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The Best Episodes of Spin City Season 4

Every episode of Spin City Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Spin City Season 4!

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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
    Spin City Season 4 Episode 1 - Catcher in the Bronx
    7.4/10(149 votes)

    #1 - Catcher in the Bronx

    S4:E1

    When Mike says: ""Let's not get so dramatic, okay? This is not some cheesy soap opera."" he refers to Heather Locklear's long-time role as Amanda Woodward in the soap ""Melrose Place"".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Spin City Season 4 Episode 2 - James and the Giant Speech
    7.2/10(128 votes)

    #2 - James and the Giant Speech

    S4:E2

    James struggles to write an important speech to keep himself from being fired by Caitlin. Meanwhile, Paul is worried that Caitlin wants his office; she ends up moving into Mike's. And Nikki breaks up with Mike.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Spin City Season 4 Episode 3 - All the Mayor's Men
    7.1/10(127 votes)

    #3 - All the Mayor's Men

    S4:E3

    Caitlin implants secret background checks on all City Hall employees. Mike, Stuart and Carter break into her office to see the files. Caitlin goes to Nikki and Janelle's girls' night out. The mayor is offered a part in a movie filming in New York.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Spin City Season 4 Episode 4 - These Shoes Were Made for Cheatin'
    7.2/10(130 votes)

    #4 - These Shoes Were Made for Cheatin'

    S4:E4

    Mike tricks Nikki into seeing a couples counselor. The mayor takes an eighth grade test after being challenged by junior-high students. Stuart attempts to join Carter's gay gym to meet women.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tad Quill

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  5. Spin City Season 4 Episode 5 - Rebel Without a Chair
    7.1/10(128 votes)

    #5 - Rebel Without a Chair

    S4:E5

    Carter is named Activist of the Year. Stuart has a new paperweight that looks like a breast. Mike's continued jealousy of Caitlin causes him to make remarks to a gay magazine, which is misinterpreted, outing himself and the mayor. Paul is banned from the bathroom after insulting the new attendant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Spin City Season 4 Episode 6 - The Mayor May Not
    7.2/10(129 votes)

    #6 - The Mayor May Not

    S4:E6

    The mayor considers quitting the senatorial race, teaming Mike and Caitlin to stop him. Carter becomes a kept man, and Paul and James scheme to play a good practical joke on Stuart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Spin City Season 4 Episode 7 - The Great Debate
    7.4/10(133 votes)

    #7 - The Great Debate

    S4:E7

    Claudia's mother kicks Paul out of his house so he moves in with Stuart and Carter. Nikki dates the office's new young male intern. And Mike courts a wealthy socialite to donate money when the mayor's campaign runs out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #8 - 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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  9. Spin City Season 4 Episode 9 - The Thanksgiving Show
    7.5/10(129 votes)

    #9 - The Thanksgiving Show

    S4:E9

    A newly rich Paul thinks Caitlin is hitting on him. The mayor wants a senator's endorsement and invites him, along with his staff, to Gracie Mansion for Thanksgiving. The senator thinks that Mike and Caitlin are a couple so they must share a room. Stuart and Deidre are back together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Day

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  10. Spin City Season 4 Episode 10 - The Doorman Always Rings Twice
    7.1/10(125 votes)

    #10 - The Doorman Always Rings Twice

    S4:E10

    Paul has invested in a politically themed restaurant. Mike struggles to run the city while the mayor is out of town. Deidre is stalking Caitlin a la ""Single White Female.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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  11. Spin City Season 4 Episode 11 - Mustang Mikey
    7.6/10(123 votes)

    #11 - Mustang Mikey

    S4:E11

    Mike celebrates his five-year anniversary working for the mayor by taking Caitlin and going on a joyride with the mayor's '66 Mustang. Nikki and Carter accuse each other of being vain when City Hall ID photos are taken. The mayor wants to rekindle his romance with Janelle. Caitlin's busy schedule forces James back to speechwriting; he hires Deidre to be Mike's new secretary.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Spin City Season 4 Episode 12 - My Dinner with Caitlin (a.k.a. Christmas 1999)
    7.4/10(127 votes)

    #12 - My Dinner with Caitlin (a.k.a. Christmas 1999)

    S4:E12

    Mike invites Caitlin to his Christmas party as his only guest but his plans at romance are spoiled when she arrives with a date. Paul finds John McEnroe's headband in the City Hall clothing drive box. James finds a second job as a suicide hotline operator. Stuart installs a chin-up bar in the mayor's office, which the mayor promptly injures himself on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bill Callahan

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  13. Spin City Season 4 Episode 13 - A Tale of Two Sisters
    7.5/10(126 votes)

    #13 - A Tale of Two Sisters

    S4:E13

    The mayor struggles to find a date for a mayor's conference. Mike goes out with Caitlin's sister, making Caitlin jealous. Stuart tries to join Nikki, James and Janelle's art class to see nude women. Paul is upset that Carter makes more money than him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Spin City Season 4 Episode 14 - Casino
    7.6/10(121 votes)

    #14 - Casino

    S4:E14

    Paul's cheap dentist puts braces on James instead of removing his infected tooth, causing problems in James' date with the new mail girl. The city's raffle to raise money for the Big Buddy program is screwed up when Paul skimps on the raffle tickets. Stuart and Carter blackmail Caitlin to decrease their workload.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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  15. Spin City Season 4 Episode 15 - The Marry Caitlin Moore Show
    7.2/10(121 votes)

    #15 - The Marry Caitlin Moore Show

    S4:E15

    After eating some of Rags' dog food, Paul develops a rash before he appears on ""The View."" Nikki helps him discover the wonders of makeup, though. Stuart tries to convince James that he's gay. Mike hires a hotshot director to film the mayor's Senate commercial, unaware that Trevor is Caitlin's ex-husband. After the commercial turns out to be a flop and Mike fires Trevor, Caitlin accuses him of being jealous. When a talk with Nikki persuades Mike to express his feelings for Caitlin, he sees her and Trevor in a heated embrace.

    Director:John Fortenberry
    Writer:Tad Quill

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  16. Spin City Season 4 Episode 16 - Suffragette City
    7.2/10(117 votes)

    #16 - Suffragette City

    S4:E16

    To quell a protest by senior citizens, Mike plans to get the city's first woman voter to vote for the mayor. When Mike finds out that Trevor isn't really British, he must decide whether to tell Caitlin or not. Carter protests anti-gay discrimination in an apartment building. James and Paul fight over a ""hey guy.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Spin City Season 4 Episode 17 - Mike's Best Friend's Boyfriend
    7.3/10(124 votes)

    #17 - Mike's Best Friend's Boyfriend

    S4:E17

    While a reporter visits City Hall to do a story on Paul, the mayor thinks she's really there for him. Mike thinks Carter's boyfriend is hitting on him. The staff looks for good samaritans for a dinner. Stuart tries to convince James that he's getting fat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dawn Urbont

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  18. Spin City Season 4 Episode 18 - The Pig Whisperer
    7.5/10(123 votes)

    #18 - The Pig Whisperer

    S4:E18

    Mike has a meeting with a tomato stand owner who refuses to move his stand so that the city can build a new performing arts center. He ultimately enlists James to compete against the man in a ""pig-off"" to decide whether the stand will stay or move. The mayor befriends a rapper who sampled one of his speeches in a song. Paul and Deirdre have memories of having sex at a concert 20 years before, driving Stuart jealous.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Spin City Season 4 Episode 19 - Uneasy Rider
    7.5/10(118 votes)

    #19 - Uneasy Rider

    S4:E19

    Mike helps the mayor deal with his feelings when his father unexpectedly dies. James thinks Caitlin has a crush on him. Paul's magic eight ball proves helpful to the staff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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

    #20 - 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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  21. Spin City Season 4 Episode 21 - Don't Get on the Bus
    7.6/10(125 votes)

    #21 - Don't Get on the Bus

    S4:E21

    The mayor prepares for a three-day trip across New York on his new campaign bus. Paul and James grow mustaches when they think that Carter's gets him the best assignments. Nikki becomes a female version of Stuart when she consults him for dating advice. After Mike discovers that Trevor has asked Caitlin to marry him again, he accidentally hits him with the bus. Mike and Caitlin kiss but their session is interrupted when Mike reveals he was deliberately aiming for Trevor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bill Callahan

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  22. Spin City Season 4 Episode 22 - Airplane!
    7.4/10(128 votes)

    #22 - Airplane!

    S4:E22

    While Michael and Caitlin fly to San Francisco, Stuart joins Carter for a protest and the mayor tries to have a light bulb changed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Spin City Season 4 Episode 23 - An American Deputy Mayor in Paris
    7.2/10(122 votes)

    #23 - An American Deputy Mayor in Paris

    S4:E23

    Caitlin prepares to marry Trevor and elopes to Paris, where Mike follows and reveals that he loves her. James becomes angered with the mayor when he receives an undeserved war award. Stuart asks Nikki to pose for a ""charity"" swimsuit calendar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bill Callahan

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  24. Spin City Season 4 Episode 24 - The Commitments
    7.5/10(126 votes)

    #24 - The Commitments

    S4:E24

    Mike and Caitlin return from Paris as a couple. Caitlin wants more than a physical relationship, so Mike bets her that he can resist her for a week, while tries to break his willpower. The mayor falls in love with Rags after filming an animal rights commercial with him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #25 - 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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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Catcher in the Bronx" is the best rated episode of "Spin City" season 4. It scored 7.4/10 based on 149 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/21/1999. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "James and the Giant Speech".