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The Best Episodes of Outsourced Season 1

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

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Outsourced Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.8/10(222 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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:Unknown

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  2. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 2 - The Measure of a Manmeet
    6.9/10(166 votes)

    #2 - The Measure of a Manmeet

    S1:E2

    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.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writers:Mark Torgove, Paul A. Kaplan

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  3. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 3 - Party of Five
    6.9/10(159 votes)

    #3 - Party of Five

    S1:E3

    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:Unknown

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  4. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 4 - Jolly Vindaloo Day
    7.2/10(152 votes)

    #4 - Jolly Vindaloo Day

    S1:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Linda Videtti Figueiredo

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  5. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 5 - Touched by an Anglo
    7.0/10(140 votes)

    #5 - Touched by an Anglo

    S1:E5

    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

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  6. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 6 - Bolloween
    7.3/10(153 votes)

    #6 - Bolloween

    S1:E6

    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

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  7. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 7 - Truly, Madly, Pradeeply
    6.9/10(132 votes)

    #7 - Truly, Madly, Pradeeply

    S1:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 8 - Home for the Diwalidays
    7.3/10(130 votes)

    #8 - Home for the Diwalidays

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Linda Mendoza
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 9 - Temporary Monsanity
    7.2/10(119 votes)

    #9 - Temporary Monsanity

    S1:E9

    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:Unknown

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  10. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 10 - Homesick to My Stomach
    7.0/10(118 votes)

    #10 - Homesick to My Stomach

    S1:E10

    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:Unknown

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  11. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 11 - A Sitar is Born
    7.3/10(148 votes)

    #11 - A Sitar is Born

    S1:E11

    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

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  12. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 12 - Sari Charlie
    7.2/10(120 votes)

    #12 - Sari Charlie

    S1:E12

    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.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 13 - Training Day
    7.0/10(116 votes)

    #13 - Training Day

    S1:E13

    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.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 14 - The Todd Couple
    7.1/10(114 votes)

    #14 - The Todd Couple

    S1:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 15 - Guess Who's Coming to Delhi
    7.3/10(120 votes)

    #15 - Guess Who's Coming to Delhi

    S1:E15

    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

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  16. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 16 - Take this Punjab and Shove it
    7.0/10(118 votes)

    #16 - Take this Punjab and Shove it

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 17 - Todd's Holi War
    7.2/10(124 votes)

    #17 - Todd's Holi War

    S1:E17

    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.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Michael Pennie

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  18. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 18 - Gupta's Hit and Manmeet's Missus
    7.2/10(108 votes)

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

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Mark Torgove, Paul A. Kaplan

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  19. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 19 - Charlie Curries a Favor from Todd
    7.0/10(105 votes)

    #19 - Charlie Curries a Favor from Todd

    S1:E19

    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

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  20. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 20 - Mama Sutra
    7.4/10(107 votes)

    #20 - Mama Sutra

    S1:E20

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Lee Sung Jin

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  21. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 21 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (1)
    7.3/10(104 votes)

    #21 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (1)

    S1:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Outsourced Season 1 Episode 22 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (2)
    7.2/10(107 votes)

    #22 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (2)

    S1:E22

    A wedding to remember in the season finale.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Outsourced" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 222 votes. Directed by Ken Kwapis and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/23/2010. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Measure of a Manmeet".