Mess of a Salesman 

Ted gets his brother a job selling lab supplies, and Phil and Lem go overboard buying items they don't need. Veronica is set to receive an award from the Veridian Foundation to help raise money for a charity she doesn't know about.

Director:

Marc Buckland

Writers:

Victor Fresco (creator), Tim Doyle

Stars:

Jay Harrington, Portia de Rossi, Andrea Anders

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jay Harrington	...	Ted Crisp
Portia de Rossi	...	Veronica Palmer
Andrea Anders	...	Linda Zwordling
Jonathan Slavin	...	Phil Myman
Malcolm Barrett	...	Lem Hewitt
Isabella Acres	...	Rose Crisp
Eddie McClintock	...	Billy
Rick Hoffman	...	Mr. Page
Billy Stevenson	...	Lonnie (as Bill Stevenson)
Stefan Marks	...	Brett
Shirley Jordan	...	Mrs. Boudreaux
Glenn Taranto	...	Lou

Storyline

Ted helps his fast talking brother, Billy, get a job selling lab equipment for one of Veridian's biggest suppliers, but no good deed goes unpunished, as Billy proceeds to sell Veridian more equipment than they could ever use and corrupts Phil and Lem in the process. Meanwhile, a charity for girls that Veridian supports gives Veronica an award, but when she and Linda learn that the company actually gives very little of the money it raises to the charity, they set out to make things right

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the last original episode broadcast on ABC.

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Quotes

Linda Zwordling: [to Veronica] There's really no middle ground with you. Either you don't care at all or you care 100 and crazy %.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Garfield Grove Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1