The BEST episodes of Undercover Boss (US)
Every episode of Undercover Boss (US) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Undercover Boss (US)!
In this hidden camera show, high-level corporate execs leave the comfort of their offices and secretly take low-level jobs within their companies to find out how things really work and what their employees truly think of them. In the process of this undercover mission, they learn of the perceptions about their companies, the spirit of their work forces and maybe, something about themselves as well. Based on the UK series of the same name.
#2 - Belfor
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/16/2011
Sheldon Yellen, the CEO of BELFOR, the world's largest disaster restoration company, goes undercover and becomes frustrated while struggling to hang drywall. Also, the boss unexpectedly reveals himself while working alongside an employee.
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#3 - Great Wolf Resorts
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2010
Kim Schaefer, CEO of Great Wolf Resorts, North America's largest family of indoor waterpark resorts, struggles to keep pace working in an aquatic center and gets her hands dirty when she responds to a call no waterpark employee wants to receive.
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#5 - Round Table Pizza
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/25/2022
Paul Damico, the former president and CEO, Round Table Pizza goes undercover to glean effective ways to expand the longstanding West Coast pizza franchise eastward and attract a younger clientele. Damico credits the valuable brand insights he garnered on UNDERCOVER BOSS in 2013 when he was president of Moe's Southwest Grill as motivation to return undercover. Will he be able to take the heat in the kitchen when tasked with preparing piles of pizzas under tight time constraints? Can he withstand a hot slice of reality when front-line employees reveal where improvements could be made?
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Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/12/2017
Grammy Award-winning musician Darius Rucker, former lead singer for Hootie & the Blowfish turned country music superstar, travels to Austin, Texas on an undercover journey to discover the next great musical acts. During his time undercover, Darius runs an open mic night, works as a roadie, and strolls along Austin's famous Sixth Street in search of standout street performers.
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Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/1/2022
Acquanetta Warren, mayor of Fontana, Calif., the fastest-growing city in Southern California, is on a mission to secure its future after the devastating impacts of the pandemic. Is the mayor willing to roll up her sleeves and get her hands dirty maintaining the city's sewers and cleaning the trash-littered parks?
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Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/2022
Gary Findley, CEO of Restoration 1, a self-described "Redneck CEO" from Texas, goes undercover to ensure that there are no flaws in the "playbook" of the company that would negatively impact all the franchises. Will he have the stomach to handle a job involving biohazard remediation? Will he find that cracks are starting to show as the business grows? How will he tackle navigating through a tight basement crawlspace in a hazmat suit?
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#12 - Celebrity Undercover Boss: Marcus Samuelsson
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/19/2017
Season 8 ends with chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson going undercover to find and mentor new culinary talent. During his mission, he discovers some gifted aspiring chefs at a public cooking class, a culinary institute, a high-end food truck and a soup kitchen.
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Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2022
Omar Soliman and Nick Friedman, who co-founded College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving over 15 years ago, go on separate missions to make certain that the foundation of their company is strong enough to withstand exponential growth in the next couple of years. Will they need to do any heavy lifting within their company after seeing what's happening on the front lines? Will they (or any items in their care) crack under pressure while undercover?
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#15 - UScellular
Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/2022
Laurent "LT" Therivel, a proud Marine veteran who started as president and CEO of UScellular less than a year before his undercover mission, is intent on seeing how his new endeavors for brand growth are operating. Will he be all charged up while making customer calls offering the latest company deals? Will he connect well with staff sales associates and network engineers when learning about their day-to-day duties and challenges? Does he learn there's work to do to get their stores to have 'high-speed' customer service?
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#16 - Frontier Airlines
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2010
Bryan Bedford, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Frontier Airlines, goes undercover in his own company, where he "gets christened" while emptying a plane's lavatory and discovers how company-wide pay cuts are impacting his employees.
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Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/17/2011
Shelly Sun, the CEO and co-founder of BrightStar Care, a full-service, private healthcare company serving more than 10,000 families in the United States, goes undercover posing as a former administrative assistant who is now looking for a job in healthcare
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Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2022
Linda L. Chadwick, president and CEO, Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard goes undercover to see how her new initiatives are working and to help franchisees become more profitable. Will the boss encounter procedures or equipment that seem "frozen in time"? What will it take to help her get a struggling franchisee to reach sweet success?
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#24 - Lucky Strike Lanes
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2010
Steven Foster, Co-Founder and CEO of Lucky Strike Lanes, one of the nation's largest chains of upscale bowling alleys, takes an emotional trip inside his own company where among other things, he hits the streets as a walking bowling pin.
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#25 - True Value
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/14/2014
John Hartmann, the President and CEO of True Value, one of the largest hardware cooperatives in the world, reactivates his undercover skills from his time as an FBI agent when he investigates the state of the True Value company and employees. During his “special assignment,” the boss is shocked by the inappropriate on-the-job pickup artist antics of one of the employees.
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