Spin City 

Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York City, and his team of half-wits must constantly save the Mayor from embarrassment and the media. Mike is later succeeded by Charlie Crawford.

Creators:

Gary David Goldberg, Bill Lawrence

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 10 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	...	The Mayor 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:

20th century | 21st century | 1990s | 2000s | mayor | 

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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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Certificate:

TV-14

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, 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

Sam Lloyd auditioned for the parts of Stuart and Paul. He later made guest appearances in the second and fifth seasons.

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Quotes

Mike: I had sex with this woman, Kevin. And she wants to get pregnant. She kidnapped my "guys"! And she put them in the freezer!
Kevin: That old story.

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Alternate Versions

The original airing of "Internal Affairs" [3.16] had closing credits that automatically segued into "Sports Night," which at the time aired afterwards, by having Mike and Nicki watch the show on the couch.

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Connections

Featured in The Greatest Canadian (2004)

User Reviews

A funny look at the inside of a political office. And Heather Locklear continues to look just fine.

I just started watching this sitcom just this past season, and though it's not an all time great show it has enough humor and wit to make it enjoyable to watch. Primarily the reasons I started watching "Spin City" in it's fourth season are Charlie Sheen and Heather Locklear you can tell that great chemistry exist between the two. Though take nothing away from Michael J. Fox he was brilliant as always, but his replacement Sheen seems to be filling the big shoes well. I always liked Charlie it's nice to once again see him getting work in Hollywood even if it is on TV instead of the big screen. Sheen is not only great but hilarious as the womanizing assistant deputy mayor. Locklear complements him perfect as a direct straight to the point assistant who keeps him on his toes, and just to mention you thought Heather was a knockout back during her "Melrose Place" days then prepare to be double knocked out she continues to look fine wherever she goes I tell you Heather is my dream woman for life. The supporting cast is decent with the intelligent Michael Boatman and funny Alan Ruck and Barry Bostwick is very suitable as a crazy unaware New York City mayor. Start watching this show if you haven't already Sheen and Locklear are a delight also "Spin City" provides great laughs. It's nice to make fun of the political world for a change.