The Great Pretender

The mayor's vocal wife causes Mike and the staff heartache as Winston and the staffers attend a dinner hosted by Catholic and Jewish leaders in New York City at which the mayor is being honored. Meanwhile, Paul is uptight over Ashley's latest reporting hot streak involving an internal audit at a Queens high school and Mike faces problems with his love life following his being named the Sexiest Man in New York.

Starring

 * Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty
 * Carla Gugino as Ashley Schaeffer
 * Richard Kind as Paul Lassiter
 * Alan Ruck as Stuart Bondek
 * Michael Boatman as Carter Heywood
 * Connie Britton as Nikki Faber
 * Alexander Gaberman as James Hobert
 * and Barry Bostwick as The Mayor

Guest Starring

 * Deborah Rush as Helen
 * Taylor Stanley as Karen
 * Sylvia Kauders as Roberta
 * Robert Trumbull as Priest
 * James A. Palumbo as Bartender
 * Kim Serafin as Lila