• Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 18, 2009
  • Season #: 1 , 2
Better Off Ted Image
Metascore

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critics What's this?

User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 46 Ratings

  • Summary: Ted (Jay Harrington) continues to try and thwart Veridian Dynamics from harming people with its newest ideas to change the world for the "better."
  • Genre(s): Comedy
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. 100
    It's hilarious and even funnier this year than last.
  2. It's even funnier than I remember.
  3. The droll office comedy Better Off Ted could have quickly turned into a one-joke bore. Instead, it sails into its second season tonight as one of the best sitcoms on television.
  4. Not only is it funnier than its lead-in, it’s improved on its impressive (and sadly truncated) first season on ABC.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. emmkatygogogirl
    10
    Brilliant satire with likeable characters. And portia. The 'red lab coat' episode was priceless.
  2. This show cuts clean with a razor sharp dark and satirical humor that's like a diamond bladed scalpel being used to slit someone's throat a humor most Americans don't find funny but, this show has done just that for Americans made this dark humor so funny that it makes you feel like it's impaling you with a shiv. Expand
  3. DavidL
    10
    A hilarious and extremely creative show! The workplace setting and zany humor is similar to 30 Rock, while the connectivity of the story arcs and dialogue brings back flashes of Arrested Development. Fans of either of those two shows should definitely watch! Expand
  4. Much better than the first season, still a brilliant set of jokes, fast paced, and definitely a shame it was cancelled. The drawback still comes down to character development though, theres not alot that changes in the office in the two years, except a kiss you wait two seasons for. Expand

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