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.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.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.
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 14 wins & 38 nominations total
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- TriviaMichael J. Fox's final episode contained numerous references to his earlier series, "Family Ties (1982)," including a cameo appearance by Michael Gross (who played Fox's father in the earlier series), the doctor he played has a secretary named Mallory, which was Fox's sister's name on the show, a reference to a Republican Senator named "Alex P. Keaton" (Fox's earlier character). Also, Meredith Baxter appeared as his mother in earlier episodes, and also was his mother in "Family Ties (1982)."
- Alternate versionsIn the episode "A Star is Born" [1.6], there are 2 different primetime versions, one with a storyline involving Ashley Shaffer trying out to be a televion anchor and a second verson completely without her. The differences between these 2 versions are as follows:
- The original opening sequence features Ashley on a Sunday talk show. In the second version, the footage is replaced with Mike, Nicki and Carter betting on the Super Bowl.
- The second version's press conference sequence replaces Ashley's lines with those of a different reporter's.
- The original version has a sequence in which Ashley talks with Mike while walking down the hallway. In the second version, she's replaced with Stuart.
- The original version contains a sequence where Mike and Ashley are in their apartment watching television, followed by a closing sequence where they make out off camera. In the second version, all of the footage is replaced with a completely different storyline in which Nicki and Carter interview a guy named "Guy" at a focus group meeting, whom both Nicki and Carter develop feelings for. They argue over what Guy's sexual preference is and ask him back to find out for sure, to which he replies that he is gay, but not interested in Carter.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 54th Golden Globe Awards (1997)
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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.
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.
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