They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Season 2, Episode 11, Aired
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The Mayor's free-thinking daughter, Meg, with whom he has a somewhat strained relationship, puts the "bare" in bareback when she disrupts a rally with hansom-carriage drivers in Central Park to draw attention to her animal rights stance--and not coincidentally, herself. Meantime, the gang tries to reunite a needy Paul with ex-girlfriend Claudia, but he's smitten with his new pen-pal.moreless
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      • This is the first time Alyssa Milano rides a horse in the "nude". She will ride one again in the seventh season of Charmed. Edit

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      • Michael J. Fox included this episode as one of his all-time favorites. Edit
      • Spoofs: NYPD Blue (1993) (TV Series) Edit

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      • Mike: Kids change a lot when they go away to college. I know I did. Before I went to Fordham, I was a large, Scandinavian woman. Edit
      • Stacey: I can tell when people are lying. It's a gift. James: You know, I have a friend who can do the same thing. Stacey: No you don't. Edit
      • Stuart: Why wouldn't you ask me to look after The Mayor's daughter? Mike: Same reason they don't give guns to monkeys. Edit

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      • They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is the title of a 1969 film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Jane Fonda. Edit

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