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199130 Min.Beendet

Man of the People

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S01E10 - "The Freeway Issue"

Ausgestrahlt am Jul 14, 1992, 1:30 AM

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Beschreibung

A man replaces his wife in city council, however his past is very dubious. He is a savvy person and becomes loved amongst his people which endangers the plans of other politicians in town, especially the devious mayor.

Details

Status
Beendet
Sprache
English
Laufzeit
30 min
Erstausstrahlung
September 15, 1991
Beendet
July 13, 1992
Sendeplan
Sunday um 20:00

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Episoden (1 Staffel · 12 Episoden)

Pilot

In the series pilot, small-time grifter Jim Doyle hits the big time when he's asked to fill his late ex-wife's city-council seat.

Sep 15, 1991

30 Min.

Remembrance of Flings Past

A free golf-course membership is Doyle's if he can get the promoter back with his old flame---Constance.

Sep 22, 1991

30 Min.

A Day in the Life

Doyle would be off to the races if it weren't for a would-be jumper planning to plunge off City Hall.

Sep 29, 1991

30 Min.

Here's to You, Mrs. Lawrence

Meet Richard's mother---wealthy, elegant, influential and, it follows, utterly irresistable to Doyle.

Oct 6, 1991

30 Min.

Of Kids and Cards and Cads

Doyle gambles $50,000 of a youth center's funds to beat an Ivy League snob at poker.

Oct 13, 1991

30 Min.

Sleeping with the Enemy

The fat's in the fire when the press discovers that a political figure didn't make it home one night.

Oct 20, 1991

30 Min.

Kid of the People

A pint-size version of Doyle latches on to the councilman as if he were the father the little hustler never had.

Oct 27, 1991

30 Min.

Mr. Doyle Goes to Vegas (1)

Part 1: Doyle is on a roll at a mayors convention in Vegas, but loses out when spotted by a hood he cost a bundle.

Dec 6, 1991

30 Min.

Mr. Doyle Goes to Vegas (2)

Part 2: Doyle is on a roll at a mayors convention in Vegas, but loses out when spotted by a hood he cost a bundle.

Dec 6, 1991

30 Min.

The Freeway Issue

A desperate Constance resorts to desperate measures to stop the mayor from building a road that would go through a residential neighborhood. Intent on getting her hands on the road proposal and sabotaging it, Constance pulls a "Doyle" by breaking into the mayor's office to snoop around. Unfortunately she gets caught and gets thrown in jail, forcing Doyle to bail her out.

Jul 13, 1992

30 Min.

Help, I Need Somebody

It's a case of when the cat's away the mice will play, when a fed up Constance gets tired of babysitting Doyle and quits. Doyle's delighted. But the councilman soon realizes just how much he misses Constance when the office falls apart without her and the only person around to help is… Howard Poe.

30 Min.

Lemon Aid

The city has been stung by a master con-man by the name of Tom McClain. He sold them a fleet of non-existent school business. The mayor and the council want to avoid public embarrassment. They have to get their money back. There's only one man who could possibly out-con McClain – Councilman Jim Doyle. After milking the mayor and the council a bit, Doyle agrees to nail McClain. He proceeds to set a trap for him by enlisting colorful characters from his accomplices. In the end he nails McClain and scores a nice profit for the city educational fund.

30 Min.

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