Spin City

Season 3

TV-14

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.

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26 Episodes

Dead Dog Talking
E1
Dead Dog TalkingThe staff prepares for the mayor's bid for re-election announcement. Mike becomes a hero when he saves a runaway baby carriage, but the reality of the situation isn't what it seems. Carter adopts his family's 19-year-old dog. And, Paul teaches Stacy how to get a sick day without being sick.
There's Something About Heidi
E2
There's Something About HeidiAfter Mike's picture with model Heidi Klum is in the tabloids, people assume he's dating her. But, he soon is after she asks him out. As a result, Nikki reveals to Carter that she has a secret crush on Mike. And The Mayor can't stop laughing at VERY inappropriate times.
Gone with the Wind
E3
Gone with the WindMike prepares to have sex with Heidi Klum for the first time. After ""it"", Heidi asks Mike to keep their relationship a secret. James receives his Aunt Sarah's ashes in the mail; his Aunt Sarah was a cow. Mike daydreams while making a statement to the press and accidentally reveals his relationship with Heidi; she breaks up with him. Paul's new fan creates problems for Aunt Sarah (take a wild guess).
The Deer Hunter
E4
The Deer HunterMike goes hunting with campaign contributor Peter Noland, who makes killing deer a prerequisite for his contribution. Acting deputy mayor Stuart drives Stacy nuts until Janelle intervenes. James subs for Paul, who wants a raise.
It Happened One Night
E5
It Happened One NightThe Mayor brings an abandoned baby to City Hall. Mike's old girlfriends voice opinions about him. The Mayor sends James to see a psychiatrist for him, concerning his sexual problems. Mike wants to adopt the baby. The Mayor takes Viagra to help him out. Mike's interview with the social worker doesn't go very well. Nikki prepares to tell Mike about her crush on him, but can't quite get the words out.
Three Men and a Little Lady
E6
Three Men and a Little LadyAfter the Mayor is photographed throwing a baseball ""like a girl,"" Mike tries to give him a more macho image. But when a teenage girl mugs the mayor, Mike and Paul; Mike's got more damage control than even he can handle. Meanwhile, Stuart loses his heart to Deirdre, a woman who's just as detestable as he is.
An Officer and a Gentleman
E7
An Officer and a GentlemanMike discovers that his childhood pal, Nate Scott, has more in common with Carter than meets the eye, and finds it difficult to deal with this revelation. Meanwhile, Paul instructs Stacy in the finer art of being a cheapskate.
Quest for Fire
E8
Quest for FireAn Olympic torch-bearer from Nigeria gets lost in NYC, so workaholic Mike vacations at the office. Paul moves to Harlem and tries to assimilate by adopting black stereotypes. Nikki talks of a fictitious beau and Mike wants to meet him.
The Kidney's All Right
E9
The Kidney's All RightStacy's staying with Carter and Stuart while her apartment is fumigated. Her partying cramps their style. Trying to outdo NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon and NBA player Jayson Williams, the Mayor promises his kidney to a young boy. Unfortunately, his doesn't match--but Mike's does. Meanwhile, Mike's playing the jealousy game with Nikki and promises to donate his kidney to the boy in hopes that she'll break up with Arthur for him. But when she offers him a chance to speak up about his feelings, he's anesthetized for his surgery and can't say anything.
Gobble the Wonder Turkey Saves the Day
E10
Gobble the Wonder Turkey Saves the DayThe Mayor is disturbed by a campaign commercial by his opponent, starring his ex-wife. Mike plans the City Hall Thanksgiving, scheduled to be televised live throughout New York City, with the Mayor's father scheduled to attend. At the dinner, the Mayor blows up at his father on live TV. Meanwhile, Stacy mistakes Stuart for her boyfriend in the dark and lays a big wet one on him, making her think twice about her feelings for him.
Local Hero
E11
Local HeroThe staff prepares for the Mayor's costume ball. Stuart tries to break up with Deidre. And after Mike sets Stacy up with a councilman to get his vote, she likes the set-up as the councilman plays the hero.
Monkey Business
E12
Monkey BusinessCarter and Stuart plan to spend Christmas together. Mike must baby-sit a smart monkey that will be given to the city zoo as a gift from Ghana. The staff prepares the City Hall greeting card. Carter and Stuart meet two old men from their building who mirror themselves in 30 years.
Taxi Driver
E13
Taxi DriverMike can't stop thinking about Nikki. Nikki is ready to take the next step with Arthur, but Mike is worried about that. Paul unwittingly has an affair because Stuart needs him to. Stacy dates a job-obsessed cabbie just because he looks good. James inadvertently causes a taxi driver strike, which interferes with Arthur getting to the airport. You see, if Arthur misses a plane, he and Nikki will have sex.
The Nutty Deputy Mayor
E14
The Nutty Deputy MayorCity hall holds its annual charity bachelor staff auction. Ecouraged by the girls, James dares Mike. After protest from the League of Large New Yorkers against the size of new public lavatories, Mike is stuck wearing a fat-suit. Stuart's sob story about his wale-size sister prolongs that during the auction. The mayor enters himself and pays a hot new journalist to bid on him.
Not in the Line of Fire
E15
Not in the Line of FireWhen the mayor starts to worry about becoming the object of a violent attack, a videotape showing Mike apparently leaving him in the line of ""gunfire"" damages their relationship. Meanwhile, Nikki sees Mike in an entirely different light after her viewing of the same tape reveals he was trying to protect her. And, Arthur wants to propose to Nikki, but puts his relationship with her at risk by confiding in Stuart.
Internal Affairs
E16
Internal AffairsMike and Nikki struggle with taking their relationship to the next level, i.e. sex. Stacy runs a phony psychic hotline on Paul. And the rest of the staff participates in a stakeout to demonstrate the city's new police technology.
Dick Clark's Rockin' Make-Out Party '99
E17
Dick Clark's Rockin' Make-Out Party '99Stuart finally dumps Deirdre, who immediately slaps him with a ludicrous sexual harassment charge. Mike finds putting up a defense near-hopeless, as all true testimonies from sympathetic colleagues still picture Stuart as a sexual predator. Innocent James feels like a sexual prey when Stacey's visiting aunt Marie Paterno, a country schoolteacher, openly calls him an irresistible puppy. Deirdre makes Mike an indecent proposal.
Back to the Future IV: Judgment Day
E18
Back to the Future IV: Judgment DayMike's political mentor is preparing to visit with the mayor preparing to appoint him head of the city's millennium project. Marie is still in town and messing around with James. The mayor and Janelle plan a get-together. Owen has changed a little over the years and believes he is the Messiah. After Carter puts Rags in Paul's care, Paul accidentally kills the ailing dog. Owen brings Rags back to life with a touch.
Politically Incorrect
E19
Politically IncorrectNikki wants to make her relationship public knowledge. The mayor prepares to appear on ""Politically Incorrect."" Carter is dating a gay boxer. Paul becomes addicted to Stacy's aunt's meatball subs. The mayor accidentally outs his relationship with Janelle while on TV. Nikki and Mike fight after he's not ready to expose their relationship yet.
That's Entertainment
E20
That's EntertainmentTeam Mike risks missing the Oscar ceremony on TV as they must work late to send 6,000 hand- and tongue-processed invitations for a mayoral event. Stuart and Paul share the blame for the while thing having to be repeated. Meanwhile they reminisce in flash-backs about their own experiences paralleling or rather parodying Hollywood-productions.
The Last Temptation of Mike
E21
The Last Temptation of MikeMike agrees to donate sperm for Paul and Claudia, not realizing what Paul forgot to tell him. A City Hall tour guide is harassing Stacy. James has been commissioned to write a piece for ""Sassy.""
Carter & Stuart & Bennett & Deirdre
E22
Carter & Stuart & Bennett & DeirdreStuart befriends Carter's ex-boyfriend Bennett, so Carter takes revenge by befriending Deidre. Subbing for absent Stacey, temp Gayle thinks Mike is coming on to her. James starts writing a City Hall newsletter.
The Mayor With Two Brains
E23
The Mayor With Two BrainsIt's Nikki and Mike's four-month anniversary. James is still the only person who knows, but he wants to tell. Stuart takes Carter's job for a day, helping the mayor deal with various ethnic groups. James develops a rash from keeping the secret. Mike prepares for a magazine interview, but during the interview, the reporter's focus shifts to Carter. Stuart enlists Stacy's help with the ethnic groups. James spills the beans.
Wall Street
E24
Wall StreetThe staff pesters Nikki for details about her sex life with Mike. James asks Mike to invest his life savings in an Internet company, but when Mike holds off on investing, the stock goes up several points, and Mike must find a way to make the money back. Meanwhile, the mayor has an action figure made of himself but unfortunately, they're all anatomically correct.
Klumageddon (1)
E25
Klumageddon (1)Mike is tested when Nikki is out sick and the mayor hires his ex, Heidi Klum, to help publicize the new animal rights campaign. Meanwhile, the mayor and Paul try to inject some humor into their press conferences. When Mike accidentally tells Nikki that even though Heidi came onto him, he had feelings for her and still turned her down, she walks out.
Klumageddon (2)
E26
Klumageddon (2)Mike's well-meant discretion and Nikkis's jealous spying lead to her wrongly assuming he cheats on her with Heidi, hence she dumps him 'first' and everyone is miserable until the truth comes out. James outclasses Paul in giving Stacey innocent, yet erotic massages. Seeing Heidi reward kindness to animals, Stuart first pretends to be rags's owner, then offers the mutt to her, but Carter finds their trail.