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COLLECTION · Series · 1995

The Naked Truth

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.

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* 6.5 (19)Comedy
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Creators
Chris Thompson
Studios
ABC · NBC · Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Runtime
25 min/ep
Release
13/09/1995
Score
6.5 / 10 (19)
Where to watch
With ads
The Roku ChannelThe Roku Channel
Seasons and episodes
Season 1
20 episodes · 1995
Episode 1. The Naked Truth (a.k.a. Wilde Again)
1995-09-13

Nora is forced to apply for a position as photographer for the sleazy tabloid ""the Comet"" after refusing her wealthy husband's divorce settlement and then discovering he has blackballed her from work with respectable newspapers.

Episode 2. Bald Star in Hot Oil Fest!
1995-09-20

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 up, Gump!"" she screams while dancing on a tabletop shooting photos of Hanks.

Episode 3. Elvis is Coming!
1995-09-27

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 thinks Nora would make a great mother of a little King of rock 'n' Roll. In a cameo appearance,…

Episode 4. Woman Jokes While Husband Croaks!
1995-10-04

Nora's ex-husband visits to discuss financial matters and seduces Nora, who might be convinced to give him another chance - until she meets his fiancée.

Episode 5. Sex Crazed Sitcom Zombie Gropes Shutterbug (In Midnight Morgue Orgy)!
1995-10-18

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 recently deceased television personality - who revives under her touch.

Episode 6. Hero Pig Goes Hog Wild!
1995-11-01

Nora plays power broker when a pig she's saved from the slaughterhouse becomes a commodity in the entertainment industry.

Episode 7. Real Life Henry Higgins Turns Dork into Duke!
1995-11-08

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 to be himself and takes him on an ""instructional date"" to prove it. When Dave falls out a…

Episode 8. Star and Comet Collide! Giant Bugs Invade!!
1995-11-15

When Nora decides to throw a party for her former society friends, trouble crawls out of the woodwork; meanwhile, a lawsuit against ""the Comet"" has Camilla fuming.

Episode 9. Girl Buys Soup While Woman Weds Ape!
1995-11-29

Nora is thrown into turmoil after her parents' unexpected visit affects not only her sex life but her professional life as well: after interrupting a tryst with Nora's new interest (and advising him to masturbate when he gets home),…

Episode 10. Woman Weds Siamese Twins!
1995-12-06

Nora's double date of sorts with Siamese twins backfires, leaving Camilla without a story; a discussion of motherhood could cost Chloe her friendship with Nora.

Episode 11. Comet Nails Star and Vice Versa!
1995-12-13

Big-time movie actor Dylan Michael Michaels begins wooing Nora - and claims that it's not just because she has compromising photos of him.

Episode 12. Sewer Gators, Swordplay, Santa from Hell!
1995-12-20

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 the lip with ""the Comet's"" owner has just cost Camilla her job by revealing that she let scruples…

Episode 13. Shocking Tales of Hollywood Gunplay!
1996-01-03

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 friend.

Episode 14. Woman Loses Space Alien, Finds God!
1996-01-10

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.

Episode 15. Man Wakes Up With Stranger in Pants!
1996-01-17

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 female hormones he must take until he heals expose a feminine side that Nora finds irresistible.

Episode 16. The Bubble Show
1996-01-31

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 some troubling facts about the doctor in charge of the experiment.

Episode 17. Women Rises in World, Falls on Face!
1996-02-07

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, but she can't get any respect from her co-workers.

Episode 18. Sisters in Sex Triangle With Gazillionaire!
1996-02-14

Camilla has plans for the tabloid's newly divorced owner, but her scheming sister Felicia seems to have beaten her to the punch, bringing their long-standing sibling rivalry to a head.

Episode 19. Man Loses Load While Woman Can't Dump!
1996-02-21

Dave gets a visit from his shady twin brother Intelligent Dave, who has big plans for the huge inheritance check Dave just received; Nora can't get rid of an annoying boyfriend.

Episode 20. Hollywood Honors Male Prostitute!
1996-02-28

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 camera hidden in her bra and he with one hidden in his crotch.

Season 2
13 episodes · 1997
Episode 1. We're at NBC Now
1997-01-16

Les takes over and wastes no time making some changes. Among them: Nora is shifted from photographer to advice columnist; and the magazine is going to become (gasp!) respectable.

Episode 2. Woman Gets Plastered, Star Gets Even
1997-01-23

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 how the other half lives.

Episode 3. Itching for a Cat
1997-01-30

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.""

Episode 4. The Sister Show
1997-02-06

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 engagement and taken off for Las Vegas.

Episode 5. A Year in the Life
1997-02-13

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 30.

Episode 6. The Dating Game (a.k.a. Roommates)
1997-02-20

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.

Episode 7. Comet Lands in Man's Garage
1997-02-27

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 been buying the additional copies himself.

Episode 8. The Scoop
1997-03-14

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

Episode 9. The Birds
1997-03-21

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 all night.

Episode 10. The Debt
1997-03-28

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 with a catering company.

Episode 11. The Parents (1)
1997-04-03

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!""

Episode 12. The Spa (2) (a.k.a. The Parents (2))
1997-04-03

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

Episode 13. The Source
1997-05-14

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 directly to jail.

Season 3
22 episodes · 1997
Episode 1. Things Change
1997-09-22

Camilla takes the reins at the National Inquisitor and hires Nora to be the top reporter. Meanwhile, Nora's ex wants another chance at romance.

Episode 2. Her Girl Friday
1997-09-29

Hey, jealousy! The staff suspects that Nora gets special treatment from Camilla. But a plan to quell the envy backfires when Camilla starts abusing Nora ""like any other employee.""

Episode 3. Bully for Dave
1997-10-06

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 his ""big crush"" from high school.

Episode 4. Liesl Weapon
1997-10-13

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 work.

Episode 5. Bridesface Revisited
1997-10-20

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.

Episode 6. We Almost Had Paris
1997-11-10

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.

Episode 7. Look at Me! Look at Me!
1997-11-17

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.""

Episode 8. Going Mein Way
1997-11-24

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.

Episode 9. He Ain't Famous, He's My Brother
1997-12-08

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.""

Episode 10. The Unsinkable Nora Wilde
1997-12-15

Nora hopes she can stay afloat while interviewing four survivors of the Titanic. Meanwhile, Jake is bothered by a ribald dream.

Episode 11. Hooked on Heroine
1998-01-26

Nora gets some strange looks-and an unusual sense of confidence-when she's lassoed into wearing the original Wonder Woman costume for an evening.

Episode 12. Women on the Verge of a Rhytidectomy
1998-02-02

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 they're out cold on the table.

Episode 13. 8 1/2
1998-02-09

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 sued. The publisher brings in an incompetent ombudsman to oversee Harris' every move and decision.…

Episode 14. The Neighbor of Bath
1998-03-09

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. Nora's jealous of the huge bath in Dave's apartment and he offers to let her use it whenever she…

Episode 15. Day of the Locos
1998-05-25

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 writer. Bradley overhears and is devastated. The next day he gets notes from the studio -- and they…

Episode 16. Muddy 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 this harpy. They try to apologize, but the publicist refuses to accept. Indignant, Nora insults her…

Episode 17. Born 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 match with Gary Coleman, however, Jake whacks himself in the eye with a cue stick. Nora must take his…

Episode 18. The 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 seemingly keen insights into him. Nora, however, is devastated when the seer tells her she will…

Episode 19. Can'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 up their Saturday for the therapist and a session meant to provoke honest communication…

Episode 20. Bob & 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 show as a reporter -- he might steal a story from them through Nora. Nora's insulted at the…

Episode 21. Jake 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 Colin. Upon leaving, they have an unintentional goodnight kiss. The next day at work, things are…

Episode 22. Up, 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 with food or water. She sets about explaining how they got there. We dissolve back in time and find…

Cast by season
Téa Leoni
Téa Leoni
Nora Wilde
Holland Taylor
Holland Taylor
Camilla Dane
Jonathan Penner
Jonathan Penner
Nicky Columbus
Darryl Sivad
Darryl Sivad
T.J.
Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts
Dave Fontaine
Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan
Chloe Banks
Jack Blessing
Jack Blessing
Mr. Donner
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