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NewsRadio Season 2 |
| NewsRadio Season 2 : |
| This is a detailed list of NewsRadio episodes from the second season. |
| Episode 1 - [No This Is Not Based Entirely On Julie's Life] |
| Details : Beth takes erotic photographs or herself to energize her relationship with her boyfriend. Joe booby traps the refrigerator when someone continually steals his daily gelato. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kyle T. Heffner | Chris Kattan | Director : Alan Myerson | Writer : Paul Simms | |
| Air Date : Sep. 19, 1995 |
| Episode 2 - [Goofy Ball] |
| Details : Jimmy gives Beth and Matthew a new product a 'goofy ball' to test. Lisa decides it's time to tell Mr. James about her fling with Dave. Bill buys a stun gun from Joe when he fears he's being stalked. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alison Brahe | Dennis Miller | Director : Alan Myerson | Writer : Paul Simms | |
| Air Date : Sep. 26, 1995 |
| Episode 3 - [Rat Funeral] |
| Details : The staff is overly sentimental when Dave catches 'Mike' the office rat. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mike Starr | Director : Alan Myerson | Writer : Lewis Morton | Writer : Paul Simms | |
| Air Date : Oct. 10, 1995 |
| Episode 4 - [The Breakup] |
| Details : Dave and Lisa have a fight after Dave calls her the 'b-word'. Beth manipulates the two into 'coming out' in front of the whole staff. Catherine finds out Bill's real first name. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Peter Bonerz | Writer : Paul Simms | |
| Air Date : Oct. 31, 1995 |
| Episode 5 - [The Shrink] |
| Details : Jimmy brings in a psychiatrist when the staff is stressed out. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John Ritter | Director : Michael Lembeck | |
| Air Date : Nov. 07, 1995 |
| Episode 6 - [Friends] |
| Details : Beth and her copycat friend fight for Matthew. Bill is plagued by security guards who refuse to let him enter the building without his ID. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tone Loc | Toby Huss | Bebe Neuwirth | Director : Michael Lembeck | Writer : Brian Kelley | Writer : Josh Lieb | |
| Air Date : Nov. 14, 1995 |
| Episode 7 - [Bill's Autobiography] |
| Details : Bill is approached with a book deal to write his autobiography. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Michael Lembeck | Writer : Joe Furey | |
| Air Date : Nov. 21, 1995 |
| Episode 8 - [Negotiation] |
| Details : Dave gives Matthew a in-name-only promotion to coordinating producer. Lisa looks for a temporary job as an MTV news anchor. Jimmy announces he's getting married and asks for help finding a wife. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Ian Rosenfeld | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Paul Simms | |
| Air Date : Nov. 28, 1995 |
| Episode 9 - [The Cane] |
| Details : Bill's new cane which he carries for no particular reason annoys Dave. After it's stolen Dave is the target of Bill's wrath. Jimmy's all-night office brainstorms stokes Dave and Lisa's competitive fires. Matthew and Joe get on each other's nerves. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jane Lynch | Director : Alan Myerson | |
| Air Date : Dec. 12, 1995 |
| Episode 10 - [Xmas Story] |
| Details : Matthew is upset when he realizes Mr. James gave everyone except him a new convertible for Christmas. Meanwhile Bill is stalked by a homicidal Santa Claus. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tone Loc | Toby Huss | David Anthony Higgins | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Lewis Morton | |
| Air Date : Dec. 19, 1995 |
| Episode 11 - [Station Sale] |
| Details : Jimmy negotiates with a media conglomerate to sell the station so he can meet with their attractive representative. Matthew handcuffs himself to a chair to protest a sale while the rest of the staff schemes up ways to keep their jobs. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Maureen Mueller | Writer : Leslie Caveny | Writer : Brian Kelley | Writer : Lewis Morton | Director : Tom Cherones | |
| Air Date : Jan. 07, 1996 |
| Episode 12 - [Bitch Session] |
| Details : Dave accidentally overhears the entire staff mocking and insulting him. Jimmy tries to lift Dave's spirits. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : James Burrows | Writer : Brian Kelley | |
| Air Date : Jan. 14, 1996 |
| Episode 13 - [In Through The Out Door] |
| Details : Dave introduces Bill at a Broadcasting Society event after taking speaking lessons from Bill. Matthew learns about gambling from Joe falling $20000 into debt. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Steve Susskind | Writer : Leslie Caveny | Director : Paul Simms | Writer : Joe Furey | Writer : Alan J. Higgins | |
| Air Date : Feb. 04, 1996 |
| Episode 14 - [The Song Remains The Same] |
| Details : Mr. James disrupts the office with his early April Fools' Day practical jokes. Bill is interviewed by a Wall Street Journal reporter. Lisa and Matthew compete for the right to cover the New Hampshire primary. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Joe Furey | Writer : Lewis Morton | Writer : Chris Marcil | Writer : Sam Johnson | Director : Tom Cherones | |
| Air Date : Feb. 18, 1996 |
| Episode 15 - [Zoso] |
| Details : Bill enlists Joe and Matthew's support to try to convince his girlfriend that he's British. Beth tries to sell 'Fat Albert'-style hats to a department store. Lisa uses Mr. James negotiating tips to ask Dave for a raise. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : George Hamilton | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Joe Furey | Writer : Lewis Morton | Writer : Paul Simms | Writer : Josh Lieb | |
| Air Date : Feb. 25, 1996 |
| Episode 16 - [Houses Of The Holy] |
| Details : Joe does an admirable job filling in for an ill Catherine much to Bill's dismay. Beth dates Mr. James' nephew who is a depressed motivational speaker in a form of a magician. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : David Cross | Writer : Brian Kelley | |
| Air Date : Mar. 10, 1996 |
| Episode 17 - [Physical Graffiti] |
| Details : Dave is jealous when Lisa constantly talks to her ex-boyfriend. Joe is the facilitator in a practical joke war between Catherine And Bill. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Wallace Langham | Director : Paul Simms | Writer : Josh Lieb | |
| Air Date : Mar. 24, 1996 |
| Episode 18 - [Led Zeppelin] |
| Details : Dave and Lisa announce they're breaking up. Lisa insists any further communication be done in memorandum format. Dave tries to keep his 24-page memo private. Mr. James continues his wife search. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Leslie Caveny | |
| Air Date : Mar. 31, 1996 |
| Episode 19 - [Presence] |
| Details : Jimmy loses Bill in a poker game. Lisa competes in Jimmy's place to win him back. Joe uses a hidden camera inside a Boba Fett action figure to keep up with the action. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John F. O'Donohue | Kathleen McClellan as Valerie | Director : Lee Shallat-Chemel | Writer : Alan J. Higgins | Writer : Josh Lieb | |
| Air Date : Apr. 14, 1996 |
| Episode 20 - [Coda] |
| Details : Dave Bill and Mr. James work on a promotional spot. Lisa helps Joe study for a test. Matthew tries to sign up people for a summer house in the Hamptons. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jeremiah Morris | Director : Lee Shallat-Chemel | Writer : Brian Kelley | Writer : Lewis Morton | |
| Air Date : Apr. 21, 1996 |
| Episode 21 - [Led Zeppelin II] |
| Details : A fire in the building sets everyone's nerves on edge. Bill tries to escape. Dave and Lisa get back together. Mr. James continues his wife search. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : James Burrows | Writer : Drake Sather | |
| Air Date : Apr. 28, 1996 |
| NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 22 |
| Episode 22 - [The Injury] |
| Details : When uninsured Matthew is injured goofing off at work Dave and Lisa try to pass it off as a workplace accident so that workers' compensation will pay for the hospital costs. Bill objects to a fellow newscaster's use of the word penis on the air by giving a series of on-air editorials in which he uses the word a number of times himself. Guest stars Bob Odenkirk as Dr. Smith. Norm Macdonald returns as Roger Mr. James' lawyer. Note: This episode was intended to appear in season 2. It was delayed because the script called for Bill (Phil Hartman) to repeatedly use the word penis (some of which were ultimately edited out). Because of this the episode is intentionally featured on both the First (Seasons 1 And 2) and Second (Season 3) NewsRadio DVD boxsets. |
| Air Date : Jun. 04, 1997 |