Episode
NewsRadio: President
Overview
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".
Details
- Series
- NewsRadio
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1996-09-18
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
President is Episode 1 in Season 3 of NewsRadio. It aired on 1996-09-18. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 8: Movie Star
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Episode 9: Stocks
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