Easy to Assemble (2008– )

Illeana Douglas comically deconstructs her life, puts together her future, and with the help of big box giant IKEA discovers the best role she never played was herself.

Creator:

Illeana Douglas

Stars:

Illeana Douglas, Michael Irpino, Robert Mailhouse

Cast

Series cast summary:
Illeana Douglas	...	Herself (48 episodes, 2008-2012)
Michael Irpino	...	Lance Krapp (25 episodes, 2008-2012)
Robert Mailhouse	...	Paul (22 episodes, 2008-2011)
Tom Arnold	...	Tom (21 episodes, 2008-2012)
Justine Bateman	...	Herself (20 episodes, 2008-2012)

Storyline

Actress Illeana Douglas attempts to live a "normal" life by working at her local IKEA. She soon finds she can't leave Hollywood behind when fellow actress and friend Justine Bateman starts a talk show called "Forty and Bitter" on the floor of IKEA. Forced to compete for IKEA "Coworker of the Year" or risk coworker downsizing Illeana beats out Justine, wins the coveted award, and a trip to Sweden to meet the head of the company. Soon she must decide if she will return to the spotlight and take over for Justine with her own talk show, "This Side Up".

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Taglines:

Love doesn't come with instructions

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

IKEA, SXM

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

crazy funny; a weird ad for IKEA

Actress, Illeana Douglas, playing herself, is trying to get out of "Hollywood" by working in IKEA as a sort of entertainer to raise morale and co-worker team spirit. The only Episodes I've found are short, mainly less than ten minutes each, and are full of cameos by well known names - keep your eyes peeled. It's laugh out loud funny in places, but very very odd and quirky, with a lot of abstract situational laughs and set up Swedish impressions. Set in a real IKEA situation, not an ersatz-IKEA, there are lots of Swedish training segments, which are always a giggle. I can't believe how weird this is and how someone came to think of it. Michael Irpino, playing Lance Krapp, the camp over-enthusiastic IKEAn is fun, and I really like him. Justine Bateman, again playing herself, is the main competition to Illeana's plans, and the cute, funny, musical-guy is Robert Mailhouse. Enjoyable.

Are these little clips the whole episodes or just teasers? Perhaps there is more! But where?!