7.5/10436 votes#1 - 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
7.6/10348 votes#2 - 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
8.1/10323 votes#3 - 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
8.8/10446 votes#4 - 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
7.8/10298 votes#5 - 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
7.9/10304 votes#6 - 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
- 7.9/10305 votes
#7 - 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
7.9/10278 votes#8 - 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
8.2/10301 votes#9 - 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
8.0/10282 votes#10 - 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
7.7/10271 votes#11 - 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
8.7/10361 votes#12 - 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
8.0/10282 votes#13 - 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
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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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Better Off Ted" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 436 votes. Directed by Michael Fresco and written by Victor Fresco, it aired on 3/18/2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Heroes".