Season 2
Season
Episodes
2
25
Aired
September 26, 2011 – May 14, 2012
Premiere
Finale
Starring
The second season of the television comedy series Mike & Molly began airing on September 26, 2011 and concluded on May 14, 2012 on CBS in the United States. The season was produced by Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with series creator Mark Roberts serving as executive producer along with Chuck Lorre, James Burrows and Don Foster.
Summary
The series focuses on the title characters Mike Biggs (Billy Gardell) and Molly Flynn (Melissa McCarthy), a couple who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting in Chicago, Illinois. After Molly, a primary-school teacher, invites police officer Mike to give a talk to her class, they begin dating. Molly lives at home with her mother Joyce (Swoosie Kurtz), and sister Victoria (Katy Mixon). Joyce is in an on-off relationship with widower Vince Moranto (Louis Mustillo), who is often seen at the house. Mike lives alone in an apartment but is regularly kept company by his best friend and partner in the police force Carl McMillan (Reno Wilson). Other prominent characters in the series include Carl's grandmother Rosetta (Cleo King), Mike's mother Peggy (Rondi Reed) and cafe worker Samuel (Nyambi Nyambi). Holly Robinson Peete has a recurring guest role in Season 2 as Carl's love interest.
Cast
Main
- Billy Gardell as Michael Biggs (23 episodes)
- Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn (23 episodes)
- Reno Wilson as Carlton McMillan (23 episodes)
- Katy Mixon as Victoria Flynn (23 episodes)
- Nyambi Nyambi as Samuel (23 episodes)
- Rondi Reed as Peggy Biggs (13 episodes)
- Cleo King as Rosetta McMillan, "Nana" (8 episodes)
- Louis Mustillo as Vincent Moranto (18 episodes)
- Swoosie Kurtz as Joyce Flynn (23 episodes)
Trivia
- On May 15, 2011, it was renewed for a second season to premiere in fall of 2011.
- On August 21, 2012, Warner Home Video released a three-disc set of the second season on DVD, which included every episode, a featurette, bloopers, and interviews with the cast.
- Season two of Mike & Molly was broadcast in the United States on Mondays at 9:30 pm.
Episodes
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Written by | Directed by | Prod. code | Air Date |
| 25 | 1 | Goin' Fishing | Mark Roberts & Chuck Lorre (Story), Julie Bean, Don Foster & Al Higgins (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 201 | September 26, 2011 |
| After their engagement, trouble arises when Molly wants to start planning their wedding and Mike is no keen on setting a date. Vince offers to walk Molly down the aisle. Mike decides to go fishing with the guys. On the way to the lake, Molly wants Mike to check out a wedding location near the lake and Mike calls it nonsense, which makes Molly mad. The fishing trip is a disaster because the boat sinks. Joyce takes Molly to yoga and sends the pictures of Molly stretching with the handsome instructor to Vince. Mike rushes home with news that he checked the reception hall and promises to help plan the wedding. | ||||||
| 26 | 2 | Dennis's Birthday | Chuck Lorre & Mark Roberts (Story) Don Foster & Mark Gross & Carla Filisha (Teleplay) |
James Burrows | 202 | October 3, 2011 |
| Molly is sick of everything that is wrong with Mike's apartment and asks him to move in with her into her mother's house. Mike talks it over with Carl who isn't too happy with it. Peggy throws a birthday party for Dennis her boyfriend, and Molly makes a cake. After the party Peggy decides to give him a "birthday gift" and confides in Molly. Peggy gets a surprise when he drops dead in her bed. She drags him down, dresses him up and puts in front of Molly's cake before calling Mike to help. Mike eventually finds the reason for Dennis' death. Peggy spends the night at Molly's, where she mourns his death. After seeing Dennis' sad apartment, Mike decides to move in with Molly. | ||||||
| 27 | 3 | Mike in the House | Chuck Lorre & Mark Roberts (Story), Don Foster & Al Higgins & Julie Bean (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 203 | October 10, 2011 |
| Mike moves in with Molly and her family, but Molly has problems adjusting to having Mike's bachelor pad stuff in her house, including his TV. Mike stores some of his things in his mom's garage, and discovers that his mom has sold all his childhood toys. Joyce and Victoria start seeing him as Molly's dad, start dressing him up in his old clothes and start cooking for him. Mike starts to love the food and attention he gets and spends a lot of time "working" on the roof, pretending to help out. Victoria loses her car and Molly drives around to find it. They finally find it in the garage. | ||||||
| 28 | 4 | 57 Chevy Bel Air | Chuck Lorre & Mark Roberts (Story), Don Foster, Mark Gross & Carla Filisha (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 204 | October 17, 2011 |
| Molly wants to save money for their wedding, but Mike is interested in buying Vince's 1957 Chevy Bel Air. In spite of Molly's objections, Mike buys it for $7800. Carl and Rosetta love the car. To convince Molly, he takes her for a ride, and she starts to like it. Mike finally tells her that he has already bought it. When the car starts to give trouble, Mike demands a refund, but Vince refuses. Joyce interferes and gets them $7250. Molly then reveals her bad financial status to Mike. Molly, Victoria and Joyce discuss wedding location. | ||||||
| 29 | 5 | Victoria Runs Away | Chuck Lorre & Mark Roberts (Story), Don Foster & Al Higgins & Julie Bean (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 205 | October 24, 2011 |
| Molly has a disagreement with Victoria over her choices in dating. When the guy runs off with some items in the house, Molly is furious. Joyce joins in and the argument becomes bigger. Victoria has a talk with Mike, after which she decides to move out. Mike then gets involved in the girls' fight and some secrets come out. To escape the fighting, Mike runs away. When he returns, all is well. | ||||||
| 30 | 6 | Happy Halloween | Chuck Lorre & Mark Roberts (Story), Don Foster & Al Higgins & Julie Bean (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 206 | October 31, 2011 |
| Molly is interested in the vice principal position in her school and gets excited when she is invited to a Halloween party at the house of her boss Mr. Gilmartin (Steve Hytner). Mike is uninterested, but they go as Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein. At the party, Molly is upset by the office politics, but Mike encourages her not to leave. Finally, her boss acknowledges that she would make a great vice principal. Vince has trouble with teenagers asking for candy without even dressing up. Carl and Samuel make a plan to get women by dressing up as Zorro and SpongeBob SquarePants | ||||||
| 31 | 7 | Carl Meets a Lady | Chuck Lorre & Mark Roberts (Story), Don Foster & Mark Gross & Carla Filisha (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 207 | November 7, 2011 |
| Carl is partying non-stop and Rosetta is worried. She asks Mike to fix him up with a nice girl. At the dinner, Carl and Mike meet Christina who is an optometrist. Carl tries to ask her out and ends up insulting her. He then apologizes and they start going out. Molly is busy with her work and has no time for Mike, who misses her. | ||||||
| 32 | 8 | Peggy Gets a Job | Chuck Lorre & Mark Roberts (Story), Don Foster & Mark Gross & Carla Filisha (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 208 | November 14, 2011 |
| Mike makes dinner for the girls. Peggy drops by suddenly and guilts Molly, and she ends up inviting her for lunch in her school. Peggy shares her insecurities with Molly. Mike goes to meet his mother. After a heart-to-heart with Mike, she becomes a lunch lady in Molly's school. Though initially upset, Molly starts liking the situation when Peggy becomes source of gossip for her, especially about Rebecca, the other candidate for the vice president's job. Peggy convinces Molly to have a church wedding. | ||||||
| 33 | 9 | Mike Cheats | Story by: Chuck Lorre & Mark Roberts (Story), Don Foster & Al Higgins & Julie Bean (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 209 | November 21, 2011 |
| Harry talks about not having a Thanksgiving plan in his OA meeting and then finds Mike eating candy bars. He volunteers to be Mike's sponsor and gets himself invited to Molly's house for Thanksgiving dinner. Mike tries to diet, so that he can have some stuffing and dessert at Thanksgiving. His current clothes are getting tight, so he gets his bigger clothes from his mom's place, where he ends up eating macaroni and cheese. Molly tries to make a healthy Thanksgiving meal. Harry takes Mike to a gay OA meeting to make sure that Molly does not find about his weight gain, but that does not help. Joyce and Victoria compares Mike's behavior with that of their cat, who used to eat outside and sneak home. Carl, Rosetta and Christina go to Molly's place for Thanksgiving. Mike finally confesses to Molly and they go to a OA meeting. | ||||||
| 34 | 10 | Molly Needs a Number | Chuck Lorre & Mark Roberts (Story), Don Foster & Mark Gross & Carla Filisha (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 210 | December 5, 2011 |
| Molly is swamped with Christmas preparations and wedding planning and asks Mike for a final guest list, who takes his mom's help. Mike invites Carl and Christina to dinner without consulting Molly. He also forgets to tell Molly about Christina's nut allergy. Joyce and Vince want to have a double wedding. When Molly insists on getting a head count from Mike, he calls her crazy. She gives up and asks him to do all the work. During the dinner party, Mike announces that he wants to elope, to avoid all the planning. Molly gets upset and leaves. Christina has a talk with her, then gets an allergic reaction from the hazelnuts and has to be taken to the emergency room. Mike and Molly finally talk and resolve their issues. | ||||||
| 35 | 11 | Christmas Break | Chuck Lorre & Mark Roberts (Story), Don Foster & Al Higgins & Julie Bean (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 211 | December 12, 2011 |
| Molly hears upsetting news at work and it steals away her Christmas spirit. | ||||||
| 36 | 12 | Carl Has Issues | Mark Roberts & Chuck Lorre (Story), Don Foster & Mark Gross & Carla Filisha (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 212 | Janaury 2, 2012 |
| Carl faces his fear of commitment when his relationship with Christina takes a serious turn. | ||||||
| 37 | 13 | Victoria Can't Drive | Mark Roberts & Chuck Lorre (Story), Don Foster & Al Higgins & Julie Bean (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 213 | January 16, 2012 |
| 38 | 14 | Joyce's Choices | Mark Roberts & Chuck Lorre (Story), Don Foster & Mark Gross & Carla Filisha (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 214 | February 6, 2012 |
| 39 | 15 | Valentine's Piggyback | Mark Roberts & Chuck Lorre (Story), Don Foster & Al Higgins & Julie Bean (Teleplay) | James Burrows | 215 | February 13, 2012 |
| 40 | 16 | Surprise | James Burrows | 216 | February 20, 2012 | |
| Molly plans a surprise birthday party for Mike after learning that he hasn’t had one since he was 9 years old. | ||||||
| 41 | 17 | Mike Likes Lasagna | James Burrows | 217 | February 27, 2012 | |
| 42 | 18 | Peggy Goes to Branson | James Burrows | 218 | March 19, 2012 | |
| Peggy goes on vacation and leaves her dog with Mike and Molly. | ||||||
| 43 | 19 | Molly Can't Lie | James Burrows | 219 | April 9, 2012 | |
| Mike and Molly lose their wedding venue after Molly‘s blunt manner angers a priest. | ||||||
| 44 | 20 | The Dress | James Burrows | 220 | April 16, 2012 | |
| 45 | 21 | Bachelor/Bachelorette | James Burrows | 215 | April 30, 2012 | |
| Mike’s prodigal pop shows up for the bachelor party; Peggy decides to attend the bachelorette bash, | ||||||
| 46 | 22 | The Rehearsal | James Burrows | 215 | May 7, 2012 | |
| 47 | 23 | The Wedding | James Burrows | 215 | May 14, 2012 | |
| The wedding day has finally arrived. Mike is still in shock over his parents sleeping together. Carl comes up with a new plan (proposing marriage during the best man's toast) to get Christina to say "I love you" back. The salon messes up Molly's hair and Victoria fixes her up. Molly gets dressed and is ready to go, but the limo that Victoria arranged is towed away. They take Victoria's car, but it breaks down. While Mike is anxiously waiting for Molly, Carl ends up proposing and makes everything worse. Molly finally arrives and Mike is relieved. Mike and Molly finally get married. | ||||||