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Deaf Becomes Her

  • Episode aired Mar 18, 1997
  • TV-14
  • 23m
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8.0/10
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Alan Ruck, Michael Boatman, Connie Britton, Victoria Dillard, and Richard Kind in Spin City (1996)
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Paul's leg injury, Mike's toothache, and possibly falsified resumes all get mixed up with accidental insults to the hearing-impaired community.Paul's leg injury, Mike's toothache, and possibly falsified resumes all get mixed up with accidental insults to the hearing-impaired community.Paul's leg injury, Mike's toothache, and possibly falsified resumes all get mixed up with accidental insults to the hearing-impaired community.

  • Director
    • Lee Shallat Chemel
  • Writers
    • Gary David Goldberg
    • Bill Lawrence
    • Sarah Dunn
  • Stars
    • Michael J. Fox
    • Richard Kind
    • Alan Ruck
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    232
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    • Director
      • Lee Shallat Chemel
    • Writers
      • Gary David Goldberg
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Sarah Dunn
    • 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
    • (as Alexander Gaberman)
    Barry Bostwick
    Barry Bostwick
    • The Mayor
    Marlee Matlin
    Marlee Matlin
    • Sarah
    Victoria Dillard
    Victoria Dillard
    • Janelle
    Faith Prince
    Faith Prince
    • Claudia
    Sam Seder
    Sam Seder
    • Bogus Temp
    Lewis Merkin
    • Tim
    David Carlson
    • Reporter
    Carole Addabbo
    • First Dinner Guest
    Frank Dattolo
    • Second Dinner Guest
    • (as Frank L. Dattolo)
    La Donna Mabry
    • Reporter #2
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lee Shallat Chemel
    • Writers
      • Gary David Goldberg
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Sarah Dunn
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    7kfo9494

    An episode with a message.

    At the beginning of this episode, the mayor is in the middle of a press conference and has a person that is signing to the hearing impaired. But it is very clear that the person signing knows nothing about the job. He is making the Mayor look terrible and plus offending all the hearing impaired people.

    Now the director for the New York hearing impaired, Sarah Edelman, is coming to talk with the Mayor and his staff about the inappropriate actions during the press conference. But it is not going to be as easy as a simple apology. Mike is going to learn how it feel to be left out of a conversation and the feelings that come with being on the outside.

    This episode did give us a picture into what the deaf and impaired people deal with on a daily basis. And I can assume, from the high ranking given to the program, that most people agreed that this brought the situation to light. But with that said, the episode really did not feature many laughs that is expected from a situation comedy sitcom. It was a very eye-opening episode but not the best in the lot. High marks for the content but just average on comedy. But still a good watch.

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    • Goofs
      During the morning meeting, when Paul hobbles into Mike's office on crutches, a boom mike can be seen moving into frame above Paul's head.
    • Connections
      References Psycho (1960)
    • Soundtracks
      Girls Just Want to Have Fun
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      Performed by Michael J. Fox

      Written by Robert Hazard

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    • Release date
      • March 18, 1997 (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
      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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