7.0/101 votesLoading...#1 - What's in a Name?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/8/2007
Laura learns Pedtastic is not a place where "everybody knows your name."
Director: Wilson Cleveland
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
7.0/101 votesLoading...#2 - Donald's Mission
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 2/15/2010
As part of his plan to discredit Alina, Nick gives Mark a Flip camera to secretly record Donald's attempt to get Larry, Cindy and Lianne to admit they hate their temp jobs.
Director: Jato Smith
Writer: Yuri Baranovsky
7.0/101 votesLoading...#3 - No Class Action
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 2/22/2010
Nick overhears Mark threatening Stormy and Clark with a lawsuit over the "Stevie P. incident" and gleefully drop-kicks Alina under the bus.
Director: Jato Smith
Writer: Yuri Baranovsky
8.0/101 votesLoading...#4 - Trouble
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/29/2006
When Mark gets a call from his temp agency Commodity Staffing with a job in "the fashion industry," he has no idea the kind of "trouble" he's in for. Temping for "the global leader in synthetic encasing solutions for the global footwear market" isn't exactly Fashion Week. Lace World however...
Director: Wilson Cleveland
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
8.0/101 votesLoading...#5 - Make Your Own Fun
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/2008
Mark and Laura learn a valuable lesson about trust when Paul and Jen try to scam them out of 20 bucks for a birthday cake for someone they've never met.
Director: Wilson Cleveland
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
8.0/101 votesLoading...#6 - Big Break
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/16/2008
Mark, an actor between gigs, is faced with the reality of his craft when Paul tries to steal his thunder.
Director: Wilson Cleveland
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
8.0/101 votesLoading...#7 - Pay It Backward
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/2008
When Mark and Laura confront Nick about their soul-crushing temp jobs he sent them on, they learn Nick's darkest secret and how they have been pawns in his grand plan.
Director: Evan Ferrante
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
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#8 - Where in the World?
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2008
Nick gets an urgent webcam message from Caitlin and Paul who have turned up halfway around the world. Nick finally learns what "trouble" really is.
Director: Evan Ferrante
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
8.0/101 votesLoading...#9 - Dream Big
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/2009
Mark and Laura make a shocking discovery worthy of Save the Assistants when they return to Commodity Staffing to deliver their time sheets. Meanwhile Nick gets a visit from his guardian angel, Tom Cruise.
Director: Evan Ferrante
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
8.0/101 votesLoading...#10 - Nothing Personal
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/18/2009
With Nick taking some totally unnecessary vacation time, Mark and Laura have been handed control of Commodity Staffing, forcing them to hire new temps. They soon learn the talent pool is a bit...shallow.
Director: Evan Ferrante
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
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#11 - City Girls
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/15/2009
After abruptly canning her assistant, snarky lifecaster Lindsay "Socialista" Sheraton is forced to "buy a temp" to record her every mundane move for posterity. Too bad Commodity's newest farm girl temp has never seen a video camera...or a cell phone.
Director: Evan Ferrante
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
8.0/101 votesLoading...#12 - Cynthia and Pilar
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/24/2009
Nick must transcribe a misfiled video resume from Cynthia and Pilar (special guest stars Angela Espinosa and Wendy Rosoff), owners of west coast market researcher Groupthink who have sent Alina a request for temps through Celltons' video resume channel by mistake.
Director: Angela Espinosa, Wendy Rosoff
Writer: Wendy Rosoff, Angela Espinosa
8.0/101 votesLoading...#13 - Touchdown!
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/16/2010
Laura has a crush on Pete and Mark gets an on-the-job injury courtesy of Stevie P.
Director: Jato Smith
Writer: Yuri Baranovsky
8.0/101 votesLoading...#14 - Going Down
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 3/1/2010
Stormy tries to keep Nick and Alina from killing each other.
Director: Jato Smith
Writer: Yuri Baranovsky
8.0/101 votesLoading...#15 - The Boss
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 4/5/2010
Everyone scrambles to impress Celltons' steely CEO, Eve Randall (special guest star Illeana Douglas) when she comes to town bearing bad news about cost-cutting.
Director: Jato Smith
Writer: Yuri Baranovsky
8.0/101 votesLoading...#16 - Coming Together
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 4/12/2010
Nick makes a last-ditch attempt to get Mark and Laura's help in getting Alina fired.
Director: Jato Smith
Writer: Yuri Baranovsky
8.5/108 votesLoading...#17 - Law & Lunch Order
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/10/2011
Cook (Milo Ventimiglia) the office lunch cart guy, teams up with Nick to catch a pastrami sandwich thief.
Director: Jato Smith, Andrew Y. Park
Writer: Tony Janning, Gabe Uhr
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#18 - Let Them Eat Cake
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/14/2007
Mark and Laura learn a valuable lesson about trust when Paul and Jen try to scam them out of 20 bucks for a birthday cake for someone they've never met.
Director: Wilson Cleveland
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
9.0/101 votesLoading...#19 - Mergers and Acquisitions
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/2008
Following a "multi-hundred dollar" acquisition, Nick has some "Troubling" news for Paul about their future at Pedtastic but assures him the change is only "temporary."
Director: Evan Ferrante
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
9.0/101 votesLoading...#20 - Help Neded
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/2008
Paul shares the news of his new "temp-ness" with his slightly neurotic roommate Caitlin who is having job search trouble of her own.
Director: Evan Ferrante
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
9.0/101 votesLoading...#21 - Mykrosahft
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/2008
Laura didn't think her dream of working for the "House that Bill Gates Built" included assembling its furniture too.
Director: Evan Ferrante
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
9.0/101 votesLoading...#22 - Human Relations
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/15/2009
Broke and in need of a paycheck, Nick meets with Celltons touchy-feely Head of Human Relations, Stormy Simonsen in search of a job.
Director: Jato Smith
Writer: Yuri Baranovsky
9.0/101 votesLoading...#23 - Trollish
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 11/22/2009
Nick meets his new boss: Alina Deloris, head of Human Acquisitions at Celltons and learns his new 'management position' consists of transcribing painfully awkward video resumes.
Director: Jato Smith
Writer: Yuri Baranovsky
9.0/101 votesLoading...#24 - Closet Case
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2009
With Alina watching his every move, Nick vows to ditch his new broom closet office and claw his way back up the corporate ladder.
Director: Jato Smith
Writer: Yuri Baranovsky
10.0/101 votesLoading...#25 - Disorientation
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2008
When new Commodity Staffing CEO, Nick "Trouble" Chiapetta assembles his crew of hapless temps for the first time, their true personalities are put on display...a bit too soon.
Director: Evan Ferrante
Writer: Wilson Cleveland
The Worst Episodes of The Temp Life
Every episode of The Temp Life ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Temp Life!
A spoiled executive climbs his way back up the corporate ladder, one humiliating temp job at a time.
Genre:Comedy
Network:YouTube
Worst Episodes Summary
"What's in a Name?" is the worst rated episode of "The Temp Life". It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Wilson Cleveland and written by Wilson Cleveland, it aired on 8/8/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Donald's Mission".