The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

NBC Ended Comedy

3 Seasons · 55 Episodes · Premiered September 13, 1995 · Ended May 25, 1998

Photographer Nora Wilde divorces her rich husband, asking for nothing in the settlement except the use of her maiden name. Broke and without prospects for employment, Nora starts working at The Comet, a sleazy celebrity tabloid.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

20 episodes

E01

The Naked Truth (a.k.a. Wilde Again)

Wed, Sep 13 1995 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora finds herself reduced to working at a sleazy tabloid where her first big assignment is stealing Anna Nicole Smith's urine.

E02

Bald Star in Hot Oil Fest!

Wed, Sep 20 1995 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora is anxious to get a job at a respectable publication, but during the interview she catches Tom Hanks in a very compromising situation.

E03

Elvis is Coming!

Wed, Sep 27 1995 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

When a scientist announces he has vial of Elvis Presley's sperm, Camilla tries to convince Nora to have Elvis's baby.

E04

Woman Jokes While Husband Croaks!

Wed, Oct 4 1995 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora contemplates getting back together with her ex-husband, Leland.

E05

Sex Crazed Sitcom Zombie Gropes Shutterbug (In Midnight Morgue Orgy)!

Wed, Oct 18 1995 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

While visiting the morgue to get celebrity photos, Nora seemingly brings obnoxious TV personality Papa Jack Judkins back to life.

E06

Hero Pig Goes Hog Wild!

Wed, Nov 1 1995 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora has her fifteen minutes of fame when she keeps an intelligent pig from going to the slaughterhouse.

E07

Real Life Henry Higgins Turns Dork Into Duke!

Wed, Nov 8 1995 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora takes Stupid Dave out on a practice date to teach him how to woo a woman.

E08

Star and Comet Collide! Giant Bugs Invade!!

Wed, Nov 15 1995 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora throws a party to introduce her old friends to her new ones, but hoards of uninvited guests attend and Camilla butts heads with Suzanne Somers.

E09

Girl Buys Soup While Woman Weds Ape!

Wed, Nov 29 1995 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora's parents drop in unannounced and meddle in her life.

E10

Woman Weds Siamese Twins!

Wed, Dec 6 1995 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora becomes personally involved in a story about a set of Siamese twins who have a shocking secret.

E11

Comet Nails Star and Vice Versa!

Wed, Dec 13 1995 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora goes out with specious movie star Dylan Michael Michaels.

E12

Sewer Gators, Swordplay, Santa from Hell!

Wed, Dec 20 1995 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora's Christmas spirit quickly drains away after being stuck in the sewer to get photos of mutant alligators and landing Camilla in hot water with The Comet's owner, Sir Rudolph Hailey.

E13

Shocking Tales of Hollywood Gunplay!

Wed, Jan 3 1996 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora's plans to learn to defend herself backfire -- literally. Meanwhile, T.J. gives Stupid Dave the cold shoulder.

E14

Woman Loses Space Alien, Finds God!

Wed, Jan 10 1996 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora's latest beau has one little quirk: he claims to be from outer space. Meanwhile, Nora runs into an old friend who's become a nun.

E15

Man Wakes Up with Stranger in Pants!

Wed, Jan 17 1996 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

A medical mix-up finds Nicky recuperating at Nora's with an unwanted circumcision.

E16

The Bubble Show

Wed, Jan 31 1996 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

A handsome doctor gets Nora to volunteer to wear a ridiculous "bubble suit" to find a cure for an obscure disease.

E17

Women Rises in World, Falls on Face!

Wed, Feb 7 1996 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora's coworkers refuse to take her seriously when she's put in charge.

E18

Sisters in Sex Triangle with Gazillionaire!

Wed, Feb 14 1996 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Camilla and her sister Felicia find themselves competing against each other to win the affections of Sir Rudolph Hailey, the owner of The Comet.

E19

Man Loses Load While Woman Can't Dump!

Wed, Feb 21 1996 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Stupid Dave's twin brother, Intelligent Dave, arrives to swindle his brother out of newly acquired funds. Meanwhile, Nora finds breaking up with her boyfriend to be a difficult feat.

E20

Hollywood Honors Male Prostitute!

Wed, Feb 28 1996 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora and Nicky sneak into an awards show disguised as French filmmakers.

Season 2

13 episodes

E01

We're at NBC Now

Thu, Jan 16 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Les, new editor of the Comet, vows to make the tabloid respectable and is tested when the staff wants to publish a compromising photo of a senator known for his stand on family values.

E02

Woman Gets Plastered, Star Gets Even

Thu, Jan 23 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora learns what it's like to be on the other side of a tabloid's camera, thanks to Tom Arnold, who gets even for a story in the Comet.

E03

Itching for a Cat

Thu, Jan 30 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

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 "nurturing environment."

E04

The Sister Show

Thu, Feb 6 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora's parents blame her when her sister Lizzie decides to break off her engagement and take off for Las Vegas.

E05

A Year in the Life

Thu, Feb 13 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora prepares to celebrate her 29th birthday, but Catherine tells her that she's really about to turn 30.

E06

The Dating Game (a.k.a. Roommates)

Thu, Feb 20 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

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.

E07

Comet Lands in Man's Garage

Thu, Feb 27 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Les announces an increase in circulation but doesn't tell the staff that he's been buying the additional copies himself.

E08

The Scoop

Fri, Mar 14 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora's chance to prove herself as a photographer doesn't develop, especially since a competing reporter seems to know her every move.

E09

The Birds

Fri, Mar 21 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

A bald eagle finds its way to a tree outside Nora's bedroom window and keeps her awake all night.

E10

The Debt

Fri, Mar 28 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora owes a bundle at tax time, so she moonlights as a food server with a catering company to earn some extra cash.

E11

The Parents (1)

Thu, Apr 3 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Les's father shows up to run the Comet, and Nora's folks arrive so Fred can try out for "Jeopardy!"

E12

The Spa (2) (a.k.a. The Parents (2))

Thu, Apr 3 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

When Les assigns Nora to follow a celebrity to a health spa, she uncovers a nudist colony---and a couple of familiar faces.

E13

The Source

Wed, May 14 1997 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora runs with a tip about a TV star's infidelities. But when the star sues, Nora must identify the story's source---or go to jail.

Season 3

22 episodes

E01

Things Change

Mon, Sep 22 1997 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Camilla takes the reins at the National Inquisitor and hires Nora to be the top reporter.

E02

Her Girl Friday

Mon, Sep 29 1997 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

A plan to quell jealousy among the staff backfires when Camilla starts abusing Nora "like any other employee."

E03

Bully for Dave

Mon, Oct 6 1997 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Norman Fell turns up to tell Nora he's not dead; Dave runs into his "big crush" from high school.

E04

Liesl Weapon

Mon, Oct 13 1997 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Jake meets Nora's beautiful college roommate, who's one ferocious Fraulein.

E05

Bridesface Revisited

Mon, Oct 20 1997 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora attends her ex-husband's wedding and, upon meeting the bride, swears she's seen that face before.

E06

We Almost Had Paris

Mon, Nov 10 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

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.

E07

Look at Me! Look at Me!

Mon, Nov 17 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

When a beautiful but temperamental celebrity adopts Nora as her "new best friend," Camilla smells a story and orders Nora to "stick with her until you find it."

E08

Going Mein Way

Mon, Nov 24 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Harris ends up researching a genealogy and learns that Bradley is not related to Der Bingle, but to der Fuhrer.

E09

He Ain't Famous, He's My Brother

Mon, Dec 8 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora writes a profile of the Baldwin brothers based on an interview with Duane, the "loser Baldwin."

E10

The Unsinkable Nora Wilde

Mon, Dec 15 1997 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora hopes to stay afloat while interviewing four survivors of the Titanic. Meanwhile, a ribald dream has Jake bothered.

E11

Hooked on Heroine

Mon, Jan 26 1998 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Nora experiences an unusual sense of confidence when she's lassoed into wearing the original Wonder Woman costume for an evening.

E12

Women on the Verge of a Rhytidectomy

Mon, Feb 2 1998 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Camilla and Nora check out a tip about a plastic surgeon to the stars who likes to peek at the celebs while they're out cold on the table.

E13

8 1/2

Mon, Feb 9 1998 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Harris is in big trouble when he takes Nora's word on a fact he should have checked; and Jake hopes Camilla can make his dream come true.

E14

The Neighbor of Bath

Mon, Mar 9 1998 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Dave moves in next door to Nora, and lands in hot water when his fiancée, Christy, finds Nora in his bathtub. Meanwhile, Suji has a suitor.

E15

The Day of the Locos

Mon, May 25 1998 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Bradley sells a screenplay, but after the buyer has second thoughts, Nora agrees to help "give it a woman's voice." Meanwhile, Jake goes out with Dave's sister.

E16

Muddy for Nothing

30 min

Nora's name is mud after she splashes an important Hollywood publicist while driving to work, and the publicist then pulls an interview for the Inquisitor's cover.

E17

Born to Be Wilde

30 min

Nora and Jake go undercover in a celebrity pool tournament for charity, which Camilla suspects may be fixed.

E18

The Seer and the Sucker

30 min

The staff decides to fix each other up for their New Year's Eve party.

E19

Can't We All Just Get Along?

30 min

Camilla causes an outrage when she remarks that circulation has increased since she and "her staff" took over.

E20

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Except with Different Names

30 min

Nora's affair with rival newscaster Colin Terell becomes public knowledge around the office.

E21

Jake or Fake?

30 min

E22

Up, Up, and Away

30 min

Cast

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Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni as Nora Wilde

Tim Curry

Tim Curry as Sir Rudolph Halley

Holland Taylor

Holland Taylor as Camilla Dane

Jonathan Penner

Jonathan Penner as Nicky Columbus

Darryl Sivad

Darryl Sivad as T.J.

Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan as Chloe Banks

George Wendt

George Wendt as Les Polanski

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