Spin City 

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.

Creators:

Gary David Goldberg, Bill Lawrence

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 38 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Richard Kind	...	Paul Lassiter (145 episodes, 1996-2002)
Alan Ruck	...	Stuart Bondek (145 episodes, 1996-2002)
Michael Boatman	...	Carter Heywood / ... (145 episodes, 1996-2002)
Barry Bostwick	...	Mayor Randall M. Winston Jr. / ... (145 episodes, 1996-2002)
Michael J. Fox	...	Mike Flaherty (103 episodes, 1996-2001)
Connie Britton	...	Nikki Faber (100 episodes, 1996-2000)
Alexander Chaplin	...	James Hobert (100 episodes, 1996-2000)
Victoria Dillard	...	Janelle Cooper / ... (91 episodes, 1996-2000)
Heather Locklear	...	Caitlin Moore (71 episodes, 1999-2002)

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).

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Plot Keywords:

mayor | new york city | sitcom | man with glasses | live audience | 

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Taglines:

Slur campaigns. Cheap shots. Smear tactics. Just another day at the office.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

ABC

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spin

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks SKG, Lottery Hill Entertainment, Ubu Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (145 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Young Guns (1988), Emilio Estevez, who is the brother of series star 'Charlie Sheen', shoots a man named Charlie Crawford, which is the name of Sheen's character here. Charlie Crawford is shot in one episode of Spin City.

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Quotes

[On erections]
Nikki: Can't you guys control those things?
Stuart: Not always.
Mike: You can scold it, or smack it around a little bit. That only seems to encourage it.
Nikki: I am fascinated.
James: Sometimes all it takes is a thought, memory... sometimes all it takes is a slight breeze.

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Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.93 (2013)

User Reviews

Works because of the characters and their interactions...

Spin City works primarily because of great characters and their interactions and chemistry. I haven't seen any of the new Charlie Sheen episodes, but I saw the Michael J. Fox episodes, and they were quite good. I love Barry Bostwick as the mayor, and how he basically acts like a child.

In Michael J. Fox's last episode, everyone started crying, and you could tell they weren't fake tears. They were real. It wasn't because he was leaving because he was tired of the show. It was because he had Parkinsons disease.

I've always liked Michael J. Fox, because I always thought he had a strong screen presence, especially in Back To the Future. He wasn't one of those stuck up guys. He knew he was short and funny. Now he has moved on to animation films like Stuart Little, but I will always remember his goodbyes from Family Ties, up to the emotional goodbye on Spin City, as he ran out on stage, and the camera picked up one last image of him waving to the audience.