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★ 6.8/10•2010•21m•TV-14•Comedy
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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.

StatusCanceled
Runtime21m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 23, 2010

Episodes

Episode 1 - PilotE121m

Pilot

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.

Sep 23, 2010

Episode 2 - The Measure of a ManmeetE221m

The Measure of a Manmeet

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.

Sep 30, 2010

Episode 3 - Party of FiveE321m

Party of Five

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

Oct 7, 2010

Episode 4 - Jolly Vindaloo DayE421m

Jolly Vindaloo Day

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.

Oct 14, 2010

Episode 5 - Touched by an AngloE521m

Touched by an Anglo

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

Oct 21, 2010

Episode 6 - BolloweenE621m

Bolloween

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.

Oct 28, 2010

Episode 7 - Truly, Madly, PradeeplyE721m

Truly, Madly, Pradeeply

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.

Nov 4, 2010

Episode 8 - Home for the DiwalidaysE821m

Home for the Diwalidays

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

Nov 11, 2010

Episode 9 - Temporary MonsanityE921m

Temporary Monsanity

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.

Nov 18, 2010

Episode 10 - Homesick to My StomachE1021m

Homesick to My Stomach

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.

Dec 2, 2010

Episode 11 - A Sitar is BornE1121m

A Sitar is Born

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.

Jan 20, 2011

Episode 12 - Sari CharlieE1221m

Sari Charlie

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.

Jan 27, 2011

Episode 13 - Training DayE1321m

Training Day

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.

Feb 3, 2011

Episode 14 - The Todd CoupleE1421m

The Todd Couple

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.

Feb 10, 2011

Episode 15 - Guess Who's Coming to DelhiE1521m

Guess Who's Coming to Delhi

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.

Feb 17, 2011

Episode 16 - Take this Punjab and Shove itE1621m

Take this Punjab and Shove it

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

Feb 24, 2011

Episode 17 - Todd's Holi WarE1721m

Todd's Holi War

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.

Mar 17, 2011

Episode 18 - Gupta's Hit and Manmeet's MissusE1821m

Gupta's Hit and Manmeet's Missus

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

Mar 24, 2011

Episode 19 - Charlie Curries a Favor from ToddE1921m

Charlie Curries a Favor from Todd

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.

Apr 7, 2011

Episode 20 - Mama SutraE2021m

Mama Sutra

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.

Apr 14, 2011

Episode 21 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (1)E2121m

Rajiv Ties the Baraat (1)

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.

May 5, 2011

Episode 22 - Rajiv Ties the Baraat (2)E2221m

Rajiv Ties the Baraat (2)

A wedding to remember in the season finale.

May 12, 2011

Actors

Ben Rappaport

Ben Rappaport

Todd Dempsy

Rebecca Hazlewood

Rebecca Hazlewood

Asha

Sacha Dhawan

Sacha Dhawan

Manmeet

Rizwan Manji

Rizwan Manji

Rajiv Gidwani

Parvesh Cheena

Parvesh Cheena

Gupta

Anisha Nagarajan

Anisha Nagarajan

Madhuri

Diedrich Bader

Diedrich Bader

Charlie Davies

Pippa Black

Pippa Black

Tonya

Thushari Jayasekera

Thushari Jayasekera

Pinky

Guru Singh

Guru Singh

Ajeet

Sharmila Devar

Lata

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