Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: August 10, 1996
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 80
Networks: HBO
Genres: Comedy

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Arliss(1996)

TMDB Rating: 6.7 (12 votes)

Overview

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.

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Season 1

11 episodes • 1996

#	Episode	Air Date
1	A Man of Our Times	Aug 10, 1996
2	Negotiating: It's Never Personal	Aug 14, 1996
3	How to Turn a Minus into a Plus	Aug 21, 1996
4	Athletes Are Role Models	Aug 28, 1996
5	What About the Fans?	Sep 4, 1996
6	The Company You Keep	Sep 11, 1996
7	Colors of the Rainbow	Sep 18, 1996
8	Crossing the Line	Sep 25, 1996
9	Timing Is Everything	Oct 2, 1996
10	The Client's Best Interest	Oct 9, 1996
11	The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of	Oct 16, 1996

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Season 2

10 episodes • 1997

#	Episode	Air Date
1	A Full Service Agency	Jun 17, 1997
2	The Value of Loyalty	Jun 24, 1997
3	Arliss Michaels, American	Jul 1, 1997
4	The World at Your Feet	Jul 8, 1997
5	Salary Cap This!	Jul 15, 1997
6	Kirby Carlisle, Trouble-Shooter	Jul 22, 1997
7	The Real Thing	Jul 29, 1997
8	Visionary for a New Millennium	Aug 5, 1997
9	How to Be a Good Listener	Aug 12, 1997
10	Truth and Responsibility	Aug 19, 1997

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Season 3

13 episodes • 1998

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Family Trust	Jun 7, 1998
2	My Job Is to Get Jobs	Jun 14, 1998
3	Whatever It Takes	Jun 21, 1998
4	Fans First	Jun 28, 1998
5	Where Do Clients Come From?	Jul 5, 1998
6	The Legacy	Jul 12, 1998
7	What Arliss Hath Joined Together...	Jul 19, 1998
8	The Working Man's Friend	Jul 26, 1998
9	Stanley Babson...Win, Place, or Show	Aug 2, 1998
10	Behind Every Great Client...	Aug 9, 1998
11	The American Game	Aug 16, 1998
12	What Would I Do Without Wu?	Aug 23, 1998
13	His Name Is Arliss Michaels	Aug 30, 1998

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Season 4

12 episodes • 1999

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Cause and Effect	Jun 6, 1999
2	Taking One for the Team	Jun 13, 1999
3	Our Past, Our Present, Our Future	Jun 20, 1999
4	People Are Assets, Too	Jun 27, 1999
5	The Stories You Don't Hear About	Jul 4, 1999
6	The Changing of the Guard	Jul 11, 1999
7	You Gotta Love This Game	Jul 18, 1999
8	To Thine Own Self Be True	Jul 25, 1999
9	The Cult of Celebrity	Aug 1, 1999
10	D-Day	Aug 8, 1999
11	The Art of Give and Take	Aug 15, 1999
12	Rules of the Game	Aug 22, 1999

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Season 5

13 episodes • 2000

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Creatures of Habit	Jun 4, 2000
2	Making Things Happen	Jun 11, 2000
3	I Get Involved	Jun 18, 2000
4	Comings and Goings	Jun 25, 2000
5	It's Who You Know	Jul 9, 2000
6	The Value of Honesty	Jul 16, 2000
7	The Sum of the Parts	Jul 23, 2000
8	Honoring Our Past	Jul 30, 2000
9	When Opportunity Knocks	Aug 6, 2000
10	Last Call	Aug 13, 2000
11	A Breed Apart	Aug 20, 2000
12	Where There's a Will	Aug 27, 2000
13	You Can Pick Your Friends...	Sep 3, 2000

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Season 6

10 episodes • 2001

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Setting Precedents	Jun 10, 2001
2	Fielding Offers	Jun 17, 2001
3	You Are Your Priorities	Jun 24, 2001
4	A Question of Character	Jul 1, 2001
5	The Price of their Toys	Jul 8, 2001
6	Like No Business I Know	Jul 15, 2001
7	Of Cabbages and Kings	Jul 22, 2001
8	As Others See Us	Jul 29, 2001
9	Giving Something Back	Aug 5, 2001
10	Hard Choices	Aug 12, 2001

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Season 7

11 episodes • 2002

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Immortal	Jun 16, 2002
2	What You See Is What You Get	Jun 23, 2002
3	In with the New	Jun 30, 2002
4	There's No I in Team	Jul 7, 2002
5	Playing It Safe	Jul 21, 2002
6	Moments to Remember	Jul 28, 2002
7	It's All in the Game	Aug 4, 2002
8	Standards and Practices	Aug 11, 2002
9	End Game	Aug 18, 2002
10	Profiles in Agenting	Sep 1, 2002
11	All That Glitters	Sep 8, 2002

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