Not Necessarily the News

Season 81983

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.

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14 Episodes

E01 Pilot {1}

The Newsroom is shut down and our newscasters must go elsewhere. However they do not do well and they become homeless. They are saved by a friendly man named Chester, who brings them into his home.

August 8, 1983

E02 Pilot {2}

Living in the house of Chester, our team discovers he is an infamous murdere and call the police, but discover that they themselves are being arrested for being accomplices. They get a lawyer, and after 3 mistrials, they are set free, but are still homeless, and unemployed.

August 15, 1983

E03 Pilot {3}

Are team, desperate for money, start a chalk selling buisness, after it fails, they try several other things before getting hired at a new station, WBBCC

August 22, 1983

E04 The Regan of Doom

The newsroom is visited by a Ronald Regan impersonater, he begins to wreak havoc and begin turning the staff against each other. They proceed to throw the Regan out, but they discover this fake Regan is the real thing.

October 2, 1983

E05 Theo

Annabelle has a new love intrest, a quirky fellow named Theo. Meanwhile, A mystery guest has been called to the show, who is he? what will he do? The answer is: Its the Regan impersonator, and he has come to wreak havoc and break up Theo and Annabelle.

October 9, 1983

E06 Road Trip

Rich and Michael go on a road trip to mexico where Rich is kidnapped and traded for beer. Meanwhile the crew is visited by a gay man. Also, Annabelle divises a plot to humiliate the Regan because of the loss of her boyfriend, Theo.

October 16, 1983

E07 Machine

Staurt gets a new car, and so does Rich. They decide to have a deathrace. After Stuart wins, Rich gets depressed and checks himself into mental institution, leaving Stuart to get him out.

October 23, 1983

E08 Halloween {unedited version}

In this uncut original episode that HBO refused to air becuase of male nudity and slams at the U.N. {The ONLY time HBO has ever pulled an episode} Rich picks up up a hooker that turns out to be his long lost daughter

E09 Halloween {Edited Version}

In this newly edited version, the comments {or slurs} against the United Nations and the male nudity scene are cut out. HBO also wanted the scene where a woman is penetrated by a mans fingers {i could be more specific, but this is a G-Rated site} edited down so you see only a bit of nudity.

November 7, 1983

E10 Audrie in Love

Audrie gets two love intrests, Rob and Bob, who turn out to be brothers. Meanwhile, Rich has a try at boxing, and of course, fails miserably.

November 14, 1983

E11 The Funeral

After Rich's father dies, he makes an ass of himself at the funeral. Eating candles and making love to a dog.

November 21, 1983

E12 Action Star

The Stuido is visted by an Arnold Swartzenger type character. Audire and Annabelle both fall in love with him, so does Rich, who questions his sexuality.

November 28, 1983

E13 KKK and Rich

Rich joins a group club. Little does he know this club is the dreaded Klu Kulx Klan. Meanwhile Micheal tries to call a bet made by Stuart that he can make love to 3 women at once.

December 5, 1983

E14 Human Face

Rich gets plastic surgeary, but his doctors fear he has gotten cancer from the plastic. Meanwhile, Stuart and Melanie have a flashback of there mystery past.

December 12, 1983

Not Necessarily the News

E01 Pilot {1}

E02 Pilot {2}

E03 Pilot {3}

E04 The Regan of Doom

E05 Theo

E06 Road Trip

E07 Machine

E08 Halloween {unedited version}

E09 Halloween {Edited Version}

E10 Audrie in Love

E11 The Funeral

E12 Action Star

E13 KKK and Rich

E14 Human Face

Golden Trio

Innocence

The Legend of Dragon Soldier

Michael Palin's New Europe

The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart

Workman

لميس وجمعة

白云飘飘的年代

Revenge from the Past

Queen's Blade: Rebellion

Ull per ull

Pan Tau

Le Département

Wie van de 3

Disaster DIY

Weekend Gokuraku Travellers

See Plum Run

Lie if you can

Home Alone

Ireland

E01 Pilot {1}

E02 Pilot {2}

E03 Pilot {3}

E04 The Regan of Doom

E05 Theo

E06 Road Trip

E07 Machine

E08 Halloween {unedited version}

E09 Halloween {Edited Version}

E10 Audrie in Love

E11 The Funeral

E12 Action Star

E13 KKK and Rich

E14 Human Face