The Powers That Be
1992 - 1993
The story of a US senator running for re-election, his quirky staff, and his dysfunctional family, including the illegitimate daughter he never knew about.
- Stars: John Forsythe, Holland Taylor, Eve Gordon, Peter MacNicol, Valerie Mahaffey, David Hyde Pierce, Elizabeth Berridge, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Robin Bartlett
- Created by: Marta Kauffman, David Crane
- Tags: family
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Season 2
- Grave Mistake: Episode 2, "Bill's Dead... Not" (1992). While on his way to visit his mother, Bill picks up an ex-con hitchhiker, who steals his car and crashes it. When the police find his car, they assume he's dead, and soon it's all over the news.
- My Fair Lady: Episode 6, "Sophie's Big Choice" (1992). Bill talks Margaret into giving Sophie lessons in how to dress and behave at society events with other politicians.
- Bad Hair Day: Episode 8, "St. Caitlyn of Shears" (1993). Caitlyn goes to the salon to cheer herself up, but it makes her more depressed when the stylist cuts most of her hair off. She secludes herself in her bedroom, and when she finally comes out, she has found Jesus.
- Dying to Die: Episode 11, "Grandma's Big Decision" (1993). Bill's mother is turning 93, and she says everyone in her family dies when they turn 93, so she shows up at Bill's house and plans to stay there until she dies.
- Worlds are Colliding: Episode 13, "Bradley Gets Fired" (1993). When Caitlyn tells Margaret that she's going to work for Theodore, Margaret decides to work for Bill, but she just gets in the way and flubs interviews with the press, so Bill decides she has to go, and instead of firing her, he tells her she has to quit.