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 (13)
1. What's in Store?
Aired 6 October 2009 • 5 min
Illeana and Tom Arnold realize a fake relationship works better for them than the real thing. Erik urges Illeana and Justine to come up with inventive ideas to compete for IKEAs coveted co-worker of the year award.
2. The Team Building Event
Aired 14 October 2009 • 5 min
SNLs Tim Meadows stops by to interview for a job at IKEA, while Illeana creates a team building event for her fellow IKEAns in an effort to outshine Justines Forty and Bitter talk show and win Co-Worker of the Year. She and her co-workers quickly discover team building feels a lot like speed dating and thats just awkward. Watch for the first appearance of Sparhusen!
3. Bitter is Better
Aired 20 October 2009 • 5 min
Illeana gets pinched for shoplifting by Lance and her slimy ex-agent, Ben (Greg Proops) when she forgets to pay for snacks during Justine's live 'Forty and Bitter' talk show interview with gossip columnist Spazzy Sheraton.'
4. Taking Stock
Aired 27 October 2009 • 5 min
In the wake of her embarrassing 'celebrity shoplifter' incident, Erik re-assigns Illeana to the IKEA warehouse. Desperate to get back on track to win 'Co-Worker of the Year,' Illeana hires 'Ask a Ninja's' Kent Nichols and Doug Sarine to produce a campaign video that slings more than a little mud at her competitor Justine Bateman.
5. Celebrity Intervention
Aired 3 November 2009 • 5 min
In search of ratings (and votes for Co-Worker of the Year), Justine ambushes Illeana with a live 'celebrity shoplifting intervention' on 'Forty and Bitter' and admits she too has taken everything from Jennifer Tilly's suit to pieces of the 'Family Ties' set.
6. People Skills
Aired 11 November 2009 • 5 min
Illeana fears she will never win 'Co-worker of the Year' after Spazzy Sheraton gets a copy of the very private tape she made with Tom Arnold and broadcasts it to the world. Pep talks from Gigi (Cheri Oteri) and Lance (Michael Irpino) inspire her to keep on going.
7. Meet Sparhusen
Aired 17 November 2009 • 5 min
Illeana thinks she can win IKEA's Co-worker of the Year by reuniting Erik's favorite band: SPARHUSEN!
8. Gotcha! Covered
Aired 24 November 2009 • 5 min
Spazzy Sheraton learns of IKEAs Co-Worker of the Year competition and will do anything to make his friend Justine the ultimate winner, especially if it calls for slinging more mud at Illeana. Ed Begley, Jr., Ricki lake and Kevin Pollak guest star.
9. S. Erland Husen 76
Aired 1 December 2009 • 5 min
Illeana inches closer to the winner's circle and the arms of work crush Paul (Rob Mailhouse) when she debuts her re-creation of S. Erland Husen's most challenging design: The fabled meatball delivery system.
10. Co-Worker of the Year
Aired 8 December 2009 • 5 min
While awaiting Manager Erik's decision on which one of them will win the title of IKEA's 'Co-worker of the Year,' Illeana and Justine take some time to reflect on their season-long battle and get in a few final punches.
11. Flying Solo (Part 1)
Aired 19 January 2010 • 5 min
The winner of IKEA's coveted 'Co-Worker of the Year' is revealed, but that's only the beginning. Illeana, Justine and their fellow IKEAns are on a plane bound for Sweden, where new co-workers, new relationships and 'bitter' rivalries combine to re-define 'in-flight entertainment.'
12. Flying Solo (Part 2)
Aired 27 January 2010 • 5 min
Illeana realizes who her real friends are, while Store Manager Erik (Eric Lange) makes a possible love connection with Sam (Mia Riverton)
13. Flying Solo (Part 3)
Aired 3 February 2010 • 5 min
The special Flying Solo miniseries concludes with what else? A groovy disco dance number. Shake your groove plane and boogie down to Sparhusen's new single: 'Mile High Club'