City

Episode 01

Pilot

Jan 29, 1990 · 30 min

Liz faces two crises: a development project has leveled a cemetery, spreading caskets about; and Penny announces her affair with a married man.

Episode 02

Family Business

Feb 5, 1990 · 30 min

Ken feels that Liz is indebted to him after he fires the mail clerk and gives the job to Penny.

Episode 03

Another One Died on the Steps Last Night

Feb 12, 1990 · 30 min

The homeless man who played the sax outside city hall dies there overnight, leaving personal effects indicating he was a man Liz knew in high school. Giletti: Matt Roe.

Episode 04

The Miracle at City Hall

Feb 19, 1990 · 30 min

Although he uses a wheelchair, a new employee's greater disability is his attitude. Meanwhile, spilled paper clips form a heavenly sign to Anna-Maria. Walter: Harris Laskawy.

Episode 05

Your Park or Mine

Feb 26, 1990 · 30 min

Liz joins in a battle of paperwork against a councilman who wants to move a proposed halfway house from his district to her neighborhood. Gene: Bruce Davison.

Episode 06

The Big Leak

Mar 12, 1990 · 30 min

Ken's diversion of rec-center funds to his own pocket drives Liz to leak the story to the press, but Ken gets wind of the scoop and orders Liz to find the source. Harvey Lime: Joe Mays.

Episode 07

You Can't Bite City Hall

Mar 19, 1990 · 30 min

Penny's new boyfriend handcuffs himself to Anna-Maria and locks them both in Liz's office in the name of animal rights. Evan: Robert Petkoff.

Episode 08

Unfinished Business

Apr 2, 1990 · 30 min

Busy schedules aren't the only thing keeping Liz apart from Councilman Whalen after the ghost of her late husband throws in his two cents on Liz's social life. Michael: Vincent Baggetta.

Episode 09

Love Among the Ruins

Apr 9, 1990 · 30 min

Evening plans are scuttled when a mock emergency drill forces the staff to stay in the building and respond to computer-generated scenarios - but is it just a drill? Dave (voice): Paul Colbert.

Episode 10

Oil and Water

Apr 16, 1990 · 30 min

Zsa Zsa Gabor plays the owner of an oil tanker responsible for a spill in the river, but she refuses to pay any cleanup costs, thanks in great part to her buddy Ken.

Episode 11

Seems Like Old Times

May 12, 1990 · 30 min

Estelle Getty plays the city's former manager, who thinks it's 1959 and puts the staff to work on the library project that ultimately cost her her job.

Episode 12

With a Song in Your Heart and a Knife in Your Back

Jun 1, 1990 · 30 min

News of her husband's release from a Cuban prison brings joy to Anna-Maria, but the man arrives bringing sorrow. Rigoberto: Gregory Sierra. Theresa: Begona Plaza.

Episode 13

Just a Passing Dad

Jun 8, 1990 · 30 min

Everyone adores Liz's dad except Liz, who suspects he's shown up again only because he wants something from her. Donald: Alan Young. Sean: Shay Duffin.