NewsRadio — Season 3

Aired 18 September 1996 • 22 min

Mr. James decides to run for President of the United States while Lisa declares to expose all of his secrets. Matthew grows a ‘70s style mustache to "get chicks".

Aired 25 September 1996 • 22 min

A new coffee shop is opened on the first floor of the Criterion Building. Matthew becomes obsessed with Scott Adams' Dilbert cartoon.

Aired 2 October 1996 • 22 min

Bill leads a revolution when Mr. James eliminates free snacks in the break room. Joe gives Catherine a variety of electronic gadgets to ingratiate himself with her. Bill buys a massage chair.

Aired 23 October 1996 • 22 min

Dave worries that the past will repeat itself when an arcade game, Stargate Defender, is installed in the hallway. Lisa and Dave take the SATs to prove they're not getting dumber. Bill is obsessed with the stale, plastic, leathery sandwiches from a vending machine.

Aired 30 October 1996 • 22 min

Dave and Lisa try to get the staff psyched for Jimmy's Halloween party, but it's Dave who learns the holiday can be a drag.

Aired 6 November 1996 • 22 min

Dave is down in the dumps, fearing that he may not be able to top himself after the station sweeps at an awards dinner.

Aired 13 November 1996 • 22 min

Daydreams plague WNYX as they sweat out a broken thermostat. Among the reveries: Matthew is Beth's worst nightmare; and Bill is every woman's fantasy.

Aired 20 November 1996 • 22 min

James Caan pays a visit to research a role. That brings out the worst in Bill and Matthew. Meanwhile, Dave's idea for a birthday gift doesn't thrill Lisa.

Aired 11 December 1996 • 22 min

Jimmy teaches Beth how to play the stock market, prompting Bill to crash their lessons for some inside information.

Aired 18 December 1996 • 22 min

Dave has to plow through a pile of work before he can spirit Lisa off to Milwaukee for Christmas with his parents.

Aired 19 December 1996 • 22 min

Bill weighs the options of joining a health club; Beth fails to exercise restraint after learning a secret about Dave; and Jimmy fears he won't measure up at a dinner party with the Clintons.

Aired 8 January 1997 • 22 min

Envy rears its ugly head when Lisa is named "Cutest Reporter in New York"; Bill leads a crusade against rap.

Aired 15 January 1997 • 22 min

Bill's abuse--and Dave's advice--cause Matthew to adopt an abrasive attitude toward his co-workers.

Aired 29 January 1997 • 22 min

Dave has reason to whine when a complaint box is put up and the staff begins lodging groundless gripes against each other and their belabored leader.

Aired 5 February 1997 • 22 min

Dave gets low marks for honesty after he lets staffers evaluate each other, but fails to mention that Lisa came up with the idea. Meanwhile, Jimmy scores a legal victory with Joe as his lawyer.

Aired 12 February 1997 • 22 min

Third-graders invade WNYX at the same time some very adult reading material begins popping up around the office.

Aired 19 February 1997 • 22 min

With Dave and Bill stuck at the airport, Lisa gets the chore of keeping Joe and Catherine from going on a date. Meanwhile, Beth and Matthew visit Bill's love shack of an apartment.

Aired 12 March 1997 • 22 min

When Matthew's brother visits, the staff learns of his twisted family tree, while Jimmy makes some radical cutbacks, which include stripping the office bare.

Aired 19 March 1997 • 22 min

Dave contends with WNYX's noisy neighbors, while Lisa must deal with rotten kids while covering an Easter event.

Aired 2 April 1997 • 22 min

After Bill displays poor public behavior, he's thrown into a mental ward, and Lisa and Joe are thrown into his on-air job.

Aired 7 May 1997 • 22 min

A coronary-stricken Jimmy recovers at WNYX, while nurse Lisa realizes that she wants to have a baby.

Aired 7 May 1997 • 22 min

The staff is shocked by Matthew's love life; Bill gets some bad news about the fate of his radio show.

Aired 14 May 1997 • 22 min

The staff is speechless after they read Dave's unkind comments about them in a magazine article.

Aired 21 May 1997 • 22 min

In an episode set in outer space, it's business as usual for the staff of WNYX.

Aired 5 June 1997 • 22 min

Dave signs up Matthew for workers' comp after the uninsured reporter injures himself at the office.