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Arli$$
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Arliss (stylized as Arli$$) is an American cult comedy series that aired on HBO. It lasted from August 1996 to September 2002, for a total of 80 episodes over seven seasons.The show follows the adventures of L.A.-based sports agent Arliss Michael (Robert Wuhl). Also in the main cast are his personal assistant Rita Wu (Sandra Oh), financial advisor Stanley Babson (Michael Boatman), and retired football star turned associate agent Kirby Carlisle (Jim Turner).The show also features a great many appearances by real-life athletes and other sports figures playing themselves. | |
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Special Guest | |
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Special Guest: Arliss had big-name clients, as befitting a sports agent. | |
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Evolving Credits | |
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Evolving Credits: The format for the opening credits was always the same: Stock footage of athletes competing with Arliss' Opening Narration (see below) over top of it, then switching to footage of Wuhl at actual sporting events in character as Arliss interacting with famous athletes, coaches, and even some broadcasters like Bob Costas. Meanwhile, the other stars would have footage of them from episodes of the show interacting with a notable sports figure. Over the course of the show's run, many of these clips - including some of the stock footage - would be swapped out for newer ones. | |
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Actor Allusion | |
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Actor Allusion: In one episode, Arliss praises the first Batman movie (in which Wuhl had a supporting part), but is uninterested in the sequels. | |
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Lucky Charms Title | |
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Lucky Charms Title: The show's name was sometimes stylized as "Arli$$". | |
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Opening Narration | |
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Opening Narration: Each episode opened with the following from Wuhl in character as Arliss: | |
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Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist | |
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Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist: The title character really is a scumbag. | |
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Broken Pedestal | |
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Broken Pedestal: Used several times, most notably when Arliss helps a retired ballplayer accused of beating his second wife. His first wife says that the two were together but then confesses to Arliss that she's covering for her husband. When Arliss asks why, she responds "why do you think we got divorced in the first place?" and she'd rather the world think her husband a cheater than a wife-beater. Arliss is rocked to discover his idol is this way and, while not calling him out on it, does drop him as a client. | |
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Celebrity Cameo | |
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Celebrity Cameo: There were multiple appearances by famous sports figures and other celebrities in each episode. Apparently, the total number of cameos across the show's seven seasons tops 400. | |
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