The exploits of a clueless American senator and the eccentric, morally corrupt people who are closest to him.The exploits of a clueless American senator and the eccentric, morally corrupt people who are closest to him.The exploits of a clueless American senator and the eccentric, morally corrupt people who are closest to him.
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- TriviaCasting director Sheila Guthrie recommended that the creators of Frasier (1993) should invent a part for David Hyde Pierce in part because of his physical resemblance to Kelsey Grammer. She left them with tapes of this series, and they were so dazzled by his performance that they devised the role of Niles Crane explicitly for him.
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Sen. William Franklin Powers: Politics is 30 percent hard work, 30 percent persuasion, and 90 percent communication.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Radar Secret Service (1993)
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This was a brilliant mix of satire, slapstick, and flat-out silliness. In tone it resembled some British sitcoms more than many American ones--that might have helped it fail (along with its incredibly lousy, undeserved time slot). It should have succeeded; I still find people who remember it and laugh. Fantastic cast, hilarious plots, and educated, witty writing (similar to "Frasier")...I wish one of the cable channels would pick up the episodes and show them again! I'd also be willing to pay for the set of episodes, just don't know where to find them.
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