The IT Crowd: 10 Best Episodes, According To IMDb

From The Office to 30 Rock, the 2000s was a golden era for workplace comedies and The IT Crowd was definitely one of the best of them. Following the shenanigans of a dysfunctional IT Department, this BAFTA-winning series was clever, wonderfully absurd, and truly one of a kind.

Lasting four seasons and one special, the series had a range of memorable episodes. For fans looking to catch up on the show’s greatest hits, here is a list of The IT Crowd‘s best episodes according to IMDb.

10 Moss And The German: 8.3

In “Moss and The German”, Moss (Richard Ayoade) learns that meeting strangers from the Internet is not always a good idea. After realizing that he and Roy (Chris O’Dowd) spend too much time together, Moss accidentally befriends an unusually polite cannibal. Meanwhile, Roy tries his best to watch a DVD without it being spoiled and Jen (Katherine Parkinson) comes to terms with the ever disappearing smoking areas.

In one of the show’s most insane moments, Roy realizes that Johann the cannibal has a really good TV and pretends to be his next meal in order to watch his movie. In typical fashion, it ends with the boys in police custody. However, it is not for abetting a cannibal but rather for Roy’s pirated DVD.

9 Bad Boys: 8. 4

Normally, the nerdy and straight-laced Moss is pretty self-assured with who he is but in the episode “Bad Boys”, he tries on a more rebellious persona. After a colleague makes a nasty comment, he convinces Roy to bunk from work. Unfortunately for Jen, this is when she needs the boy’s the most as she is being grilled about her job, which she obviously knows nothing about.

From Jen and Roy’s bet about not saying “Have you tried turning it off and on again” to Moss recounting his time as a criminal, the episode is full of iconic The IT Crowd moments.

8 The Final Countdown: 8.4

“The Final Countdown” is easily one of Richard Ayoade’s most memorable episodes. After becoming a champion on the game show Countdown, the normally awkward Moss turns into a confident playboy after joining an exclusive club for the best champions of the game. The episode hilariously ends with Moss winning a Fight Club inspired game of Street Countdown.

The other characters also had a pretty eventful episode with Roy trying to convince an old university friend that he wasn’t a window cleaner and Jen attempts to get back into her departmental meetings. Notably, the episode has some great performances from Gemma Chan and Benedict Wong.

7 Friendface: 8.5

The IT Crowd brilliantly mocks internet culture and no episode does this better than “Friendface”. A clever parody on Facebook, Jen becomes obsessed with this social network

Using it to connect with her school friends, Jen quickly realizes that they are way more successful than she is. So, of course, Jen creates a fake persona and husband for her high school reunion. Due to Roy dealing with his own Friendface drama, Moss hilariously becomes her partner and hype-man for the evening. Obviously, the evening does not go as planned and ends with Roy and Moss pretending to fight over Jen’s affections.

6 Are We Not Men?: 8.5

A major theme throughout The IT Crowd is Roy and Moss not considering themselves to be “real men” because of their nerdiness. This comes to a head in the episode “Are We Not Men ?”. After discovering a website that teaches them to fake their way through football lingo, Roy and Moss find themselves a new group of friends.

While Moss quickly realizes that this new life isn’t for him, it takes Roy being involved in a robbery for him to see the light. Sadly, Jen doesn’t have a strong arc in this episode and spends it trying to break up with her magician-looking boyfriend.

5 The Internet Is Coming: 8.5

As far as finale’s go, The IT Crowd had an excellent one in “The Internet Is Coming”. Aired three years after the end of season four, Moss discovers the wonders of women’s slacks while Roy and Jen become social pariahs after a video of them goes viral.

Way ahead of its time, this episode excellently mocks internet and cancel culture. There is even a segment where Anonymous goes after them. Douglas (Matt Berry) also has a memorable episode as he goes on Secret Millionaire in order to counter Roy and Jen’s bad press. The episode was well-crafted, with fun call-backs to the previous episodes and provided a perfect send-off to one of TV’s nerdiest shows.

4 The Haunting Of Bill Crouse: 8.5

“The Haunting of Bill Crouse” taught fans one key lesson, always be careful when you ask a friend to lie for you. After Jen has an awful date with a man named Bill, she asks Moss to cover for her. Unfortunately, Moss is a terrible liar and tells Bill that Jen is dead.

This puts in motion a range of ridiculous consequences from the office having a star-studded memorial service to Bill believing that Jen is haunting him. While Roy’s b-story of trying to get away from an unattractive woman was pretty weak, Jen’s ridiculous descent into a fake ghost made it one of the show’s most fantastic episodes.

3 The Dinner Party: 8.7

“The Dinner Party” is one of the show’s best ensemble episodes. Set at a dinner party hosted by Jen and her new boyfriend, it follows Roy, Moss, and Richmond as they mingle with Jen’s friends. As always, things quickly go astray as Jen hilariously fails to keep the boys in check.

Roy and Moss, in particular, have a bad evening with Roy being an egotistical jerk and Moss getting involved in a bitter fake-marriage. Richmond (Noel Fielding) also has a fantastic episode as he ends up a little bit too happy with one of the guests. The episode ends with an embarrassed Jen leaving her boyfriend at the airport due to his odd-sounding name.

2 The Speech: 9.0

Jen’s arrogance is key to faking her job as “Relationship Manager”. However, in the episode “The Speech” it is almost her downfall. After being made employee of the month, she becomes unbearably smug and Roy and Moss attempt to pull her down a peg. So, they present her with a little black box which they tell her is the Internet.

As Jen is truly oblivious, she pretentiously takes it for her presentation. Unfortunately for Roy and Moss, the shareholders are even more clueless than she is and they ridiculously fawn over her. While this part of the episode was truly iconic, Douglas’ freak-out about dating a transgender woman has caused some controversy. Therefore, it is not surprising that Channel 4 has recently pulled the episode from its online service.

1 The Work Outing: 9.5

“The Work Outing” is by far the show’s most ludicrous episode and it is almost unbelievable that it ever aired on TV. It starts with Jen getting asked to the theatre by a handsome co-worker. The boys decide to tag along but not before claiming that Jen’s new boyfriend may be gay.

The evening quickly descends into utter madness. Jen becomes suspicious due to the nature of the musical while Moss inexplicably starts working at the theatre. However, the real star of this episode is Roy as he shamefully pretends to be physically disabled after a misunderstanding which he then uses to his advantage. This episode perfectly plays on Jen and Roy’s unbelievable ignorance and shows just how truly terrible they can be. As a true laugh a minute episode, it is easy to see why it is the show’s best.

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