Build-A-Bear Workshop Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS

Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor of Gary, Indiana, goes undercover as a municipal employee in her own city, in the second half of the special two-hour eighth season premiere of "Undercover Boss." The popular show opens up its eighth season with a trip to the industrial city of 80, 000 for a look at the municipal workforce through the eyes of Freeman-Wilson.

Also Build-A-Bear chief executive officer Sharon Price John put on a disguise to join her employees in the company's retail stores as well as spending time in a Build-A-Bear Workshop warehouse,

"Undercover Boss" airs Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.