BEST of NEWSRADIO Season Two

[Guest Mattdotcom]

There we see the first half of choice ("Shrink" and "Physical Graffitti" were in the WILD CARD~! poll). Here are episode sypnosis deals, and Bob Baron will be along later with his reviews, I'm sure...happy voting. And remember, the winner of BOTH season two polls move on to the finals to join "Smoking" and "The Real Deal". Those won, right?

 

"No, This Is Not Based Entirely On Julie’s Life" originally aired 9/19/95 Beth, feeling that the romantic flame is flickering with her ‘long distance’ boyfriend, decides to re-ignite the passion by sending nude photos of herself to her beau in London, which in turn starts a fiery argument between Lisa and Dave over their own amorous adventures. Meanwhile, Joe suspects that one of his WNYX co-workers is stealing his beloved frozen gelato from the office freezer every day.

 

"Goofy Ball" originally aired 9/26/95

Joe continues his attempts to find Dave a date in New York City, as he thinks that Dave hasn’t had any luck with romance since he arrived at WNYX. Much to Dave’s surprise and Lisa’s chagrin, Joe introduces Dave to some beautiful fashion models who are in the building for a photo shoot. Meanwhile, Bill thinks he’s being stalked by a crazed fan (guest star Dennis Miller of Dennis Miller Live) and Jimmy introduces the staffers to "the goofy ball," a new toy from a company he recently bought, which turns the office into a silly playground. Alison Brahe, Wendy Hamilton, Elisabeth Sjoli and John Pappas guest star. Beep, Beep"

 

"Rat Funeral" originally aired 10/10/95

The WNYX staffers have grown attached to an office pet, a rat named Mike, but when rat traps are set up in the office the group is adamant about saving the life of their beloved pet. Later, when Mike’s lifeless corpse is found in a trap, the staff holds a funeral at the office with Bill delivering the eulogy. Meanwhile, since Dave is the only member of the staff who doesn’t have feelings for Mike, he feels like an outcast among the group and tries to examine why his staff perceives him as a cold and heartless person.

"The Breakup" originally aired 10/31/95

Dave and Lisa have a fight, and the staff finally finds out about their secret romance, leading to considerable embarrassment. Meanwhile, birthday-sensitive Catherine seeks revenge when Bill announces her special date on the air.

 

"Friends" originally aired 11/14/95

Dave hires a temp to help Beth with some work, but when Beth realizes that it is her childhood friend Sandi (guest star Bebe Neuwirth, formerly of "Cheers" and "Sweet Charity") she surprisingly asks Dave to immediately fire her. Meanwhile, a perplexed Bill runs into trouble with building security guards (guest stars Tone Loc and Toby Huss) when he repeatedly forgets to bring in his I.D. card.

 

"Bill’s Autobiography" originally aired 11/21/95

When Bill decides to write his autobiography, his over-inflated ego takes a beating when he realizes that he has never done anything of significance with his life. Meanwhile, Dave enlists the WNYX staffers to help lift the spirits of their depressed colleague.

 

"Negotiation" originally aired 11/28/95

Jimmy decides that it’s time to find a wife. The object of his affections is a serious executive (guest star Natalija Nogulich), but as confident as Jimmy is at work, his romancing skills leave something to be desired. Meanwhile, a dispirited Lisa reflects on the success of her siblings, and she takes a temporary position at MTV and interviews Anthrax (Anthrax band members, John Bush, Scott Ian and Frank Bello guest star as themselves).

"The Cane" originally aired 12/12/95

When Bill brings a beloved cane to the office, Dave is driven crazy by what he feels is just a pretentious accessory and immature bid for attention. Also, when Dave finds Lisa fiercely competing with him for points from Jimmy during an office brainstorm session this triggers a spat between the two lovers. Meanwhile, Matthew and Joe’s friendship becomes strained when Matthew won’t give Joe any space.

 

"Xmas Story" originally aired 12/19/95

Excited WNYX staffers give Jimmy a thoughtful and expensive Christmas gift, but their collective holiday cheer is disrupted when they receive cheap token gifts from Jimmy. Meanwhile, Bill is terrified by an ‘evil’ Santa who threatens to kill him.

 

"Station Sale" originally aired 01/07/96

(First new episode to air on a Sunday night 8:30 to 9:00 PM) When Jimmy announces to the staff that he plans to sell WNYX to a large investment group, it sends the staff into a panic. However, Dave thinks he has the inside scoop about Jimmy’s motives.

 

Wow...so many good ones...I still hafta pick "The Cane"...once I get the poll up...

[Guest areacode212]

Tough one. Having re-watched every episode in the past few weeks, I will say that Season Two is my personal favorite, and each one from that year was really good.

 

I'm going with "No, This Is Not Based Entirely On Julie’s Life". Why? Because of:

 

LISA (strolling into Dave's office): Have you ever taken naked pictures of yourself?

 

DAVE: <pause>. (to the speakerphone): Mom, I'm gonna have to call you back...

[Guest Kingpk]

The Cane is one of my favorite episodes.

[Guest Spaceman Spiff]

I went w/ "No, This is Not..."

 

I love the scene where Beth asks Bill's opinion on the pic of her naked w/ a bag on her head, and Bill goes off on objectification of women, then goes over to Matthew and says "Beth's showing naked pictures of her w/ a bag on her head".

[Guest bob_barron]

Again- review tommorrow.

 

I'm also subtelty bumping it

[Guest bob_barron]

No this Isn't Entirely yea whatever-

 

Bill looking at the nudie photos of Beth is hilarious and the episode is overall very funny especially the Jimmy on vacation.

 

Jimmy: Where you girls going?

Lisa-n-Beth: Tampons.

Jimmy: Ohhhhhhhhhhhh

 

Bill is God as usual.

 

Goofy Ball-

Goofy Ball is a NewsRadio classic. All the Lisa-Dave, Bill-Joe scenes are punctuated with Matthew and Beth throwing the Goofy Ball back and forth. A fantastic episode with great Dave and Lisa interplay, a funny cameo and the GOOFY BALL!~. Bill is God as usual.

 

Rat Funeral-

This was one of the first signs at how much of an asshole Dave really was and Bill coaching him on being cool was really funny and interesting. I don't remember if there was a subplot but this episode is more of a look at the relationship between Dave and the staff then a sitcom. Bill is God as usual.

 

The Breakup-

A historic NewsRadio. The Bill-Catherine stuff is great especially the ending where Bill gets his. The scenes at the bar are great as is Bill's spastic dance. Bill is God as usual.

 

Friends-

Lilith is my all time favourite Cheers/Fraiser character so the main plot is cheese on the cheesecake. But the Bill-security guaard plot is just omg hilarious and is further proof that Bill McNeal is God.

 

Bill's Autobiography-

I suck: The Bill McNeal Story. This episode was Billcentric, Bill-o-riffic and reeked of total Billocity. Bill with the tape recorder is great and I LOVED the ending. It was interesting seeing the staff rally around Bill because of his assholeish. Great episode, Bill is god as usual.

 

Negotiation

Two classic scenes- Jimmy and Melissa trying to get married and Lisa interviewing Anthrax. Not a lot of Bill but the rest of the episode makes up for it. Very good, great stuff. Bill is god as usual

 

The Cane-

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEA! DIGIT! The cane is true Bill. It also brings us back to Dave the asshole- a character which I love. Any scene involving Bill and the cane is great and I also love the Dave-Lisa rilvary.

 

Xmas Story-

Poor Matthew. This is one of those NewsRadios that is really, really, REALLY mean. It's weird- Airport is another superriffic mean episode yet I love it so. Don't get me wrong- this is a great episode but just a bit too mean.

 

Station Sale-

XMas Story is super mean while Station Sale is super nice. I mean they must've been written by opposite people. This was one of the first episodes that showed Jimmy James as like a regular person rather then just the owner. I lvoe the ending a lot and Matthew's antics are a hoot.

 

I'll try to do the second half tmrrw.

[Guest areacode212]

Yeah, Xmas story IS kinda mean (even though it turns out it really isn't), Friends was much, MUCH meaner because not only is Matthew the victim of meanness ("Oh, see, I love chocolate, and they're cheaper when you buy them in this funny-shap...oh, it's a heart!"), but so is Bill! Sure, Bill's an asshole, but it's only because he's covering up all his insecurities. Why were those dumb security guards picking on him? You suck, Tone Loc! "Funky Cold Medina" was a horrible song!

[Guest Spaceman Spiff]

Xmas Story-

Poor Matthew. This is one of those NewsRadios that is really, really, REALLY mean. It's weird- Airport is another superriffic mean episode yet I love it so. Don't get me wrong- this is a great episode but just a bit too mean.

A&E didn't air this episode for some reason.

[Guest areacode212]

The Cane-

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEA! DIGIT! The cane is true Bill. It also brings us back to Dave the asshole- a character which I love. Any scene involving Bill and the cane is great and I also love the Dave-Lisa rilvary.

 

This episode, with its stupid, meaningless feud over the cane, pretty much symbolizes everything you needed to know about Dave & Bill's relationship.

[Guest Spaceman Spiff]

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...I stole your cane!" replete w/ shit-eating grin.

[Guest bob_barron]

Bill: That was childish and insecure.

Dave: (in this hilairous voice) No this is. (He breaks the cane) But you were expecting that.

Bill: Actually that caught me by suprise