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Outsourced

2010TV-141 season6.8 / 10

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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Synopsis

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Ken KwapisGuest stars Nicholas Logan, Matt Walsh, Shawn Parikh, Sridhar Maruvada, Steve Seagren, Peggy Etra, K.T. Thangavelu, Pooja Batra

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Episode 2

The Measure of a Manmeet

21m7.0 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.Written by Paul A. Kaplan, Mark TorgoveGuest stars Matt Walsh, Surina Jindal, Alyson Reed, Jill Talley, Molly Kidder

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Episode 3

Party of Five

21m3.8 / 10

Todd and Charlie try to set up a double date with Asha and Tonya, but things do not go off exactly as planned.

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Directed by Gail MancusoGuest stars Surina Jindal, Alissa Jessup

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Episode 4

Jolly Vindaloo Day

21m3.0 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Written by Linda Videtti FigueiredoGuest stars Surina Jindal, Ajay Mehta, Sarayu Blue, Manish Dayal, Angela Malhotra, Jerome William, Sunit Gupta

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Episode 5

Touched by an Anglo

21m7.0 / 10

Todd is confused when an employee files a sexual harassment claim against him because he doesn't know what he has done.

Episode credits

Directed by Ken KwapisWritten by Michael PennieGuest stars Matt Walsh, Sridhar Maruvada, Surina Jindal, Duncan Bravo, Jon Barinholtz, Evelyn Edwards, Tom Clark, Jared Butler

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Episode 6

Bolloween

21m7.0 / 10

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

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Episode 7

Truly, Madly, Pradeeply

21m7.0 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Guest stars Surina Jindal, Jeremiah Caleb, Mayank Bhatter, Rajia Baroudi, Vivek Shah, Roshan Cook

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Episode 8

Home for the Diwalidays

21m7.0 / 10

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

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Directed by Linda MendozaGuest stars Matt Walsh, Surina Jindal, Sally Brooks, Anjali Bhimani, Steve Seagren

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Episode 9

Temporary Monsanity

21m7.0 / 10

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

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Episode 10

Homesick to My Stomach

21m7.0 / 10

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

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Episode 11

A Sitar is Born

21m7.0 / 10

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

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Episode 12

Sari Charlie

21m7.0 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.Guest stars Matt Walsh, Frank Maharajh, Aalok Mehta, Laksh Singh

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Episode 13

Training Day

21m7.0 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.Guest stars Anitha Gandhi, Kanaiya Sugandh, Deep Rai, Radhika Chaudhari, Chanchal Verma, James Chacko, Mala Ganguly, Anoush NeVart

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Episode 14

The Todd Couple

21m7.0 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Guest stars Sathya Jesudasson, Carla Gallo, Melissa Stephens, Jackie O'Brien, Ali Supriwala, Roma Chugani, Steve Seagren

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Episode 15

Guess Who's Coming to Delhi

21m7.0 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Matt ShakmanWritten by Terry MulroyGuest stars Matt Walsh, Sathya Jesudasson, Sharon Muthu, Neil Patil, Fahim Fazli, Semere-Ab Etmet Yohannes

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Episode 16

Take this Punjab and Shove it

21m7.0 / 10

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

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Directed by Dennie GordonGuest stars Duncan Bravo, Viji Nathan, Sameera Rock, Arshad Aslam, Ali Kazimi, Sunil Narkar, Sashen Naicker, Kamal Khan

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Episode 17

Todd's Holi War

21m7.0 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.Written by Michael PennieGuest stars Ravi Patel, Samrat Chakrabarti, Noureen DeWulf, Amrapali Ambegaokar, Aalok Mehta, Veerta Motiani, Swati Panat

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Episode 18

Gupta's Hit and Manmeet's Missus

21m7.0 / 10

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

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Episode 19

Charlie Curries a Favor from Todd

21m7.0 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Kevin DowlingWritten by Linda Videtti FigueiredoGuest stars Anjali Bhimani, Leslie Grossman, P.D. Mani, Kelly Schumann

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Episode 20

Mama Sutra

21m7.0 / 10

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

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Episode 21

Rajiv Ties the Baraat (1)

21m7.0 / 10

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.

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Guest stars Ajay Mehta, Melissa Stephens, Noureen DeWulf, Sunit Gupta, Aneesh Sheth, Tammy Felice

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Episode 22

Rajiv Ties the Baraat (2)

21m7.0 / 10finale

A wedding to remember in the season finale.

Episode credits

Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.Guest stars Ajay Mehta, Melissa Stephens, Noureen DeWulf, Sunit Gupta, Aneesh Sheth, David Paul Francis, Veerta Motiani

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Cast

Ben RappaportTodd Dempsy
Rebecca HazlewoodAsha
Sacha DhawanManmeet
Rizwan ManjiRajiv Gidwani
Parvesh CheenaGupta
Anisha NagarajanMadhuri
Diedrich BaderCharlie Davies
Pippa BlackTonya

Credits

Created by
Bob Borden
Written by
Linda Videtti Figueiredo, Michael Pennie, Lee Sung Jin, Mark Torgove, Paul A. Kaplan, Terry Mulroy, Geetika Lizardi

Production details

Status
Canceled
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
22
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • NBCUnited States
  • In Cahoots
  • Universal Media StudiosUnited States

Themes

call centercultural differenceindialiving abroadofficesitcomworkplace comedy