The BEST episodes written by Joe Furey

8.15

200 votes

#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.

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8.14

225 votes

#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.

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8.00

188 votes

#3 - Bill's Autobiography

NewsRadio - Season 2 - Episode 7

Bill is approached with a book deal to write his autobiography.

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7.99

147 votes

#4 - 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.

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7.96

197 votes

#5 - 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.

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7.92

168 votes

#6 - 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.

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7.90

207 votes

#7 - 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.

7.84

94 votes

#8 - 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.

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7.81

220 votes

#9 - 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.

7.79

192 votes

#10 - 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.

7.78

288 votes

#11 - 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.

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7.76

196 votes

#12 - 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.

7.72

209 votes

#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.

7.72

203 votes

#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.

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7.65

177 votes

#15 - 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.

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7.63

174 votes

#16 - 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.

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7.61

200 votes

#17 - 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.

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7.60

182 votes

#18 - 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.

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7.56

221 votes

#19 - 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.

7.55

169 votes

#20 - 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.

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7.52

193 votes

#21 - 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...

7.51

124 votes

#22 - 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.

7.49

220 votes

#23 - 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.