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Carter & Stuart & Bennett & Deirdre

  • Episode aired Apr 13, 1999
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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7.3/10
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Alexander Chaplin and Beth Littleford in Spin City (1996)
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Stuart befriends Carter's ex-boyfriend Bennett, so Carter takes revenge by befriending Deidre. Subbing for absent Stacey, temp Gayle thinks Mike is coming on to her. James starts writing a C... Read allStuart befriends Carter's ex-boyfriend Bennett, so Carter takes revenge by befriending Deidre. Subbing for absent Stacey, temp Gayle thinks Mike is coming on to her. James starts writing a City Hall newsletter.Stuart befriends Carter's ex-boyfriend Bennett, so Carter takes revenge by befriending Deidre. Subbing for absent Stacey, temp Gayle thinks Mike is coming on to her. James starts writing a City Hall newsletter.

  • Director
    • Andy Cadiff
  • Writers
    • Gary David Goldberg
    • Bill Lawrence
    • Mike Royce
  • Stars
    • Michael J. Fox
    • Richard Kind
    • Alan Ruck
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    126
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    • Director
      • Andy Cadiff
    • Writers
      • Gary David Goldberg
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Mike Royce
    • Stars
      • Michael J. Fox
      • Richard Kind
      • Alan Ruck
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Michael J. Fox
    Michael J. Fox
    • Mike Flaherty
    Richard Kind
    Richard Kind
    • Paul Lassiter
    Alan Ruck
    Alan Ruck
    • Stuart Bondek
    Michael Boatman
    Michael Boatman
    • Carter Heywood
    Connie Britton
    Connie Britton
    • Nikki Faber
    Alexander Chaplin
    Alexander Chaplin
    • James Hobert
    Victoria Dillard
    Victoria Dillard
    • Janelle Cooper
    Jennifer Esposito
    Jennifer Esposito
    • Stacey Paterno
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    Barry Bostwick
    Barry Bostwick
    • The Mayor
    Beth Littleford
    Beth Littleford
    • Deirdre West
    Clayton Prince
    • Bennet
    Carrie Preston
    Carrie Preston
    • Gayle
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    Faith Prince
    • Claudia Lassiter
    • Director
      • Andy Cadiff
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      • Gary David Goldberg
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Mike Royce
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    Who will say mercy first, Stuart or Carter.

    As always when Deidre makes an appearance on the set, we all know we are in for a rough ride. This time Carter has broken up with his boxer boyfriend, Bennet, much to the chagrin of Stuart. Bennet has been getting him nice tickets to some of the biggest fights in town and Stuart wants him back. So actually behind Carter's back, Stuart becomes friends with Carter's ex. All Stuart wants is to keep receiving the special tickets which has ticked Carter off to no end.

    But Carter gets revenge when he becomes friends with Stuart's ex-deranged girlfriend, Deidre. Now the two are guessing who is going to hate each other the most. Will Stuart cave in and relent on being Bennet's friend or will Carter get enough of Deidre.

    Beth Littleford does an excellent job of making her character of Deidre so unlikeable that it becomes amusing to how far she will go. Any time she is in the script, it becomes much more enjoyable to watch. Perhaps not the best episode in the bunch but one that was surely interesting.

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    • Trivia
      Carrie Preston was cast in the part of Gayle only three hours before this episode was filmed. Jennifer Esposito had suddenly left the show and her lines were rewritten.
    • Goofs
      The characters mention Mike Tyson may or may not be able to fight in a few months, if he gets out of prison early. In 1999 Tyson was already released from prison and was under no threat of returning for any reason.
    • Quotes

      Carter: [having arguement about them being friends with each others ex's] You will regret this.

      [talking about Bennett]

      Carter: One day he will annoy you.

      Stuart: [talking about deirdre] One day she will burn off all your body hair!

    • Connections
      References Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

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    • Release date
      • April 13, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ubu Productions
      • Lottery Hill Entertainment
      • DreamWorks Television
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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