Overview of 'NewsRadio' Season 3

NewsRadio (1995)

Comedy

The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.

Writing:

Paul Simms

Stars:

Release Date: 1995-03-21
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5

7.4/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 30

Season 3 Episode List

Episode 1 - President
Release Date: 1996-09-18
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".
Episode 2 - Review
Release Date: 1996-09-25
A new coffee shop is opened on the first floor of the Criterion Building. Matthew becomes obsessed with Scott Adams' Dilbert cartoon.
Episode 3 - Massage Chair
Release Date: 1996-10-02
Bill leads a revolution when Mr. James eliminates free snacks in the break room. Joe gives Catherine a variety of electronic gadgets to ingratiate himself with her. Bill buys a massage chair.
Episode 4 - Arcade
Release Date: 1996-10-23
Dave worries that the past will repeat itself when an arcade game, Stargate Defender, is installed in the hallway. Lisa and Dave take the SATs to prove they're not getting dumber. Bill is obsessed with the stale, plastic, leathery sandwiches from a vending machine.
Episode 5 - Halloween
Release Date: 1996-10-30
Dave and Lisa try to get the staff psyched for Jimmy's Halloween party, but it's Dave who learns the holiday can be a drag.
Episode 6 - Awards Show
Release Date: 1996-11-06
Dave is down in the dumps, fearing that he may not be able to top himself after the station sweeps at an awards dinner.
Episode 7 - Daydream
Release Date: 1996-11-13
Daydreams plague WNYX as they sweat out a broken thermostat. Among the reveries: Matthew is Beth's worst nightmare; and Bill is every woman's fantasy.
Episode 8 - Movie Star
Release Date: 1996-11-20
James Caan pays a visit to research a role. That brings out the worst in Bill and Matthew. Meanwhile, Dave's idea for a birthday gift doesn't thrill Lisa.
Episode 9 - Stocks
Release Date: 1996-12-11
Jimmy teaches Beth how to play the stock market, prompting Bill to crash their lessons for some inside information.
Episode 10 - Christmas
Release Date: 1996-12-18
Dave has to plow through a pile of work before he can spirit Lisa off to Milwaukee for Christmas with his parents.
Episode 11 - The Trainer
Release Date: 1996-12-19
Bill weighs the options of joining a health club; Beth fails to exercise restraint after learning a secret about Dave; and Jimmy fears he won't measure up at a dinner party with the Clintons.
Episode 12 - Rap
Release Date: 1997-01-08
Envy rears its ugly head when Lisa is named "Cutest Reporter in New York"; Bill leads a crusade against rap.
Episode 13 - Led Zeppelin Boxed Set
Release Date: 1997-01-15
Bill's abuse--and Dave's advice--cause Matthew to adopt an abrasive attitude toward his co-workers.
Episode 14 - Complaint Box
Release Date: 1997-01-29
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.
Episode 15 - Rose Bowl
Release Date: 1997-02-05
Dave gets low marks for honesty after he lets staffers evaluate each other, but fails to mention that Lisa came up with the idea. Meanwhile, Jimmy scores a legal victory with Joe as his lawyer.
Episode 16 - Kids
Release Date: 1997-02-12
Third-graders invade WNYX at the same time some very adult reading material begins popping up around the office.
Episode 17 - Airport
Release Date: 1997-02-19
With Dave and Bill stuck at the airport, Lisa gets the chore of keeping Joe and Catherine from going on a date. Meanwhile, Beth and Matthew visit Bill's love shack of an apartment.
Episode 18 - Twins
Release Date: 1997-03-12
When Matthew's brother visits, the staff learns of his twisted family tree, while Jimmy makes some radical cutbacks, which include stripping the office bare.
Episode 19 - Office Feud
Release Date: 1997-03-19
Dave contends with WNYX's noisy neighbors, while Lisa must deal with rotten kids while covering an Easter event.
Episode 20 - Our Fiftieth Episode
Release Date: 1997-04-02
After Bill displays poor public behavior, he's thrown into a mental ward, and Lisa and Joe are thrown into his on-air job.
Episode 21 - Sleeping
Release Date: 1997-05-07
A coronary-stricken Jimmy recovers at WNYX, while nurse Lisa realizes that she wants to have a baby.
Episode 22 - The Real Deal
Release Date: 1997-05-07
The staff is shocked by Matthew's love life; Bill gets some bad news about the fate of his radio show.
Episode 23 - Mistake
Release Date: 1997-05-14
The staff is speechless after they read Dave's unkind comments about them in a magazine article.
Episode 24 - Space
Release Date: 1997-05-21
In an episode set in outer space, it's business as usual for the staff of WNYX.
Episode 25 - Injury
Release Date: 1997-06-05
Dave signs up Matthew for workers' comp after the uninsured reporter injures himself at the office.