Season 3: 1998-1999
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Dead Dog Talking" | Andy Cadiff | Tom Hertz | September 22, 1998 |
| City Hall prepares for the mayor's bid for re-election announcement. Carter adopts his family's 19-year-old dog. And, Paul teaches Stacy how to get a sick day without being sick. Conan O'Brien guest stars. | |||||
| 50 | 2 | "There's Something About Heidi" | Andy Cadiff | Amy Cohen & Michelle Nader | September 29, 1998 |
| After Mike's picture with model Heidi Klum is in the tabloids, people assume he's dating her. Nikki reveals to Carter that she has a secret crush on Mike. The Mayor can't stop laughing at inappropriate times. | |||||
| 51 | 3 | "Gone with the Wind" | Andy Cadiff | Stephen Godchaux | October 6, 1998 |
| Mike must keep his relationship with Heidi Klum a secret. Paul creates an incident involving a fan and ashes. | |||||
| 52 | 4 | "The Deer Hunter" | Andy Cadiff | Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones | October 13, 1998 |
| Mike is handling a political donor in the hope of receiving a donation. Stuart has been named as Stacy's boss for the day. | |||||
| 53 | 5 | "It Happened One Night" | Andy Cadiff | Gayle Abrams | October 20, 1998 |
| Mike considers adopting an abandoned baby. Cameo appearances by Mike's former girlfriends. | |||||
| 54 | 6 | "Three Men and a Little Lady" | Andy Cadiff | Tim Hobert | October 27, 1998 |
| Mike tries to improve the Mayor's macho image. Stuart's girlfriend takes over Carter's apartment. (First appearance: Deidre (Beth Littleford)) | |||||
| 55 | 7 | "An Officer and a Gentleman" | Andy Cadiff | David S. Rosenthal | November 3, 1998 |
| Mike's childhood friend returns from a stint in the Navy to reveal he's gay and Mike is jealous when Carter starts dating him. Guest star: Lou Diamond Phillips | |||||
| 56 | 8 | "Quest for Fire" | Andy Cadiff | Jay Scherick & David Ronn | November 10, 1998 |
| Mike suggests a dinner date with Nikki's fictitious boyfriend named Arthur. Mike tries to take a vacation, but the Olympic torch-carrier gets lost in New York; and Paul tries to fit in when he moves into Janelle's Harlem neighborhood. | |||||
| 57 | 9 | "The Kidney's All Right" | Andy Cadiff | Bill Callahan & Philip Wen | November 17, 1998 |
| The mayor makes a promise to give a child (Frankie Muniz) his kidney. Guest stars: Jeff Gordon and Jayson Williams. | |||||
| 58 | 10 | "Gobble the Wonder Turkey Saves the Day" | Andy Cadiff | Tom Hertz | November 24, 1998 |
| The mayor hosts a televised Thanksgiving dinner. Stacy has a startling moment with Stuart. | |||||
| 59 | 11 | "Local Hero" | Andy Cadiff | Kirk J. Rudell | December 8, 1998 |
| While everyone prepares for the office costume party, Stuart tries to fake an affair with Nikki in order to break up with Deidre. | |||||
| 60 | 12 | "Monkey Business" | Andy Cadiff | Stephen Godchaux | December 15, 1998 |
| Mike is challenged by the intelligence of the city zoo's new Chimpanzee. | |||||
| 61 | 13 | "Taxi Driver" | Andy Cadiff | Tim Hobert | January 5, 1999 |
| Faced with a taxi driver's strike, Mike impersonates a cabbie in order to make a play on Nikki, by driving her boyfriend to the airport. | |||||
| 62 | 14 | "The Nutty Deputy Mayor" | Andy Cadiff | Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones | January 12, 1999 |
| Mike agrees to use a fat suit for a day to appease the overweight community. | |||||
| 63 | 15 | "Not in the Line of Fire" | Carl Lauten | Michelle Nader & Amy Cohen | January 26, 1999 |
| The mayor doubts his Deputy Mayor's loyalty, when news footage shows Mike fleeing during an assassination attempt. | |||||
| 64 | 16 | "Internal Affairs" | Andy Cadiff | Gayle Abrams | February 9, 1999 |
| Nikki is arrested for prostitution during a tryst with Mike. | |||||
| 65 | 17 | "Dick Clark's Rockin' Make-Out Party '99" | Andy Cadiff | Tom Hertz | February 16, 1999 |
| Stuart breaks up with Deidre, who sues him for sexual harassment in revenge. Can Mike save his friend from losing his job, or is he next?. Stacy's aunt (Priscilla Presley) takes a liking to James. | |||||
| 66 | 18 | "Back to the Future IV: Judgment Day" | Andy Cadiff | David S. Rosenthal | February 23, 1999 |
| Christopher Lloyd guest-stars as Mike Flaherty's political mentor from years past. Lloyd and Fox make several joking references to the Back to the Future trilogy films they starred in. | |||||
| 67 | 19 | "Politically Incorrect" | Andy Cadiff | David Ronn & Jay Scherick | March 2, 1999 |
| The Mayor appears on Politically Incorrect and reveals that he is dating his secretary. Carter dates a boxer afraid to come out of the closet. Guest star: Bill Maher | |||||
| 68 | 20 | "That's Entertainment" | Andy Cadiff | Tim Hobert & Gayle Abrams | March 16, 1999 |
| Forced to work on Oscar Sunday, the staff have movie themed flashbacks. (Clip show) | |||||
| 69 | 21 | "The Last Temptation of Mike" | Andy Cadiff | J.O.S. Hartung & Clayton Hamilton | April 6, 1999 |
| Mike agrees to be Paul and Claudia's sperm donor. The Mayor keeps bothering James while he writes an article for Sassy Magazine. | |||||
| 70 | 22 | "Carter & Stuart & Bennett & Deirdre" | Andy Cadiff | Mike Royce | April 13, 1999 |
| Carter and Stuart become friends with each others ex's in order to get back at each other. A temp at City Hall thinks Mike is in love with her. | |||||
| 71 | 23 | "The Mayor With Two Brains" | Andy Cadiff | Stephen Godchaux & Kirk J. Rudell | May 4, 1999 |
| When a reporter gives Carter the limelight in an article meant to be about the Deputy Mayor, Mike becomes jealous. | |||||
| 72 | 24 | "Wall Street" | Andy Cadiff | Philip Wen & Bill Callahan | May 11, 1999 |
| Mike helps James invest his life savings. The mayor gets his own action figure. Guest star: Jon Stewart | |||||
| 73 | 25 | "Klumageddon (1)" | Andy Cadiff | Kirk J. Rudell | May 18, 1999 |
| When The Mayor appoints Heidi Klum to work on an Animal Rights project with Mike, the supermodel tries to rekindle their previous relationship. | |||||
| 74 | 26 | "Klumageddon (2)" | Andy Cadiff | Bill Callahan & Philip Wen | May 25, 1999 |
| When Nikki overhears Mike agreeing to dump the Mayor for Janelle, she thinks he's breaking up with her. Stuart gives Carter's dog to Heidi Klum. (Last appearance of Stacy) |
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