8.8/10450 votesLoading...#1 - Racial Sensitivity
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/8/2009
Ted discovers Veridian has a problem when their new motion detection system proves unable to recognize black people.
Director: Paul Lazarus
Writer: Michael Glouberman
8.7/10365 votesLoading...#2 - Jabberwocky
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/11/2009
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.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Michael A. Ross
8.2/10262 votesLoading...#3 - The Great Repression
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/1/2010
When a misunderstanding leads oddball Sheila to falsely accuse both Ted and Linda of sexual harassment, Veronica comes up with a solution to avoid having them punished. She convinces Veridian to classify sexual harassment as a disease so anyone accused of it can't be held responsible. But when the employees get wind of the new rule, things start to get a little crazy in the office.
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writer: Becky Mann, Audra Sielaff
8.2/10221 votesLoading...#4 - It's My Party and I'll Lie If I Want To
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 8/17/2010
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.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Mike Teverbaugh
8.1/10328 votesLoading...#5 - Through Rose Colored HAZMAT Suits
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/1/2009
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.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Justin Adler
8.1/10305 votesLoading...#6 - Bioshuffle
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/30/2009
When Veronica, Linda, and Ted end up having to share offices, tensions grow between them.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Michael A. Ross
8.1/10259 votesLoading...#7 - Lust in Translation
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2010
Ted romances a beautiful German executive who can't speak a word of English. It doesn't matter Veridian is developing a translation device for her company, enabling the two to communicate. The problem is, the voice of the device is Phil's, which ruins the mood for Ted.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Michael Shipley
8.1/10227 votesLoading...#8 - Swag the Dog
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 8/24/2010
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.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Michael A. Ross
8.0/10285 votesLoading...#9 - Trust and Consequences
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/14/2009
Veridian blames Linda for a perfume with unexpected side effects, and friends fall out when they're forced to testify.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Mike Teverbaugh
8.0/10285 votesLoading...#10 - Secrets and Lives
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/11/2009
The team learns a shocking secret about Veronica when an invention goes awry. Meanwhile, Linda tries to set up Ted with another woman.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Dan O'Shannon, Mike Teverbaugh
7.9/10309 votesLoading...#11 - Get Happy
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/5/2009
After a survey reveals that the staff is unhappy, Veronica tries to improve their morale.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Mike Teverbaugh
7.9/10282 votesLoading...#12 - You Are the Boss of Me
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/23/2009
Lem and Phil reluctantly invite Ted to their Medieval Fight Club. Linda tries to befriend Veronica.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Dan O'Shannon
7.9/10281 votesLoading...#13 - Love Blurts
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 12/8/2009
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 they meet their supposed matches -- Greg for Linda and Danielle for Ted -- and are instantly attracted despite themselves. Meanwhile, after Veronica finds out Lem is her perfect genetic match, she hounds him to make a donation to a sperm bank
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg
7.9/10255 votesLoading...#14 - The Impertence of Communicationizing
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/12/2010
When a typo in a memo about inappropriate behavior at Veridian Dynamics orders employees to now engage in offensive language, Ted tries to convince the company to correct the error, but not before the insults start flying. Meanwhile, Veronica is afraid, and guilty. If the company can make such a stupid mistake, can it be that her own promotion is the result of a typo on a memo meant for W. Palmer and not V. Palmer?
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Mike Teverbaugh
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#15 - Win Some, Dose Some
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/15/2009
Linda is given an experimental drug that has some unusual side effects.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Elijah Aron, Jordan Young
7.8/10308 votesLoading...#16 - Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/22/2009
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.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Becky Mann, Audra Sielaff
7.8/10247 votesLoading...#17 - Battle of the Bulbs
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/22/2009
Lem flips out when his mother, a brilliant scientist who has always intimidated him, comes to visit and begins an affair with Dr. Bhamba. Meanwhile, Ted gets miffed when Linda suddenly gets all the credit after she makes a suggestion to improve on his prize project, a light bulb that burns forever.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Michael Shipley
7.7/10275 votesLoading...#18 - Father, Can You Hair Me?
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/21/2009
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.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Michael Glouberman
7.7/10256 votesLoading...#19 - The Lawyer, The Lemur and the Little Listener
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 12/15/2009
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 pump her for information, much to Ted's disapproval. Meanwhile, Linda is elated to sell her first children's book -- until someone points out that her lead character, a lemur, is the spitting image of Phil -- and Lem starts a passionate affair with one of the company lawyers, only to find out that his paycheck is being docked for the "billable hours" he's spending with his new girlfriend.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Tim Doyle
7.7/10236 votesLoading...#20 - Beating a Dead Workforce
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/5/2010
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 sleep -- Veronica tries to use the incident as inspiration to make the staff work even harder.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Ingrid Escajeda
7.6/10353 votesLoading...#21 - Heroes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/25/2009
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.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Victor Fresco
7.6/10243 votesLoading...#22 - It's Nothing Business, It's Just Personal
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/29/2009
When Veronica's sexy magician boyfriend Mordor comes to town and she starts slacking off at work big time, Ted tries to interfere in her love life to get her back on track. Meanwhile, Lem is perplexed when he is mysteriously given a bright red lab coat while everyone else has plain white ones... Is someone at Veridian trying to tell him something?
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Victor Fresco
7.6/10248 votesLoading...#23 - Change We Can't Believe In
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/5/2010
Ted struggles with an overly talkative security guard who worships him and wants to be his best friend. Meanwhile, a terrified Phil and Lem face the prospect of working alone with Veronica for the first time.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Elijah Aron, Jordan Young
7.6/10252 votesLoading...#24 - Mess of a Salesman
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2010
Ted helps his fast talking brother, Billy, 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 equipment than they could ever use and corrupts Phil and Lem in the process. Meanwhile, a charity for girls that Veridian supports gives Veronica an award, but when she and Linda learn that the company actually gives very little of the money it raises to the charity, they set out to make things right.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Tim Doyle
7.5/10442 votesLoading...#25 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/18/2009
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.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Victor Fresco
The Best Episodes of Better Off Ted
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Ted, a successful but morally conscious man, runs a research and development department at a morally questionable corporation, Veridian Technologies. No achievement is too far...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"Racial Sensitivity" is the best rated episode of "Better Off Ted". It scored 8.8/10 based on 450 votes. Directed by Paul Lazarus and written by Michael Glouberman, it aired on 4/8/2009. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Jabberwocky".