The Temp Life
A spoiled executive climbs his way back up the corporate ladder, one humiliating temp job at a time.
Seasons
1. Trouble
Air Date: 2006-11-29
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...
2. What's in a Name?
Air Date: 2007-08-08
Laura learns Pedtastic is not a place where "everybody knows your name."
3. Let Them Eat Cake
Air Date: 2007-11-14
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.
4. Make Your Own Fun
Air Date: 2008-03-28
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.
5. Big Break
Air Date: 2008-04-16
Mark, an actor between gigs, is faced with the reality of his craft when Paul tries to steal his thunder.
1. Mergers and Acquisitions
Air Date: 2008-09-14
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."
2. Help Neded
Air Date: 2008-09-25
Paul shares the news of his new "temp-ness" with his slightly neurotic roommate Caitlin who is having job search trouble of her own.
3. Disorientation
Air Date: 2008-10-15
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.
4. Actor on Broadway
Air Date: 2008-11-10
Mark's first temp job at the new Commodity Staffing as an "actor on Broadway" isn't quite the "toe-tapping, finger-snapping" career-booster he thought it would be.
5. Mykrosahft
Air Date: 2008-11-24
Laura didn't think her dream of working for the "House that Bill Gates Built" included assembling its furniture too.
6. Pay It Backward
Air Date: 2008-12-09
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.
7. Where in the World?
Air Date: 2008-12-22
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.
1. Dream Big
Air Date: 2009-02-20
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.
2. Being Glib
Air Date: 2009-02-27
While still unconscious, Nick dreams up a new scheme to take some completely unnecessary vacation time courtesy of his guardian angel Tom Cruise and makes a life or death decision about Commodity Staffing that will give Mark and Laura more responsibility than they want.
3. Nothing Personal
Air Date: 2009-03-18
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.
4. The Socialista
Air Date: 2009-04-07
Commodity Staffing's newest temp, simple farm girl Shannon, is put to the test when she is forced to record every waking moment in the life of selfish "Socialista" Lindsay Sheraton, a narcissistic lifecaster with an attitude.
5. City Girls
Air Date: 2009-05-15
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.
1. Here Comes Trouble
Air Date: 2009-11-15
Nick Trouble Chiapetta, an incompetent temp agency CEO returns from a self-imposed 33-week Mexican vacation to learn he's broke, unemployed and has lost his swank office space to Celltons, a cell phone button making company.
2. Human Relations
Air Date: 2009-11-15
Broke and in need of a paycheck, Nick meets with Celltons touchy-feely Head of Human Relations, Stormy Simonsen in search of a job.
3. Trollish
Air Date: 2009-11-22
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.
4. Nancy Roder
Air Date: 2009-11-23
Special guest star Taryn Southernis Nancy Roder, a hamster-loving recent grad from Oklahoma who can't wait to show off her many skills and interests working as a temp at Celltons.
5. Samir Patel
Air Date: 2009-11-23
Nick reviews a video resume from USC grad Samir 'Stevie P.' Patel who is all about passion, football, headbands and the Blue Man Group.
6. Cynthia and Pilar
Air Date: 2009-11-24
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.
7. Scott Richesen
Air Date: 2009-12-01
Scott Richeson may have some serious problems. Being profoundly nervous and emotionally fragile is not one of them.
8. Closet Case
Air Date: 2009-12-02
With Alina watching his every move, Nick vows to ditch his new broom closet office and claw his way back up the corporate ladder.
9. Office Bromance
Air Date: 2010-02-01
Nick's plan to ruin Alina begins when the profoundly unqualified Stevie P. arrives for his temp job interview.
10. The Interview
Air Date: 2015-02-09
Following Nick's "career advice," Stevie P. does his best to impress Alina during his temp job interview.
11. Donald's Mission
Air Date: 2010-02-15
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.
12. Touchdown!
Air Date: 2010-02-16
Laura has a crush on Pete and Mark gets an on-the-job injury courtesy of Stevie P.
13. No Class Action
Air Date: 2010-02-22
Nick overhears Mark threatening Stormy and Clark with a lawsuit over the "Stevie P. incident" and gleefully drop-kicks Alina under the bus.
14. Going Down
Air Date: 2010-03-01
Stormy tries to keep Nick and Alina from killing each other.
15. The Boss
Air Date: 2010-04-05
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.
16. Coming Together
Air Date: 2010-04-12
Nick makes a last-ditch attempt to get Mark and Laura's help in getting Alina fired.
17. The Hopeful
Air Date: 2010-04-19
Nick drags Nancy Roder (Taryn Southern) into his plan to bring down Alina.
18. Back in Business
Air Date: 2010-04-26
Someone gets fired. Someone gets hired. Someone gets...sick.
1. We're Number Two!
Air Date: 2010-12-06
Nick's (Wilson Cleveland) half brother, Eddie (Craig Bierko) becomes his boss and joins forces with Eve Randall (Illeana Douglas) to push him out of the company.
2. The Sum of All Phones
Air Date: 2010-12-13
Nick hires Thomas Clancy, the most obvious corporate spy in the history of corporate spies.
3. The Other Roder
Air Date: 2010-12-20
Nancy Roder's (Taryn Southern) twin sister Tammy (Jessica Rose) comes for a job interview.
4. Sensitivity Training
Air Date: 2010-12-27
The temps undergo corporate sensitivity training led by Counselor Rick (Tony Janning), a motivational speaker on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
5. The Hungover
Air Date: 2011-01-03
After a disastrous sensitivity training session, Nick drags the temps to a karaoke bar to blow off some steam.
6. Law & Lunch Order
Air Date: 2011-01-10
Cook (Milo Ventimiglia) the office lunch cart guy, teams up with Nick to catch a pastrami sandwich thief.
7. Nick's Last Stand
Air Date: 2011-01-17
Cook (Milo Ventimiglia) gives Nick a pep talk to help him deal with various plots unfolding against him. Nancy Roder (Taryn Southern)and Stevie P. (Sandeep Parikh)say an awkward goodbye.
8. Return of the Eddie
Air Date: 2011-01-23
Series finale. Eddie and Eve (Craig Bierko and Illeana Douglas) gather the troops for Nick's final humiliation.
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Rating
10.0/10
Release Date
2006-11-29
Episodes
43 (5 seasons)
Status
Ended
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Production Companies
Unboxd Media