The WORST episodes of Undercover Boss (US)
Every episode of Undercover Boss (US) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.
#1 - Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/28/2014
CEO/Founder Doug Guller of Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill, who welcomes controversy and proudly refers to his chain of restaurants as "breastaurants". While undercover, Guller contends with a troublesome employee who not only refuses to don the uniform’s bikini top, but also over-serves an intoxicated person.
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#5 - Maaco
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/2/2015
Jose Costa, the Venezuelan-born President of Maaco, goes under the hood to inspect "America's Bodyshop". On the job, the boss gets overheated when he finds an employee cutting corners. Additionally, the boss’s detailing work could stand to be fine-tuned.
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#6 - Armando Montelongo
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/6/2015
Armando Montelongo, CEO of Armando Montelongo Companies, a top real estate company that specializes in educational seminars that teach wealth creation and financial independence, goes undercover to see what keeps his real estate investment company on solid ground. For the first time in UNDERCOVER BOSS history, Montelongo hires a body double to help conceal his identity while undercover at one of his seminars.
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#7 - United Van Lines
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2011
Rich McClure, the CEO of United Van Lines, the nation's largest moving company, asks his wife to assist him during one of his undercover jobs. Meanwhile, the boss' moving team fears he won't make it through the physically demanding task of wrapping, packing and loading an entire move.
#8 - Undercover Employee
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/2014
For the first time on UNDERCOVER BOSS, three previously featured bosses - Amit Kleinberger, CEO of Menchie's; Randy Dewitt, Co-Founder and CEO of Twin Peaks; and Steve Greenbaum, CEO and Co-Founder of PostNet - send an employee undercover for a second look inside their companies.
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Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/2011
Scott Sibella, President and COO of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, goes undercover within the walls of the second-largest hotel in the world and faces a group of rowdy gamblers who are quick to point out his shortcomings as a dealer. Meanwhile, the boss also becomes frustrated with the slowness of their computer system while attempting to check-in guests.
#10 - Synagro
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/27/2011
Bill Massa, the President and CEO of Synagro, the largest wastewater treatment company in America, goes undercover posing as a former employee of a company that damaged the environment training with environmentally friendly companies.
#11 - Mayor of Pittsburgh
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/21/2014
The Mayor of Pittsburgh, Bill Peduto, does a stint as a municipal employee in the Steel City. During his shifts, Peduto performs jobs as a refuse worker, a carpenter, a self-sufficiency coordinator and a Public Works employee who cuts down dead trees.
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Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/2011
The mayor of Cincinnati, Mark Mallory, becomes the first elected official to go undercover as he trades in his key to the city for a stint as a municipal employee, working as a mechanic repairing public transportation vehicles and a sanitation worker whose job entails removing roadkill from the streets.
#13 - Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2012
Rick Tigner, President of Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates goes undercover in his Luxury wine company.
#14 - Celebrity Undercover Boss: Bethany Mota
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/25/2018
YouTube sensation Bethany Mota channels a punk rocker when she goes undercover to link up with and mentor potential YouTube stars. While pretending she wants to start her own YouTube channel, Mota hopes things will click when tasked with teaching a dance class for a YouTube channel; picks up the beat in a beatboxing challenge on Hollywood Boulevard; and fears she won't be able to keep it together when faced with eating a cricket during a YouTube food challenge.
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#15 - Phenix Salon INC.
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/9/2015
Gina Rivera, Founder and President of Phenix Salons INC., a franchise which offers independent salon and business professionals the opportunity to own and operate their own luxury salon suites, goes undercover to see if it will color her perception of how the company is running,
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#16 - Bowlero
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/2020
Colie Edison, chief customer officer of Bowlero Corp and CEO of the Professional Bowlers Association, works to spare the customers from waiting too long when checking them in to bowl, and tries for a perfect game while taking food orders as a lane server.
#17 - GSI Commerce
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/21/2010
Michael G. Rubin, Chairman, President and CEO of GSI Commerce, the e-commerce giant behind numerous top U.S. retailers, goes undercover in his own company, where he discovers that rushing through a task can result in injury to others, and that his packing and shipping skills are not up to company standards.
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#18 - Roto-Rooter
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/2010
The president of Roto-Rooter works under cover with several employees who force him to reflect on his past and his legacy.
#20 - Subway
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2010
Don Fertman, the Chief Development Officer for SUBWAY restaurants, one of the world's largest food franchises, goes undercover where he learns endless sandwich combinations while being trained by one of the toughest, no-nonsense employees ever
