Spin City

Name: Spin City
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 17, 1996
Rating: 72
Cast: Heather Locklear, Michael Boatman, Charlie Sheen, Lana Parrilla, Richard Kind

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Spin City: The Complete First Season (Bingo Will Not Be Forgotten)

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Series Details & Credits

ABC | Release Date: September 17, 1996

Starring: Heather Locklear, Michael Boatman, Charlie Sheen, Lana Parrilla, Richard Kind, Alan Ruck, Barry Bostwick

Summary: Michael Flaherty (Michael J. Fox), Deputy Mayor and right-hand man to Mayor Randall Winston (Barry Bostwick), keeps his co-workers and City Hall under complete control while his personal life often spins completely out of control.

Creator: Bill Lawrence and Gary David Goldberg

Genre(s): Comedy

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S6:E41. Deaf Man Walking
Air Date: July 10, 2017
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S6:E40. The Paul Lassiter Story
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S6:E39. Same Time, Next Year
Air Date: July 10, 2017

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Critic Reviews

100

Matt Roush

Mar 17, 2013

Season 1 Review: As you watch the smart, sophisticated, sharply written and slickly directed Spin City strut its stuff, memories of Murphy Brown's early days may come to mind. Dominating a volatile, high-profile workplace and supported by a crackerjack cast, Fox demonstrates superb and crafty comic timing in a tailor-made role. [17 Sept 1996, p.1D]

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Lon Grahnke

Mar 17, 2013

Season 1 Review: Reunited with "Family Ties" creator Gary David Goldberg, movie star Michael J. Fox scores a landslide victory in his terrific TV comeback. [16 Sept 1996, p.35]

Joanne Ostrow

Mar 17, 2013

Season 1 Review: Based on both content and time slot - between "Home Improvement" and "NYPD Blue" - Spin City is potentially the breakout hit of the season. [17 Sept 1996]

Tom Shales

Mar 17, 2013

Season 1 Review: Spin City is firing on all cylinders. It's a slick little contraption custom-built by professionals, and if it's not exactly full of surprises, at least it's roaringly competent. [17 Sept 1996, p.B01]

Joe Queenan

Jun 26, 2013

Season 1 Review: Fox... retains his wonderful timing and delivery. ... But the political satire that makes up the rest of the show is toothless, corny, passé. Read full review

David Zurawik

Mar 17, 2013

Season 1 Review: Spin City is television as culture, and I am not sure whether a show like this merely plugs into the cynicism already in place in our country or creates more and more of it by making it seem like the hip, in-the-know way to be.[17 Sept 1996, p.]

Miles Beller

Mar 17, 2013

Season 1 Review: Spin City doesn't yet spin into a totally satisfying comic groove, instead going for the obvious and the expected when it comes to the ways and means of politics. [17 Sept 1996]

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Seasons & Episodes

72

Series Overview
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2001
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  S6:E41. Deaf Man Walking
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  S6:E40. The Paul Lassiter Story
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  S6:E39. Same Time, Next Year
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  S6:E38. Miracle Near 34th Street
  Air Date: July 9, 2017
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  S6:E37. They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
  Air Date: July 9, 2017
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  S6:E36. My Life Is a Soap Opera
  Air Date: July 3, 2017
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  S6:E35. The Thirty Year Itch
  Air Date: July 3, 2017
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  S6:E34. Radio Daze
  Air Date: July 3, 2017
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  S6:E33. In the Heat of the Day
  Air Date: July 3, 2017
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  S6:E32. Wonder Woman
  Air Date: July 2, 2017
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  S6:E31. Paul Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  Air Date: July 2, 2017
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  S6:E30. Mayor Over Miami
  Air Date: June 26, 2017
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  S6:E29. The Mayor Who Came to Dinner
  Air Date: June 26, 2017
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  S6:E28. Bone Free
  Air Date: June 26, 2017
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  S6:E27. Hot in the City
  Air Date: June 26, 2017
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  S6:E26. Deaf Becomes Her
  Air Date: June 25, 2017
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  S6:E25. Striptease
  Air Date: June 25, 2017
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  S6:E24. Snowbound
  Air Date: June 25, 2017
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  S6:E23. An Affair to Remember
  Air Date: June 25, 2017
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  S6:E22. A Friend in Need
  Air Date: April 30, 2002
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  S6:E22. A Friend in Need (Part 2)
  Air Date: April 30, 2002
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  S6:E21. A Tale of Four Cities
  Air Date: April 30, 2002
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  S6:E21. A Tale of Four Cities (Part 1)
  Air Date: April 30, 2002
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  S6:E20. Look Who's Not Talking
  Air Date: April 23, 2002
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  S6:E19. Let's Give Them Something to Talk About
  Air Date: April 16, 2002
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  S6:E18. An Affair Not to Remember
  Air Date: April 9, 2002
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  S6:E17. Age Against the Machine
  Air Date: March 26, 2002
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  S6:E16. Eyes Wide Open
  Air Date: March 19, 2002
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  S6:E15. Sex, Lies and Video Date
  Air Date: March 12, 2002
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  S6:E14. Rags to Riches
  Air Date: March 5, 2002
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  S6:E13. O Mother, Where Art Thou?
  Air Date: January 8, 2002
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  S6:E12. An Office and a Gentleman
  Air Date: December 11, 2001
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  S6:E11. Chinatown
  Air Date: November 27, 2001
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  S6:E10. Fight Flub
  Air Date: November 20, 2001
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  S6:E9. The Wedding Scammer
  Air Date: November 13, 2001
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  S6:E8. She's Gotta Habit
  Air Date: November 6, 2001
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  S6:E7. Sleeping with the Enemy
  Air Date: November 6, 2001
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  S6:E6. Yeah Baby!
  Air Date: October 23, 2001
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  S6:E5. Yet Another Stakeout
  Air Date: October 16, 2001
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  S6:E4. The Apartment
  Air Date: October 9, 2001
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  S6:E3. Wife with Mikey
  Air Date: October 2, 2001
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  S6:E2. A Tree Falls in Manhattan (2)
  Air Date: September 25, 2001
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  S6:E1. The Arrival (1)
  Air Date: September 25, 2001
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 18, 2000
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 1999
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 1998
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 1997
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 17, 1996