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Adamantium · 02-15-2003, 09:44 PM

If you had a friend with you that never saw NewsRadio before and they agreed to watch three episodes with you, which three would you choose to impress your friend? This of course assuming that you would hang out with someone who hadn't seen NewsRadio. I'd choose:

"Pilot" It would give the friend a chance to see Dave's first day, and afterall it impressed me since it was the first episode I ever saw.

"Smoking" This episode is just hilarious. It also is the first time Dave and Bill really interact.

"Planbee" This episode shows just how much the staff really cares about one another. The lengths they all go through to keep Matthew from getting fired. When Andrea mentioned Bill, Dave got nervous thinking she wanted to fire him. It's just a great episode in my opinion.

Chocoholic · 02-16-2003, 06:13 PM

Only three episodes? Hmmm, I'll have to think about this one. There are so many great episodes to choose from. I agree with Smoking being one of their best.

whipwarrior · 02-16-2003, 10:58 PM

That's easy:

The Secret of Management

The Public Domain

Towers

Kimbo · 02-23-2003, 06:49 PM

thats exactly whats happenng with me, my friend has never seen newsradio before and my other friend who i showed it to didnt like it, so i want this friend to like it. what episode should i show her? help please. i can decide! thanks

Kimbo · 03-06-2003, 09:36 PM

so what episode should i show to my friend? help please i still dont know!

Adamantium · 03-07-2003, 12:07 AM

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Originally posted by Kimbo
thats exactly whats happenng with me, my friend has never seen newsradio before and my other friend who i showed it to didnt like it, so i want this friend to like it. what episode should i show her? help please. i can decide! thanks

Well let's think aloud. We can rule out season five. There were a couple of good ones, but "NewsRadio" to me is with both Bill and Catherine in the cast. So that's episodes 1-60. I'll do my 2 favorites from each season:

1. "Smoking" & "Sweeps Week"

2. "The Breakup" & "In Through the Out Door"

3. "Our Fiftieth Episode" & "Sleeping"

4. "Planbee" & "French Diplomacy"

Out of all of those, I would go with these 3,
"Smoking" & "In Through the Out Door" & "Planbee"

Out of those 3, I would go with these 2,
"Smoking" & "Planbee"

Okay, I'd go with "Smoking"

Wasn't that a fun experience?

But seriously, I think any one of those episodes does the show justice. Although "Our Fiftieth Episode" had Matthew in only one scene. "Sleeping" was without Beth. And "French Diplomacy" was without Catherine. Those were all well made episodes, anyways.

Kimbo · 03-07-2003, 12:11 AM

yah i think ill go with 'smoking', or maybe ill just make my friends watch all of them! in my opinion they are all great episodes, but i think i laughed the hardest in Innapropriate <- not sure if i spelt that right , but yah that was halarious.

Chocoholic · 03-07-2003, 12:13 AM

Smoking is one of my favorites. I also love the one with the poker game and the one when they're all daydreaming. I think there are so many great episodes.

Kimbo · 03-07-2003, 12:15 AM

yah it was funny, when lisa went to play poker and then didnt even know how to play, dave was like paranoid with lisa's lieing! ahahha!

so funny

Chocoholic · 03-07-2003, 12:17 AM

Jimmy: "I lost... Bill."
Bill: "What?"
Jimmy: "Bill."
Bill: "Right here, Jimmy."
Jimmy: "I don't think you're understanding me. I lost Bill!"

Kimbo · 03-07-2003, 12:25 AM

do u have a least favourite episode?
im gonna think about this one, i dont even know if i have a least favourite......

Chocoholic · 03-07-2003, 12:29 AM

I didn't care for a lot of the episodes in the last season, especially the hippie episode.

Kimbo · 03-07-2003, 12:30 AM

oh yah i remember that one, it was funny when mathew would turn in to a chicken then back to a person and say wasup'? ahah it was so funny

Adamantium · 03-07-2003, 12:32 AM

The only episode I really don't like is "Movie Star". I don't care for the James Caan scenes. Catherine and Beth fighting for some basketball tickets didn't get me laughing. The only saving grace of this episode was the plot about Dave buying Lisa a TV set. The rest I like.

Also,

Matthew: Mr. James

Mr. James: Present.

Matthew: Buttafuoco.

Mr. James: Well, Buttafuoco to you too, and if you had said it that way this morning on the air, we wouldn't have lost two sponsors.

Even when I was out of NewsRadio in 1997, I still remembered that Buttafuoco joke fondly. Thank goodness I'm back into the show now.

Kimbo · 03-07-2003, 12:35 AM

that was halarious! i loved that part. and in the movie star episode, i didnt care for the james caanpart or the beth and catherine part with the tickets either, but i thought the tv part was really funny, i loved lisa and dave they were soo funny!

02-15-2003, 09:44 PM	#1
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,840	If You Had to . . . If you had a friend with you that never saw NewsRadio before and they agreed to watch three episodes with you, which three would you choose to impress your friend? This of course assuming that you would hang out with someone who hadn't seen NewsRadio. I'd choose: "Pilot" It would give the friend a chance to see Dave's first day, and afterall it impressed me since it was the first episode I ever saw. "Smoking" This episode is just hilarious. It also is the first time Dave and Bill really interact. "Planbee" This episode shows just how much the staff really cares about one another. The lengths they all go through to keep Matthew from getting fired. When Andrea mentioned Bill, Dave got nervous thinking she wanted to fire him. It's just a great episode in my opinion.

02-16-2003, 10:58 PM	#3
whipwarrior NewsRadio fan extraordinaire Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 10, 2003 Location: WNYX Posts: 116	That's easy: The Secret of Management The Public Domain Towers
	__________________ "Someone somewhere wants me crazy." -Dave Nelson, NewsRadio

02-23-2003, 06:49 PM	#4
Kimbo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 143	which one thats exactly whats happenng with me, my friend has never seen newsradio before and my other friend who i showed it to didnt like it, so i want this friend to like it. what episode should i show her? help please. i can decide! thanks

03-06-2003, 09:36 PM	#5
Kimbo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 143	which one? so what episode should i show to my friend? help please i still dont know!

03-07-2003, 12:11 AM	#7
Kimbo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 143	ok thanks! yah i think ill go with 'smoking', or maybe ill just make my friends watch all of them! in my opinion they are all great episodes, but i think i laughed the hardest in Innapropriate <- not sure if i spelt that right , but yah that was halarious.

02-16-2003, 06:13 PM	#2
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	Only three episodes? Hmmm, I'll have to think about this one. There are so many great episodes to choose from. I agree with Smoking being one of their best.

03-07-2003, 12:13 AM	#8
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	Smoking is one of my favorites. I also love the one with the poker game and the one when they're all daydreaming. I think there are so many great episodes.

03-07-2003, 12:15 AM	#9
Kimbo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 143	yah i agree yah it was funny, when lisa went to play poker and then didnt even know how to play, dave was like paranoid with lisa's lieing! ahahha! so funny

03-07-2003, 12:17 AM	#10
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	Jimmy: "I lost... Bill." Bill: "What?" Jimmy: "Bill." Bill: "Right here, Jimmy." Jimmy: "I don't think you're understanding me. I lost Bill!"

03-07-2003, 12:25 AM	#11
Kimbo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 143	least favourite? do u have a least favourite episode? im gonna think about this one, i dont even know if i have a least favourite......

03-07-2003, 12:29 AM	#12
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I didn't care for a lot of the episodes in the last season, especially the hippie episode.

03-07-2003, 12:30 AM	#13
Kimbo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 143	aha oh yah i remember that one, it was funny when mathew would turn in to a chicken then back to a person and say wasup'? ahah it was so funny

03-07-2003, 12:32 AM	#14
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,840	The only episode I really don't like is "Movie Star". I don't care for the James Caan scenes. Catherine and Beth fighting for some basketball tickets didn't get me laughing. The only saving grace of this episode was the plot about Dave buying Lisa a TV set. The rest I like. Also, Matthew: Mr. James Mr. James: Present. Matthew: Buttafuoco. Mr. James: Well, Buttafuoco to you too, and if you had said it that way this morning on the air, we wouldn't have lost two sponsors. Even when I was out of NewsRadio in 1997, I still remembered that Buttafuoco joke fondly. Thank goodness I'm back into the show now.

03-07-2003, 12:35 AM	#15
Kimbo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 143	that was halarious! i loved that part. and in the movie star episode, i didnt care for the james caanpart or the beth and catherine part with the tickets either, but i thought the tv part was really funny, i loved lisa and dave they were soo funny!