Spin City (1996–2002)

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:

Richard Kind, Michael J. Fox, Heather Locklear

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 31 nominations.

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 (144 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	...	Janelle Cooper (79 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 | manhattan new york city | political aide | 

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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 30 min (145 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The mayor's name is "Randall Winston". The associate producer's name is also Randall Winston.

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Quotes

Stuart: Nice dress Nikki. Who are you gonna meet - Felicity?
Nikki: You actually watch Felicity?
Stuart: Not since she cut her hair.

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Connections

Referenced in Charmed: Spin City (2004)

User Reviews

Heather Locklear kills another good show.

Michael J. Fox is a terrific actor. The supporting cast for this show

were a witty team. However, for some reason the secretary Stacy

was replaced by Heather Locklear. Heather really killed this show,

it was almost dead even by the time MJF left. When she was

added, all the other charactars were pushed to the background

and we hardly ever saw them anymore. Instead, we saw a lot of

Heather interacting with Michael in a strange, contrived way. Then

when Michael J. Fox left, they brought Charlie Sheen in. Charlie

Sheen was all right, but at this point the show was unbearable to

watch because of Locklear's wooden acting abilities and the way

the other cast members (which had dwindled to just four, counting

the Mayor) were shown only once or twice per show. If Locklear had not been brought in and the other cast members

had remained with the show, this show could have survived even

without Fox. This show went off the air in 2002. If you happen to

catch it in reruns, only watch the MJF episodes and the first few

Charlie Sheen episodes, but no more than that.