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  • 2009
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Better Off Ted

Summary Ted Crisp loves his job. He works for the team at Veridian Dynamics, where nothing is too far-fetched, or out of the ordinary. An average day for Ted could easily involve creating a suicidal turkey, for instance. The only problem is, Ted is ethical and the company is not. The show is being produced by 20th Century Fox Television and A...

  • 2009
  • TV-PG
  • ABC
  • 2009
  • TV-PG
  • ABC

Better Off Ted

Season 1 Premiere: Mar 18, 2009
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 78 User Ratings
8.2
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Summary Ted Crisp loves his job. He works for the team at Veridian Dynamics, where nothing is too far-fetched, or out of the ordinary. An average day for Ted could easily involve creating a suicidal turkey, for instance. The only problem is, Ted is ethical and the company is not. The show is being produced by 20th Century Fox Television and A...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
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22% Mixed
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0% Negative
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It's hilarious and even funnier this year than last.
By Linda Stasi FULL REVIEW
88
It has wit, humor and a set of flawed but likable and offbeat characters not unlike the ones on the sophisticated "Arrested Development."
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80
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.
By David Hinckley FULL REVIEW
75
Better Off Ted is more funny than not, rushing into absurdity with abandon and playing at stylized comedy in a completely fearless way. The pacing doesn't allow for regret.
By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW
70
If it isn't pure gold, it still has bright, shiny moments--and unlike so much of what's on TV these days, it's much more likely to make you laugh than cry.
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW
50
Watching Better Off Ted is a bit like reading old Dilbert comic strips--amusing, but the punch lines seem awfully familiar.
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW
40
Hip TV heads may see strains of "Andy Richter Controls the Universe," a 2002-03 workplace quirk-a-thon that was seriously more amusing because its absurdity sprang from its central character's vivid fantasy life, not from a reviled institution.
By Jonathan Storm FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 78 User Ratings
8.2
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70 Ratings
4% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 78 User Ratings
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90% Positive
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4% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Garfield Grove Productions
  • 20th Century Fox Television
Initial Release Date: Mar 18, 2009
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards

Environmental Media Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Nomination

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