Spin City: Season 3
Scandal, spin, and snarky one-liners return as Mike tries to manage the mayor, the staff, and his personal life, often at the same time. Season 3 of the series ups the ante with bigger laughs and even bigger political gaffes. The show follows the workaholic Deputy Mayor of New York City, Mike Flaherty, who serves as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of hi
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Mike Flaherty serves as the Deputy Mayor of New York City and acts as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and handler.
- Mike manages the city alongside an oddball staff that includes an anxious and insecure press secretary and a sexist, boorish chief of staff.
- The staff also features an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs and James Hobert.
- The series is set in a fictionalized version of the New York City mayor's office.
Season overview
Scandal, spin, and snarky one-liners return as Mike tries to manage the mayor, the staff, and his personal life, often at the same time. Season 3 of the series ups the ante with bigger laughs and even bigger political gaffes. The show follows the workaholic Deputy Mayor of New York City, Mike Flaherty, who serves as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff, which includes an anxious and insecure press secretary, a sexist and boorish chief of staff, an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs, and James Hobert. The series is an American sitcom television series set in a fictionalized version of the New York City mayor's office, created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, and produced by Ubu Productions, Lottery Hill Entertainment, and DreamWorks Television.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Dead Dog Talking
Sep 22, 1998 · 22 min
The staff prepares for the mayor's bid for re-election announcement. Mike becomes a hero when he saves a runaway perambulator, but the reality of the situation isn't what it seems.
There's Something About Heidi
Sep 29, 1998 · 22 min
After 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
Gone with the Wind
Oct 6, 1998 · 22 min
Mike 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 post; hi
The Deer Hunter
Oct 13, 1998 · 22 min
Carter, Nikki and Mike go deer hunting in a fundraising attempt. While Mike is gone, Stuart becomes Stacy's boss for the day. And, with Claudia's help, Paul campaigns for a raise.
It Happened One Night
Oct 20, 1998 · 22 min
The 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 problem
Three Men and a Little Lady
Oct 27, 1998 · 22 min
After 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 mo
An Officer and a Gentleman
Nov 3, 1998 · 22 min
Mike 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
Quest for Fire
Nov 10, 1998 · 22 min
Paul has moved to Harlem and is annoying Carter and Janelle because he thinks that he's black. The Mayor is preparing to run the Olympic torch around City Hall, but can't because t
The Kidney's All Right
Nov 17, 1998 · 22 min
Stacy'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,
Gobble the Wonder Turkey Saves the Day
Nov 24, 1998 · 22 min
The 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 Cit
Local Hero
Dec 8, 1998 · 22 min
The 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 c
Monkey Business
Dec 15, 1998 · 22 min
Carter 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 gree
Taxi Driver
Jan 5, 1999 · 22 min
Mike 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.
The Nutty Deputy Mayor
Jan 12, 1999 · 22 min
The mayor submits a personal ad in a newspaper as the rest of the office men prepare for the mayor's annual male bachelor charity auction. Mike chooses to spend some extra city mon
Not in the Line of Fire
Jan 26, 1999 · 22 min
When 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. M
Internal Affairs
Feb 9, 1999 · 22 min
Mike 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
Dick Clark's Rockin' Make-Out Party '99
Feb 16, 1999 · 22 min
Mike and Nikki decide to keep their relationship a secret. Stacy's Aunt Marie visits. Deidre files sexual harassment charges against Stuart after he dumps her. Carter is talking ab
Back to the Future IV: Judgment Day
Feb 23, 1999 · 22 min
Mike'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. T
Politically Incorrect
Mar 2, 1999 · 22 min
Nikki 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'
That's Entertainment
Mar 16, 1999 · 22 min
Mike makes the staff work on Oscar Sunday due to a screw-up of Paul's. The staff reminisces about their favorite movie moments to pass the time. ("Clip show" filler episode)
The Last Temptation of Mike
Apr 6, 1999 · 22 min
Mike 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 piec
Carter & Stuart & Bennett & Deirdre
Apr 13, 1999 · 22 min
A feuding Carter and Stuart become friends with the other's ex, just for spite.
The Mayor With Two Brains
May 4, 1999 · 22 min
It'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 vario
Wall Street
May 11, 1999 · 22 min
The 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
Klumageddon (1)
May 18, 1999 · 22 min
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 hum
Klumageddon (2)
May 25, 1999 · 22 min
Mike tries to convince Nikki that nothing is going on between himself and Heidi Klum. The mayor doesn't understand that Janelle wants to break up with him. Janelle gets Mike to do