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Less than Perfect: Season 1

22 episodes Premiered Oct 1, 2002 Updated Jul 21, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Pilot

Oct 1, 2002 · 30 min

Claude's dream comes true when she moves up from temp to a permanent position as the assistant to news anchor Will Butler. But all is not quite as she had imagined when she realize

S1·E2

Ice Cream With Lydia

Oct 8, 2002 · 30 min

When Claude is unexpectedly asked out for dinner with Will, she quickly cancels her double-date plan with Ramona. But when the ""date"" turns out to be less of one than she antic

S1·E3

Claude the Liar

Oct 15, 2002 · 30 min

Claude sees herself struggling with her moral values when she is forced to lie for Will. She feels bad about covering up one of Will's escapades and lying to Ramona and his wife ab

S1·E4

Queen of England

Oct 22, 2002 · 30 min

Feeling jealous over Claude being showered by gifts for being Will Butler's assistant, Kipp and Lydia try to break Claude, Ramona and Owen's friendship. Kipp tells Claude that Will

S1·E5

The Vacation

Oct 29, 2002 · 30 min

Ramona tells Claude she has to use her vacation days in the next few days or else she'll lose them. Claude refuses to leave Will even for a week, and Ramona (trying to be a good fr

S1·E6

The Pole

Nov 5, 2002 · 30 min

Tired of living in constant competition with Lydia over Will's attention, Claude decides to attend Ramona's ""strippercize"" class to develop her ""uh-uh"". Claude quickly gains th

S1·E7

Future Shock

Nov 12, 2002 · 30 min

Claude accidentally starts a feud with Roz, the company's president's secretary, but being the good hearted girl that she is she wastes no time on trying her best to make up with R

S1·E8

Meet the Folks

Nov 19, 2002 · 30 min

Claude's parents are visiting her at the office, and can't wait to meet famous anchorman Will Butler. They invite him to join them for dinner and Will says ""that would be great"",

S1·E9

Claude the Heartbreaker

Nov 26, 2002 · 30 min

Claude scores a date with Charlie from travel after accidentally throwing her hair on his face. They have a wonderful time together, and the next morning Claude is ecstatic about i

S1·E10

One Office Party Too Many

Dec 10, 2002 · 30 min

It's time for the Christmas party, and Claude keeps hanging around Will, making sure he's got everything just the way he wants. When he tells her to loosen up a bit and act casual

S1·E11

A Claude Casey Production

Dec 17, 2002 · 30 min

Kipp broke Claude's penguin toy, but instead of planning a meaningful revenge against him, Claude decides to help him make a demo tape on which he can show his news anchor abilitie

S1·E12

Claude's Got a Secret

Jan 7, 2003 · 30 min

Ramona and Owen wonder why Charlie and Claude stopped seeing each other, while they have been secretly dating, trying to keep a low profile on a inner-office relationship. But that

S1·E13

Telephone

Jan 21, 2003 · 30 min

Will leaves his apartment to be taken care by Claude while he's gone, and tells her she can bring whoever she wants to it. She quickly organizes a small party just for her closest

S1·E14

High Maintenance

Feb 4, 2003 · 30 min

Will's got a new girlfriend, Dani, who insists on having Claude run errands for her. Ramona and Owen convince Claude to put her feet down and stop being a pushover for Dani. When s

S1·E15

Valentine's Day

Feb 11, 2003 · 30 min

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 trip with his father. The next morning, two dozen roses mysteri

S1·E16

Breaking Up

Feb 18, 2003 · 30 min

After breaking up with Charlie, Claude is feeling low. Will's fiance insists Claude accompany her to a bridal salon, which only serves to upset Claude further. They run into Trista

S1·E17

Picture Perfect Party

Mar 11, 2003 · 30 min

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 result from his publicist's attempt to popularize his image),

S1·E18

The New Guy

Mar 18, 2003 · 30 min

Will's contract is up for renewal just as the head of the network arrives, flaunting a new anchor. Fearing that Will's job is in jeopardy and they'll be replaced, the staff bands

S1·E19

Oh Papa

Apr 29, 2003 · 30 min

Learning that Owen has ""sired"" a child, Claude tries to arrange a get-together between Owen and the dad he's never known. When ""braces guy"" gets a promotion, Kipp decides that

S1·E20

A Little Love for Lydia

May 6, 2003 · 30 min

Claude's brother shows up for a visit and Lydia is quickly interested in him. While the thought of the two dating disturbs Claude at first, she comes to terms with it once she sees

S1·E21

Save the Squirrel, But Bet the Over/Under

May 13, 2003 · 30 min

Claude hawks tickets to Will's benefit dinner for a squirrel clinic, Owen gets in trouble with a bookie, and Kipp & Lydia scheme to get free merchandise.

S1·E22

The Umbrella (1)

May 20, 2003 · 30 min

Claude's new sway jacket is ruined because someone stole her umbrella, forcing her to go out in the rain. When she returns to the building, however, she runs into the guy who stole