Favorite News Radio character?
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  • 49 points EctoRiddler

    Bill McNeal followed by Jimmy James followed by Dave

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    1 points thebeaverchair

    I feel like it's kind of a wash between Bill and Jimmy.

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  • 31 points ButtSluts9

    Jimmy James.

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    15 points NoMoOmentumMan

    The man so nice they named him twice.

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    2 points djoddible

    Named after the Beastie Boys song on Check Your Head... fyizzle

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  • 24 points diritsta

    Ah, NewsRadio – that cast was gold, miss those quirky vibes!

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    16 points Apprehensive-Dog6997

    To this day if I hear the phrase “the real deal” I sing “the real deal with Bill McNeill”

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    5 points Gregbot3000

    I have a WNYX mug and when I hold it I say the same thing and my family has no idea what the hell I'm doing.

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    4 points SantaCruzSoon2023

    Same!

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    2 points kkeut

    join the fun at r/NewsradioWNYX

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    0 points diritsta

    Aww thanks cutie, me too! 😘

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  • 16 points breddy

    I think Jimmy James is my favorite but for me it's less about the individual characters and more about the interactions between them. Each duo has its own humor. Joe pranking Matthew. Dave & Lisa skulking around in the earlier seasons. Catherine and Bill in the booth. Beth and ... really anyone. Such a great show.

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    1 points codemonkey_00

    Wait, what's the booth?

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    2 points breddy

    Broadcast booth - wrong word?

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    1 points Ridetrackx

    Nope, understood.

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  • 13 points ericthepilot2000

    I'm a huge Kids in the Hall fan, so Dave was my favorite, followed very closely by Bill and Jimmy. Remains one of my favorite sitcoms and still holds up mostly well on rewatches.

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    1 points Swimming-Fan7973

    I watch reruns on the daily 

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  • 22 points Historical-Shock7965

    Is that Joe Rogan!? Never watched this show. Was Andy Dick annoying?

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    28 points Apprehensive-Dog6997

    Yes and yes

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    11 points cCriticalMass76

    AndyvDuck was intentionally annoying & Rogan played himself (basically). All around, it was a great show! Hartman was as his best until his death.

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    1 points 1OO1OO1S0S

    It really is a tragedy that we lost phil. And it's also a tragedy that Joe Rogan is as popular as he is lol

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    5 points Hege_Knight

    And he’s Gay, but don’t tell him.

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  • 10 points Present-Arm-6023

    Catherine Duke

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    3 points friendly_reminder8

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  • 9 points Porkchopp33

    Loved this show with a young dumb Joe Rogan

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    -8 points Highlander198116

    Na I prefer old dumb Joe Rogan.

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  • 6 points Nomahhhh

    Bill "Rocket Fuel Malt Liquor DAMN" McNeal

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  • 5 points SavingsBoss1451

    Catherine and Beth

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  • 5 points xpowa

    Joe. He knows where there is a button that controls the whole building

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  • 3 points Global-Jury8810

    I can’t pick one because they were a brilliant ensemble cast, even the ones that replaced Bill McNeill only to find that they really couldn’t. We all know why.

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  • 5 points actualelainebenes

    Phil Hartman’s character was great. That first episode after he died was so sad

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  • 3 points minnesotaupnorth

    Bill McNeal, obviously.

    But how is no one saying Vicky?

    I loved her!

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    2 points StrugglesTheClown

    The cast was stacked.

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  • 3 points diritsta

    Ah, the golden era of radio—those voices were magic!

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  • 3 points Familiar-Candy4813

    The “Real Deal” Bill McNeal. Then Jimmy James.

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  • 3 points CANDY_MAN_1776

    Bill McNeil easily. But I always thought Rogan's character had some funny plots/lines.

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  • 3 points AnarchoRadicalCreate

    Just saw the show on free streaming sites a few years ago. Super funny.

    I love dave in drag.

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  • 3 points NachoNachoDan

    Dave Foley at the top followed by just about everybody else and then way way way waaaaaay down at the bottom, Andy Dick

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  • 3 points Standsaboxer

    Lisa Miller was a total crush. Maura Tierney has still got it.

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  • 3 points Ridetrackx

    Impossible.

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  • 2 points BroodjeHaring

    I'm not going to answer. Instead i'm going to giggle to myself about some of the funniest lines. Jimmy James negotiating over marriage. 'Bill, I stole your came'. 'Guess how many piece of gum Beth has chewed last year?'

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    3 points svtscottie

    I walked in the door. tap tap tap, hung up my coat, tap tap tap.... classic episode.

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  • 3 points thebeaverchair

    Bill's cane.

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  • 2 points weber_mattie

    Phil Hartman ALWAYS

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  • 2 points Malodoror

    “Dell ole unca djimmy all aboudit!”

    “Tell old uncle Jimmy all about it.”

    “Ole unca djimmy!”

    “Old uncle Jimmy.”

    Stephen Root always steals the show.

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  • 4 points dirtyforker

    Not Andy Dick. Fuck Andy Dick with a red hot fire poker.

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  • 2 points Icedraven01

    The great JR.

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  • 1 points RichYogurtcloset3672

    I thought i was the only one.

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  • 1 points your_cheese_girl

    I particularly liked that scene when Max Louis kicked the crap out of Matthew...

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  • 1 points Felixedmund

    Chichi Rodriguez.

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  • 1 points _SCHULTZY_

    I always thought the marriage proposal negotiations were the absolute best scene

    https://youtu.be/wN9Jq3_Z-1M?

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  • 1 points Haggis_The_Barbarian

    Susan California.

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  • 1 points DiggingThisAir

    I watched this religiously. It’s how I found Conan O’Brien, which came on right after.

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  • 1 points NetBasic9189

    Fuck Andy Dick

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  • 1 points szekeres81

    Look at joe clinging to those hair scraps lol

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  • 1 points KanjiWatanabe2

    Joe was my favorite character. Of course, I had no idea that Rogan would become controversial. He’s still my favorite character, followed by Jimmy James. They were all good- well, I guess I didn’t “get” the Matthew character- just never cared for Andy Dick.

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  • 1 points An_educated_dig

    If they remade this show with the same cast today, Phil Hartman would still be billed before Rogan.

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  • 0 points Ok-Weather-7332

    The world would arguably be a better place is one of these people were still here and two of these people had never become famous. I loved this show.

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  • -4 points sometimeswhy

    Joe Rogan was pretty hot. Too bad he’s a complete a-hole.

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    3 points _Bob-Sacamano

    You can say a lot about Rogan. Being an asshole certainly isn't one of them.

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    -1 points Sumeriandawn

    Wrong!

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  • -2 points smcg_az

    We lost Phil Hartman and were left with Bro Rogan?? We were robbed!

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  • -1 points EggForTryingThymes

    Dave. No Bill. No Jimmy. Ya know what everyone but Rogan.

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