The first episode of Good Dog was pretty derivative of Curb Your Enthusiasm. The second episode was too but was also much less superficial than CYE is.
The episode offers a pretty funny distillation of the world view of a certain type of secular Jewish man. George clearly considers himself Jewish but doesn't really want to do anything Jewish, beyond eating the odd bagel. He has vigorous antipathy to organized Judaism in any form, particularly Jewish holidays with family. Thus, he is horrified when his live-in girlfriend announces her intention to convert. Her non-Jewishness is a key feature of her appeal. He tries to persuade his girlfriend that her complete lack of religious identity is a wonderful religious heritage. George devises various stratagems to put her off Judaism, such as introducing her to his kosher-style butcher and his cousin, whom he hopes his girlfriend will find loud and overbearing.
The episode offers a pretty funny distillation of the world view of a certain type of secular Jewish man. George clearly considers himself Jewish but doesn't really want to do anything Jewish, beyond eating the odd bagel. He has vigorous antipathy to organized Judaism in any form, particularly Jewish holidays with family. Thus, he is horrified when his live-in girlfriend announces her intention to convert. Her non-Jewishness is a key feature of her appeal. He tries to persuade his girlfriend that her complete lack of religious identity is a wonderful religious heritage. George devises various stratagems to put her off Judaism, such as introducing her to his kosher-style butcher and his cousin, whom he hopes his girlfriend will find loud and overbearing.