Spin City (1996–2002) User Reviews

Near perfect at first but then Caitlin arrived!

[kclambeth · 8/10 · 4 May 2007]

I used to love spin city; set around the Mayor of New York and his staff, it provided a lot of laughs and politics in comedy actually quite works.

The mayor's deputy Mike was one of the best and brilliantly played by one of my favourite actors, Michae J. Fox who has so much screen charisma. The way Mike interacted with his staff was great; his relationship with Carter was hilarious and the way he mentored James was often touching. So many of the characters were great including James, Stuart, Carter, Paul, Nikki and Stacey.

Then they ruined it by casting Heather Locklear as Caitlin. I hated Caitlin, she was so annoying and she replaced the fiesty brooklyn gal, Stacey who was far superior.

When Stacey left it started to go wrong, then Mike, James and Nikki left too and Charlie Sheen couldn't be good enough to replace the loss of three great characters. Charlie was good, not as good as Mike but still a great actor, but Caitlin seemed to be the focus, it should have been called the Charlie Sheen and Heather Locklear show at the end as it was always about their relationship, just like it had been with Caitlin and Mike.

The later episodes are not as memorable, James was such a good character that the show suffered without him, everyone else was so self assured but James was the innocence of City hall and without him it was a bunch of big shot Caitlin's who wanted to rule the world.

Great Ensemble/Great Writing

[ginaloo · 8/10 · 17 November 1998]

This is the funniest show on TV this year. The writing is clever and genuinely funny. All of the members of the cast are interesting characters in themselves, and there is also tremendous chemistry among them. The chemistry between Stuart and Carter is especially good (possible spin-off?) I'd recommend that everyone look in on this show.

Watch Seasons 1-4 only

[elisa-grant · 8/10 · 28 September 2022]

The first 4 seasons are fantastic. They do dip in quality when Heather Lochlear joins the team but they are still funny and well written.

The Major is childish and a little ridiculous but so well done in the first 4 seasons and the supporting cast are mostly quirky and interesting and their dynamic is so well executed.

The final episode is so well done and clearly the cast are truly and honestly saddened by MJFs departure. He has said that at the time he thought he may not act again and it definitely feels like goodbye for both the character and the actor.

Then MJF leaves, as do 3 other key characters, and Charlie Sheen begins. Despite doing what he can with what he's been given, the show tanks dramatically and becomes just dreadful. Poorly written, horribly executed and the canned laughter is beyond irritating.

Works because of the characters and their interactions...

[MovieAddict2016 · 18 November 2002]

Spin City works primarily because of great characters and their interactions and chemistry. I haven't seen any of the new Charlie Sheen episodes, but I saw the Michael J. Fox episodes, and they were quite good. I love Barry Bostwick as the mayor, and how he basically acts like a child.

In Michael J. Fox's last episode, everyone started crying, and you could tell they weren't fake tears. They were real. It wasn't because he was leaving because he was tired of the show. It was because he had Parkinsons disease.

I've always liked Michael J. Fox, because I always thought he had a strong screen presence, especially in Back To the Future. He wasn't one of those stuck up guys. He knew he was short and funny. Now he has moved on to animation films like Stuart Little, but I will always remember his goodbyes from Family Ties, up to the emotional goodbye on Spin City, as he ran out on stage, and the camera picked up one last image of him waving to the audience.

It's Been Said Before, Locklear Ruined This

[LLCooLJoE · 7/10 · 11 January 2007]

Charlie Sheen got a ton of blame for ruining this show, but Heather Locklear killed it before him. This show was hilarious because all of the side characters contributed just as much as the main one (Michael J. Fox). They were all funny and their different personalities complemented each other nicely. With that said, Locklear came on the show and just took away so much screen time from everyone else, that it became more of a show about her and Mike. Once Fox left because of illness, Sheen completely killed the show. He's a terrible actor that is around because of his last name. They also got rid of characters like James and Nikki, which eliminated many of the funny things going on with the show.

Basically, this was a wonderful show in its first 4 seasons. Then it became watchable, but not nearly as funny. Finally, it was just plain awful.

most underrated!

[bennett-lau · 9/10 · 29 March 2008]

Classy, Witty, Satirical, Dynamic...

Seasons 1-4 TV series brings a half hour of highly enjoyable escapism. Well loved characters. Michael J Fox is the glue for the whole show. It started with him and unfortunately the show died without him.

The strong ensemble cast gave the show depth and representation, from Carter to James you felt that the show had a commentary from a broad spectrum of characters, not particular deep as perhaps west wing, but that is not the intention. you become invested in the T&T of these characters, as with all good shows, they bring familiarity, social commentary at its light entertainment best.

This show like "friends " was a staple diet during my university years. Recently i have got my hands on the whole series of shows. It was a pleasure to revisit this comedy. Good luck to Mr Fox's foundation on Parkinson's research.

Class act

[jesseT2 · 7/10 · 13 February 2012]

At the close of the 2000 season, Fox made a classy exit to fight a private battle with Parkinson's disease. At that signal, the rest of the cast (save for Boatman, Bostwick, Richard Kind and Alan Ruck) jumped overboard like rats form a sinking ship. But all was not quite lost as replacement Charlie Sheen - reportedly hand picked by producer Fox himself - stepped in and stepped up, filling the new role with surprising success and agility. Sheen has picked up Fox's mannerisms for the arrogant Mike Flaherty and incorporated it into his own completely new character, Charlie Crawford (like Fox, taking his own first name). In fact, with this his first project after coming out of rehab, Sheen is something of a revelation here. As hard to believe as it may be for the purists, but he almost comes up to par with Fox.

The fast and steep decline of the series really has nothing to do with Charlie Sheen. I believe it had more to do with the rest of the ensemble leaving and the show making the suicidal decision to shoulder the series on Heather Locklear. 'Spin' then quickly became a 2-person series in which we are supposed to agonize over the sexual tension between the leads and wonder if Sheen and Locklear's characters will get together. It should have occurred to Lawrence that it's fans where smarter than that. Locklear is a black hole that sucks every remaining ounce of life out of 'Spin City'. Sheen's efforts to save the show and the legacy of it's name deserve far better than this. Forget about this. Stick with seasons 1 through 3, and 4 as a bonus, and you will be in good hands.

My opinions on Spin City and characters

[ajnash5 · 10/10 · 16 November 2005]

Personally I think that this is one of, if not the best TV series ever made and although it was very sad to see Mike have to leave for personal reasons I still think that Charlie was a good replacement and that it continued to be as good with Charlie as it was with Mike because of the fantastic acting from the likes of Alan Ruck and Barry Bostwick.

My personal favourite character in the show would have to be Stuart Bondek because i think that he is just brilliant with the way he makes fun of everything and also turns everything into one big joke.

A very close second would be Mayor Randall Winston because he is so funny when he needs to be but then can be very serious as well such as when he saying goodbye to Mike at the end of series 4 and how he says that he has been like a son to him i thought that was very touching.

One of my other favourite TV series would have to be Scrubs which I know was made by the same people and that Michael J fox, Alan Ruck, Barry Bostwick, Alaxander Chaplin, Richard Kind, Michael Boatman and Heather Locklear have all starred in and they were all as good in that as they were when they did Spin City.

Completely lost its appeal after J Fox left.

[m-47826 · 6/10 · 8 October 2020]

I don't blame him, far from it. But I can't watch seasons following his departure anymore. His comic timing was so on point, the rest of the cast followed. After he left, they looked like stereotypical characters doing the same thing they've been doing for five years. Only in a more detached way. I don't blame Locklear either, as season 4 is my favorite one by far. But the concept wasn't working anymore...

An absolute ABC classic!

[Catherine_Grace_Zeh · 9/10 · 3 July 2007]

"SPIN CITY," is my opinion, is an absolute ABC classic! I'm not sure I've seen every episode, but I still enjoyed it. It's hard to say which episode was my favorite. However, I think it was always funny when a mishap occurred. I always laughed at that. Despite the fact that Charlie Sheen was good, I liked the show more when Michael J. Fox was the leading man. It seems that no one stays with a show throughout its entire run. Everyone always gave a good performance, the production design was spectacular, the costumes were well-designed, and the writing was always very strong. In conclusion, I hope they bring it back on the air for fans of the show to see.

Great show...then came Heather...and Parkinson's

[ferris209 · 7/10 · 9 February 2006]

For three years, this show was awesome. The chemistry between the characters was amazing. It was so believable that all of them had been working closely in an office for years. The jokes never got old. That was all before Hurricane Locklear hit the stage and crippled the show. Then Parkinson's took out Michael J. and Charlie Sheen was brought in which was the death blow of this show. 1996-1999 seasons are the best and the only one's anyone should watch. Connie Britton was so much more hotter than Heather Locklear could dream of being. Britton's legs are more than perfect. Michael Boatman, as Carter Haywood, played his role perfectly and convincingly. I think he played the Gay role with respect and it wasn't always the subject of the show, which as a straight conservative Texan, I appreciated. Richard Kind as Paul Lassiter, what else can be said but the perfect bozo, great actor. Alan Ruck may not be a womanizing prankster in real life, but when he plays Stuart Bondek, how could you see him otherwise? Barry Bostwick showed great acting ability and superb comedic timing that only an actor of his level could pull off. Finally, we have Michael J. Fox, a great actor and comedian. It was a sad day when I learned he had Parkinson's Disease. His character Deputy Mayor Mike was the key man in the whole series. He was needed to make everything come together. Of course, I agree with several of the other comments that Charlie Sheen wasn't all that bad and, was a pretty good replacement for Michael J. But again we come back around to the Locklear factor of terrible. I'm sure that as the years have passed all involved with these shows will be able to look back with complete satisfaction of these few episodes.

A great show, ruined by unnecessary actors

[blsflnthng13 · 10/10 · 25 February 2008]

What a terrific show... from the start, the humor, the characters, even the plots made this show hard not to watch. Yet, as always, producers never know when to say "enough." they felt the need to replace J.Espo with.... HEATHER LOCKLEAR?!?! what the hell were they thinking!!!! As if that wasn't enough though, they actually had to turn the main relationship of focus away from Nicki (Who was, by far, the best match for mike character-wise (and also significantly more bearable to watch)) and focus it on the Blonde Bimbo who couldn't act her way out of a paper sack (and, my god, is she annoying to watch). Yet nonetheless, i watched further onwards until the moment came for Michael to say goodbye, and i thought to myself, "well, at least they're ending the show before it could lower itself any more..." WRONG!!! Here comes Charlie Sheen, with half the cast (I feel betrayed) and none of the charisma, and in case you didn't know, They switched filming to Los Angeles!!!! My advice to these producers for the future "Recognize Necessary Limitations!!!" Still, i will never stop watching the first 4 seasons... best show in the last 10 years, and my best to Michael J.

Another fine 90's Comedy show

[Horror-yo · 7/10 · 22 August 2020]

To be honest, this one takes a moment or two to get started. To the point I wondered how it managed to stay on the air long enough to finally get going. The first season with Carla Gugino was anecdotal. And even in the following episodes, the writing feels like it's totally uninspired and just running on empty a lot of the time. The show survives with its superb setting and an excellent cast of actors who'll lift any scene with their performance. Eventually, it picks up, and when it does, it's really a fun ride, and consistently so. Every great show needs an iconic setting, a place that feels like home for the viewer's eyes. Friends had the twin apartments and cafe, Seinfeld had Jerry's studio... and Spin City had that busy hall, Mike's office and the meeting room. Over little time, it felt familiar and pleasant to watch these characters roam New York's city hall.

As mentioned the cast was top notch and a highlight in this series. There was a charm about Michael J. Fox and his unique small man gymnastics, and his Canadian simplicity. It felt like he could deliver any line, no matter how long and stretched or silly, he could make it sound good enough for TV, while always avoiding appearing like an over-acting diva. He handled the lead role just right. The rest of the crew managed to play their role differently enough and with enough unique personality that they wouldn't feel like hollow programmed characters. Paul wasn't just a B version of George Costanza, Nicky wasn't just the hottie with a pretty face on the show, Carter was more than the token black guy, the Mayor was legitimately excellent and much more than just the absent-minded senile idiot in office, Stuart was a good addition and James was downright hilarious most of the time with his over-the-top dramatic reactions.

As far as the seething criticism towards Heather Locklear, I don't see it. She was actually good and fully convincing in her role and as far as ruining the show as many are suggesting, I understand she veered the show some and gave it a slightly different flavor, because now the love/hate relationship between herself and Mike was quite central, but it's not like it transformed the show in its essence or turned it into a soap opera. It was still very much Spin City.

I watched the first episode with Charlie Sheen, thought it was better than I'd expected, but felt like just another comedy series at that point and I felt like leaving it at that and keeping the memories of Seasons 1-4 with me.

Juvenile, stupid jokes

[vlahov · 1/10 · 25 June 2008]

Despite the fact there are funny moments here and there, the main problem with this show is (like all US recent productions) that this is strictly American oriented one. What does it mean? The jokes are juvenile, stupid and utterly predictable; mostly sex oriented, mostly homophobic and anti feminist oriented. There is nothing funnier than showing someone with his girlfriend implying they had sex with animals or someone saying he has been pig fender. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Nothing oriented for audience with more than 2 brain cells. I am sorry, this is not my piece of cake. 1/10 from me. More lines are needed. Nothing more to say except to keep these sitcoms for yourself, gentlemen.

Solid, under-appreciated show for the first 3 seasons

[superscal23 · 22 July 2004]

Spin City was a great show for the first three years, okay for a year, and bad for the last two. From what I've read on IMDb, I'm the one who didn't like Michael J. Fox from Family Ties and Back to the Future. I also don't like some of the things I've heard him say in interviews, but that all goes away when he is playing Mike Flaherty. That, I believe, is a sign of a good actor.

This show is by Mike, for Mike, and about Mike, and for the first 3 years of the show, it worked, and worked well. Bringing in Heather Locklear served its intended purpose, which was to create competition for Mike, but it did not work. This show was at its best when Mike was in command of his team of dunces, including the mayor.

In the beginning, Carla Gugino played Mike's love interest, and that created some great moments just in the first 12 episodes. Mike is the Deputy mayor of New York City, and Gugino, as Ashley, was a City Hall reporter. Not a totally original concept, but it worked really well. After the original 12 episode run, they decided that they had enough show without the Ashley character. Apparently it came as a surprise to the producers of the show that New York City politics was enough to stand on its own. So much so that no character other than Mike was ever really explored on this show.

All the other characters are very simple, but very funny. Stuart is the sex obsessed wacko. Carter is the homosexual, token black wacko. Nikki is the unlucky in love, neurotic wacko. James is the naive wacko. Stacy is the foul-mouthed Brooklynite wacko. Paul is just plain wacko.

What made the first 3 seasons great were the story lines and the performances of Michael J. Fox and Barry Bostwick. The fact that they used politics without politicizing the show just makes it a stroke of genius. Think about this: the show is about politics, and it never once got preachy. In fact, I don't believe they ever come out and say what political party the staff is representing. Reading between the lines, you can figure out that they are Democrats, but that is not the point of the show in any way. Others may find this a detriment to the show, meaning it was not socially relevant. This is true, it was not. But it was funny. That was really the bottom line of this show. It was just funny. Nothing more, nothing less. The jokes made you laugh. Whether its a joke about the Pope, or the state of Wisconsin, or homosexuality, or an overflowing toilet (perhaps the single best moment ever on the show).

This show lost me in the fourth season when Heather Locklear came on board. Her character took charge of the office, and the energy that came with Mike in control was gone. In addition, with two well known stars on the show, the other characters were literally filtered out. I would have loved to see Caitlin take on Stacey, but Jennifer Esposito left as Heather Locklear came on. Of course, Mike and Caitlin eventually fell for each other, but it never really worked, and shortly thereafter, Mike was gone.

I personally consider the Charlie Sheen years to be a completely different show, not worthy of comment.

Don't Know What the Fuss was all about!

[Sylviastel · 6/10 · 31 March 2008]

I never really liked this perhaps because I felt Michael Boatman's performance as the homosexual character was kind of a token gay character. The show first revolved around Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty who works for New York City mayor played by Barry Bostwick. The supporting cast included Alan Ruck, Richard Kind, and others. Fox left the show because of his health and Heather Locklear and Charlie Sheen took over becoming a different show. I think they were more interesting than when Fox was on because it was more about Alex P. Keaton grown up. I felt the show revolved around Fox for the first few years until he left allowing Charlie Sheen to become a sitcom star on his own merit.

The other side of bureaucracy!

[insomniac_rod · 8/10 · 31 May 2009]

A witty, smart sitcom about the lives of colorful working people for the government, specially for the smart ass playing dumb Major.

I watched this sitcom when it first came out but I would enjoy it more nowadays because I work in the City Hall. Anyways, I remember it with a smile on my face because most of the situations were "reality bites" mixed with witty humor and very creative situations.

But that wouldn't worked without interesting, comical, and creative characters. Each of them had a distinctive personality and sense of humor. Michael J. Fox was just great in his character and I feel that Charlie Sheen delivered another comedic performance in substitute of J. Fox, but still, he filled his shoes. The rest of the cast was also great. Michael Boatman, Alan Ruck and company were excellent. Even Heather Locklear demonstrated she was a decent actress! I miss this show that had a truly creative plot and best of all, smart situations that always caught my attention.

You know, bureaucracy is sometimes boring, clichéd, but "Spin City" showed that it can also become really, really funny.

My "10" is just for the seasons with Michael J. Fox

[asa_lindblad · 10/10 · 11 February 2022]

Michael J. Fox is an incredible actor and he was perfect for the role as the vice mayor. I don't mean to be rude to Charlie Sheen but when Michael J. Fox left the series they should have cancelled the whole show. With this said, my high rating only concerns seasons 1-4. Unfortunately the following seasons does not reach above a "5".

MJF returns to sitcom

[Maniac-9 · 9/10 · 7 February 2012]

Michael J. Fox known for one of the best sitcom characters of all time as Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties returns to starring in his own sitcom. Fox plays playing the Deputy Mayor of New York City.

The chemistry between Fox and the rest of the cast is amazing and everyone gets their own chance to spit out their own one liners. The comedy is clever and witty but the show wouldn't work without Fox as the anchor. But he still allows all the other characters on the show their chance to shine.

After Fox had to leave the show because of his Parkinson's they brought in Charlie Sheen in his place. And while Charlie does a decent job he's no MJF.

simply awesome

[ecw06 · 10/10 · 3 October 2006]

This fantastic American sitcom is just to put it mildly simply AWESOME. From 1996-2002 it was the best sitcom on TV. better than Frasier, Becker, drew Carey show and certainly much better than the over rated and disgustingly over hyped FRIENDS, thats not to say those shows weren't good (save for friends)but spin city was refreshingly different. Michael j fox in the seasons he played the arrogant but caring deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty were some of the funniest TV performances i have ever seen and he thoroughly deserved his Emmy awards and of course who can forget the supporting cast... just brilliant. Stuart Bendeck (ALAN RUCK)i personally believe should have got a spin off show the man is such a perfect comedic actor his sexist remarks and facial expressions are just priceless, Carter Heywood (MICHAEL BOATMAN) as a gay rights activist and the only person who seems to be totally sensible and is yet just as neurotic and wacko as the rest is superb,The sexy as hell Nikki (CONNIE BRITTON) oh my god the thoughts I've had about her.... anyway another fantastic cast member who was MJFs love interest from the first season till MJF left in 2000 was totally superb and much sexier than any of the female cast in friends put together, and of course how can anyone forget Paul (RICHARD KIND)a lazy, offencive, crazy yet lovable press officer. some of his scenes especially with James (ALEXANDER GRABHAM) were just genius. of course i could talk about the other cast members most notably (JENNIFER ESPOSITO) and of course The mayor (BARRY BOSTWICK). They were characters i will never forget. Of course the introduction of Heather Locklear raised a few eyebrows and i for one was sceptical of the decision to bring her in, i don't know why maybe it was because the show was working really well that it didn't needed to be tampering with, but apparently the powers that be thought otherwise but never the less she proved herself to be an adequate acquisition even though it meant some of the cast that had been so brilliant in support was more or less moved to the background and when MICHAEL.J. FOX left in 2000 because of his Parkinsons disease i don't think it came to much of a surprise that a few cast members Ir, Nikki, James, Stacey etc. Getting Charlie Sheen in as MJFs replacement as the equally arrogant deputy mayor Charlie Crawford was another inspired piece of casting and he was more than a able replacement for MICHAEL J FOX and he was able to Carry Mike Flahertys traits and personalities and manifest them into his own selfish, egotistical way quite superbly. This show was for 7 years the freshest, sexiest and downright funniest show on TV. It was a damn shame that it got took of the air in 2002 and that the TV producers had decided to stick with friends (im sorry but i just think that show is so corny and syrupy and is nowhere near as funny that or people like to think it is)or Frasier etc, etc as entertainment, not that there was anything wrong with Frasier it was just time for them to call it day and thankfully not long after spin city ended it did. I personally feel that SPIN CITY can still be a success now as it was when it finished if some people just had a lot more believe in CHARLIE SHEEN. I personally don't think there was a better person to carry SPIN CITY in what was ultimately its final years than CHARLIE SHEEN so its good hes went on to even more success in the equally hilarious TWO AND A HALF MEN. God bless SPIN CITY. I give this 15 out of ten

Great if you like "I hate my wife" jokes

[VHSdynamite · 3/10 · 11 August 2020]

This show was the most boring one when I was a kid, and as an adult I just have to shake my head at how inferior the jokes are. "Why did I marry my wife when I can drink beer and watch TV" is the sort of joke that hit home in this show. Top it with jokes about amish pornography and we have a winner.

The only redeeming about the show is the sweet and funny Richard Kind. I like him in Mad About You as well. Michael J. Fox has never been very charming, and he's overacting, trowing himself across tables to show that he's able. Alan Ruck is downright unlikeable and creepy with his "loser" schtick. The others are forgettable.

I'm happy that the American workplace sitcom evolved past this and gave us more joyful AND clever shows like The Office, Parks & Rec, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Veep. This show is just depressing.

Heather Locklear is a gaping black hole that sucks every last ounce of life out of this formerly incredible series

[liquidcelluloid-1 · 24 November 2004]

"Spin City": Network: ABC; Genre: Sitcom; Content Rating: TV-14 (for language and strong sexual content); Available: syndication; Classification: Contemporary (Star range: 1 - 4);

Season Reviewed: Seasons 5 & 6

To keep this little project manageable I have roped off the new millennium as a starting point to look at television. The trap door in this rule is that if a show was on the air at all after that time I can review the whole thing - except in the instances where that show underwent a change, for better or worse. Unfortunately, as with 'The Drew Carey Show' and 'The Daily Show', 'Spin City' is one such series whose glory days lie before the year 2000 and out of my jurisdiction. Thus, this review is really of a version of 'Spin City' that isn't the heart of this show. It is of a show that had lost it's lead, reshuffled the cast and was on it's dying legs. The change in the show is undeniable, and it would be irresponsible to simply ignore it, but this is not what 'Spin City' really was about.

Created by Bill Lawrence and Gary David Goldberg, 'Spin City' is a traditional sitcom about the womanizing deputy mayor and his staff of spin-masters struggling to save and protect the image of flaky New York City mayor Randall Winston (Barry Bostwick). The real 'Spin City' was driven about Michael J. Fox's terrific lead performance and absolutely impeccable comic delivery (for which he garnered a well-deserved Emmy award and 2 Golden Globes). It crackled with sharp, adult and always laugh-out-loud writing and an awesome ensemble cast to contend with any other on TV. Michael Boatman, Alexander Chapman as James, and Jennifer Esposito's hot Stacey are just 3 of my favorites. And the reunion episode with Christopher Lloyd was superb. Truly one of the funniest shows on the air, It probably gets my vote for the most underrated sitcom of the 90s. During the first 4 years, 'Spin City' was a 4 ½ star show by my scale. It was that good.

At the close of the 2000 season, Fox made a classy exit to fight a private battle with Parkinson's disease. At that signal, the rest of the cast (save for Boatman, Bostwick, Richard Kind and Alan Ruck) jumped overboard like rats form a sinking ship. But all was not quite lost as replacement Charlie Sheen - reportedly hand picked by producer Fox himself - stepped in and stepped up, filling the new role with surprising success and agility. Sheen has picked up Fox's mannerisms for the arrogant Mike Flaherty and incorporated it into his own completely new character, Charlie Crawford (like Fox, taking his own first name). In fact, with this his first project after coming out of rehab, Sheen is something of a revelation here. As hard to believe as it may be for the purists, but he almost comes up to par with Fox.

The fast and steep decline of the series really has nothing to do with Charlie Sheen. I believe it had more to do with the rest of the ensemble leaving and the show making the suicidal decision to shoulder the series on Heather Locklear. 'Spin' then quickly became a 2-person series in which we are supposed to agonize over the sexual tension between the leads and wonder if Sheen and Locklear's characters will get together. It should have occurred to Lawrence that it's fans where smarter than that. Locklear is a black hole that sucks every remaining ounce of life out of 'Spin City'. Sheen's efforts to save the show and the legacy of it's name deserve far better than this. Forget about this. Stick with seasons 1 through 3, and 4 as a bonus, and you will be in good hands.

* ½

Michael Flaherty and his Team !!

[nicofreezer · 8/10 · 8 July 2021]

Michael J fox is a comedy genius... What else Can I say, every scene he's in is gold ! Spin city is a pure old School sitcom, everything can be use to make us laught ! Women, homosexual.. everything ! And thats why there is no sitcom today, because we cannot talk about that anymore. Old School way so better, when we could talk and laught about everything ! So many great characters.. so many great episodes.

Season 1 to 4 is gold then Michael had to leave and its just a bit less funny but still solid comedy. 3 golden globes for Michael J Fox, and 1 for the show. A must watch. One of the best sitcom ever !

To finish my reviews here is my top 10 characters from Spin city !

10 Nikki 9 Stasey 8Charlie 7 Kaitlin 6 James !

5 Carter !! ( And the dog Rags !!) 4 The mayor !! What a kid, love him 3 Stuart !! Ahah that Guy is awesome, old School Barney Stinson !

2 My man Mister Paul Lassiter !! So funny 😂 1 The Legend Michael "Mike" Flaherty !!!

Thank you Spin city cast thank you Mister Michael J Fox !

Funniest show I've seen in the last 10 years!!

[outsidersfan15 · 10/10 · 22 December 2006]

Spin City is the funniest show I have seen in a long time. Michael J Fox and his delightful cast add a lot of spunk and funniness to the show. I recommend it to all people who are Michael J Fox fans, as it is one of his best. It was funny to see the different antics that were going on in each episode. Charlie Sheen replaces MJF in the 5th season and thats when everything started to go downhill. 3 other cast mates left after MJF left. It only lasted 2 seasons after MJF was replaced by Charlie Sheen. So, if you are just getting hooked on this show, I suggest that you only watch seasons 1-4, the rest aren't really worth it. I give this show 10 out of 10.

One of the best sitcoms of the 90's

[llewellynf1974 · 10/10 · 26 December 2020]

Seasons 1-5 were really great, and even though Charlie Sheen did a good job when MJF left, it was never quite the same, much like when he left Two and a Half Men.

I guess a lot of the jokes and innuendos then would not go down well now with the liberal PC mob culture we have.

My favourite character was Stuart Bondek played by Alan Ruck but the character (and actor) I despised the most was Paul Lassiter, played by Richard Kind. I found him to be just annoying and grating and never really funny or comical.

The Mayor was great, even though he is portrayed as being dumb as hell, he must have had enough savvy & wile to become The Mayor....