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Airs Next: NBC at Saturday 8:30 PM (30 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: March 7, 1992    Last Aired: June 19, 1993
Show Categories: Drama, Comedy
Situation Comedy 21 episodes This series, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman , revolves around the life of Democratic Senator William Powers (John Forsythe, who starred in Dynasty), an ally of Bill Clinton. Senator Powers is a good guy, but, even after twenty-six years in Washington, D.C., lacks the political smarts to survive in national politics. Fortunately, Senator...
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Last episode: Grandma's Big Decision
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.
Aired: Saturday June 19, 1993
20. Grammargate (2) Jun 12, 1993 0 Reviews 0.00
19. Grammargate (1) Jun 5, 1993 0 Reviews 0.00
18. Bradley Gets Fired Jan 19, 1993 0 Reviews 0.00
17. Having a Ball Jan 19, 1993 0 Reviews 0.00

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Cast

 
David Hyde Pierce - Rep. Theodore Van Horne (photos)
Peter MacNicol - Bradley Grist (photos)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Pierce Van Horne (photos)
Valerie Mahaffey - Caitlyn Van Horne
John Forsythe - Senator William Powers
Holland Taylor - Margaret Powers (photos)
Robin Bartlett - Sophie Lipkin
Eve Gordon - Jordon Miller
Elizabeth Berridge - Charlotte
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I love The Powers That Be wish I could get a copy of all the shows. If anyone has one please contact me .
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"A decent show"
The main reason I think The Powers that Be failed : Democrats can't seem to laugh at themselves.
Continue » Posted Dec 25, 2005 10:17 am PST
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Show: The Powers That Be
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