The Mayor of New York City needs the help of his staff, especially his Deputy Mayor, to keep the media off his back and make sure things are running smoothly.
On his 30th birthday, Mike heads atop the Empire State Building to to meet his high school sweetheart. The mayor asks Carter to find out whether his nephew is gay. (S2, E07)
Part 1: Winston is accused of paying a call girl & Mike sets out to prove it false. Winston's alibi is more troubling: he was with Mike's visiting mother (Meredith Baxter). (S2, E09)
Part 2: Mike's mum can save Randall from scandal by revealing their tryst. Paul hires Stacey to represent him when he faces off against Hank on a reality court show. (S2, S10)
James is asked to mind Randall's visiting free-spirited daughter Meg, who disrupts an animal rights rally. Paul arranges to meet his pen pal. (S2, E11)
Randall accidentally tells the public that there is no Santa Claus, setting off a chain of mishaps during the Christmas season. (S2, E12)
The Mayor tries to hide the fact that he's lost his hearing. After helping Stacey move into her own apartment, Stacey's grandmother puts a curse on Mike. (S2, E16)
Paul decides to propose to Claudia. Laurie returns in hopes of restarting her relationship with Mike, and a ring mix-up leads her to believe Mike is going to propose. (S2, E17)
Mike announces that he and Laurie are engaged, with Randall as best man. Paul gets cold feet about asking Claudia to marry him. (S2, E18)
Mike makes the staff undergo drug tests, before accidentally taking drugs himself. The Mayor breaks a Native American artifact before it can be donated to a museum. (S2, E19)
The Pope's visit to New York City inspires Randall to mix politics with religion, and Mike feels guilty for his sinful ways in City Hall. (S2, E20)
A raucous episode sees the male & female staffers play pranks against each other at Paul and Claudia's stag and hen do's. An offensive statue turns up at City Hall. (S2, E21)
Mike's clingy girlfriend Kaari is a magician who doesn't take kindly to his rejection. Stuart and Carter open a gay bar. (S2, E22)
Financial troubles cause Stuart and Carter to become roommates. Animal lover James objects when Paul brings his cat to kill a rat in Mike's office. (S2, E23)
The Paul Bearer: Paul & Claudia's wedding day is fraught with problems: Randall suddenly suffers from a speech impediment and best man Mike learns the church is double-booked with a funeral. (S2, E24)