is a horrible show, nothing about it is funny. the one liners are rubbish, the entire set is typecast characters that don't have the personality of a single human being if you rubbed them together.

    The actors don't bring anything to this show, although with the script they have I doubt they have the chance too. Similarly this show doesn't bring anything new to sitcom's. why anyone would want to watch this show when they could re-watch Friends or Coupling instead is beyond me.    … Expand
  4. Stuie
    Sep 22, 2011
    3
    When I heard about this show I didn't expect much given the fact it stared Kat Dennings. I thought to myself "oh great, another formulaic CBS comedy staring one of my least favorite actresses". Well all of that was true and more.From the get go it was a failed attempt at humor. Kat Dennings was as annoying and lifeless as ever. Her jokes about hipsters were so excruciating I would haveWhen I heard about this show I didn't expect much given the fact it stared Kat Dennings. I thought to myself "oh great, another formulaic CBS comedy staring one of my least favorite actresses". Well all of that was true and more.From the get go it was a failed attempt at humor. Kat Dennings was as annoying and lifeless as ever. Her jokes about hipsters were so excruciating I would have rather my eyeballs be gouged with rusty forks and my ears be hacked off by a dull knife. Not to mention that joke set up some glaring hypocrisies. For example when she got back to her apartment her unrealistic boyfriend's band mates were as equally as hipster as the two people in the restaurant (BTW have you even seen how hipster Kat Dennings is despite her attempts to refute that point). Then the shows premise was executed horribly, meaning the rich and poor stereotypes were atrocious. All of this could have been forgiven. The show could have displayed something to make me want to come back and watch it again but it didn't. The shows format is far from original as are all of CBS' shows. Series like Two and a Half Men and How I Met Your Mother can get away with this because they have the writing to back it up. However with 2 Broke Girls I saw another dud that I hope gets canceled but probably won't.… Expand
  5. Owl
    Sep 23, 2011
    3
    Really, critics LIKE this show? The writing was lame. Obvious jokes and conflicts. The leads do have charisma, but they are being fed TERRIBLE lines. And the ethnic stereotyping borders or reaches, the offensive level. The Chinese-American character calls himself Bryce Lee?! Really? Sigh.
  6. alex2542
    Oct 20, 2011
    1
    Don't know why the critics love this. It's crap! I couldn't watch for longer than 15 minutes before I just got up and left the room. Honestly...and I'm not joking. Spongebob is funnier...Spongebob, and I stopped watching that YEARS ago. I agree with Owl and Stuie on pretty much every word they said. The jokes are so crappy it's not even funny. Like honestly, even in sitcoms people don'tDon't know why the critics love this. It's crap! I couldn't watch for longer than 15 minutes before I just got up and left the room. Honestly...and I'm not joking. Spongebob is funnier...Spongebob, and I stopped watching that YEARS ago. I agree with Owl and Stuie on pretty much every word they said. The jokes are so crappy it's not even funny. Like honestly, even in sitcoms people don't talk like these girls, with a new joke or sarcastic/"witty" comment EVERY SINGLE TIME THEY OPEN THEIR MOUTH. Saying New Girl is not as good is practically vulgar. At least there is some intelligent and original humor there. Not jokes that we can see coming from a mile away that make me just want to scream at the top of my lungs.… Expand
  7. Mojocinco85
    Sep 20, 2011
    2
    The title "2 Broke Girls" is very appropriate because not only are the girls lacking money but they are also lacking substance. The only thing this show has going for it is Kat Dennings but with the predictable writing and forced jokes makes her seem less entertaining than golf. Just like every CBS comedy, with one exception, "2 Broke Girls" only gets its laughs be throwing 100 jokes atThe title "2 Broke Girls" is very appropriate because not only are the girls lacking money but they are also lacking substance. The only thing this show has going for it is Kat Dennings but with the predictable writing and forced jokes makes her seem less entertaining than golf. Just like every CBS comedy, with one exception, "2 Broke Girls" only gets its laughs be throwing 100 jokes at you and hoping for 5 to work. Due to it's unoriginality and lack of depth, I would be surpised if this show finishes season one.… Expand
  8. CaringType1
    Sep 24, 2011
    0
    I couldn't sit through this train wreck long enough to meet the second broke girl! The jokes and the show itself were obnoxious . And kat dennings character didn't come across like a strong women, but more of a b'tch. Skip it, dont even bother watching the pilot. watch whitney instead!
  9. coldcrysis
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    I can't believe this show is a massive hit. Figures, the idiots of America watch mindless crap like 2.5 Men, America Idol, and Dancing with the Stars. The girls are not that bad to look at but they are very annoying characters. The jokes are terrible. The sexual innuendos are not at all funny and so unoriginal----I heard all these jokes in high school. Example: Girl 1: "I need a good 9I can't believe this show is a massive hit. Figures, the idiots of America watch mindless crap like 2.5 Men, America Idol, and Dancing with the Stars. The girls are not that bad to look at but they are very annoying characters. The jokes are terrible. The sexual innuendos are not at all funny and so unoriginal----I heard all these jokes in high school. Example: Girl 1: "I need a good 9 hours of sleep." Girl 2: "It looks like you need a good 9 incher." Seriously, WTF! The show is filled with these types of horrible innuendos, racist remarks (particularly at the expense of Asians), and unfunny jokes about hipsters.… Expand
  10. SwarleyStinson
    Mar 22, 2012
    3
    Just like New girl, I was expecting this to be good but it really isn't. It takes the "tell 100s of 'jokes' and hope some of them are actually funny" approach but too few of them are, and the laugh track is over the top. Its all just too forced. None of the characters are good, and its treatment of the Chinese guy is so close to actual racism I'm surprised the actor didn't throw down theJust like New girl, I was expecting this to be good but it really isn't. It takes the "tell 100s of 'jokes' and hope some of them are actually funny" approach but too few of them are, and the laugh track is over the top. Its all just too forced. None of the characters are good, and its treatment of the Chinese guy is so close to actual racism I'm surprised the actor didn't throw down the script and leave.… Expand
  11. bridge9
    Sep 26, 2011
    0
    tried my hardest to make it to the first commercial, my wife loves Kat Dennings' since she was in Nick and Norahs infinite playlist, but this was terrible.

    Simple formula, take 'friends', reduce cast to 2, have horrible forced and set up "jokes", pump laugh track = profit? they seem to think so, also she attempts to make fun of hipsters, has she seen herself?
  12. dmeena
    Dec 13, 2011
    0
    Really bad!! This show is pure crap, not one funny joke. I have watched it twice to try and give it a chance and NO just awful!!!!

    Just like 2 and 1/2 men take it off the air!!!
  13. MantaurFan
    Jan 10, 2012
    0
    I am seriously surprised anyone likes this show. Without even getting into the way that the show leans very heavily on weird ethnic stereotypes, there are some fundamental problems. The dialogue is so unnatural; people do not talk exclusively in the form of setups and punchlines. These characters basically do, with some breaks to deliver dialogue intended to bypass the requirement ofI am seriously surprised anyone likes this show. Without even getting into the way that the show leans very heavily on weird ethnic stereotypes, there are some fundamental problems. The dialogue is so unnatural; people do not talk exclusively in the form of setups and punchlines. These characters basically do, with some breaks to deliver dialogue intended to bypass the requirement of actual character development by having the characters simply state their motivations and backgrounds. "I went to Wharton." This show breaks the rule of "show, don't tell." It's just badly written. The jokes aren't funny either, but that's more subjective. But c'mon, how many jokes about how the rich girl doesn't know how to do ordinary things, or the poor girl is sassy and feisty (with a vagina), or the Asian guy is Asian, or how Brooklyn is full of hipsters, etc. etc. do we need to hear? They are so unsubtle about it. These characters and premises are one dimensional, and the writers don't know how to make them real. And neither do the actors, who seem disinterested at best (with the exception of the blonde girl, who is at least trying, albeit with nothing good to work with). It feels like actors standing around reading lines that they are embarrassed to read. Really, it is just lazy all around. Lazy writing, lazy acting, lazy direction.… Expand
  14. Everlong
    May 30, 2012
    1
    Potentially the worst show I have ever seen. Writing is horrible and appallingly uncreative and the acting is just too bad for me to take this show seriously at all. Avoid at all costs.
  15. Jezekiahuk
    Apr 23, 2012
    1
    Channel 4 is running this in the UK at the moment. It seems like we've only just finished watching 'The Simple Life' and now the lead character in this sitcom is a thin blonde slumming it for a few bucks. So a fat zero for originality and another zero for being less funny than the original. Not wasting any more time on it.
  16. pink
    Apr 29, 2013
    0
    This show is not a good representatation of the economy today. It is superfical and not a good representation of the job market and makes it such a laughing matter that it is not funny! Not a fan of this series and not funny in the least. Lots of other shows that were much better. Very disappointed.
  17. JohnnyTwoCents
    Oct 14, 2013
    0
    Over a year ago I wrote a review and gave it a zero based on the pure trash and lack of of any originality. Watched 10 minutes tonight to see if any intelligence of any microscopic level may have found its way into the script. Still absolute crap. Actually blows me away that any major network is that desperate and short on alternatives.
  18. murphc05
    Jan 31, 2014
    1
    Uncomfortably racist and shockingly dumb. This show seems deluded by the idea that humour is proportional to how loud the delivery is. Is this the worst CBS comedy to date? This reviewer thinks so.
  19. Bigbry
    Apr 18, 2013
    0
    This is one of the most horrible and cliched shows I have ever seen. It bothers so much I had to post here. It is unbelievable it got a 66 here. Shocking even. And the major ongoing theme is CUPCAKES. Lord bless,
  20. DinFischer
    Dec 9, 2011
    3
    Kat Dennings: the only reason to watch this show, an actress whose talent are wasted in this mediocre comedy. In fact she is the one who carries the show on her shoulders, because it wouldn't even be "mediocre" without her.

    Writing is just horrible, are there any jokes that aren't deeply offensive and racist in this comedy? ...CBS seems to think that as long as you put a laugh track on    Kat Dennings: the only reason to watch this show, an actress whose talent are wasted in this mediocre comedy. In fact she is the one who carries the show on her shoulders, because it wouldn't even be "mediocre" without her.

    Writing is just horrible, are there any jokes that aren't deeply offensive and racist in this comedy? ...CBS seems to think that as long as you put a laugh track on it, it's funny.... But it's not    … Expand
  21. jack2059
    Aug 1, 2012
    3
    I have only managed to watch small parts of this. The major turn off has to be the voices of the 2 girls, the combination of both really does grate on me. That and the terrible story.
  22. Stabs_with_Pudz
    Mar 30, 2013
    3
    Basically 2 actors who can't act for make un-neccesary dirty jokes that aren't even funny. It's not clever or funny at all and no one in the entire show can act. And the jokes and witty comments are so bad and the characters are so cliche: The horrible pervert guy, the stupid rich blond chick and then there are other characters that I can't figure out like Kat Dennings' character, theBasically 2 actors who can't act for make un-neccesary dirty jokes that aren't even funny. It's not clever or funny at all and no one in the entire show can act. And the jokes and witty comments are so bad and the characters are so cliche: The horrible pervert guy, the stupid rich blond chick and then there are other characters that I can't figure out like Kat Dennings' character, the writers keep changing her personality first sh was a proud strong woman, then she turned into a complete b!tch and one episode she was apparently the high school slut "I have a very good wrist, just ask all the boys I went to high school with," Come one seriously?
    If you watch this show then you will probably be robbed of your brain cells.    … Expand
  23. J4MESOX4D
    Jun 15, 2014
    0
    2 Broke Girls has to be the worst 'comedy' ever created and possibly one of the worst TV shows I have ever seen. At times it is painful to watch and you have to feel sorry for the actors and actresses having to perform such simple and basic lines that aren't even remotely funny.

    I have watched many episodes of this over the last few years and have tried in vain to get into it as I am a    2 Broke Girls has to be the worst 'comedy' ever created and possibly one of the worst TV shows I have ever seen. At times it is painful to watch and you have to feel sorry for the actors and actresses having to perform such simple and basic lines that aren't even remotely funny.

    I have watched many episodes of this over the last few years and have tried in vain to get into it as I am a massive fan of US comedy. Each episode is riddled with the most simplistic and cliched dialogue which is delivered in painfully annoying fashion by Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs. Other cast members are an oddball bunch of equally irritating characters who provide some cringeworthy scenes that aren't funny in the slightest.

    The basic premise of this show is two girls women to make it big with their cupcake business but are always poor and have to look at ways to make money. After 70+ episodes and having not laughed once; I am astonished that they have managed to keep this dreadful excuse of a comedy going as there has been no real cast development or story expansion to drive it forward into new areas. The Big Bang Theory has grown significantly with new and suitable characters opening future storylines making way for further laughs but 2 Broke Girls is extremely simple and one-dimensional and fails on every level.

    When you look at the people who have worked on getting this show to air; I cannot believe how bad it has turned out. Terrible scripting, cheesy and pathetic acting and a real lack of a story to keep people engaged has ultimately left this show and its actors laughing stocks for all the wrong reasons.    … Expand
  24. CPD98
    Sep 26, 2014
    2
    ¿Dónde está la gracia de esto? Las dos protagonistas no tienen ni pizca de humor, son tediosas y los chistes de la serie no tienen nada de gracia, siempre se recurren a cosas muy típicas y las risas de fondo están exageradas. No hay ni un secundario (¡ni uno!) que me guste. Una serie horrible.
  25. ChaosOverkil
    Aug 3, 2014
    1
    It's a CBS show but I will say this about it: it's not a Chuck Lorre show, Kat can be charming when she isn't whining, yelling, complaining, screeching, moaning etc.

    After 5 mins though it's an automatic PASS. CBS is where comedy goes to die a slow and painful death.
  26. cmhuston26
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    this show should have stopped after season one!!! Watched the episode this week and it was so awful we couldn't finish watching it!!! It's never funny, one never laughs more of an eweeee!
  27. sirmichael
    Jan 18, 2016
    0
    Wow. I'd rather watch 30 minutes of dogs crapping on my lawn. Not that that would be more entertaining, but it would at least be less annoying. The jokes are overly staged and the actors seem to lack whatever they need to make them funny.
  28. Broyax
    Jan 18, 2017
    0
    La sitcom si basse de plafond qu'on se cogne la tête à chaque réplique, à chaque vanne, à chaque allusion graveleuse, à chaque attaque sous la ceinture qui barbotte bien en dessous de la ligne de flottaison. Les deux connasses s'en donnent à coeur joie : un déluge de débilité connecentrée et si la blonde est encore plus conne que la brune, il s'en faut d'un cheveu à chaque épisode : l'uneLa sitcom si basse de plafond qu'on se cogne la tête à chaque réplique, à chaque vanne, à chaque allusion graveleuse, à chaque attaque sous la ceinture qui barbotte bien en dessous de la ligne de flottaison. Les deux connasses s'en donnent à coeur joie : un déluge de débilité connecentrée et si la blonde est encore plus conne que la brune, il s'en faut d'un cheveu à chaque épisode : l'une a la tête pleine d'air, l'autre la tête pleine d'eau. Difficile de dire laquelle l'emporte, y a photo à l'arrivée ; ça en devient embarrassant pour la gente féminine. Je compâtis sincèrement.… Expand
  29. drlowdon
    Apr 7, 2020
    2
    When spoilt rich girl Caroline loses her fortune following her father's arrest for fraud she gets a job waitressing, much to the annoyance of struggling new co-worker Max who was hoping to claim the extra hours for herself. When Max realises that Caroline is sleeping in the subway she takes her in and the pair soon strike up an unlikely friendship, centred around raising enough cash toWhen spoilt rich girl Caroline loses her fortune following her father's arrest for fraud she gets a job waitressing, much to the annoyance of struggling new co-worker Max who was hoping to claim the extra hours for herself. When Max realises that Caroline is sleeping in the subway she takes her in and the pair soon strike up an unlikely friendship, centred around raising enough cash to start up their own cupcake shop.

    The last twenty years has seen the US produce some truly great sit-coms, but unfortunately 2 Broke Girls is not one of them. In fact it is an example of pretty much all that is wrong with comedies aimed at a mainstream audience. At times I found this show almost painful to watch with jokes often forced into the script rather than evolving naturally from the situations that arise, one note characters based on nothing but racial stereotypes and an irritating laugh track that only further emphasise the many, many jokes that simply are not funny.

    Not even Kat Denning’s ample charms can save this one, so do yourself a favour and give this one a miss.    … Expand
  30. lbolen
    Jan 24, 2015
    1
    I began to watch the show but now I watch it less and less. The jokes are getting lamer and lamer. I have removed it from my PVR's timer. Kind of pathetic really.
  31. KenDefender
    Jun 8, 2015
    3
    The show has been around for a while now and is still one-paced - mediocre at best. The writing and acting are both well below average. There has been zero character development and the jokes are corny and crude at best. Comic timing is non-existent.
    I hear better banter in my work situation.
    2 Broke Girls will never be compelling viewing.
  32. Johnnymanz
    Feb 16, 2016
    0
    There is zero possible chance that these reviews are legit. This is the most predictable, garbage show I've ever seen. The dialogue between actresses is horrendous. 2 broke girls living in NY? How original...
  33. Redbeard_Review
    Nov 23, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another ridiculously propagandistic show from Chaim Levine (Chuck Lorre). The dialogs - predictable and easy; gags for mediocre people. Forced diversity and degenerating plots, being the story of a busty whore and her dumbass friend, together with a piano-playing negro, a disgusting arab who impregnates a white whore (Stiffler's mom), and a chinese cuckold. Each time I see it, it makes me wanna puke.… Expand
  34. MrEpictetus
    Aug 12, 2017
    0
    Should be entitled "2 Typical Millennial Chicks." My "chick"reference is actually more edgy than the show, which is just plain dumb. It's (supposedly) joke, joke, joke every second, not funny, and a sad commentary on the current state of this program's audience.

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Dec 8, 2011
    50
    There's so much potential here it kills me--a deep female friendship, raw humor about class, and a show that puts young women's sexuality dead center, rather than using it as visual spice, as in some cable series about bad-boy antiheroes.
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  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Dorothy Rabinowitz
    Oct 14, 2011
    70
    It promises to be a journey that should draw plenty of viewers.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Sep 20, 2011
    60
    It could be that, like a lot of sitcom pilots, Broke Girls is trying too hard. But when the jokes work, they're funny, so there's hope.
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