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 (Season 4)
The New Chick (Episode 1)
Writer: Rich Hall
Air date: 1985-07-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: After Micheal leaves the studio, the team gets a new member, Melanie, a young colledge student.
The Fight (Episode 2)
Writer: Greg Daniels
Air date: 1985-07-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Annabelle and Melanie fight over a man who, little known to them is an axe murderer.
The Comedian (Episode 3)
Writer: Rich Hall
Air date: 1985-07-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A comedian comes to the stuido,and, once agian, seduces the female members of the staff.
GGG {1} (Episode 4)
Writer: Rich Hall
Air date: 1985-08-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Rich produces his own ""Girls gone wild"" movie. Traveling to greece to find out who's the wildest.
GGG {2} (Episode 5)
Writer: Rich Hall
Air date: 1985-08-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Rich's video takes him the the pacific northwest.
100...........Just 100 (Episode 6)
Writer: Greg Daniels
Air date: 1985-08-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Rich goes on a quest to see if he can have sex with 100 women in 1 day.
This Phyco Rift (Episode 7)
Writer: Greg Daniels
Air date: 1985-08-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: In this phyco rift, Melanie holes up in an old hotel and is stalked by a mysteroius stranger.
Freddy (Episode 8)
Air date: 1985-09-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: In ""A Night of Elm Street"" spoof, our newscaster are haunted by a Freddy type madman.
The Script (Episode 9)
Writer: Annabelle Gurwitch
Air date: 1985-09-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Stuart writes a script but has a hard time getting it published.
Film Festival (Episode 10)
Writer: Rich Hall
Air date: 1986-05-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The staff attends a film festival.
Audire got Run Over by a Reindeer (Episode 11)
Writer: George Meyer
Air date: 1986-05-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Audrie goes missing on christmas eve.
The Death (Episode 12)
Writer: Greg Daniels
Air date: 1986-05-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Rich's uncle dies and he drags all his co-workers to the funeral.
The Elf (Episode 13)
Air date: 1986-06-01
Runtime: 30 min
