NewsRadio Episode Guide

Episode Guide

NewsRadio: Season 5 (1998 - 1999)

• Season 5 Episode 22: New Hampshire

  All except Matthew and Dave leave to work at Jimmy's rural radio station.

• Season 5 Episode 21: Retirement

  Staff plans a farewell party when Jimmy James announces his retirement.

• Season 5 Episode 20: Freaky Friday

  Matthew loses Jimmy's fortune in a computer snafu when the two swap lives for a day.

• Season 5 Episode 19: Padded Suit

  Dave makes WNYX staffers adhere to job descriptions to improve professionalism.

• Season 5 Episode 18: Ploy

  In a ploy to get Beth to date him, Max announces he's leaving WNYX.

• Season 5 Episode 17: Wedding

  Dave discourages Lisa who prepares for her wedding to homeless Johnny.

• Season 5 Episode 16: Wino

  Matthew finds Jimmy's nemesis Johnny (Patrick Warburton) living as a bum.

• Season 5 Episode 15: Assistant

  Lisa's new assistant (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen) ignores her work, tuning in to Dave.

• Season 5 Episode 14: Hair

  Jimmy revisits the 1960s when Joe hypnotizes him to resolve a past experience.

• Season 5 Episode 13: Towers

  On his 30th birthday, Matthew changes his appearance and demeanor.

• Season 5 Episode 12: Apartment

  Dave and Lisa vie for the same coveted apartment; Joe creates WNYX website.

• Season 5 Episode 11: Stinkbutt

  Jimmy hires a security adviser (Toby Huss); Lisa and Matthew wear the same shirt.

• Season 5 Episode 10: Spooky Rapping Crypt

  Beth and Jimmy have the same idea; Matthew believes he's being manipulated.

• Season 5 Episode 9: Boston

  Dave's former teacher asks him to make a videotape for his alma mater.

• Season 5 Episode 8: Clash of the Titans

  Jimmy's confession shocks staffers when they attend his trial; guest Adam West.

• Season 5 Episode 7: The Lam

  When Jimmy breaks out of jail, Matthew hunts for him; Lisa dates Johnny.

• Season 5 Episode 6: Jail

  A business rival takes control of WNYX when the FBI puts Jimmy in jail.

• Season 5 Episode 5: Flowers for Matthew

  Joe uses Matthew in an experiment; Max wonders if Beth is interested in him.

• Season 5 Episode 4: Noise

  Joe makes a relaxation tool for Dave; Lisa questions Max about segments he made.

• Season 5 Episode 3: Lucky Burger

  Matthew hires Joe to research Max's radio history for damaging information.

• Season 5 Episode 2: Meet the Max Louis

  Dave decides to hire Bill's old friend Max Louis (Jon Lovitz) as on-air talent.

• Season 5 Episode 1: Bill Moves On

  The WNYX staff deals with the sudden death of colleague Bill McNeal; guest Khandi Alexander.

NewsRadio: Season 4 (1997 - 1998)

• Season 4 Episode 22: Sinking Ship

  The WNYX office parallels a Titanic experience.

• Season 4 Episode 21: Jackass Junior High

  Dave has a day filled with personnel problems fueled by insecurities.

• Season 4 Episode 20: 4:20

  Matthew and Joe square off in a boxing ring for a charity match.

• Season 4 Episode 19: Monster Rancher

  Jimmy's handsome, young nephew becomes a WNYX intern under Dave's wing.

• Season 4 Episode 18: Copy Machine

  A WNYX employee dies in a bizarre office accident.

• Season 4 Episode 17: Balloon

  Lisa plans to cover Jimmy's global hot-air-balloon trip; Bill stops smoking again.

• Season 4 Episode 16: Beep, Beep

  Jimmy insists Dave and Lisa get back together; Matthew gets an electric toy car.

• Season 4 Episode 15: Big Brother

  Matthew's Big Brother is a man (Michael Buchman Silver) only a few years his senior.

• Season 4 Episode 14: Security Door

  Paranoid Dave has a security door installed in the lobby at WNYX.

• Season 4 Episode 13: Who's the Boss? Part II

  Jimmy makes the employees vote on who will become the news director.

• Season 4 Episode 12: Who's the Boss

  Bill is a success when Dave and Lisa give him the job of running WNYX.

• Season 4 Episode 11: Chock

  Dave's collegiate pals sing to him on his birthday; Lisa turns tough on Matthew.

• Season 4 Episode 10: Look Who's Talking

  Dave and Lisa are stunned to learn Bill is in the process of adopting a baby.

• Season 4 Episode 9: The Secret of Management

  Jimmy tells newly promoted Lisa his secret of management; Bill hires a butler.

• Season 4 Episode 8: Stupid Holiday Charity Talent Show

  Jimmy will rehire Matthew if the WNYX staff wins a charity talent contest.

• Season 4 Episode 7: Catherine Moves On

  The WNYX staff bids farewell to Catherine when she accepts a new job in London.

• Season 4 Episode 6: Pure Evil

  Demoted Dave decides to become evil; Bill becomes a shock jock on the air.

• Season 4 Episode 5: French Diplomacy

  Dave faces crises when Lisa announces that he dumped her.

• Season 4 Episode 4: Super Karate Monkey Death Car

  The WNYX staff must take polygraph tests; Matthew may have a new job.

• Season 4 Episode 3: The Public Domain

  Andrea's changes to the office bring chaos; Jimmy films his own video biography.

• Season 4 Episode 2: Plan Bee

  Jimmy hires an efficiency expert to analyze the WNYX workplace.

• Season 4 Episode 1: Jumper

  A man (Jon Lovitz) threatens to jump off the ledge outside Dave's office.

NewsRadio: Season 3 (1996 - 1997)

• Season 3 Episode 25: The Injury

  Jimmy hires a slick attorney (Norm Macdonald) when Matthew gets hurt on the job.

• Season 3 Episode 24: Space

  A futuristic WNYX operates in outer space; guest Bobbie Brown.

• Season 3 Episode 23: Mistake

  Dave's remarks hurt the staff; Matthew feels threatened by a weird office temp (French Stewart).

• Season 3 Episode 22: The Real Deal

  Bill and Lisa launch a new interview show; guest Jerry Seinfeld.

• Season 3 Episode 21: Sleeping

  Jimmy suffers a heart attack, prompting diverse staff reactions.

• Season 3 Episode 20: Our Fiftieth Episode

  Bill bonds with a fellow patient (Jon Lovitz) when he lands in a psychiatric ward.

• Season 3 Episode 19: Office Feud

  Noise from the office above the station incites quarreling.

• Season 3 Episode 18: Twins

  WNYX staffers meet Matthew's twin brother (Jon Stewart) for the first time.

• Season 3 Episode 17: Airport

  Dave deals with Bill's New York attitude in the St. Louis airport.

• Season 3 Episode 16: Kids

  Jimmy pursues a teacher visiting the station with her young students.

• Season 3 Episode 15: Rose Bowl

  Jimmy sues a disreputable movie memorabilia collector; guest David Clennon; George Lindsey.

• Season 3 Episode 14: Complaint Box

  Missives from the newly installed office complaint box besiege Dave.

• Season 3 Episode 13: Led Zeppelin Boxed Set

  Matthew confronts Bill with his feelings after Bill unknowingly makes him cry.

• Season 3 Episode 12: Rap

  Bill delivers on-air editorials about rap music lyrics; guest Chuck D.

• Season 3 Episode 11: The Trainer

  Bill takes Matthew to a prestigious gym; guest Ben Stiller.

• Season 3 Episode 10: Christmas

  Plans go awry when the staff tries to leave early on Christmas Eve.

• Season 3 Episode 9: Stocks

  Jimmy decides to counsel Beth on stock options.

• Season 3 Episode 8: Movie Star

  James Caan studies Bill for his upcoming role as a radio broadcaster.

• Season 3 Episode 7: Daydream

  All have wild daydreams after the office air-conditioning breaks down.

• Season 3 Episode 6: Awards Show

  Dave pumps up WNYX staffers before a broadcasting awards show; guest Bob Costas.

• Season 3 Episode 5: Halloween

  Dave inspires the staff to dress in costume for Jimmy's annual Halloween bash.

• Season 3 Episode 4: Arcade

  A video arcade game replaces a sandwich vending machine at the office.

• Season 3 Episode 3: Massage Chair

  Amid WNYX budget cuts, Bill orders a special massage chair without approval.

• Season 3 Episode 2: Review

  Matthew quits; the staff reacts to a trade paper's mediocre review of WNYX.

• Season 3 Episode 1: President

  Jimmy decides to run for president; Matthew's mustache annoys co-workers; guest Al Roker.

NewsRadio: Season 2 (1995 - 1996)

• Season 2 Episode 21: Led Zeppelin II

  An emergency reunites Lisa and Dave, Joe disagrees with the installation of security cameras and Jimmy considers marrying a woman he'd previously turned down

• Season 2 Episode 20: Coda

  Matthew tries to get everyone to help him with the summer house, but Dave, Bill and Jimmy have enough to do promoting a new slot for the station

• Season 2 Episode 19: Presence

  Jimmy wagers anchorman Bill in a poker game and loses him to a rival station.

• Season 2 Episode 18: Led Zeppelin

  Bill tries to bond with Dave when Dave and Lisa break up.

• Season 2 Episode 17: Physical Graffiti

  Dave becomes jealous when Lisa's former boyfriend (Wallace Langhan) visits.

• Season 2 Episode 16: Houses of the Holy

  Joe surprises everyone with his on-air talent when he fills in for Catherine.

• Season 2 Episode 15: Zoso

  Beth pitches one of her designs to a fashion executive (George Hamilton).

• Season 2 Episode 14: The Song Remains the Same

  Jimmy pulls pranks on the staff; a newspaper reporter interviews Bill.

• Season 2 Episode 13: In Through the Out Door

  Dave gets nervous when he has to introduce Bill at a local broadcast function.

• Season 2 Episode 12: Bitch Session

  A strict new code of conduct prompts the staff to reveal feelings about Dave.

• Season 2 Episode 11: Station Sale

  Jimmy announces to the staff that he plans to sell the station.

• Season 2 Episode 10: Xmas Story

  The staff gives Jimmy an expensive gift; paranoid Bill fears an evil Santa.

• Season 2 Episode 9: The Cane

  Dave is annoyed by Bill's latest accessory, his beloved cane.

• Season 2 Episode 8: Negotiation

  Unhappy with her radio career, Lisa lands a temporary job at MTV; guests Anthrax.

• Season 2 Episode 7: Bill's Autobiography

  When Bill decides to write his autobiography, he slips into a depression.

• Season 2 Episode 6: Friends

  A temp, Beth's flirtatious friend (Bebe Neuwirth), disrupts the office.

• Season 2 Episode 5: Shrink

  Rising tension between staffers prompts Jimmy to hire a psychiatrist (John Ritter).

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Breakup

  Dave and Lisa's announcement prompts co-workers' unsolicited opinions.

• Season 2 Episode 3: The Rat Funeral

  After the demise of the office pet rat, the staffers hold a funeral for him.

• Season 2 Episode 2: Goofy Ball

  Joe matchmakes for Dave; Bill thinks a fan (Dennis Miller) is stalking him.

• Season 2 Episode 1: No, This Is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life

  Beth sends nude photographs of herself to her boyfriend in London.

NewsRadio: Season 1 (1995)

• Season 1 Episode 7: Sweeps Week

  Dave gets a surprise visit from an ex-girlfriend (Janeane Garofalo).

• Season 1 Episode 6: Luncheon at the Waldorf

  Dave determines everyone is charging frivolous expenses to the station.

• Season 1 Episode 5: Big Day

  Steve makes Dave deliver the bonus checks; Lisa and Bill lobby for a big bonus.

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Crisis

  Jealousy over Matthew's new desk impedes the staff's coverage of breaking news.

• Season 1 Episode 3: Smoking

  Forced to comply with no-smoking rules, Bill causes chaos.

• Season 1 Episode 2: Inappropriate

  Dave and Lisa get friendly after a post-work dinner.

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot

  A station's news director copes with a staff of eccentrics.