The Best Episodes of The Naked Truth

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   8.6/10(9 votes)

   #1 - 8 1/2

   S3:E132/9/1998

   Nora fudges whether Mary Kay of Mary Kay Cosmetics owns eight dogs or nine dogs. At her request, Harris lets it slide and the Inquisitor is sued. The publisher brings in an incompetent ombudsman to oversee Harris' every move and decision. (Favorite joke: Harris and the fact checker argue over whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. Camilla calms them by exclaiming, ""Gentlemen, please! We had the same argument about J. Edgar Hoover when he slipped into a coma."") Nora feels guilty and agrees to do a favor for Harris in return. Harris asks her to get eight of a specific type of bird from pet stores around town. On her mission, Nora learns the importance of being precise as she encounters one instance of misinformation and incompetence after another. She ultimately fails to bring Harris the precise number of birds he requested, but learns an appreciation for the exactness of his life and work. Jake and Camilla decide to act on Jake's sexual dream about her. But first, Camilla insists h

   Director:Robby Benson

   Writer:Ken Keeler

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   Director:Robby Benson

   Writer:Ken Keeler
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   8.2/10(15 votes)

   #2 - Star and Comet Collide! Giant Bugs Invade!!

   S1:E811/15/1995

   When Nora decides to throw a party for her former society friends, trouble crawls out of the woodwork; meanwhile, a lawsuit against ""the Comet"" has Camilla fuming.

   Director:Peter Bonerz

   Writer:Jeffrey Klarik

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   Director:Peter Bonerz

   Writer:Jeffrey Klarik
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   8.2/10(13 votes)

   #3 - The Bubble Show

   S1:E161/31/1996

   Nora's good intentions are put to the test when she agrees to wear a bubble suit to help find a cure for a rare diseases - and then learns some troubling facts about the doctor in charge of the experiment.

   Director:Peter Bonerz

   Writer:Jon Vitti

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   Director:Peter Bonerz

   Writer:Jon Vitti
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   8.1/10(11 votes)

   #4 - Bridesface Revisited

   S3:E510/20/1997

   Nora's ex-husband, Leland, is remarrying and invites her to the wedding. But upon meeting the bride, Nora swears she's seen that face before.

   Director:Robby Benson

   Writer:Ken Keeler

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   Director:Robby Benson

   Writer:Ken Keeler
5. 

   8.0/10(16 votes)

   #5 - Girl Buys Soup While Woman Weds Ape!

   S1:E911/29/1995

   Nora is thrown into turmoil after her parents' unexpected visit affects not only her sex life but her professional life as well: after interrupting a tryst with Nora's new interest (and advising him to masturbate when he gets home), Nora's parents buy her a new couch, find her a new townhouse, and arrange to get her a new job teaching at UCLA. Meanwhile, Nora covers an anthropologist's marriage to an ape, and helps the gang get photos outside a porn theater of an irate Bob Saget.

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   8.0/10(13 votes)

   #6 - Liesl Weapon

   S3:E410/13/1997

   Jake meets Nora's beautiful college roommate, who's one ferocious Fraulein. But while he's out romancing the Hun, Nora is stuck doing his work.

   Director:Robby Benson

   Writer:Tom Palmer

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   Director:Robby Benson

   Writer:Tom Palmer
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   8.0/10(11 votes)

   #7 - The Unsinkable Nora Wilde

   S3:E1012/15/1997

   Nora hopes she can stay afloat while interviewing four survivors of the Titanic. Meanwhile, Jake is bothered by a ribald dream.

   Director:Matthew Diamond

   Writer:Tom Palmer

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   Director:Matthew Diamond

   Writer:Tom Palmer
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   7.9/10(48 votes)

   #8 - The Naked Truth (a.k.a. Wilde Again)

   S1:E19/13/1995

   Nora is forced to apply for a position as photographer for the sleazy tabloid ""the Comet"" after refusing her wealthy husband's divorce settlement and then discovering he has blackballed her from work with respectable newspapers.

   Director:Michael Lessac

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Michael Lessac

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   7.9/10(22 votes)

   #9 - Bald Star in Hot Oil Fest!

   S1:E29/20/1995

   Nora tries to get a job as a respectable photo journalist but her desires are spoiled when she spots Tom Hanks with his fly stuck. ""Give it up, Gump!"" she screams while dancing on a tabletop shooting photos of Hanks.

   Directors:Alan Myerson, Michael Lessac

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Alan Myerson, Michael Lessac

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10. 

    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Real Life Henry Higgins Turns Dork into Duke!

    S1:E711/8/1995

    Dave wants Nicky to teach him how to pick up women after Nora is picked up by a guy with the perfect line. Nora tells him he just needs to be himself and takes him on an ""instructional date"" to prove it. When Dave falls out a window onto Tawny Kitaen's limo, he gets a chance to put what he's learned into practice.

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    Writer:Unknown

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    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Shocking Tales of Hollywood Gunplay!

    S1:E131/3/1996

    T.J.'s van is hijacked while Nora and Dave are in it, sending Nora in search of self-defense training - and Dave is search of a new best friend.

    Director:Pamela Fryman

    Writer:Paul Lieberstein

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    Director:Pamela Fryman

    Writer:Paul Lieberstein
12. 

    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Look at Me! Look at Me!

    S3:E711/17/1997

    When a beautiful but temperamental celebrity adopts Nora as her ""new best friend,"" Camilla smells a story and orders Nora to ""stick with her until you find it.""

    Director:Robby Benson

    Writer:Unknown

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13. 

    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Elvis is Coming!

    S1:E39/27/1995

    It's an Elvis sighting of the most unusual kind - a scientist reveals that he has a frozen vial of the King's preserved sperm, and Camilla thinks Nora would make a great mother of a little King of rock 'n' Roll. In a cameo appearance, Betty White accedes graciously to Nora's request for a photo opportunity - then pushes her out of a moving car.

    Director:Ted Bessell

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Ted Bessell

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    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Sex Crazed Sitcom Zombie Gropes Shutterbug (In Midnight Morgue Orgy)!

    S1:E510/18/1995

    When Camilla and Nora sneak into a morgue to get exclusive shots disguised as medical staff, Nora is called upon to begin an autopsy on a recently deceased television personality - who revives under her touch.

    Director:Arlene Sanford

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Arlene Sanford

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    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Man Loses Load While Woman Can't Dump!

    S1:E192/21/1996

    Dave gets a visit from his shady twin brother Intelligent Dave, who has big plans for the huge inheritance check Dave just received; Nora can't get rid of an annoying boyfriend.

    Director:Michael Lembeck

    Writer:Paul Lieberstein

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    Director:Michael Lembeck

    Writer:Paul Lieberstein
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    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #16 - Comet Nails Star and Vice Versa!

    S1:E1112/13/1995

    Big-time movie actor Dylan Michael Michaels begins wooing Nora - and claims that it's not just because she has compromising photos of him.

    Director:Dennis Erdman

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Dennis Erdman

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    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Sewer Gators, Swordplay, Santa from Hell!

    S1:E1212/20/1995

    The holidays are anything but happy for Nora: she's stuck in a sewer looking for giant alligators, she misses her family, and her slip of the lip with ""the Comet's"" owner has just cost Camilla her job by revealing that she let scruples persuade her not to publish Chelsea Clinton's private diary.

    Director:Peter Bonerz

    Writer:Paul Lieberstein

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    Director:Peter Bonerz

    Writer:Paul Lieberstein
18. 

    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #18 - The Birds

    S2:E93/21/1997

    A bald eagle finds its way to a tree outside Nora's bedroom window and doesn't know how endangered it is when its squawking keeps her awake all night.

    Director:Robby Benson

    Writer:Carol Leifer

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    Director:Robby Benson

    Writer:Carol Leifer
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    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Things Change

    S3:E19/22/1997

    Camilla takes the reins at the National Inquisitor and hires Nora to be the top reporter. Meanwhile, Nora's ex wants another chance at romance.

    Director:Robby Benson

    Writer:Unknown

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20. 

    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #20 - Hero Pig Goes Hog Wild!

    S1:E611/1/1995

    Nora plays power broker when a pig she's saved from the slaughterhouse becomes a commodity in the entertainment industry.

    Director:Arlene Sanford

    Writer:Bruce Eric Kaplan

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    Director:Arlene Sanford

    Writer:Bruce Eric Kaplan
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    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #21 - We're at NBC Now

    S2:E11/16/1997

    Les takes over and wastes no time making some changes. Among them: Nora is shifted from photographer to advice columnist; and the magazine is going to become (gasp!) respectable.

    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Gail Mancuso

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22. 

    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #22 - The Spa (2) (a.k.a. The Parents (2))

    S2:E124/3/1997

    When Les assigns Nora to follow a celebrity to a health spa, she uncovers a nudist colony-and a couple of familiar faces.

    Director:Pamela Fryman

    Writers:Tom Martin, Jenny Bicks

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    Director:Pamela Fryman

    Writers:Tom Martin, Jenny Bicks
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    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Sisters in Sex Triangle With Gazillionaire!

    S1:E182/14/1996

    Camilla has plans for the tabloid's newly divorced owner, but her scheming sister Felicia seems to have beaten her to the punch, bringing their long-standing sibling rivalry to a head.

    Director:Shelley Jensen

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Shelley Jensen

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    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Hollywood Honors Male Prostitute!

    S1:E202/28/1996

    Romantic sparks fly between Nora and Nicky when they impersonate a pair of French filmmakers to sneak into a gala awards show - she with a camera hidden in her bra and he with one hidden in his crotch.

    Director:Michael Lessac

    Writer:Mark Wilding

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    Director:Michael Lessac

    Writer:Mark Wilding
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    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Woman Jokes While Husband Croaks!

    S1:E410/4/1995

    Nora's ex-husband visits to discuss financial matters and seduces Nora, who might be convinced to give him another chance - until she meets his fiancée.

    Director:Alan Myerson

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Alan Myerson

    Writer:Unknown