Bill tries to get an exclusive on-air story when a suicidal man is perched outside Dave's window.
Guest Stars:
Khandi Alexander, Jon Lovitz, Ivan Allen
Jimmy hires Andrea, an efficiency expert, when the station needs to cut funds. The staffers rally around an inept Matthew to try to preserve his job. Bill auditions for a television job.
Guest Stars:
Khandi Alexander, Lauren Graham, Scott Valentine, Charlotte Booker, Reno
Dave tries to get Matthew rehired amidst chaos. Andrea hires a man to share Dave's Job, Jimmy brings a camera crew into the office to film a documentary, and Bill prepares for a new career as a singing political satirist a la Mark Russell.
Guest Stars:
Paul Gleason, Lauren Graham, Peter Spellos, Cheryl Kirby
Andrea forces the staff to take lie detector tests. Lisa fears she will not pass the test due to her extensive criminal past. Jimmy has his book, which failed in the U.S., translated into Japanese then back into English.
Guest Stars:
Khandi Alexander, Brian Posehn, Lauren Graham, Dave Allen, Mark Conley
Dave and Lisa break up. Bill gets himself into trouble when he advocates the beating of foreign diplomats. Matthew opens his own dentistry practice.
Guest Stars:
Lauren Graham, Nancy Bell, Edith Barnes
Dave hatches a scheme of 'pure evil' to get his job as news director back, including approving Bill's obscenity-laced imaginary conversations with the president. Lisa tries to excel as news director. Matthew lives in the office.
Guest Stars:
Khandi Alexander, George Dobosh, Grace Morley
Each staffer offers up a very different version of events of the day Catherine announces she's leaving WNYX. Joe realizes that Catherine's always yearned for him.
Guest Stars:
Khandi Alexander
Dave unveils a previously hidden talent to compete in a charity talent show. If a WNYX staff member wins, Mr. James will re-hire Matthew.
Guest Stars:
Kevin McDonald, Tom Parks
Bill hires a gentleman's gentleman, Cadbury, to oversee his life. Mr. James teaches Lisa 'The Secret of Management'. Matthew feels left out when Bill doesn't congratulate him on being rehired.
Guest Stars:
Ian Abercrombie, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Bill announces plans to adopt a child. Beth and Joe attend a charity bachelor auction, with Beth impersonating a duchess and Joe playing her homosexual bachelor friend, to bid on Mr. James.
Guest Stars:
Denise Dowse, Judy Geeson, Lyn Alicia Henderson, Clarinda Ross, Patricia Place
Dave finds it hard to say no when his old college a cappella singing group 'Chock Full o' Notes' reunites for Dave's 32nd birthday, hoping to take the pop charts by storm. Meanwhile, Lisa tries to motivate Matthew without reducing him to tears. Joe has a beef with one of Dave's friends.
Guest Stars:
Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Brian Posehn
After Bill pesters Lisa once again, Dave and Lisa hatch an evil plan to make Bill the boss to teach him a lesson. Bill's reign is eerily efficient. Joe goes on a sympathy strike to support another of Mr. James’ companies.
Mr. James announces an election for station manager, which neither Dave nor Lisa want to win. Joe's dysfunctional brothers visit the station to plan a surprise party for their parents. Matthew runs for floor fire marshal.
Guest Stars:
Bryan Callen, Nick Di Paolo, Robert Hegyes, Michael Kostroff
Dave struggles vainly to get the staffers to properly use the recently installed security door. Bill enlists Lisa to do the negotiating when he's offered a job in a blue jeans commercial.
Guest Stars:
Julian Stone, Nick Jameson, Meredith Roberts Quill, Jillian Bach, Richard Harris
Matthew is assigned a Big Brother, who makes eyes at Beth; Joe, Jimmy, and Bill try to uncover Lisa's love life.
Guest Stars:
Michael B. Silver, Mike Colt
Mr. James gives Matthew a small toy car. Mr. James urges Dave and Lisa to get back together when a secret study reveals they're more productive when they're a couple.
Guest Stars:
Antoinette Valente
Jimmy plans to go around the world in a hot air balloon, until Dave finds that he is full of "hot air". Meanwhile, Bill switches from cigarettes to chewing tobacco.
Guest Stars:
Dave Nemeth
The office mourns the loss of “Ted from Accounting” until Dave realizes that nobody knew him at all.
Guest Stars:
Tom Gallop, Christopher Randolph
Matthew takes Lisa on a date. The office has trouble adapting to a new intern, Mr. James' nephew Walt.
Guest Stars:
Brad Rowe
Joe fights Matthew in a no-holds-barred match at Mr. James' men's club smoker. Bill is extremely worried that Walt will ask Lisa on a date. We learn Dave's technique for getting rid of an unwanted visitor: act insane.
Guest Stars:
Brad Rowe, David Dunard
Lisa is treated like a male by office co-workers, who revert to their boorish selves when all other females are out sick.
Guest Stars:
Brad Rowe, JoNell Kennedy, Michelle Benes, Doug Gochman, Allan Murray