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Man of the People Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

10 Episodes 1991 - 1992

Episode 1

Pilot

Sun, Sep 15, 1991

"When the well-respected and honorable City Councilwoman Marge Patterson dies, her longtime opponent, the wily Mayor Elizabeth Chardin, is eager to replace Patterson with a stooge. The mayor thinks she's found the perfect candidate -- Jim Doyle, Patterson's ex-husband and small-time grifter. But the mayor finds she's bitten off more than she can chew when Doyle decides to play the game of politics by his own rules and becomes a 'man of the people.'"

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Episode 2

Remembrance of Flings Past

Sun, Sep 22, 1991

"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 to helping push the plans through City Council, Doyle must also help reunite the developer with his old girlfriend, Constance, who dumped him over his womanizing."

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Episode 3

A Day in the Life

Sun, Sep 29, 1991

"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 engages in some political spirit with the mayor, and talks the town's loser off the ledge of the bell tower."

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Episode 4

Here's to You, Mrs. Lawrence

Sun, Oct 6, 1991

Wherein Jim hooks up with Richard's mother.

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Episode 5

Of Cards and Kids and Cads

Sun, Oct 13, 1991

Jim takes a job as Treasurer of a children's charity to raise enough funds to gain access to a high stakes poker table.

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Episode 6

Sleeping with the Enemy

Sun, Oct 20, 1991

"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. After Doyle helps the mayor drown her woes in drink, Chardin awakes to find herself in Doyle's bed. Did Doyle do the deed? And will he help the mayor out of a jam when the press catches wind of a possible sex scandal?"

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Episode 7

Kid of the People

Sun, Oct 27, 1991

"Doyle meets his match in a twelve year-old boy who not only out-hustles the con-man but moves in with him too."

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Episode 8

Mr. Doyle Goes to Vegas: Part 1

Fri, Dec 6, 1991

"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 into Dennis Kolzak, a mob boss who's got an old score to settle."

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Episode 9

Mr. Doyle Goes to Vegas: Part 2

Fri, Dec 6, 1991

"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 into Dennis Kolzak, a mob boss who's got an old score to settle."

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Episode 10

The Freeway Issue

Mon, Jul 13, 1992

"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 road proposal and sabotaging it, Constance pulls a "Doyle" by breaking into the mayor's office to snoop around. Unfortunately she gets caught and gets thrown in jail, forcing Doyle to bail her out."

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