Working
Working

Working (1997)

4.7 (3 votes)
2 Seasons
October 8, 1997
English
Comedy

Synopsis

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.

Network

NBC

Episodes

Pilot
E1

Pilot

Oct 8, 1997
30 min

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
E2

Close Quarters

Oct 15, 1997
30 min

Matt catches the ""close-quarters syndrome"" and starts dating a daffy co-worker who's really not his type.

Rumoring
E3

Rumoring

Oct 29, 1997
30 min

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
E4

Quick Out Of The Gate

Nov 5, 1997
30 min

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
E5

Sexual Harassment

Nov 12, 1997
30 min

A sexual harassment seminar transforms the staff into sexless zombies, putting a crimp into Matt's plans to date a new colleague.

Lost Weekend
E6

Lost Weekend

Nov 19, 1997
30 min

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
E7

Creative Matt

Dec 3, 1997
30 min

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
E8

Top O' The World Ma

Dec 10, 1997
30 min

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
E9

Medieval Christmas

Dec 17, 1997
30 min

Hal's chauvinistic boss submits a sexy photo of her for the company's pinup calendar.

The Breakfast
E10

The Breakfast

Jan 7, 1998
30 min

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
E11

Enemies: A Love Story

Jan 14, 1998
30 min

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
E12

Sam I Am

Jan 21, 1998
30 min

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
E13

Boys Club

Jan 28, 1998
30 min

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
E14

Hatchet Man

Feb 4, 1998
30 min

Matt is challenged to prove he has the right stuff by firing an inept temp.

Mum's The Word
E15

Mum's The Word

Feb 25, 1998
30 min

Matt ends up babysitting a coworker's little terrors to protect her from Deale's vindictiveness.

As Bad As It Gets
E16

As Bad As It Gets

Mar 18, 1998
30 min

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
E17

Labor Pains

Mar 25, 1998
30 min

Tired of being taken advantage of, the staff, with Matt as their leader, goes on strike.

The Gold Digger
E18

The Gold Digger

Apr 1, 1998
30 min

A co-worker shows interest in Matt after he's enrolled in a management-trainee program.

Equality
E19

Equality

Apr 15, 1998
30 min

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
E20

The Lying Game

Apr 29, 1998
30 min

Perfectly honest Matt has to ""massage the truth"" when Abby asks why he won't date her.

Due Process
E21

Due Process

May 6, 1998
30 min

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
E22

The Brown Noser

May 13, 1998
30 min

Tim tires of being a ""money-grubbing, care-only-for-myself phony"" and quits his job.

Cast

Details

Original Title

Working

Status

Ended

Seasons

2

Episodes

39