Wisconsin native Dave Nelson arrives in New York to start his new job as the News Director at WNYX.
Guest stars Kurt Fuller as Ed Harlow, Greg Lee as Rick, Wallace Langham as Jeff, Beau Billingslea as The Security Guard, and Ella Joyce as Catherine Duke.
Joyce is mostly offscreen, though she can be heard delivering several newscasts (and can be very briefly glimpsed in the broadcast booth in a few shots).
Dave and Lisa's disagreement over how to respond to an on-air gaffe by Matthew leads to a romantic encounter and the start of a secret office relationship.
Bill misquotes Alfred Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and then attributes it to John Keats.
When uninsured Matthew is injured goofing off at work, Dave and Lisa try to pass it off as a workplace accident so that workers' compensation will pay for the hospital costs.
Bill decides to embark on a Mark Russell-style piano act, performing satirical songs about politics and angering Dave in the process.
Guest stars Paul Gleason as Steve Johnson, Peter Spellos as Camera Guy, and Cheryl Kirby as Passenger.
Mr. James discovers a tax loophole and turns the station into a historic landmark, as long as they host six tours a day.