# Better Off Ted: I've decided. . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156 "2015-10-30T05:31:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/1 "2015-10-30T05:31:33Z")
. . . to keep watching Better Off Ted. Discuss. It’s so good over and over. ---
**Author:** ![Nom\_de\_Plume](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85f322/32.png) [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/2 "2015-10-30T07:10:18Z")
Wife and I really enjoyed this show when it was on. Too bad it died such an early death. Of course, Steve Urkel was on for years! ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/3 "2015-10-30T07:42:30Z")
It was! ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/4 "2015-10-30T10:10:27Z")
Indeed, a funny show. By all means, keep going. It only got 2 seasons though, so you won’t be watching it long. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/5 "2015-10-30T11:36:49Z")
I loved it. My favorite episode is where they change the motion detectors in the office, but I also like the “Take your daughter to work day” episode. If you want some funny, very off-color humor, watch this “outtake” video. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK (you’ve been warned): [spoiler] > **[BETTER OFF TED - FUNNY, REALLY VULGAR OUTTAKES](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7Nz4bIwss%5B%2Fspoiler%5D)** > > Warning!: if you're easily offended, skip this! The tv show Better Off Ted did an episode about a mistyped memo. The episode had PG rated insults for broadca... ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/6 "2015-10-30T12:59:36Z")
I just rewatched “The Jabberwocky Project.” Still a hilarious and incisive satire of corporate thinking, especially the presentation at the end. ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/7 "2015-10-30T13:31:27Z")
When I watched this on Netflix DVD’s, I was working for one of the Big 4 Defense Contractors in the U.S. Soooo, sooo accurate to that kind of large corporate environment, it was hysterical. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/8 "2015-10-30T14:02:49Z")
It was a good show that I always watched when it was on. Good cast and writing all around but what set it apart were the two scientist from product development. It was like an evil Muppet Labs. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/9 "2015-10-30T14:09:51Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I just rewatched “The Jabberwocky Project.” Still a hilarious and incisive satire of corporate thinking, especially the presentation at the end. I loved that, too. Wish more people had seen the show so I could reference it more in my work life. (Video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spyJ5yxTfas)). ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/10 "2015-10-30T14:29:32Z")
My wife watched this when it was on ABC but I missed it somehow. I watched it a few months ago and it was ridiculously funny. I wish they gave it a few more seasons and maybe a movie. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/11 "2015-10-30T14:49:25Z")
I loved it! Keep watching it! Fantastic cast. I can’t get over how beautiful & funny Portia DeRossi is. Between this and _Arrested Development_ she is a comedy gem. The two lab guys are awesome. Those actors show up in bit parts in every-other show I watch, it seems (the one guy is currently on Dr. Ken) ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/12 "2015-10-30T15:45:47Z")
If I remember correctly (and I may not), this show was a casualty of the writer’s strike. Too bad. I’ve rewatched this a few times, and I caught all the episodes live. Funny and witty without being mean. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/13 "2015-10-30T15:59:46Z")
Well, I know what I’m binge watching over the weekend… ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/14 "2015-10-30T16:11:53Z")
I recommended it to a couple of my 20-ish-year-old nephews and they absolutely loved it. The casting, the chemistry, the writing - all terrific. And I’m guessing probably pretty cheap to make, since there were few sets. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/15 "2015-10-30T16:25:02Z")
By the way, here are [all the Veridian Dynamics commercials](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5VmIjej1RGF8fh5YpsKv4Q) for the show. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/16 "2015-10-30T16:31:16Z")
An absolutely fantastic show. Died too soon a death. Probably was too quirky for broadcast TV. Would be perfect for Netflix/Hulu/Amazon these days. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/17 "2015-10-30T16:40:34Z")
“For Colored People” When that sign is over the drinking fountain, I died. It’s one of the best half-hours of TV out there. “Black People. We see you!!!” ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/18 "2015-10-30T18:36:12Z")
Actually I just finished it a couple weeks ago, and now I’m starting over. It’s so dense with great comedy it’s like there’s new stuff to discover with each repeat viewing. And Portia De Rossi is great in this “Now you can walk away with your head held high. . . walk away. . .” ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/19 "2015-10-30T18:40:02Z")
This and 30 Rock are my favorite sitcoms ever. I rewatch the whole run every few months. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156/20 "2015-10-30T19:17:13Z")
Such a great show! Does Netflix have the fake commercials? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156.md?page=2)