Season 3

Sep 18, 1996
25 Episodes
TMDB
92%

Episodes

1

President

Sep 18, 1996
22 min
90%

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".

2

Review

Sep 25, 1996
22 min

A new coffee shop is opened on the first floor of the Criterion Building. Matthew becomes obsessed with Scott Adams' Dilbert cartoon.

3

Massage Chair

Oct 2, 1996
22 min

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.

4

Arcade

Oct 23, 1996
22 min

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.

5

Halloween

Oct 30, 1996
22 min

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.

6

Awards Show

Nov 6, 1996
22 min

Dave is down in the dumps, fearing that he may not be able to top himself after the station sweeps at an awards dinner.

7

Daydream

Nov 13, 1996
22 min

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.

8

Movie Star

Nov 20, 1996
22 min

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.

9

Stocks

Dec 11, 1996
22 min
100%

Jimmy teaches Beth how to play the stock market, prompting Bill to crash their lessons for some inside information.

10

Christmas

Dec 18, 1996
22 min
90%

Dave has to plow through a pile of work before he can spirit Lisa off to Milwaukee for Christmas with his parents.

11

The Trainer

Dec 19, 1996
22 min

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.

12

Rap

Jan 8, 1997
22 min
90%

Envy rears its ugly head when Lisa is named "Cutest Reporter in New York"; Bill leads a crusade against rap.

13

Led Zeppelin Boxed Set

Jan 15, 1997
22 min

Bill's abuse--and Dave's advice--cause Matthew to adopt an abrasive attitude toward his co-workers.

14

Complaint Box

Jan 29, 1997
22 min
100%

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.

15

Rose Bowl

Feb 5, 1997
22 min

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.

16

Kids

Feb 12, 1997
22 min

Third-graders invade WNYX at the same time some very adult reading material begins popping up around the office.

17

Airport

Feb 19, 1997
22 min

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.

18

Twins

Mar 12, 1997
22 min

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.

19

Office Feud

Mar 19, 1997
22 min

Dave contends with WNYX's noisy neighbors, while Lisa must deal with rotten kids while covering an Easter event.

20

Our Fiftieth Episode

Apr 2, 1997
22 min

After Bill displays poor public behavior, he's thrown into a mental ward, and Lisa and Joe are thrown into his on-air job.

21

Sleeping

May 7, 1997
22 min

A coronary-stricken Jimmy recovers at WNYX, while nurse Lisa realizes that she wants to have a baby.

22

The Real Deal

May 7, 1997
22 min

The staff is shocked by Matthew's love life; Bill gets some bad news about the fate of his radio show.

23

Mistake

May 14, 1997
22 min

The staff is speechless after they read Dave's unkind comments about them in a magazine article.

24

Space

May 21, 1997
22 min

In an episode set in outer space, it's business as usual for the staff of WNYX.

25

Injury

Jun 5, 1997
22 min
80%

Dave signs up Matthew for workers' comp after the uninsured reporter injures himself at the office.