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    NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 9 - Stocks
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Stocks

    S3:E9

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

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  2. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 14 - Complaint Box
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Complaint Box

    S3:E14

    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.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Lew Morton, Brian Kelley

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  3. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 4 - Super Karate Monkey Death Car
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Super Karate Monkey Death Car

    S4:E4

    Andrea forces the staff to take lie detector tests. Lisa fears she will not pass the test due to her extensive criminal past. Jimmy has his book, which failed in the U.S., translated into Japanese then back into English.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Josh Lieb

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  4. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 5 - French Diplomacy
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - French Diplomacy

    S4:E5

    Dave and Lisa break up. Bill gets himself into trouble when he advocates the beating of foreign diplomats. Matthew opens his own dentistry practice.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  5. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 17 - Balloon
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Balloon

    S4:E17

    Jimmy plans to go around the world in a hot air balloon, until Dave finds that he is full of "hot air". Meanwhile, Bill switches from cigarettes to chewing tobacco.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Josh Lieb

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  6. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 18 - Copy Machine
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Copy Machine

    S4:E18

    The office mourns the loss of “Ted from Accounting” until Dave realizes that nobody knew him at all.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Drake Sather

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  7. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 21 - Jackass Junior High
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Jackass Junior High

    S4:E21

    Lisa is treated like a male by office co-workers, who revert to their boorish selves when all other females are out sick.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Alan J. Higgins, Joe Furey

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  8. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 22 - Sinking Ship
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Sinking Ship

    S4:E22

    The episode spoofs the movie Titanic, where Walt and Dave sketch Lisa nude and give her heart-shaped necklaces. Soon, though, the ship starts to sink...

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Brian Kelley, Josh Lieb, Sam Johnson, Joe Furey

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  9. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 1 - President
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - President

    S3:E1

    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".

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  10. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 10 - Christmas
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Christmas

    S3:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Drake Sather

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  11. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 12 - Rap
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Rap

    S3:E12

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

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  12. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 8 - Stupid Holiday Charity Talent Show
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Stupid Holiday Charity Talent Show

    S4:E8

    Dave unveils a previously hidden talent to compete in a charity talent show. If a WNYX staff member wins, Mr. James will re-hire Matthew.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  13. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 19 - Monster Rancher
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Monster Rancher

    S4:E19

    Matthew takes Lisa on a date. The office has trouble adapting to a new intern, Mr. James' nephew Walt.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

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  14. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 17 - Physical Graffiti
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Physical Graffiti

    S2:E17

    Dave is jealous when Lisa constantly talks to her ex-boyfriend. Joe is the facilitator in a practical joke war between Catherine & Bill.

    Director:Paul Simms
    Writer:Josh Lieb

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  15. NewsRadio Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    A midwesterner gets a job as news director at a New York radio station. He gets an odd reception when his boss wants him to fire his predecessor.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  16. NewsRadio Season 1 Episode 2 - Inappropriate
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Inappropriate

    S1:E2

    After sparks fly at dinner, Dave and Lisa try to hide their feelings from their co-workers.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  17. NewsRadio Season 1 Episode 4 - The Crisis
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Crisis

    S1:E4

    Dave deals with his first challenge as news director when a subway train is derailed. Back in the office, Matthew's new desk causes friction among the staffers, who all want new desks.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Josh Lieb

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  18. NewsRadio Season 1 Episode 5 - Big Day
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Big Day

    S1:E5

    Mr. James assigns Dave the task of doling out the annual bonuses. Each staffer gets the standard $400 bonus except for two, one of whom receives a $3,000 'Big Bonus', and the other 'The Shaft'. In the B-story, Bill complains to Dave about all the clutter that mysteriously finds its way to his desk.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writers:Josh Lieb, Paul Simms, Joe Furey

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  19. NewsRadio Season 1 Episode 6 - Luncheon at the Waldorf
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Luncheon at the Waldorf

    S1:E6

    Bill invites Beth on a lunch date which she accepts despite Lisa's fear that Bill will take advantage of her. The tables are turned when Beth sticks her tongue down Bill's throat. Dave tries to get to the bottom of WNYX's financial problems.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. NewsRadio Season 1 Episode 7 - Sweeps Week
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Sweeps Week

    S1:E7

    Dave's old girlfriend Nancy visits, still under the impression that she and Dave are an item. Meanwhile, Jimmy insists Bill interview a 'financial visionary'.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writers:Paul Simms, Joe Furey

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  21. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 3 - Rat Funeral
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Rat Funeral

    S2:E3

    The staff is overly sentimental when Dave catches 'Mike', the office rat.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writers:Lew Morton, Paul Simms

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  22. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 4 - The Breakup
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Breakup

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  23. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 6 - Friends
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Friends

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writers:Brian Kelley, Josh Lieb

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  24. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 7 - Bill's Autobiography
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Bill's Autobiography

    S2:E7

    Bill is approached with a book deal to write his autobiography.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Joe Furey

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  25. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 8 - Negotiation
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Negotiation

    S2:E8

    Dave gives Matthew an 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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Paul Simms

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Best Episodes Summary

"Stocks" is the best rated episode of "NewsRadio". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Tom Cherones and written by Alan J. Higgins, it aired on 12/11/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Complaint Box".