Arliss

While being nominated for the civic honor "Man of Our Times," Arliss must juggle one clients plans for a same-sex marriage on the opening night of a huge ice-skating tour, Kirbys gambling habit, and another clients financial ruin and impending unemployment.

AMM client and boxing champ Sucre Rey Santos finally gives in and grants top contender Cojones Ochonez a title fight. The huge payday means Arliss can finally buy that Gulfstream Jet hes had his eyes on. But when Ochonez is arrested and tossed in jail, the fight is no mas. However, Arliss gets the governor to sign off and approve the fight, allowing HBO to televise the Battle in the Bighouse, live from the state penitentiary.

L.A. Kings owner Flora Lansing dangles part-ownership in front of Arliss if he can find a new home for her hockey team--provided theres a new stadium, complete with luxury boxes and PSLs. But this must be kept a secret! So Arliss shops the team to three prospective homes: Raleigh-Durham, Las Vegas, and Mexico City.

A reporter overhears Arliss talking about the Jaboos of South Street, a rival stickball team from his old neighborhood and interprets this as a racial slur. A media siege begins and Arliss is under fire. Meanwhile, free-agent relief pitcher (and white supremacist) Trevor Heath decides to let Arliss represent him upon hearing the comments.

Arliss and Kirby decide to take beach volleyball to the next level by creating a new made-for-TV indoor tour with high-level glitz, oiled bodies, fluorescent sand, and heavy promotion. But everything goes afoul as the tours top womens pair have irreconcilable differences, and one of the top guys infects his toe on a petrified kelp pod.

As a kid, Arliss idolized Hall of Fame outfielder Rocky Framaggio so much that he still carries around the Rocks rookie card. And now, after a chance meeting at the racetrack, Arliss decides to help the downtrodden Rock make some scratch and get back on his feet. But after the Rock strikes out at three job attempts, Arliss comes up with a stroke of marketing genius.

One of Arliss long-term friends and clients leaves him when his fiancee declares its time for a "fresh start." Meanwhile, Rita is dating a client and Arliss wants it to stop, or else.

Kahoutec "Comet" Evans is a cant-miss tennis phenom whom Arliss discovered years ago when the boy stood as tall as his racket. Now that Comet has come of age, Arliss must juggle the boys mothers wish for her son to go to college with his own wish to cash in on the young superstars talents.

When Arliss throws out his back, his dream of playing in the Crosby Pro-Am with golf client Ryan Mason III is shattered. Enter Kirby Carlisle, Arliss Man Friday. Kirby steps in to partner with Mason and assists the pro with his club selection.

Arliss is dazzled by marketing whiz Giselle Jaynes. Shes charming, clever, and sexy - and shes filled with brilliant, cutting-edge ideas for AMM clients despite knowing nothing about the sports world.

Arliss manages to get Kirby some airtime as a sports talk radio host. What better way to promote his own clientele - especially Yoshi Kobiashi, the latest pitching phenom nobodys ever seen. Before you know it, Kirby starts to rule the airwaves, and a star is born - and a huge deal for Arliss may be on the rocks.

AMM client Theo Holt is the kind of football player every team needs: a reliable backup quarterback capable of winning games. But when Theos team decides to let him go and there are no other takers for his services, Arliss begins to wonder. When Arliss learns about a league-wide rumor that Theo is gay, he resurrects Theos career as only Arliss can.

Disaster hits AMM when Defensive Player of the Year Lucian Balboa is stabbed by a crazed fan at the offices annual Super Bowl party. Where was the security? How did the stabber get into the party? These are the questions Arliss has to answer. And now Lucian has decided not to play on Super Sunday unless Arliss can guarantee that the stabber will be locked up.

Arliss has a comfortable arrangement with a Midwestern football powerhouse university: Arliss negotiates the schools exclusive network TV deal pro bono, and teaches an ethics class at the school. This provides him access to the student-athletes and creates a pipeline straight from the dorm to AMM. However, the pipeline may dry up when an investigation into legendary Coach Duffys program reveals some improprieties.

As a fierce rainstorm brings the city to a standstill, Arliss is virtually alone at AMM. That is, until pitching sensation Diego Sanchez, like manna from heaven, arrives at the office after defecting from Cuba. But Arliss must rely on some unexpected assistance to overcome the obstacles of the day.

Arliss knows as well as any agent that helping a client in his personal life is part of the job. So when all-star shortstop Joe Garrison asks Arliss to tell his wife that hes leaving her, Arliss obliges. But what happens between Arliss and Erica Garrison isnt necessarily part of the job--nor what Joe had in mind.

When Rita, the glue of AMM, gets her shot at representing clients, she proves herself an adept agent. Arliss, meanwhile, is helpless without his right-hand gal. To make matters worse, Kirbys cousin Fitz is Ritas fill-in.

An upset stomach leads Arliss to Dr. Irvs for a routine checkup. But when Dr. Irv expresses his concerns based on Arliss family history, Arliss starts thinking the ""C"" word. Meanwhile, Kirby and Rita try to help a little old lady sell her late husbands treasure trove of sports memorabilia.

Fourteen-year-old skating champion Crystal Dupree is an AMM cash cow. But she learns the hard way, with Stanleys assistance, that Mom and Dad may not necessarily have her best interest at heart. Also, Kirby resists shutting down the ""KIRBY CARlisle WASH.""

Its fight night in Las Vegas and AMM client Ivory Ortega needs to get past Tomate de Cannes before a huge showdown (and payday!) with Oscar De La Hoya. But Arliss needs to act fast when he sees that Ivory is in no condition to box after a fight with his wife.

The NBA lockout allows Arliss the opportunity to focus on the other aspects of sports representation, particularly his female clients. At Ritas urging they take on WNBA player Terry Shaw. Terry is unlike anyone AMM has ever represented, creating a newly found awareness and appreciation of womens sports.

Cooter McCoy is world-renowned for playing before huge crowds. But the country singing sensation wants to play baseball, not music, and seeks Arliss assistance. Meanwhile, Rita and Kirby try to help Stanley find the woman of his dreams.

Arliss uses money from his foundation to buy off a bad childhood memory.

Arliss buys a rare piece of memorabilia, and sends a client to a hypnotist to help him quit chewing tobacco. When treatment appears to work, Arliss sends Kirby there to quit gambling. Meanwhile, Rita tries to keep an LPGA client from falling off the wagon.

Arliss has to walk the fence when two clients, both teammates, are dating the same girl. Rita plays Cyrano for one of the clients, and a TV reporter shows up to do a ""Where Are They Now?"" segment on Kirby.

Arliss tries to talk the ""pot dealer to the NBA"" out of retiring by offering to get his kid into a fancy private school. Meanwhile, Rita plays a relationship with a physical trainer by ""The Rules.""

A baseball client needs a kidney, and Arliss tries to convince the players minor-league brother to donate his. Meanwhile, a soccer client scores a goal for the opposing team, causing him to take refuge at Ritas apartment while Kirby goes into hiding.

Arliss, Rita and Stanley must deal with Kirbys absence when he leaves the agency to join a fledgling football league run by a flashy TV producer.

Arliss pursues popular mascot Reggie the Rooster, using a fundraiser Stanley has organized for another mascot, who was injured in the line of duty. Rita takes up boxing after a series of obscene phone calls.

Arliss neer-do-well brother Archie uses his name to further a scam. Kirby and Stanley plot their own scam on a stadium concession millionaire. Stanley purposely swallows a ring that turned up in a burger.

Arliss treks to Canada in an effort to steal a hockey team; Rita uses alternative medicine in her war against age.

While Stanley and Kirby consider investing in the rodeo business, Arliss re-kindles an old flame.

Arliss seeks revenge on a baseball manager who embarrasses him; an actor studies Kirby as research for a movie role.

While Rita is visiting her family, Kirby and Stanley prepare Arliss ""surprise roast.""

Arliss faces his first year in the red, while Kirby deals with his model girlfriend.

Rita manages a clients political passion, while Arliss helps a team member find her passion. Stanleys new car gets dinged

Arliss hires a protégé, to the dismay of Kirby. Rita is attracted to the chef at Stanleys new restaurant.

Kirby dates a female body builder, while Arliss motivates a traumatized NFL client.

Stanley advises his sought-after football-star nephew on choosing the right college, while Arliss helps a female football reporter negotiate with network executives who see her as too old for the job.

Stanley and Kirby try to persuade boxer Roy Jones Jr. to endorse an innovative cooking product, while Arliss is smitten with Ritas sports photographer friend.