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The Best Episodes of Spin City

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Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Spin City Season 4 Episode 26 - Goodbye (2)
    9.1/10(299 votes)

    #1 - Goodbye (2)

    S4:E26

    Mike and Caitlin have sex. The staff works damage control but Mike ultimately fires himself to save everybody else. The staff says their goodbyes at the bar. Caitlin promises Mike that she's not going anywhere. Mike says goodbye to the mayor and walks out of City Hall for the last time. Six weeks later, Mike turns up as an environmental lobbyist in DC.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bill Lawrence

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  2. Spin City Season 3 Episode 18 - Back to the Future IV: Judgment Day
    8.4/10(221 votes)

    #2 - Back to the Future IV: Judgment Day

    S3:E18

    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. The mayor and Janelle plan a get-together. Owen has changed a little over the years and believes he is the Messiah. After Carter puts Rags in Paul's care, Paul accidentally kills the ailing dog. Owen brings Rags back to life with a touch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David S. Rosenthal

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  3. Spin City Season 4 Episode 25 - Goodbye (1)
    8.2/10(177 votes)

    #3 - Goodbye (1)

    S4:E25

    Mike discusses his attempts to have sex with Caitlin with his new therapist. Nikki's new boyfriend is too likable. Caitlin isn't in the mood when Mike is. A reporter accuses the mayor of being involved in organized crime; Nikki's boyfriend turns out to be a mobster who has been getting the office staff to do favors for him. Mike weighs giving his friends up, but ultimately throws himself on his sword and takes all blame.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Spin City Season 1 Episode 20 - Deaf Becomes Her
    8.1/10(236 votes)

    #4 - Deaf Becomes Her

    S1:E20

    It's damage control time when the Mayor's inept new sign-language interpreter inadvertently offends the deaf community, and Michael rushes to appease one of its leaders, Sarah Edelman. Meantime, Paul is worried that Claudia wants to move in permanently.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Spin City Season 2 Episode 13 - Same Time Next Year
    8.0/10(146 votes)

    #5 - Same Time Next Year

    S2:E13

    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 big night, Nikki's date, Jay, two-times her and a protective Mike not only gets even--he gets Nikki. Meanwhile, Stuart is undone over the death of his family cat and Stacy makes James question his own virility.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Spin City Season 3 Episode 16 - Internal Affairs
    8.0/10(142 votes)

    #6 - Internal Affairs

    S3:E16

    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 to demonstrate the city's new police technology.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gayle Abrams

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  7. Spin City Season 3 Episode 17 - Dick Clark's Rockin' Make-Out Party '99
    8.0/10(142 votes)

    #7 - Dick Clark's Rockin' Make-Out Party '99

    S3:E17

    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 about himself in the third person. Marie tries to seduce James. Stuart is close to being fired. Deidre offers to drop the charges for sex, immediately, with Mike. Thanks to the building's new security cameras, Deidre is exposed. The mayor finds himself growing attracted to Janelle, and the two kiss while discussing the sexual harassment case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Spin City Season 1 Episode 9 - Meet Tommy Dugan
    7.9/10(203 votes)

    #8 - Meet Tommy Dugan

    S1:E9

    An opinionated school janitor becomes ""Mayor for a Day"" when he wins an essay contest intended for schoolchildren. Meanwhile, the Mayor wants to change his image.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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  9. Spin City Season 2 Episode 24 - The Paul-Bearer
    7.9/10(149 votes)

    #9 - The Paul-Bearer

    S2:E24

    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 at the same time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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  10. Spin City Season 2 Episode 2 - Porn in the U.S.A.
    7.8/10(166 votes)

    #10 - Porn in the U.S.A.

    S2:E2

    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 coworkers when she visits the office, and the Mayor is in a mess over an X-rated video.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Spin City Season 2 Episode 21 - Bye, Bye, Birdie
    7.8/10(146 votes)

    #11 - Bye, Bye, Birdie

    S2:E21

    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 party is in the office because the Mayor can't go to strip clubs. The new statue, called ""The Bird,"" is, you guessed it.... The girls think a visiting priest is a stripper because of a prank pulled by Stuart. James and Carter go to the hardware store and it is robbed with them in it. Mike is trapped in the store too, after he goes checking for James and Carter. Stacy sends the guys the male stripper Stuart canceled for the girls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brian Buckner

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  12. Spin City Season 3 Episode 2 - There's Something About Heidi
    7.8/10(153 votes)

    #12 - There's Something About Heidi

    S3:E2

    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 has a secret crush on Mike. And The Mayor can't stop laughing at VERY inappropriate times.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Spin City Season 4 Episode 8 - How to Bury a Millionaire
    7.8/10(137 votes)

    #13 - How to Bury a Millionaire

    S4:E8

    Mike and Caitlin agree to share the mayor on odd/even days. On Caitlin's day, Mike ""borrows"" the mayor to visit a kid who fell in a well. Unfortunately, they're 20 minutes late and the mayor falls in the now vacant well. Carter puts Rags in doggie day care. Paul appears on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and wins $1,000,000. Stuart negotiates with firemen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Spin City Season 1 Episode 11 - Dog Day Afternoon
    7.7/10(196 votes)

    #14 - Dog Day Afternoon

    S1:E11

    Mike tries to appease the disgruntled Police Commissioner by honoring a beloved police dog who has recently died. But things go awry on the way to the funeral when Paul and Carter lose the canine's body. And Mike buys an air hockey table for the staff proving Stuart a very big talker.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Spin City Season 1 Episode 16 - Kiss Me, Stupid
    7.7/10(192 votes)

    #15 - Kiss Me, Stupid

    S1:E16

    It's Valentine's Day, and Carter's old flame Spence wants to meet with him. Meantime, Mike goes on a date from hell with a beautiful friend of Nikki's, and Paul's romantic evening with Claudia becomes unforgettable for all the wrong reasons.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Sarah Dunn

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  16. Spin City Season 2 Episode 6 - Radio Daze
    7.7/10(171 votes)

    #16 - Radio Daze

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Spin City Season 2 Episode 16 - Deaf Man Walking
    7.7/10(152 votes)

    #17 - Deaf Man Walking

    S2:E16

    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 after he is moved upstairs and is not allowed to make sarcastic comments anymore.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Spin City Season 3 Episode 3 - Gone with the Wind
    7.7/10(151 votes)

    #18 - Gone with the Wind

    S3:E3

    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; his Aunt Sarah was a cow. Mike daydreams while making a statement to the press and accidentally reveals his relationship with Heidi; she breaks up with him. Paul's new fan creates problems for Aunt Sarah (take a wild guess).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Spin City Season 3 Episode 11 - Local Hero
    7.7/10(146 votes)

    #19 - Local Hero

    S3:E11

    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 councilman plays the hero.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Spin City Season 3 Episode 26 - Klumageddon (2)
    7.7/10(138 votes)

    #20 - Klumageddon (2)

    S3:E26

    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 it for her, but Nikki overhears Mike talking to Carter about it and thinks that Mike is going to break up with her. After Rags poops in his shoe, Stuart gives him to Heidi. Nikki breaks up with Mike. The next day, there is tension in the office. Carter tells Nikki the truth. She goes to Mike's apartment where Mike is hung over. As he goes back into his room to put on his pants, Heidi sits up in his bed...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bill Callahan

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  21. Spin City Season 4 Episode 20 - About Last Night
    7.7/10(121 votes)

    #21 - About Last Night

    S4:E20

    With the President coming to visit City Hall, Mike is upset when Caitlin gets to meet him instead until plans change. The rest of the staff gathers at the bar, where Caitlin joins them. Nikki and Carter bet on who can pick up more women. Stuart tries to get Caitlin drunk; he succeeds and she leaves a drunken message for Mike. Paul tries to get James to help take his picture with the President.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tad Quill

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  22. Spin City Season 6 Episode 22 - A Friend in Need
    7.7/10(129 votes)

    #22 - A Friend in Need

    S6:E22

    Charlie and Caitlin are caught having sex on a surveillance camera in the Mayor's office and their secret affair is blown. Carter is finally granted a foster child, but is frustrated when he sees that Paul is better with the baby than he is - until the Mayor helps him tap into his paternal instincts.

    Director:Ted Wass
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Spin City Season 1 Episode 10 - The Competition
    7.6/10(200 votes)

    #23 - The Competition

    S1:E10

    When the Mayor's office competes against City Council in an annual Thanksgiving contest, the stakes are high, since the losers must croon a show tune in front of the press. James has trouble breaking up with a longtime girlfriend visiting from Wisconsin.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Sarah Dunn

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  24. Spin City Season 2 Episode 5 - In the Heat of the Day
    7.6/10(156 votes)

    #24 - In the Heat of the Day

    S2:E5

    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 downplay the incident for political reasons, while Carter wants to publicize his own outrage. Meanwhile, Paul becomes paranoid that he himself is a racist; and James struggles to pull off a successful date with the new supply girl, Katie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Spin City Season 2 Episode 7 - The Thirty Year Itch
    7.6/10(164 votes)

    #25 - The Thirty Year Itch

    S2:E7

    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 turned 30, they'd reunite at the top of the Empire State Building on his birthday. Both of them keep their promise, with surprising results. Meanwhile, the Mayor wonders if his nephew is gay.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Goodbye (2)" is the best rated episode of "Spin City". It scored 9.1/10 based on 299 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Bill Lawrence, it aired on 5/24/2000. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "Back to the Future IV: Judgment Day".