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Arliss

Season 2 1997
TV-MA

  • 1997-06-17T04:00:00Z on HBO
  • 30m
  • 4h 33m (10 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and employees.

10 episodes

Season Premiere

1997-06-17T04:00:00Z

2x01 A Full Service Agency

Season Premiere

2x01 A Full Service Agency

  • 1997-06-17T04:00:00Z24m

Catcher Zack Bowers can barely get the ball back to the mound, let alone to second base. The source of his problems: he suspects his wife is unfaithful. He demands that Arliss hire a private investigator to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, Kirby is asked to housesit Bruce Smith's 'cat'.

1997-06-24T04:00:00Z

2x02 The Value of Loyalty

2x02 The Value of Loyalty

  • 1997-06-24T04:00:00Z29m

One of Arliss' long-term friends and clients leaves him when his fiancee declares it's time for a "fresh start." Meanwhile, Rita is dating a client and Arliss wants it to stop, or else.

1997-07-01T04:00:00Z

2x03 Arliss Michaels, American

2x03 Arliss Michaels, American

  • 1997-07-01T04:00:00Z27m

Arliss is invited to dinner at the White House and he can't decide whom to invite as his escort. but that becomes the least of his worries when his bowling champion client, the controversial Turkey Reeves, gets in trouble with the law.

1997-07-08T04:00:00Z

2x04 The World at Your Feet

2x04 The World at Your Feet

  • 1997-07-08T04:00:00Z27m

Kahoutec "Comet" Evans is a can't-miss tennis phenom whom Arliss discovered years ago when the boy stood as tall as his racket. Now that Comet has come of age, Arliss must juggle the boy's mother's wish for her son to go to college with his own wish to cash in on the young superstar's talents.

1997-07-15T04:00:00Z

2x05 Salary Cap This!

2x05 Salary Cap This!

  • 1997-07-15T04:00:00Z26m

Sports Illustrated is planning an article about sports agents and will select one to grace the magazine's cover. Despite some early maneuvering, Arliss thinks he's out of the running. But "the working man's friend" puts on his best moves in OT when he risks his own life to save client Damian Niles, in the process displaying a brilliant grasp of NBA salary capology.

When Arliss throws out his back, his dream of playing in the Crosby Pro-Am with golf client Ryan Mason III is shattered. Enter Kirby Carlisle, Arliss' Man Friday. Kirby steps in to partner with Mason and assists the pro with his club selection.

1997-07-29T04:00:00Z

2x07 The Real Thing

2x07 The Real Thing

  • 1997-07-29T04:00:00Z29m

AMM client Dan Manville is closing in on his 500th home run. Add that to the 500 stolen bases he's already chalked up, and he's the charter member of the 500/500 club. Arliss has everything in position for the "500/500 Experience," a huge Manville memorabilia tour on wheels, coming to a mall near you. All that's left for Manville to hit his 500th dinger--and for Arliss to get the ball.

Arliss is dazzled by marketing whiz Giselle Jaynes. She's charming, clever, and sexy - and she's filled with brilliant, cutting-edge ideas for AMM clients despite knowing nothing about the sports world.

1997-08-12T04:00:00Z

2x09 How to Be a Good Listener

2x09 How to Be a Good Listener

  • 1997-08-12T04:00:00Z24m

It's a day from hell for Arliss Michaels: Stanley is considering leaving AMM, while client Sammy Stilton is about to be suspended for "assaulting" an umpire. All this as Arliss tries to get to the airport for a top-priority "secret meeting."

Season Finale

1997-08-19T04:00:00Z

2x10 Truth and Responsibility

Season Finale

2x10 Truth and Responsibility

  • 1997-08-19T04:00:00Z29m

Arliss manages to get Kirby some airtime as a sports talk radio host. What better way to promote his own clientele - especially Yoshi Kobiashi, the latest pitching phenom nobody's ever seen. Before you know it, Kirby starts to rule the airwaves, and a star is born - and a huge deal for Arliss may be on the rocks.

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