7.9/10407 votes#1 - No, This is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1995
Beth takes erotic photographs of herself to energize her relationship with her boyfriend. Joe boobytraps the refrigerator when someone continually steals his daily gelato.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: Paul Simms
7.9/10409 votes#2 - Goofy Ball
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1995
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.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: Paul Simms
7.7/10396 votes#3 - Rat Funeral
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1995
The staff is overly sentimental when Dave catches 'Mike', the office rat.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: Paul Simms, Lew Morton
7.9/10383 votes#4 - The Breakup
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/1995
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
7.5/10388 votes#5 - The Shrink
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/1995
Jimmy brings in a psychiatrist when the staff is stressed out.
Director: Michael Lembeck
Writer: N/A
7.7/10384 votes#6 - Friends
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/1995
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
Writer: Brian Kelley, Josh Lieb
7.7/10377 votes#7 - Bill's Autobiography
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/1995
Bill is approached with a book deal to write his autobiography.
Director: Michael Lembeck
Writer: Joe Furey
7.6/10375 votes#8 - Negotiation
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/1995
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
8.2/10397 votes#9 - The Cane
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/1995
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 brainstorm stokes Dave and Lisa's competitive fires. Matthew and Joe get on each other's nerves.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: N/A
7.8/10378 votes#10 - Xmas Story
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/19/1995
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Lew Morton
7.9/10369 votes#11 - Station Sale
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/1996
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.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Leslie Caveny, Lew Morton, Brian Kelley
8.3/10382 votes#12 - Bitch Session
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/1996
Dave accidentally overhears the entire staff mocking and insulting him. Jimmy tries to lift Dave's spirits.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Brian Kelley
7.7/10370 votes#13 - In Through the Out Door
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/1996
Dave introduces Bill at a Broadcasting Society event after taking speaking lessons from Bill. Matthew learns about gambling from Joe, falling $20,000 into debt.
Director: Paul Simms
Writer: Alan J. Higgins, Leslie Caveny, Joe Furey
7.8/10354 votes#14 - The Song Remains the Same
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/1996
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.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Chris Marcil, Joe Furey, Sam Johnson, Lew Morton
7.6/10351 votes#15 - Zoso
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/1996
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Paul Simms, Joe Furey, Lew Morton, Josh Lieb
8.1/10361 votes#16 - Houses of the Holy
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/1996
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Kelley
7.5/10347 votes#17 - Physical Graffiti
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/24/1996
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
7.7/10349 votes#18 - Led Zeppelin
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/31/1996
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Leslie Caveny
8.1/10357 votes#19 - Presence
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/14/1996
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.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Alan J. Higgins, Josh Lieb
7.5/10343 votes#20 - Coda
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/21/1996
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.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Lew Morton, Brian Kelley
7.8/10354 votes#21 - Led Zeppelin II
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/1996
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Drake Sather
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The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"No, This is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life" is the best rated episode of "NewsRadio" season 2. It scored 7.9/10 based on 407 votes. Directed by Alan Myerson and written by Paul Simms, it aired on 9/19/1995. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Goofy Ball".