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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
9/18/1996
1.
President
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Mr. James decides to run for President of the United States while Lisa declares to expose all of his secrets. Matthew grows a 70's style moustache to ""get chicks"".
Director:
Tom Cherones
Writer:
Paul Simms
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Guest starring:
Al Roker
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
9/25/1996
2.
Review
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A new coffee shop is opened on the first floor of the Criterion Building. Matthew becomes obsessed with Scott Adams' Dilbert cartoon.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
10/2/1996
3.
Massage Chair
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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.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
10/23/1996
4.
Arcade
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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.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
10/30/1996
5.
Halloween
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Mr. James requests that the reticent staffers wear costumes to his Halloween party. Lisa convinces everyone to dress up by promising that Dave will wear the most outlandish costume ever. A psychic tells Bill the exact date of his death..36 years in the future.
Director:
Tom Cherones
Writer:
Sam Johnson
/ Chris Marcil
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Guest starring:
Nancy Fish, Patience Cleveland, Suzanne Turner, James Healey, Jr., Tony DeCarlo
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
11/6/1996
6.
Awards Show
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Dave believes WNYX will overcome its jinx and finally win the local broadcasting awards. Matthew believes the office is infested with ants.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
11/13/1996
7.
Daydream
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Daydreams plague staffers on an unbelievably hot day. Among others, Beth fantasizes that she's being stalked by Matthew, who's taking on horror movie guises; and Joe dreams he turned each of the staffers into androids.
Director:
Tom Cherones
Writer:
Paul Simms
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Guest starring:
Lance E. Nichols, Charles C. Stevenson Jr., Rebecca Chambers, Mike James, Cheryl Murphy
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
11/20/1996
8.
Movie Star
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James Caan visits WNYX to study Bill and prepare for an upcoming film role, but gets distracted and ultimately enthralled by a nervous Matthew. Dave decides to buy a television for Lisa, revealing his passion for Green Acres. Jimmy takes Beth and Catherine to a Knicks game.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/11/1996
9.
Stocks
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Matthew returns from a Japanese vacation bearing gifts, including a katana for Dave. Mr. James teaches Beth the intricacies of the stock market.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/18/1996
10.
Christmas
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With everyone anxious to leave work and head off on holidays, Dave finds himself doing everybody's job and delaying his trip to visit his parents with Lisa. Also Bill recruits Beth for a radio ad only to discover the director wants her and not him.
Director:
Patrick Maloney
Writer:
Drake Sather
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Guest starring:
Duke Moosekian, Terry Rhoads
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/19/1996
11.
The Trainer
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All of WNYX is up in arms when they discover Dave is actually a Canadian, not a mid-westerner. Bill joins a health club. Dave tries to teach Jimmy table manners for his upcoming dinner with the president.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/8/1997
12.
Rap
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Bill is outraged when he discovers that rap music has lyrics...offensive lyrics; Lisa is voted 'Cutest Reporter in New York' and attends a photo shoot with Catherine and Beth.
Director:
Tom Cherones
/ Drake Sather
Writer:
Brian Kelley
/ Alan J. Higgins
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Guest starring:
Chuck D, Vince Ricotta,
Susan Leslie
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/15/1997
13.
Led Zeppelin Boxed Set
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Matthew, in his own mind, becomes the 'King of the Office' when he loses his temper and punches Bill. Matthew's reign of terror, including ordering various staffers to fetch his lunch, alienates the entire office. Meanwhile, Jimmy tries to best a Three Card Monte dealer at his own game.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/29/1997
14.
Complaint Box
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A newly installed complaint box makes Dave's life miserable. Mr. James goes fishing, but thanks to Joe's invention, the Garelli 5000, stays in contact with the office via satellite hookup.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
2/5/1997
15.
Rose Bowl
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WNYX staffers evaluate their co-workers, leading to problems based on Matthew's belief that Bill is a God. Jimmy buys fake movie memorabilia, unaware that the sled from Citizen Kane was named 'Rosebud' not 'Rose Bowl'. Joe represents Jimmy in a lawsuit against the man who sold the items.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
2/12/1997
16.
Kids
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Jimmy implements a program allowing kids into the station to learn about radio, but ditches the students to hit on their teacher. Dave searches for a stash of dirty magazines.
Director:
Tom Cherones
Writer:
Sam Johnson
/ Chris Marcil
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Guest starring:
Stephanie Erb, Sydney Berry, Curtis Blanck,
Cory Buck, Meghan Harris, Colton James, Kyle Sullivan, Gregory Wheeler, Katherine Zane
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
2/19/1997
17.
Airport
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With Bill and Dave stuck in a St. Louis airport, Lisa takes command of the office. Her first task: stop Joe and Catherine from going to a movie. Beth and Matthew go to Bill's 'pleasure palace' of an apartment to water his plants. Back in St. Louis, Dave teaches Bill that being polite has its rewards.
Director:
Tom Cherones
Writer:
Drake Sather
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Guest starring:
Daniel Hagen, Stoney Westmoreland, Michael McDonald, Jim Fyfe
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
3/12/1997
18.
Twins
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Matthew's 'identical' twin brother visits. Most of WNYX's furniture is repossessed when the budget is drastically slashed to accommodate a staffer's secret raise.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
3/19/1997
19.
Office Feud
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Joe engages in office warfare with the new noisy environmentalists upstairs. Catherine takes offense at Bill's newest sponsor, Rocket Fuel Malt Liquor. Lisa covers a White House Easter Egg hunt.
Director:
Jr.
/ Leonard R. Garner
Writer:
Sam Johnson
/ Chris Marcil
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Guest starring:
Taylor Nichols, Jack Patterson,
Cory Buck, Dion C. Overstreet, Jr., Sara Paxton, Christopher Riccio
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
4/2/1997
20.
Our Fiftieth Episode
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Bill is committed to an asylum when he's judged mentally incompetent. Lisa is forced to do the 'McNeal Perspective' with Joe in Bill's absence.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
5/7/1997
21.
Sleeping
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Jimmy suffers a heart attack. His lawyer insists Jimmy stay in the break room while recovering from his coma. Lisa realizes she hasn't completed all her goals in life, and decides to have a baby.
Director:
Judi Elterman
Writer:
Brian Kelley
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Guest starring:
Scott N. Stevens
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
5/7/1997
22.
The Real Deal
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When Bill and producer Lisa's new show 'The Real Deal' is on the verge of cancellation, they do everything in their power to recruit Jerry Seinfeld to appear. Matthew reveals that he's never gone 'all the way' before.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
5/14/1997
23.
Mistake
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Matthew is no longer the weirdest person in the office, when a strange temp comes in. Dave is featured in a national magazine where he inexplicably insults each staff member...and reveals his passion for tap dancing.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
5/21/1997
24.
Space
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NewsRadio in Outer Space. The year is 2228, humankind is nearly extinct and those who remain are constantly on the run from killer robots. Matthew dates an android. Dave and Lisa discuss moving in together after 93 years dating. Joe, after living in suspended animation for 83 years, tries to fix the life support system.
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
6/5/1997
25.
Injury
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Matthew faces a large medical bill when he's injured while goofing off around the office. A sympathetic Dave claims it was a work related mishap, earning Matthew Workman's comp. Mr. James and his lawyer, Roger, search for the truth. Meanwhile, Bill takes offense at a rival stations' use of the word 'penis' and air several McNeal reports using the same word.
Director:
Rick Beren
Writer:
Paul Simms
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Guest starring:
Norm Macdonald,
Bob Odenkirk, Wayne Wilderson
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