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Better Off Ted

2009 Ended

7.6/10 247 votes

Comedy

Ted, a successful but morally conscious man, runs a research and development department at a morally questionable corporation, Veridian Dynamics. No achievement is too far fetched and no invention too unorthodox for Veridian. Ted loves his seemingly perfect job; he loves his superhuman boss, Veronica, and colleagues Lem, Phil and Linda, but he's starting to take a closer look at the company's extremely questionable practices... especially when they try to cryogenically freeze one of Ted's scientists for testing purposes.

Created by:: Victor Fresco
Cast:: Jay Harrington, Portia De Rossi, Andrea Anders, Jonathan Slavin
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America
Network:: ABC

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Seasons

2 available

Season 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.9

Pilot

2009-03-18 · 22m

Ted Crisp works at Veridian Technologies in the research and development department and loves his job. However, Ted is taken aback when he learns the company has cryogenically frozen one of the scientists in his department.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.1

Heroes

2009-03-25 · 21m

Due to Phil's after effects from the cryogenic experiment, Ted tries to get him to sign a waiver to protect Veridian from possible future litigation. Elsewhere, Phil and Lem try to create beef despite having no meat in the lab.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 8.1

Through Rose Colored HAZMAT Suits

2009-04-01 · 21m

When Ted's nanny calls in sick, he is forced to take his daughter Rose to work where Veronica bonds with her. Meanwhile, Ted learns where he stands with Linda when her ex-boyfriend arrives in town.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 8.7

Racial Sensitivity

2009-04-08 · 22m

Ted discovers Veridian has a problem when their new motion detection system proves unable to recognize black people.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.6

Win Some, Dose Some

2009-04-15 · 22m

Linda is given an experimental drug that has some unusual side effects.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 7.9

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

2009-04-22 · 22m

Ted inadvertently deletes himself from Veridian's system when he tries to fix his employee ID, and, as the lab falls into chaos, his peers try to remedy the situation.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 8.1

Get Happy

2009-05-05 · 22m

After a survey reveals that the staff is unhappy, Veronica tries to improve their morale.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 7.3

You Are the Boss of Me

2009-06-23 · 22m

Lem and Phil reluctantly invite Ted to their Medieval Fight Club. Linda tries to befriend Veronica.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 7.9

Bioshuffle

2009-06-30 · 22m

When Veronica, Linda, and Ted end up having to share offices, tensions grow between them.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 7.7

Trust and Consequences

2009-07-14 · 21m

Veridian blames Linda for a perfume with unexpected side effects, and friends fall out when they're forced to testify.

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E11

Episode 11

★ 7.5

Father, Can You Hair Me?

2009-07-21 · 22m

A shocking piece of news impacts the rivalry between Veronica and her father, who is the CEO of another big company. Elsewhere, Ted thinks Phil and Lem's potential cure for baldness will impress his hard-to-please dad.

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E12

Episode 12

★ 8.8

Jabberwocky

2009-08-11 · 21m

Ted creates a phony project for Linda after she hears that Veridian is going green, which becomes problematic when other staffers want to join the cause.

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