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True Jackson, VP Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 2008 - 2009
Episode 1
Pilot
Sat, Nov 8, 2008 30 mins
In the series pilot, True Jackson (Keke Palmer), a teenager who loves fashion, becomes an executive at a major fashion label in New York City. She begins her first day at work and encounters cliques and mean girls, just like in high school, and soon she realizes that the corporate world isn't very different from high school.
Episode 2
Firing Lulu
Sat, Nov 15, 2008 30 mins
True must decide whether to fire Lulu as her assistant after she makes a mistake with one of True's projects.
Episode 3
Babysitting Dakota
Sat, Nov 22, 2008 30 mins
True must look after a model who is difficult.
Episode 4
Ryan on Wheels
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 30 mins
True must design items for pro skateboarder Ryan Sheckler, so she and Lulu do some undercover research dressed as boys. Elsewhere, Amanda doesn't want to drive away her newest assistant, so she makes an effort to be nice.
Episode 5
Telling Amanda
Sat, Dec 13, 2008 30 mins
Ryan, Lulu and True discover that Amanda's boyfriend is being unfaithful and they let her know, which results in True getting more work. Meanwhile, Lulu assists Max's accountant on a project and becomes convinced that the man is Santa Claus.
Episode 6
The Prototype
Sat, Jan 3, 2009 30 mins
When Lulu needs a dress for a school dance, True unknowingly lends her one that is a prototype. True also gets Jimmy's band a gig at the dance and receives a meaningful thank-you kiss from Jimmy in return.
Episode 7
ReTRUEnion
Sat, Jan 17, 2009 30 mins
Amanda gets ready for her high-school reunion and goes overboard with beauty treatments. Meanwhile, True and her pals learn Amanda was a teenage nerd when they find her old yearbook.
Episode 8
True Takes Iceland
Sun, Jan 25, 2009 30 mins
True and Amanda compete to see whose designs will impress an Icelandic retail chain. Meanwhile, Ryan pretends he's a vice president, hoping to win the affections of a model.
Episode 9
True Matchmaker
Sat, Feb 7, 2009 30 mins
True plays matchmaker when she sets Max up with her school librarian. Elsewhere, Amanda and Oscar discover they love the same TV show.
Episode 10
The Rival
Mon, Feb 16, 2009 30 mins
True gets an offer to work for Max's archenemy in the fashion world.
Episode 11
Company Retreat
Sat, Feb 28, 2009 30 mins
Max decides his employees need to do some team building, so he turns the office into a jungle so they can attempt some trust exercises.
Episode 12
Keeping Tabs
Sat, Mar 7, 2009 31 mins
True abuses her company credit card and must answer to the accounting department.
Episode 13
Red Carpet
Sat, Mar 21, 2009 30 mins
A dress that True designs for a celebrity gets harshly criticized by an entertainment reporter, prompting True to cleverly take another shot at making a first impression.
Episode 14
Switcheroo
Sat, Apr 11, 2009 30 mins
In an attempt to expand his employees' skills and knowledge beyond their own departments, Max temporarily assigns everyone a different job.
Episode 15
True Intrigue
Wed, Apr 22, 2009 30 mins
While in Africa, Max uncovers an earth-friendly fabric, and True has to keep it a secret until her company can share the info with the world.
Episode 16
Amanda Hires a Pink
Sat, May 16, 2009 30 mins
The mean girls at True's school show up at Mad Style and intimidate her, so Amanda takes advantage of the situation and hires their leader, Pinky (Jennette McCurdy), as her assistant. True then loses focus and makes an error at work, which she tries to rectify in a creative way.
Episode 17
Max Mannequin
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 30 mins
Max seeks help from True and her friends in coming up with a creative way to propose to his girlfriend. When True and Ryan head out to pick up the ring, but they run into a little trouble involving a cop---and a mannequin.
Episode 18
True's New Assistant
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 30 mins
True's science teacher acts as her assistant for a week.
Episode 19
House Party
Sat, Jul 11, 2009 30 mins
True has trouble balancing work with her social life when an office project runs late on the night of Mickey J's party. Meanwhile, Lulu wants to know how Mickey J really feels about her, and Ryan attempts to impress a female classmate.
Episode 20
Back to School, Part 1
Sat, Jul 25, 2009 30 mins
Part 1 of 2. True struggles in school and has trouble balancing her academics with work at the start of a new school year.
Episode 21
Back to School, Part 2
Sat, Jul 25, 2009 30 mins
Conclusion. True gets detention, which makes her struggle to balance work and school harder.
Episode 22
True Crush
Sat, Sep 19, 2009 30 mins
True gets two tickets to the Last Minute Ball and hopes to go with Jimmy. Meanwhile, Lulu and Ryan compete to be True's date to the ball.
Episode 23
True Crush
Sat, Sep 26, 2009 30 mins
True wants Jimmy to ask her to the Last Minute Ball, but realizes she has some competition when a new model (Victoria Justice) starts working at Mad Style.
Episode 24
The Wedding
Sat, Oct 3, 2009 30 mins
Max plans to get married at the city zoo, and True and Amanda vie to design the bridal gown. Later, the wedding planner quits and True tries to save the day from becoming a disaster.
Episode 25
The Wedding
Sat, Oct 17, 2009 30 mins
Max plans to get married at the city zoo, and True and Amanda vie to design the bridal gown. Then the wedding planner quits, and True tries to save the day from becoming a disaster.
Episode 26
The Dance
Sat, Oct 24, 2009 30 mins
Ryan and Jimmy are warned to beware of the ghost of an old receptionist when they film a scary movie at Mad Style after hours. Elsewhere, True and Amanda disagree over casting a model, and Lulu worries that her boyfriend is interested in someone else.
