Season 3

October 2, 1996

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.

October 23, 1996

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.

October 30, 1996

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.

November 6, 1996

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

November 13, 1996

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.

November 20, 1996

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.

December 11, 1996

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

December 18, 1996

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

December 19, 1996

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.

January 8, 1997

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

January 15, 1997

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

January 29, 1997

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.

February 5, 1997

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.

February 12, 1997

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

February 19, 1997

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.

March 12, 1997

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.

March 19, 1997

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

April 2, 1997

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

May 7, 1997

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

May 7, 1997

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

May 14, 1997

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

May 21, 1997

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

June 5, 1997

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