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Season 5 – Arli$$

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Arliss Michaels is the super athlete's super-agent, wheeling and dealing in the higher echelons of the sports world - an arena filled with glamour, hypocrisy and money. The sports agent extraordinaire is not above misbehaving as outrageously as his superstar clients in an effort to get what he wants when he wants it. Most episodes include celebrity cameos, usually people well-known in the sports industry.
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Phil Mushnick New York Post 06/25/2019
Arliss, about a do-anything-for-a-buck sports agent, doesn't need nudity or excessive profanity to tell its stories. But because cable allows nudity and excessive profanity, "Arliss" sells its stories through gratuitous nudity and gratuitous crudity. Go to Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 06/25/2019
After typical Arli$$-style humor early on, the [premiere] suddenly turns serious. It's an unexpected detour, but not necessarily unwelcome. Go to Full Review Tom Jicha South Florida Sun-Sentinel 06/25/2019
Although there are some laughs, [the premiere] isn't a typical Arli$$. Maybe it should be, because it's one of the strongest episodes ever. Go to Full Review Alan Pergament Buffalo News 06/25/2019
Seems like a replay and should be avoided by those disturbed by a high dosage of sexual content. Go to Full Review Terry Kelleher People Magazine 06/25/2019
To put this in the appropriate jock-world parlance, Arli$$ is like a high draft choice who becomes an established starter but never fulfills his superstar potential. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Robert Wuhl

Arliss Michaels

Jim Turner

Kirby Carlisle

Sandra Oh

Rita Wu

Michael Boatman

Stanley Babson

Jim Brown

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Amy Alcott

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 4, 2000 Making Things Happen Arliss finds out that a friend, who is about to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, is charged with domestic abuse. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 11, 2000 Creatures of Habit Arliss (Robert Wuhl) sends a client to a hypnotist to help him quit chewing tobacco, which seems to work. Guest stars: Amy Alcott, Jamal Anderson, Linda Cohn, Kevin Kennedy and Joe Morgan. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 18, 2000 I Get Involved Arliss (Robert Wuhl) is caught in the middle when two of his clients date the same woman. Guest stars: Marshall Faulk, Derek Fisher, Jerry Jones and Jeffrey Lurie. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 25, 2000 Comings and Goings Arliss (Robert Wuhl) helps a client bury his mother; Stanley tries to escape his chess slump. Guest stars: Tony Gonzalez, Lincoln Kennedy, Carl Lewis and Stuart Scott. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 9, 2000 It's Who You Know Arliss tries to talk the "pot dealer of the NBA" out of retiring; Rita has a relationship with a physical trainer. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 16, 2000 The Value of Honesty Arliss (Robert Wuhl) has an affair with a coach who his client wants to have fired; Kirby and Rita (Jim Turner, Sandra Oh) get together. Guest stars: Eric Dickerson and Jose Lima. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 23, 2000 The Sum of the Parts When a client needs a kidney, Arliss (Robert Wuhl) tries to convince the guy's brother to donate one of his. Guest stars: Jessie Armstead, Steve Francis, Kevin Greene and Pat O'Brien. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 30, 2000 Honoring Our Past Arliss tries to get a boxing client out of the military; Stanley wants a football team to change its mascot. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 6, 2000 The Fire Within Arliss tries to sign popular mascot Reggie the Rooster. Meanwhile, a series of disturbing phone calls lead Rita to pursue self defense. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 13, 2000 Last Call Arliss (Robert Wuhl) tries to get an aging broadcaster re-signed by a team's owner; Rita (Sandra Oh) ghostwrites for Arliss. Guest stars: Ed Asner, Tommy Lasorda, Al Leiter, Rudy Martzke, Jon Miller and Lamar Odom. Details Episode 11 Aired Aug 20, 2000 You Can Pick Your Friends ... Arliss' n'er-do-well brother, Archie, uses his name in a scam; Kirby and Stanley plot to fleece a stadium concession tycoon. Details Episode 12 Aired Aug 27, 2000 Where There's a Will Arliss is named executor of a jockey's will leaving everything to his wife, but he has two of them; Kirby's ex-coach is homeless. Details Episode 13 Aired Sep 3, 2000 When Opportunity Knocks Kirby leaves the agency to join a football league, leaving Arliss, Rita and Stanley to cope without him. Details

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Season Info

Director
Melanie Mayron, Michael Grossman, Timothy Marx, Robert Wuhl, Linda Rockstroh
Screenwriter
Matt McGuinness, Nunzio DeFilippis, Norman Chad, Nunzio DiFilippis, Robert Wuhl, Joan Ackerman, Barry Gold, Allan Stephen, Christina Weir, Allan Stephan
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 4, 2000