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A spoiled executive climbs his way back up the corporate ladder, one humiliating temp job at a time.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Temp Life Season 1 Episode 2 - What's in a Name?
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E2

    Laura learns Pedtastic is not a place where "everybody knows your name."

    Director:Wilson Cleveland
    Writer:Wilson Cleveland

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  2. The Temp Life Season 4 Episode 11 - Donald's Mission
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E11

    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

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  3. The Temp Life Season 4 Episode 13 - No Class Action
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E13

    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

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  4. The Temp Life Season 1 Episode 1 - Trouble
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    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

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  5. The Temp Life Season 1 Episode 4 - Make Your Own Fun
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E4

    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

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  6. The Temp Life Season 1 Episode 5 - Big Break
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E5

    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

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  7. The Temp Life Season 2 Episode 6 - Pay It Backward
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E6

    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. The Temp Life Season 2 Episode 7 - Where in the World?
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E7

    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

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  9. The Temp Life Season 3 Episode 1 - Dream Big
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E1

    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

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  10. The Temp Life Season 3 Episode 3 - Nothing Personal
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E3

    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. The Temp Life Season 3 Episode 5 - City Girls
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E5

    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

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  12. The Temp Life Season 4 Episode 6 - Cynthia and Pilar
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E6

    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.

    Directors:Wendy Rosoff, Angela Espinosa
    Writers:Angela Espinosa, Wendy Rosoff

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  13. The Temp Life Season 4 Episode 12 - Touchdown!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E12

    Laura has a crush on Pete and Mark gets an on-the-job injury courtesy of Stevie P.

    Director:Jato Smith
    Writer:Yuri Baranovsky

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  14. The Temp Life Season 4 Episode 14 - Going Down
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E14

    Stormy tries to keep Nick and Alina from killing each other.

    Director:Jato Smith
    Writer:Yuri Baranovsky

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  15. The Temp Life Season 4 Episode 15 - The Boss
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E15

    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

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  16. The Temp Life Season 4 Episode 16 - Coming Together
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E16

    Nick makes a last-ditch attempt to get Mark and Laura's help in getting Alina fired.

    Director:Jato Smith
    Writer:Yuri Baranovsky

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  17. The Temp Life Season 5 Episode 6 - Law & Lunch Order
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    S5:E6

    Cook (Milo Ventimiglia) the office lunch cart guy, teams up with Nick to catch a pastrami sandwich thief.

    Directors:Jato Smith, Andrew Y. Park
    Writers:Gabe Uhr, Tony Janning

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  18. The Temp Life Season 1 Episode 3 - Let Them Eat Cake
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E3

    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

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  19. The Temp Life Season 2 Episode 1 - Mergers and Acquisitions
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E1

    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

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  20. The Temp Life Season 2 Episode 2 - Help Neded
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E2

    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

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  21. The Temp Life Season 2 Episode 5 - Mykrosahft
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E5

    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

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  22. The Temp Life Season 4 Episode 2 - Human Relations
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E2

    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

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  23. The Temp Life Season 4 Episode 3 - Trollish
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E3

    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

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  24. The Temp Life Season 4 Episode 8 - Closet Case
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E8

    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

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  25. The Temp Life Season 2 Episode 3 - Disorientation
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E3

    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

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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".