Outsourced 

A manager is sent to India to oversee a staff of customer service representatives.

Creator:

Robert Borden

Stars:

Ben Rappaport, Anisha Nagarajan, Diedrich Bader

4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ben Rappaport	...	Todd Dempsy 22 episodes, 2010-2011
Anisha Nagarajan	...	Madhuri 22 episodes, 2010-2011
Diedrich Bader	...	Charlie Davies 22 episodes, 2010-2011
Parvesh Cheena	...	Gupta 22 episodes, 2010-2011
Pippa Black	...	Tonya 22 episodes, 2010-2011
Rebecca Hazlewood	...	Asha 22 episodes, 2010-2011
Rizwan Manji	...	Rajiv Gidwani 22 episodes, 2010-2011
Sacha Dhawan	...	Manmeet 22 episodes, 2010-2011
Thushari Jayasekera	...	Pinky 22 episodes, 2010-2011
Guru Singh	...	Ajeet 21 episodes, 2010-2011
Roger Narayan	...	Multiple Characters (Voice) / ... 21 episodes, 2010-2011
Sharmila Devar	...	Lata / ... 20 episodes, 2010-2011

Storyline

Todd Dempsey works at American Novelty Company is in line to be the manager of the call center. But after attending a training seminar, he returns to discover that the Company decided to out source the call center to India. And if Todd wants to be the manager of the call center, he must move to India which he reluctantly does. And he has a hard time adjusting to their customs. And he has to deal with the assistant manager who wants to be manager, so he is doing everything to get rid of him. He meets another American assigned there, Charlie and an Australian whom he leans on.

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Plot Keywords:

call center | india | workplace | office | novelty shop | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jessica Gower portrayed the role of Tonya, "the resident office hottie", in the unaired pilot for the series. She was then replaced by Pippa Black for the remaining episodes.

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Goofs

Mumbai is hours ahead of the central United States. In order to operate a call center that takes orders from the US during US business hours, the call center would need to be operating from about 6pm Mumbai time until 7am Mumbai time. In this show it is clear that Mid-American Novelty Call Center in operating during normal daylight hours. The movie that this series is based on actually shows the call center operating during the overnight hours.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Tina Fey/Ellie Goulding (2011)

User Reviews

Outsourced is funny

I would never have guessed that this show would be as funny as it is! I actually watched each episode back-to-back and it continued to get funnier as the shows progressed. It's great formula comedy and the characters have fantastic comedic timing!! If you haven't yet -- give this one a chance! I was expecting the story lines to be staid and predictable. So far, so good -- not a one yet has been anything I expected. The principal interacts with his counterparts so well it makes it seem that the work environment could be real! I've never been to India, but this would almost entice me to visit. The people in this sitcom are very watchable. You'll find yourself laughing out loud - promise!

Details

Official Sites:

NBC [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Outsourced

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$37,136

Company Credits

Production Co:

In Cahoots, ShadowCatcher Entertainment, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1