The Best Episodes of Dharma & Greg

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   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Pilot

   S1:E19/24/1997

   Free-spirited Dharma and straitlaced Greg break the news to their respective parents, none of whom are especially thrilled with the match.

   Director:James Burrows

   Writer:Chuck Lorre

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   Director:James Burrows

   Writer:Chuck Lorre
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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #2 - Yoga and Boo, Boo

   S1:E610/29/1997

   When Greg's competitive nature becomes destructive, Dharma exposes him to yoga, hoping to lower his stress level. After two classes, however, they both realize Greg's life is out of control when he gets into a macho ""I can do this"" contest with Pete and pulls a groin muscle. Meanwhile, Larry goes to Edward with a scheme to mass-market videos of Dharma's yoga instruction.

   Director:Gail Mancuso

   Writer:Eric Zicklin

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   Director:Gail Mancuso

   Writer:Eric Zicklin
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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Much Ado During Nothing

   S1:E225/13/1998

   A rather daring episode by contemporary network standards: When Jane breezes in to claim custody of Dharma's stuffed duck, Dharma explains to Greg that it's a trophy held by whoever has had sex in the unlikeliest place. Having actually fallen asleep during sex the night before, the couple decide to spice up their love life and search the city for a public place to have sex, since the rest of San Francisco will be too busy watching the finale of Seinfeld to notice. But Jane 'seduces' Pete (by painting his toenails and shaving his legs) into blabbing about their plans and sets out to sabotage their trophy win, and, after a few ironic twists, it is not Dharma and Greg who get arrested for having sex on the steps of City Hall, but Kitty and Edward! (Edward points out that the trophy is actually a goose, and Dharma calmly explains that goose wouldn't rhyme.)

   Director:Ken Levine

   Writers:Eric Zicklin, Chuck Lorre

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   Director:Ken Levine

   Writers:Eric Zicklin, Chuck Lorre
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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Valet Girl

   S2:E711/4/1998

   Greg is forced to make a very embarrassing public admission when he sees the first girl he claims to have slept with and her jealous husband makes some serious threats. Meanwhile, Dharma and Greg attend the wedding of Kitty's housekeeper and offer to park cars as a wedding gift.

   Directors:Chuck Lorre, Gail Mancuso

   Writer:Bill Prady

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   Directors:Chuck Lorre, Gail Mancuso

   Writer:Bill Prady
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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Like, Dharma's Totally Got a Date

   S2:E811/11/1998

   Dharma discovers Greg is really the only man for her when she agrees to attend a dance with a nerdy high school kid, but meets with some serious competition from the younger crowd. Meanwhile, Larry sings his ""You guys are okay"" song to Edward and Kitty, causing Kitty to fall and hurt herself; this prompts Kitty to sue Larry after she is embarrassed by her donut-cushion in front of the mayor. Larry represents himself, while Pete arbitrates.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Eric Zicklin

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   Writer:Eric Zicklin
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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - Brought to You in DharmaVision

   S2:E911/18/1998

   Dharma is surprised when both Jane and her parents accuse her of having changed because she is busy attending a society fundraiser with Kitty then alarmed when Kitty congratulates her on having changed to the extent that young socialites thinks she's ""a hoot and a half."" Her identity crisis is confirmed by a visit from the spirit of her Indian friend, George, who directs her to retreat to the Redwoods to find herself and conveys a cryptic message to ""save the young one."" An uncomprehending Greg reluctantly lets her go, persuading her to take Jane with her; then, upon seeing George in a dream, rushes to the woods in Larry's van to save Dharma and Jane, who have adopted a bear cub while remaining oblivious to the nearby presence of its angered mother. Best lines: George to Dharma: ""You might have mentioned that you moved. I scared some skinny guy in the shower half to death!""; Larry, fleeing from the mother bear, slips on something in the woods and mutters, ""That answers that question!""

   Director:Chuck Lorre

   Writer:Bill Prady

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   Director:Chuck Lorre

   Writer:Bill Prady
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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - And the In-Laws Meet

   S1:E210/1/1997

   When Dharma and Greg throw a party to celebrate their union, a disapproving Kitty boycotts the event, and Dharma sets out to befriend her mother-in-law. But when the Montgomerys and the Finkelsteins finally get together to plan the details, the hostilities really begin.

   Director:Will Mackenzie

   Writer:Chuck Lorre

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   Director:Will Mackenzie

   Writer:Chuck Lorre
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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #8 - Shower the People You Love With Love

   S1:E310/8/1997

   Dharma tries to sprinkle a little TLC in Greg's life by installing a new, deluxe ""Spring Mist 3000"" shower, while Greg finds himself on a testosterone-ridden golfing afternoon with Edward and Larry. Meanwhile, Kitty, misunderstanding the word ""shower,"" readies for a social event with hors d'oeuvres and formal invitations.

   Director:Will Mackenzie

   Writer:Bill Prady

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   Director:Will Mackenzie

   Writer:Bill Prady
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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - The Ex-Files

   S1:E510/22/1997

   When Greg's former co-worker and ex-girlfriend Barbara is transferred back to his firm from Washington, Dharma seeks to assuage her own natural jealousy by finding a new Mr. Right for Barbara—a quest which takes on a desperate edge when Barbara confesses she is still in love with Greg.

   Director:Tom Moore

   Writer:Eric Zicklin

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   Director:Tom Moore

   Writer:Eric Zicklin
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Mr. Montgomery Goes to Washington

    S1:E811/12/1997

    After Greg wins a major court case, he is urged to run for Congress. It's an idea that moves Dharma to consult Greg's mother for grooming advice, as a potential political wife. After worrying about Dharma fitting in with the political crowd, Greg embarrasses himself during his first public appearance by emerging from the washroom with his fly undone. But when Dharma tries to boost his confidence with a little back-seat lovin', it becomes front-page news. (""We know he's not a Democrat because he's having sex with his wife, and we know he's not a Republican because he's having sex."") Greg is thrown into a black depression until he realizes that his popularity has soared; then his opponent makes a decisive sexual confession of his own.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie

    Writers:Bill Prady, Chuck Lorre

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    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie

    Writers:Bill Prady, Chuck Lorre
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The First Thanksgiving

    S1:E1011/26/1997

    After Dharma, Larry and Abby give a farm-full of turkeys their freedom, Dharma volunteers to make Thanksgiving dinner for the whole family in Kitty's spacious kitchen, with Jane's help (while Kitty plays it safe with a restaurant reservation). But Greg is not offering up thanks when he's the last to know that Dharma might have more than just a bird in the oven.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Chuck Lorre

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    Writer:Chuck Lorre
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Do You Want Fries With That?

    S1:E131/7/1998

    Greg's latest legal victory leaves him depressed in the middle of the office celebration, so Dharma suggests that maybe Greg should quit and ""follow his bliss."" It turns out that Greg's suppressed passion is for cooking, so he informs his disturbed parents that he is starting a new career as a short-order cook in a hamburger joint. This prompts Edward to confession his own secret talent: hairdressing.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Chuck Lorre

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    Writer:Chuck Lorre
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Second Coming of Leonard

    S1:E152/4/1998

    When Dharma's charismatic old boyfriend, Leonard, suddenly re-enters her life after a year in India, Greg finds himself extremely uncomfortable around him—especially when it becomes clear that absolutely everyone else, from Greg's parents to even Marlene, absolutely adores Leonard. Weakened by battling a bad cold, Greg is thrown for a loop when Leonard reveals that he has been celibate since he left Dharma and Dharma decides that she and Greg should give abstinence a try as well. Finally, Dharma informs everyone that they should respect Greg's wishes and not see Leonard any more—then everyone simultaneously spots Greg on television enjoying Leonard's company and his benchside basketball tickets.

    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Eric Zicklin

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    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Eric Zicklin
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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Daughter of the Bride of Finkelstein

    S1:E183/4/1998

    A plumbing emergency in their apartment forces Dharma and Greg to move in temporarily with his parents, and a situation fraught with tension is made worse when the Finkelsteins decide to contemplate marriage after twenty years of unwed bliss—and Larry moves in with the Montgomerys as well.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Chuck Lorre

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    Writer:Chuck Lorre
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Invasion of the Buddy Snatcher

    S1:E235/20/1998

    When Greg hosts a poker game, Dharma takes advantage of the occasion to meet his buddies. Petty jealousies surface as she begins befriending the men and privately advising them on personal matters - including bankruptcy, impotence, and a serious crush one of the men has on Greg - and they in turn begin to full uncomfortable around Greg because he won't share his feelings with them. Upset that Dharma has taken over his friends, Greg tries to bluff her by maintaining that he has plans of his own to hang out with Jane; and when Dharma thinks this an ""awesome"" idea, he finds himself involved in a bizarre role-playing game with Jane's very bizarre friends (including the Vulcan-eared Trekkie seen at the end of episode 20). Meanwhile, Kitty and Edward are unhappily afloat in ""duck soup,"" as their swimming pool is invaded by waterfowl. Enter Abby, who is getting a Berkeley degree in ornithological intelligence. (Larry: ""It's the study of bird brains."" Kitty: ""Oh, that must be useful."")

    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Gail Mancuso

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Ringing Up Baby

    S2:E19/23/1998

    A new path in life opens suddenly at the newlyweds' feet when Donna, the express checkout girl at their local supermarket, reveals that she has been dumped by her boyfriend just as she is about to bear his child. When Dharma brings her home for the night, Donna gets a bright idea: why doesn't she give the baby to Dharma and Greg? Greg is dead against the idea but.... you can guess the rest except maybe the fact that the baby turns out to be black.

    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Chuck Lorre

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    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Chuck Lorre
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Paper Hat Anniversary

    S2:E410/14/1998

    It's traditional to fight on your first anniversary (even if Hallmark doesn't have a card for it): Dharma and Greg stage an argument to escape their parents' planned celebration, but in concocting the excuse Greg says Dharma was being ""flighty,"" and the gloves come off. While they drive out of the city, Dharma retaliates by calling Greg a ""stick in the mud,"" and soon their car is stuck in the mud when he tries to demonstrate how impetuous he can be. (Not very.) They hike to a diner, but find it closed because of a death in the owner's family; just as Greg breaks a pane in the door in order to use the phone, a highway patrolman happens by and the young couple get caught in a charade of being the replacement cook and waitress. There's a nice unspoken continuity with the first season episode in which Greg really did become a short order cook, and it's nice to see him sharing Dharma's role-playing game, even if unwillingly. But Dharma looks tense and unhappy even before Greg accidentally i

    Director:Amanda Bearse

    Writers:Eric Zicklin, Bill Prady

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    Director:Amanda Bearse

    Writers:Eric Zicklin, Bill Prady
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - A Closet Full of Hell

    S2:E610/28/1998

    A hilariously spooky Halloween episode finds the couple engaged in amorous horseplay (Dharma showing Greg how to do a strip-tease for her) on the eve of their house-warming party when the dogs sniff out something eerie in their new apartment: a hidden storage closet full of antique dolls. Although Dharma senses evil, Greg talks her into going ahead with the event while he cleans away the dolls, but in the middle of the party Dharma discovers the dolls have quietly returned to their former positions, together with two new dolls which bear an alarming resemblance to Dharma and Greg. Abbie intervenes with an exorcism (to Pete's amusement), then all seems well until the newlyweds hear heavy footsteps in the attic at midnight, and discover a single doll hung from the ceiling. Greg determines to spend all night in the attic to find out once and for all what is going on, joined by a reluctant Dharma, and they are both terrified when a trapdoor opens to reveal a screaming elderly woman who dem

    Director:Gil Junger

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Wish We Weren't Here

    S5:E911/20/2001

    Bad weather grounds Dharma and Greg's flight in Indiana.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Bill Prady

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - The Cat's Out of the Bag

    S1:E204/1/1998

    The pretense that everything is fine with Greg's parents finally proves too much for Dharma, who snaps during dinner at a Chinese restaurant and has the bad news served to Greg in a fortune cookie (to the absorbed interest of the Chinese family sharing their table). Trying to help the Montgomery's non-existent sex life, Dharma takes Kitty to her local neighborhood erotica store, where they naturally run into Abby and Larry. Greg and Pete take Edward for a drink to commiserate, and Edward demonstrates his ace in pick-up lines: ""Excuse me, young lady, do you have change for a million?"" Meanwhile, Jane has gone off to a Star Trek convention (""I like middle-aged men who are virgins""), leaving her pet Mr. Boots with Dharma and Greg; but Greg freaks out when he discovers that Mr. Boots is not exactly a cat.

    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Haus Arrest

    S1:E1212/17/1997

    Dharma's free spirit and maternal instincts are challenged when Greg's rebellious teenage niece Jennifer visits for the holidays and soon abuses her newfound friendship with her aunt. When Dharma and Jane take her along on a wacky shopping trip pretending to be monolingual German tourists, they are upset to discover that she has used them as a cover for actual shoplifting. Later when Dharma discovers that Jennifer has invited a boyfriend over unannounced, she lowers the disciplinary boom—and Jennifer runs away.

    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - And Then There's the Wedding

    S1:E410/15/1997

    There's love amid the ruins when Dharma and Greg hold a ""do-over"" wedding to appease their families, particularly the hostile Kitty, who turns the young couple's plans for a simple party into a big country-club affair, including a formal renewal of the wedding vows. (Says Greg to Dharma: ""You know, some day our parents will be gone and we'll look back on this day and not miss them so much."") Meanwhile, Pete and Jane have a surprising encounter of their own in the cloakroom.

    Director:Will Mackenzie

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Indian Summer

    S1:E711/5/1997

    While sunning on the roof, Dharma & Jane meet an elderly Native American who wants to die on the premises, claiming that it was his ancestors' sacred burial ground. Naturally Dharma invites him to stay with her, and naturally Greg is deeply suspicious of his motives and tails them—even to the extent of getting Pete to impersonate him at a dinner with Attorney General Janet Reno.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie

    Writer:Don Foster

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    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie

    Writer:Don Foster
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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

    S1:E911/19/1997

    When Greg needs an upgraded security clearance to work on a top-secret case, Dharma and the families are subjected to a background check, which reveals some very interesting information about Larry and Edward. Dharma discovers to her horror that her proud anti-establishment rebel father in not in fact wanted by the FBI as he's always bragged, and embroils Greg and Pete in a scheme to plant a phony file for Larry to steal. Meanwhile, Greg is shaken to discover that Edward never in fact divorced his first wife; and Kitty's reaction to the news is not what anyone would expect.

    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Bill Prady

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Instant Dharma

    S1:E1112/10/1997

    Dharma's parents arrive for their weekly yoga class only to find Dharma in tears because all her other students have deserted her for the popular self-defense class across the hall. Greg's efforts to cheer her up only get them evicted from Kitty's operatic fund raising evening. Clearing out her locker, Dharma curiously wanders into the self-defense class that turns out to be run by a wacky woman named Spyder, who is promoting herself with alarmist flyers about a massive increase in crime in the neighborhood. When Dharma protests that this is a lie, Spyder intimidates her physically, then invades a depressed Dharma's nightmare about breaking her non-violent principles and retaliating. When Dharma does attempt to remonstrate with Spyder, both she and Greg get their butts kicked.

    Directors:Chuck Lorre, Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Unknown

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