Spin City s01e06 A Star Is Born.eng Subtitles

00:00:02,501 --> 00:00:06,And finally, special thanks to
Ashley schaeffer for filling in today.

00:00:06,300 --> 00:00:08,You guys are tough.
I hope I didn't embarrass myself.

00:00:08,968 --> 00:00:11,Well, you certainly didn't
pull any punches with Harvey.

00:00:13,868 --> 00:00:16,So, tune in next Sunday when
we have the regular group back

00:00:16,968 --> 00:00:19,here on focus new York.

00:00:19,267 --> 00:00:20,Hmm?

00:00:20,367 --> 00:00:23,How good did you look
on that tv show?

00:00:23,634 --> 00:00:27,Well, it's not meet the press,
but I think I did really well.

00:00:27,567 --> 00:00:32,I mean, how good did you
look on that tv show?

00:00:32,300 --> 00:00:35,You are turning my first ever
television appearance

00:00:35,334 --> 00:00:36,into a sexual thing?

00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,I'm trying to.

00:00:38,868 --> 00:00:41,How nice.

00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,Don't get me wrong. I think you're
bright, intelligent, articulate,

00:00:44,501 --> 00:00:47,and you generally kick butt.
It's an added bonus that...

00:00:47,167 --> 00:00:49,I'm really turned on.

00:00:49,701 --> 00:00:50,It is, is it?

00:00:50,934 --> 00:00:53,Definitely. When
I grew up watching tv,

00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,I always fantasized
about the women.

00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,Farrah fawcett, Linda Carter...

00:00:57,868 --> 00:01:00,...Betty rubble.

00:01:00,367 --> 00:01:02,She's a cartoon character,
Mike.

00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,But she had a hot little body.

00:01:19,534 --> 00:01:21,Everybody have a good weekend?

00:01:21,100 --> 00:01:22,Too lazy to leave
my apartment. You?

00:01:22,767 --> 00:01:24,I actually paid guys
to come over

00:01:24,934 --> 00:01:27,and move the refrigerator
closer to my couch.

00:01:27,701 --> 00:01:29,Get yourself a bedpan,

00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:30,you can lay down Friday night

00:01:30,601 --> 00:01:32,and call it a weekend.

00:01:32,901 --> 00:01:34,Oh, Stuart, one day,

00:01:34,601 --> 00:01:38,you're going to make
some woman very, very unhappy.

00:01:39,033 --> 00:01:40,Mayor's approval
ratings came out.

00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:41,And?

00:01:43,367 --> 00:01:44,ahh...

00:01:45,033 --> 00:01:46,Ooh...

00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:48,I'd like to make
a silly noise, too,

00:01:48,534 --> 00:01:50,but I don't know
what these numbers mean.

00:01:51,033 --> 00:01:52,It's actually a very
predictable poll.

00:01:52,834 --> 00:01:54,Goes up with good news,
down with bad news.

00:01:54,667 --> 00:01:57,What you want to watch
for is a long, steady...

00:01:57,567 --> 00:01:58,Drop.

00:01:59,033 --> 00:02:00,Ooh.

00:02:00,868 --> 00:02:04,This is the slump
of all slumps.

00:02:04,634 --> 00:02:06,They hate us.
I don't understand it.

00:02:06,767 --> 00:02:08,They elected us in.

00:02:08,501 --> 00:02:10,This wasn't a military coup.

00:02:11,767 --> 00:02:13,All right, Paul.
Let's see if we can

00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:14,start turning the tide
on this one.

00:02:14,901 --> 00:02:17,We're gonna introduce our nominee
for public schools chancellor

00:02:17,300 --> 00:02:19,Joel bronsteen.
He's an exceptional candidate.

00:02:19,367 --> 00:02:22,So let's use him.
Let's drum up a little excitement.

00:02:22,434 --> 00:02:23,You g***t it, Mike.
This is

00:02:24,033 --> 00:02:26,going to be like
an afternoon at the circus.

00:02:26,501 --> 00:02:28,Nikki, Carter, throw
together a focus group.

00:02:28,734 --> 00:02:30,Find out
what's on people's minds.

00:02:30,767 --> 00:02:31,This is exciting.

00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:33,Chance to see
democracy in action.

00:02:33,701 --> 00:02:35,Allowing the citizens
to speak directly

00:02:35,267 --> 00:02:37,to the people responsible
for governing them.

00:02:37,434 --> 00:02:40,I'd like to be
a part of that. What?

00:02:40,834 --> 00:02:43,No, nothing. I've just never
seen this side of you before.

00:02:43,634 --> 00:02:45,This is the side that loved
the lion king, right?

00:02:50,667 --> 00:02:52,Hey. Professor bronsteen.
Good morning.

00:02:52,534 --> 00:02:54,Good morning, Michael.
I hope I didn't get James here into any trouble.

00:02:55,033 --> 00:02:57,I dragged him over to the
regency for breakfast.

00:02:57,434 --> 00:02:59,Mike, $11 for 2 eggs.

00:02:59,434 --> 00:03:01,Back in Wisconsin, I once bought
a dozen eggs for 60 cents.

00:03:02,033 --> 00:03:03,There were
4 double-yokers.

00:03:04,601 --> 00:03:08,I bet your family
still talks about that.

00:03:08,234 --> 00:03:10,See you later, Jim.
Sure.

00:03:14,534 --> 00:03:16,Jumping ship, egg boy?

00:03:17,868 --> 00:03:19,What?

00:03:19,067 --> 00:03:21,Kissing up to the new
public schools chancellor.

00:03:21,567 --> 00:03:24,Go work under him.
Maybe leapfrog a few positions.

00:03:24,634 --> 00:03:26,Gamble he's a candidate
down the line.

00:03:26,667 --> 00:03:29,Stuart, he was the Dean
of students at Columbia.

00:03:29,334 --> 00:03:30,When I showed up freshman year,

00:03:30,934 --> 00:03:33,I was this
unsophisticated geek.

00:03:33,367 --> 00:03:35,And he told you it was ok
to be that way forever?

00:03:35,968 --> 00:03:38,I just owe a lot to that guy.

00:03:38,100 --> 00:03:40,That's fine. But you're
in line behind me.

00:03:40,601 --> 00:03:42,Remember that.
You have g***t to know your place.

00:03:42,767 --> 00:03:45,Stuey, fetch us another
cup of coffee, chop-chop.

00:03:45,801 --> 00:03:46,Chop-chop.

00:03:49,334 --> 00:03:51,Remember, let's try to
pump this up a little.

00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,Mike, please,
I'm a master at this.

00:03:54,968 --> 00:03:56,Ladies and gentlemen,
the mayor.

00:04:01,434 --> 00:04:03,What the hell was that?

00:04:03,434 --> 00:04:05,What, are you kidding?
I killed out there.

00:04:05,934 --> 00:04:07,Good morning.

00:04:07,534 --> 00:04:09,Now, as you all know,
the retirement of

00:04:09,667 --> 00:04:11,Raymond rodriquez

00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,has left us with

00:04:13,701 --> 00:04:15,very large shoes to fill.

00:04:15,434 --> 00:04:18,But we feel confident that we
have found a worthy successor.

00:04:18,567 --> 00:04:20,So, ladies and gentlemen,
my nominee

00:04:20,434 --> 00:04:24,for the new public schools
chancellor- Joel bronsteen.

00:04:26,133 --> 00:04:29,Thank you, mr. Mayor.
Good morning, everybody.

00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:32,I think I'm a familiar face
to most of you here,

00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,and you've already
received a copy

00:04:34,367 --> 00:04:37,of my proposal
for curriculum reform,

00:04:37,901 --> 00:04:41,so I don't really think I have
anything to add at this time.

00:04:42,334 --> 00:04:44,Whoo-boy.
This is exciting.

00:04:44,868 --> 00:04:47,The conventional wisdom is that the
public school system is beyond repair.

00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,Why would you want
to take this on?

00:04:49,567 --> 00:04:51,That's very funny.

00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:55,My wife asked me that very same
question last night at dinner.

00:04:57,534 --> 00:05:02,actually, I myself ** a product of
the new York public school system,

00:05:03,033 --> 00:05:05,and I can think of
no more worthy task

00:05:05,634 --> 00:05:08,than restoring
that great institution

00:05:08,300 --> 00:05:09,to its former Glory.

00:05:11,667 --> 00:05:15,Dr. Bronsteen, this morning
my station, channel 10 news,

00:05:15,167 --> 00:05:17,came into possession
of a videotape

00:05:17,701 --> 00:05:20,of a grateful dead concert
from
00:05:20,501 --> 00:05:22,that shows you smoking
marijuana.

00:05:22,167 --> 00:05:23,Do you have any comment?

00:05:28,033 --> 00:05:32,as I recall...
It was an excellent show.

00:05:41,567 --> 00:05:42,yeah. Ok.

00:05:45,467 --> 00:05:47,Didn't you guys do a
background check on bronsteen?

00:05:47,901 --> 00:05:49,Yes, but forgot
to ask the question,

00:05:49,567 --> 00:05:52,"have you ever smoked
a doobie on film?"

00:05:52,434 --> 00:05:54,Hi! I saw you on tv!

00:05:54,434 --> 00:05:56,Katie couric's g***t
nothing on you.

00:05:56,634 --> 00:05:59,Oh, thank you, Roberta.

00:05:59,234 --> 00:06:02,I can't believe the response I've
gotten from being on that show.

00:06:02,367 --> 00:06:05,I have a by-line in the paper
four or five times a week,

00:06:05,367 --> 00:06:09,and then I'm on tv once, and I'm getting
calls from my parents, old roommates.

00:06:09,367 --> 00:06:10,Even my High school
boyfriend called.

00:06:10,834 --> 00:06:12,That's a lot of calls.

00:06:12,234 --> 00:06:13,And you won't believe this.

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