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The Worst Episodes of Outsourced

Every episode of Outsourced ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Outsourced!

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.

Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:NBC

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Outsourced" is "Pilot", rated 6.7/10 from 213 user votes. It was directed by Ken Kwapis and written by N/A. "Pilot" aired on 9/23/2010 and is rated 0.2 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Measure of a Manmeet".

  • Pilot
    6.7/10 213 votes

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2010

    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: N/A

  • The Measure of a Manmeet
    6.9/10 158 votes

    #2 - The Measure of a Manmeet

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2010

    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.

    Director: Victor Nelli Jr.

    Writer: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove

  • Party of Five
    6.9/10 151 votes

    #3 - Party of Five

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2010

    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: N/A

  • Touched by an Anglo
    6.9/10 132 votes

    #4 - Touched by an Anglo

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2010

    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

  • Truly, Madly, Pradeeply
    6.9/10 124 votes

    #5 - Truly, Madly, Pradeeply

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2010

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Training Day
    6.9/10 109 votes

    #6 - Training Day

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2011

    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.

    Director: Victor Nelli Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • The Todd Couple
    7.0/10 107 votes

    #7 - The Todd Couple

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2011

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Charlie Curries a Favor from Todd
    7.0/10 99 votes

    #8 - Charlie Curries a Favor from Todd

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/2011

    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

  • Home for the Diwalidays
    7.1/10 122 votes

    #9 - Home for the Diwalidays

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2010

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

    Director: Linda Mendoza

    Writer: N/A

  • Homesick to My Stomach
    7.1/10 110 votes

    #10 - Homesick to My Stomach

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2010

    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: N/A

  • Take this Punjab and Shove it
    7.1/10 112 votes

    #11 - Take this Punjab and Shove it

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/2011

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

    Director: Dennie Gordon

    Writer: N/A

  • Todd's Holi War
    7.1/10 118 votes

    #12 - Todd's Holi War

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2011

    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.

    Director: Victor Nelli Jr.

    Writer: Michael Pennie

  • Gupta's Hit and Manmeet's Missus
    7.1/10 102 votes

    #13 - Gupta's Hit and Manmeet's Missus

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2011

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

    Director: Troy Miller

    Writer: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove

  • Rajiv Ties the Baraat (2)
    7.1/10 102 votes

    #14 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (2)

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2011

    A wedding to remember in the season finale.

    Director: Victor Nelli Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • Jolly Vindaloo Day
    7.2/10 143 votes

    #15 - Jolly Vindaloo Day

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2010

    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: N/A

    Writer: Linda Videtti Figueiredo

  • Bolloween
    7.2/10 145 votes

    #16 - Bolloween

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2010

    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

  • Temporary Monsanity
    7.2/10 111 votes

    #17 - Temporary Monsanity

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2010

    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: N/A

  • A Sitar is Born
    7.3/10 138 votes

    #18 - A Sitar is Born

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/2011

    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

  • Sari Charlie
    7.3/10 112 votes

    #19 - Sari Charlie

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2011

    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.

    Director: Victor Nelli Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • Mama Sutra
    7.3/10 100 votes

    #20 - Mama Sutra

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/2011

    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: N/A

    Writer: Lee Sung-jin

  • Rajiv Ties the Baraat (1)
    7.3/10 99 votes

    #21 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (1)

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2011

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Guess Who's Coming to Delhi
    7.4/10 113 votes

    #22 - Guess Who's Coming to Delhi

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/2011

    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