About this season
Underlings is a darkly comedic workplace series that takes you into the gritty, mundane, and occasionally explosive office life at GORILLA, an evil criminal organization. Follow the unsung heroes—office managers, HR reps, and tech staff—who work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep the gears turning. From ensuring the death rays stay deadly to organizing mandatory HR training session, these ordinary employees keep GORILLA running like a well-oiled machine. Because even the most ruthless organizations need someone to keep the printer stocked with toner.
Episodes (8)
1. Social Media Policy
Aired 1 June 2014 • 3 min
GORILLA faces a security breach crisis when Commandress discovers that operatives and henchmen have been oversharing their villainous activities on social media. To prevent further leaks, she tasks the Underlings with drafting a strict social media policy. Armed with a slideshow and a questionable sense of authority, the Underlings take on their biggest challenge yet: convincing a room full of evil villains to think twice before posting.
2. How Does Metalface Eat?
Aired 8 June 2014 • 3 min
When whispers start circulating about MetalFace’s mysterious dining habits, the Underlings can’t resist launching their own covert investigation. How does the terrifying villain eat with his intimidating metal mask on?
3. Clear Lazers
Aired 15 June 2014 • 3 min
The team pitches new tech to the Gorilla Henchman that will give them a huge strategic advantage over their adversaries: Clear Lazers!
4. Agent Silver Fox
Aired 22 June 2014 • 3 min
Commandress enlists Chris to decode a stream of increasingly flirty texts from a colleague. But GORILLA’s mission goes off the rails when a shocking image arrives, leaving her questioning everything.
5. Lord Something Doom
Aired 29 June 2014 • 3 min
With a massive presentation for the fearsome Lord Doom and Commandress looming, Tony falls horribly ill. Desperate to keep him from failing, the team brews a 'top secret' cocktail of meds and experimental drugs to get him through the day.
6. Boats Don't Go!
Aired 6 July 2014 • 6 min
After Villain's Quarterly ranks GORILLA a shameful 6th among evil organizations, Commandress enlists the team to pull an all-nighter, drumming up the most diabolical schemes imaginable to claw their way back to the top.
7. PTSTD's
Aired 13 July 2014 • 3 min
While the group reviews GORILLA’s new healthcare plan, Tony is outraged to find that every sinister ailment and elective surgeries are fully covered, yet his asthma remains excluded."
8. Help Desk
Aired 20 July 2014 • 3 min
Metalface's escape plan is botched and he calls the GORILLA Service Desk for help with the escape pod he ordered.