Dharma and Greg S02E10 Part 2

Season 2, Ep 10: Yes, We Have No Bananas (or Anything Else for That Matter)

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.

Aired: 11/25/1998

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Dharma
• and
• Greg

[KT2doubleudot]

OMG! It's Hodgins! How old is he? 12?

LOL

[roooozz]

wow! Cool :D

A younger version of Hodgins! I love him!

[redmoontitan]

in this plot.. why would any1 buy a extra juice

[TracyDomenica]

The French should kick that hideous dwarf out of the Élysée Palace, along with his skinny-legged Italian woman.

[skittleslaura]

shaaaarjk :))

[Skymo3]

LARRY FTW!

[kdaroff12]

@NethDugan He probably learned all of his conspiracy theories from Larry.

[amyanda]

I would say this episode is inspired by the Diggers who in the 60's opened "free stores" and gave things away.

from wikipedia:

They opened numerous Free Stores in Haight-Ashbury, in which all items were free for the taking or giving. The stores offered items that had been discarded but were still in usable condition. It was unclear how the stores were funded.

The group sought to create a mini-society free of money and capitalism.

.wikipedia. org/ wiki/ Diggers_(theater)

[amyanda]

I'm trying to speak sea lion but I can't shake the dog accent.

[ammarios]

LOL That boat's name made me laugh

"Innocent Fishing Boat" haha

[NethDugan]

Young Hodgins!

[113Gems]

How did the seal manage to urinate on the helm at that height?!