Just Shoot Me! (season 4)
| Just Shoot Me! (season 4) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 21, 1999 – May 16, 2000 |
The fourth season of Just Shoot Me! aired Tuesdays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) on NBC from September 21, 1999 to February 15, 2000 and Tuesdays at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST) from February 22 to May 16, 2000.
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1 | "A Divorce to Remember" | Pamela Fryman | Marsh McCall | September 21, 1999 |
| The cracks begin to show in Finch and Adrienne's relationship as he repeatedly lies to her so he can attend a cat show. Maya and Elliot attend Nina's cult in order to obtain a divorce. | |||||
| 58 | 2 | "When Nina Met Elliott" | Pamela Fryman | Moses Port & David Guarascio | September 28, 1999 |
| Elliot is upset to discover that Nina was responsible for a car accident which destroyed his chance of marriage many years before. Finch and his new wife come under scrutiny from immigration officials when her work permit expires. | |||||
| 59 | 3 | "Blackmail Photographer" | Peter Bonerz | Kell Cahoon & Tom Saunders | November 2, 1999 |
| Elliot is forced to employ an aspiring photographer who is blackmailing him. Maya tries to convince Nina that the moon landing was not a hoax. | |||||
| 60 | 4 | "Finch Gets Dick" | Pamela Fryman | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | November 9, 1999 |
| Kyle, one of Adrienne's model friends (played by Andy Dick) visits intent on stealing Adrienne away from Finch. In order to defend himself from Kyle's accusations, Finch admits that he's been constantly lying. Adrienne decides to try and salvage their marriage by getting to know the real Dennis "Quimby" Finch. Meanwhile, Nina finds joy singing at a home for the elderly. | |||||
| 61 | 5 | "Jack Vents" | Matthew Diamond | Pam Brady | November 9, 1999 |
| Nina overhears Jack talking to his therapist through an air conditioning vent. She uses this information to control him. Maya dabbles in gambling and accidentally bets $5,000 on a dog race. | |||||
| 62 | 6 | "Hello Goodbye" | Matthew Diamond | Teleplay: Jack Burditt and Mike Reynolds Story: Steven Levitan | November 16, 1999 |
| After meeting each other's friends, Finch and Adrienne admit they have nothing in common. At Jack's command, Maya is doing staff evaluations. Elliot overreacts to a minor criticism. | |||||
| 63 | 7 | "An Axe to Grind" | Pamela Fryman | Brian Reich | November 23, 1999 |
| Finch is in denial about the breakup of his marriage. Maya dates a friend of Elliot's. | |||||
| 64 | 8 | "First Date" | Pamela Fryman | Susan Dickes | November 25, 1999 |
| Maya's annoying assistant Cindy returns, now a major advertising buyer. | |||||
| 65 | 9 | "Love is in the Air" | Pamela Fryman | Kell Cahoon & Tom Saunders | November 30, 1999 |
| Jack runs into an ex-wife and her lover on a flight to Paris, and tries to convince the pair to marry. Back at the office, Nina enlists Kevin to play a practical joke on Dennis and Elliot. | |||||
| 66 | 10 | "Jack Gets Tough" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Howard Gewirtz | December 14, 1999 |
| Jack publishes a fabrication in his memoirs claiming that he once beat up Robert Conrad. An attractive saleswoman tricks Finch into buying expensive clothing he cannot afford. Guest starring Conrad as himself. | |||||
| 67 | 11 | "Prescription for Love" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Jeff Lowell | January 11, 2000 |
| Elliot's new girlfriend, a beautiful, intelligent doctor, brings out insecurity in Elliot and jealousy in Maya. Finch and Nina bond after finding themselves temporarily homeless and living in the office. | |||||
| 68 | 12 | "When Nina Met Elliott's Mother" | Jean Sagal | Moses Port & David Guarascio | January 25, 2000 |
| While visiting Elliot's parents to lecture a group of girl scouts, Nina inspires Elliot's mother to leave her husband in search of adventure. Jack and Maya accidentally kill Finch's cat, Spartacus, and have trouble dealing with the guilt. | |||||
| 69 | 13 | "Dial 'N' for Murder" | Pamela Fryman | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | February 8, 2000 |
| Nina's first modelling coach asks Nina to euthanise her, but changes her mind after meeting Finch. Maya discovers her new boyfriend is a fat fetishist intent on making her gain weight. | |||||
| 70 | 14 | "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" | Pamela Fryman | Susan Dickes | February 15, 2000 |
| Maya and Elliot struggle with their feelings for each other, while Nina and Jack use a dating service to audition a potential boyfriend for Maya. | |||||
| 71 | 15 | "Tea & Secrecy" | Pamela Fryman | Brian Reich | February 15, 2000 |
| Maya and Elliot try to keep their relationship a secret from the rest of the office, but with little success. | |||||
| 72 | 16 | "The Pirate of Love" | Pamela Fryman | David Nichols | February 22, 2000 |
| Finch attends a sex addicts anonymous meeting and is shocked to see his ex wife there confessing to fantasising about him. Jack bullies his staff into buying cookies to raise money for his daughter's school. Maya's objections to this creates a rift between her and Elliot. | |||||
| 73 | 17 | "With Thee I Swing" | Jean Sagal | Michael Gara | February 29, 2000 |
| Elliot and Maya try to make new friends as a couple. Due to a misunderstanding, they befriend a couple who believe them to be swingers. Jack is so desperate to buy Donald Trump a better gift than Trump buys for him, he forces Finch to betray a friend. | |||||
| 74 | 18 | "Blackjack" | Pamela Fryman | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | March 28, 2000 |
| Jack confronts a man who has been posing as his son. He takes his fake son on as a protégé, excluding Finch and Maya. Nina and Elliot are judges at the fashion awards, but Elliot is disturbed to find the awards are corrupt and the judges are bribed. | |||||
| 75 | 19 | "Blinded by the Right" | Pamela Fryman | Kell Cahoon & Tom Saunders | April 4, 2000 |
| A morality group is pressuring a supermarket to remove Blush from its shelves because of the smutty cover lines. Finch attends bodyguard school. | |||||
| 76 | 20 | "Hot Nights in Paris" | Pamela Fryman | Moses Port & David Guarascio | April 18, 2000 |
| Maya moves in with Elliot, but their domestic bliss is short lived. Jack and Nina both try to avoid their annual anniversary night out. Guest appearance by Elliott Gould as himself. | |||||
| 77 | 21 | "When Nina Met Her Parents" | Pamela Fryman | Howard Gewirtz | April 27, 2000 |
| Nina is contacted by her birth parents. But when a blood test proves that she is not their real daughter, Nina ignores the result. After seeing Finch nude in a sauna, Elliot and Jack are struck by feelings of inadequacy. | |||||
| 78 | 22 | "Finch on Ice" | Dana De Vally Piazza | Susan Dickes and Brian Reich | May 2, 2000 |
| Finch's old skating partner returns, and asks him to coach her and her new partner. Just before the skating competition, she twists her ankle, forcing Finch to take her place. Maya has dyed her hair blonde. Nina is thrilled that her A&E biography is airing, but when Ed McMahon is struck by a bus, she fears that his death will lead to the cancellation of her program. Ed McMahon appears as himself. | |||||
| 79 | 23 | "A&E Biography: Nina Van Horn" | Pamela Fryman | Pam Brady | May 9, 2000 |
| Nina's exploits are presented on A&E's Biography. | |||||
| 80 | 24 | "Fast Times at Finchmont High" | Steven Levitan | Teleplay: Moses Port & David Guarascio and Robert Cohen Story: Kell Cahoon & Tom Saunders | May 16, 2000 |
| Finch returns to high school to research an article for Maya, but is reluctant to leave after becoming popular. Jack discovers Kevin's hidden talent. Nina decides to become a celibate. She is then put through a test when a latino pilot appears. Special Guest: Melissa Joan Hart as Krissy. | |||||