It all begins when Greg downloads a travel brochure promising a cozy getaway at the Red Rose Inn in upstate snow country. Meanwhile, Greg searches for memories from his childhood but decides he would rather remain in the present; and Larry develops temporary powers of recollection. 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. 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. 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 when they repeatedly fail tests designed to demonstrate the strength of their relationship while Pete and Jane score tops , they resort to covert measures.
Enter Abby, who is getting a Berkeley degree in ornithological intelligence. Back at home, the dream soon turns into a nightmare for Greg when he meets Dharma's hippie parents. 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. But when he finally sees the light, it may be too late. But what worries her most is a suspicion that September may have designs on Larry. Right for Barbara—a quest which takes on a desperate edge when Barbara confesses she is still in love with Greg. When Dharma brings her home for the night, Donna suggsests that Dharma and Greg could adopt her baby.
Among those obstacles are Dharma's counterculture parents, Abby and Larry, who recently brought another bohemian bundle of joy — baby Harry — into the world. Greg and Pete take Edward for a drink to commiserate, and Edward demonstrates his ace in pick-up lines. Boots with Dharma and Greg. 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. Greg is trying to get along with Marlene. But not necessarily for the better -- she becomes strangely possessed with material ambition.
At the end of the episodes it turns out the Finklestien's house is saved. Boots is not exactly a cat. Montgomery Goes To Washington 9. Their romantic getaway gets postpones so Dharma can set Marlene up with Jane's flaxy ex. The episode ends with a food fight between Kitty and Dharma. Air Date : 28th-Apr-1998 A rather daring episode by contemporary network standards: When Jane breezes in to claim custody of Dharma's stuffed duck, Dharma explains to Greg that it's a trophy held by whoever has had sex in the unlikeliest place.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
You Want Fries With That? 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. Air Date : 5th-Nov-1997 After Greg wins a major court case, he is urged to run for Congress. We also learn something important about Dharma's macrobiotic childhood: she's a recovering secret sugar junkie! 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. The catch is that everyone loves Leonard, even Greg's parents. Meanwhile, Edward finally rebels against the fact that even his private den is entirely decorated by Kitty. 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. Feeling guilty over how much her own life has changed, Dharma decides to get back to basics.
Meanwhile, Larry lands a job as a night security guard with Edward's company in order to get medical insurance for the baby. When Greg decides to go along for the ride, Dharma's friends are less than pleased. 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. 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. 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. He ends up robbed and tied to a bed by the woman and her accomplice, Vincent. But when she refuses to avoid her other man, Greg takes a stand that could cause a parting of ways for the mismatched pair.
Air Date : 7th-Jan-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. Season 1, Episode 2 October 1, 1997 Season 1, Episode 2 October 1, 1997 Dharma Jenna Elfman tries to befriend Kitty Susan Sullivan , who turns the couple's party plans into a country-club affair. 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. 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. 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.
Meanwhile, Greg becomes Pete and Jane's lawyer. The dialogue and writing is cheesy, but handled pretty well by the majority of the cast. On the other side, literally, are Greg's uptight, blue-blood parents, Kitty and Edward, who've slowly but surely come to accept the fact that their son married outside the country club boundaries. It turns out that an old lady collects dolls. Meanwhile, Larry convinces the Montgomerys' maid, Celia, to go on strike, leading everyone to discover how much control Celia has over Kitty's personality. It all begins when Greg downloads a travel brochure promising a cozy getaway at the Red Rose Inn in upstate snow country.
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. 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. It's an idea that moves Dharma to consult Greg's mother for grooming advice, as a potential political wife. It comes off flat and takes very little advantage of the multiple channels. Her husband, Greg Montgomery, is a conservative, Harvard-educated attorney and the yin to Dharma's yang. Among those obstacles are Dharma's counterculture parents, Abby and Larry, who recently brought another bohemian bundle of joy - baby Harry - into the world. Greg is an Assistant United States Attorney, who was raised by rich, snobby well-to-do types, Ed Mitchell Ryan and Kitty Susan Sullivan.