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Arli$$

Summary It's tough being a professional athlete. Sure, there are big bucks. And big time glory. But there's also responsibility. Temptations. The media. Hangers on. More temptation. Diminishing skills. Lost endorsements. An uncertain future. Still more temptations. In the fast lane of pro sports, an athlete needs someone he can trust. He needs a...

Directed By: Perry Lang

Written By: Barry Gold, Robert Wuhl

  • TV-MA
  • HBO
  • Jul 26, 1998
  • 25 m
  • TV-MA
  • HBO
  • Jul 26, 1998
  • 25 m
Arli$$
S3 • Episode 8
The Working Man's Friend
Air Date: Jul 26, 1998
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Summary It's tough being a professional athlete. Sure, there are big bucks. And big time glory. But there's also responsibility. Temptations. The media. Hangers on. More temptation. Diminishing skills. Lost endorsements. An uncertain future. Still more temptations. In the fast lane of pro sports, an athlete needs someone he can trust. He needs a...

Created By: Robert Wuhl

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jun 7, 1998 • 28 m
Whatever It Takes
[HBO] HD. 'Whatever It Takes.' (Season Three) Arliss helps a linebacker pass a steroids test while having another client hold out for a better deal.
Episode 2 • Jun 14, 1998 • 27 m
My Job Is to Get Jobs
[HBO] HD. 'My Job Is to Get Jobs.' In the Season Three premiere, Arliss can't find a job for a quarterback who is rumored to be gay.
Episode 3 • Jun 21, 1998 • 26 m
Fans First
[HBO] HD. 'Fans First.' (Season Three) A crazed fan stabs a client of Arliss's at AMM's annual Super Bowl party.
Episode 4 • Jun 28, 1998 • 28 m
The Family Trust
[HBO] HD. 'The Family Trust.' (Season Three) Arliss must collect commissions from Kirby's deadbeat hockey client.
Episode 5 • Jul 5, 1998 • 28 m
Where Do Clients Come From?
[HBO] HD. 'Where Do Clients Come From?' (Season Three) Arliss tries to recruit a suicidal NASCAR driver. Guests include Dale Earnhardt.
Episode 6 • Jul 12, 1998 • 29 m
The Legacy
[HBO] HD. 'The Legacy.' (Season Three) An NCAA investigation jeopardizes a lucrative TV contract that Arliss has negotiated for a Jesuit university.
Episode 7 • 1997 • 24 m
What Arliss Hath Joined Together
[HBO] HD. 'What Arliss Hath Joined Together.' (Season Three) Arliss tries to arrange a pre-nup for an African basketball client and his Jewish bride.
Episode 8 • Jul 26, 1998 • 25 m
The Working Man's Friend
[HBO] HD. 'The Working Man's Friend.' (Season Three) Arliss finds himself alone in the office when a rainstorm hits.
Episode 9 • Aug 2, 1998 • 30 m
Stanley Babson - Win, Place or Show
[HBO] HD. 'Stanley Babson, Win, Place or Show.' (Season Three) Arliss's purchase of a race horse with a client's money goes bad.
Episode 10 • Aug 9, 1998 • 28 m
Behind Every Great Client...
[HBO] HD. 'Behind Every Great Client.' (Season Three) A baseball player client gets Arliss to ask his wife for a divorce, but it all goes awry.
Episode 11 • Aug 16, 1998 • 25 m
The American Game
[HBO] HD. 'The American Game.' (Season Three) Arliss creates trouble when he considers representing a budding baseball star who was a strike scab.
Episode 12 • Aug 23, 1998 • 26 m
What Would I Do Without Wu?
[HBO] HD. 'What I Do Without Wu?' (Season Three) Rita's decision to become an agent backfires when she must compromise her morals for a client.
Episode 13 • Aug 30, 1998 • 26 m
His Name Is Arliss Michaels
[HBO] HD. 'His Name Is Arliss Michaels.' In the Season Three finale, a client sues Arliss triggering an avalanche of bad publicity.
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