The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

A respected photojournalist loses everything and ends up taking a job at a sleazy celebrity tabloid.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Téa Leoni , Holland Taylor , Mark Roberts , Jonathan Penner , Darryl Sivad , Chris Elliott , Tom Verica , Amy Hill , Jim Rash , Amy Ryan , Jack Blessing , George Wendt , David Lee Smith , Mary Tyler Moore , George Segal , Fred Stoller , Jack Coleman , Tim Curry

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Wilde Again

Tue, Sep 12, 1995

Nora finds herself reduced to working at a sleazy tabloid where her first big assignment is stealing Anna Nicole Smith's urine.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Bald Star in Hot Oil Fest!

Tue, Sep 19, 1995

Nora is anxious to get a job at a respectable publication, but during the interview she catches Tom Hanks in a very compromising situation.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Elvis Is Coming!

Tue, Sep 26, 1995

When a scientist announces he has vial of Elvis Presley's sperm, Camilla tries to convince Nora to have Elvis's baby.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Woman Jokes While Husband Croaks!

Tue, Oct 3, 1995

Nora contemplates getting back together with her ex-husband, Leland.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Sex Crazed Sitcom Zombie Gropes Shutterbug (In Midnight Morgue Orgy)!

Tue, Oct 17, 1995

While visiting the morgue to get celebrity photos, Nora seemingly brings obnoxious TV personality Papa Jack Judkins back to life.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Hero Pig Goes Hog Wild!

Tue, Oct 31, 1995

Nora has her fifteen minutes of fame when she keeps an intelligent pig from going to the slaughterhouse.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Real Life Henry Higgins Turns Dork Into Duke!

Tue, Nov 7, 1995

Nora takes Stupid Dave out on a practice date to teach him how to woo a woman.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Star and Comet Collide! Giant Bugs Invade!

Tue, Oct 3, 1995

Nora throws a party to introduce her old friends to her new ones, but hoards of uninvited guests attend and Camilla butts heads with Suzanne Somers.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Girl Buys Soup While Woman Weds Ape!

Tue, Nov 28, 1995

Nora's parents drop in unannounced and meddle in her life.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Woman Weds Siamese Twins!

Tue, Dec 5, 1995

Nora becomes personally involved in a story about a set of Siamese twins who have a shocking secret.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Comet Nails Star and Vice Versa!

Tue, Dec 12, 1995

Nora agrees to go out with sleazy movie star Dylan Michael Michaels after snapping compromising photos of him. Meanwhile, Camilla is delirious with the flu.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Sewer Gators, Swordplay, Santa from Hell!

Tue, Dec 19, 1995

Nora's Christmas spirit quickly drains away after being stuck in the sewer to get photos of mutant alligators and landing Camilla in hot water with The Comet's owner, Sir Rudolph Hailey.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Shocking Tales of Hollywood Gunplay!

Tue, Jan 2, 1996

Nora's plans to learn to defend herself backfire -- literally. Meanwhile, T.J. gives Stupid Dave the cold shoulder.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Woman Loses Space Alien, Finds God!

Tue, Jan 9, 1996

Nora's latest beau has one little quirk: he claims to be from outer space. Meanwhile, Nora runs into an old friend who's become a nun.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Man Wakes Up with Stranger in Pants!

Tue, Jan 16, 1996

A medical mix-up finds Nicky recuperating at Nora's with an unwanted circumcision.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ The Bubble Show

Tue, Jan 30, 1996

A handsome doctor gets Nora to volunteer to wear a ridiculous "bubble suit" to find a cure for an obscure disease.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Women Rises in World, Falls on Face!

Tue, Feb 6, 1996

Nora's coworkers refuse to take her seriously when she's put in charge.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Sisters in Sex Triangle with Gazillionaire!

Tue, Feb 13, 1996

Camilla and her sister Felicia find themselves competing against each other to win the affections of Sir Rudolph Hailey, the owner of The Comet.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Man Loses Load While Woman Can't Dump!

Tue, Feb 20, 1996

Stupid Dave's twin brother, Intelligent Dave, arrives to swindle his brother out of newly acquired funds. Meanwhile, Nora finds breaking up with her boyfriend to be a difficult feat.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Hollywood Honors Male Prostitute!

Tue, Feb 27, 1996

Nora and Nicky sneak into an awards show disguised as French filmmakers.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ We're at NBC Now

Wed, Jan 15, 1997

When The Comet is bought out by meat-mogul Les Polanski, he switches the staff's responsibilities and vows to only print the facts - which raises the ire of former editor-in-chief Camilla.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Woman Gets Plastered, Star Gets Even

Wed, Jan 22, 1997

Nora pretends to write for a poetry magazine to impress a guy who dislikes celebrity culture; Tom Arnold decides to turn the tables by stalking the paparazzi; Dave and Nicky attempt to bond with Les, who mistakes them for a gay couple.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Itching for a Cat

Wed, Jan 29, 1997

Nora tries to get a hypoallergenic feline from a crazy cat lady who insists on meeting her husband, so Nicky plays the part, and fighting soon abounds.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Sister Show

Wed, Feb 5, 1997

Nora's sister Lizzie has cold feet about her wedding and flees to Vegas. Their parents (Mary Tyler Moore and George Segal) unexpectedly arrive and blame Nora. Also, Camilla reigns terror when she's assigned to clean the kitchenette.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ A Year in the Life

Wed, Feb 12, 1997

Nora draws up a list of everything she wants to accomplish before her 30th birthday, but when her mother confesses that she's a year older than she thought, Nora scrambles to check off the list. Also, Les's thermostat goes on the fritz.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Dating Game

Wed, Feb 19, 1997

Nora tries to get Lizzie off of the couch by sending her out with Dave but is horrified when she catches them making out. Also, Nicky pretends to be married to hook up with a smoldering temptress, and Les grows a soul patch.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Comet Lands in Man's Garage

Wed, Feb 26, 1997

The Comet's circulation is up by 20K, which puts former-editor Camilla on the verge of a nervous breakdown and prompts Nora to throw a party for Les. When he's a no-show, Nora goes to Les's home and discovers he bought the issues himself.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Scoop

Thu, Mar 13, 1997

After Nora keeps getting scooped by obnoxious reporter Acer Predburn, she's shocked to discover where he's been getting his information and decides to get even.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Birds

Thu, Mar 20, 1997

Noisy birds have nested in the tree outside of Nora's bedroom and interrupted her sleep. When she accidentally kills an endangered Bald Eagle, Camilla helps her dispose of the body. Meanwhile, T.J. and Nicky devise gift baskets for men.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ The Debt

Wed, Mar 26, 1997

Nora scrambles to make money to pay off the IRS, eventually taking a catering job. Meanwhile, Nicky and T.J. get stuck in an air duct attempting to get exclusive photos of Brad Pitt, and Dave's nasal spray turns him into a savant.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ The Parents

Wed, Apr 2, 1997

Nora's parents show up so her dad can tryout as a contestant on Jeopardy, but they ultimately decide to move in next door. Les's overbearing father also drops in to implement changes at The Comet.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ The Spa

Wed, Apr 2, 1997

The gang heads to a nudist resort to get pics of Pam and Tommy Lee, but Nora encounters her parents, and the guys get lost in the woods. Meanwhile, Les and Camilla get trapped in the back of a delivery truck bound for San Francisco.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ The Source

Tue, May 13, 1997

Nora and Camilla are jailed for running a story about David Duchovny's fling with an unnamed woman. As Les tries to contend with the situation, Dave is left in charge and quickly becomes mad with power.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Things Change

Sun, Sep 21, 1997

Camilla takes a job running The National Inquisitor and brings Nora and Dave along, but their new coworkers aren't thrilled to see them. Also, Nora rekindles her friendship with ex-husband Leland, but he's more interested in romance.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Her Girl Friday

Sun, Sep 28, 1997

Everybody sees Nora as Camilla's lap dog, so Nora asks to be treated like everyone else, but Camilla takes it too far.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Bully for Dave

Sun, Oct 5, 1997

Harris places all of the blame on Nora when their story about Norman Fell's death turns out to be bogus. Meanwhile, Dave dates his high school bully's ex-wife.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Liesl Weapon

Sun, Oct 12, 1997

Nora warns Jake that her friend Liesl is bad news, but he finds her irresistible. Meanwhile, Nora tries to get a story from Marilyn Monroe's comatose maid, and Dave and Harris battle over a chair.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Bridesface Revisited

Sun, Oct 19, 1997

Nora attends Leland's wedding and is overjoyed that the new bride is her doppelganger, but her glee turns to self-loathing when she finally meets his first wife. Meanwhile, Bradley cozies up to Morgan Fairchild at the reception.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ We Almost Had Paris

Sun, Nov 9, 1997

Jake and Nora endure several grueling round-trips to Paris on a mission to get notorious madam Sherry Fisher drunk and talking. Back at the office, Dave butts heads with his new coworkers over their expense reports.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Look at Me! Look at Me!

Sun, Nov 16, 1997

Nora faces an ethical dilemma about writing a scandalous piece on former child star Ali Walters (Sarah Silverman) after they meet in a dive bar and Ali proclaims Nora her new best friend.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Going Mein Way

Sun, Nov 23, 1997

Nora ends up doing a series of favors for everyone in the office. After he fails to obtain his father's Oscar from a celebrity auction, Bradley learns that in addition to being Bing Crosby's illegitimate son, he's also related to Hitler.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ He Ain't Famous, He's My Brother

Sun, Dec 7, 1997

Nora is forced to babysit Duane, the unruly and unfamous youngest Baldwin brother, to ensure he doesn't leak family secrets to another paper, but Duane himself becomes the story when he threatens to jump off the ledge.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ The Unsinkable Nora Wilde

Sun, Dec 14, 1997

Nora plans to escort the last Titanic survivors to the movie's premiere. Meanwhile, Jake is so perplexed by a sex dream about Camilla that he tells his coworkers, Dave cuts costs at the office, and the El Niño disaster brings Bradley luck.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Hooked on Heroine

Sun, Jan 25, 1998

When Nora tries on Bradley's Wonder Woman costume, her coworkers flee with her clothes, and she feels inspired to fight crime on the way home. Also, Nora tries to get an on-air job, and Dave bets Harris that he can eat a stick of butter.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Women on the Verge of a Rhytidectomy

Sun, Feb 1, 1998

Nora and Camilla go undercover to discern which one of the identical plastic surgeon brothers has been exposing celebrity genitals. While they're away, the gang breaks into Camilla's safe and discovers the missing Watergate tape.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ 8 1/2

Sun, Feb 8, 1998

Harris takes the fall when Nora miscounts Mary Kay's dogs, so he decides to teach her a lesson. Meanwhile, Camilla agrees to sleep with Jake, as long as she's in charge.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ The Neighbor of Bath

Sun, Mar 8, 1998

Dave moves in next door to Nora, which jeopardizes his engagement to Christy. Meanwhile, Nora's story has Jake worrying that Camilla could become pregnant so he clues Harris in to their affair, and Suji is creeped out by Leo's affections.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Day of the Locos

Sun, May 24, 1998

After Bradley sells his screenplay, Nora agrees to help with revisions. Meanwhile, Dave's sister bets that she can get Jake into bed, so she resorts to blackmailing him about his relationship with Camilla.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Muddy for Nothing

May 1998

The paper is blacklisted after powerful publicist Maxine Mansfield is accidentally splashed with mud by Nora. As Camilla has a meltdown, the entire staff scurries to scrape up a story for the cover.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Born to Be Wilde

Thu, Jun 4, 1998

Nora goes undercover as chalk girl at a celebrity pool tournament, but her competitive side takes over when she has to take Jake's place in the game. Meanwhile, Suji and Harris compete over a recently-deceased colleague's office.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ The Seer and the Sucker

May 1998

After Christy dumps Dave and a series of fortune tellers reveal that Nora is never going to find true love, everybody sets their co-workers up with blind dates for the New Year's party.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Can't We All Just Get Along?

May 1998

Camilla celebrates that circulation is up 15%, but the rest of the staff believes that she is only crediting herself and Nora. As internal conflicts mount, Nora tries keep the peace, but she only makes the situation worse.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Except with Different Names

May 1998

Nora dates TV tabloid reporter Colin Terell, Jake's rival, who used to work at The Inquisitor. Also, a naked Camilla and Jake get locked out on the office balcony overnight.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Jake or Fake?

May 1998

Colin woos Nora with intel that he obtained from Jake; Camilla breaks up with Jake; and Bradley's mother visits the office and asks him to kill her.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Up, Up, and Away

May 1998

Jake and Nora discover there's such a thing as bad sex. Camilla is so desperate to get photos of Barbra Streisand's wedding to James Brolin that she lets Leo take the staff up in his hot air balloon, which quickly drifts out to sea.