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The Best Episodes of LateLine

Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Every episode of LateLine ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of LateLine!

LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were...
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  • Buddy Hackett
    7.3/10(71)
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    #1 - Buddy Hackett

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 4/7/1998

    An internet page claims that actor Buddy Hackett has passed away. The gang, stressed about not finding stories for the show, decide to air a special show about the late Hackett. But soon they will find out the Buddy is still alive.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Al Franken

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  • Gale Gets a Life
    6.9/10(68)
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    #2 - Gale Gets a Life

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 3/31/1998

    Al is out sick, and Pearce starts to realize his true feelings for Gale.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Al Anonymous
    6.3/10(68)
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    #3 - Al Anonymous

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 3/24/1998

    Gale is considered to start a spin-off of ""LateLine"" for younger viewers called ""KidLine"". Meanwhile, Al is suspected of writing a book.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pearce's New Best Friend
    6.3/10(67)
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    #4 - Pearce's New Best Friend

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 4/14/1998

    Gale auditions for a different network. Meanwhile, Al goes mad trying to score some tickets for a party hosted by Julia Roberts.

    Director: Ken Levine

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pilot
    6.2/10(70)
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    #5 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 3/17/1998

    Pearce McKenzie, the anchor of hit news show ""Lateline"" makes a publicity stunt to ensure that he, and no other, is the richest anchor in the network. He claims that he is going to retire just so people will be shocked. But it all goes wrong when the new anchor is going to be Al Freundlich.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Lawyer, Lawyer
    5.5/10(66)
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    #6 - Lawyer, Lawyer

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 4/21/1998

    Al tries to convince Pearce to come to his Jewish temple. When Pearce finally agrees, Al asks him to participate in a charity the temple is having.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pearce on Conan
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    #7 - Pearce on Conan

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 1/6/1999

    Pearce does a skit for the Conan O'Brien show, which leads to more skits with Conan's sidekick, Andy Richter. Meanwhile, Raji is afraid that won't get his bonus.

    Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer: N/A

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  • Protecting the Source
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    #8 - Protecting the Source

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 1/13/1999

    Al may have to go to prison, unless he reveals the source of a story.

    Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Minister of Television
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    #9 - The Minister of Television

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 1/14/1999

    Raji promisses to bring his African friend as a guest on the show but, when his friend doesn't come, Raji gets fired. The new intern is a girl who has a crush on Al. When the two kiss, Al remembers he is married...

    Director: Ken Levine

    Writer: Al Franken

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  • Kids 'N' Guns
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    #10 - Kids 'N' Guns

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 1/20/1999

    Trying to blow the cover of an illegal gun salesman, Al and Raji go undercover by trying to buy guns. Meanwhile, Vic's daughter lets slip that her father has a crush on Gale.

    Director: Tom Moore

    Writer: N/A

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    #11 - Svadharma

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 1/27/1999

    Pearce's ex-mistress starts having an affair with Raji to make Pearce mad. Raji and the rest of the crew try to keep this a secret.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Karp's Night Out
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    #12 - Karp's Night Out

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 3/16/1999

    When Vic goes out on a date, Gale is left to produce the show. Her first show as a producer goes horribly wrong when Pearce decides he doesn't want to do the show.

    Director: Tom Moore

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Seventh Plague
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    #13 - The Seventh Plague

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 12/4/1999

    Al gets a role in a movie starring Martin Sheen. The producer realizes that hiring Al was a mistake when he gets the movie production shut down.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Christian Guy
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    #14 - The Christian Guy

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 12/11/1999

    Vic uses Gale to get a story about the Moral Coalition's annual ""Road to Victory Celebration.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Mona Moves Up
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    #15 - Mona Moves Up

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 12/25/1999

    Mona starts dating Pearce's financial advisor. At first he disapproves, but then he realizes Mona is a person too and he can't get involved in her personal life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #16 - Error Apparent

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 8/17/2004

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Requiem for a Horse
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    #17 - Requiem for a Horse

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 8/17/2004

    Gale goes to Pearce's country house for the weekend, where she accidentally kills Pearce's horse Paycheck. Al uses a focus group to figure out what's wrong with him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Negotiator
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    #18 - The Negotiator

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 8/17/2004

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Eine Kleine Office Problem
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    #19 - Eine Kleine Office Problem

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 8/17/2004

    Pearce demands that Vic hire his girlfriend Ulli to work on the show. Unfortunately, Ulli drives all the show's guests away.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"Buddy Hackett" is the best rated episode of "LateLine". It scored 7.3/10 based on 71 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Al Franken, it aired on 4/7/1998. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Gale Gets a Life".