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A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and

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    Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 4 - The World at Your Feet
    8.9/10(19 votes)

    #1 - The World at Your Feet

    S2:E4

    Kahoutec "Comet" Evans is a can't-miss tennis phenom whom Arliss discovered years ago when the boy stood as tall as his racket. Now that Comet has come of age, Arliss must juggle the boy's mother's wish for her son to go to college with his own wish to cash in on the young superstar's talents.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Arli$$ Season 6 Episode 1 - Setting Precedents
    8.8/10(40 votes)

    #2 - Setting Precedents

    S6:E1

    Arliss deals with the domestic problems of a female tennis superstar. Kirby helps a basketball client graduate from college.

    Director:Robert Wuhl
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 4 - Fans First
    8.5/10(41 votes)

    #3 - Fans First

    S3:E4

    Disaster hits AMM when Defensive Player of the Year Lucian Balboa is stabbed by a crazed fan at the office's annual Super Bowl party. Where was the security? How did the stabber get into the party? These are the questions Arliss has to answer. And now Lucian has decided not to play on Super Sunday unless Arliss can guarantee that the stabber will be locked up.

    Director:Melanie Mayron
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 10 - Behind Every Great Client...
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Behind Every Great Client...

    S3:E10

    Arliss knows as well as any agent that helping a client in his personal life is part of the job. So when all-star shortstop Joe Garrison asks Arliss to tell his wife that he's leaving her, Arliss obliges. But what happens between Arliss and Erica Garrison isn't necessarily part of the job--nor what Joe had in mind.

    Director:Melanie Mayron
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Arli$$ Season 6 Episode 6 - Like No Business I Know
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Like No Business I Know

    S6:E6

    Arliss seeks revenge on a baseball manager who embarrasses him; an actor studies Kirby as research for a movie role.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 9 - Timing Is Everything
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Timing Is Everything

    S1:E9

    Arliss and Kirby decide to take beach volleyball to the next level by creating a new made-for-TV indoor tour with high-level glitz, oiled bodies, fluorescent sand, and heavy promotion. But everything goes afoul as the tour's top women's pair have irreconcilable differences, and one of the top guys infects his toe on a petrified kelp pod.

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writer:Kevin Falls

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  7. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 1 - A Man of Our Times
    8.3/10(27 votes)

    #7 - A Man of Our Times

    S1:E1

    While being nominated for the civic honor "Man of Our Times," Arliss must juggle one client's plans for a same-sex marriage on the opening night of a huge ice-skating tour, Kirby's gambling habit, and another client's financial ruin and impending unemployment.

    Director:Andy Wolk
    Writer:Robert Wuhl

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  8. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 6 - The Company You Keep
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #8 - The Company You Keep

    S1:E6

    Mike Armstrong, president of multinational CPM, is interested in buying AMM. Arliss never dreamed of selling until he hears what Armstrong's paying. AMM staffers, particularly Kirby, Rita, and Stanley, know their boss is up to something and begin to worry about their job security.

    Director:Mary Kay Place
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 10 - The Client's Best Interest
    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #9 - The Client's Best Interest

    S1:E10

    In the 12th annual Den of Thieves Rotisserie Baseball League, Arliss and Kirby hope their Frozen Ropes can bring the title back where it belongs, away from cosmetic surgeon Vic Freed and his hated Silicone Valley. Arliss must resolve a conflict of interest between the good of the Frozen Ropes, and the good of AMM client and Phillies ace Ned Bastille.

    Director:Michael Tollin
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 3 - How to Turn a Minus into a Plus
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    #10 - How to Turn a Minus into a Plus

    S1:E3

    AMM client and boxing champ Sucre Rey Santos finally gives in and grants top contender Cojones Ochonez a title fight. The huge payday means Arliss can finally buy that Gulfstream Jet he's had his eyes on. But when Ochonez is arrested and tossed in jail, the fight is no mas. However, Arliss gets the governor to sign off and approve the fight, allowing HBO to televise the Battle in the Bighouse, live from the state penitentiary.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Robert Wuhl

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  11. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 2 - The Value of Loyalty
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #11 - The Value of Loyalty

    S2:E2

    One of Arliss' long-term friends and clients leaves him when his fiancee declares it's time for a "fresh start." Meanwhile, Rita is dating a client and Arliss wants it to stop, or else.

    Director:Rodman Flender
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 6 - Kirby Carlisle, Trouble-Shooter
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Kirby Carlisle, Trouble-Shooter

    S2:E6

    When Arliss throws out his back, his dream of playing in the Crosby Pro-Am with golf client Ryan Mason III is shattered. Enter Kirby Carlisle, Arliss' Man Friday. Kirby steps in to partner with Mason and assists the pro with his club selection.

    Director:Rodman Flender
    Writer:Kevin Falls

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  13. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 1 - The Family Trust
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #13 - The Family Trust

    S3:E1

    After Kirby signs hockey star Luc Cassoulet to the biggest contract in AMM history, an extremely delicate situation develops: how does AMM get paid its commissions without going public that the client is a deadbeat? Meanwhile, Arliss has his hands full defending NBA star Dewayne Troy for assaulting a referee.

    Director:Robert Wuhl
    Writer:Bruce Kirschbaum

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  14. Arli$$ Season 4 Episode 5 - The Stories You Don't Hear About
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #14 - The Stories You Don't Hear About

    S4:E5

    It's fight night in Las Vegas and AMM client Ivory Ortega needs to get past Tomate de Cannes before a huge showdown (and payday!) with Oscar De La Hoya. But Arliss needs to act fast when he sees that Ivory is in no condition to box after a fight with his wife.

    Director:John Murray
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Arli$$ Season 4 Episode 2 - Taking One for the Team
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Taking One for the Team

    S4:E2

    Arliss is so eager to sign high school baseball phenom Jake Battershell before any other agent does that he's willing to do anything to please Jake and his parents. Well, almost anything. Kirby's effort to help AMM client Seth Carson focus on his duties as a pro quarterback go further than anyone expects.

    Director:Andy Wolk
    Writer:Kevin Falls

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  16. Arli$$ Season 5 Episode 10 - Last Call
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #16 - Last Call

    S5:E10

    Arliss tries to get a dotcom millionaire team owner to re-sign an aging broadcaster who may be losing his touch. Rita ghostwrites a column for Arliss, and Kirby helps discipline Stanley's unruly dog.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Arli$$ Season 7 Episode 10 - Profiles in Agenting
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Profiles in Agenting

    S7:E10

    Stanley and Kirby try to persuade boxer Roy Jones Jr. to endorse an innovative cooking product, while Arliss is smitten with Rita's sports photographer friend.

    Director:Robert Wuhl
    Writer:Robert Wuhl

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  18. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 7 - The Real Thing
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #18 - The Real Thing

    S2:E7

    AMM client Dan Manville is closing in on his 500th home run. Add that to the 500 stolen bases he's already chalked up, and he's the charter member of the 500/500 club. Arliss has everything in position for the "500/500 Experience," a huge Manville memorabilia tour on wheels, coming to a mall near you. All that's left for Manville to hit his 500th dinger--and for Arliss to get the ball.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 2 - My Job Is to Get Jobs
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #19 - My Job Is to Get Jobs

    S3:E2

    AMM client Theo Holt is the kind of football player every team needs: a reliable backup quarterback capable of winning games. But when Theo's team decides to let him go and there are no other takers for his services, Arliss begins to wonder. When Arliss learns about a league-wide rumor that Theo is gay, he resurrects Theo's career as only Arliss can.

    Director:John Fortenberry
    Writer:Kevin Falls

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  20. Arli$$ Season 6 Episode 5 - The Price of their Toys
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #20 - The Price of their Toys

    S6:E5

    Arliss tries to get a husband-and-wife broadcasting team their own show; Kirby deals with a spoiled clients's new ""hobbies.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 1 - A Full Service Agency
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #21 - A Full Service Agency

    S2:E1

    Catcher Zack Bowers can barely get the ball back to the mound, let alone to second base. The source of his problems: he suspects his wife is unfaithful. He demands that Arliss hire a private investigator to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, Kirby is asked to housesit Bruce Smith's 'cat'.

    Director:Eugene Corr
    Writer:Kevin Falls

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  22. Arli$$ Season 7 Episode 11 - All That Glitters
    7.9/10(20 votes)

    #22 - All That Glitters

    S7:E11

    Stunned by the sudden death of a good friend, Arliss goes off on a road trip of soul searching, leaving Rita, Kirby and Stanley to manage AMM on their own.

    Director:John Murray
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 4 - Athletes Are Role Models
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Athletes Are Role Models

    S1:E4

    Temptation gets the better of squeaky-clean QB Dan Hendricks. Arliss battles with a client's desire to confess his sins to the world while keeping the suspicious media and his scorned wife at bay.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Kevin Falls

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  24. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 8 - Crossing the Line
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Crossing the Line

    S1:E8

    Why would Arliss even consider representing Anya Slovachek, the 186th ranked woman tennis player whose father is a psychotic maniac? Well, when he sees Anya with his own eyes, Arliss' mind is made up for him.

    Director:Robert Wuhl
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Arli$$ Season 7 Episode 7 - It's All in the Game
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #25 - It's All in the Game

    S7:E7

    Arliss and Kirby support an ex-client's political rise while Rita seeks a spokesmodel for a specialty clothing item.

    Director:Michael Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The World at Your Feet" is the best rated episode of "Arli$$". It scored 8.9/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Peter Baldwin and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/8/1997. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Setting Precedents".