The Temp Life

Nov 29, 2006

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...

Aug 8, 2007

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

Nov 14, 2007

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.

Mar 28, 2008

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.

Apr 16, 2008

Mark, an actor between gigs, is faced with the reality of his craft when Paul tries to steal his thunder.

Sep 14, 2008

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."

Sep 25, 2008

Paul shares the news of his new "temp-ness" with his slightly neurotic roommate Caitlin who is having job search trouble of her own.

Oct 15, 2008

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.

Nov 10, 2008

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.

Nov 24, 2008

Laura didn't think her dream of working for the "House that Bill Gates Built" included assembling its furniture too.

Dec 9, 2008

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.

Dec 22, 2008

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.

Feb 20, 2009

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.

Feb 27, 2009

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.

Mar 18, 2009

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.

Apr 7, 2009

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.

May 15, 2009

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.

Nov 15, 2009

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.

Nov 15, 2009

Broke and in need of a paycheck, Nick meets with Celltons touchy-feely Head of Human Relations, Stormy Simonsen in search of a job.

Nov 22, 2009

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.

Nov 23, 2009

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.

Nov 23, 2009

Nick reviews a video resume from USC grad Samir 'Stevie P.' Patel who is all about passion, football, headbands and the Blue Man Group.

Nov 24, 2009

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.

Dec 1, 2009

Scott Richeson may have some serious problems. Being profoundly nervous and emotionally fragile is not one of them.

Dec 2, 2009

With Alina watching his every move, Nick vows to ditch his new broom closet office and claw his way back up the corporate ladder.

Feb 1, 2010

Nick's plan to ruin Alina begins when the profoundly unqualified Stevie P. arrives for his temp job interview.

Feb 9, 2015

Following Nick's "career advice," Stevie P. does his best to impress Alina during his temp job interview.

Feb 15, 2010

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.

Feb 16, 2010

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

Feb 22, 2010

Nick overhears Mark threatening Stormy and Clark with a lawsuit over the "Stevie P. incident" and gleefully drop-kicks Alina under the bus.

Mar 1, 2010

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

Apr 5, 2010

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.

Apr 12, 2010

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

Apr 19, 2010

Nick drags Nancy Roder (Taryn Southern) into his plan to bring down Alina.

Apr 26, 2010

Someone gets fired. Someone gets hired. Someone gets...sick.

Dec 6, 2010

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.

Dec 13, 2010

Nick hires Thomas Clancy, the most obvious corporate spy in the history of corporate spies.

Dec 20, 2010

Nancy Roder's (Taryn Southern) twin sister Tammy (Jessica Rose) comes for a job interview.

Dec 27, 2010

The temps undergo corporate sensitivity training led by Counselor Rick (Tony Janning), a motivational speaker on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Jan 3, 2011

After a disastrous sensitivity training session, Nick drags the temps to a karaoke bar to blow off some steam.

Jan 10, 2011

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

Jan 17, 2011

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.

Jan 23, 2011

Series finale. Eddie and Eve (Craig Bierko and Illeana Douglas) gather the troops for Nick's final humiliation.