The Best Episodes of Arliss
Every episode of Arliss ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Arliss!
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 employees.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Arliss" is "Fans First", rated 8.6/10 from 40 user votes. It was directed by Melanie Mayron and written by N/A. "Fans First" aired on 6/28/1998 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Setting Precedents".
8.6/10 40 votes#1 - Fans First
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/1998
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: N/A
8.6/10 40 votes#2 - Setting Precedents
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 6/10/2001
Arliss deals with the domestic problems of a female tennis superstar. Kirby helps a basketball client graduate from college.
Director: Robert Wuhl
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/10 19 votes
#3 - The World at Your Feet
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/8/1997
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: N/A
8.4/10 14 votes#4 - Like No Business I Know
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2001
Arliss seeks revenge on a baseball manager who embarrasses him; an actor studies Kirby as research for a movie role.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/10 16 votes
#5 - Behind Every Great Client...
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/9/1998
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: N/A
- 8.2/10 29 votes
#6 - Timing Is Everything
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/2/1996
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
- 8.1/10 27 votes
#7 - A Man of Our Times
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/10/1996
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
- 8.1/10 20 votes
#8 - The Client's Best Interest
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/9/1996
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: N/A
8.1/10 16 votes#9 - Profiles in Agenting
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 9/1/2002
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
- 8.0/10 19 votes
#10 - The Company You Keep
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/11/1996
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: N/A
- 7.9/10 26 votes
#11 - How to Turn a Minus into a Plus
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/21/1996
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
- 7.9/10 16 votes
#12 - Kirby Carlisle, Trouble-Shooter
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/22/1997
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
- 7.9/10 12 votes
#13 - The Family Trust
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/1998
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
- 7.9/10 14 votes
#14 - Taking One for the Team
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 6/13/1999
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
- 7.9/10 14 votes
#15 - The Stories You Don't Hear About
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 7/4/1999
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: N/A
- 7.9/10 18 votes
#16 - Last Call
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 8/13/2000
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 14 votes#17 - It's All in the Game
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 8/4/2002
Arliss and Kirby support an ex-client's political rise while Rita seeks a spokesmodel for a specialty clothing item.
Director: Michael Grossman
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 20 votes#18 - All That Glitters
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 9/8/2002
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: N/A
- 7.8/10 16 votes
#19 - The Value of Loyalty
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/24/1997
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: N/A
- 7.8/10 17 votes
#20 - The Real Thing
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/29/1997
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 13 votes#21 - The Price of their Toys
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 7/8/2001
Arliss tries to get a husband-and-wife broadcasting team their own show; Kirby deals with a spoiled clients's new ""hobbies.""
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 11 votes
#22 - My Job Is to Get Jobs
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/1998
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
- 7.7/10 10 votes
#23 - Rules of the Game
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 8/22/1999
Feeling long in the tooth, Arliss gets a makeover, hoping to turn back the clock. Rita dates rival agent Justin Sturgess and Stanley is asked to join a prestigious country club.
Director: Michael Grossman
Writer: Kevin Falls
7.7/10 23 votes#24 - End Game
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 8/18/2002
Arliss and Stanley try to persuade a reclusive former chess champion to get back into the game, and Rita is wooed by a former lover.
Director: Melanie Mayron
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 15 votes
#25 - Crossing the Line
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/25/1996
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: N/A