Jan Hooks
Not Necessarily the News (1983)
Season 4
Not Necessarily the News is a satirical sketch comedy series that first aired on HBO in September 1982 as a comedy special, and then ran as a series from 1983 to 1990. It featured sketches, parody news items, commercial parodies, and humorous bits made from overdubbing or editing actual news footage. It was based on the British series, Not the Nine O'Clock News. Not Necessarily the News was also the birthplace of Rich Hall's sniglets.
Released Jan. 3, 1983
Episode 30 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.1980s, imdb.1990s, imdb.satire, imdb.political-satire, imdb.news-satire, imdb.fake-news-report, imdb.based-on-british-tv-series + 5 more, imdb.remake, imdb.spoof, imdb.satire-comedy, imdb.parody-comedy, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Production Companies: HBO, Not the Network Company, Inc, Moffitt-Lee Productions
Network: HBO
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S4E1 - The New Chick
After Micheal leaves the studio, the team gets a new member, Melanie, a young colledge student.
July 2, 1985, midnight
S4E2 - The Fight
Annabelle and Melanie fight over a man who, little known to them is an axe murderer.
July 9, 1985, midnight
S4E3 - The Comedian
A comedian comes to the stuido,and, once agian, seduces the female members of the staff.
July 16, 1985, midnight
S4E4 - GGG {1}
Rich produces his own ""Girls gone wild"" movie. Traveling to greece to find out who's the wildest.
Aug. 1, 1985, midnight
S4E5 - GGG {2}
Rich's video takes him the the pacific northwest.
Aug. 8, 1985, midnight
S4E6 - 100...........Just 100
Rich goes on a quest to see if he can have sex with 100 women in 1 day.
Aug. 15, 1985, midnight
S4E7 - This Phyco Rift
In this phyco rift, Melanie holes up in an old hotel and is stalked by a mysteroius stranger.
Aug. 22, 1985, midnight
S4E8 - Freddy
In ""A Night of Elm Street"" spoof, our newscaster are haunted by a Freddy type madman.
Sept. 3, 1985, midnight
S4E9 - The Script
Stuart writes a script but has a hard time getting it published.
Sept. 10, 1985, midnight
S4E10 - Film Festival
The staff attends a film festival.
May 12, 1986, midnight
S4E11 - Audire got Run Over by a Reindeer
Audrie goes missing on christmas eve.
May 19, 1986, midnight
S4E12 - The Death
Rich's uncle dies and he drags all his co-workers to the funeral.
May 26, 1986, midnight
S4E13 - The Elf
June 1, 1986, midnight
Network: HBO
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Jan. 3, 1983
Last Air Date: Nov. 7, 1987, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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