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The Best Episodes of Working Season 1

Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Every episode of Working Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Working Season 1!

Working is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from 1997 to 1999. The series was created and executive produced by Michael Davidoff and...
Episodes
22
Avg. Rating
6.2
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  • Pilot
    7.5/10(16)
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    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 10/8/1997

    Matthew Peyser starts his new job, only to learn that the office is filled with people that do nothing – and he gets promoted because his portfolio is switched with another workers'.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Rumoring
    7.2/10(11)
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    #2 - Rumoring

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/29/1997

    To up his value to the company, Matt starts a rumor that he's been offered a better job with another company, but his plan backfires.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Quick Out Of The Gate
    7.0/10(11)
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    #3 - Quick Out Of The Gate

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 11/5/1997

    Matt's drive to become a valuable employee earns him a reprimand for making everyone else look bad. Meanwhile, Abby and Hal fight over the gorgeous latin copy guy.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

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  • As Bad As It Gets
    6.8/10(15)
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    #4 - As Bad As It Gets

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 3/18/1998

    Matt puts a little danger in his life when he picks up an edgy beauty in a bar, only to learn that she is Tim's daughter, and that she's too much for him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Hatchet Man
    6.7/10(12)
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    #5 - Hatchet Man

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 2/4/1998

    Matt is challenged to prove he has the right stuff by firing an inept temp.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

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  • Equality
    6.5/10(9)
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    #6 - Equality

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 4/15/1998

    Matt helps a career woman shatter the company's glass ceiling, but the ""Old Boy Network"" of execs triples her workload in hopes that she'll crack under the pressure.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Sexual Harassment
    6.4/10(10)
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    #7 - Sexual Harassment

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 11/12/1997

    A sexual harassment seminar transforms the staff into sexless zombies, putting a crimp into Matt's plans to date a new colleague.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Boys Club
    6.4/10(9)
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    #8 - Boys Club

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/28/1998

    Deale casts for the new worker, with the Help of Matt. But he soons decides for one particular, chauvinist man. Until this new ""guy"" transforms into a woman. Tim fires her and then hires Matt dressed as a woman, so she stays with them, at least until the end of the season.

    Director: Andrew Tsao

    Writer: N/A

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  • Sam I Am
    6.3/10(9)
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    #9 - Sam I Am

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 1/21/1998

    Matt goes out on a limb to help an old college buddy land a job, and soon comes to regret it when he won't show up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Labor Pains
    6.3/10(10)
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    #10 - Labor Pains

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 3/25/1998

    Tired of being taken advantage of, the staff, with Matt as their leader, goes on strike.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Lying Game
    6.3/10(10)
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    #11 - The Lying Game

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 4/29/1998

    Perfectly honest Matt has to ""massage the truth"" when Abby asks why he won't date her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Due Process
    6.3/10(9)
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    #12 - Due Process

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 5/6/1998

    Matt tries to push a proposal that the company initiate a four-day work week, but runs into some serious bureaucratic stonewalling.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Close Quarters
    6.2/10(12)
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    #13 - Close Quarters

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 10/15/1997

    Matt catches the ""close-quarters syndrome"" and starts dating a daffy co-worker who's really not his type.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Medieval Christmas
    6.1/10(9)
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    #14 - Medieval Christmas

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 12/17/1997

    Hal's chauvinistic boss submits a sexy photo of her for the company's pinup calendar.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Breakfast
    6.1/10(11)
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    #15 - The Breakfast

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 1/7/1998

    A member of Senior Management invites Matt to breakfast – and then uses everything Matt says to form a case against Tim. Meanwhile, Evelyn replaces Jimmy with an ape and convinces Abbey that her job is in jeopardy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Lost Weekend
    6.0/10(10)
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    #16 - Lost Weekend

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 11/19/1997

    When Matt's father comes to spend a weekend with him, Tim makes them go all the weekend making Matt decide between working and spending the weekend with his father.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Mum's The Word
    5.8/10(9)
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    #17 - Mum's The Word

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 2/25/1998

    Matt ends up babysitting a coworker's little terrors to protect her from Deale's vindictiveness.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Brown Noser
    5.8/10(9)
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    #18 - The Brown Noser

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 5/13/1998

    Tim tires of being a ""money-grubbing, care-only-for-myself phony"" and quits his job.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Creative Matt
    5.7/10(11)
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    #19 - Creative Matt

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 12/3/1997

    The office is invited to a party at Tim's house, and the bored staff convince a drunken Tim that Matt and the guy that he came to the party with are a gay couple. Tim uses this information to his own advantage by setting up Matt with his boss's son.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Top O' The World Ma
    5.7/10(9)
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    #20 - Top O' The World Ma

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 12/10/1997

    When one of Matt's decisions costs the company big bucks, all of his decisions tends to disaster. Meanwhile, Delaney tries to pick up a girl at work.

    Director: Andrew Tsao

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Gold Digger
    5.2/10(9)
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    #21 - The Gold Digger

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 4/1/1998

    A co-worker shows interest in Matt after he's enrolled in a management-trainee program.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Enemies: A Love Story
    4.7/10(9)
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    #22 - Enemies: A Love Story

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 1/14/1998

    When Tim's wife leaves him, Matt becomes the victim – Tim wants a buddy to talk to and Matt is the only one who can't come up with an airtight excuse not to hang out with him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Working" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/8/1997. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Rumoring".