Man of the People
Man of the People is an American sitcom starring James Garner that aired from September 15, 1991 to July 13, 1992. A man of dubious past joins the city council in place of his wife. He is savvy and becomes very popular which endangers the plans of several other politicians in town, especially the devious mayor.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Pilot
15-09-199130m""When the well-respected and honorable City Councilwoman Marge Patterson dies, her longtime opponent, the wiley Mayor Elizabeth Chardin, is eager to replace Patterson with a stoog...
- Ep 2
2.Remembrance of Flings Past
22-09-199130m""Doyle thinks he's hit the jackpot when a developer offers Doyle membership in an exclusive golf club that's to be built in his district. There's a catch, however -- in addition t...
- Ep 3
3.A Day in the Life
29-09-199130m""A typical crazy day in the life of hustling Jim Doyle. It's a juggling act for Doyle as he tries cashing in on a 'sure thing' at the race track before post-time, simultaneously e...
- Ep 4
4.Here's to You, Mrs. Lawrence
06-10-199130m""Lawrence and the mayor are mortified when Doyle becomes involved with the most prominent pillar of the community -- a wealthy widow who's not only one of the mayor's biggest supp...
- Ep 5
5.Of Kids and Cards and Cads
13-10-199130m""Doyle's efforts to play in a high-society, high-stakes poker game are thwarted when members of the club snub him by raising the stakes inordinately high. However, Doyle lucks int...
- Ep 6
6.Sleeping with the Enemy
20-10-199130m""Mayor Chardin finds she's under fire from the City Council and local press when it's discovered she's been the most blatant offender of waste during the city's water shortage. Af...
- Ep 7
7.Kid of the People
27-10-199130m""Doyle meets his match in a twelve year-old boy who not only out-hustles the con-man but moves in with him too."" (NBC)
- Ep 8
8.Mr. Doyle Goes to Vegas (1)
06-12-199130m""Doyle scams a free trip to Las Vegas when he gets Rita to pose as Elizabeth Chardin in order to gain entrance to the mayor's convention. But matters get dicey when Doyle runs int...
- Ep 9
9.Mr. Doyle Goes to Vegas (2)
06-12-199130m""Doyle scams a free trip to Las Vegas when he gets Rita to pose as Elizabeth Chardin in order to gain entrance to the mayor's convention. But matters get dicey when Doyle runs int...
- Ep 10
10.The Freeway Issue
13-07-199230m""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 ro...
- Ep 11
11.Help, I Need Somebody
TBA30mIt'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 h...
- Ep 12
12.Lemon Aid
TBA30mThe 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 embarra...
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