Episode
NewsRadio: Ploy
Overview
Max pretends to quit to hopefully get Beth to beg him to stay. When the ploy fails, Dave has to swallow his pride to get Max back. Lisa's new hyphenated last name, Miller-Johnson, irks both Joe and Matthew.
Details
- Series
- NewsRadio
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1999-03-09
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Ploy is Episode 18 in Season 5 of NewsRadio. It aired on 1999-03-09. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 17: Wedding
Lisa gets married to Johnny, despite Dave's attempt to talk her out of it.
Episode 19: Padded Suit
Dave vents aggression on the staff, threatening to fire someone. Matthew wears a padded suit to learn Joe's karate-like martial art, Joe-jitsu. Mr. James leads a crusade against Mother's Day.
More episodes from this season
Episode 16: Wino
The formerly evil Johnny Johnson returns to the station, now a homeless wino, to claim Lisa's hand in marriage. Lisa finds it hard to resist Johnny... despite his noxious odor.
Episode 20: Freaky Friday
Jimmy and Matthew switch places for a day, with life altering results. Dave bans Max from the breakroom.
Episode 15: Assistant
Lisa's new assistant turns Joe and Dave into rivals; Max complains about the lack of sofa in the men's room.
Episode 21: Retirement
Mr. James announces that he's selling the station and retiring to New Hampshire. Dave believes it's a ploy. Lisa organizes a retirement party to convince Mr. James to stay.
Episode 14: Hair
Jimmy's fear of hippies causes him to blow a big deal; Max and Beth spoil Lisa's dog.
Episode 22: New Hampshire
Jimmy returns to finalize the sale of the station and tries to persuade one staff member to relocate to New Hampshire with him.
Episode 13: Towers
Matthew's 30th birthday causes him to adopt the persona of an 18 year old. Lisa protests Jimmy's plan to build a 200 story skyscraper.
Episode 12: Apartment
Dave and Lisa fight for an apartment, which Max decides he wants; Joe and Beth "fix up" the show's website.
Episode 11: Stinkbutt
Dave fights to hang Joe and Beth's strange painting in the lobby; Matthew starts dressing like Lisa.
Episode 10: Spooky Rapping Crypt
Beth wants to start profit-sharing; Matthew thinks of abuse after undergoing hypnosis.