About this season
Easy to Assemble is a Webseries created by and starring Illeana Douglas, and sponsored by furniture store IKEA. Douglas plays a fictional version of herself trying to quit acting and work a "real job" at the IKEA in Burbank, CA. She soon finds she cannot leave Hollywood behind when fellow actress Justine Bateman starts an internet talk show called "40 and Bitter" on the floor of IKEA. The series has had several notable guest stars, including Jeff Goldblum, Keanu Reeves, Jane Lynch, Justine Bateman, Tim Meadows, Cheri Oteri, Tom Arnold, Ed Begley, Jr., Kevin Pollak, Fred Willard, Daryl Sabara, Ricki Lake, David Henrie, Patricia Heaton, and Eric Lange.
Episodes (10)
1. Training Day
Aired 22 September 2008 • 5 min
Illeana's first day working at at the Burbank IKEA.
2. Actors Anonymous
Aired 29 September 2008 • 5 min
To cope with being out of the Hollywood spotlight, guest star Kevin Pollack decides to start the Actors Anonymous support group.
3. Gotcha!
Aired 6 October 2008 • 5 min
Following an emotionally exhausting Adam Sandler premiere, gossip blogger Spazzy Sheraton discovers the Burbank IKEA is the place to be to see celebrities.
4. Co-mingling
Aired 13 October 2008 • 5 min
Jeff Goldblum shows up to be a guest on The Justine Bateman Show, IKEA's latest celebrity talk-show. As word gets out that celebrities are working at IKEA, fans start to arrive.
5. The Justine Bateman Show
Aired 20 October 2008 • 5 min
Justine Bateman holds her talk show at IKEA and Jeff Goldblum is the first guest along with Allison Janney....I mean, Illeana Douglas!
6. Personal Shopper
Aired 27 October 2008 • 5 min
Illeana becomes a 'personal shopper' and discovers that Craig Bierko is actually living at IKEA.
7. How Swede It Is
Aired 3 November 2008 • 5 min
Illeana's manager appears at IKEA with his new starlet and, to make matters worse, Illeana gets fired.
8. You Can't Be Somebody Else
Aired 10 November 2008 • 5 min
Ever seen a choreographed dance number at IKEA? Illeana falls asleep and dreams of dancing blondes.
9. Celebrity Bull Riding
Aired 17 November 2008 • 5 min
Illeana's agent wants her back. Will Illeana betray herself and accept a role in the new TV show "Celebrity Bull Riding"? Not if Ed Begley has anything to do with it.
10. Art Is Where You Make It
Aired 23 November 2008 • 5 min
In the Season 1 finale of Easy To Assemble, Ed Begley makes Illeana realize that "art is where you make it."