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Better Off Ted Aired From March 18, 2009 - January 26, 2010.

About Better Off Ted:
The show is a satirical office comedy that focuses on Ted, the head of Research and Development at Veridian Dynamics. Veridian Dynamics is a large unscrupulous multinational corporation that values profits over morals. Ted is a single parent of an 8-year-old girl, Rose. At work, he oversees two research scientists Lem and Phil, and a head tester Linda, for whom he has romantic feelings. His boss is Veronica, a seemingly emotionless and conscience-free woman with whom he once had a one-night stand. After the company cryonically freezes one of the research scientists, Ted begins to question the company's objectives and morals. Overall, however, he believes that the company is helping people and giving them a better way of life.

Throughout the show, Ted breaks the fourth wall by giving monologues to the camera to narrate his own life and explain the show's events.

Each episode has an advertisement for Veridian Dynamics which involves that show's topic, such as diversity, food, and family. The advertisements are comically out of touch, making contradicting statements or having non-sequiturs.

Cast:

Jay Harrington	Ted
Portia de Rossi	Veronica
Andrea Anders	Linda
Jonathan Slavin	Phil
Malcolm Barrett	Lem
Isabella Acres	Rose
Maz Jobrani	Dr. Bhamba

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1. Pilot
Ted, who loves his job, runs the research and development department at Veridian Dynamics. He is shocked when the company cryogenically freezes one of the scientists in his department.

2. Heroes
Veronica worries about legal problems after Phil suffers problems after the cryogenic experiment. Phil and Lem try to create meatless beef.

3. Through Rose Colored HAZMAT Suits
Ted brings his daughter to work. Linda's ex-boyfriend pays her a visit. Lem and Phil try to work out who's the boss in their relationship

4. Racial Sensitivity
A new motion-sensor system creates racial problems when it proves unable to sense darker skin.

5. Win Some, Dose Some
Phil and Lem accidentally treat Linda with an experimental energy patch that has some unusual side effects. Meanwhile, Ted convinces Veronica to help Rose sell wrapping paper to win a trip to Disneyland, but soon regrets it.

6. Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Ted's record as an employee gets deleted from the company computer. While he attempts to reestablish his corporate identity, Linda steps in as team leader.

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

8. You Are the Boss of Me
Ted tries to befriend his underlings in their version of Medieval Fight Club, unaware that they're uncomfortable around him. Meanwhile, Linda tries to befriend Veronica.

9. Bioshuffle
When Veronica, Linda, and Ted end up having to share offices, tensions grow between them. Meanwhile, Lem finds himself in close proximity to a new attractive co-worker and Phil works to find a solution to an acid leak.

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

11. Father, Can You Hair Me?
Ted and Veronica deal with father issues: Ted's team discovers a cure for male-pattern baldness that he hopes will please his father, and Veronica gets news that will change her relationship with her father, the CEO of a rival company.

12. Jabberwocky
Ted is forced to create a fake project for Linda rather than admit the rumor that Veridian is going green is false. When other employees try to sign up for the program, things start to go awry.

13. Secrets and Lives
The team learns a shocking secret about Veronica when an invention goes awry. Meanwhile, Linda tries to set up Ted with another woman.

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Episode 1. Love Blurts
Veridian calculates who in the company is genetically compatible with in the hopes they'll breed better children and reduce health care costs. Linda and Ted vow not to give in but soon discover their perfect mates are... perfect. Meanwhile, Veronica wants Lem's perfect sperm, and Phil discovers the company wants him to have a vasectomy.

Episode 2. The Lawyer, The Lemur and the Little Listener
Veronica discovers that Rose knows all about company layoffs, thanks to her friends in her aftercare group. However, Ted becomes increasingly uncomfortable when Veronica uses the information to save her workers. Meanwhile, Linda tries to publish her first children's book but discovers she's unconsciously based her lemur character on Phil, and Lem discovers he has to pay by the hour to have sex with a company lawyer during business hours.

Episode 3. Battle of the Bulbs
Dr. Bhamba has an affair with Lem's mother Stella, a famous physicist who dislikes her son for selling out. While Lem deals with his issue, Ted has some issues of his own when the company overlooks him and embraces Linda's improvement on his long-lived long-life light bulb project.

Episode 4. It's Nothing Business, It's Just Personal
Ted reluctantly gets involved when Veronica loses sleep because of her boyfriend Mordor's energetic sex drive. Meanwhile, Lem gets a unique red lab coat and he and Phil try to puzzle out what it means... unaware that it means nothing.

Episode 5. The Great Repression
Cubicle worker Sheila mistakes Linda's comforting hug as sexual harassment, and files a lawsuit. When Ted tries to explain, things go badly and Sheila accuses him of sexual harassment as well. Veronica convinces the company to identify sexual harassment as a disease, but Ted and Linda refuse to be "treated." Meanwhile, Phil and Lem discover that retired robots are not sent to Veridian's "robot farm," and try to save a longtime working associate.

Episode 6. Beating a Dead Workforce
After an employee drops dead during a sleep system project on a tight deadline, Veridian uses his sacrifice to push everyone else to work harder. Ted objects when he realizes they're going to be working 14-hour days even after the current project wraps up. Linda decides to live in the moment, and Lem discovers that everyone thinks he was a friend of the dead man and decides to enjoy the attention.

Episode 7. Change We Can't Believe In
Ted has to deal with Ryan, an overly talkative security guard who won't leave Ted alone. Meanwhile, Phil and Lem are forced to work with Veronica directly for the first time, and Linda tries to befriend a co-worker who thinks she's needy.

Episode 8. The Impertence of Communicationizing
Veridian inadvertently puts out a memo telling employees "now" to use offensive language. Chaos reigns while Ted decides to loosen up his image, Veronica feels guilty that she won a promotion over a typo, and Phil asks Lem to tutor him in the fine art of insults.

Episode 9. The Long and Winding High Road
Ted goes head-to-head with Pete, the leader of the Veridian's other development team, when they both are assigned to develop a magnetic levitation belt. Ted wants to take the high road, but Pete has no such concerns... and neither does Veronica, who recruits Linda and Rose. Meanwhile, Phil and Lem break the lab thermostat, but can't admit it without being penalized by the company.

Episode 10. Lust in Translation
Ted tries to woo a German executive, but she insists on talking... and the only translator device available uses Phil's voice. Meanwhile, Phil and Lem wonder if they're really evil scientists, and Veronica is infuriated when she can't win a bagel-tossing game against Linda.

Episode 11. Mess of a Salesman
Ted makes the mistake of landing his lackadaisical brother Billy a job with Veridian's lab supply company. While Billy convinces Leb and Phil to buy lab equipment they don't need, Veronica unexpectedly embraces a charity program for girls.

Episode 12. It's My Party and I'll Lie If I Want To
Veronica is suspicious that Ted might be using his daughter to bond with the boss in an effort to advance his career. Meanwhile, Phil and Lem tentatively start a friendship with Linda.

Episode 13. Swag the Dog
Phil and Lem embark on a quest to gain respect around the office, Veronica goes on a reluctant treasure hunt inside the Veridian building, and Ted has to confront rumors of staff favoritism.

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