The BEST episodes written by Joe Furey
#1 - Houses of the Holy
NewsRadio - Season 2 - Episode 16
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.
#2 - Sweeps Week
NewsRadio - Season 1 - Episode 7
Dave's ex-girlfriend from Wisconsin arrives for a visit, under the assumption that they are still dating, and proceeds to make Lisa nervous. Guest stars Janeane Garofalo as Nancy, and Bill Geisslinger as Tom P. Baxter.
#3 - Bill's Autobiography
NewsRadio - Season 2 - Episode 7
Bill is approached with a book deal to write his autobiography.
#4 - The Song Remains the Same
NewsRadio - Season 2 - Episode 14
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.
#5 - Complaint Box
NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 14
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.
#6 - The Trainer
NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 11
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.
#7 - Mistake
NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 23
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.
#8 - The Public Domain
NewsRadio - Season 4 - Episode 3
Dave tries to get Matthew rehired amidst chaos. Andrea hires a man to share Dave's Job, Jimmy brings a camera crew into the office to film a documentary, and Bill prepares for a new career as a singing political satirist a la Mark Russell.
#9 - Balloon
NewsRadio - Season 4 - Episode 17
Jimmy plans to go around the world in a hot air balloon, until Dave finds that he is full of "hot air". Meanwhile, Bill switches from cigarettes to chewing tobacco.
#10 - Kids
NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 16
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.
#11 - Jackass Junior High
NewsRadio - Season 4 - Episode 21
Lisa is treated like a male by office co-workers, who revert to their boorish selves when all other females are out sick.
#12 - Big Day
NewsRadio - Season 1 - Episode 5
The staff unwittingly confide in Dave their expectations for their annual bonus, not knowing that Jimmy has delegated the task to Dave.
#13 - Station Sale
NewsRadio - Season 2 - Episode 11
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.
#14 - In Through the Out Door
NewsRadio - Season 2 - Episode 13
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.
#15 - Zoso
NewsRadio - Season 2 - Episode 15
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.
#16 - Led Zeppelin Boxed Set
NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 13
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.
#17 - Our Fiftieth Episode
NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 20
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.
#18 - Space
NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 24
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.
#19 - Look Who's Talking
NewsRadio - Season 4 - Episode 10
Bill announces plans to adopt a child. Beth and Joe attend a charity bachelor auction, with Beth impersonating a duchess and Joe playing her homosexual bachelor friend, to bid on Mr. James.
#20 - Security Door
NewsRadio - Season 4 - Episode 14
Dave struggles vainly to get the staffers to properly use the recently installed security door. Bill enlists Lisa to do the negotiating when he's offered a job in a blue jean's commercial.
#21 - The Real Deal
NewsRadio - Season 3 - Episode 22
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.
#22 - Sinking Ship
NewsRadio - Season 4 - Episode 22
The episode spoofs the movie Titanic, where Walt and Dave sketch Lisa nude and give her heart shaped necklaces. Soon, though, the ship starts to sink...
#23 - Retirement
NewsRadio - Season 5 - Episode 21
Mr. James announces that he's selling the station and retiring to New Hampshire. Dave believes it's a ploy. Lisa organizes a retirement party to convince Mr. James to stay.