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2 Broke Girls: Season 1

24 episodes Premiered Sep 19, 2011 Updated Jul 20, 2026

2 Broke Girls is an American television sitcom that aired from September 19, 2011. The series was produced for Warner Bros. Television and created by Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings. It is a comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The two women form a bond over their shared goal of one day own

Season overview

2 Broke Girls is an American television sitcom that aired from September 19, 2011. The series was produced for Warner Bros. Television and created by Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings. It is a comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The two women form a bond over their shared goal of one day owning their own successful cupcake business. The series follows their lives as they work towards this goal while struggling with financial difficulties. The show is set in Brooklyn and features the unlikely friendship between the two main characters.

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Pilot

Sep 19, 2011 · 22 min

Max invites Caroline to be her roommate, but their new friendship is jeopardised when Max's boyfriend flirts with Caroline.

S1·E2 Core

And the Break-up Scene

Sep 26, 2011 · 21 min

Thinking she is being helpful, Caroline facilitates Max's breakup with Robbie.

S1·E3 Core

And Strokes of Goodwill

Oct 3, 2011 · 22 min

A battle erupts over a shirt after Max introduces Caroline to shopping at thrift stores; a sarcastic street artist flirts with Max.

S1·E4 Core

And the Rich People Problems

Oct 10, 2011 · 22 min

Caroline asks Max to help her break into her former townhouse to retrieve her much-needed night guard.

S1·E5 Core

And the '90s Horse Party

Oct 17, 2011 · 22 min

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

S1·E6 Core

And the Disappearing Bed

Oct 24, 2011 · 22 min

Caroline and Max try to install a Murphy bed in their apartment.

S1·E7 Core

And the Pretty Problem

Oct 31, 2011 · 22 min

Caroline persuades Max to take a cupcake-decorating class.

S1·E8 Core

And Hoarder Culture

Nov 7, 2011 · 22 min

The two take a job cleaning a hoarder's apartment for the extra money; Max learns that Johnny has a secret.

S1·E9 Core

And the Really Petty Cash

Nov 14, 2011 · 22 min

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.

S1·E10 Core

And the Very Christmas Thanksgiving

Nov 21, 2011 · 21 min

Caroline and Max spend Caroline's first broke holiday season working at a department store's Santaland to earn extra money.

S1·E11 Core

And the Reality Check

Dec 5, 2011 · 21 min

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 Tr

S1·E12 Core

And the Pop-Up Sale

Dec 12, 2011 · 22 min

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 ho

S1·E13 Core

And the Secret Ingredient

Jan 2, 2012 · 22 min

Caroline discovers the secret ingredient to Max's cupcakes whilst in the midst of her new obsession couponing.

S1·E15 Core

And the Blind Spot

Feb 6, 2012 · 22 min

Max and Caroline try to prove their cleaning skills to Sophie so she will hire them for her maid service.

S1·E16 Core

And the Broken Hearts

Feb 13, 2012 · 22 min

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.

S1·E17 Core

And the Kosher Cupcakes

Feb 20, 2012 · 22 min

Max and Caroline have to make kosher cupcakes when they get a gig at a bar mitzvah.

S1·E18 Core

And the One-Night Stands

Feb 27, 2012 · 22 min

Max runs into an old boyfriend, when she accompanies Caroline to see her father in jail.

S1·E19 Core

And the Spring Break

Mar 19, 2012 · 22 min

Caroline and Max spend their spring break dog-sitting at a couple's lavish apartment.

S1·E20 Core

And the Drug Money

Apr 9, 2012 · 22 min

Max convinces Caroline to partake in a clinical drug trial in an effort to raise money to help Caroline’s father.

S1·E21 Core

And the Messy Purse Smackdown

Apr 16, 2012 · 22 min

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.

S1·E22 Core

And the Big Buttercream Breakthrough

Apr 30, 2012 · 21 min

The stakes are high when a socialite Manhattan mother hires Max and Caroline to serve cupcakes at her daughter's first birthday party.

S1·E23 Mytharc

And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (1)

May 7, 2012 · 22 min

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

S1·E24 Mytharc

And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (2)

May 7, 2012 · 22 min

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