TED HELPS HIS FAST TALKING BROTHER GET A JOB, ON ABC’S “BETTER OFF TED” “Mess of a Salesman” – Ted helps his fast talking brother, Billy (guest star Eddie McClintock), get a job selling lab equipment for one of Veridian’s biggest suppliers, but no good deed goes unpunished, as Billy proceeds to sell Veridian more [...]

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THANKS TO A NEW VERIDIAN TRANSLATING DEVICE, TED HITS IT OFF WITH A VISITING GERMAN EXECUTIVE WHO CAN’T SPEAK A WORD OF ENGLISH, ON ABC’S “BETTER OFF TED” “Lust in Translation” – Ted romances a beautiful German executive (guest star Stefanie von Pfetten) who can’t speak a word of English. It doesn’t matter – Veridian [...]

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TED TRIES TO TAKE THE HIGH ROAD, MUCH TO VERONICA’S DISGUST, WHEN A RIVAL AT WORK COMES UP WITH A SIMILAR PROJECT, ON ABC’S “BETTER OFF TED” “The Long and Winding High Road” – Ted insists on taking the high road after his nemesis at work (guest star Kyle Bornheimer, “Worst Week” and ABC’s upcoming [...]

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Episode 1 WHEN SOMEONE DROPS DEAD FROM OVERWORK AT VERIDIAN, VERONICA TRIES TO TURN IT INTO A POSITIVE, ON ABC’S “BETTER OFF TED” “Beating a Dead Workforce” – After an employee literally drops dead in the midst of Veridian’s big push to finish a major project — a machine that ironically will get people to [...]

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VERONICA TRIES TO USE LITTLE ROSE TO FIND OUT WHO’S GETTING FIRED NEXT AT VERIDIAN, ON ABC’S “BETTER OFF TED” “The Lawyer, the Lemur and the Little Listener” – When a wave of layoff hits Veridian and little Rose seems to have inside info because of a friend in her Hive playgroup, Veronica tries to [...]

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VERIDIAN TRIES MATCHMAKING EMPLOYEES BASED ON GENETIC COMPATIBILITY, ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF ABC’S “BETTER OFF TED” Taye Diggs (“Private Practice”) Guest Stars “Love Blurts” – Veridian Dynamics tries matchmaking employees based on their genetic compatibility in hopes of saving on health insurance bills from imperfectly bred children. Ted and Linda balk at this until [...]

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“Better Off Ted” Premieres Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 9:30 p.m. On TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, the critically acclaimed comedy “Better Off Ted” will begin its sophomore season at 9:30 p.m., ET, following an original episode of “Scrubs.” “Better Off Ted” is a satirical office comedy about successful good guy, Ted Crisp, who runs research and development [...]

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TED MAKES UP A FAKE PROJECT TO FUND LINDA’S DREAM OF “GREENING” VERIDIAN DYNAMICS, ON ABC’S “BETTER OFF TED” “Jabberwocky” – When Linda hears that Veridian is going “green,” Ted can’t bear to tell her it’s just another empty promise. He makes up a non-existent project, code named Jabberwocky, to secretly divert funds so Linda [...]

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TENSIONS MOUNT WHEN TED, LINDA AND VERONICA END UP SHARING OFFICES, ON ABC’S “BETTER OFF TED” “Bioshuffle” – When Dr. Bhamba’s biocomputer starts spewing toxic ooze into the Veridian offices, everyone is uprooted. Tensions mount after Linda temporarily moves into Ted’s office, eventually driving Ted into Veronica’s office. Meanwhile, socially inept Lem works up the [...]

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EXECUTIVES TED AND VERONICA TRY MINGLING WITH THE WORKER BEES, WITH MIXED RESULTS, ON THE RETURN OF ABC’S “BETTER OFF TED” “You Are the Boss of Me” – With daughter Rose out of town, Ted tries socializing with Lem and Phil. They reluctantly invite him to their Medieval Fight Club, held in Veridian’s basement. Once [...]

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