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The Naked Truth is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1995 to 1996, and on NBC from 1996 to 1998. The series stars Téa Leoni and Holland Taylor.
After a messy divorce with her very rich and powerful husband, Nora Wilde refuses to accept his offer of $1.8 million and tries to make it on her own. Being a Pulitzer nominated photographer, the only place that even considers hiring her is sleazy tabloid The Comet. She's forced to accept and starts as a regular papparazzo.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The Naked Truth (a.k.a. Wilde Again)September 13, 1995—Nora is forced to apply for a position as photographer for the sleazy tabloid ""the Comet"" after refusing her wealthy husband's divorce set
- S01E02Bald Star in Hot Oil Fest!September 20, 1995—Nora tries to get a job as a respectable photo journalist but her desires are spoiled when she spots Tom Hanks with his fly stuck. ""Give it
- S01E03Elvis is Coming!September 27, 1995—It's an Elvis sighting of the most unusual kind - a scientist reveals that he has a frozen vial of the King's preserved sperm, and Camilla t
- S01E04Woman Jokes While Husband Croaks!October 4, 1995—Nora's ex-husband visits to discuss financial matters and seduces Nora, who might be convinced to give him another chance - until she meets
- S01E05Sex Crazed Sitcom Zombie Gropes Shutterbug (In Midnight Morgue Orgy)!October 18, 1995—When Camilla and Nora sneak into a morgue to get exclusive shots disguised as medical staff, Nora is called upon to begin an autopsy on a re
- S01E06Hero Pig Goes Hog Wild!November 1, 1995—Nora plays power broker when a pig she's saved from the slaughterhouse becomes a commodity in the entertainment industry.
- S01E07Real Life Henry Higgins Turns Dork into Duke!November 8, 1995—Dave wants Nicky to teach him how to pick up women after Nora is picked up by a guy with the perfect line. Nora tells him he just needs
- S01E08Star and Comet Collide! Giant Bugs Invade!!November 15, 1995—When Nora decides to throw a party for her former society friends, trouble crawls out of the woodwork; meanwhile, a lawsuit against ""the Co
- S01E09Girl Buys Soup While Woman Weds Ape!November 29, 1995—Nora is thrown into turmoil after her parents' unexpected visit affects not only her sex life but her professional life as well: after inter
- S01E10Woman Weds Siamese Twins!December 6, 1995—Nora's double date of sorts with Siamese twins backfires, leaving Camilla without a story; a discussion of motherhood could cost Chloe her f
- S01E11Comet Nails Star and Vice Versa!December 13, 1995—Big-time movie actor Dylan Michael Michaels begins wooing Nora - and claims that it's not just because she has compromising photos of him.
- S01E12Sewer Gators, Swordplay, Santa from Hell!December 20, 1995—The holidays are anything but happy for Nora: she's stuck in a sewer looking for giant alligators, she misses her family, and her slip of th
- S01E13Shocking Tales of Hollywood Gunplay!January 3, 1996—T.J.'s van is hijacked while Nora and Dave are in it, sending Nora in search of self-defense training - and Dave is search of a new best fri
- S01E14Woman Loses Space Alien, Finds God!January 10, 1996—Nora's new boyfriend loses his appeal when he reveals that he is from another galaxy; Nora runs into an old friend who has become a nun.
- S01E15Man Wakes Up With Stranger in Pants!January 17, 1996—A bar fight lands Nicky in the hospital with a broken finger, but a mistake sends him home a new man with an unwanted circumcision - and the
- S01E16The Bubble ShowJanuary 31, 1996—Nora's good intentions are put to the test when she agrees to wear a bubble suit to help find a cure for a rare diseases - and then learns s
- S01E17Women Rises in World, Falls on Face!February 7, 1996—Nora finds the mantle of responsibility to fit uncomfortably when her promotion at ""the Comet"" puts her in charge of T.J., Dave and Nicky,
- S01E18Sisters in Sex Triangle With Gazillionaire!February 14, 1996—Camilla has plans for the tabloid's newly divorced owner, but her scheming sister Felicia seems to have beaten her to the punch, bringing th
- S01E19Man Loses Load While Woman Can't Dump!February 21, 1996—Dave gets a visit from his shady twin brother Intelligent Dave, who has big plans for the huge inheritance check Dave just received; Nora ca
- S01E20Hollywood Honors Male Prostitute!February 28, 1996—Romantic sparks fly between Nora and Nicky when they impersonate a pair of French filmmakers to sneak into a gala awards show - she with a c
Season02
- S02E01We're at NBC NowJanuary 16, 1997—Les takes over and wastes no time making some changes. Among them: Nora is shifted from photographer to advice columnist; and the magazine i
- S02E02Woman Gets Plastered, Star Gets EvenJanuary 23, 1997—Tom Arnold punches Dave for taking his picture on the street. But when Nora writes an article about the incident, Arnold decides to show her
- S02E03Itching for a CatJanuary 30, 1997—Nick and Nora pose as husband and wife so that Nora can adopt a cat from a paranoid breeder who wants her kittens to grow up in a ""nurturin
- S02E04The Sister ShowFebruary 6, 1997—Nora's parents pay a surprise visit, but they're the ones who are surprised when they learn that younger daughter Lizzie has broken off her
- S02E05A Year in the LifeFebruary 13, 1997—Nora prepares to celebrate her 29th birthday, but the cake is one candle short-Catherine tells her daughter that she's really about to turn
- S02E06The Dating Game (a.k.a. Roommates)February 20, 1997—Heaven help the sister who comes between Lizzie and her mister-in this case, Dave. But Nora wants to nip that romance in the bud.
- S02E07Comet Lands in Man's GarageFebruary 27, 1997—Nora throws a barbecue to celebrate an increase of 20,000 in the Comet's circulation; but the fire goes out when she learns that Les has bee
- S02E08The ScoopMarch 14, 1997—Nora's chance to prove herself as a photographer doesn't develop into much, especially since a reporter for a competing magazine seems to kn
- S02E09The BirdsMarch 21, 1997—A bald eagle finds its way to a tree outside Nora's bedroom window and doesn't know how endangered it is when its squawking keeps her awake
- S02E10The DebtMarch 28, 1997—It's the least wonderful time of the year; tax time, and Nora owes a bundle. So to earn some extra cash, she moonlights as a food server wit
- S02E11The Parents (1)April 3, 1997—We'll take parental guidance for $100, Alex. Les's dad shows up to run the Comet, and Nora's folks arrive so Fred can try out for ""Jeopardy
- S02E12The Spa (2) (a.k.a. The Parents (2))April 3, 1997—When Les assigns Nora to follow a celebrity to a health spa, she uncovers a nudist colony-and a couple of familiar faces.
- S02E13The SourceMay 14, 1997—Nora runs with a tip she gets about a TV star's infidelities. But when the star sues for libel, Nora must identify the story's source-or go
Season03
- S03E01Things ChangeSeptember 22, 1997—Camilla takes the reins at the National Inquisitor and hires Nora to be the top reporter. Meanwhile, Nora's ex wants another chance at roman
- S03E02Her Girl FridaySeptember 29, 1997—Hey, jealousy! The staff suspects that Nora gets special treatment from Camilla. But a plan to quell the envy backfires when Camilla starts
- S03E03Bully for DaveOctober 6, 1997—Reports by Nora that Norman Fell is dead are greatly exaggerated, and the TV-star shows up in person to tell her. Meanwhile, Dave runs into
- S03E04Liesl WeaponOctober 13, 1997—Jake meets Nora's beautiful college roommate, who's one ferocious Fraulein. But while he's out romancing the Hun, Nora is stuck doing his wo
- S03E05Bridesface RevisitedOctober 20, 1997—Nora's ex-husband, Leland, is remarrying and invites her to the wedding. But upon meeting the bride, Nora swears she's seen that face before
- S03E06We Almost Had ParisNovember 10, 1997—Nora and Jake pose as newlyweds to stake out a Paris-bound plane that's supposed to have a reclusive celebrity booked in first class.
- S03E07Look at Me! Look at Me!November 17, 1997—When a beautiful but temperamental celebrity adopts Nora as her ""new best friend,"" Camilla smells a story and orders Nora to ""stick with
- S03E08Going Mein WayNovember 24, 1997—Amid a flurry of favor-doing, Harris ends up researching a genealogy and learns that Bradley is not related to der Bingle, but to der Fuhrer
- S03E09He Ain't Famous, He's My BrotherDecember 8, 1997—Nora finally gets her chance to write a cover story: a profile of the Baldwin brothers based on an interview with Duane, the ""loser Baldwin
- S03E10The Unsinkable Nora WildeDecember 15, 1997—Nora hopes she can stay afloat while interviewing four survivors of the Titanic. Meanwhile, Jake is bothered by a ribald dream.
- S03E11Hooked on HeroineJanuary 26, 1998—Nora gets some strange looks-and an unusual sense of confidence-when she's lassoed into wearing the original Wonder Woman costume for an eve
- S03E12Women on the Verge of a RhytidectomyFebruary 2, 1998—Camilla and Nora check out a tip that a plastic surgeon to the stars has been lifting more than faces: he likes to peek at the celebs while
- S03E138 1/2February 9, 1998—Nora fudges whether Mary Kay of Mary Kay Cosmetics owns eight dogs or nine dogs. At her request, Harris lets it slide and the Inquisitor is
- S03E14The Neighbor of BathMarch 9, 1998—Dave complains about his long commute to Nora, who suggests he check out the apartment across from her which is now vacant. He takes it. Nor
- S03E15Day of the LocosMay 25, 1998—Bradley stuns the office by selling a screenplay for a million dollars. Nora can't believe such a no-talent could actually be considered a w
- S03E16Muddy for Nothing—Nora infuriates a powerful publicist when her car splashes mud on the woman. Camilla insist Nora apologize or the paper risks the wrath of t
- S03E17Born to be Wilde—Jake enters a celebrity pool tournament to see if it's rigged or not. Nora goes with him as a ""chalk girl."" While hot-dogging it in a matc
- S03E18The Seer and the Sucker—Nora challenges Harris' skepticism of all things mystical and takes him to see a tarot card reader. Harris is unimpressed with the reader's
- S03E19Can't We All Just Get Along?—Tensions at the office reach the boiling point. Nora suggests bringing in a group therapist to help. Everyone gets angrier at having to give
- S03E20Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Except with Different Names (1)—Jake's old rival -- Colin -- is having an illicit affair with Nora. When the office finds out, they're infuriated. He works for a tabloid TV
- S03E21Jake Or Fake? (2)—Jake and Nora drink ""Scotch floats"" in her apartment and share their tales of broken relationships -- Jake with Camilla and Nora with Coli
- S03E22Up, Up, and Away—The show opens at night, with everyone sitting in a hot air balloon. Nora dictates into a tape recorder that they are lost and no longer wit
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