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.
Not Necessarily the News (シーズン 4)
The New Chick (エピソード 1)
脚本家: Rich Hall
放送日: 1985-07-02
上映時間: 30 min
概要: After Micheal leaves the studio, the team gets a new member, Melanie, a young colledge student.
The Fight (エピソード 2)
脚本家: Greg Daniels
放送日: 1985-07-09
上映時間: 30 min
概要: Annabelle and Melanie fight over a man who, little known to them is an axe murderer.
The Comedian (エピソード 3)
脚本家: Rich Hall
放送日: 1985-07-16
上映時間: 30 min
概要: A comedian comes to the stuido,and, once agian, seduces the female members of the staff.
GGG {1} (エピソード 4)
脚本家: Rich Hall
放送日: 1985-08-01
上映時間: 30 min
概要: Rich produces his own ""Girls gone wild"" movie. Traveling to greece to find out who's the wildest.
GGG {2} (エピソード 5)
脚本家: Rich Hall
放送日: 1985-08-08
上映時間: 30 min
概要: Rich's video takes him the the pacific northwest.
100...........Just 100 (エピソード 6)
脚本家: Greg Daniels
放送日: 1985-08-15
上映時間: 30 min
概要: Rich goes on a quest to see if he can have sex with 100 women in 1 day.
This Phyco Rift (エピソード 7)
脚本家: Greg Daniels
放送日: 1985-08-22
上映時間: 30 min
概要: In this phyco rift, Melanie holes up in an old hotel and is stalked by a mysteroius stranger.
Freddy (エピソード 8)
放送日: 1985-09-03
上映時間: 30 min
概要: In ""A Night of Elm Street"" spoof, our newscaster are haunted by a Freddy type madman.
The Script (エピソード 9)
脚本家: Annabelle Gurwitch
放送日: 1985-09-10
上映時間: 30 min
概要: Stuart writes a script but has a hard time getting it published.
Film Festival (エピソード 10)
脚本家: Rich Hall
放送日: 1986-05-12
上映時間: 30 min
概要: The staff attends a film festival.
Audire got Run Over by a Reindeer (エピソード 11)
脚本家: George Meyer
放送日: 1986-05-19
上映時間: 30 min
概要: Audrie goes missing on christmas eve.
The Death (エピソード 12)
脚本家: Greg Daniels
放送日: 1986-05-26
上映時間: 30 min
概要: Rich's uncle dies and he drags all his co-workers to the funeral.
The Elf (エピソード 13)
放送日: 1986-06-01
上映時間: 30 min
