City

30min

Comedy

City is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from January 29, 1990 until June 8, 1990. The series was a new starring vehicle for Valerie Harper, which went into development not long after she and husband Tony Cacciotti won their lawsuit against Lorimar Telepictures over her dismissal from her NBC sitcom Valerie. City was created by Paul Haggis, and like Ms. Harper's previous series, was also executive produced by Cacciotti.

Production Companies

Paul Haggis Productions

A.V.

CBS Entertainment Productions

Episodes

Cast

Pilot

1. Pilot

30min

29th Jan 1990

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

Family Business

2. Family Business

30min

5th Feb 1990

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

Another One Died on the Steps Last Night

3. Another One Died on the Steps Last Night

30min

12th Feb 1990

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.

The Miracle at City Hall

4. The Miracle at City Hall

30min

19th Feb 1990

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.

Your Park or Mine

5. Your Park or Mine

30min

26th Feb 1990

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.

The Big Leak

6. The Big Leak

30min

12th Mar 1990

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.

You Can't Bite City Hall

7. You Can't Bite City Hall

30min

19th Mar 1990

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.

Unfinished Business

8. Unfinished Business

30min

2nd Apr 1990

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.

Love Among the Ruins

9. Love Among the Ruins

30min

9th Apr 1990

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.

Oil and Water

10. Oil and Water

30min

16th Apr 1990

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.

Seems Like Old Times

11. Seems Like Old Times

30min

12th May 1990

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.

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

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

30min

1st Jun 1990

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.

Just a Passing Dad

13. Just a Passing Dad

30min

8th Jun 1990

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.

First air date

29th Jan 1990

Last air date

8th Jun 1990

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks