Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg is an American 30-minute sitcom on ABC. The series ran for five seasons from 1997-2002, before its series finale. The series followed the lives of free-spirited Dharma and assistant DA Gregory Montgomery. The two opposites impulsively marry after one day of knowing one another. It is an Emmy-nominated television show, and became available to stream on Hulu in 2020.

Synopsis

Free-spirited Dharma, a yoga instructor and dog trainer, meets and falls for polar opposite Greg, a Harvard-educated U.S. attorney. The feeling is mutual and before their first date is over, they are married -- much to the dismay of both sets of parents, who are polar opposites: Dharma's parents are hippies and Greg's are wealthy, almost snobbish. Dharma and Greg are completely different but are committed to each other and their marriage, showing their dysfunctional parents what true love is about.

Cast

Starring

• Jenna Elfman as Dharma Montgomery
• Thomas Gibson as Gregory Montgomery

Notes and Trivia

• The end of the opening montage for the series has several pairings of word expressing opposites, such as: sun and moon, yin and yang, sugar and spice.
• The vanity card at the end of the first episode (the producer has added a long text, visible for only a second, at the end of every episode, called a "vanity card") starts with "Thank you for videotaping "Dharma & Greg" and freeze-framing on my vanity card." Near the end, it says, "I believe that when ABC reads this, I'm gonna be in biiiig trouble."
  • Not only did the producer add a vanity card at the end of episode one, but at the end of every episode, even though it's visible for one two-seconds. The main text included various "beliefs" of the producer, as well as various outlooks on life. One in particular simply read, "All work and no play makes Chuck a dull boy" over and over, except for the very middle of the screen, where it says, "If you have stuck with this and read this far you are an exceptional person." Another said, "the meaning of life might be "Sit, UBU, sit."
• Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson reunited on the season 9 premiere of Two and a half Men, as Dharma and Greg. Taking a tour of Charlie Harper's house.
• The version shown on Czechoslovakian TV contains no laugh track.
• The series has been referenced, appeared-in, or parodied over 61 times throughout the years.