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Work It

  • TV Series
  • 2012–2013
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
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Benjamin Koldyke and Amaury Nolasco in Work It (2012)
SitcomComedy

Two car salesmen dress as women to get jobs as pharma reps. Their disguise makes them better men at home, though they cherish their time as themselves at a bar.Two car salesmen dress as women to get jobs as pharma reps. Their disguise makes them better men at home, though they cherish their time as themselves at a bar.Two car salesmen dress as women to get jobs as pharma reps. Their disguise makes them better men at home, though they cherish their time as themselves at a bar.

  • Creators
    • Ted Cohen
    • Andrew Reich
  • Stars
    • Benjamin Koldyke
    • Amaury Nolasco
    • Rochelle Aytes
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.1/10
    994
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Ted Cohen
      • Andrew Reich
    • Stars
      • Benjamin Koldyke
      • Amaury Nolasco
      • Rochelle Aytes
    • 9User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Benjamin Koldyke
    Benjamin Koldyke
    • Lee Standish
    • 2012–2013
    Amaury Nolasco
    Amaury Nolasco
    • Angel Ortiz
    • 2012–2013
    Rochelle Aytes
    Rochelle Aytes
    • Vanessa Warner
    • 2012–2013
    John Caparulo
    John Caparulo
    • Brian
    • 2012–2013
    Kate Reinders
    Kate Reinders
    • Kelly
    • 2012–2013
    Hannah Sullivan
    Hannah Sullivan
    • Kat Standish
    • 2012–2013
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    Kirstin Eggers
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    • 2012–2013
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    Rebecca Mader
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    • 2012–2013
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    Beth Lacke
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    • 2012–2013
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    • 2012
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    • 2013
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    • 2012–2013
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    • 2012
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    • 2013
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    • 2013
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    • 2013
    Jim Piddock
    Jim Piddock
    • Carl
    • 2013
    Sachie Alessio
    Sachie Alessio
    • Miss Vickram
    • 2013
    • Creators
      • Ted Cohen
      • Andrew Reich
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    8patrickflorio

    Do not take it seriously

    It not easy to dismantle stereotypes and laughing about them is one of the best ways. You do not always have to be complicated to be funny. Work today has become difficult in many ways, you do put up with a lot to keep on working. Thinking about the impossibility of actually transforming everyday in secret makes the show funny. Nothing new under the sun in TV or at the movies but new laughs be made from old ideas. I like the fact that it is not perfect in a lot of aspects but I see the risk of getting it predictable if you prepare it too much. I think sometimes we do get caught in the little things as if they we the most important gears in our machine and again laughing about them resizes our goals and leads them to the reality of life. I do not believe in a necessary difference between man and woman in life but I love their souls regardless of their sex.
    8VinnieRattolle

    An endearingly idiotic sitcom

    Salesman Lee and mechanic Angel are best friends who have been out of work since the St. Louis Pontiac factory closed, so when Lee needs money for medical expenses and hears there are abundant jobs for women as pharmaceutical reps, he dons his wife's dress and *drags* Angel along for the ride. Their new coworkers are relentlessly-chipper single mom Kristin, slutty airhead Kelly, condescending Grace and boss-lady Vanessa, whom Angel instantly falls in love with. In addition to the ladies at work, the guys have to keep their secret identities from Lee's wife Connie, daughter Kat, and redneck brother-in-law Brian.

    No one anticipated that this goofy sitcom would last very long, but it caused an uproar just prior to the premiere when the gay and lesbian organization GLAAD launched a ridiculous attack, claiming it "will harm transgender people." Although it was a silly comedy about macho men in drag (a combination of the well-known flop "Bosom Buddies" and a forgotten 1998 Fox show called "Ask Harriet"), the assertion was that viewers would perceive it as making fun of the plight of transsexuals seeking employment. As if -- the hoopla was merely GLAAD using the show as a springboard to rack focus onto their own issues. Further scandal erupted the day after the pilot aired when the Latino community denounced it and began protests thanks to this stupid one-liner uttered by Angel: "I'm Puerto Rican. I'll be great at selling drugs!" Talk about political-correctness running amok! ABC tried to spin the negative press (on-air ads boasted, "It started last week and people have been talking about it ever since," and "Get ready for an all-new episode of Tuesday's most buzzed about new comedy!") but the damage was done, ratings plummeted and it was canceled after the second episode. A year-and-a-half later, all 13 episodes finally aired in Finland and New Zealand... unsurprisingly, without scandal.

    Admittedly, one must be able to suspend disbelief to swallow the premise and the pilot (which seems to be the only episode anyone reviewed) was not great -- but realistically, how many sitcom pilots are? Hits like "Seinfeld," "The Big Bang Theory" and "Friends" all had pretty weak openers establishing the characters/plots. Granted, "Work It" was never in that league (it probably never would have been and certainly wasn't given the opportunity), but there was some really funny stuff that Americans never had the option to see, as well as some poignant social commentary about the roles that men and women have to play. Koldyke (who looked like Herman Munster in drag) and Nolasco (who's bizarrely attractive as both a man and woman) both appeared to be having a ball trying to hide theirs, and each of their coworkers were a riot (albeit thoroughly one-dimensional). Unfortunately, the writers were never able to effectively utilize Lee's family (and the Brian character was ill-conceived from the start), but they were just beginning to find a balance as the show drew to a close.

    It wasn't the greatest sitcom that ever aired but it was endearingly idiotic -- and it's a real shame that some overzealous people completely wrecked it for those of us willing to embrace such a giddily offbeat show. And as a P.S., major thanks to the Kiwis who leaked the remainder of the episodes online!
    7graewulf-259-21417

    Funny and light hearted humor

    This show is pretty funny, and this is coming from someone who happens to be an out of the closet cross dresser. Sure, the show goes over the top and really over-exaggerates the stereotypes being presented (but what show doesn't), but it does so in a good-natured kind of way.

    To see these two manly guys trying to make it in the business world is nothing but funny. Watching two guys act the way that the typical male thinks a woman looks in their mind brings back so many memories of how I once thought women looked and acted. I can't count the number of times I have seen a cross dressed guy on Halloween acting just like these two guys. I can't wait to see the next episode.
    1officefan01

    Where to begin?

    When I first heard about this show, I knew it was going to be garbage. When I saw an ad for the show, I was thinking wouldn't NBC do this, and not ABC? When I watched the pilot, it was nothing but men acting like early 19th century misogynistic men, and women acting like stereotypes that you would see in a male centric movie or TV show. Not to mention that it seems so close to home with all this news about the economy, and do anything to get a job, literally. It was unfunny,offensive, and most of all just plain stupid. The show, I believe is sexist, homophobic and somewhat racist at times. I did not laugh once during the pilot, and I hope you avoid this piece of crap at all costs,and I hope ABC cancels within the next few days. I wish I could give this a lower rating than 1. That's how bad it was.

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    • Release date
      • January 3, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Достичь цели
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Summer School Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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