Working Episode Rating Graph
Oct 1997 - Jan 1999
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Working is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from 1997 to 1999. The series was created and executive produced by Michael Davidoff and Bill Rosenthal.
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Best Episodes of Working
She Loves Me, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
S2 Ep16
7.0
Tim's daughter returns to Upton/Webber and becomes the ""Yoko Ono"" of the gang by clouding Matt's ability to make good decisions.
The Other Executive
S2 Ep15
7.0
Tim gets jealous when Matt befriends another executive.
Romeo and Julie
S2 Ep11
7.0
11th Jan 1999
In a spoof of Romeo and Juliet, Matt falls for a woman who works for Tim's archenemy in the company.
The Consultant
S2 Ep8
7.0
8th Dec 1998
Management brings in a consultant who's going to turn the team into ""a lean, mean white-collar machine.""
Good Val Hunting
S2 Ep5
7.0
10th Nov 1998
Val gets promoted after solving a complex math equation that's baffled company accountants.
The Brown Noser
S1 Ep22
7.0
13th May 1998
Tim tires of being a ""money-grubbing, care-only-for-myself phony"" and quits his job.
As Bad As It Gets
S1 Ep16
7.0
18th Mar 1998
Matt puts a little danger in his life when he picks up an edgy beauty in a bar, only to learn that she is Tim's daughter, and that she's too much for him.
Boys Club
S1 Ep13
7.0
28th Jan 1998
Deale casts for the new worker, with the Help of Matt. But he soons decides for one particular, chauvinist man. Until this new ""guy"" transforms into a woman. Tim fires her and then hires Matt dressed as a woman, so she stays with them, at least until the end of the season.
Sam I Am
S1 Ep12
7.0
21st Jan 1998
Matt goes out on a limb to help an old college buddy land a job, and soon comes to regret it when he won't show up.
Creative Matt
S1 Ep7
7.0
3rd Dec 1997
The office is invited to a party at Tim's house, and the bored staff convince a drunken Tim that Matt and the guy that he came to the party with are a gay couple. Tim uses this information to his own advantage by setting up Matt with his boss's son.
Sexual Harassment
S1 Ep5
7.0
12th Nov 1997
A sexual harassment seminar transforms the staff into sexless zombies, putting a crimp into Matt's plans to date a new colleague.
Sliding Doors
S2 Ep17
6.0
What if Matt would have talked to the girl of his dreams?, maybe he could have gotten married... maybe the series would have had a happy ending, anyway... this episode was the last, and it ends with marriage... or not?
Worst Episodes of Working
Pilot
S1 Ep1
4.0
8th Oct 1997
Matthew Peyser starts his new job, only to learn that the office is filled with people that do nothing – and he gets promoted because his portfolio is switched with another workers'.
Rumoring
S1 Ep3
5.0
29th Oct 1997
To up his value to the company, Matt starts a rumor that he's been offered a better job with another company, but his plan backfires.
Quick Out Of The Gate
S1 Ep4
5.0
5th Nov 1997
Matt's drive to become a valuable employee earns him a reprimand for making everyone else look bad. Meanwhile, Abby and Hal fight over the gorgeous latin copy guy.
Top O' The World Ma
S1 Ep8
5.0
10th Dec 1997
When one of Matt's decisions costs the company big bucks, all of his decisions tends to disaster. Meanwhile, Delaney tries to pick up a girl at work.
The Breakfast
S1 Ep10
5.0
7th Jan 1998
A member of Senior Management invites Matt to breakfast – and then uses everything Matt says to form a case against Tim. Meanwhile, Evelyn replaces Jimmy with an ape and convinces Abbey that her job is in jeopardy.
Mum's The Word
S1 Ep15
5.0
25th Feb 1998
Matt ends up babysitting a coworker's little terrors to protect her from Deale's vindictiveness.
Equality
S1 Ep19
5.0
15th Apr 1998
Matt helps a career woman shatter the company's glass ceiling, but the ""Old Boy Network"" of execs triples her workload in hopes that she'll crack under the pressure.
Greenery
S2 Ep9
5.0
18th Dec 1998
Corporate golden boy Matt literally turns green with envy when his college rival becomes the youngest vice president in the company's history. Also, Abby tries to shake her lily-white image by stealing something big from Upton/Webber.
Close Quarters
S1 Ep2
6.0
15th Oct 1997
Matt catches the ""close-quarters syndrome"" and starts dating a daffy co-worker who's really not his type.
Lost Weekend
S1 Ep6
6.0
19th Nov 1997
When Matt's father comes to spend a weekend with him, Tim makes them go all the weekend making Matt decide between working and spending the weekend with his father.
Medieval Christmas
S1 Ep9
6.0
17th Dec 1997
Hal's chauvinistic boss submits a sexy photo of her for the company's pinup calendar.
Enemies: A Love Story
S1 Ep11
6.0
14th Jan 1998
When Tim's wife leaves him, Matt becomes the victim – Tim wants a buddy to talk to and Matt is the only one who can't come up with an airtight excuse not to hang out with him.
Working Episode Guide
Pilot
S1 Ep1
4.0
8th Oct 1997
Matthew Peyser starts his new job, only to learn that the office is filled with people that do nothing – and he gets promoted because his portfolio is switched with another workers'.
Close Quarters
S1 Ep2
6.0
15th Oct 1997
Matt catches the ""close-quarters syndrome"" and starts dating a daffy co-worker who's really not his type.
Rumoring
S1 Ep3
5.0
29th Oct 1997
To up his value to the company, Matt starts a rumor that he's been offered a better job with another company, but his plan backfires.
Quick Out Of The Gate
S1 Ep4
5.0
5th Nov 1997
Matt's drive to become a valuable employee earns him a reprimand for making everyone else look bad. Meanwhile, Abby and Hal fight over the gorgeous latin copy guy.
Sexual Harassment
S1 Ep5
7.0
12th Nov 1997
A sexual harassment seminar transforms the staff into sexless zombies, putting a crimp into Matt's plans to date a new colleague.
Lost Weekend
S1 Ep6
6.0
19th Nov 1997
When Matt's father comes to spend a weekend with him, Tim makes them go all the weekend making Matt decide between working and spending the weekend with his father.
Creative Matt
S1 Ep7
7.0
3rd Dec 1997
The office is invited to a party at Tim's house, and the bored staff convince a drunken Tim that Matt and the guy that he came to the party with are a gay couple. Tim uses this information to his own advantage by setting up Matt with his boss's son.
Top O' The World Ma
S1 Ep8
5.0
10th Dec 1997
When one of Matt's decisions costs the company big bucks, all of his decisions tends to disaster. Meanwhile, Delaney tries to pick up a girl at work.
Medieval Christmas
S1 Ep9
6.0
17th Dec 1997
Hal's chauvinistic boss submits a sexy photo of her for the company's pinup calendar.
The Breakfast
S1 Ep10
5.0
7th Jan 1998
A member of Senior Management invites Matt to breakfast – and then uses everything Matt says to form a case against Tim. Meanwhile, Evelyn replaces Jimmy with an ape and convinces Abbey that her job is in jeopardy.
Enemies: A Love Story
S1 Ep11
6.0
14th Jan 1998
When Tim's wife leaves him, Matt becomes the victim – Tim wants a buddy to talk to and Matt is the only one who can't come up with an airtight excuse not to hang out with him.
Sam I Am
S1 Ep12
7.0
21st Jan 1998
Matt goes out on a limb to help an old college buddy land a job, and soon comes to regret it when he won't show up.
Boys Club
S1 Ep13
7.0
28th Jan 1998
Deale casts for the new worker, with the Help of Matt. But he soons decides for one particular, chauvinist man. Until this new ""guy"" transforms into a woman. Tim fires her and then hires Matt dressed as a woman, so she stays with them, at least until the end of the season.
Hatchet Man
S1 Ep14
6.0
4th Feb 1998
Matt is challenged to prove he has the right stuff by firing an inept temp.
Mum's The Word
S1 Ep15
5.0
25th Feb 1998
Matt ends up babysitting a coworker's little terrors to protect her from Deale's vindictiveness.
As Bad As It Gets
S1 Ep16
7.0
18th Mar 1998
Matt puts a little danger in his life when he picks up an edgy beauty in a bar, only to learn that she is Tim's daughter, and that she's too much for him.
Labor Pains
S1 Ep17
6.0
25th Mar 1998
Tired of being taken advantage of, the staff, with Matt as their leader, goes on strike.
The Gold Digger
S1 Ep18
6.0
1st Apr 1998
A co-worker shows interest in Matt after he's enrolled in a management-trainee program.
Equality
S1 Ep19
5.0
15th Apr 1998
Matt helps a career woman shatter the company's glass ceiling, but the ""Old Boy Network"" of execs triples her workload in hopes that she'll crack under the pressure.
The Lying Game
S1 Ep20
6.0
29th Apr 1998
Perfectly honest Matt has to ""massage the truth"" when Abby asks why he won't date her.
Due Process
S1 Ep21
6.0
6th May 1998
Matt tries to push a proposal that the company initiate a four-day work week, but runs into some serious bureaucratic stonewalling.
The Brown Noser
S1 Ep22
7.0
13th May 1998
Tim tires of being a ""money-grubbing, care-only-for-myself phony"" and quits his job.
The best rated episodes of Working are:
- She Loves Me, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah S2E16 rated 7.0
- The Other Executive S2E15 rated 7.0
- Romeo and Julie S2E11 rated 7.0
- The Consultant S2E8 rated 7.0
- Good Val Hunting S2E5 rated 7.0
- The Brown Noser S1E22 rated 7.0
- As Bad As It Gets S1E16 rated 7.0
- Boys Club S1E13 rated 7.0
- Sam I Am S1E12 rated 7.0
- Creative Matt S1E7 rated 7.0
The lowest rated episodes of Working are:
- Pilot S1E1 rated 4.0
- Rumoring S1E3 rated 5.0
- Quick Out Of The Gate S1E4 rated 5.0
- Top O' The World Ma S1E8 rated 5.0
- The Breakfast S1E10 rated 5.0
- Mum's The Word S1E15 rated 5.0
- Equality S1E19 rated 5.0
- Greenery S2E9 rated 5.0
- Close Quarters S1E2 rated 6.0
- Lost Weekend S1E6 rated 6.0
The first episode of Working aired on October 08, 1997.
The last episode of Working aired on January 25, 1999.
There are 39 episodes of Working.
There are 2 seasons of Working.
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