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The Powers That Be

1992

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 A Chicken in Every Pot Nov 07, 1992

To curry favor, Margaret donates her chicken salad to the favorite charity of the new First Lady, who falls ill after eating it. Meanwhile, Theodore and Charlotte try to fight their attraction.

EP2 Bill's Dead...Not Nov 07, 1992

The Senator takes a road trip to visit his elderly mother (Cloris Leachman) and picks up a hitchhiker -- who turns carjacker. As Bill then tries to make his way to his mother's home, the carjacker crashes the car into a gas tanker, leaving the family and the press to believe the Senator has been killed. As the Powers camp mourns Bill, Margaret contemplates accepting her husband's Senate seat.

EP3 I'm Your Dummy Nov 14, 1992

Theodore volunteers to be the Senator's dummy in a ventriloquist act that everyone else finds embarrassingly bad.

EP4 How Sharper Than a Servant's Tooth Nov 21, 1992

A crisis back in the Senator's home state is nothing compared to the crisis in the Senator's household -- Charlotte wants to quit because of her secret feelings for Theodore. Meanwhile, Jordan is frustrated that Margaret's problems are more important to Bill than celebrating the anniversary of their relationship together.

EP5 The Intern Nov 28, 1992

Jordan and Margaret both suspect that the Senator's new female intern has designs on him.

EP6 Sophie's Big Decision Dec 05, 1992

Just as Sophie asks Margaret for some tips on fitting into the Washington scene, the boyfriend who always kept her down shows up to take her back to New Jersey. Meanwhile, Margaret is desperate to get a Supreme Court Justice to show up at her party, and Bradley and Jordan try to show each other up by getting the most influential guests at the event.

EP7 Oh, Mack Dec 12, 1992

A visiting Hollywood mogul charms everyone in the Senator's household -- except the Senator, who starts to suspect that something is amiss. Meanwhile, each of the ladies thinks that she's the object of their guest's desires.

EP8 St. Caitlyn of Shears Jan 02, 1993

A bad haircut causes Caitlyn to come to a personal crisis and decide she is too caught up in materialism. Meanwhile, Bradley is desperate to get the Senator media attention after his name is not included on the list of the most influential Democrats in the new administration.

EP9 Having a Ball Jan 19, 1993

The Powers are ecstatic when they are invited the Presidential motorcade for Clinton's inauguration, but when Jordan is excluded, she tries to make Bill jealous by making plans with an old boyfriend. As the delayed Powers and a bicycling Bradley brave the icy roads in hopes of catching up with the President, Theodore worries that Charlotte thinks he forgot her birthday.

EP10 Bradley Gets Fired Jan 19, 1993

When a malingering Bradley is fired, Mrs. Powers takes over as press liaison.

EP11 Grammargate (1) Jun 05, 1993

While drunk, Bradley makes the mistake of his life; as does Pierce when he hacks into the school's computer. Meanwhile, Theodore has troubles of his own.

EP12 Grammargate (2) Jun 12, 1993

While trying to rectify the situation for Pierce, Margaret and Caitlyn find they have their own trouble. Consummation is the answer to Bradley's problems, and Theodore conquers his fear.

EP13 Grandma's Big Decision Jun 19, 1993

Bill's mother, Enid Powers (Cloris Leachman), shows up just before her 93rd birthday and announces that she's moving in until she dies. Then she asks her already frustrated daughter-in-law to kill her off! Meanwhile, Sophie surprises Jordan when she moves into her apartment building, leaving Jordan concerned that the Senator's nosy daughter will discover their affair.
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Synopsis

The Powers That Be is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman that aired briefly on NBC from 1992 to 1993. Norman Lear served as executive producer for the show.

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Castle Rock Entertainment

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Diagonaldi Very well executed
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