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Claude Casey moved up in the secretarial world of television news, from temp to the anchor's desk. After her boss hires her full time, Claude realizes she may be in over her head in this

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Less than Perfect Season 4 Episode 8 - Kip Steadman's Guide To Dating
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Kip Steadman's Guide To Dating

    S4:E8

    When Kip reveals he lost his apartment with his trust fund, an unwitting Carl takes him in. Kip then gives advice to Carl about dating Claude. Kip reveals, through their hatred, he knows a lot more about Claude then he thought. Ramona and Lydia listen to Claude talk about her and Carl's relationship. Meanwhile, Jeb receives a watch from Lydia that he hates. But in the hands of Owen, it's not safe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Less than Perfect Season 4 Episode 9 - Reinventing The Wheel
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    #2 - Reinventing The Wheel

    S4:E9

    Claude realizes that part of her job is predicting Lydia's mood swings and Owen gives her a tool to do it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Less than Perfect Season 4 Episode 10 - And The Award Goes To
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    #3 - And The Award Goes To

    S4:E10

    When Lydia feels she doesn't get enough recognition, Jeb and Claude come up with a plan to give her a fake award, but they soon get too over their heads when Lydia gets too excited about the award.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Less than Perfect Season 4 Episode 11 - I Hear An Ear
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    #4 - I Hear An Ear

    S4:E11

    Claude and Kip get into an argument when she is about to become assistant to Lydia and Jeb.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Less than Perfect Season 4 Episode 12 - Banished and Famished
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    #5 - Banished and Famished

    S4:E12

    Claude makes an announcement; the fourth floor workers are banned from the snack bar; Ramona and Owen are forced to eat in their office.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steve Holland

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  6. Less than Perfect Season 4 Episode 13 - Sex, Lies and Office Supplies
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    #6 - Sex, Lies and Office Supplies

    S4:E13

    Claude intervenes when she realizes that Lydia is about to cheat on Jeb. Meanwhile, Owen plans to seduce Lydia, and Jeb loses his voice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Less than Perfect Season 2 Episode 21 - Arctic Nights
    5.7/10(38 votes)

    #7 - Arctic Nights

    S2:E21

    As Claude takes over editing the company newsletter due to the death of the previous one, she hires Owen to write a review comapring Carl to Eddie Smirkoff, the new sandwich guy. Meanwhile Will Butler orders her to destroy videotapes that she thinks are old pornography, but turn out to be evidence of his early career as an actor on a Canadian soap opera.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 19 - Claude's Extreme Makeover
    5.9/10(26 votes)

    #8 - Claude's Extreme Makeover

    S3:E19

    Claude wins an extreme apartment makeover by the ""Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"" design team at a charity auction. While the designers (and Owen) redesign her apartment, Claude has to spend the night at GNB -- where there is a surprising amount of late night activity and intrigue. Upset over his breakup with Lydia, Jeb bonds with Carl and the two go on a bender; Lydia arrives in hooker attire, claiming that she's fleeing the police; and Kipp makes out with the cleaning lady.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Less than Perfect Season 4 Episode 6 - The Owl Specialist
    5.9/10(13 votes)

    #9 - The Owl Specialist

    S4:E6

    Claude has owls living on her apartment roof and does her best to protect them, but gets distracted by Lydias dog, who ends up scaring them away. Meanwhile Owen tries to get someone to be his emergency contact, but no one wants the responsibility since he's so accident prone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 8 - We're Bad People
    6.0/10(28 votes)

    #10 - We're Bad People

    S3:E8

    Claude babysits Kipp after his laser-eye-surgery and comes to the realization that he may have paid for the procedure with the company's missing funds that Ramona's been looking for. Meanwhile, Lydia is shocked to learn Jeb is hiding a dirty little secret about the fancy hotel she's chosen for their romantic rendezvous. Owen and Carl help Will train for the upcoming NYC Marathon, but they have a difference of opinion on how Will's diet should be handled.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Chuck Tatham

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  11. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 20 - Amicably Yours
    6.0/10(27 votes)

    #11 - Amicably Yours

    S3:E20

    Claude discovers that Jeb and Lydia are pretending to be romantically interested in her and Kipp, respectively, as a means of making the other jealous. Meanwhile, Carl makes a long overdue visit to a doctor, played by Star Jones Reynolds, who makes him think he has more ailments than he really does

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Less than Perfect Season 2 Episode 14 - Two Camps
    6.1/10(28 votes)

    #12 - Two Camps

    S2:E14

    When Kipp stirs up a competition with Claude over whether Jeb is a better boss than Will, it escalates until Kipp discovers that Jeb's job is in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Carl gets a thermostat installed in Owen and Ramona's office, which Ramona demands that Owen keeps set on high heat.... leading Owen and Carl to hatch a revenge scheme that goes awry.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 22 - Claude the Expert
    6.1/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Claude the Expert

    S3:E22

    Claude encourages Charlie to audition for a band, but she's dumbfounded when he reveals he got the gig and has to leave town indefinitely. Will wins Kipp from Jeb in a card game and gives him to Claude as a gift -- so Claude willingly lets him do her job. Meanwhile, Ramona and Owen plan a surprise birthday party for Carl. Depressed over her breakup with Jeb, Lydia (""the spinster Weston"") becomes Owen's ""pancake whore,"" but Claude interferes and Lydia winds up having an impromptu wedding with Jeb at Denny's.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Less than Perfect Season 2 Episode 13 - What About That!
    6.2/10(28 votes)

    #14 - What About That!

    S2:E13

    After an altercation with the paparazzi, Will enlists Claude to write a public service announcement in hopes that it will clean up his tarnished image. Claude is ecstatic until she learns that he granted Lydia the opportunity to write one too. Meanwhile, Owen and Carl bask in the luxuries of the VIP men's washroom at GNB, but fellow tresspasser Kipp tries to keep them from invading his turf.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Chuck Tatham

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  15. Less than Perfect Season 2 Episode 17 - Claude's Apartment
    6.2/10(28 votes)

    #15 - Claude's Apartment

    S2:E17

    Claude invites Mitch to her apartment for some dinner and romance, but her friends convince her that her décor is a bit childish. Kipp's mother, Diane steps into town to meet Will Butler for a fling of her own, and swipes one of Claude's childhood drawings to pass off as Kipp's. Meanwhile, Owen gets a motorscooter, Ramona gets tickets to a Mary J. Blige concert and Lydia makes spa reservations for herself in Diane's name.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 9 - Moms the Word
    6.2/10(30 votes)

    #16 - Moms the Word

    S3:E9

    On the day after Thanksgiving, Owen's two mothers pay a visit to the staff at GNB and begin meddling in their lives. Judy (Joanna Kerns) advises Will on his issues with women, while Judith (Valerie Harper) lives vicariously through Carl and Ramona, encouraging them to indulge in her passions for gambling and drinking. Meanwhile, Claude fears that she'll lose her job when Owen blabs about her interview for another job; and Lydia fears that she'll lose Jeb because she accidentally killed his ""Gamma Toots"" at his family's Thanksgiving celebration.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Christine Zander

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  17. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 21 - Casey V. Kronsky
    6.2/10(26 votes)

    #17 - Casey V. Kronsky

    S3:E21

    To complete the GNB Management Training Program, Claude and Kipp must supervise a department. Claude is assigned to Supplies, where she struggles to assert her authority over hypersensitive Owen. Meanwhile Kipp is assigned to Operations, which he soon learns is the janitorial department. At first appalled at blue collar life, Kipp later embraces his new masculine side. Lydia fills in as Jeb's secretary, which proves awkward since they've broken up. Carl recieves 18 health code violations in the cafeteria, but the inspector agrees to wave them if he'll sleep with her.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 3 - Ain't It a Shame, Claude?
    6.3/10(28 votes)

    #18 - Ain't It a Shame, Claude?

    S3:E3

    When a new guy starts at the office, Claude is oblivious to the fact that he has a crush on her, so she tries to set him up with Ramona. Meanwhile, Jeb and Lydia sneak off to have plastic surgery, but a misunderstanding leads Kipp to believe that Jeb's been kidnapped; and Carl has aspirations of becoming a spy.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Claudia Lonow

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  19. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 11 - Claude's 15 Minutes of Christmas
    6.3/10(30 votes)

    #19 - Claude's 15 Minutes of Christmas

    S3:E11

    Claude is put in charge of organizing the GNB on-air holiday greeting, but is alarmed to learn that there are strict criteria to determine who can represent the company - putting her in hot water with Owen, Ramona and Carl, to whom she had promised an appearance. Meanwhile Lydia refuses to rearrange her holiday plans with Jeb when he announces they must accommodate his son, George, and Kipp and his new girlfriend, Annie, encounter holiday relationship turbulence.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 16 - Distractions
    6.3/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Distractions

    S3:E16

    Paula Abdul guest stars as a gallery owner who predicts new photographer Owen will become famous, while Lydia and Jeb search for a photographer of their own to shoot their upcoming nuptials.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Less than Perfect Season 2 Episode 18 - 22 Minus 1 Equals 4
    6.4/10(26 votes)

    #21 - 22 Minus 1 Equals 4

    S2:E18

    Mitch uses his power to bump Lydia off the 22nd floor to make Claude happy. Even though Lydia's transfer has made life on the 22nd floor serene, Claude tries to bring her back from the 4th floor to ease Owen and Ramon's suffering. Meanwhile, Carl is angered that they're using his cafeteria to hold a blood drive, but he changes his tune when he meets a gorgeous nurse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Chuck Tatham

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  22. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 1 - Supply Man Down
    6.4/10(26 votes)

    #22 - Supply Man Down

    S3:E1

    Will is looking for a way to boost his image, so Claude suggests that GNB becomes a paper-free office, not realizing that it will make Owen's job obsolete. Meanwhile, Jeb becomes enchanted by Ramona's rants, inciting jealousy in Lydia, and Kipp drops Will's car key down the elevator shaft and recruits Carl to help retrieve it.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 13 - You Can Leave the Lights On
    6.4/10(28 votes)

    #23 - You Can Leave the Lights On

    S3:E13

    Claude's ex-boyfriend, Charlie, returns to GNB and they decide to give their relationship a second try, so Ramona convinces Claude to buy some sexy lingerie to reignite their passion. Meanwhile, GNB has upped security and reinstated the studio tour, putting pressure on Ramona and Owen to perform as if they had an audience; and Jeb at last seems to appreciate Kipp's work, but he changes his tune when Kipp's great story idea (men with silly beard styles) results in horrible reprocussions.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 10 - Claude's Romantic Hideaway
    6.5/10(29 votes)

    #24 - Claude's Romantic Hideaway

    S3:E10

    When Claude learns Carl's next ""romantic"" date with Vivian will consist of pizza, she steps in to orchestrate a real romantic night for them. But when Vivian finds out Claude masterminded the date -- which takes place at Claude's apartment - she doesn't appreciate the interference in her budding romance with Carl. Meanwhile, before a shoot for a new photo for the news-van, jealousy rears its head when Jeb learns of Lydia's past relationship with Will; and a trivia contest brings out Owen and Ramona's competitive sides.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Less than Perfect Season 3 Episode 14 - I Just Don't Like Her
    6.5/10(27 votes)

    #25 - I Just Don't Like Her

    S3:E14

    Carl's girlfriend, Viv, is friendly to everyone except Claude who, she thinks, is trying to steal Carl away from her. But when Carl breaks up with Viv for ridiculous reasons, Claude makes it her goal to get them back together. Meanwhile, Lydia convinces a restaurant to add Jeb's image on their famed wall, which forces Will off the wall.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rob LaZebnik

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Kip Steadman's Guide To Dating" is the worst rated episode of "Less than Perfect". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/20/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Reinventing The Wheel".