Season 1 (1997/1998)

No. in No. in
Title Directed By Written By Airdate
series season
Dottie Dartland & September
1 1 "Pilot" James Burrows
Chuck Lorre 24, 1997
When Greg sees Dharma on the subway, they can't stop looking at each other. She recognizes
his picture in the newspaper and finds him in his office, drags him to a Giants baseball game,
then for pie in Reno, where they get married all within the same day.

Back at home, the dream soon turns into a nightmare for Greg when he meets Dharma's
hippie parents. They can't tell her dad Larry that they committed the 'fascist state's unnatural'
act of marriage. Dharma's adventure begins when she meets Greg's socialite snob parents.
The happy couple finds themselves in a tug of war between decency and staying true to
yourself with ruthless honesty.
Dottie Dartland & October 1,
2 2 "And the In-Laws Meet" Will Mackenzie
Chuck Lorre 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.
"Shower the People You October 8,
3 3 Will Mackenzie Bill Prady
Love With Love" 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.
"And Then There's the October 15,
4 4 Will Mackenzie Regina Stewart
Wedding" 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.
Meanwhile, Pete and Jane have a surprising encounter of their own in the cloakroom.
October 22,
5 5 "The Ex-Files" Tom Moore Eric Zicklin
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.
Regina Stewart & October 29,
6 6 "Yoga and Boo, Boo" Gail Mancuso
Eric Zicklin 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.
Philip Charles November 5,
7 7 "Indian Summer" Dottie Dartland
MacKenzie 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.
"Mr. Montgomery Goes to Philip Charles November
8 8 Chuck Lorre
Washington" MacKenzie 12, 1997
After Greg wins a major court case, he is urged to run for Congress. It is 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. 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.
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Bill Prady & Sid November
9 9 Gail Mancuso
Father" Youngers 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 is 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.
Chuck Lorre & November
10 10 "The First Thanksgiving" Gail Mancuso
Dottie Dartland 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.
December 10,
11 11 "Instant Dharma" Gail Mancuso Chuck Lorre
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.
Dottie Dartland & December 17,
12 12 "Haus Arrest" Gail Mancuso
Regina Stewart 1997
Dharma's free spirit and maternal instincts are challenged when Greg's rebellious teenage
cousin Jennifer visits for the holidays and soon abuses her newfound friendship with her
aunt. When Dharma discovers that Jennifer has invited a boyfriend over unannounced, she
lowers the disciplinary boom — and Jennifer runs away. As punishment, 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.
 Chuck Lorre &
"Do You Want Fries With Ellen January 7,
13 13 Charles Harper
That?" Gittelsohn 1998
Yates
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.
January 21,
14 14 "Old Yeller" Gail Mancuso Don Foster
1998
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 school bus. Meanwhile, Abby invites
the Montgomery's over for a meat dinner, and reveals that she was once romantically
involved with Salazar, the featured artist at Kitty's charity exhibition. An amused Edward
challenges the Finkelstein's to attend the function, which is threatened by a freak rainstorm
and flood—it's 'Old Yeller' to the rescue!
"The Second Coming of Dottie Dartland & February 4,
15 15 Gail Mancuso
Leonard" Eric Zicklin 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 bench-side basketball tickets.
Teleplay: Bill
"Dharma and Greg's First Prady & Regina
February 11,
16 16 Romantic Valentine's Day Gil Junger Stewart
1998
Weekend" Story: Chuck
Lorre
A romantic Valentine's 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 don't 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 it's just
an ordinary little house with no snow and only a backyard trailer to accommodate guests.
Meanwhile, Kitty misinterprets Larry's talk about an animal-shelter swap meet to mean wife
swapping, and she and Edward find themselves strangely disturbed by the idea.
"The Official Dharma &
February 25,
17 17 Greg Episode of the 1998 James Burrows Dottie Dartland
1998
Winter Olympics"
While Dharma, Abby and Jane try to help a depressed Kitty struggle through her 50th
birthday, Greg, Larry and Edward head off to the slopes to stage their own Winter Olympics.
To head off Kitty's stated intention of immediate plastic surgery, the daffy trio persuades her
to join them, big wigs and scanty dresses donned, on a mission to flirt at a navy bar. Kitty is
an immediate hit - until one of the young men tells her she reminds him of his mother!
Meanwhile, tobogganing down a mountainside in a canoe, at night, backwards, turns out to
be the father and son bonding experience Greg and Edward never found time for.
"Daughter of the Bride of Chuck Lorre & March 4,
18 18 Gail Mancuso
Finkelstein" Fred Greenlee 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 Finkelstein's
decide to contemplate marriage after twenty eight years of unwed bliss.
Bill Prady & March 11,
19 19 "Dharma's Tangled Web" Ken Levine
Regina Stewart 1998
Dropping in on Kitty, Dharma instantly senses what has happened: Kitty and Edward are
separating. An appalled Kitty makes Dharma promise not to tell Greg, but this well-meaning
deception snowballs as Dharma's sense of guilt develops into a series of escalating fibs that
draws in an uncomprehending Jane Seymour.
Dottie Dartland &
20 20 "The Cat's Out of the Bag" Gail Mancuso April 1, 1998
Fred Greenlee
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. 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. He ends up robbed and tied to a bed by the woman and her accomplice, Vincent (Penn
Jillette). Meanwhile, Jane has gone off to a Star Trek convention, leaving her pet Mr. Boots
with Dharma and Greg. But Greg freaks out when he discovers that Mr. Boots is not exactly
a cat. Guest stars: Penn & Teller
"Spring Forward, Fall Chuck Lorre & April 28,
21 21 Gail Mancuso
Down" Bill Prady 1998
Spring fever hits klutzy Dharma, moving her to dance naked on the roof in full view of a
newscast helicopter, carpet the apartment with live grass and enter a ballroom dancing
contest at the Montgomery's posh country club. Reluctant Greg insists they should accept
that they have no chance of winning and merely enjoy themselves, but Dharma confesses to
her parents that for once in her life, she's like to be competitive at all costs. Trouble is, the
brunt of her aspirations is borne not by her competition but by Greg.
"Much Ado During Eric Zicklin &
22 22 Ken Levine May 13, 1998
Nothing" Chuck Lorre
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, and talks 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.
Susannah
"Invasion of the Buddy Hardaway &
23 23 Gail Mancuso May 20, 1998
Snatcher" Charles Harper
Yates
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. Meanwhile, Kitty and Edward are unhappily afloat in "duck soup," as
their swimming pool is invaded by waterfowl. Enter Abby, who has a Berkeley degree in
ornithological intelligence.

Season 2 (1998/1999)
The episode ends with a food fight between Kitty and Dharma. Meanwhile Greg becomes
Pete and Jane's lawyer.

No. in No. in Original Air

Title Directed By Written By
series season Date
Gail Dottie Dartland & September
24 1 "Ringing Up Baby"
Mancuso Chuck Lorre 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 have 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.
Gail Bill Prady & Regina September
25 2 "It Takes a Village"
Mancuso Stewart 30, 1998
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.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
Gail Regina Stewart October 7,
26 3 "Turn Turn Turn"
Mancuso Story: Dottie Dartland 1998
& Chuck Lorre
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.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
"The Paper Hat Amanda October 14,
27 4 Eric Zicklin
Anniversary" Bearse 1998
Story: Chuck Lorre
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 insults her. Are we to infer a further continuity with the stress from the loss of
the baby?
Teleplay: Noah
Gregoropoulos & Julie
"Unarmed and Gail October 21,
28 5 Ann Larson
Dangerous" Mancuso 1998
Story: Charles Harper
Yates
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 $80,000 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 for this episode, involving beautiful twin
masseuses who live above a liquor store, leaves him in a very embarrassing position indeed.
Teleplay: Dottie
Dartland & Fred October 28,
29 6 "A Closet Full of Hell" Gil Junger
Greenlee 1998
Story: Chuck Lorre
Dharma and Greg are haunted by a prankster spirit living in a newly discovered hidden
closet. It turns out that an old lady collects dolls. Meanwhile Larry shows Edward his skills
of building furniture.
Teleplay: Fred
Gail November 4,
30 7 "Valet Girl" Greenlee & Bill Prady
Mancuso 1998
Story: Chuck Lorre
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 and Dharma get carried away with a Ferrari
31 8 "Like, Dharma's Totally J.D. Lobue Teleplay: Regina November
Got a Date" Stewart & Eric Zicklin 11, 1998
 Story: Dottie Dartland
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.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
"Brought to You in November
32 9 Chuck Lorre Regina Stewart
DharmaVision" 18, 1998
Story: Chuck Lorre
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!"
Teleplay: Charles
"Yes, We Have No
Ellen Harper Yates & Eric November
33 10 Bananas (or Anything
Gittelsohn Zicklin 25, 1998
Else for That Matter)"
Story: Regina Stewart
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: despite the fact that Dharma is losing money, she makes a profit when she is
bought out by Starbucks. (We leave her contemplating a "drive-through" version of her non-
store.) Meanwhile, Larry tries to persuade Edward to buy a drug-running friend's power
yacht, and the four-in laws find themselves held prisoner by an aggressive sea lion who
climbs on board and won't leave.
"The House That Dharma Gail Chuck Lorre & Bill December 9,
34 11
Built" Mancuso Prady 1998
A friendly game of strip poker between the newlyweds is interrupted by an emergency visit
from Larry and Abby (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. At
the end of the episodes it turns out the Finklestien's house is saved. (In the course of the
episode we also learn that Dharma has been both a magician's assistant and a professional
casino dealer.)
Teleplay: Fred
"Are You Ready for Gail Greenlee & Eric December
35 12
Some Football?" Mancuso Zicklin 16, 1998
Story: Bill Prady
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.
Dottie Dottie Dartland & January 6,
36 13 "Death and Violins"
Dartland Chuck Lorre 1999
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.
"Dharma and Greg on a Gail Dottie Dartland & January 20,
37 14
Hot Tin Roof" Mancuso Regina Stewart 1999
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.
Teleplay: Julie Ann
"Dharma and the Horse Bob Larson & Charles February 3,
38 15
She Rode In On" Berlinger Harper Yates 1999
Story: Regina Stewart
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 soon as he meets Dharma. Groom Joaquin swears it's because the
horse has fallen madly in love with Dharma, and sure enough Steve starts showing up
unexpectedly at the apartment. Meanwhile, Greg's old flame Barbara is assigned to work
with him on a case with an overnight deadline.
39 16 "See Dharma Run" Bob Teleplay: Regina February 10,
Berlinger Stewart & Sid 1999
 Youngers
Story: Chuck Lorre
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.
Teleplay: Don Foster
Gail February 17,
40 17 "Run, Dharma, Run" & Eric Zicklin
Mancuso 1999
Story: Dottie Dartland
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.
Teleplay: Don Foster
Will & Regina Stewart February 24,
41 18 "See Dharma Run Amok"
Mackenzie Story: Dottie Dartland 1999
& Chuck Lorre
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.
"Everybody Must Get Will Bill Prady & Sid March 3,
42 19
Stones" Mackenzie Youngers 1999
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.
Teleplay: Don Foster
"Dharma Drags Edward Gail & Regina Stewart March 31,
43 20
Out of Retirement" Mancuso Story: Chuck Lorre & 1999
Bill Prady
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.
Teleplay: Julie Ann
"It Never Happened One Gail Larson & Bill Prady
44 21 May 5, 1999
Night" Mancuso Story: Dottie Dartland
& Chuck Lorre
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.
Teleplay: Fred
Gail Greenlee May 12,
45 22 "Bed, Bath and Beyond"
Mancuso Story: Julie Ann 1999
Larson & Eric Zicklin
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.
Teleplay: Don Foster
"A Girl Can Dream, Can't Amanda May 19,
46 23 & Sid Youngers
She?" Bearse 1999
Story: Dottie Dartland
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.
Gail Chuck Lorre & Bill May 26,
47 24 "The Dating Game"
Mancuso Prady 1999
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.

Season 3 (1999/2000)
No. in No. in Original Air
Title Directed By Written By
series season Date
Teleplay: Don Foster &
"One Flew Over the Amanda September 21,
48 1 Bill Prady
Lawyer's Desk" Bearse 1999
Story: Chuck Lorre
Questioning his place in the universe, Greg begins a journey of self-discovery by exploring
his reasons for becoming a lawyer.
Teleplay: Don Foster &
"Welcome to the Amanda Sid Youngers September 28,
49 2
Hotel Calamari" Bearse Story: Chuck Lorre & 1999
Bill Prady
Trying to find himself, Greg goes on a "journey of self-discovery", which ends in a seedy
motel.
Teleplay: Julie Ann
Amanda Larson & Rachel Sweet October 5,
50 3 "Dharma's Inferno"
Bearse Story: Michelle Nader 1999
& Jonathan Schmock
When the financial realities of Greg's unemployment sink in, Dharma takes on a slew of new
jobs and makes a deal with the devil to make ends meet: she accepts covert checks from
Kitty in exchange for expanded mother/daughter-in-law time spent together. Only when
Edward takes Greg to a high-power suits party while Kitty takes her to the opera to see
"Faust" does Dharma come to her senses and rush back just in time to prevent Greg from
accepting a corporate job.
Teleplay: Eddie
Robert Gorodetsky & Fred October 12,
51 4 "Play Lady Play"
Berlinger Greenlee 1999
Story: Chuck Lorre
Dharma agrees to play drums for a friend's teenage garage band. Meanwhile, she helps Greg
through his crisis by purposefully invoking arguments with him.
52 5 "I Did It For You, Robert Teleplay: Jonathan October 19,
Kitty" Berlinger Schmock & Regina 1999
Stewart
Story: Julie Ann Larson
 & Chuck Lorre
Faced with Kitty's midlife crisis, Dharma decides to help her fulfill her lifelong dream—
winning a beauty pageant.
Teleplay: Jenna Bruce
"The Very Grateful Amanda & Michelle Nader October 26,
53 6
Dead" Bearse Story: Bill Prady & 1999
Regina Stewart
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.
Teleplay: Rachel Sweet
& Sid Youngers November 2,
54 7 "Fairway to Heaven" Ken Levine
Story: Bill Prady & 1999
Regina Stewart
Greg decides his life's fulfillment lies on the professional golf course, but Dharma isn't so
sure if she should let him play through, given that Greg's journey of self-discovery may mean
relocating to Scotland.
Teleplay: Don Foster &
Eddie Gorodetsky November 9,
55 8 "Tie-Dying The Knot" Chuck Lorre
Story: Michelle Nader 1999
& Jonathan Schmock
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.
Teleplay: Jenna Bruce
Amanda November 16,
56 9 "Law and Disorder" & Chuck Lorre
Bearse 1999
Story: Regina Stewart
Constant interference makes Greg wish that his new law practice were a little more private,
especially when Dharma keeps solving his client's problems without recourse to the law;
Dharma reaches out to her landlady on behalf of the other tenants; Larry pursues an
increasingly vindictive feud against his neighbor—who turns out to be his uncle.
Teleplay: Michelle
"Thanksgiving Until Amanda November 23,
57 10 Nader & Sid Youngers
It Hurts" Bearse 1999
Story: Bill Prady
In an attempt to make Thanksgiving more enjoyable than last year's 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 Celia's family—who have a fight that top last
year's.
Teleplay: Eddie
Gorodetsky & Jonathan
"Lawyers, Beer and November 30,
58 11 Asaad Kelada Schmock
Money" 1999
Story: Jenna Bruce &
Rachel Sweet
While his fledgling independent law practice struggles, Greg feels emasculated when
Dharma hits the jackpot in a TV commercial whose producers caught her in a late-night
promo for Greg's business.
Teleplay: Fred Greenlee
"Looking for the December 14,
59 12 J.D. Lobue & Chuck Lorre
Goodbars" 1999
Story: Regina Stewart
Worried that they've run out of friends, Dharma and Greg "interview" a series of potential
couples to see who meets their strict requirements.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
"Drop Dead Amanda January 11,
60 13 Rachel Sweet
Gorgeous" Bearse 2000
Story: Chuck Lorre
Finding that Greg is overwhelmed with paper work (and that her own efforts to help only
lead to desktop carnal encounters), Dharma determines to hire him a first-rate legal secretary.
She tries to get pointers from Greg's former secretary Marlene, but discovers that Marlene's
only real skill is in dodging work. After submitting applicants to a battery of tests, both skill-
related and New Age, Dharma finds the perfect secretary: the intelligent, caring, spiritually
centered Kim—who also happens to be a former fashion model. Despite Jane's skepticism,
Dharma insists she trusts Greg completely and goes out of her way to throw Kim & Greg
together, going so far as to have her accompany Greg to a dance with Kitty and Edward
while she goes to a Smothers Brothers vineyard jamboree with Abby and Larry. When the
car brakes Kim supposedly had serviced fail, Dharma's trust looks like a fatal mistake...
Teleplay: Regina
"Good Cop, Bad Randy January 25,
61 14 Stewart & Don Foster
Daughter" Cordray 2000
Story: Chuck Lorre
Dharma's friendship with two police officers gets her anti-establishment father Larry hot
under the collar, and the family feud threatens to ruin Abby's surprise birthday party.
Teleplay: Eddie
"The Trouble with Gorodetsky & Jonathan February 8,
62 15 Asaad Kelada
Troubadour" Schmock 2000
Story: Chuck Lorre
Dharma lends a helping hand to singer-songwriters Lyle Lovett and k.d. lang when their
fame and fortune leaves them unfulfilled. Meanwhile, a sarcastic hotel clerk spoils plans for
the couple's romantic Valentine's Day getaway.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
February 15,
63 16 "Weekend At Larry's" J.D. Lobue Michelle Nader
2000
Story: Julie Ann Larson
While spending the weekend at Dharma's parents' house, Greg fears they're in grave danger
when an old family friend shows up unexpectedly—Nunzio and Stinky dig up his skeleton in
Larry's 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.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
"The Spy Who Said Amanda Regina Stewart February 22,
64 17
He Loved Me" Bearse Story: Sid Youngers & 2000
Rachel Sweet
Dharma runs into an old boyfriend, Scott, whose endless, high-flown tales of jet setting
sound more and more like flights of fancy who turns out to be working for the government as
a spy. Meanwhile, Greg's hernia becomes a popular topic for discussion and forces several
trips to the doctor.
 Teleplay: Don Foster &
"A Night to February 29,
65 18 Asaad Kelada Sid Youngers
Remember" 2000
Story: Rachel Sweet
Much to Greg's 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.
Teleplay: Regina
Stewart & Julie Ann
Will March 14,
66 19 "The Best Laid Plans" Larson
Mackenzie 2000
Story: Chuck Lorre &
Bill Prady
For the first time in her life, Dharma gets depressed about her sex life when she discovers
that Greg can't make a move in the bedroom without checking his day planner first.
Meanwhile, a depressed Greg confides in Pete, who convinces him the only logical
explanation for the downturn in his sex life is that Dharma is seeing someone else.
Teleplay: Eddie
Gorodetsky & Julie
"Talkin' 'Bout My Will
67 20 Ann Larson April 4, 2000
Regeneration" Mackenzie
Story: Don Foster &
Sid Youngers
Dharma's ritual of unburdening her sins every seven years reveals things that would be better
off remaining a burden. Meanwhile, Larry convinces the Montgomery's maid, Celia, to go on
strike, leading everyone to discover how much control Celia has over Kitty's personality.
Teleplay: Chuck Lorre
& Bill Prady
68 21 "Big Daddy" Asaad Kelada April 11, 2000
Story: Don Foster &
Eddie Gorodetsky
Greg's old girlfriend Stephanie asks for his help in getting her son into Greg's old prep
school; and once Dharma sets eyes on the boy, she becomes convinced that he is Greg's
child. Larry is building the Gazebo he accidentally burned down
Teleplay: Sid Youngers
69 22 "Your Place Or Mine" J.D. Lobue & Jonathan Schmock May 2, 2000
Story: Bill Prady
After replacing her furniture with Greg's 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.
Steven V. Regina Stewart &
70 23 "Hell to the Chief" May 9, 2000
Silver Rachel Sweet
When Abby objects to being president by acclamation yet again of the educational co-op, she
impulsively nominates Dharma to run against her, and both women are nonplussed when
Dharma is instantly elected. While Abby tries to be supportive, Dharma sets about making
changes, which backfire, convincing her that Abby is sabotaging her. Meanwhile, k.d. lang
asks Greg for a small legal favor which quickly goes to Greg's head.
71 24 "Be My Baby" Asaad Kelada Teleplay: Chuck Lorre May 16, 2000
& Bill Prady & Regina
Stewart
 Story: Michelle Nader
& Julie Ann Larson
Dharma's vision of a baby sets her and Greg to officially start trying; Pete asks for Greg's
help after getting fired; Abby celebrates the onset of menopause.

Season 4 (2000/2001)
No. in No. in Original Air
Title Directed By Written By
series season Date
Teleplay: Susan
Beavers & Rachel
"Mother and October 10,
72 1 Asaad Kelada Sweet
Daughter Reunion" 2000
Story: Chuck Lorre &
Bill Prady
In the fourth-season opener, Abby's plans for the new baby rattle Dharma, because Abby's
admission that she and Larry made mistakes raising Dharma – like letting Timothy Leary be
her babysitter – threatens Dharma's memories of her childhood as idyllic. When Abby's
pregnancy is threatened by complications, Dharma feels obscurely responsible, until a visit
from the spirit of her dead friend George sets her straight. Meanwhile, Greg's advice helps
Pete and Jane make a move to repair their crumbling marriage: they announce they are
getting divorced.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
"Love, Honor, and Robert Don Foster October 24,
73 2
Ole!" Berlinger Story: Chuck Lorre & 2000
Jenna Bruce
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, Dharma's friends are less than pleased.
Meanwhile, Larry lands a job as a night security guard with Edward's company in order to
get medical insurance for the baby.
Teleplay: Sid Youngers
& Jenna Bruce October 31,
74 3 "Playing the Field" Gail Mancuso
Story: Don Foster & 2000
Julie Ann Larson
Greg fouls out as part of his wife's New Age softball team, while Dharma learns that
Edward's sporting a new lady around town, and it turns out to be an elderly lady at a senior
citizens center.
Teleplay: Susan
Beavers & Eddie
"Hell No, Greg Can't November 14,
75 4 J.D. Lobue Gorodetsky
Go" 2000
Story: Bob Dolan
Smith
A small war breaks out as Dharma stages a protest to halt Greg's plans to enlist in the Army.
But once he does, the legal eagle's stuffy style has the troops ready to boot him out of boot
camp.
Teleplay: Sid Youngers
November 21,
76 5 "Midwife Crisis" Gail Mancuso & Rachel Sweet
2000
Story: Chuck Lorre
Abby's labor is a real pain for Dharma when she must share midwife duty with a celebrated
author well-versed in childbirth. Meanwhile, Larry's also acting like a brat, after Kitty and
Edward present the expectant parents with a new van.
Teleplay: Don Foster &
"Sleepless in San Robert Dava Savel November 28,
77 6
Francisco" Berlinger Story: Susan Beavers & 2000
Bob Dolan Smith
Abby turns a blind eye when Dharma goes the extra mile to help care for the new baby in the
Finklestein family.
Teleplay: Julie Ann
"Mad Secretaries and Robby Larson & David Regal December 5,
78 7
Englishmen" Benson Story: Bill Prady & 2000
Eddie Gorodetsky
Dharma & Greg's love life suffers because neither of them can keep from helping other
people with their love problems, including Greg's crazy, lovesick secretary Marlene. Their
romantic getaway gets postponed so Dharma can set Marlene up with Jane's flaxy ex.
Teleplay: Don Foster &
December 12,
79 8 "Charma Loves Greb" Gail Mancuso Dava Savel
2000
Story: Bill Prady
Dharma realizes she should have left well enough alone when Greg's surprise party nearly
brings the Finklesteins and Montgomerys to blows.
Teleplay: Rachel Sweet
Robert December 19,
80 9 "Boxing Dharma" & Julie Ann Larson
Berlinger 2000
Story: Bill Prady
Dharma regretfully taps into her hidden anger and a penchant for boxing when a woman
challenges her to a barroom brawl. Meanwhile, Larry takes his familial relationship with the
boss for granted.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
January 9,
81 10 "Dutch Treat" Asaad Kelada Jenna Bruce
2001
Story: Rachel Sweet
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.
Teleplay: Chuck Lorre
January 16,
82 11 "The Box" Asaad Kelada & Dava Savel
2001
Story: Susan Beavers
Dharma begins to come unglued when she can't figure out what Greg has locked away in his
box of mementos; and Larry makes a big deal out of finding a little something for Abby.
Teleplay: Chuck Lorre
& Bill Prady January 30,
83 12 "Let's Get Fiscal" J.D. Lobue
Story: Sid Youngers & 2001
Julie Ann Larson
Dharma regretfully seeks Edward's business advice when the co-op's slush fund comes up
empty, and Greg works with a very successful attorney whom Dharma used to date.
84 13 "Educating Dharma Chuck Lorre Teleplay: Don Foster & February 6,
(Part I)" Sid Youngers 2001
 Story: Susan Beavers
When Dharma decides to go to college, she meets a professor (Kevin Sorbo) who stirs some
feelings that could disrupt her marriage. Meanwhile Greg and Pete try to get an academy
student straight.
Teleplay: Don Foster &
"Educating Dharma February 13,
85 14 J.D. Lobue Jenna Bruce
(Part II)" 2001
Story: Susan Beavers
Dharma must come to terms with her own guilt about Charlie, and resolve which direction
the relationship will take.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
"Dharma Does Robert February 20,
86 15 Eddie Gorodetsky
Dallas" Berlinger 2001
Story: Chuck Lorre
Dharma gets to know Greg's dysfunctional cousins and in-laws just in time to keep Edward
from making a huge mistake in choosing his successor.
Teleplay: Chuck Lorre
Jonathan March 13,
87 16 "Judy and Greg" & Eddie Gorodetsky
Schmock 2001
Story: Sid Youngers
Fleeing from Kitty's 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 not pleased 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 Judy's former victims and apologizing. When this doesn't 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.
Teleplay: Chuck Lorre
March 27,
88 17 "Do the Hustle" Gail Mancuso & Sid Youngers
2001
Story: Jenna Bruce
Dharma finds a way to bond with Kitty – and score some cash – after unleashing her mother-
in-law's secret skills as a pool player. Greg, meanwhile, races around town to find a
replacement rat after killing his wife's beloved house pest.
Teleplay: Susan
Beavers & Julie Ann
89 18 "For Pete's Sake" Asaad Kelada April 3, 2001
Larson
Story: Bill Prady
In an effort to boost Pete's confidence, Dharma makes the naïve mistake of convincing Greg
to leave the practice in Pete's very incapable hands while Greg is away on his two-week army
reserve duty. Meanwhile Dharma creates a pass-through but it is not easy as she thinks it is.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
90 19 "Kitty Dearest" Joel Murray Jenna Bruce April 10, 2001
Story: Chuck Lorre
Greg loses his cool with Kitty after another one of her annoying charity events, creating a
cold front between the stubborn mother and son. While Dharma tries to bring back the love,
Kitty goes out and gets herself a better little boy.
91 20 "The Story of K" Thomas Teleplay: Bill Prady April 24, 2001
 and Susan Beavers
Gibson
Story: Chuck Lorre
Kitty's 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.
Teleplay: Rachel Sweet
& Eddie Gorodetsky
92 21 "Pride and Prejudice" J.D. Lobue May 1, 2001
Story: Tor Alexander
Valenza
Dharma's paranoia reaches new heights when she discovers her own prejudice against little
people. Greg reunites with an old college friend. Larry and Abby try to play bridge with
Edward and Kitty.
Teleplay: Don Foster &
"How This Jonathan Sid Youngers
93 22 May 8, 2001
Happened" Schmock Story: Bill Prady &
Rachel Sweet
While converting an abandoned piece of land owned by Edward's company into a community
garden, Dharma discovers a cash deposit bag lost decades ago. The bag traces back to a man
who was falsely accused of stealing it (Edward Asner) and subsequently fired, setting
Dharma on a mission to right a wrong.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
"The End of the Rachel Sweet
94 23 Ted Lange May 15, 2001
Innocence (Part I)" Story: Chuck Lorre &
Susan Beavers
Dharma drags Greg to a kooky couples counselor after he finds a lost love letter from her old
college tutor. But when she refuses to avoid her other man, Greg takes a stand that could
cause a parting of ways for the mismatched pair.
Teleplay: Don Foster &
"The End of the Sid Youngers
94 24 Joel Murray May 22, 2001
Innocence (Part II)" Story: Chuck Lorre &
Bill Prady
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.

Season 5 (2001/2002)
No. in No. in Original Air
Title Directed By Written By
series season Date
Teleplay: Don Foster &
Robert September
96 1 "Intensive Caring" David Babcock
Berlinger 25, 2001
Story: Bill Prady
The fifth season begins in the aftermath of last May's car crash, with both sets of parents
arriving at the hospital and Dharma just out of surgery and groggy from anesthesia.
The car accident has left Dharma with a fractured hip and temporarily using a wheelchair.
Greg, who fared better with just a few minor cuts, mostly feels guilt, and tries to maintain a
"structured" approach to Dharma's recovery which, unfortunately for her, doesn't allow for
skipping physical therapy appointments in favor of wheelchair-tongue-depressor relay races
down the hospital halls. For her part, Abby believes that crystals and chants around her
daughter's bed might help. Larry calls it a "healing ceremony".
Teleplay: Rachel Sweet &
"With a Little Help September
97 2 J.D. Lobue Susan Beavers
From My Friend" 25, 2001
Story: Bill Prady
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 wouldn't have met. Yet while Dharma loves
giving help to others, she's not nearly as fond of accepting it for herself, even when she's in a
wheelchair. Meanwhile, Greg deals with an insurance problem—the company has paid them
twice by mistake, but won't listen to his attempts to explain. This episode marks the final
appearance of former series regular Jane (Shae D'Lyn).
Teleplay: Don Foster &
"Papa Was Almost a October 2,
98 3 Joel Murray Sid Youngers
Rolling Stone" 2001
Story: Eddie Gorodetsky
Dharma learns that her dad, Larry, used to sing and play guitar in a band but gave it all up
when she was born. Feeling guilty, she tries to convince him to perform again. Meanwhile,
Larry and Abby set up some old pirate radio broadcasting equipment in Dharma's living
room to give her something to do while she's recuperating. Initially, Greg scoffs at "Radio
Dharma," but one on-air debate with a caller later and he's hooked. Meanwhile, Edward's old
running suit hits a sour note with Kitty when it is discovered "lost" in a box of Greg's old
possessions, and Edward refuses to stop wearing it.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
Asaad October 9,
99 4 "Sexual Healing" Don Foster
Kelada 2001
Story: Jamie Gorenberg
At the same time that Dharma's 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, Greg's
unable to enjoy Dharma's 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 Larry's
insistence that they play games for the ownership of the chair, Edward grows to enjoy Larry's
company.
Teleplay: Del Shores &
"Without Jonathan October 16,
100 5 Jenna Bruce
Reservations" Schmock 2001
Story: Michelle Nader
Greg doesn't put out a welcome mat when Dharma turns their place into a temporary bed-
and-breakfast. Meanwhile Kitty is having a hippo habit crises.
"Try to Remember Teleplay: David Babcock
Robert October 23,
101 6 This Kind of & Maxine Lapiduss
Berlinger 2001
September" Story: Bill Prady
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 Greg's beloved television (just before the Super Bowl). But what
worries her most is a suspicion that September may have designs on Larry. And she's right—
but they're not what she fears.
Teleplay: Sid Youngers &
October 30,
102 7 "Used Karma" J.D. Lobue Rachel Sweet
2001
Story: David Babcock
When Greg starts to dress and act strangely after driving the used car Dharma recently
bought, she worries he's been possessed by the spirit of the car's previous owner, a petty
criminal and gambler who met an untimely death. Meanwhile, Edward has Larry set up a
security camera at his house to help catch the person (Kitty) who eggs his house every
Halloween, but the "trick" is still on him.
Teleplay: Sid Youngers &
"Home is Where the November
103 8 Ted Lange Ed Yeager
Art Is" 13, 2001
Story: Don Foster
An old performance artist friend of Dharma's 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,
Greg's not thrilled with her decision, and father-in-law Larry's moving in with him does not
help matters.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
"Wish We Weren't November
104 9 J.D. Lobue Jenna Bruce
Here" 20, 2001
Story: Maxine Lapiduss
Bad weather grounds Dharma and Greg's plans of flying to Fort Wayne Indiana. As they are
stuck, they have some interesting events, denying to many connecting flights, snow in
Indiana. Meanwhile Abby is hosting a surprise Thanksgiving at Dharma and Greg's house
and Kitty and Edward are inviting Kitty and Edward insist cater a Thanksgiving. Dharma is
planning a wedding for a couple who plans are changed. Guest Stars: Pat Benatar and Neil
Giraldo
Teleplay: Susan Beavers &
"Dream A Little Asaad Del Shores November
105 10
Dream of Her" Kelada Story: David Babcock & 27, 2001
Rachel Sweet
Dharma tries to learn the identity of Greg's fantasy girl; Greg's truthfulness upsets things at
his parents' place. Meanwhile Dharma is trying to plan a surprise trip to Greg when plans are
charged when Kitty and Edward are going.
Teleplay: Rachel Sweet &
Thomas December 4,
106 11 "A Fish Tale" Jamie Gorenberg
Gibson 2001
Story: Ed Yeager
Animal-rights activist Abby bans Greg from the Finkelstein home when she learns he and
Edward are going fishing. Meanwhile Larry's mom comes to visit for Harry's birthday and
will hell break loose?
Teleplay: David Babcock
"Previously on Robert & Susan Beavers December
107 12
Dharma & Greg" Berlinger Story: Bill Brady & 11, 2001
Maxine Lapiduss
Is Greg proposing to another woman and 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 Greg's lives before they met and married on their first date. Share in
Kitty's 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.
Teleplay: Sid Youngers &
"Protecting the Ego- Ed Yeager January 8,
108 13 J.D. Lobue
System" Story: Bill Prady & David 2002
Babcock
Kitty brings Dharma to the ground-breaking ceremony of her arch-nemesis Teensy Manhart's
new outdoor amphitheater. But Dharma takes a flying leap into the path of the spade in
protest when she realizes the theater's intended site is a precious wetland. Abby, Larry and
Ed Begley, Jr., a well-known environmental activist, join in her protest.
Teleplay: Eddie
"Near-Death of a Gorodetsky & Jenna Bruce March 5,
109 14 Joel Murray
Salesman" Story: Don Foster & Susan 2002
Beavers
A heart attack scare during Larry's business pitch for his chili causes Edward to reminisce
about a simpler time in his life, when he wasn't a high-pressured "captain of industry" merely
acquiring and merging other companies. Trying to persuade him to adopt 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 Edward's signature, Greg gets a taste of what life
would be like as his father's business successor; and realizes (as Kitty angrily tells Dharma)
that the real reason Edward hasn't 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
transition won't be so hard after all.
Teleplay: Susan Beavers &
"It's a Bird, It's a
Robert Jamie Gorenberg March 12,
110 15 Plane, It's ... My
Berlinger Story: Bill Prady & Eddie 2002
Wife"
Gorodetsky
Dharma is the inspiration for her nerdy neighbor/admirer's new comic book heroine, the
Blonde Tornado, a sexy, crime-fighting superwoman. While Dharma enjoys her newfound
stardom, Greg's life whirls out of control after a newspaper photo of a burglary hails her as a
real life hero and him as her cowardly sidekick.
Teleplay: Maxine Lapiduss
"I Think, Therefore I March 19,
111 16 Chuck Lorre & Jamie Gorenberg
Am in Trouble" 2002
Story: Chuck Lorre
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer guest stars as Gretchen, a drop-dead gorgeous new lawyer in
Greg's office about whom he's having sexual fantasies. Guilt-ridden over his inappropriate
thoughts—especially since it's his "four-and-a-half-year anniversary" with Dharma—Greg
tries desperately to get Gretchen off his mind, to no avail. Meanwhile Dharma has problems
with her replacement yoga teacher who is popular with her students.
Teleplay: Del Shores &
Jonathan Eddie Gorodetsky March 26,
112 17 "She's with the Band"
Schmock Story: Sid Youngers & Ed 2002
Yeager
After suddenly joining a rock band that includes the rebellious teenage daughter of one of
Greg's clients, Dharma invites the musicians to live with her and Greg.
Teleplay: Sid Youngers &
"Mission: Asaad
113 18 David Babcock April 2, 2002
Implausible" Kelada
Story: Jamie Gorenberg
A visit from Rick, a younger alumnus from Greg's law school, launches an unsuspecting
Greg into the middle of a crazy college game with very specific rules developed by
"seriously drunk" undergraduates. Despite Greg's 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 boss's son. When Larry demands
Edward rescind all special treatment, Walter obligingly fires Larry.
Teleplay: Bill Prady &
"This Diamond
114 19 J.D. Lobue Don Foster April 2, 2002
Ring"
Story: Jamie Gorenberg
When Dharma discovers that her drivers license has expired, Greg demands that she be a
little more responsible—which is when Dharma discovers she has lost the priceless family
heirloom diamond ring Kitty gave her. She discovers it on the roof, coated with tar; and
when she takes it to a jeweler for cleaning, she learns it is, in fact, just a really good fake,
leading to a confrontation with Kitty. Meanwhile, Pete turns to Dharma for help in getting
Gretchen to go out with him. Her simple, sound advice works... Soon Gretchen is head-over-
heels for Pete—and he can't stand it. Also, we see Marlene as a judgmental book clerk, and
learn that Greg has finally fired her.
Teleplay: Don Foster &
"The Tooth Is Out Asaad
115 20 Eddie Gorodetsky April 9, 2002
There" Kelada
Story: Jenna Bruce
Dharma encourages Larry to ask his brother Herb for a loan to buy Larry's favorite
conspiracy bookshop; when strange things start to go wrong, Dharma suspects that Herb is
plotting to undermine Larry's success. Her efforts to uncover the plot mean she must undergo
multiple dental procedures at Herb's 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.
Teleplay: Susan Beavers &
April 16,
116 21 "The Parent Trap" J.D. Lobue Del Shores
2002
Story: Maxine Lapiduss
While Kitty prepares to renew her marriage vows, Dharma entertains Marlene's parents who
is just like her. Greg is trying to get along with Marlene.
Teleplay: Sid Youngers &
April 23,
117 22 "Tuesday's Child" Joel Murray Jenna Bruce
2002
Story: David Babcock
A little girl forms an attachment to Dharma and Greg; Kitty is ordered to perform community
service.
118, 23, 24 "The Mamas and the Asaad Teleplay: Maxine Lapiduss April 30,
119 Papas (Part I & Part Kelada (Part & Ed Yeager (Part I); Don 2002
II)" I) Foster & Del Shores (Part
J.D. Lobue II)
 Story: Bill Prady (Part I);
(Part II)
David Babcock (Part II)
In the first part of this special one-hour season and series finale, Dharma and Greg find
themselves once again trying to make peace between their polar opposite parents when an
argument breaks out over whether the couple will vacation with the Finkelsteins or the
Montgomerys. Dharma tries to appease both sides by arranging for everyone to spend the
weekend at the Montgomery’s mountain chalet, but when the usual bickering and insults kick
into high gear, it finally sends Dharma and Greg over the edge. Meanwhile, back at the
office, Pete is left in charge of a routine SEC inspection, but when the agent turns out to be
beautiful and female, he invents wild stories about inside trading... To be continued...

In the second half Dharma & Greg get stuck in a snowstorm after leaving the chalet and
begin to wonder how their diverse upbringings will affect them as parents.