2 Broke Girls Season 1

Right now you can watch 2 Broke Girls Season 1 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 1,743 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Kat Dennings's performance alone is worth the time investment. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason 2 Broke Girls Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. The jokes in 2 Broke Girls Season 1 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. One's street-smart and working-class born; the other's book smart and nouveau bankrupt. Together, unlikely roommates and unlikelier friends Max and Caroline are two broke girls waiting tables in a Brooklyn diner while trying to save $250,000 to start a cupcake business. It won't be easy, but the pair's outrageous saucy humor and bossoming friendship make chasing the American dream a priceless adventure. Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2011. 2 Broke Girls Season 1 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, 2 Broke Girls Season 1 respects your intelligence. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Kat Dennings's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.