For the Mayor's 50th birthday, Paul is determined to get his "old friend" George Stephanopoulos to attend the event; as Michael arranges for birthday wishes from David Letterman, Patrick Ewing, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, Frank Gifford, Rosie O'Donnell, Larry King, and the cast of Rent. But in the midst of the planning, a scandal swirls about the Mayor's presumed affair with a staffer from the Governor's office.

Spin City Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - The Great Pretender
• s01e03 - The Apartment
• s01e04 - Pride and Prejudice
• s01e05 - The Rivals
• s01e06 - A Star is Born
• s01e07 - Grand Illusion
• s01e08 - The High and the Mighty
• s01e09 - Meet Tommy Dugan
• s01e10 - The Competition
• s01e11 - Dog Day Afternoon
• s01e12 - Criss Cross
• s01e13 - Bye Bye Love
• s01e14 - Starting Over
• s01e15 - Gabby's Song
• s01e16 - Kiss Me, Stupid
• s01e17 - An Affair to Remember
• s01e18 - Snowbound
• s01e19 - Striptease
• s01e20 - Deaf Becomes Her
• s01e21 - Hot in the City
• s01e22 - Bone Free
• s01e23 - The Mayor Who Came to Dinner
• s01e24 - Mayor Over Miami

Spin City Show Summary

This situation comedy takes place in New York's City Hall. It centers on Mike Flaherty, the deputy mayor, who has to protect the slightly moronic mayor, Randall Winston from those who want to ruin his political career, and from himself, cause he is constantly making an ass of himself and Mike has to try and make sure that his little escapades are either not made public or have very little negative effect on the mayor. Helping Mike is Carter, probably the least quirky member of the mayor's staff and Nikki and James. Stuart and Paul are two members of the staff who cause just as much problems. Mike's secretary, who joined the show during the second season was Stacy. Mike's girlfriend during the first season was Ashley, but the character was dropped, his next girlfriend, during the following season was Laurie, and during the third season it was Nikki, and in the fourth season it was Caitlin Moore, the mayor's campaign manager. Michael J. Fox would leave the show after the fourth season. During the next season, the new deputy mayor would be Charlie Crawford.