Less than Perfect
Less than Perfect

Less than Perfect

2002 4 Seasons 81 Episodes ⭐ 6.9 Comedy

Claude Casey moved up in the secretarial world of television news, from temp to the anchor's desk. After her boss hires her full time, Claude realizes she may be in over her head in this world of assistants fighting to get ahead. But Claude is determined to prove that though she may not be perfect, she's not going down without a fight.

Claude Casey moved up in the secretarial world of television news, from temp to the anchor's desk. After her boss hires her full time, Claude realizes she may be in over her head in this world of assistants fighting to get ahead. But Claude is determined to prove that though she may not be perfect, she's not going down without a fight.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Pilot

Claude's dream comes true when she moves up from temp to a permanent position as the assistant to news anchor Will Butle

EP 2

Ice Cream With Lydia

When Claude is unexpectedly asked out for dinner with Will, she quickly cancels her double-date plan with Ramona. But

EP 3

Claude the Liar

Claude sees herself struggling with her moral values when she is forced to lie for Will. She feels bad about covering up

EP 4

Queen of England

Feeling jealous over Claude being showered by gifts for being Will Butler's assistant, Kipp and Lydia try to break Claud

EP 5

The Vacation

Ramona tells Claude she has to use her vacation days in the next few days or else she'll lose them. Claude refuses to le

EP 6

The Pole

Tired of living in constant competition with Lydia over Will's attention, Claude decides to attend Ramona's ""stripperci

EP 7

Future Shock

Claude accidentally starts a feud with Roz, the company's president's secretary, but being the good hearted girl that sh

EP 8

Meet the Folks

Claude's parents are visiting her at the office, and can't wait to meet famous anchorman Will Butler. They invite him to

EP 9

Claude the Heartbreaker

Claude scores a date with Charlie from travel after accidentally throwing her hair on his face. They have a wonderful ti

EP 10

One Office Party Too Many

It's time for the Christmas party, and Claude keeps hanging around Will, making sure he's got everything just the way he

EP 11

A Claude Casey Production

Kipp broke Claude's penguin toy, but instead of planning a meaningful revenge against him, Claude decides to help him ma

EP 12

Claude's Got a Secret

Ramona and Owen wonder why Charlie and Claude stopped seeing each other, while they have been secretly dating, trying to

EP 13

Telephone

Will leaves his apartment to be taken care by Claude while he's gone, and tells her she can bring whoever she wants to i

EP 14

High Maintenance

Will's got a new girlfriend, Dani, who insists on having Claude run errands for her. Ramona and Owen convince Claude to

EP 15

Valentine's Day

It's Valentine's Day and Lydia is feeling jealous of Claude over a dozen roses she got from Charlie, who's on a road tri

EP 16

Breaking Up

After breaking up with Charlie, Claude is feeling low. Will's fiance insists Claude accompany her to a bridal salon, whi

EP 17

Picture Perfect Party

In celebration of two years in NY, Claude decides to throw a party at her place. But when Will says he'll go (a direct r

EP 18

The New Guy

Will's contract is up for renewal just as the head of the network arrives, flaunting a new anchor. Fearing that Will's

EP 19

Oh Papa

Learning that Owen has ""sired"" a child, Claude tries to arrange a get-together between Owen and the dad he's never kno

EP 20

A Little Love for Lydia

Claude's brother shows up for a visit and Lydia is quickly interested in him. While the thought of the two dating distur

EP 21

Save the Squirrel, But Bet the Over/Under

Claude hawks tickets to Will's benefit dinner for a squirrel clinic, Owen gets in trouble with a bookie, and Kipp & Lydi

EP 22

The Umbrella (1)

Claude's new sway jacket is ruined because someone stole her umbrella, forcing her to go out in the rain. When she retur

EP 1

Choices (2)

At Will's urging, Claude takes a job as Mr. Elliot's assistant, leaving her position to be filled by Kipp -- who Will ca

EP 2

From the Office of Will Butler

When the videostore that Carl works for goes out of business, Claude agrees to turn in an application for him at GNB. S

EP 3

It Takes a Pillage

Claude's apartment is robbed and she decides to call a neighbor meeting and organize her building into a more friendly c

EP 4

New York Evening

Claude finds an invitation for a Vogue retrospective at the Guggenheim museum in Will's junk mail and decides to take Ra

EP 5

Shampoo

Claude uses her high school's website to hook up with a down-on-his-luck former classmate and the sparks instantly fly -

EP 6

Rules

Claude meets a man in the elevator, but refuses to give him her number, so she takes his instead. She is trying out some

EP 7

All About Claude

When Vicki Devorski, a former temp who once stole Ramona's boyfriend, comes back to the office, Ramona jealously guards

EP 8

Roomies

When they travel to the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, DC., Claude and Lydia get stuck rooming togethe

EP 9

Claude's Alternative Thanksgiving

Claude is throwing her first Thanksgiving for all her friends. Owen's two lesbian moms (Valerie Harper and Joanna Kerns)

EP 10

The Girl Next Door

After Carl asks Claude out for a spontaneous dinner, the office rumor mill kicks into gear, until Claude has a talk with

EP 11

Claude the Terminator

Will tells Claude to fire his interior decorator, but Claude doesn't feel up to the task so she enlists Ramona to help..

EP 12

Santa Claude

Claude takes on the task of personally shopping for all of Will's Christmas presents for staff and later for his girlfri

EP 13

What About That!

After an altercation with the paparazzi, Will enlists Claude to write a public service announcement in hopes that it wil

EP 14

Two Camps

When Kipp stirs up a competition with Claude over whether Jeb is a better boss than Will, it escalates until Kipp discov

EP 15

Love Stinks (Sometimes)

Claude sets her sights on Mitch, the new segment producer. In preparation for their date, Claude starves herself to get

EP 16

The Crush

Lydia agrees to watch Jeb's son, George, when he comes for a visit, but she quickly pawns him off on Claude. But when G

EP 17

Claude's Apartment

Claude invites Mitch to her apartment for some dinner and romance, but her friends convince her that her décor is a bit

EP 18

22 Minus 1 Equals 4

Mitch uses his power to bump Lydia off the 22nd floor to make Claude happy. Even though Lydia's transfer has made life

EP 19

Riding in Cars With Falafel

During a transit strike, Claude borrows Carl's beloved Buick Riviera and sets out on a quest with Ramona and Owen to fin

EP 20

Dating Protocol at GNB

When Mr. Schmidtline holds a ""Respect in the Workplace"" seminar and cracks down on office romance, Claude fears for he

EP 21

Arctic Nights

As Claude takes over editing the company newsletter due to the death of the previous one, she hires Owen to write a revi

EP 22

Claude's Roxanne

Will hires Claude's old friend Roxanne Fiedler, as a new secretary, even though she's totally unqualified for the job. M

EP 23

The Pimp Hat

Claude is heartbroken when Mitch goes on assignment to Budapest, so Owen and Carl try to lift her spirits with a game of

EP 24

Claude On One Knee

Claude nudges Jeb into marrying Lydia, so she'll stay home and be out of her hair for good. Meanwhile, Jeb instructs Ki

EP 1

Supply Man Down

Will is looking for a way to boost his image, so Claude suggests that GNB becomes a paper-free office, not realizing tha

EP 2

Claude Wants to Know

After Claude is told by her date that he's "not ready for a relationship," she catches him at a houseware store with his

EP 3

Ain't It a Shame, Claude?

When a new guy starts at the office, Claude is oblivious to the fact that he has a crush on her, so she tries to set him

EP 4

Ignoring Lydia

Jeb pays Claude to be Lydia's best friend, but when Claude finds out Lydia really likes her she is reluctant to continue

EP 5

Knock, Knock Who's Dead?

Mr. Henry a worker at GNB dies in his office, and Claude tries to return his stuff to a family member in Queens. Ramona

EP 6

From the Chair to the Couch

When Will makes an on-air flub, he attributes it to a wobbly chair and refuses to do the news again until the chair is f

EP 7

Shoo-In

Assured by everyone that she's a ""shoo-in,"" Claude applies for the GNB management training program... and Kipp applies

EP 8

We're Bad People

Claude babysits Kipp after his laser-eye-surgery and comes to the realization that he may have paid for the procedure wi

EP 9

Moms the Word

On the day after Thanksgiving, Owen's two mothers pay a visit to the staff at GNB and begin meddling in their lives. Ju

EP 10

Claude's Romantic Hideaway

When Claude learns Carl's next ""romantic"" date with Vivian will consist of pizza, she steps in to orchestrate a real r

EP 11

Claude's 15 Minutes of Christmas

Claude is put in charge of organizing the GNB on-air holiday greeting, but is alarmed to learn that there are strict cri

EP 12

Emotions Eleven

The crew arrives at GNB's annual retreat to discover former human resources representative Schmidtline fired up to point

EP 13

You Can Leave the Lights On

Claude's ex-boyfriend, Charlie, returns to GNB and they decide to give their relationship a second try, so Ramona convin

EP 14

I Just Don't Like Her

Carl's girlfriend, Viv, is friendly to everyone except Claude who, she thinks, is trying to steal Carl away from her. Bu

EP 15

Playhouse

Claude's boyfriend Charlie temporarily moves in after his landlord pays him ten thousand dollars to move out. However, w

EP 16

Distractions

Paula Abdul guest stars as a gallery owner who predicts new photographer Owen will become famous, while Lydia and Jeb se

EP 17

Get Away

Will loans his beach house to Claude and Charlie, who find that the uninvited Lydia and Jeb are there. Meanwhile, when R

EP 18

Pre-Wedded Bliss

Claude steps in to help Lydia and Jeb with their pre-nup, but finds she may have opened a Pandora's Box. Owen offers to

EP 19

Claude's Extreme Makeover

Claude wins an extreme apartment makeover by the ""Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"" design team at a charity auction. Wh

EP 20

Amicably Yours

Claude discovers that Jeb and Lydia are pretending to be romantically interested in her and Kipp, respectively, as a mea

EP 21

Casey V. Kronsky

To complete the GNB Management Training Program, Claude and Kipp must supervise a department. Claude is assigned to Supp

EP 22

Claude the Expert

Claude encourages Charlie to audition for a band, but she's dumbfounded when he reveals he got the gig and has to leave

EP 1

The Devil Wears Burberry (1)

Upon returning from vacation, Claude learns that her boss, network anchor Will Butler, has resigned, leaving her jobless

EP 2

The Devil Wears Burberry (2)

After quitting as Lydia’s assistant, Claude is back to “floater” status. However, the only spot available is worki

EP 3

A Crush Grows in Brooklyn

After a long week, Claude, Carl, Ramona and Owen enjoy a night out for happy hour at their favorite bar. A little tipsy,

EP 4

Why Are You Hurting Claude?

Claude reveals to Ramona that she and Carl are having sex with each other. Unfortunatley, Owen also finds out about this

EP 5

Flirting with De-feet

Claude is concerned when Carl doesn't seem to be affected by her flirting with Ethan (Joey McIntyre), the copy repairman

EP 6

The Owl Specialist

Claude has owls living on her apartment roof and does her best to protect them, but gets distracted by Lydias dog, who e

EP 7

Red Carpet Claude

Claude brings Jeb to a hip magazine party with the intention of raising Jeb's profile; Owen and Ramona start a protest a

EP 8

Kip Steadman's Guide To Dating

When Kip reveals he lost his apartment with his trust fund, an unwitting Carl takes him in. Kip then gives advice to Car

EP 9

Reinventing The Wheel

Claude realizes that part of her job is predicting Lydia's mood swings and Owen gives her a tool to do it.

EP 10

And The Award Goes To

When Lydia feels she doesn't get enough recognition, Jeb and Claude come up with a plan to give her a fake award, but th

EP 11

I Hear An Ear

Claude and Kip get into an argument when she is about to become assistant to Lydia and Jeb.

EP 12

Banished and Famished

Claude makes an announcement; the fourth floor workers are banned from the snack bar; Ramona and Owen are forced to eat

EP 13

Sex, Lies and Office Supplies

Claude intervenes when she realizes that Lydia is about to cheat on Jeb. Meanwhile, Owen plans to seduce Lydia, and Jeb

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