History Series / SpinCity

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* WrittenInAbsence: Towards the end of the final season, Alan Ruck missed five episodes [[https://moviehole.net/alan-ruck-spin-city-dvd/ due to illness]]. On the show, it is explained that he and his girlfriend went on an extended vacation.

* WrittenInAbsence: Towards the end of th final season, Alan Ruck missed five episodes [[https://moviehole.net/alan-ruck-spin-city-dvd/ due to illness]]. On the show, it is explained that he and his girlfriend went on an extended vacation.

* WrittenInAbsence: Towards the end of th final season, Alan Ruck missed five episodes [https://moviehole.net/alan-ruck-spin-city-dvd/ due to an illness]. On the show, it is explained that he and his girlfriend went on an extended vacation.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: Mike & Nikki played with this for a season, but it was ultimately dropped in favour of Mike/Caitlin. Then there was Charlie/Caitlin.

** In "All the Mayor's Men," Mike quotes Johnny B. Goode - his signature song from ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' - as a Bible passage.

Off-network reruns were originally distributed by the first Creator/{{Paramount}} Television, which produced Fox's previous series ''Series/FamilyTies''. At the same time, Creator/{{CBS}} acquired the original Paramount TV library, and the Paramount studio itself acquired Creator/{{DreamWorks}} which originally produced the series. ''Spin City'' and other DWTV series were incorporated into the library of the second Paramount Television, which launched in 2013. Following the creation of [=ViacomCBS=] (now Creator/ParamountGlobal), the rights to ''Family Ties'' and ''Spin City'' were brought under one roof.

Off-network reruns were originally distributed by the first Creator/{{Paramount}} Television, which produced Fox's previous series ''Series/FamilyTies''. At the same time, Creator/{{CBS}} acquired the original Paramount TV library, and the Paramount studio itself acquired Creator/DreamWorks which originally produced the series. ''Spin City'' and other DWTV series were incorporated into the library of the second Paramount Television, which launched in 2013. Following the creation of [=ViacomCBS=] (now Creator/ParamountGlobal), the rights to ''Family Ties'' and ''Spin City'' were brought under one roof.

* ADateWithRosiePalms
** Happens to [[spoiler: Mike]] waiting up for [[spoiler:Nikki]] when the two are going to settle their UnresolvedSexualTension.
** Recommended by Stuart as a way for Mike to relieve the tension when he's trying to abstain from sex with Caitlin for a week. Mike refuses, intent on going it "old school."
** Stuart apparently inadvertently admitted to it once. When James brought in a craft boat he had made himself for a regatta, he was in the midst of proudly displaying it when he brings out the pilot, "Little James".
-->'''Stuart''': Wait...''that's'' Little James?
-->'''James''': That's right.
-->'''Stuart''': So when you recently said you were tired from being up all night shellacking Little James...you meant that literally?
-->'''James''': Yes, what did you think I meant?
-->'''Stuart''': Never mind. Just forget what I said about "buffing little Stuart".

Off-network reruns were originally distributed by the first Creator/{{Paramount}} Television, which produced Fox's previous series ''Series/FamilyTies''. At the same time Creator/{{CBS}} acquired the original Paramount TV library, the Paramount studio itself acquired Creator/DreamWorks which originally produced the series. ''Spin City'' and other DWTV series were incorporated into the library of the second Paramount Television, which launched in 2013. Following the creation of ViacomCBS (now Creator/{{ParamountGlobal}}), the rights to ''Family Ties'' and ''Spin City'' were brought under one roof.

Off-network reruns were originally distributed by the first Creator/{{Paramount}} Television, which produced Fox's previous series ''Series/FamilyTies''. At the same time Creator/{{CBS}} acquired the original Paramount TV library, the Paramount studio itself acquired Creator/DreamWorks which originally produced the series. ''Spin City'' and other DWTV series were incorporated into the library of the second Paramount Television, which launched in 2013. Following the creation of ViacomCBS (now Creator/{{Paramount Global}}), the rights to ''Family Ties'' and ''Spin City'' were brought under one roof.

Off-network reruns were originally distributed by the first Creator/{{Paramount}} Television, which produced Fox's previous series ''Series/FamilyTies''. At the same time Creator/{{CBS}} acquired the original Paramount TV library, the Paramount studio itself acquired Creator/DreamWorks which originally produced the series. ''Spin City'' and other DWTV series were incorporated into the library of the second Paramount Television, which launched in 2013. Following the creation of Creator/{{ViacomCBS}}, the rights to ''Family Ties'' and ''Spin City'' were brought under one roof.

* StraightGay: Aside from a fondness for nice suits and the occasional innuendo or high culture reference, Carter doesn't act any more gay than anyone else on the show. The only times his orientation comes up are when his past boyfriends are plot-relevant or when Stewart wants to use Carter as a benchmark for [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday how not-gay he is]].

After Fox's departure the show's creator, Bill Lawrence, and most of the staff went on to create the even more successful ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', on which most of the major Fox-era ''Spin City'' actors (including Fox) have appeared in cameos/guest roles.

** Fox's wife Tracy Pollan appeared in one episode as an old girlfriend, and then in a third season episode along with most of the other ex-girlfriends seen on the show at that point.

** Michael mentions his old therapist was like a father to him and wonders how the new guy can just fill that spot. Enter [[Series/FamilyTies Michael Gross]].
** Meredith Baxter played Mike's mother.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: When Mike asks Heidi Klum what she is thinking about after they had sex, she answers "You know, mushy (pronounced as muschi) stuff." If you speak German you probably did a SpitTake after hearing that out of the blue on a PG-13 show: "muschi" means cunt, pussy.
** In the episode "Snowbound" which featured a nudist protesting around the office, the actor's butt crack can be seen a couple times in the episode. Once when Mike is speaking to him in his office, and another time when he walks away from Carter and Stuart at the vending machine.

* TakingTheBullet: In a possible assassination attempt (the shots heard were actually a secret serivcewoman's balloons popping), Mike leaves the Mayor (who to be fair was well protected by other members of his staff) to protect Nikki. This upsets the Mayor, who tries to replace Mike with Paul. Later, a hot dog vendor who the Mayor offended, throws a hot dog 'with everything on it' at him and Mike 'takes the bullet' for the Mayor. Later, Mike rewatches the tape of him leaving the Mayor to protect Nikki, which Nikki sees, leading to them getting together.

Later episodes brought in Heather Lochlear as campaign manager Caitlin Moore. Originally Creator/CarlaGugino served as a co-lead character as Mike's girlfriend Ashley Schaefer, a reporter who evoked a certain animosity with the rest of the administration. Deciding it would be more interesting for Mike to be a bachelor they wrote her out after the first half season. Especially given the presence of fan favorite Carter by the end the series, it often contained more HoYay per half hour than three seasons of ''Series/WillAndGrace'' combined.

--->'''Owen:''' The past is prologue, Michael. Men like us have to look ''[[ShoutOut to the future]]''!
--->'''Mike:''' ''({{Beat}})'' [[LampshadeHanging What the hell are you talking about?]]

-->'''Mike:''' No, sir, but that's [[SarcasmMode a welcome addition to any conversation]]