Season 5 Plot
Nick (Wilson Cleveland) is living his best life. Celltons has become the number-two cell phone button company ever since Eve Randall (Illeana Douglas) fired Alina and put him back in charge of hiring temps. Little does Nick know that Eve has hired his estranged half-brother Eddie (Craig Bierko) to keep an eye on him. But Eddie has his own score to settle and secretly teams up with Alina to humiliate Nick and push him out of the company. Nick teams up with Cook (Milo Ventimiglia),the office lunch cart guy to catch a pastrami sandwich thief. Nick gets conned into hiring Thomas Clancy (Mark Gantt), the worst corporate spy in the history of corporate spies. Stevie P. (Sandeep Parikh) gets into a love triangle with Nancy Roder (Taryn Southern) and her twin sister Tammy (Jessica Lee Rose). The temps undergo corporate sensitivity training led by Counselor Rick (Tony Janning), a de-motivational speaker on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In the series finale episode titled “Return of the Eddie” which aired on January 23, 2011, Nick and Eddie reconcile and quit Celltons to open a lemonade stand in Mexico. They take all of the temps with them, leaving Alina all alone.
The Temp Life Season 5 aired on December 6th, 2010.
Season 5 Episodes
1. We're Number Two!
Nick's (Wilson Cleveland) half brother, Eddie (Craig Bierko) becomes his boss and joins forces with Eve Randall (Illeana Douglas) to push him out of the company.
2. The Sum of All Phones
Nick hires Thomas Clancy, the most obvious corporate spy in the history of corporate spies.
3. The Other Roder
Nancy Roder's (Taryn Southern) twin sister Tammy (Jessica Rose) comes for a job interview.
4. Sensitivity Training
The temps undergo corporate sensitivity training led by Counselor Rick (Tony Janning), a motivational speaker on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
5. The Hungover
After a disastrous sensitivity training session, Nick drags the temps to a karaoke bar to blow off some steam.
6. Law & Lunch Order
Cook (Milo Ventimiglia) the office lunch cart guy, teams up with Nick to catch a pastrami sandwich thief.
7. Nick's Last Stand
Cook (Milo Ventimiglia) gives Nick a pep talk to help him deal with various plots unfolding against him. Nancy Roder (Taryn Southern)and Stevie P. (Sandeep Parikh)say an awkward goodbye.
8. Return of the Eddie
Series finale. Eddie and Eve (Craig Bierko and Illeana Douglas) gather the troops for Nick's final humiliation.