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The Best Episodes of Not Necessarily the News

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The Best Episodes of Not Necessarily the News

Not Necessarily the News is a satirical sketch comedy series that first aired on HBO in September 1982 as a comedy special, and then ran...

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    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Audrie in Love

    S1:E10

    Audrie gets two love intrests, Rob and Bob, who turn out to be brothers. Meanwhile, Rich has a try at boxing, and of course, fails miserably.

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    #2 - Pilot {1}

    S1:E1

    The Newsroom is shut down and our newscasters must go elsewhere. However they do not do well and they become homeless. They are saved by a friendly man named Chester, who brings them into his home.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Pilot {2}

    S1:E2

    Living in the house of Chester, our team discovers he is an infamous murdere and call the police, but discover that they themselves are being arrested for being accomplices. They get a lawyer, and after 3 mistrials, they are set free, but are still homeless, and unemployed.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Pilot {3}

    S1:E3

    Are team, desperate for money, start a chalk selling buisness, after it fails, they try several other things before getting hired at a new station, WBBCC

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - The Regan of Doom

    S1:E4

    The newsroom is visited by a Ronald Regan impersonater, he begins to wreak havoc and begin turning the staff against each other. They proceed to throw the Regan out, but they discover this fake Regan is the real thing.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #6 - Theo

    S1:E5

    Annabelle has a new love intrest, a quirky fellow named Theo. Meanwhile, A mystery guest has been called to the show, who is he? what will he do? The answer is: Its the Regan impersonator, and he has come to wreak havoc and break up Theo and Annabelle.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #7 - Road Trip

    S1:E6

    Rich and Michael go on a road trip to mexico where Rich is kidnapped and traded for beer. Meanwhile the crew is visited by a gay man. Also, Annabelle divises a plot to humiliate the Regan because of the loss of her boyfriend, Theo.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Machine

    S1:E7

    Staurt gets a new car, and so does Rich. They decide to have a deathrace. After Stuart wins, Rich gets depressed and checks himself into mental institution, leaving Stuart to get him out.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Halloween {Edited Version}

    S1:E9

    In this newly edited version, the comments {or slurs} against the United Nations and the male nudity scene are cut out. HBO also wanted the scene where a woman is penetrated by a mans fingers {i could be more specific, but this is a G-Rated site} edited down so you see only a bit of nudity.

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    #10 - The Funeral

    S1:E11

    After Rich's father dies, he makes an ass of himself at the funeral. Eating candles and making love to a dog.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #11 - Action Star

    S1:E12

    The Stuido is visted by an Arnold Swartzenger type character. Audire and Annabelle both fall in love with him, so does Rich, who questions his sexuality.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #12 - KKK and Rich

    S1:E13

    Rich joins a group club. Little does he know this club is the dreaded Klu Kulx Klan. Meanwhile Micheal tries to call a bet made by Stuart that he can make love to 3 women at once.

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    #13 - Human Face

    S1:E14

    Rich gets plastic surgeary, but his doctors fear he has gotten cancer from the plastic. Meanwhile, Stuart and Melanie have a flashback of there mystery past.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - Blood Not Simple

    S2:E1

    In this Goof episode. A murderer terrorizes the studio and our newscasters must find the killer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - Levity

    S2:E2

    A band is hired to ""put some life"" into the studio. There music {heavy metal devil style} drives our team mad and there manager gets the hots for Audrie.

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    #16 - Shotgun

    S2:E3

    Rich gets a shotgun and acciedently shoots himself in the foot. With himself handicaped, he gets a telescope and sees a murder from his window. Ala ""Rear Widnow"".

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    Director:Unknown
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    #17 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Coarse Light

    S2:E4

    A british filmaker comes to the studio and begins to seduce the female staff members. Rich swears to teach the British man a lesson.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #18 - Sex at 10 Feet

    S2:E5

    Stuart and Michael buy a hooker together but fight over who gets who first. Meanwhile, Rich courts a young woman who is revealed to be the sister of Annabelle.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #19 - A Little Sex with Breakfast

    S2:E6

    Micheal and Annabelle begin having a steady relationship, little does Micheal know, that Annabelle and Stuart are having a wild affair in this unuasally poined episode.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - The Kick

    S2:E7

    Rich is kicked in the groin and must spend 3 weeks in a hospital ward.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #21 - The Real Kick

    S2:E8

    Rich is fired from the studio but regains his contract when he seduces the new female head of the studio.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Clip Show

    S2:E9

    A series of clips titled ""The Best of Not the News""

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #23 - There is no Regan

    S2:E10

    When the Regan fake dies, Annabelle goes to florida to visit her sister and Audire lives in her place, she has big parties and one of her guests turns out to be the son of the Regan.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #24 - Marathon

    S3:E1

    Rich runs the New York marathon and wins. But is stripped of the title becuase of false rumors about steriod addiction. He must find out who framed him.

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    #25 - The Guy from Elecko

    S3:E2

    A foreign man gets a job in the studio, and as usual, he seduces the female members of the staff.

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    Director:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Audrie in Love" is the best rated episode of "Not Necessarily the News". It scored 6.8/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by George Meyer, Conan O'Brien, it aired on 11/14/1983. This episode scored 6.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "Pilot {1}".