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Arli$$

Arli$$
★ 6.9/10•1996•30m•TV-MA•Comedy
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A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and employees.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateAug 10, 1996

Episodes

Episode 1 - A Man of Our TimesE128m

A Man of Our Times

While being nominated for the civic honor "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.

Aug 10, 1996

Episode 2 - Negotiating: It's Never PersonalE225m

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.

Aug 14, 1996

Episode 3 - How to Turn a Minus into a PlusE324m

How to Turn a Minus into a Plus

AMM client and boxing champ Sucre Rey Santos finally gives in and grants top contender Cojones 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.

Aug 21, 1996

Episode 4 - Athletes Are Role ModelsE427m

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 his scorned wife at bay.

Aug 28, 1996

Episode 5 - What About the Fans?E525m

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 be kept a secret! So Arliss shops the team to three prospective homes: Raleigh-Durham, Las Vegas, and Mexico City.

Sep 4, 1996

Episode 6 - The Company You KeepE624m

The Company You Keep

Mike Armstrong, president of multinational CPM, 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.

Sep 11, 1996

Episode 7 - Colors of the RainbowE724m

Colors of the Rainbow

A reporter overhears Arliss talking about the Jaboos of South Street, a rival stickball team from his old neighborhood 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.

Sep 18, 1996

Episode 8 - Crossing the LineE830m

Crossing the Line

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

Sep 25, 1996

Episode 9 - Timing Is EverythingE926m

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.

Oct 2, 1996

Episode 10 - The Client's Best InterestE1029m

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.

Oct 9, 1996

Episode 11 - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made OfE1130m

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. And now, 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.

Oct 16, 1996

Actors

Robert Wuhl

Robert Wuhl

Arliss Michaels

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Rita Wu

Jim Turner

Jim Turner

Kirby Carlisle

Michael Boatman

Michael Boatman

Stanley Babson

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