Better Off Ted is a sitcom and it doesn't apologize for that. This makes it unique among the funniest shows currently on TV. As much as I love The Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and see plenty of potential in Modern Family, these shows do everything they can to differentiate themselves from the old standards of televised comedy. Better Off Ted makes no pretensions of documentary style, the single-camera approach or any kind of realism. The show relies on silly plots, cartoonish characters and a candy palette, but it supports those tried-and-true conventions with a rapidfire wit and an astonishing cast. Tonight's Season 2 premiere was a strong opening for a series that survived despite not getting a fair shake by its network. Hopefully, ABC will learn to treat Better Off Ted like one of its most valuable properties instead of a risk.

Following the usual A, B and C-plot system that has worked for the show so far, "Love Blurts" concerns the many strange events that happen in the fallout of Veridian Dynamics' most recent outlandish corporate policy. The company bigwigs have gone through the painstaking process of matching up all single employees based on genetic compatibility in a bid to determine the health care costs of their future workers. Without a hint of irony, I can say that hilarity does, in fact, ensue.

First, Ted and Linda make a pact to ignore the company's matchmaking efforts, then promptly break it to go out on dates with their seemingly stunning #1's. Ted's date goes well, except at the end when he unintentionally tells his paramour that he loves her, a mistake that improbably snowballs into Ted trying to pass himself off as a proud American Indian. Of course, Linda has just as much of a problem with her date, a charming executive played with a gleeful restraint by Taye Diggs. Better Off Ted is the kind of show that asks the hard questions, like "If your boyfriend was smart, good-looking, charming and successful, would you tolerate his hobby of dressing up like a bear and hanging out in local parks?"

Finally, Phil and Lem find themselves on the opposite end of the desirability spectrum when Upper Management insists that Phil gets a vasectomy and then pairs Lem with Veronica. I've never heard so many clever euphemisms for "sperm" in all my life.

Because Better Off Ted is a true sitcom, there's no expectation for characters to grow or circumstances to change at the end of an episode. I don't want plot arc on this show and I'm happy that everything basically returns to normal every half-hour cycle. As long as the series keeps the laughs coming, I'm satisfied.

Best Moment: Ted explaining his screw-up to Veronica. Good editing, a nicely building joke and a heck of punchline.

Biggest Laugh: The running gag about pension rollbacks.

Episode Rating: 4.9/5- I can't give this one the highest rating because I known Better Off Ted can really dazzle with its satire, but this was still an incredibly funny, tightly paced episode.