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A lone American manages the new call center of an American novelties company in Bombay and must explain American popular culture to his employees as he tries to understand Indian culture.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Outsourced Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.8/10(223 votes)

    S1:E1

    American Todd Dempsy moves to India to head up a call center for a novelties company. After meeting his eccentric employees, Todd realizes he has to teach them about American culture in order to help them sell the humorous products from the company's catalog.

    Director:Ken Kwapis
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 2 - The Measure of a Manmeet
    6.9/10(166 votes)

    S1:E2

    Performance is low and the boss tells Tod that somebody has to be fired, and it appears that Manmeet is the one who will get the ax, although Gupta is convinced that he will be the one.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writers:Mark Torgove, Paul A. Kaplan

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  3. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 3 - Party of Five
    6.9/10(160 votes)

    S1:E3

    Todd and Charlie try to set up a double date with Asha and Tonya, but things do not go off exactly as planned.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 7 - Truly, Madly, Pradeeply
    6.9/10(131 votes)

    S1:E7

    Todd and Manmeet launch a plan to get Todd considered for Asha's arranged marriage, while Gupta gets Charlie hooked on a nasty local addiction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 5 - Touched by an Anglo
    7.0/10(142 votes)

    S1:E5

    Todd is confused when an employee files a sexual harassment claim against him because he doesn't know what he has done.

    Director:Ken Kwapis
    Writer:Michael Pennie

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  6. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 10 - Homesick to My Stomach
    7.0/10(118 votes)

    S1:E10

    Todd finds a place to watch the Kansas City Chiefs game, but an upset stomach causes him to miss the game and get homesick. Rajiv takes advantage of Todd's absence to make drastic changes in the office.

    Director:John Putch
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 13 - Training Day
    7.0/10(116 votes)

    S1:E13

    Todd sets up a corporate retreat for his employees, but the train breaks down on the way to the site. Meanwhile, Tonya tries to help Charlie find a date.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 16 - Take this Punjab and Shove it
    7.0/10(118 votes)

    S1:E16

    Todd finds the perfect telemarketer and gives him a job, only to have Tonya steal him away.

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 19 - Charlie Curries a Favor from Todd
    7.0/10(105 votes)

    S1:E19

    Todd gives Charlie a job after the company he works for goes out of business, and Rajiv uses Gupta to help try to trick a charity into paying for his honeymoon.

    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writer:Linda Videtti Figueiredo

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  10. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 14 - The Todd Couple
    7.1/10(114 votes)

    S1:E14

    Todd leads anger-management training to improve the staff's customer-service skills, but he's surprised to learn that Gupta is in need of the most help. Elsewhere, Madhuri receives a Valentine's Day gift from a secret beau.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 4 - Jolly Vindaloo Day
    7.2/10(154 votes)

    S1:E4

    Rajiv makes up a fake holiday to get Todd out of the office so he can pretend he's managing the office in order to impress his future father-in-law. Elsewhere, Manmeet, Gupta and Madhuri seek help with a revenge plot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Linda Videtti Figueiredo

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  12. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 9 - Temporary Monsanity
    7.2/10(119 votes)

    S1:E9

    A monsoon threatens to spoil Todd's plans to get the office so that he can reach a sales quota on Black Friday in order to win a trip to Hawaii for his parents.

    Director:Reginald Hudlin
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 12 - Sari Charlie
    7.2/10(120 votes)

    S1:E12

    Charlie spies on Tonya to find out if she's seeing anyone, and discovers that she is--and it's not Todd. Meanwhile, Rajiv tries to make sure that he gets a good evaluation from his employees.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 17 - Todd's Holi War
    7.2/10(124 votes)

    S1:E17

    Todd fights with another company that cut off All-American Novelties' access to the air conditioning in the building, while Rajiv tries to find an original way to propose to his girlfriend.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Michael Pennie

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  15. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 18 - Gupta's Hit and Manmeet's Missus
    7.2/10(108 votes)

    S1:E18

    Charlie helps Manmeet make a video to impress his American Internet girlfriend, and Gupta files an abuse complaint against Rajiv.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Mark Torgove, Paul A. Kaplan

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  16. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 22 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (2)
    7.2/10(108 votes)

    S1:E22

    A wedding to remember in the season finale.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 6 - Bolloween
    7.3/10(154 votes)

    S1:E6

    Todd holds a Halloween party at the boarding house where he is now forced to live by the company because of cutbacks, which is part of his plan to get close to Asha.

    Director:Michael Lehmann
    Writer:Lee Sung Jin

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  18. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 8 - Home for the Diwalidays
    7.3/10(130 votes)

    S1:E8

    Todd hooks up with Tonya in the office while his workers are all off celebrating Diwali.

    Director:Linda Mendoza
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 11 - A Sitar is Born
    7.3/10(149 votes)

    S1:E11

    Todd tries to encourage Madhuri to audition to become a Bollywood performer, but Gupta takes him up on the offer instead. Meanwhile Charlie volunteers to fix the phone lines in Todd's office after the technician requests a bribe.

    Director:John Scott
    Writer:Geetika Lizardi

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  20. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 15 - Guess Who's Coming to Delhi
    7.3/10(120 votes)

    S1:E15

    Todd's boss, Jerry, visits India with his mind set on partying. But while babysitting a drunk Jerry, Todd ends up in trouble with Tonya. Elsewhere, Charlie asks Gupta to teach him about Indian culture after he's deemed culturally insensitive by human resources.

    Director:Matt Shakman
    Writer:Terry Mulroy

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  21. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 21 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (1)
    7.3/10(105 votes)

    S1:E21

    Todd and Charlie decide to throw Rajiv an American bachelor party for Rajiv during his wedding, and Manmeet tries to make a good impression as his first meeting with his American girlfriend approaches.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 20 - Mama Sutra
    7.4/10(108 votes)

    S1:E20

    Tonya's mom visits once again, and Todd is determined to make a better impression this time around. But Todd soon discovers a secret about the woman that complicates his goal. Elsewhere, Madhuri reads her coworkers' palms.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lee Sung Jin

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "Outsourced". It scored 6.8/10 based on 223 votes. Directed by Ken Kwapis and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/23/2010. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Measure of a Manmeet".