Spin City is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 to April 30, 2002. The show is set in a semi-fictionalized version of the New York City mayor's office. It originally starred Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. Fox departed in 2000 at the conclusion of Season 4 due to symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Charlie Sheen became the new lead as Charlie Crawford for the final two seasons.
The series presents a fictionalized version of the local government of New York City. The main person in charge is Deputy mayor Mike Flaherty (Fox) Mike is talented at his job, dealing with political spin and office chaos, but not so good managing his personal life. In 1998, Michael J. Fox announced he had Parkinson's disease and announced he was leaving the show at the end of the season to raise awareness of Parkinson's.
