Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
True Jackson, VP Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 2008 - 2009
Episode 1
Pilot
Sat, Nov 8, 200824 mins
Impressed by her sense of style, Max Madigan (Greg Proops) impulsively hires 15-year-old True Jackson (Keke Palmer) as the Vice President of the youth apparel division of his fashion company, Mad Style. True invites her friends Lulu (Ashley Argota Torres) and Ryan (Matt Shively) to help her out on her first day. She enjoys the job at first, but later considers quitting after realizing most of her new colleagues underestimate her due to her juvenescence. However, after a pep talk with Max's dreamy nephew Jimmy (Robbie Amell), she decides to stay.
Episode 2
Firing Lulu
Sat, Nov 15, 200822 mins
True hires Lulu as her assistant. However, Lulu's negligence causes True to mess up on a project. She fires Lulu, but later feels guilty for doing so. After receiving unexpected advice from her bitter older colleague Amanda (Danielle Bisutti), True apologizes to Lulu and re-hires her.
Episode 3
Babysitting Dakota
Sat, Nov 22, 200823 mins
Famous supermodel Dakota North comes to Mad Style to model for them. Initially excited to spend the day with her, True soon realizes that Dakota is very difficult to work with. Dakota later opens up to True and laments how her fame prevents her from living a normal life. Empathizing with her, True encourages her to go to a friend's party, but this later proves to be problematic when it turns out the party takes place at the same time as the conference Dakota was expected at. In order to save her job, True pretends to be Dakota, but is saved when the real Dakota shows up. Meanwhile, Ryan tries to get a girl by convincing Lulu to pretend to be his girlfriend.
Episode 4
Ryan on Wheels
Sat, Dec 6, 200830 mins
True is assigned the task of designing some new gear for young skateboard star Ryan Sheckler. In order to gain access to Ryan's all-male skate club, she and Lulu must go undercover as boys. Elsewhere, Amanda decides to adopt a friendlier attitude at work so that her latest assistant will stay in the role longer than one day.
Episode 5
Telling Amanda
Sat, Dec 13, 200824 mins
Lulu thinks Max's accountant may be Santa Claus after observing his striking resemblance to Kris Kringle, not to mention his jolly chuckle, "Jingle Bells" ringtone and the North Pole vernacular.
Episode 6
The Prototype
Sat, Jan 3, 200924 mins
Lulu needs a dress for Handsome Academy's summer dance. True decides to lend Lulu a dress from the famous Mad Style dress vault, unaware that it is a one-of-a-kind prototype.
Episode 7
ReTRUEnion
Sat, Jan 17, 200923 mins
Amanda undergoes all sorts of beauty treatments in preparation for her High School reunion.
Episode 8
True Takes Iceland
Sun, Jan 25, 200923 mins
True has a tough time trying to sell her own line of clothes to an Icelandic fashion store owner; Ryan tries to impress a model by telling her he's the new vice president.
Episode 9
True Matchmaker
Sat, Feb 7, 200924 mins
True arranges a date between Max and her school librarian; Amanda and Oscar secretly bond over a television show.
Episode 10
The Rival
Mon, Feb 16, 200922 mins
Max's archenemy offers True a job at his fashion firm.
Episode 11
Company Retreat
Sat, Feb 28, 200922 mins
Max turns the office into a jungle for a day-long round of trust exercises and team-building.
Episode 12
Keeping Tabs
Sat, Mar 7, 200922 mins
True gets in trouble with Mad Style's accountant when she overspends with her company credit card.
Episode 13
Red Carpet
Sat, Mar 21, 200922 mins
After a dress she designs for a celebrity is trashed by a Joan Rivers-like interviewer, True devises a clever plan to get a do-over.
Episode 14
Switcheroo
Sat, Apr 11, 200930 mins
In an effort to build understanding of what everyone does, Max assigns the staff to do a different job for the day.
Episode 15
True Intrigue
Wed, Apr 22, 200930 mins
Max discovers a top-secret environmentally friendly material on a trip to Africa, while a college student follows True around for a day.
Episode 16
Amanda Hires a Pink
Sat, May 16, 200930 mins
Amanda hires one of the mean girls at True's school.
Episode 17
Max Mannequin
Sat, Jun 13, 200924 mins
Max enlists the help of True, Ryan, and Lulu to propose to his girlfriend, Doris, who is expecting something original.
Episode 18
True's New Assistant
Sat, Jun 27, 200924 mins
True gets a temporary assistant for the week: her science teacher.
Episode 19
House Party
Sat, Jul 11, 200924 mins
Lulu?s boyfriend has a party, but True is too busy to go.
Episode 20
Back to School
Sat, Jul 25, 200946 mins
True gets a big assignment at work on the same day she goes back to school.
Episode 21
Fashion Week
Sat, Sep 19, 200922 mins
True schemes to get into New York's biggest fashion event.
Episode 22
True Crush
Sat, Sep 26, 200922 mins
When True gets a pair of tickets to the last-minute ball, Ryan and Lulu spend the day trying to persuade her to share the second ticket, although she clearly wants to share it with Jimmy Madigan. Amanda works with an otherwise trustworthy assistant named Laura who quits after an encounter with Ryan, and a young fashion model named Vivian who spends the day teasing her over her condescending attitude towards the ladies in her profession.
Episode 23
The Hotshot
Sat, Oct 3, 200922 mins
Mr. Madigan discovers a new prodigy, but True suspects that he's up to no good.
Episode 24
The Wedding
Sat, Oct 17, 200922 mins
Upon learning that Max plans to marry at the city zoo, True and Amanda compete to design the bridal gown for Doris. Preparations for the big day are going well until the wedding planner quits and leaves True in charge.
Episode 25
The Dance
Sat, Oct 24, 200924 mins
Lulu suspects that her boyfriend is interested in someone else.