Dave Nelson verlässt seine Heimatstadt in Wisconsin, um in New York sein Glück zu versuchen. Tatsächlich bekommt er eine Anstellung als Chef der Nachrichtenredaktion bei dem lokalen Radiosender W.N.Y.X. Hier muss er schnell feststellen, dass gewaltige Aufgaben vor ihm liegen ...
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Originaltitel
NewsRadio
Produktionsland
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Originalsprache
Englisch
Regie
Tom Cherones, Peter Bonerz
FSK
12
Untertitel
Nein
Besetzung
Dave Foley, Maura Tierney, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Vicki Lewis, Joe Rogan, Khandi Alexander, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, Patrick Warburton
Dave Nelson verlässt seine Heimatstadt in Wisconsin, um in New York sein Glück zu versuchen. Tatsächlich bekommt er eine Anstellung als Chef der Nachrichtenredaktion bei dem lokalen Radiosender W.N.Y.X. Hier muss er schnell feststellen, dass gewaltige Aufgaben vor ihm liegen ...
01
Nachrichtenfieber
A midwesterner gets a job as news director at a New York radio station. He gets an odd reception when his boss wants him to fire his predecessor.
02
Der Versprecher
After sparks fly at dinner, Dave and Lisa try to hide their feelings from their co-workers.
03
Raucherzone gesucht
A new law bans smoking in the workplace, to Bill's dismay. Lisa thinks that Joe saw her and Dave at a movie.
04
Die Schreibtischkrise
Dave deals with his first challenge as news director when a subway train is derailed. Back in the office, Matthew's new desk causes friction among the staffers, whom all want new desks.
05
Der große Tag
Mr. James assigns Dave the task of doling out the annual bonuses. Each staffer gets the standard $400 bonus except for two, one of who receives a $3,000 'Big Bonus', the other gets 'The Shaft'. In the B-story, Bill complains to Dave about all the clutter that mysteriously finds its way to his desk.
06
Verführung in blau
Bill invites Beth on a lunch date which she accepts despite Lisa's fear that Bill will take advantage of her. The tables are turned when Beth sticks her tongue down Bill's throat. Dave tries to get to the bottom of WNYX's severely bloated financial problems.
07
Eine verhängnisvolle Ex-Affäre
Dave's old girlfriend Nancy visits, still under the impression that she and Dave are an item. Meanwhile, Jimmy insists Bill interview a 'financial visionary'
2. NewsRadio (22 Episoden)
Dave Nelson verlässt seine Heimatstadt in Wisconsin, um in New York sein Glück zu versuchen. Tatsächlich bekommt er eine Anstellung als Chef der Nachrichtenredaktion bei dem lokalen Radiosender W.N.Y.X. Hier muss er schnell feststellen, dass gewaltige Aufgaben vor ihm liegen ...
01
Nackte Tatsachen
Beth takes erotic photographs or herself to energize her relationship with her boyfriend. Joe booby traps the refrigerator when someone continually steals his daily gelato.
02
Verfolgungswahn
Jimmy gives Beth and Matthew a new product, a 'goofy ball', to test. Lisa decides it's time to tell Mr. James about her fling with Dave. Bill buys a stun gun from Joe when he fears he's being stalked.
03
Requiem für ein Nagetier
The staff is overly sentimental when Dave catches 'Mike', the office rat.
04
Die Turteltauben
Dave and Lisa have a fight after Dave calls her the 'b-word'. Beth manipulates the two into 'coming out' in front of the whole staff. Catherine finds out Bill's real first name.
05
Der Seelenklempner
Jimmy brings in a psychiatrist when the staff is stressed out.
06
Freundinnen
Beth and her copycat friend fight for Matthew. Bill is plagued by security guards who refuse to let him enter the building without his ID.
07
Schreibkämpfe
Bill is approached with a book deal to write his autobiography.
08
Eine Sache der Verhandlung
Dave gives Matthew a in-name-only promotion to coordinating producer. Lisa looks for a temporary job as an MTV news anchor. Jimmy announces he's getting married and asks for help finding a wife.
09
Was sich liebt, das neckt sich
Bill's new cane, which he carries for no particular reason, annoys Dave. After it's stolen, Dave is the target of Bill's wrath. Jimmy's all-night office brainstorms stokes Dave and Lisa's competitive fires. Matthew and Joe get on each other's nerves.
10
Ein Weihnachtsmärchen
Matthew is upset when he realizes Mr. James gave everyone except him a new convertible for Christmas. Meanwhile Bill is stalked by a homicidal Santa Claus.
3. Staffel 3 (25 Episoden)
Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) ist ein eifriger, aber naiver junger Mann, der zum Nachrichtenchef eines New Yorker Radiosenders ernannt wurde. Konfrontiert mit einem exzentrischen Chef und zwei eigenwilligen Nachrichtensprechern, muss er sich den Respekt seiner ungewöhnlichen Sekretärin und eines nervösen Texters verdienen, während er gleichzeitig versucht, sich mit einer Kollegin zu arrangieren, die glaubt, seinen Job verdient zu haben.
01
Der Kandidat
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"".
02
Dilbert und die Arbeitstiere
A new coffee shop is opened on the first floor of the Criterion Building. Matthew becomes obsessed with Scott Adams' Dilbert cartoon.
03
Der Massagesessel
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.
04
Der Sandwichautomat
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.
05
Die Halloween-Party
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.
06
Der Preisträger
Dave believes WNYX will overcome its jinx and finally win the local broadcasting awards. Matthew believes the office is infested with ants.
07
Hitzephantasien
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.
08
Ein Star auf Besuch
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.
09
Börsengeschäfte
Matthew returns from a Japanese vacation bearing gifts, including a katana for Dave. Mr. James teaches Beth the intricacies of the stock market.
10
Fröhliche Weihnachten
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.
4. Staffel 4 (22 Episoden)
Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) ist ein eifriger, aber naiver junger Mann, der zum Nachrichtenchef eines New Yorker Radiosenders ernannt wurde. Konfrontiert mit einem exzentrischen Chef und zwei eigenwilligen Nachrichtensprechern, muss er sich den Respekt seiner schrägen Sekretärin und eines nervösen Texters verdienen, während er gleichzeitig versucht, mit einer Kollegin Frieden zu schließen, die glaubt, seinen Job verdient zu haben.
01
Der Lebensretter
Bill tries to get an exclusive on-air story when a suicidal man is perched outside Dave's window.
02
Einer muss dran glauben
Jimmy hires Andrea, an efficiency expert, when the station needs to cut funds. The staffers rally around an inept Matthew to try to preserve his job. Bill auditions for a television job.
03
Der Störenfried
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.
04
Jugendsünden
Andrea forces the staff to take lie detector tests. Lisa fears she will not pass the test due to her extensive criminal past. Jimmy has his book, which failed in the U.S., translated into Japanese then back into English.
05
Die verlassene Frau
Dave and Lisa breakup. Bill gets himself into trouble when he advocates the beating of foreign diplomats. Matthew opens his own dentistry practice.
06
Der Fall Clinton
Dave hatches a scheme of 'pure evil' to get his job as news director back, including approving Bill's obscenity laced imaginary conversations with the president. Lisa tries hard to do a good job as news director. Matthew lives in the office.
07
Abschied von Catherine
Each staffer offers up a very different version of events of the day Catherine announces she's leaving WNYX. Joe realizes that Catherine's always yearned for him.
08
Matthews letzte Chance
Dave unveils a previously hidden talent to compete in a charity talent show. If a WNYX staff member wins, Mr. James will re-hire Matthew in this incredibly hilarious episode.
09
Ein Butler für Bill
Bill hire's a gentleman's gentleman, Cadbury, to oversee his life. Mr. James teaches Lisa 'The Secret of Management'. Matthew feels left out when Bill doesn't congratulate him on being rehired.
10
Kuck mal, wer da spricht
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.
5. Staffel 5 (22 Episoden)
Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) ist ein eifriger, aber naiver junger Mann, der zum Nachrichtenchef eines New Yorker Radiosenders ernannt wurde. Konfrontiert mit einem exzentrischen Chef und zwei eigenwilligen Nachrichtensprechern, muss er sich den Respekt seiner unkonventionellen Sekretärin und eines nervösen Werbetexters verdienen, während er gleichzeitig versucht, mit einer Kollegin Frieden zu schließen, die glaubt, seinen Job verdient zu haben.
01
Aussteiger der anderen Art
The news crew copes with the loss of their good friend, Bill, after he dies of a heart attack.
02
Das Nervenbündel
Jon Lovitz joins the cast as Max Louis, hired because of a connection to Bill. The idea of ""Y2K"" wreaks havoc at the office.
03
Ein Käfig voller Narren
It comes out that Max doctored his resume; Lisa goes undercover at a restaurant.
04
Waldeslust
Dave learns he has high blood pressure, causing Joe to install a sound machine. Matthew becomes motherly toward Max, after a conversation with Beth.
05
Der Zaubertrank
Joe creates a ""smart drink"", with extreme results; Lisa becomes Max's confidante.
06
Wer ist D.B. Cooper?
After a case of mistaken identity, Jimmy is sent to jail. His vice president, Johnny, takes over.
07
Auf der Flucht
Lisa admits her attraction to Johnny; Dave must exploit their relationship to protect Jimmy.
08
Kampf der Titanen
Jimmy is freed from prison, to realize that Johnny has stolen his empire.
09
Der Sprachfehler
Dave tries to tape a message for students at his alma matter; Lisa tries to cure her speech impediment.
10
Hexenjagd
Beth wants to start profit-sharing; Matthew thinks of abuse after undergoing hypnosis.