''Less than Perfect'' is an American television

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ...

created by

Terri Minsky Terri Minsky is an American television writer and producer who created '' The Geena Davis Show'', ''Lizzie McGuire'', ''Less Than Perfect'', and ''Andi Mack''. Early and personal life Minsky grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. A mother of two ...

and starring

Sara Rue Sara Rue (born January 26, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for her performances as Carmen Ferrara on ''Popular'', as Claude Casey on ''Less than Perfect'', and as the Attorney General in ''Idiocracy''. In 2011, she hosted The CW realit ...

and Sherri Shepherd which originally aired on ABC from October 1, 2002, to June 20, 2006. It follows Claude (Rue), who works at a television network named GNB, as well as her friends and colleagues.

Overview and premise

The show centers on Claude Casey (

), a young woman who works at a television network called GNB. Though at first a temp who fills in on other assignments, Claude is hired in the pilot by anchor Will Butler ( Eric Roberts) to be his assistant. Claude's fellow co-assistants Lydia Weston (

Andrea Parker Andrea N. Parker is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles on '' ER'', '' The Pretender'', ''Less than Perfect'', ''Desperate Housewives'', and ''Pretty Little Liars''. Career Her first documented film role was at ...

) and Kipp Steadman (

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) are unhappy at Claude's arrival, and do everything they can to make her miserable. Luckily, Claude is able to navigate the workplace with the help of her best friends Ramona Platt ( Sherri Shepherd) and Owen Kronsky (

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), who also work at the network in other departments. In season two, two new characters joined the series:

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as Claude's neighbor and GNB cafeteria head Carl Monari; and

Patrick Warburton Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor. On television, he has played David Puddy on '' Seinfeld'', the title character on ''The Tick'', Jeb Denton on ''Less Than Perfect'', Jeff Bingham on '' Rules of Engagement'' and L ...

as Jeb Denton, ladder-climbing news anchor and Lydia's love interest. Sasso, who had recurred throughout the last half of the first season, was upgraded at the beginning of the season; Warburton began as a recurring character in the first half of the season, before being upgraded at midseason. Much was made at the time of the show's premiere about the central character of the show being a "full figured" woman, and that the title correlated to Claude being "Less Than Perfect." Over the course of the series, Rue lost . She has since become a spokesperson for Jenny Craig and lost a total of . As the series progressed, Rue's figure became less of a focus on the series.

History

Though it was never a rating juggernaut, ''Less Than Perfect'' aired at a time when ABC was seeing a large ratings decline across the network. However, the series received steady, respectable ratings, especially for being in the last slot of ABC's Tuesday night sitcom lineup. The overall ratings for season two, which creator Terri Minsky later departed, actually saw an increase from the ratings of season one. However, in its third season, ABC moved the series to its TGIF revival lineup on Friday nights. This led to a major decline in ratings, and put the show at risk for cancellation; VGuide.com featured the show on a list of "Endangered Series." Due to the series being near the threshold for the number of episodes needed for

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, and the series still earning respectable ratings in the coveted 18–49 demographic, ABC ordered a 13-episode fourth season to air as a mid-season replacement. For the fourth season, the series underwent a retooling that saw the departure of cast member Eric Roberts. Despite the close renewal, the future of the series was not assured. In January 2006, Zachary Levi said that many of the cast members were ready to move on after filming the season. In March, Sara Rue was cast in a CBS sitcom pilot ''Play Nice'', starring as a woman who runs a toy company with her brother (the pilot was ultimately not picked up). After almost a year off the air, the series returned on April 18, 2006, in its old Tuesday night timeslot. After airing only three episodes of the fourth season, ABC cancelled ''Less Than Perfect.'' The series was one of several sitcoms cancelled by the network, as they discontinued both the Tuesday night and Friday night sitcom lineups.
ABC initially planned to burn off the remaining nine episodes with fellow cancelled sitcom '' Rodney (TV series), Rodney'', which had taken over its time slot the season prior. ABC ultimately aired only three more episodes before pulling both series off the schedule. The show joined

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's lineup on June 1, 2009 in syndication. The network aired all 81 episodes, including the seven unaired episodes from season four. However, Lifetime dropped the series in 2010. In April 2012, ''Less Than Perfect'' joined the lineup of new

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network,

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Opening credits and theme

From the beginning, ''Less Than Perfect'' had a simple opening sequence, credits which were played over the opening scene of each episode of season one. However, a new theme song and opening sequence were introduced at the beginning of season two. The intro was abandoned after the first seven episodes, reverting to the previous simple credits which lasted until the end of season three. Season four introduced a five-second opening, in which the title can be seen on post-it notes on an office desk, while a brief instrumental version of the theme tune is played.

Cast and characters

Main

as Claudia "Claude" Casey, the quirky, sweet lead character. From Pittsburgh, Claude works as the executive assistant for GNB anchorman Will Butler. Initially insecure due to the fish out of water template she personifies, Claude gains confidence in herself and her abilities as the series progresses. * Sherri Shepherd as Ramona Platt, a sassy co-worker and friend of Claude and Owen. She is sometimes bossy and obnoxious, but is still a loyal and caring friend. She dislikes both Kipp and Lydia. *

as Lydia Weston, one of Claude's "frenemies". She is shallow, snobby, and professionally ambitious, although without noticeable work skills. Lydia finds Claude to be a hick and a walking fashion faux pas. Eventually, Lydia begins a relationship with Jeb Denton, and marries him in the season three finale. In season four, she becomes the producer of Jeb's news segment, and hires Claude as her assistant. *

as Kipp Steadman, Claude's other frenemy and Lydia's best friend, eventually becomes Jeb Denton's assistant. He is shown to be arrogant, shallow, and snobby, but is more intelligent, and occasionally shows flashes of far more humanity than Lydia (seen in episodes such as ''The Pimp Hat'' and ''Why Are You Hurting Claude?''). *

as Owen Kronsky, a seriously offbeat, sensitive, and sometimes clumsy office supply manager with GNB. * Eric Roberts as Will Butler (seasons 1–3), Claude's charming, but vain boss, a well-known national news anchor. He is a womanizer with several ex-wives. Will unexpectedly (and offstage) quits the network at the start of season 4, forcing Claude to scramble for another position—working for Lydia. *

as Carl Monari (Seasons 2–4; recurring season 1), the cafeteria manager at GNB. He is a friend of Claude, Ramona, and Owen. He lives across the hall from Claude, and becomes her boyfriend in season four. *

as Jeb Denton (Seasons 2–4), Will Butler's co-anchor, and Lydia's boyfriend (later husband). Jeb is a mellow, funny, and ambitious news anchor, who is trying to climb the ladder at GNB. He is Kipp's boss, but rarely refers to him by name, mostly as "Secretary." His favorite food is Crab Cakes.

Recurring

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as Charlie, Claude's boyfriend from the travel department (Seasons 1 & 3) *

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as Mitch Calgrove, a producer at GNB who Claude dates (Season 2) * John Eric Bentley as an assistant director who later returns as a director (Seasons 1 & 4) *

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as Gene Schmidtline, an employee at GNB who has a crush on Ramona (Seasons 2–3) *

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as Dani, Will's on-and-off girlfriend (Season 2) *

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as Vivian, Carl's ex-girlfriend (Seasons 2–3) * Jonna Tamases as Irene, a co-worker at GNB who offers Claude a job (Season 4)

Guest stars

* Martin Mull as Buddy Casey, Claude's dad (Season 1) *

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as Joan Casey, Claude's mom (Season 1) *

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as Norma (Season 1) *

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as Ted Elliot, a director who employs Claude (Seasons 1 & 2) * Trista Rehn as Herself (Season 1) * Richard Ruccolo as Bobby Casey, Claude's brother (Season 1) *

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as Max Damarius (Season 1) *

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as Deirdre Bishop, Owen's love interest (Season 1) *

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as Alan Turnbach, head of GNB news (Seasons 1 & 4) * Simon Helberg as Arthur (season 2) *

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as Mrs. Ross (season 2) *

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as Detective Martin (season 2) *

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as Vicki Devorski (season 2) *

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as Himself (season 2) *

Joanna Kerns Joanna Kerns (born February 12, 1953) is an American actress and director best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on the family situation comedy ''Growing Pains'' from 1985 to 1992. Early life Kerns was born Joanna Crussie DeVarona in San Franc ...

and Valerie Harper as Judy and Judith, Owen's lesbian mothers. (seasons 2 & 3) *

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as George Denton, Jeb's son (seasons 2 & 3) *

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as Diane Steadman, Kipp's mom (season 2) *

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as Nurse Benson (season 2) *

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as sandwich vendor Eddie Smirkoff (season 2) *

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as Himself (season 2) *

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as Roxanne Fiedler, Claude's childhood best friend. (season 2) *

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as Tracy Fletcher (season 3) *

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as Lance Corcoran (season 3) * John Di Maggio as Bartender (season 3) *

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as Vince (season 3) * Paula Abdul as Kathleen (season 3) * Kimberly Williams as Laura (season 3) *

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as Xin Xao Pi (season 3) *

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as Louise (season 3) * Paul DiMeo,

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& Michael Moloney as themselves, the cast of ''

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'' (season 3) * Star Jones as Dr Curtis (season 3) * Christopher Knight as Waiter (season 3) *

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as Ethan (season 4) * Tony Plana as The Owl Inspector (season 4) * Natasha Alam as Daniella (season 3)

Episodes

Distribution

International broadcast

''Less Than Perfect'' was seen on ATV in Austria, on

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(free to air) in Australia, on

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in Spain, on

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's Fox and

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in Italy, on Kanal 5 in Denmark, on HRT and

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. The first seven episodes and episode nine of the final season of ''Less Than Perfect'' aired on TV2 in New Zealand, with the remaining episodes (eight and 10 through 13) not played. The show also aired on

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, TNT Turkey airs. And ComedyMax currently airs the show for Digiturk subscribers and

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airs for D-Smart subscribers. The show was originally screened in the UK and Ireland on

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where it broadcast all episode and repeated the series up until its closure in 2007. It has previously been aired on RTÉ TWO in Ireland, while it also aired on Paramount Comedy 1 (now

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) in the UK and Ireland, although it is not currently being shown on either of these two networks. As of April 2013,

in Canada are broadcasting the show in quadruple bills, twice daily. Lifetime also reran the show for a brief period in 2009. In Italy, it aired on Fox as '' Perfetti...ma non troppo'' (''Perfect...but not too much'') from September 1, 2003 until May 13, 2007.

Home media

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released the first season of ''Less Than Perfect'' on DVD in Region 1 on .

Reception

Critical reception

Early reviews for the show found the characterization generally stereotypical, but critics often praised the performance of

. ''

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'' asserted that "in just two episodes, the good guys/bad guys structure and the exaggerated characterizations already are showing signs of wear," although it called Rue a "welcome addition" to TV sitcoms. ''

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'' magazine likewise criticized the stereotypical characters, but summarized the show as "Hardly perfect but happily Rueful." However, by Season 3, ''USA Today'' said the show had "hit its stride."Robert Bianco (November 26, 2004), "Unwind, rewind, watch these shows". ''

''.

Ratings

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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