Spin City: Season 2
With chaos around every corner, Mike keeps City Hall running barely during the second season of Spin City. From media scandals to romantic entanglements, the laughs and spin intensify in this sharp and witty second season of the series. The show features workaholic Mike Flaherty serving as Deputy Mayor of New York City and acting as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city al
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Workaholic Mike Flaherty serves as the Deputy Mayor of New York City and key strategist and handler for Mayor Randall Winston.
- Mike runs City Hall with the help of an oddball staff that includes an anxious and insecure press secretary.
- The staff also features a sexist, boorish chief of staff and an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs.
- The series is set in a fictionalized version of the New York City mayor's office.
Season overview
With chaos around every corner, Mike keeps City Hall running barely during the second season of Spin City. From media scandals to romantic entanglements, the laughs and spin intensify in this sharp and witty second season of the series. The show features workaholic Mike Flaherty serving as Deputy Mayor of New York City and acting as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city alongside an oddball staff consisting of an anxious and insecure press secretary, a sexist and boorish chief of staff, and an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs, alongside characters such as James Hobert. The American sitcom television series aired on ABC from September 17, 1996, to April 30, 2002, and was created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, while being produced by Ubu Productions, Lottery Hill Entertainment, and DreamWorks Television.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Paul Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Sep 24, 1997 · 22 min
While acting as the Mayor's divorce lawyer, Michael is attracted to his opponent, Laurie Parres. Meanwhile, the press thinks Paul has suffered a nervous breakdown, so Michael enlis
Porn in the U.S.A.
Oct 1, 1997 · 22 min
When Mike's new girlfriend, Laurie, bonds with Nikki, Mike must compete with his own staffer for Laurie's attention and free time. Meanwhile, Paul's bombshell mom dazzles his cowor
Wonder Woman
Oct 8, 1997 · 22 min
Mike finds out that his new girlfriend, Laurie, isn't looking for commitment, which he thinks is great-- at first. Meanwhile, James has a mysterious new hobby, which Stuart and Car
The Goodbye Girl
Oct 15, 1997 · 22 min
Michael tries to dissuade the Mayor from a relationship with Jennifer, a much younger woman. However, as Mike deals with his own relationship troubles, Jennifer makes a pass at him
In the Heat of the Day
Oct 22, 1997 · 22 min
While jogging in the park to support the Mayor's fitness initiative, Carter is apprehended by the police, who mistake him for a mugger. To Carter's chagrin, Michael wants to downpl
Radio Daze
Oct 29, 1997 · 22 min
The Mayor agrees to a mock election with a popular disc jockey. Meanwhile, the women in the office compete for the affections of the water delivery man.
The Thirty Year Itch
Nov 5, 1997 · 22 min
As Mike's 30th birthday approaches, he is reminded of a promise he made to his high-school sweetheart, Renee Miller, long ago: If they were both still single by the time Mike turne
My Life is a Soap Opera
Nov 12, 1997 · 22 min
When Mike begins dating Lisa, a writer from the soap opera "All My Children", he starts to see their dating life echoed on episodes of the popular serial: A new hunk named Mick Fla
Family Affair (1)
Nov 19, 1997 · 22 min
Mike's mom, Macy, is visiting for a week and she and the Mayor hit it off better than Mike ever imagined, or feared. Meanwhile, Nikki dates Steve, a ventriloquist whose dummy, Mr.
Family Affair (2)
Nov 26, 1997 · 22 min
Mike must choose between protecting his mom, Macy, and protecting the Mayor, when he tries to spin the Mayor out of a new scandal--His Honor's alibi would reveal that he spent the
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Dec 10, 1997 · 22 min
The Mayor's free-thinking daughter, Meg, with whom he has a somewhat strained relationship, puts the ""bare"" in bareback when she disrupts a rally with hansom-carriage drivers in
Miracle Near 34th Street
Dec 17, 1997 · 22 min
Mike struggles to make the children of New York believe again after the Mayor tells them that there is no Santa.
Same Time Next Year
Jan 7, 1998 · 22 min
A champagne filled New Year's celebration at the Mayor's mansion gets out of control, resulting in more than a little embarrassment the next day, especially for Mike and Nikki. On
The Paul Lassiter Story
Jan 21, 1998 · 22 min
The usually indomitable Mike can't cope at the office because of upsetting news he's unwilling to share--his doctor suspects Mike has prostate cancer. The timing couldn't be worse,
Gentleman's Agreement
Jan 28, 1998 · 22 min
Mike tries to dissuade the Mayor from joining a club for males only. Stuart joins the City Hall all-female reading group. Paul schools James in playing three-card monty.
Deaf Man Walking
Feb 25, 1998 · 22 min
Stacey's grandmother puts a curse on Mike after he convinces her to move out, into Manhattan. The Mayor is concerned he's losing his hearing. And there's a void in Stuart's life af
The Marrying Men (1)
Mar 4, 1998 · 22 min
Faced with the prospect of spending Valentine's Day alone for the first time in eighteen years, Mike is thrilled when old flame Laurie steps back into his life. But he doesn't know
One Wedding and a Funeral (2)
Mar 11, 1998 · 22 min
When Laurie accepts Mike's proposal, he begins to worry that they are too different. Meanwhile, Paul struggles to get the courage to propose to Claudia, and various staff members f
A River Runs Through Me
Mar 18, 1998 · 22 min
Mike suggests the staff undergo drug testing to demonstrate the mayor's new anti-drug campaign. But after he accidentally gets high while visiting some Native Americans, he risks f
The Pope of Gracie Mansion
Apr 1, 1998 · 22 min
The Pope is visiting New York City, leading to spiritual revitalizations for Mike and the mayor. Carter fixes Nikki up with a friend of his. And Paul's turtle is loose in City Hall
Bye, Bye, Birdie
Apr 29, 1998 · 22 min
The staff prepares for Paul and Claudia's bachelor and bachelorette parties as the city prepares to unveil a new statue that it commissioned. The girls play ""I Never...."". Paul's
The Lady or the Tiger
May 6, 1998 · 22 min
A female magician performs at City Hall and Mike asks her out. Stuart and Carter purchase a bar. After sleeping together and telling him she's not interested in a long-term relatio
Single White Male
May 6, 1998 · 22 min
Stuart lobbies to become Carter's roommate. After Carter's apartment is robbed, he must let Stuart stay. A rat on the loose in City Hall wreaks havoc on the staff and Paul's cat.
The Paul-Bearer
May 20, 1998 · 22 min
The Mayor has a stuttering problem. And Mike has a big problem when he promises to coordinate Paul and Claudia's wedding but discovers that the church is also booked for a funeral