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January 29, 1990

Season 1

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01. Pilot

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

30min
January 29, 1990
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02. Family Business

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

30min
February 5, 1990
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03. Another One Died on the Steps Last Night

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.

30min
February 12, 1990
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04. The Miracle at City Hall

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.

30min
February 19, 1990
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05. Your Park or Mine

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.

30min
February 26, 1990
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06. The Big Leak

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.

30min
March 12, 1990
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07. You Can't Bite City Hall

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.

30min
March 19, 1990
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08. Unfinished Business

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.

30min
April 2, 1990
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09. Love Among the Ruins

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.

30min
April 9, 1990
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10. Oil and Water

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.

30min
April 16, 1990
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11. Seems Like Old Times

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.

30min
May 12, 1990
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12. With a Song in Your Heart and a Knife in Your Back

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.

30min
June 1, 1990
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13. Just a Passing Dad

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.

30min
June 8, 1990