2 Broke Girls

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 19, 2011
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
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. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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...
  6. 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.
  7. leductdh
    Nov 19, 2015
    4
    I am at the 4th episode and.... I'm asking myself.....Is that acting today ?

    I'll give it to them...They are trying hard, but........ Where are the Friends,,,The Will and Grace....the How I met your mother.....the Frazier and.... Seinfeld...... Threes company....of today....

    Is this a try to make a new Laverne and Shirley ? It's poor really.
  8. 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.
  9. lightdream
    Apr 18, 2015
    9
    I think that this TV Show is underrated, because I find it very realistic and funny. The cast is great and the jokes are smart. Also, the show can teach us a life lesson, because the girls are poor, but happy (even if Max doesn't admit it).
  10. 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.
  11. mayang
    Dec 14, 2014
    10
    i loove this show. it somehow shows me what friendships, relationships are. and also the real deal about business, and lame economies. Kat and Beth really rocks it. i dont care you people who dont understand jokes. i love this show. salute
  12. paradetheday
    Dec 13, 2014
    10
    I can understand why some people may dislike this show as it can be a bit immature or stereotypical at times, but overall this is one of my favorite shows of all time. It makes me laugh and it certainly helps that there are two beautiful girls as the lead roles. :)
  13. Barby
    Dec 1, 2014
    9
    Automatically liked this show, Max and Caroline are a perfect antagonistic friendship and both are superb in their roles, the rich spoiled girl and the tough rude poor girl, without stop being smart. It fits great the kind of Max's boyfriend and especially Caroline's horse!
  14. 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!
  15. timrichie
    Nov 10, 2014
    9
    A very good show overall, but what makes it so unique is the undeniable chemistry between the two main characters. It may have lost some of its charm by the third season, but recovered nicely just before the season's finale.
  16. VivienneEliza
    Oct 17, 2014
    9
    Only three words to describe it:Funny Dirty Fantastic.That show is so real, people live in the pressure,we need money,we need friendship,we need sex..
  17. 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.
  18. ZeroNihilism
    Sep 23, 2014
    8
    The Wantonly Queer (tm) agenda propagandizing had not reared its vile head in this season. The initial white trash contrast with socialite society had its appeal.

    #WantonlyQueer

    2 Broke Girls would be a 9 if the humor would be other than base.
  19. 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.
  20. 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
  21. dagirls
    Jun 4, 2014
    7
    Kind of fun...reminds me of older sitcoms back when they were funnier-like a 70's show. Good ensemble acting from all involved and some of the jokes are actually funny. Good when you don't want to go out and deal with the dirty & noisy urban world outside. Haven't seen it for a while....maybe they have taken a hiatus. Wonder if they actresses playing the less have ever done standupKind of fun...reminds me of older sitcoms back when they were funnier-like a 70's show. Good ensemble acting from all involved and some of the jokes are actually funny. Good when you don't want to go out and deal with the dirty & noisy urban world outside. Haven't seen it for a while....maybe they have taken a hiatus. Wonder if they actresses playing the less have ever done standup comedy-they would probably be good at it.… Expand
  22. 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
  23. MarkMusic
    Apr 4, 2014
    8
    It's like a live action Family Guy/South Park show, joke wise. It's either like it or hate it. The acting is good, interesting story's, perfectly insensitive jokes, and most of all, the 2 leads actually have charisma.
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. diamonds
    Jan 6, 2014
    9
    2 Broke Girls has become one of my favorite TV sitcoms ever. I give it a rating of 9 instead of 10 because I also wish they would leave out the racial jokes. Other than that it's a great show.
  27. Gizmo11111
    Nov 9, 2013
    8
    This show is very funny and entertaining, however one can only take so many Han short jokes. I like the different adventures the Caroline and max go on, however I feel the plot line is very repetitive.
  28. 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.
  29. MOVIEGOER98
    Sep 28, 2013
    10
    I think these girls from williamsburg are very funny. i just bought season1 on dvd and i just can not get enough. You must check it out mondays at 9pm on cbs
  30. michael777110
    Jun 22, 2013
    8
    The chemistry and contrast between the two main characters is certainly what makes the show what it is, yet there are too many common stereotypes (eg. the short Asian) and occasional racial slurs.
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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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