The Powers That Be - Season 2

The Powers That Be - Season 2

Season 2

Network
Episodes13
DatesNov 7, 1992 - Jun 19, 1993
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Episodes

A Chicken in Every Pot
Season 2Episode 130 min

A Chicken in Every Pot

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.
Nov 7, 1992
Bill's Dead...Not
Season 2Episode 230 min

Bill's Dead...Not

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.
Nov 7, 1992
I'm Your Dummy
Season 2Episode 330 min

I'm Your Dummy

Theodore volunteers to be the Senator's dummy in a ventriloquist act that everyone else finds embarrassingly bad.
Nov 14, 1992
How Sharper Than a Servant's Tooth
Season 2Episode 430 min

How Sharper Than a Servant's Tooth

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.
Nov 21, 1992
The Intern
Season 2Episode 530 min

The Intern

Jordan and Margaret both suspect that the Senator's new female intern has designs on him.
Nov 28, 1992
Sophie's Big Decision
Season 2Episode 630 min

Sophie's Big Decision

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.
Dec 5, 1992
Oh, Mack
Season 2Episode 730 min

Oh, Mack

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.
Dec 12, 1992
St. Caitlyn of Shears
Season 2Episode 830 min

St. Caitlyn of Shears

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.
Jan 2, 1993
Having a Ball
Season 2Episode 930 min

Having a Ball

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.
Jan 19, 1993
Bradley Gets Fired
Season 2Episode 1030 min

Bradley Gets Fired

When a malingering Bradley is fired, Mrs. Powers takes over as press liaison.
Jan 19, 1993
Grammargate (1)
Season 2Episode 1130 min

Grammargate (1)

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.
Jun 5, 1993
Grammargate (2)
Season 2Episode 1230 min

Grammargate (2)

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.
Jun 12, 1993
Grandma's Big Decision
Season 2Episode 1330 min

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.
Jun 19, 1993

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