Spin City

Spin City is an ABC sitcom which ran from 1996 to 2002. It focused on public relations for the mayor of New York City, overseen for most of the run by deputy mayor Mike Flaherty.
==Muppet Mentions==
* In the first season episode "Starting Over," Mike addresses an arguing Carter and Stuart as, respectively, Bert and Ernie.
* In the season four episode "About Last Night," James' code for the President's impending arrival is "Big Bird's left the nest!"
* In the fifth season episode "Lost and Found," Caitlin tries to describe Charlie to her friend Sam as "warm, funny, and kids love him." Sam replies that Caitlin had just described Elmo. 
==Connections==
* Chris Berman played himself in "The Kidney's All Right" (1998)
* James Carville appeared in "Catcher in the Bronx" (1999)
* Stephen Colbert played Frank in "The Competition" (1996)
* Mos Def played Monty in "Gentleman's Agreement" (1998)
* Jimmy Fallon played a photographer in "The Marrying Man" (1998)
* Michael J. Fox played Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty (1996-2000, three 2001 episodes)
* Judah Friedlander played Man in "About Last Night" (2000)
* Jennifer Garner played Becky in "The Competition" (1996)
* Kathie Lee Gifford played herself in "Radio Daze" (1997)
* Jeff Gordon played himself in "The Kidney's All Right" (1998)
* Richard Kind played Paul Lassiter
* Larry King played himself in "An Affair to Remember" (1997)
* Heidi Klum played herself (8 episodes, 1998-1999)
* Ed Koch played Speaker Rosen in "The Competition" (1996) and himself in "Family Affair" (1997)
* Queen Latifah played Robin in "Yeah Baby!" and "Sleeping with the Enemy" (2001)
* Bill Lawrence co-created the series
* Mark Linn-Baker played Dr. Benjamin in "Paul Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1997)
* Christopher Lloyd played Owen Kingston in "Back to the Future IV: Judgment Day" (1999)
* Heather Locklear played Caitlin Moore (1999-2002)
* Paula Marshall played Laurie Parres (1997-1998)
* Marlee Matlin played Sarah in "Deaf Becomes Her" (1997)
* Isaac Mizrahi played himself in "The Mayor Who Came to Dinner" (1997)
* Rosie O'Donnell played herself in "An Affair to Remember" (1997) and "The Image Maker" (2001)
* Conan O'Brien played Conan in "Dead Dog Talking" (1998)
* Regis Philbin played himself in "Radio Daze" (1997) and "How to Bury a Millionaire" (1999), and voiced Rags the Dog in "Back to the Future IV: Judgment Day" (1999)
* Lou Diamond Phillips played Nate in "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1998)
* Amy Poehler played Bonnie in "Single White Male" (1998)
* Sara Ramirez played Carol in "About Last Night" (2000)
* Denise Richards played Jennifer (5 episodes, 2001)
* Daphne Rubin-Vega played herself in "An Affair to Remember" (1997)
* Nipsey Russell played himself in "James and the Giant Speech" (1999)
* Martin Sheen played Ray Crawford in "Rags to Riches" (2002)
* J. K. Simmons played Kevin in "Hot in the City" (1997)
* Spin Doctors contributed the theme song for seasons two and three
* George Stephanopoulos played himself in "An Affair to Remember" (1997)
* Jon Stewart played Mitch Parker in "Wall Street" (1999)
* Joe Torre played himself in "Gobble the Wonder Turkey Saves the Day" (1998)
* Meredith Vieira played herself on The View in "The Marry Caitlin Moore Show" (2000)
* Raquel Welch played Abby (3 episodes, 1997-2000)
* George Wendt played Dan Donaldson in "The High and the Mighty" (1996)
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Category:TV Mentions