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| Episode 1 - [Ringing Up Baby] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Brigid Brannagh | James Sie | Director : Gail Mancuso | Writer : Chuck Lorre | |
| Air Date : Sep. 23, 1998 |
| Episode 2 - [It Takes A Village] |
| Details : 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 baby's 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 Kitty's first dynastic decision: to name the baby after Edward's wealthy uncle Fergus. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Robert Wisdom | Grace Zabriskie | Director : Gail Mancuso | Writer : Bill Prady | |
| Air Date : Sep. 30, 1998 |
| Episode 3 - [Turn Turn Turn] |
| Details : Experimenting to see if her parents can be trusted to mind the baby Dharma and Greg take the baby to the movies with them but the incessant crying annoys the patrons around them Dharma's crying. Abby approached Kitty to see if they can agree on a compromise between their family traditions for the baby's naming ceremony which results in a huge gathering and a minister a rabbi and a shaman. (Yes they tell jokes.) Even Kitty with the help of Larry's special cookies gets into the swing of things; and all is happiness until a telegram arrives: Donna has changed her mind and wants the baby back. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Brigid Brannagh | Ned Romero | Stuart Pankin | Holmes Osborne | Director : Gail Mancuso | Writer : Bill Prady | Director : Chuck Lorre | |
| Air Date : Oct. 07, 1998 |
| Episode 4 - [The Paper Hat Anniversary] |
| Details : 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 |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Eric Zicklin | Director : Amanda Bearse | Writer : Bill Prady | |
| Air Date : Oct. 14, 1998 |
| Episode 5 - [Unarmed And Dangerous] |
| Details : In the middle of a typical in-law squabble Dharma and Greg answer an emergency call and rush to hospital. There they find a partially immobilized Pete who has dislocated both shoulders in a bizarre car accident. Greg is not too pleased at Dharma's offer to nurse Pete back to health and after a traumatic visit to Pete's apartment to pick up his cat gives her far too much insight into Pete's life (or lack thereof) Dharma finds herself committed to cleansing her house guest both physically and spiritually. Meanwhile Kitty convinces Abby's Save the Ducks fund raising committee that rather than making $800 with a bake sale they can raise $80000 with a fancy celebrity dinner featuring Alan Alda or one of the Baldwin boys. Trouble is when the event gets under way the celebrity turns out to be not exactly environmentally aware Andrew Dice Clay. Jane becomes addicted to the one acceptable item in Pete's apartment: his vibrating um massage chair; and Pete's final act of chauvinism |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Andrew Dice Clay | Miriam Flynn | Cristine Rose | Director : Gail Mancuso | |
| Air Date : Oct. 21, 1998 |
| Episode 6 - [A Closet Full Of Hell] |
| Details : 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 |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bodhi Elfman | Director : Gil Junger | |
| Air Date : Oct. 28, 1998 |
| Episode 7 - [Valet Girl] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rosemary Forsyth | Carlos Lacámara | Jennifer Darling | Frank Roman | Terri Hoyos | Director : Gail Mancuso | Writer : Bill Prady | Director : Chuck Lorre | |
| Air Date : Nov. 04, 1998 |
| Episode 8 - [Like Dharma's Totally Got A Date] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Hilary Angelo | Jennifer Lyons | Writer : Eric Zicklin | |
| Air Date : Nov. 11, 1998 |
| Episode 9 - [Brought To You In Dharmavision] |
| Details : 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! |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nicholas Gonzalez | Writer : Bill Prady | Director : Chuck Lorre | |
| Air Date : Nov. 18, 1998 |
| Episode 10 - [Yes We Have No Bananas (Or Anything Else For That Matter)] |
| Details : A gently surreal episode whose humor derives from escalating skewed logic in the Preston Sturges mode: Greg's 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 man's 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 boss's decision to put Pete in charge while he is in medical leave. At the same time Greg must deal with Dharma's 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 Dharma's environment strangely soothing and establish a barter economy amongst themselves. There is of course only one logical conclusion |
| Guest Cast and Crew : T. J. Thyne | Yeardley Smith | Kevin Nealon | Writer : Eric Zicklin | |
| Air Date : Nov. 25, 1998 |
| Episode 11 - [The House That Dharma Built] |
| Details : Gail Mancuso seems to direct all the best episodes and this is no exception: A friendly game of strip poker between the newlyweds is interrupted by an emergency visit from Larry and Abbie (who are willing to wait a half hour until the sex is finished an offer Greg can't accept). It turns out that their property is under siege by an unscrupulous developer who happens to be a former and hated classmate of Greg's. After Dharma invites the developer and his wife to dinner then has to fight off his sexual advances she is forced to accept Greg's viewpoint -- that he is evil -- and to seek a flattered Kitty's advice on how to get rid of him and save her parents' beloved home. The solution involves Jane Pete a trampoline some garbage cans and the IRS... and a wonderful coda using the trampoline. (In the course of the episode we also learn that Dharma has been both a magician's assistant and a professional casino dealer.) |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jessica Lundy | Jeff Austin | Kurt Fuller | Nigel Gibbs | Director : Gail Mancuso | Writer : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Bill Prady | |
| Air Date : Dec. 09, 1998 |
| Episode 12 - [Are You Ready For Some Football] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Steve Young | Rolando Molina | John Laughlin | Writer : Eric Zicklin | Director : Gail Mancuso | |
| Air Date : Dec. 16, 1998 |
| Episode 13 - [Death And Violins] |
| Details : Edward's mother Beatrice is dying and knows it despite the efforts of everyone around her to deny the fact except Dharma who argues for honesty and gets a priceless Stradivarius as a keepsake much to the horror of Kitty who believes it belongs in a museum -- especially after everyone has heard Dharma trying to learn Three Blind Mice on the instrument. Then Dharma learns something very surprising: Edward and Kitty's marriage was a whirlwind courtship bitterly opposed by Beatrice who has never forgiven her free-thinking daughter-in-law and refuses to pass on the family heirloom engagement ring to her. Dharma tries to help mend fences before it's too late -- then tries to respect Beatrice's dying wish to pass on the ring when it is much much too late. In a coda Greg is more than happy to let Dharma's violin teacher borrow the Strad for a recital then learns Dharma has taken up the trombone instead. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nina Foch | Maria Bamford | Holmes Osborne | Joyce Guy | Writer : Chuck Lorre | |
| Air Date : Jan. 06, 1999 |
| Episode 14 - [Dharma And Greg On A Hot Tin Roof] |
| Details : 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 evening's 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 couple's 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Brian Dunkleman | Tom Virtue | Paul Dooley | Director : Gail Mancuso | |
| Air Date : Jan. 20, 1999 |
| Episode 15 - [Dharma And The Horse She Rode In On] |
| Details : It's Dharma's birthday but the surprise she gets isn't what Greg was planning. First his parents take them on a mock foxhunt and the uncontrollably wild stallion at the stables becomes meek as a lamb as she as he meets Dharma (who nicknames him Steve). Groom Joaquin swears it's because the horse has fallen madly in love with Dharma -- and sure enough Steve starts showing up unexpectedly (and inexplicably) at the apartment. Meanwhile Greg's old flame Barbara (guest Coyle reprises her role from episode five) is assigned to work with him on a case with an overnight deadline but has to go home to deal with a plumbing emergency so Greg accompanies her and over several hours of hard work they both fall asleep. When Dharma gets back from returning Steve to the stables it's 3:00 am and Greg is missing so she calls Pete who assumes the worst and swears that Greg is passed out drunk on his floor. When Greg is late leaving work for Dharma's party and still has to stop off at the jewele |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Diane Delano | Director : Robert Berlinger | |
| Air Date : Feb. 03, 1999 |
| Episode 16 - [See Dharma Run] |
| Details : 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-Valentine's-Day blues. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nancy Lenehan | Director : Robert Berlinger | |
| Air Date : Feb. 10, 1999 |
| Episode 17 - [Run Dharma Run] |
| Details : As Election Day approaches Dharma and Greg's relationship hits stormy seas due to clashes over her campaign strategy. Meanwhile an aggressive opponent may really rain on Dharma's parade. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nancy Lenehan | Writer : Eric Zicklin | Director : Gail Mancuso | Writer : Don Foster | |
| Air Date : Feb. 17, 1999 |
| Episode 18 - [See Dharma Run Amok] |
| Details : Election day is here and Dharma has finally mastered the art of politics. But it's her own body that teaches her that lying can lead to flu rashes eye sties oozing sores and even a bout of the gout. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bruce French | Nancy Lenehan | Director : Will Mackenzie | Writer : Don Foster | |
| Air Date : Feb. 24, 1999 |
| Episode 19 - [Everybody Must Get Stones] |
| Details : Dharma and Greg join their parents and even Pete and Jane on a couples' retreat. But when they repeatedly fail tests designed to demonstrate the strength of their relationship (while Pete and Jane score tops) they resort to covert measures. Meanwhile Kitty and Edward find a weekend in the wild to be just that. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jim Turner | Director : Will Mackenzie | Writer : Bill Prady | |
| Air Date : Mar. 03, 1999 |
| Episode 20 - [Dharma Drags Edward Out Of Retirement] |
| Details : 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 Larry's 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 women's fashions for men: edrag.com; but Kitty objects that Edward's golden years were reserved for her. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Joel Brooks | Michael Winters | Director : Gail Mancuso | Director : Chuck Lorre | |
| Air Date : Mar. 31, 1999 |
| Episode 21 - [It Never Happened One Night] |
| Details : Dharma pushes her mother-in-law's fortitude to the absolute limit when she presents Kitty with an award at a country-club luncheon -- and later wrecks her car. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jennifer Darling | Director : Gail Mancuso | Writer : Bill Prady | Director : Chuck Lorre | |
| Air Date : May. 05, 1999 |
| Episode 22 - [Bed Bath And Beyond] |
| Details : 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 Edward's surreal flashback sequence. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Walter Olkewicz | Casey Sander | Dick Clark | Writer : Eric Zicklin | Director : Gail Mancuso | |
| Air Date : May. 12, 1999 |
| Episode 23 - [A Girl Can Dream Can't She] |
| Details : Greg discovers he should pay more attention to his wife's intuition when Dharma has a nightmare and begs him not to go away on a business trip. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Yeardley Smith | Director : Amanda Bearse | Writer : Don Foster | |
| Air Date : May. 19, 1999 |
| Episode 24 - [The Dating Game] |
| Details : When Dharma and Greg decide to go on a first date to get reacquainted the old-fashioned way their courtship doesn't go as well as planned: a furious Dharma moves back in with her parents and refuses to speak to a penitent Greg. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Bill Prady | |
| Air Date : May. 26, 1999 |