Dharma & Greg

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.

Theres 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 couples 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 well 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.

When Gregs competitive nature becomes destructive, Dharma exposes him to yoga, hoping to lower his stress level. After two classes, however, they both realize Gregs 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 Dharmas yoga instruction.

After Greg wins a major court case, he is urged to run for Congress. Its an idea that moves Dharma to consult Gregs 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 hes not a Democrat because hes having sex with his wife, and we know hes not a Republican because hes 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.

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

Dharmas free spirit and maternal instincts are challenged when Gregs 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.

Transportation becomes an issue for the young couple when Greg insists Dharma can use his car any time she wants but makes compulsive demands on her treatment of the vehicle. (Dharma: ""Honey, I love you, but bite me!"") So Dharma goes to a city auction with Jane and Pete and becomes the proud owner of a 1968 yellow schoolbus. Meanwhile, Abby invites the Montgomerys over for a meat dinner, and reveals that she was once romantically involved with Salazar, the featured artist at Kittys charity exhibition. An amused Edward challenges the Finkelsteins to attend the function, which is threatened by a freak rainstorm and flood—its Old Yeller to the rescue!

A romantic Valentines Day weekend turns out to be anything but for Dharma and Greg. It all begins when Greg downloads a travel brochure promising a cozy getaway at the Red Rose Inn in upstate snow country. Unfortunately, things dont go quite as planned. En route, they get ticketed for speeding when Greg tries to make up time lost burying a dead animal that Dharma spotted by the roadside. Worse still, when they arrive at the inn they discover its just an ordinary little house with no snow and only a backyard trailer to accommodate guests. Meanwhile, Kitty misinterprets Larrys talk about an animal-shelter swap meet to mean wife swapping, and she and Edward find themselves strangely disturbed by the idea.

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.

The pretense that everything is fine with Gregs 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 Montgomerys 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.

A rather daring episode by contemporary network standards: When Jane breezes in to claim custody of Dharmas stuffed duck, Dharma explains to Greg that its 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 wouldnt rhyme.)

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Abby and Larry assemble a village, which includes an African spiritual adviser, a troubadour, a storyteller who has taken a vow of silence, a lesbian lactation expert, and Jane to help Dharma and Greg with the baby. Greg is pleased, sort of, until he realizes that this entails everyone living with them during the babys first formative years. Meanwhile, Kitty takes to her bed, convinced that her life is over now that she has become a grandmother overnight. Dharma promises to help Kitty fulfill her matriarchal ambitions by having ""a whole buttload of kids,"" but is taken aback by Kittys first dynastic decision: to name the baby after Edwards wealthy uncle Fergus.

Its traditional to fight on your first anniversary (even if Hallmark doesnt 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 owners 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. Theres a nice unspoken continuity with the first season episode in which Greg really did become a short order cook, and its nice to see him sharing Dharmas role-playing game, even if unwillingly. But Dharma looks tense and unhappy even before Greg accidentally i

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 Petes 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

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.

A gently surreal episode whose humor derives from escalating skewed logic in the Preston Sturges mode: Gregs hostile secretary Marlene (at last the wonderful Yeardley Smith returns!) is offended by her annual staff evaluation as ""Satisfactory,"" while Greg is overjoyed by his ""Superior"" rating until he learns Pete got the same rating. When Greg confronts his boss, he is driven to desperation by the mans apparent complete inability to discriminate between similar items (Tahiti vs. Buffalo as a honeymoon destination, freshly baked bread vs. moldy supermarket bread), and almost unhinged by the bosss decision to put Pete in charge while he is in medical leave. At the same time Greg must deal with Dharmas impulse decision to open a store without first deciding what she will sell, and the fact that the place quickly becomes packed with people who find Dharmas environment strangely soothing and establish a barter economy amongst themselves. There is of course only one ""logical"" conclusion

When Greg convinces Dharma to accompany him and Pete to a football game, despite her lifelong aversion to competitive sports, he is unprepared for her sudden and total conversion into a fanatical San Francisco 49ers fan--and the term ""fanatical"" is not used lightly. When Dharma sneaks out to a game in the middle of dinner with her parents, Greg decides she needs help, and arranges an intervention involving quarterback Steve Young.

Role playing at a golf shop, the couple put on fake Southern accents and wind up endearing themselves to a genuine Southerner -- who turns out to be the federal judge before whom Greg must argue a cast the next day. After an evenings panic, he decides to tough it out and wins the case hands down (while mystifying Pete). But he discovers he has succeeded only too well: Judge Harper becomes the couples best friend and constant companion, and Greg despairs at having to keep up the pretence forever -- especially when the judge comes to meet the entire extended family.

After a dehumanizing experience with bureaucratic red tape, Dharma is inspired to run for office, and thanks to a pair of wacky opponents and a hefty campaign contribution from Edward, she may have a real shot. Meanwhile, Pete and Jane find a shocking way to fight the alone-on-Valentines-Day blues.

Election day is here, and Dharma has finally mastered the art of politics. But its her own body that teaches her that lying can lead to flu, rashes, eye sties, oozing sores and even a bout of the gout.

When Greg rather reluctantly gives Dharma half of his on-line investment account, she becomes obsessed with profit (even borrowing from her parents), but unwisely follows a tip from a friend of Larrys and sinks everything into a San Francisco company that promptly sinks even further. When she appeals to a recently retired Edward for help, he quickly rejuvenates the business, which happens to merchandize womens fashions for men: edrag.com; but Kitty objects that Edwards golden years were reserved for her.

Greg is forced to go with the flow when Larry makes a few improvements in the loft and lets in more than just a spring shower; and Dick Clark pays a visit during Edwards surreal flashback sequence.

When Dharma and Greg decide to go on a first date to get reacquainted the old-fashioned way, their courtship doesnt go as well as planned: a furious Dharma moves back in with her parents and refuses to speak to a penitent Greg.

Dharma tracks the missing Greg down at a seedy motel. (I missed this episode and it has not yet been rerun.)

Dharma agrees to play drums for a friends teenage garage band. Meanwhile, she helps Greg through his crisis by purposefully invoking arguments with him.

Dharma becomes convinced that the ghost of a recently deceased neighbor wants to conduct some unfinished business -- and the spirit soon moves Greg in a rather carnal way.

Abby and Larry decide to make it official after thirty years of unwedded bliss, provided they can get Kenny Loggins to sing at the ceremony. Meanwhile, Greg comes full circle on his search for tranquility a part-time resident of the local park comes to him with a legal problem.

In an attempt to make Thanksgiving more enjoyable than last years debacle (which we see in flashbacks), Dharma and Greg devise a plan to entirely avoid their families. When it becomes clear how much this has hurt everyone, the pair wind up more stuffed than any turkey after eating four Thanksgiving dinners: their own, one cooked (barely) by Kitty, another with Abby and Larry, and a fourth with Celias family -- who have a fight that top last years.

Worried that theyve run out of friends, Dharma and Greg "interview" a series of potential couples to see who meets their strict requirements.

Dharmas friendship with two police officers gets her anti-establishment father Larry hot under the collar, and the family feud threatens to ruin Abbys surprise birthday party.

While spending the weekend at Dharmas parents house, Greg fears theyre in grave danger when an old family friend shows up unexpectedly -- Nunzio and Stinky dig up his skeleton in Larrys garden. Meanwhile, Larry and Abby run into Edward and Kitty on a flight to Washington and discover that Edward is testifying before Congress on an environmental issue that Larry and Abby are protesting.

Much to Gregs horror, Dharma tries to help Donald make a memorable evening of his first sexual experience. Meanwhile, Greg searches for memories from his childhood but decides he would rather remain in the present; and Larry develops temporary powers of recollection.

Dharmas ritual of unburdening her sins every seven years reveals things that would be better off remaining a burden. Meanwhile, Larry convinces the Montgomerys maid, Celia, to go on strike, leading everyone to discover how much control Celia has over Kittys personality.

After replacing her furniture with Gregs stored bachelor stuff, Dharma is a changed woman. But not necessarily for the better -- she becomes strangely possessed with material ambition. Meanwhile, Edward finally rebels against the fact that even his private den is entirely decorated by Kitty.

Dharmas vision of a baby sets her and Greg to officially start trying; Pete asks for Gregs help after getting fired; Abby celebrates the onset of menopause.

Dharma tries to reconnect with her old life by planning a wild road trip to Mexico with her friends. When Greg decides to go along for the ride, Dharmas friends are less than pleased. Meanwhile, Larry lands a job as a night security guard with Edwards company in order to get medical insurance for the baby.

A small war breaks out as Dharma stages a protest to halt Gregs plans to enlist in the Army. But once he does, the legal eagles stuffy style has the troops ready to boot him out of boot camp.

Abby turns a blind eye when Dharma goes the extra mile to help care for the new baby in the Finklestein family.

Dharma realizes she should have left well enough alone when Gregs surprise party nearly brings the Finklesteins and Montgomerys to blows.

When Dharma and Greg disagree about playing role model to their young college friend Donald, they decide to experiment with independence for the first time since their marriage began. When things finally get really tense, only an obscure dream and a visit from Abraham Lincoln can close the divide.

Dharma regretfully seeks Edwards business advice when the co-ops slush fund comes up empty, and Greg works with a very successful attorney whom Dharma used to date.

Dharma must come to terms with her own guilt about Charlie, and resolve which direction the relationship will take. (Part 2 of 2)

Fleeing from Kittys talk on popular restoration of Victoria architecture, Dharma drags Greg into a neighboring high-school reunion for the class of 81, assuming the identities of no-shows Todd and Judy. She is non-plussed to discover that everyone present loathes ""Judy"" for the terrible things she did to them in high school, and decides the universe wants her to make amends by visiting each of Judys former victims and apologizing. When this doesnt work out, she tracks down the actual Judy for a confrontation. Meanwhile, Larry offers Edward tips on how to revitalize the sexual side of his marriage, and encourages Abby to do the same for Kitty -- but their advice (""let the other make the first move"") leads to stalemate.

In an effort to boost Petes confidence, Dharma makes the naïve mistake of convincing Greg to leave the practice in Petes very incapable hands.

Kittys swing at writing erotica leaves Edward exhausted, while her editor (Dharma) finds that the work suffers when the couple plays too much. Meanwhile, Greg avoids the issue entirely by submersing himself into building a model ship.

A simple garden on Montgomery-owned land triggers a war of the roses (and ladybugs) between Kitty and Dharmas hippie friends. Meanwhile, Dharma gets her hands dirty helping one of Eds wrongfully terminated employees put his life back together, whether he likes it or not.

After catching Dharma innocently hanging out with her old college tutor---and failed suitor---Charlie, an enraged Greg moves out. Then the misunderstanding turns into a crisis as they both get caught up in the planning of their mutual friends impending wedding, compelling Greg to seriously reevaluate his own crazy marriage. But when he finally sees the light, it may be too late.

Dharma decides that her accident must be a manifestation of the universe shuffling her cosmic deck of cards so that she can help people—from the hospital, physical therapy, insurance company, etc.—whom she otherwise wouldnt have met. Yet while Dharma loves giving help to others, shes not nearly as fond of accepting it for herself, even when shes in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, Greg deals with an insurance problem—the company has paid them twice by mistake, but wont listen to his attempts to explain.

At the same time that Dharmas doctor gives her permission to resume sexual relations, Greg sees their totaled car for the first time since the accident and learns that the insurance adjuster ruled it a case of reckless driving. Now completely guilt-ridden and overly cautious, Gregs unable to enjoy Dharmas romantic advances. Meanwhile, Edward wants Larry to return the rundown desk chair of his that Kitty attempted to throw out. While at first annoyed by Larrys insistence that they play games for the ownership of the chair, Edward grows to enjoy Larrys company.

Dharma finds herself inadvertently trying to compete with a visiting childhood friend. Dharma and September grew up together in a commune, and September has remained loyal to her nonconformist ways, such as preparing a salad with greens that ""were growing in the cracks in the sidewalk"" and singing songs taught her by Nelson Mandela. Feeling guilty over how much her own life has changed, Dharma decides to get back to basics. First, she simplifies her wardrobe; then she wonders what else she and Greg can do without—like maybe electricity, or at least Gregs beloved television (just before the Superbowl). But what worries her most is a suspicion that September may have designs on Larry. And shes right—but theyre not what she fears.

Jenna Elfmans real-life husband Bodhi Elfman guest stars as an old performance artist friend of Dharmas who convinces her to co-star with him in his latest work: To live ""on display"" in an art gallery 24 hours a day for a week. Needless to say, Gregs not thrilled with her decision, and father-in-law Larrys moving in with him doesnt help matters.

Dharma tries to learn the identity of Gregs fantasy girl; Gregs truthfulness upsets things at his parents place.

Greg proposing to another woman? Dharma bringing another man home to meet the folks? This landmark flashback episode takes place six months prior to the series pilot and shows Dharma and Gregs lives before they met and married on their first date. Share in Kittys chagrin as Greg breaks up with his debutante fiancée, and join Larry as he watches Dharma leave a great guy who ""refuses to get a job.""

A heart attack scare during Larrys business pitch for his chili causes Edward to reminisce about a simpler time in his life, when he wasnt a high-pressured ""captain of industry"" merely acquiring and merging other companies. Trying to persuade him to adopt an an easier life, Dharma is taken aback when Edward seizes command of a mall sports shoe outlet owned by his company and happily settles in as a crackerjack shoe salesman—until Kitty finds out. Meanwhile, picking up papers that need Edwards signature, Greg gets a taste of what life would be like as his fathers business successor; and realizes (as Kitty angrily tells Dharma) that the real reason Edward hasnt retired is because he is waiting for Greg to take his place. Dharma sympathizes with Greg about abandoning the practice he has built up over the past year—but since this seems to consist of crabby Marlene mismanaging the office and Pete ""teaching"" three gorgeous young women a ""course"" in sexual harassment, perhaps the transit

Supermodel Claudia Schiffer guest stars as Gretchen, a drop-dead gorgeous new lawyer in Gregs office about whom hes having sexual fantasies. Guilt-ridden over his inappropriate thoughts—especially since its his ""four-and-a-half-year anniversary"" with Dharma—Greg tries desperately to get Gretchen off his mind, to no avail.

A visit from Kirk, a younger alumnus from Gregs law school, launches an unsuspecting Greg into the middle of a crazy college game with very specific rules developed by ""seriously drunk"" undergraduates. Despite Gregs reluctance to engage in a college prank at this stage in his life, Dharma leaves him no choice when she rallies the gang to help him win back his championship title in a relatively amusing parody of Mission: Impossible. Meanwhile, security guard Larry is disturbed when his supervisor Walter points out that he gets special treatment because his daughter is married to the bosss son. When Larry demands Edward rescind all special treatment, Walter obligingly fires Larry.

Dharma encourages Larry to ask his brother George for a loan to buy Larrys favourite conspiracy bookshop; when strange things start to go wrong, Dharma suspects that George is plotting to undermine Larrys success. Her efforts to uncover the plot mean she must undergo multiple dental procedures at Georges office, but seem to be justified when the store mysteriously burns down just before the grand re-opening. Meanwhile, Kitty tries to revitalize her love life by making Edward jealous—claiming that her car attendant keeps leaving red roses on the seat for her.

A little girl forms an attachment to Dharma and Greg; Kitty is ordered to perform community service.

Dharma & Greg get stuck in a snowstorm after leaving the chalet and begin to wonder how their diverse upbringings will affect them as parents. (Part 2 of 2)