The BEST episodes of Alex, Inc.

Every episode of Alex, Inc. ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Alex, Inc.!

Based on the podcast "StartUp" from Gimlet Media, Alex Schuman embarks on the adventure of starting his own company. Having already found success professionally, as a radio journalist, and personally, as a husband and father of two, Alex isn't satisfied just coasting along and decides to quit his job and start over on his own terms. He quickly learns that building his own business isn't going to be as easy as he thought, but the payoff will be rewarding.

Last Updated: 12/23/2023Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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The Mother-In-Law
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7.57
150 votes

#1 - The Mother-In-Law

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/2018

Rooni's mother, Joya, comes to New York and Alex tries too hard to impress her, including a disastrous celebration of Holi which makes him look worse. But a conversation between the two leads to a surprising development for Alex's new company. Meanwhile, Ben wants to learn more about his heritage from his grandmother to impress a girl in school

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The Internet Trolls
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7.41
130 votes

#2 - The Internet Trolls

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/2/2018

The family helps change Alex's feelings when he becomes overly sensitive to listeners' comments leading up to the launch of the podcast; Rooni enlists Ben's help with Soraya's diorama.

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The Fever
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7.40
123 votes

#3 - The Fever

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/9/2018

Using a voice translator to understand what Joya said about him in Bengali, Alex instead accidentally discovers a family secret. Deirdre accidentally erases all of the focus group results and tries to recreate it before Alex gets back to the office, and Soraya doesn't want to participate in her recital so she pretends to be sick.

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The Rube Goldberg Contraption
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7.29
128 votes

#4 - The Rube Goldberg Contraption

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/16/2018

After a company offers Alex money to expand the business, he worries his business is ruining his relationship with Rooni and the children and makes an important decision about the future. And with the future looking bright for the company, Deirdre and Eddie bring on a famous podcast producer.

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The Grande Apologano
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7.27
139 votes

#5 - The Grande Apologano

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/25/2018

Alex decides to use Rooni's idea for a new podcast about a murder case she worked on, but husband and wife do not work well together. Meanwhile, Deirdre goes on a date, and Ben thinks of a way to get rid of his girlfriend's super annoying friend Laura.

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The Cop Car
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7.25
153 votes

#6 - The Cop Car

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/2018

Alex's podcast starts intruding on his family life when a private Rooni moment is revealed to the audience, while Deirdre feels neglected and gets an offer to host her own show. Later, Ben discovers his friend Emily has a crush on him.

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The Butterfly Pavilion
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7.24
185 votes

#7 - The Butterfly Pavilion

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/11/2018

Alex gets mad at Eddie for making work decisions without him. Meanwhile, Rooni thinks chaperoning Soraya's field trip will be easy but it inadvertently goes awry when she gets distracted by work; and Ben takes up guitar playing and is determined to get his dad to let him score music for the podcast.

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The Nanny
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7.09
171 votes

#8 - The Nanny

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/17/2018

Alex thinks he fired the baby sitter, but the situation gets complicated when she shows up for work.

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The Unfair Advantage
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7.08
330 votes

#9 - The Unfair Advantage

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/28/2018

With the help of wife Rooni and their children, Alex Schuman quits his prominent job to start his own podcast company telling real stories that matter. He hires his cousin Eddie and former producer, Deirdre, to help achieve his dream. Meanwhile, Ben performs magic at the school talent show which teaches Alex an important lesson about his future.

Directors: Zach Braff
Writer: Matt Tarses
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The Wax Museum
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7.07
216 votes

#10 - The Wax Museum

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/4/2018

At the office, Eddie and Deirdre compete for Alex’s time and butt heads, causing them to almost quit. Alex tries to be a good boss by coming up with a solution to split his time between the two, but will he succeed? Meanwhile, Alex does not like Rooni’s handmade costume for Ben’s class project on famous people, so they come up with a surprising different choice.

Directors: Zach Braff
Writer: Matt Tarses
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