Finding out that the staff knows about Jo Jo's problem only adds to her frustration. Bill seems happy about the news, then goes on the air and delivers a preachy lecture about the dangers of promiscuity.
During an on-air chat with computer gurus, Bill callously accuses his guests of smuggling American computer technology into Communist countries. During a commercial break, they threaten Bill, and his paranoia skyrockets.
Wendy is collecting money for a long-time boom man who is retiring due to ill health; Newdell Spriggs takes steps to move up at WBFL; Jo Jo is suddenly lashing out at people for a reason involving her future with Bill.
Newdell pans a recent segment of the show. Bill pulls rank on him and wants him fired, so he quits. But there's concern that he might sue, in which case Bill needs to pay him big money to settle the possible lawsuit.
TV news reporter LeeAnne Cook goads the staffers into sharing their true feelings about Bill, who fumes that she is late interviewing him. Bill then invites the staff over to watch the completed interview on television.
After injuring his hand during an on-air martial-arts stunt, Bill accuses his next guest, a Roman Catholic priest who is raising funds for a youth center, of sexual misconduct, and the audience sees Bill's true colors.
Bill goes too far in upbraiding Woody to the point of hurting his feelings and prompting him to quit his job, so makeup man Newdell jumps in and takes the job with no training.
Unseen station manager Wilkinson devastates Bill and the entire crew by suddenly announcing, through Karl Shub, that he is canceling the program and replacing it with reruns of "M*A*S*H."
Bill refuses to wear a Santa Claus outfit on the Christmas Day segment of his show, until the Brazilian actress who is guesting changes his mind by offering him a one-night stand if he wears it. Is this Bill's lucky day?