1. Dead Dog Talking
Air date: 1998-09-22 · 30 min
Mike takes credit when someone else saves a baby from falling into the zoo's sea lion tank. Paul uses crutches to obtain undeserved sick leave but Stacy knows he's faking. Carter brings home a 19-year-old dog named Rags.
Open episode 1 ↗2. There's Something About Heidi
Air date: 1998-09-29 · 30 min
Mike's dates with Heidi Klum are tabloid fodder. Randall laughs at inappropriate moments because his father told him that crying is a sign of weakness. Nikki has a sex dream about Mike and tells it to Carter, who blabs it to Stuart.
Open episode 2 ↗3. Gone with the Wind
Air date: 1998-10-06 · 30 min
The care package that James gets from home contains a dead pet and Mike's relationship with Heidi leaves no time to help. Since Carter and Paul have no air conditioning, Carter springs for a large fan but Paul won't pay his share.
Open episode 3 ↗4. The Deer Hunter
Air date: 1998-10-13 · 30 min
Mike goes hunting with campaign contributor Peter Noland, who makes killing deer a prerequisite for his contribution. Acting deputy mayor Stuart drives Stacy nuts until Janelle intervenes. James subs for Paul, who wants a raise.
Open episode 4 ↗5. It Happened One Night
Air date: 1998-10-20 · 30 min
Mike may adopt an abandoned baby; his former flames dish on him. Randall needs to go to therapy but gets nervous and briefs James to go in his place.
Open episode 5 ↗6. Three Men and a Little Lady
Air date: 1998-10-27 · 30 min
While trying to help Randall improve his image, Mike, Randall, and Paul are mugged by a young woman. Stuart starts dating Deirdre West, who turns out to be just as loathsome as he is.
Open episode 6 ↗7. An Officer and a Gentleman
Air date: 1998-11-03 · 30 min
When an old friend of Mike's who's in the navy comes to town, he's happy to see him. Until he learns that he hooked up with Carter.
Open episode 7 ↗8. Quest for Fire
Air date: 1998-11-10 · 30 min
An Olympic torch-bearer from Nigeria gets lost in NYC, so workaholic Mike vacations at the office. Paul moves to Harlem and tries to assimilate by adopting black stereotypes. Nikki talks of a fictitious beau and Mike wants to meet him.
Open episode 8 ↗9. The Kidney's All Right
Air date: 1998-11-17 · 30 min
Randall accidentally volunteers to donate a kidney to a sick child; Paul avoids an aggressive reporter; Stacey stays with Carter and Stuart while her place is fumigated.
Open episode 9 ↗10. Gobble the Wonder Turkey Saves the Day
Air date: 1998-11-24 · 30 min
Randall's cranky father joins the staff for a live televised Thanksgiving dinner at the Mayor's mansion, where he and Randall argue, Carter and James stage a puppet show to promote family values, and Stuart tricks Stacey.
Open episode 10 ↗11. Local Hero
Air date: 1998-12-08 · 30 min
Mike plays matchmaker for Stacey and a timid city councilman, while everyone prepares to attend a costume party at which several staffers may perform.
Open episode 11 ↗12. Monkey Business
Air date: 1998-12-15 · 30 min
At Christmas time, Randall plays Santa Claus; Stuart and Carter meet an older gay couple who have moved into their building; and Mike tangles with an intelligent chimp named Bobo who was given to the Central Park Zoo as a gift.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Taxi Driver
Air date: 1999-01-05 · 30 min
Stacey dates a simpleton cab driver, while Randall & Mike negotiate with his labor union's temperamental representative. Stuart tricks Paul into dating while Claudia is out of town. Mike takes a drastic step to separate Arthur and Nikki.
Open episode 13 ↗14. The Nutty Deputy Mayor
Air date: 1999-01-12 · 30 min
Mike learns about weight discrimination when he dons a fat suit for a day, while James plans to beat him in a bachelor auction for charity. Stuart won't introduce his sister to the staff.
Open episode 14 ↗15. Not in the Line of Fire
Air date: 1999-01-26 · 30 min
After a false alarm shooting at a pier opening, paranoid Randall thinks Mike deserted him in a life-or-death situation, and then gives Mike the cold shoulder. Mike is obsessed with Nikki but can't have her because Arthur has proposed.
Open episode 15 ↗16. Internal Affairs
Air date: 1999-02-09 · 30 min
Nikki breaks up with Arthur and joins Mike for a hotel tryst, which goes awry when Mike wants to keep their relationship secret. Stacey plays a phone prank on Paul. Carter, James, and Stuart all go on a stakeout with Randall.
Open episode 16 ↗17. Dick Clark's Rockin' Make-Out Party '99
Air date: 1999-02-16 · 30 min
Stuart breaks up with Deidre, who files sexual harassment charges against him. Stacy's visiting aunt Marie hits on James. Randall starts a romance with a staff member.
Open episode 17 ↗18. Back to the Future IV: Judgment Day
Air date: 1999-02-23 · 30 min
Mike's political mentor comes to City Hall to help on the Millennium project, and displays a literal Messianic complex. Things heat up between Randall and Janelle. A mishap occurs when Paul dog-sits Rags as a favor to Carter.
Open episode 18 ↗19. Politically Incorrect
Air date: 1999-03-02 · 30 min
Randall says the wrong thing on a TV talk show. Paul is addicted to Stacy's meatball sandwiches. Carter dates closeted gay boxer Bennett Jones, who fights a match with Stuart.
Open episode 19 ↗20. That's Entertainment
Air date: 1999-03-16 · 30 min
The staffers try to finish work so they can watch the Academy Awards, and they pass the time by sharing their favorite movie moments.
Open episode 20 ↗21. The Last Temptation of Mike
Air date: 1999-04-06 · 30 min
Mike may help Paul and Claudia conceive a child. Doug, a City Hall tour guide, annoys the staffers, especially Stacey. James can't get peace and quiet in the office.
Open episode 21 ↗22. Carter & Stuart & Bennett & Deirdre
Air date: 1999-04-13 · 30 min
Stuart befriends Carter's ex-boyfriend Bennett, so Carter takes revenge by befriending Deidre. Subbing for absent Stacey, temp Gayle thinks Mike is coming on to her. James starts writing a City Hall newsletter.
Open episode 22 ↗23. The Mayor with Two Brains
Air date: 1999-05-04 · 30 min
A magazine cover story about Mike winds up focusing on Carter instead. James learns of Mike's affair with Nikki and struggles to keep it a secret, with unfortunate results to his physical appearance.
Open episode 23 ↗24. Wall Street
Air date: 1999-05-11 · 30 min
Mike and his stockbroker help James invest responsibly. Randall commissions an action figure that looks like him, in order to donate all the profits to charity.
Open episode 24 ↗25. Klumageddon (1)
Air date: 1999-05-18 · 30 min
Randall asks Heidi Klum to help with an animal rights campaign, but she comes between Mike and ailing Nikki. James objects to Randall adding humor to his press conferences.
Open episode 25 ↗26. Klumageddon (2)
Air date: 1999-05-25 · 30 min
Nikki thinks Mike is dumping her for Heidi Klum. Stuart gives Carter's dog to Heidi to elicit her sympathy. Paul and James compete to see who can give better massages to Stacey.
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