"Spin City" (1996) TV series 1996-2002

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creators:

Gary David Goldberg
Bill Lawrence

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

17 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Mayor | New York City | Sitcom | Satire | Gay

Awards:

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 31 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	12:30 PM	FX	Airplane!	#4.22
Mon. Nov. 9	1:00 PM	FX	An American Deputy Mayor in Paris	#4.23

Cast

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 / ... (86 episodes, 1996-2000)
Alexander Chaplin	...	James Hobert (81 episodes, 1996-2000)
Heather Locklear	...	Caitlin Moore (71 episodes, 1999-2002)
Victoria Dillard	...	Janelle Cooper (69 episodes, 1996-2000)

Also Known As:

Spin (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (145 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Charlie Sheen's father, Martin Sheen appeared on the show as Charlie Crawford's father.

Quotes:

Mayor Winston: [to Mike, after a picture of Mike kissing Heidi Klum's butt appears on the front page of a newspaper] That used to be my ass, Flaherty.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV)

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.