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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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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 1 - A Man of Our Times
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    #1 - 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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  2. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 2 - Negotiating: It's Never Personal
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    #2 - Negotiating: It's Never Personal

    S1:E2

    While high-school hoops sensation Shaler Halimon announces he'll skip college and jump straight to the NBA, Arliss positions himself as Shaler's agent and uses the opportunity to settle a score with team owner Buddy Reingold.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Robert Wuhl

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  3. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 3 - How to Turn a Minus into a Plus
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    #3 - 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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  4. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 4 - Athletes Are Role Models
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    #4 - 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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  5. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 5 - What About the Fans?
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    #5 - What About the Fans?

    S1:E5

    L.A. Kings owner Flora Lansing dangles part-ownership in front of Arliss if he can find a new home for her hockey team--provided there's a new stadium, complete with luxury boxes and PSLs. But this must be kept a secret! So Arliss shops the team to three prospective homes: Raleigh-Durham, Las Vegas, and Mexico City.

    Director:Rodman Flender
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 6 - The Company You Keep
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    #6 - 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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  7. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 7 - Colors of the Rainbow
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    #7 - Colors of the Rainbow

    S1:E7

    A reporter overhears Arliss talking about the Jaboos of South Street, a rival stickball team from his old neighborhood and interprets this as a racial slur. A media siege begins and Arliss is under fire. Meanwhile, free-agent relief pitcher (and white supremacist) Trevor Heath decides to let Arliss represent him upon hearing the comments.

    Director:Rodman Flender
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 8 - Crossing the Line
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    #8 - 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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  9. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 9 - Timing Is Everything
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    #9 - 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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  10. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 10 - The Client's Best Interest
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    #10 - 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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  11. Arli$$ Season 1 Episode 11 - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
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    #11 - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

    S1:E11

    As a kid, Arliss idolized Hall of Fame outfielder Rocky Framaggio so much that he still carries around the Rock's rookie card. And now, after a chance meeting at the racetrack, Arliss decides to help the downtrodden Rock make some scratch and get back on his feet. But after the Rock strikes out at three job attempts, Arliss comes up with a stroke of marketing genius.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 1 - A Full Service Agency
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    #12 - 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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  13. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 2 - The Value of Loyalty
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    #13 - 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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  14. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 3 - Arliss Michaels, American
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    #14 - Arliss Michaels, American

    S2:E3

    Arliss is invited to dinner at the White House and he can't decide whom to invite as his escort. but that becomes the least of his worries when his bowling champion client, the controversial Turkey Reeves, gets in trouble with the law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 4 - The World at Your Feet
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    #15 - 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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  16. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 5 - Salary Cap This!
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    #16 - Salary Cap This!

    S2:E5

    Sports Illustrated is planning an article about sports agents and will select one to grace the magazine's cover. Despite some early maneuvering, Arliss thinks he's out of the running. But "the working man's friend" puts on his best moves in OT when he risks his own life to save client Damian Niles, in the process displaying a brilliant grasp of NBA salary capology.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Scott Kaufer

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  17. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 6 - Kirby Carlisle, Trouble-Shooter
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    #17 - 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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  18. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 7 - The Real Thing
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    #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 2 Episode 8 - Visionary for a New Millennium
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    #19 - Visionary for a New Millennium

    S2:E8

    Arliss is dazzled by marketing whiz Giselle Jaynes. She's charming, clever, and sexy - and she's filled with brilliant, cutting-edge ideas for AMM clients despite knowing nothing about the sports world.

    Director:Ellen S. Pressman
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 9 - How to Be a Good Listener
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    #20 - How to Be a Good Listener

    S2:E9

    It's a day from hell for Arliss Michaels: Stanley is considering leaving AMM, while client Sammy Stilton is about to be suspended for "assaulting" an umpire. All this as Arliss tries to get to the airport for a top-priority "secret meeting."

    Director:John Fortenberry
    Writer:Scott Kaufer

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  21. Arli$$ Season 2 Episode 10 - Truth and Responsibility
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    #21 - Truth and Responsibility

    S2:E10

    Arliss manages to get Kirby some airtime as a sports talk radio host. What better way to promote his own clientele - especially Yoshi Kobiashi, the latest pitching phenom nobody's ever seen. Before you know it, Kirby starts to rule the airwaves, and a star is born - and a huge deal for Arliss may be on the rocks.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Kevin Falls

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  22. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 1 - The Family Trust
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    #22 - 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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  23. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 2 - My Job Is to Get Jobs
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    #23 - 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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  24. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 3 - Whatever It Takes
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    #24 - Whatever It Takes

    S3:E3

    Representing clients who line up against each other in the heat of battle is nothing new to Arliss. But he hopes to hold running back Quinton Holloway out of Sunday's game. It isn't because Quinton will face another AMM client, linebacker Chet Smitrovich. So when Arliss gets Quinton a new contract extension, it clears the way for a showdown.

    Director:Michael Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Arli$$ Season 3 Episode 4 - Fans First
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    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Man of Our Times" is the worst rated episode of "Arli$$". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Andy Wolk and written by Robert Wuhl, it aired on 8/10/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Negotiating: It's Never Personal".