Just Shoot Me Season 3 : |
The third season of Just Shoot Me! aired Tuesdays at 9:00-9:30 pm on NBC from September 22 1998 to May 25 1999. |
Episode 1 - [What The Teddy Bear Saw] |
Details : Jack enlists Finch to stop off at his house and check up on his new nanny. However Finch ends up having sex (Twice!) with the nanny. But his joy may turn to embarrassment after he discovers Jack had a hidden camera installed in the room that they used. Meanwhile Elliott neglects a favor Maya asked him to do and Nina joins a cult. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Ana Gasteyer | Director : Leonard R. Garner Jr. | |
Air Date : Sep. 22, 1998 |
Episode 2 - [Steamed] |
Details : Jack wants the tenants on the floor above Blush to move. Maya is taken in by Finch's lie that he wants them to move so he can build a free daycare center. The real reason: a steam room. Meanwhile Nina meets with her former model roommate who is now fat. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Sharon Wyatt | Director : Leonard R. Garner Jr. | |
Air Date : Sep. 29, 1998 |
Episode 3 - [The Mask] |
Details : Halloween is no treat for Maya when Finch gets her to wear an embarrassing costume to the office. Luckily she meets her Prince Charming in an elevator. Meanwhile Jack confesses to a dirty trick he played on a young impressionable Maya; and Elliott and Finch hatch a plan to find out if Nina's friend Binnie really exists. Finally Finch claims he wasn't the least bit scared by Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece Psycho so Elliott sets out to prove he's lying. |
Guest Cast and Crew : J.P. Manoux | Mark Dobies | |
Air Date : Oct. 27, 1998 |
Episode 4 - [Funny Girl] |
Details : Not impressed with Maya's lame attempt to play a prank on him Finch claims that women just aren't as good at practical jokes as men are. To prove him wrong Maya tries to convince Elliott he's being stalked but it turns out the joke's on her-in a big way. Meanwhile Jack fears that he's really beginning to look his age so he decides to look into plastic surgery. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Lane Davies | Director : Leonard R. Garner Jr. | |
Air Date : Nov. 03, 1998 |
Episode 5 - [Two Girls For Every Boy] |
Details : Finch is convinced that a model likes him only it turns out that she likes Maya instead. He sets out to create the ultimate male fantasy: watching two females go at it. All is going well for Finch until Maya finds out and the two females decide to turn the tables on him. Meanwhile Elliott and Nina go overboard in their insults after Jack tells them that he just wants to be one of the guys. |
Air Date : Nov. 10, 1998 |
Episode 6 - [The Withholder] |
Details : Finch returns from Jamaica after a failed attempt at romance with Courtney who played him as it turns out. Elliott steps in to try to prove what a friend he is to Finch by giving her a dose of her own medicine--getting her hooked on him and then telling her to kiss off. Unfortunately the plan goes awry when he ends up liking her and they start dating for real. Meanwhile Jack makes another bet with Donald Trump--whoever loses less weight has to wear a dress during their golf game. However he makes the mistake of asking Nina for help with his diet. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Megan Gallivan | Director : Leonard R. Garner Jr. | |
Air Date : Nov. 17, 1998 |
Episode 7 - [Puppetmaster] |
Details : Maya's coworkers find it strange when she begins dating Steven the host of a children's puppet show. As far as she's concerned though their relationship is going very well--until she suspects Steven is using the characters on his show to criticize her. Meanwhile Nina decides to enter the entrepreneurial world but her choice of investments--a nightclub that doesn't even have a name--is questionable indeed. Also a heartfelt confession of Elliott's (he sometimes wishes he was a woman) during the guys' emotional viewing of Brian's Song comes back to haunt him. |
Guest Cast and Crew : French Stewart | Billy West | |
Air Date : Nov. 17, 1998 |
Episode 8 - [The List] |
Details : Jack fears for his reputation when he falls to #100 on the Power 100 list. Nina's idea to improve his standing by sending out a special collection of Blush covers to remind people how important the magazine has been backfires as Elliott is made #100 because of his brilliant photography. Meanwhile Finch meets idol Mark Hamill at Bartini's and annoys the hell out of him. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Mark Hamill | Director : Leonard R. Garner Jr. | |
Air Date : Nov. 24, 1998 |
Episode 9 - [How Nina Got Her Groove Back] |
Details : Nina gets into a catfight with modeling rival Margo Langhorne then becomes upset when Margo decides to retire from modeling. Jack is upset that Donald Trump has a sandwich named after him and gets Finch to attach his name to a park. Maya's new boyfriend enjoys taking his shirt off in public. And Elliott's wearing new shoes to please his girlfriend but they only make him slip. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Christine Ebersole | Jack Brewer | Director : Leonard R. Garner Jr. | |
Air Date : Dec. 08, 1998 |
Episode 10 - [How The Finch Stole Christmas] |
Details : Finch sneaks a look at the office Christmas presents and is disappointed by his when he discovers that it's not what he wanted. So he sabotages the office Christmas. Meanwhile Nina learns the true meaning of casual wear Elliott protests the commercialization of the holiday and Maya rags Jack about his selfishness. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Tom Kenny | David Andrews | Kelsey Grammer | Mark Clayman | Director : Jean Sagal | |
Air Date : Dec. 15, 1998 |
Episode 11 - [Slow Donnie] |
Details : Jack and Finch discover a pneumonic-message system in the wall. Meanwhile Elliott invites Maya to his house for his slow brother's birthday party. At the party Donnie reveals to Maya that he's not really slow. Maya tries to tell Elliott that Donnie's not stupid but just ends up looking silly herself. Jack's inanity causes Donnie to reveal his act. And a gift of a parakeet explodes into a living nightmare for Nina. |
Guest Cast and Crew : David Cross | |
Air Date : Jan. 05, 1999 |
Episode 12 - [A Spy In The House Of Me] |
Details : When Maya's first love John Kenny pops back into town she becomes as happy as she's ever been as the two find their old spark back in full force. However Jack is angry about the whole thing as he still has not forgotten when he walked in on the two of them fooling around one time. Maya then learns the true horror of the situation- the only reason they were separated in the first place was because Jack had pulled strings to get him into the Royal Shakespeare Company and she becomes instantly fearful that he will once again begin to interfere with their relationship. Meanwhile Finch uses a tough love method to train a new intern while Nina's television appearance is ruined when an old allergy acts up. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Nancy O'Dell | Jonathan Mangum | Rob Youngblood | Director : Craig Zisk | |
Air Date : Jan. 12, 1999 |
Episode 13 - [Lies And Dolls] |
Details : Maya becomes smitten with a United States Senator but loses him to Nina through a series of deceptions on Nina's part. Nina convinces him that she is an old-fashioned Southern belle with no vices whatsoever and that Maya is a drug addict. Also when it is revealed that Elliott stole a Six Million Dollar Man doll as a kid he becomes racked with guilt over it while Finch can only think of the potential collector's value of the item. Finally Jack decides to see what life is like from his employees' point of view and moves his desk into the center of the office. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Tom Amandes | Director : Craig Zisk | |
Air Date : Feb. 02, 1999 |
Episode 14 - [Nina Sees Red Part 1] |
Details : Red Finch is visiting and Dennis is trying to avoid him because of his father's recent divorce. Elliott is excited about the possibility of working with his crush Tyra Banks. Red and Nina go out for dinner...and more. Elliott meets Tyra but scares the hell out of her due to Jack's stun gun. Red and Nina announce their engagement. Part one of two. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Tom Kenny | Brian Dennehy | Tyra Banks | |
Air Date : Feb. 09, 1999 |
Episode 15 - [Nina Sees Red Part 2] |
Details : Finch takes the news of the engagement quite badly. Not only is he concerned for his father's well-being the prospect of having Nina as his stepmother terrifies him. However when a night of passion puts Red in the hospital it causes him to seriously question his impending marriage. After a heart-to-heart with both Red and Nina Finch finally convinces both of them to call it off. Meanwhile Elliott miraculously gets another chance with Tyra Banks but once again Jack accidentally screws things up for him. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Brian Dennehy | Tyra Banks | |
Air Date : Feb. 16, 1999 |
Episode 16 - [Hostess To Murder] |
Details : Maya's attempt to host a murder mystery party is plagued with problems. Elliott wants to ditch the party for an Armani gala being held on the same night Nina shows up with Maya's old boyfriend Derek Jack wants to wear Elliott's costume Finch is trying to make time with the caterer (who is dressed as a large-bosomed French chambermaid) and gamemaster Larry is a down-on-his-luck actor who spends most of the party on the phone with his agent. Everything is thrown into chaos when Maya's next door neighbor suffers a heart attack and drops dead -- and everyone but her thinks it's part of the game. |
Guest Cast and Crew : J.P. Manoux | Philip Bruns | John F. O'Donohue | |
Air Date : Feb. 23, 1999 |
Episode 17 - [Toy Story] |
Details : As a prank Finch switches the cards on two of Elliott's birthday gifts: those from Maya and Persky. As a result Elliott believes that Persky has given him a really cool video game system and Maya has given him a box of kinky sex toys. When Maya invites him over that night to have some fun he naturally gets the wrong impression and is forced to give his relationship with her some deep thought. Meanwhile when the racehorse Jack bought with Robert Goulet acts up before the big race he enlists Nina's aid to calm it down. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Tom Kenny | Robert Goulet | |
Air Date : Mar. 02, 1999 |
Episode 18 - [Miss Pretty] |
Details : Maya decides that since the new Miss Pretty column is so good she will do a column on Miss Pretty. Finch then informs her that the new Miss Pretty is actually a man but Maya thinks that will make the article even better and insists on meeting him. The trouble is that Miss Pretty is actually Finch himself-and he is determined to keep the office from discovering it. He tries to escape from the mess by hiring professional scam artist Kurt to pose as Miss Pretty but things only get worse when Maya falls for him. Meanwhile Nina finds herself roped into an unwanted friendship with a woman she can't stand and Elliott and Jack find themselves in hot water when they accidentally insult an Asian-American executive from an important advertiser |
Guest Cast and Crew : Twink Caplan | |
Air Date : Mar. 23, 1999 |
Episode 19 - [Maya's Nude Photos] |
Details : Maya's enrollment in a photography class causes problems on multiple levels between her and Elliott. Elliott takes an immediate dislike to Maya's teacher Martin Spancer when he insults Elliott's work for being too commercial. Then when he assigns Maya to do a nude self-portrait Elliott claims that he only gave her the assignment so that he could see her naked body. Believing that Elliott's accusation is based on his personal dislike for Spancer she disregards him. However when Spancer raves about her nude photos and invites her to go away with him for a special weekend session Elliott becomes even more convinced that his intentions are purely sexual. Meanwhile Finch becomes extremely jealous when Nina's new assistant Brad begins entertaining Jack with magic tricks. |
Guest Cast and Crew : David Clennon | Scott Aukerman | |
Air Date : Apr. 06, 1999 |
Episode 20 - [And The Femmy Goes To] |
Details : The nominations for the annual Femmy awards are in and Maya Nina and Elliott are nominated while Finch isn't even invited to the ceremony. Jack switched Maya's nominated article and nominated a picture of Elliott's that was actually taken by a chimpanzee. At the dinner Finch scores a seat at the models' table while Maya and Nina prepare speeches. Elliott is going crazy with guilt until he loses. Nina wins after 12 straight years of losing. Maya wins for the article which Nina trashed in her acceptance speech. |
Air Date : May. 04, 1999 |
Episode 21 - [Softball] |
Details : The staff prepares for the annual softball game against the magazine Cosmo. Jack hires Steve Garvey so that he can play on the team. Maya turns out to be a great pitcher but becomes too competitive. |
Guest Cast and Crew : J.P. Manoux | |
Air Date : May. 04, 1999 |
Episode 22 - [Shaking Private Trainer] |
Details : Jack vows to get in shape after throwing his back out playing with Hannah and hires a personal trainer who used to be a Navy SEAL. Meanwhile Finch and Maya collaborate on a screenplay leaving Elliott out in the cold. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Alex Rocco | |
Air Date : May. 11, 1999 |
Episode 23 - [Nina's Choice] |
Details : After yet another relationship goes sour Nina realizes that her lack of romantic success is probably due to her tendency to make bad choices in men. Her resolve to start making good choices is tested almost immediately when her old boyfriend Roy breaks out of prison and she falls in love with and begins dating not only Roy but also the cop who is pursuing him. Meanwhile Jack Finch and Elliott engage in a series of wagers on how predictable each other's behavior is. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Jere Burns | George DelHoyo | |
Air Date : May. 18, 1999 |
Episode 24 - [The Odd Couple Part 1] |
Details : Finch is very frustrated when an old nemesis Barry shows up one day to gloat over his success. Not only does Barry own a successful business but he is also engaged to their high school homecoming queen. Finch agrees to a double date with Barry and his fiancée and he wants desperately to show Barry up by scoring a better looking date. He finds his answer in the form of Adrienne a gorgeous supermodel. Adrienne would normally be way out of Finch's league but by manipulating her many insecurities he makes her fall for him. However he still has one more obstacle to overcome-Adrienne's ex-boyfriend has decided he wants her back. Finch is forced to take desperate action if he wants to hold on to her and does-he asks Adrienne to marry him and surprisingly enough she says yes. Meanwhile Jack makes plans to have his photo taken in front of a new painting in his office but unfortunately he doesn't realize that the painting depicts an obscene act. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Rebecca Romijn | Bob Odenkirk | |
Air Date : May. 25, 1999 |
Episode 25 - [The Odd Couple Part 2] |
Details : Finch announces the engagement at the office but it takes several minutes to make everyone believe it. When they finally do though it begins a heated argument between Maya and Elliott over whether Finch's and Adrienne's love is for real. It may not matter either way though because once the news of the engagement spreads Adrienne's ex-boyfriend Brian shows up at Blush with plans to beat up Finch. Finch manages to avoid Brian temporarily but the incident forces him to speed things up yet again-with a wedding that very day. Finch and Adrienne are married after Brian punches Finch. But...Elliott and Maya are also married while looking for Finch in a mass wedding. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Stanley Anderson | Rebecca Romijn | |
Air Date : May. 25, 1999 |