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.
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.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 1
Pilot
21m5.0 / 10
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.
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Directed by Ken KwapisGuest stars Nicholas Logan, Matt Walsh, Shawn Parikh, Sridhar Maruvada, Steve Seagren, Peggy Etra, K.T. Thangavelu, Pooja Batra
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.
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Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.Written by Paul A. Kaplan, Mark TorgoveGuest stars Matt Walsh, Surina Jindal, Alyson Reed, Jill Talley, Molly Kidder
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.
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Written by Linda Videtti FigueiredoGuest stars Surina Jindal, Ajay Mehta, Sarayu Blue, Manish Dayal, Angela Malhotra, Jerome William, Sunit Gupta
Todd is confused when an employee files a sexual harassment claim against him because he doesn't know what he has done.
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Directed by Ken KwapisWritten by Michael PennieGuest stars Matt Walsh, Sridhar Maruvada, Surina Jindal, Duncan Bravo, Jon Barinholtz, Evelyn Edwards, Tom Clark, Jared Butler
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.
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Directed by Michael LehmannWritten by Lee Sung JinGuest stars Matt Walsh, Sarah Ripard, Sathya Jesudasson, Amelia Jackson-Gray, Natalie Hoflin, Sonya Anandi Joseph, Indrajit Sarkar
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.
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Directed by Reginald HudlinGuest stars Surina Jindal, Jeff Perry, Nancy Lenehan
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.
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Directed by John PutchGuest stars Surina Jindal, Duncan Bravo, Sathya Jesudasson, Alice Amter, Roger Narayan, Drew Tyler Bell
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.
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Directed by John ScottWritten by Geetika LizardiGuest stars Matt Walsh, Keith Lal, Shay Ali
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.
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Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.Guest stars Matt Walsh, Frank Maharajh, Aalok Mehta, Laksh Singh
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.
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Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.Guest stars Anitha Gandhi, Kanaiya Sugandh, Deep Rai, Radhika Chaudhari, Chanchal Verma, James Chacko, Mala Ganguly, Anoush NeVart
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.
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Guest stars Sathya Jesudasson, Carla Gallo, Melissa Stephens, Jackie O'Brien, Ali Supriwala, Roma Chugani, Steve Seagren
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.
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Directed by Matt ShakmanWritten by Terry MulroyGuest stars Matt Walsh, Sathya Jesudasson, Sharon Muthu, Neil Patil, Fahim Fazli, Semere-Ab Etmet Yohannes
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.
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Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.Written by Michael PennieGuest stars Ravi Patel, Samrat Chakrabarti, Noureen DeWulf, Amrapali Ambegaokar, Aalok Mehta, Veerta Motiani, Swati Panat
Charlie helps Manmeet make a video to impress his American Internet girlfriend, and Gupta files an abuse complaint against Rajiv.
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Directed by Troy MillerWritten by Paul A. Kaplan, Mark TorgoveGuest stars Melissa Stephens, Audrey Wasilewski, Sachin Bhatt, Dalip Singh, Semere-Ab Etmet Yohannes
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.
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Directed by Kevin DowlingWritten by Linda Videtti FigueiredoGuest stars Anjali Bhimani, Leslie Grossman, P.D. Mani, Kelly Schumann
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.
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Written by Lee Sung JinGuest stars Claire Jacobs, Srinivasa Kapavarapu, Semere-Ab Etmet Yohannes
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.