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#1 - You Don't Know Jack
Season 1 Episode 4
Aired 11/17/2016
The Millennials discover a huge secret about Jack’s love life when they clean out his decades-old storage unit. Also, Clark and Mason use Jack’s memorabilia to throw an epic ‘90s-themed party at Eddie’s bar.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Damir Konjicija, Dario Konjicija
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#2 - The Company Retreat
Season 1 Episode 22
Aired 5/8/2017
At the magazine’s notoriously carnal company retreat, feelings resurface between Jack and Brooke as they work together to help Clark finally hook up with Emma – the same way they did five years ago. Also, Roland asks Jack to lead the staff in his absence after he accepts a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to return to field reporting.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Mike Gibbons, Brad Stevens, Boyd Vico
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#3 - Dating Apps
Season 1 Episode 2
Aired 11/3/2016
Clark, Emma and Mason try to help Jack create a profile of himself for an online dating app after his first attempt is disastrous.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: John Bickerstead, Trey Kollmer
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#4 - DTR
Season 1 Episode 13
Aired 2/16/2017
When Jack dates a millennial to avoid commitment, he needs Clark, Emma and Mason’s help to keep up with his new girlfriend, Kaylie, and her exhausting lifestyle.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Austen Earl
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#5 - No Bad Ideas
Season 1 Episode 5
Aired 11/24/2016
Human Resources forbids Jack from giving his staff any feedback at all after he crushes Clark with a brutally honest performance review. Also, Emma and Mason call out Brooke for being politically incorrect when they try to help her hire a diverse intern.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Austen Earl
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#6 - The Mediocre Outdoors
Season 1 Episode 9
Aired 1/5/2017
Jack tests the Millennials’ survival skills when he takes them camping for the first time and leaves them alone in the woods without their smartphones.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Joanna Lewis, Kristine Songco
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#7 - Relationship Jack
Season 1 Episode 15
Aired 3/9/2017
When Jack fixates on his relationship with Rachel to the detriment of the magazine and his friends, Eddie and Roland try to break him of his obsession habit. Also, as Jack’s work suffers, Clark steps up to lead the staff and displays a surprising amount of self-confidence.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Brad Stevens, Boyd Vico
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#8 - Roland's Secret
Season 1 Episode 21
Aired 5/1/2017
Jack gets caught up in Roland and Brooke’s family drama when they both enlist his help to keep bombshells about their love lives from each other.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Liz Feldman
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#9 - Office Romance
Season 1 Episode 8
Aired 12/15/2016
Jack regrets convincing Human Resources to toss out a "no inter-office dating" rule when he needs an excuse to break up with his co-worker, Amy. Also, Mason closes in on uncovering Jack and Brooke's romantic history.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Alex Edelman
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#10 - Friends Like These
Season 1 Episode 14
Aired 2/23/2017
Jack desperately begs his co-workers to pretend to be his closest friends at a dinner party after his lack of an inner circle begins to concern his girlfriend, Rachel.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Joanna Lewis, Kristine Songco
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#11 - Cubicles
Season 1 Episode 17
Aired 3/30/2017
When Jack can’t concentrate because of the millennials’ distracting juvenile behavior, Brooke installs cubicles in the bullpen.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Trey Kollmer, John Blickstead
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#12 - Ricky Leaks
Season 1 Episode 19
Aired 4/13/2017
When Jack insults Ricky, the magazine’s I.T. manager, the “techspert” exacts his revenge by leaking office emails that cause the staff to turn on each other.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Jen Howell, Greg Trimmer
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#13 - Step One: Shelter
Season 1 Episode 3
Aired 11/10/2016
Jack faces the ultimate test of his survival skills when he’s forced to crash at Clark’s tiny apartment while he searches for a place of his own. Also, Roland sticks Brooke with telling the millennials their beloved office perks are being taken away due to budget cuts.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Brad Stevens, Boyd Vico
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#14 - @emma
Season 1 Episode 7
Aired 12/8/2016
When Emma quits after being turned down for a raise, Jack and Roland become the magazine’s newest and worst ever social media managers. Also, in a misguided attempt to boost business, Eddie re-brands his bar as “magic-themed.”
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Isabelle Esposito
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#15 - Party Paul
Season 1 Episode 18
Aired 4/6/2017
When Jack takes Brooke’s fiancé, Paul, and Roland out on the town to improve their lukewarm relationship, his plan backfires when Paul gets tipsy and goes missing.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Damir Konjicija, Dario Konjicija
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#16 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1
Aired 10/27/2016
In the series opener, we find Jack, a renowned adventure reporter transitioning to the role of a desk bound boss, overseeing a team of twentysomething journalists, after the founder of an outdoor magazine he works for decides to go to a web only publication.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Mike Gibbons
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#17 - Going Deep
Season 1 Episode 6
Aired 12/1/2016
When Jack is clueless about how to help Eddie through the pain of his divorce, Brooke steps up to be Eddie’s interim best friend. Also, a colossal secret comes out when Clark, Emma and Mason battle each other in a fitness tracker challenge to win concert tickets.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
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#18 - Mason Blows Up
Season 1 Episode 11
Aired 1/19/2017
Jack tries to reassert his dominance as a reporter after Mason scores an investigative coup that turns him into an overnight celebrity. Also, Clark's low self-esteem causes him to give Emma relationship advice about other guys.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Trey Kollmer, John Blickstead
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#19 - Paul's Surprise
Season 1 Episode 12
Aired 2/9/2017
When jealousy prompts Jack to insult Brooke’s fiancé, Paul, at the couple’s re-engagement party, he makes things worse by repeatedly botching his apology. Also, the millennials squabble over their job hierarchy when they can’t decide who should take point on creating a slideshow for the party.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Mike Gibbons
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#20 - Aaron Wolf
Season 1 Episode 16
Aired 3/27/2017
Jack watches the millennials’ journalistic integrity slip away when they fall under the spell of his nemesis, Aaron Wolf, a former magazine staffer turned famous outdoor reality TV host who returns to guest edit the magazine.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Craig Doyle
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#21 - The Heartbreaker
Season 1 Episode 20
Aired 4/27/2017
Jack sets up a double date to get Eddie out of a post-divorce rut, but the night gets awkward when they run into Eddie’s ex-wife. Also, when Emma decides to breakup with her boyfriend, Greg, Clark is torn between making a move on her and salvaging his friendship with Greg.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Alex Edelman, Isabelle Esposito
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#22 - The Explorers' Club
Season 1 Episode 10
Aired 1/12/2017
When Mather, the president of the Chicago Adventure Society, accuses Roland of faking the story of the expedition that made his career, Jack, Brooke and the millennials team up to clear his name. Also, Clark is dumbfounded when he notices that Jack seeks Mather’s approval the same way he seeks Jack’s,
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Craig Doyle
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Best Episodes Summary
"You Don't Know Jack" is the best rated episode of "The Great Indoors". It scored 7.8/10 based on 173 votes. Directed by Andy Ackerman and written by Damir Konjicija, Dario Konjicija, it aired on 11/17/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Company Retreat".