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Spin City (1996–2002)

TV Series  -  30 min  -  Comedy
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In this sitcom, Charlie, who takes Mike Flaherty's place in later years, is the Deputy-Mayor of New York City, and his team of half-wits must constantly save the Mayor from embarrassment and the media.

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Season:

6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1

Year:

2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996
Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 31 nominations See more awards »

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Cast

Series cast summary:
Richard Kind ...
Paul Lassiter (145 episodes, 1996-2002)
Michael Boatman ...
Carter Heywood (145 episodes, 1996-2002)
Barry Bostwick ...
Mayor Randall M. Winston Jr. (145 episodes, 1996-2002)
Alan Ruck ...
Stuart Bondek (141 episodes, 1996-2002)
Michael J. Fox ...
Mike Flaherty (103 episodes, 1996-2001)
Connie Britton ...
Nikki Faber (93 episodes, 1996-2000)
Alexander Chaplin ...
James Hobert (88 episodes, 1996-2000)
Victoria Dillard Victoria Dillard ...
Janelle Cooper (79 episodes, 1996-2000)
Heather Locklear ...
Caitlin Moore (71 episodes, 1999-2002)
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Storyline

In this sitcom, Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty (Fox) and his City Hall staff must stop the dim-witted Mayor (Bostwick) of New York City from embarrassing himself in front of the media and the voters. The staff consists of Caitlin Moore (Locklear) the Communications Director, Carter Haywood (Boatman) the head of Minority Affairs,Stuart Bondack (Ruck) the Chief of Staff, Paul Lassiter (Kind) the Press Secretary, James Hobert (Gaberman/Chaplin)the Mayor's Speech Writer, and Nikki Faber (Britton) accountant. In the final two seasons of the show, Mike is replaced by Charlie Crawford (Sheen). Written by Samantha Rose and Mike Boothroyd  

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Mayor | New York City | Sitcom | Beautiful Woman | Laugh Track  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Chaos City See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: (145 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

The concept for the show was set in motion after the writers had seen Michael J. Fox in 1995's The American President, playing one of the president's political aids. They wanted him to play a similar character for TV. See more »

Quotes

Mike: Anybody read this? Bingo died.
Karen: Ohh! Who's Bingo?
Mike: Only the city's most decorated police dog.
Nikki: Oh, yeah, right. He pulled that drowning kid out of the reservoir.
James: And didn't he sniff out 10 kilos of cocaine at La Guardia?
Mike: Yeah. Poor little guy didn't sleep for weeks after that.
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Connections

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #22.80" (2005) See more »