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Arli$$ - Episode Guide

Season 1

A Man of Our Times

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Aug 10, 1996

A Man of Our Times

While being nominated for the civic honour "Man of Our Times," Arliss must juggle one client's plans for a same-sex marriage on the opening night of a huge ice-skating tour, Kirby's gambling habit, and another client's financial ruin and impending unemployment.    

Negotiating: It's Never Personal

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Aug 14, 1996

Negotiating: It's Never Personal

While high-school hoops sensation Shaler Halimon announces he'll skip college and jump straight to the NBA, Arliss positions himself as Shaler's agent and uses the opportunity to settle a score with team owner Buddy Reingold.

Athletes are Role Models

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Aug 21, 1996

Athletes are Role Models

Temptation gets the better of squeaky-clean QB Dan Hendricks. Arliss battles with a client's desire to confess his sins to the world, while keeping the suspicious media and a scorned wife at bay.

How to Turn a Minus Into a Plus

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Aug 28, 1996

How to Turn a Minus Into a Plus

AMM client and boxing champ Sucre Rey Santos finally gives in and grants top contender Cohones Ochonez a title fight. The huge payday means Arliss can finally buy that Gulfstream Jet he's had his eyes on. But when Ochonez is arrested and tossed in jail, the fight is no mas. However, Arliss gets the governor to sign off and approve the fight, allowing HBO to televise the Battle in the Bighouse, live from the state penitentiary.

What About the Fans?

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Sep 4, 1996

What About the Fans?

L.A. Kings owner Flora Lansing dangles part-ownership in front of Arliss if he can find a new home for her hockey team - provided there's a new stadium, complete with luxury boxes and PSLs. But this must kept a secret! So Arliss shops the team to three prospective homes: Raleigh-Durham, Las Vegas and New Mexico.

The Company You Keep

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Sep 11, 1996

The Company You Keep

Mike Armstrong, president of multinational CSM, is interested in buying AMM. Arliss never dreamed of selling until he hears what Armstrong's paying. AMM staffers, particularly Kirby, Rita and Stanley, know their boss is up to something and begin to worry about their job security.  

Colors of the Rainbow

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1996

Colors of the Rainbow

A reporter overhears Arliss talking about the Jaboos of South Street, a rival stickball team from his old neighbourhood, and interprets this as a racial slur. A media siege begins and Arliss is under fire. Meanwhile, free-agent relief pitcher (and white supremacist) Trevor Heath decides to let Arliss represent him upon hearing the comments. 

Crossing the Line

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1996

Crossing the Line

Why would Arliss even consider representing Anya Slovachek, the 186th ranked women tennis player whose father is a psychotic maniac? Well, when he sees Anya with his own eyes, Arliss' mind is made up for him.  

Timing is Everything

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1996

Timing is Everything

Arliss and Kirby decide to take beach volleyball to the next level by creating a new made-for-TV indoor tour with high-level glitz, oiled bodies, fluorescent sand and heavy promotion. But everything goes afoul as the tour's top women's pair have irreconcilable differences, and one of the top guys infects his toe on a petrified kelp pod.

The Client's Best Interest

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Oct 9, 1996

The Client's Best Interest

In the 12th annual Den of Thieves Rotisserie Baseball League, Arliss and Kirby hope their Frozen Ropes can bring the title back where it belongs, away from cosmetic surgeon Vic Freed and his hated Silicone Valley. Arliss must resolve a conflict of interest between the good of the Frozen Ropes, and the good of AMM client and Phillies ace Ned Bastille.

The Stuff That Dreams are Made Of

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Oct 16, 1996

The Stuff That Dreams are Made Of

As a kid, Arliss idolized Hall of Fame outfielder Rocky Framaggio so much that he still carries around the Rock's rookie card. After a chance meeting at the racetrack, Arliss decides to help the downtrodden Rock make some scratch and get back on his feet. But after the Rock strikes out at three job attempts, Arliss comes up with a stroke of marketing genius.

Season 2

A Full Service Agency

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jun 17, 1997

A Full Service Agency

Catcher Zack Bowers can barley get the ball back to the mound, let alone to second base. The source of his problems: he suspects his wife is unfaithful. He demands that Arliss hire a private investigator to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, Kirby is asked to housesit Bruce Smith's 'cat'.

The Value of Loyalty

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jun 24, 1997

The Value of Loyalty

One of Arliss' long-term friends and clients leaves him when his fiancée declares it's time for a "fresh start." Meanwhile, Rita is dating a client and Arliss wants it to stop, or else.

 

Arliss Michaels, American

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jul 1, 1997

Arliss Michaels, American

Arliss is invited to dinner at the White House and he can't decide whom to invite as his escort. That becomes the least of his worries when his bowling champion client the controversial Turkey Reeves, gets in trouble with the law.

The World at Your Feet

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jul 8, 1997

The World at Your Feet

Kahoutec "Comet" Evans is a can't-miss tennis phenom whom Arliss discovered years ago when the boy stood as tall as his racket. Now that Comet has come of age, Arliss must juggle the boy's mother's wish for her son to go to college with his own wish to cash in on the young superstar's talents. 

Salary Cap This!

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jul 15, 1997

Salary Cap This!

Sports Illustrated is planning an article about sports agents, and will select one to grace the magazine's cover. Despite some early maneuvering, Arliss thinks he's out of the running. In the meantime Arliss is also tasked to negotiate a contract extension for his client Damian Niles, in the process displaying a brilliant grasp of NBA salary capology.

Kirby Carlisle, Trouble-Shooter

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jul 22, 1997

Kirby Carlisle, Trouble-Shooter

When Arliss throws out his back, his dream of playing in the Crosby Pro-Am with golf client Ryan Mason III is shattered. Kirby steps in to partner with Mason, and assist the pro with his club selection.

The Real Thing

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jul 29, 1997

The Real Thing

AMM client Dan Manville is closing in on his 500th home run. Add that to the 500 stolen bases he's already chalked up, and he's the charter member of the 500/500 club. Arliss has everything in position for the "500/500 Experience," a huge Manville memorabilia tour on wheels. All that's left is for Manville to hit his 500th dinger - and for Arliss to get the ball.    

Visionary for a New Millennium

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Aug 5, 1997

Visionary for a New Millennium

Arliss is dazzled by marketing whiz Giselle Jaynes. She's charming, clever and sexy, and she's filled with brilliant, cutting-edge ideas for AMM clients - despite knowing nothing about the sports world.

How to Be a Good Listener

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Aug 12, 1997

How to Be a Good Listener

It's a day from hell for Arliss Michaels: Stanley is considering leaving AMM, while client Sammy Stilton is about to be suspended for "assaulting" an umpire. All this as Arliss tries to get to the airport for a top-priority "secret meeting."

Truth and Responsibility

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Aug 19, 1997

Truth and Responsibility

Arliss manages to get Kirby some airtime as a sports talk-radio host. What better way to promote his own clientele - especially Yoshi Kobiashi, the latest pitching phenom nobody's ever seen. Before you know it, Kirby starts to rule the airwaves and a star is born - and a huge deal for Arliss may be on the rocks. 

Season 3

The Family Trust

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jun 7, 1998

The Family Trust

After Kirby signs hockey star Luc Cassoulet to the biggest contract in AMM history, an extremely delicate situation develops: how does AMM get paid its commissions without going public that the client is a deadbeat? Meanwhile, Arliss has his hands full defending NBA star Dewayne Troy for assaulting a referee. 

My Job is to Get Jobs

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jun 14, 1998

My Job is to Get Jobs

Arliss deals with a steroid-abusing linebacker's faltering career and a star running back's contract.

Whatever It Takes

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jun 21, 1998

Whatever It Takes

AMM client Theo Holt is the kind of football player that every team needs: a reliable backup quarterback capable of winning games. But when Theo's team decides to let him go and there a no other takers for his services, Arliss begins to wonder. When Arliss learns about a league-wide rumour that Theo is gay, he resurrects Theo's career as only Arliss can.

Fans First

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jun 28, 1998

Fans First

Disaster hits AMM when Defensive Player of the Year Lucian Balboa is stabbed by a crazed fan at the office's annual Super Bowl party. Where was the security? How did the stabber get into the party? These are the questions Arliss has to answer. And now Lucian has decided not to play on Super Sunday unless Arliss can guarantee that the stabber will be locked up.

Where Do Clients Come From?

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jul 5, 1998

Where Do Clients Come From?

Whenever a rival agent passes away, Arliss always leads the feeding frenzy to sign the available clients. But when Leo Maroni bites the dust, Jeremy Brenner gives Arliss a battle in the scramble for new business. That's why Arliss signs Kit Ballew, a loser on the NASCAR circuit. But with nothing to live for, Kit starts tearing up the field, giving Arliss more then he bargained for. 

The Legacy

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Jul 12, 1998

The Legacy

Arliss has a comfortable arrangement with a Midwestern football powerhouse university: Arliss negotiates the school's exclusive network TV deal pro bono, and teaches an ethics class at the school. This provides him access to the student-athletes and creates a pipeline straight from the dorm to AMM. However, the pipeline may dry up when an investigation into legendary coach Duffy's program reveals some improprieties. 

What Arliss Hath Joined Together...

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Jul 19, 1998

What Arliss Hath Joined Together...

AMM client Amadou M'Bow is in love. And the NBA center from Senegal plans to marry his beloved, Miss Lisa Klein of Long Island. When Arliss insists Amadou get his betrothed to sign a prenuptial agreement, Lisa balks, wedding bells are put on hold and Amadou plans to hang up the hightops. 

The Working Man's Friend

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Jul 26, 1998

The Working Man's Friend

As a fierce rainstorm brings the city to a standstill, Arliss is virtually alone at AMM. That is, until pitching sensation Diego Sanchez, arrives at the office after defecting from Cuba. But Arliss must rely on some unexpected assistance to overcome the obstacles of the day. 

Stanley Babson...Win, Place, or Show

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Aug 2, 1998

Stanley Babson...Win, Place, or Show

AMM's financial whiz Stanley Babson is fed up with his conservative reputation. But when Arliss accuses him of always playing it safe, Stanley puts the company at risk by using clients' funds to purchase a racehorse.

Behind Every Great Client...

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Aug 9, 1998

Behind Every Great Client...

Lockouts and strikes are unfortunately a part of pro sports, and nothing does more to alienate the fans. But when a ballplayer crosses the picket line, he knows the true meaning of alienation. Arliss must consider the consequences of representing replacement player Jim Greenbriar after Greenbriar saves Arliss' life.

Season 4

D-Day

Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Aug 8, 1999

D-Day

Season 5

Last Call

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Aug 13, 2000

Last Call

Season 6

Season 7

End Game

Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Aug 18, 2002

End Game
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