As of July 2026, Less than Perfect Season 1 aired in 2002 with 22 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Less than Perfect Season 1

2002 22 Episodes Comedy ⭐ 7/10

Less than Perfect Season 1 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 30 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Sara Rue sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Less than Perfect Season 1 earns its spot. Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate Less than Perfect Season 1 from the crowd. Season 1 of Less than Perfect includes 22 episodes. It aired from October 2002 to May 2003. This season stars Sara Rue, Sherri Shepherd and Andrea Parker. Sara Rue and Sherri Shepherd lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2002. Less than Perfect Season 1 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Less than Perfect Season 1 respects your intelligence. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Sara Rue is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

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🎬 Less than Perfect Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
Pilot
2002-10-01
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 realizes that new co-workers Kipp and Lydia will stop at nothing to sabotage her. Meanwhile Claude's trusty friends Ramona and ...
E2
Ice Cream With Lydia
2002-10-08
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 anticipated, Claude finds solace in the company of Lydia -- who assumes that Claude slept with him. Meanwhile, Owen tries to...
E3
Claude the Liar
2002-10-15
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 about it, but it's all good after Claude talks to Ramona. Meanwhile, the employees attend a companywide meeting where they...
E4
Queen of England
2002-10-22
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 doesn't like her having her 4th floor friends around his office, which Claude believes. She politely asks them to stay ...
E5
The Vacation
2002-10-29
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 friend and give Claude a break from her overbearing work) sends a memo to Will about Claude's vacation. Forced to take a b...
E6
The Pole
2002-11-05
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 the self-confidence that she's been lacking, so she and Ramona go out for drinks, where Claude finds herself competing for...
E7
Future Shock
2002-11-12
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 Roz. Roz sees in Claude a younger version of herself and tells Claude that will be her in 30 years, and Claude freaks out...
E8
Meet the Folks
2002-11-19
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"", leading the Caseys to think he will show up, when in fact he won't since """"that would be great"" means ""ain't gonna ...
E9
Claude the Heartbreaker
2002-11-26
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 it. Will introduces her his godson Oliver, and asks Claude to show him around town. He asks her out on a date, and ends u...
E10
One Office Party Too Many
2002-12-10
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 because she's not on the clock, Claude gets a little too personal and talks about Will's personal life. She spends the r...
E11
A Claude Casey Production
2002-12-17
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 abilities and she can show her producer skills. Of course, Kipp's attitude on the newsset it completely corky, which ends up as ...
E12
Claude's Got a Secret
2003-01-07
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 is no easy task since Ramona and Owen seem to be all over the place. Claude talks Charlie into telling their friends, w...
E13
Telephone
2003-01-21
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 friends, which does not include Kipp, who stole her idea for a story. Lydia gets obsessed in finding a crystal gazelle s...
E14
High Maintenance
2003-02-04
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 she finally confronts Will's new girlfriend, she imposes him to choose between her and Claude. Although happy to see Dani...
E15
Valentine's Day
2003-02-11
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 mysteriously appear on Lydia's desk, and she wonders who is her secret admirer. Claude finds out it's Kipp, but decides to keep...
E16
Breaking Up
2003-02-18
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 Rehn (star of ABC's reality show, The Bachelorette), who got engaged on the show and is trying on wedding gowns. Claude...
E17
Picture Perfect Party
2003-03-11
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), she changes her party from casual to fancy. The only thing she wasn't counting on was Will showing up in casual clothes...
E18
The New Guy
2003-03-18
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 together to pull of ""The Gum Caper"" to ensure Will a new contract.
E19
Oh Papa
2003-04-29
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 he needs a gimmick to get noticed -- so he becomes ""bicycle guy."" A bad photo in the paper has Will feeling self-con...
E20
A Little Love for Lydia
2003-05-06
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 how happy (and nicer) is makes Lydia. But she accidentally tells her brother that Lydia is crazy about him, and he deci...

🎭 Cast of Less than Perfect Season 1

Sara Rue
Sara Rue
Claude Casey
Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd
Ramona Platt
Andrea Parker
Andrea Parker
Lydia Weston
Zachary Levi
Zachary Levi
Kipp Steadman
Andy Dick
Andy Dick
Owen Kronsky
Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts
Will Butler

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