The Powers That Be

Season 2 - The Powers That Be

• Season 2 Episode 13: Grandma's Big Decision (1993) Bill's 92-year-old mother (Cloris Leachman) wants Margaret to kill her.
• Season 2 Episode 12: Grammargate (1993) Bill and staff coach Theodore for a speech to the House.
• Season 2 Episode 11: Grammargate (1993) Margaret wants the senator to help their son-in-law's image.
• Season 2 Episode 10: Bradley Gets Fired (1993) Budget cuts allow Jordan to fire Bradley.
• Season 2 Episode 9: Having a Ball (1993) The president-elect invites the Powerses to join the inaugural motorcade.
• Season 2 Episode 8: Saint Caitlyn of Shears (1993) Caitlyn undergoes a religious transformation after a bad haircut.
• Season 2 Episode 7: Oh Mack (1992) The Powers women swoon over a slippery campaign worker (Victor Garber).
• Season 2 Episode 6: Sophie's Big Decision (1992) Margaret wonders how to approach an unmarried Supreme Court justice (Max Wright).
• Season 2 Episode 5: The Intern (1992) Margaret and Jordan are jealous of a pretty young intern.
• Season 2 Episode 4: How Sharper Than a Servant's Tooth (1992) Margaret mistakes a city councilwoman for a maid.
• Season 2 Episode 3: I'm Your Dummy (1992) Bill resurrects an embarrassing ventriloquist act for an important dinner.
• Season 2 Episode 2: Bill's Dead ... Not (1992) Bill is feared dead when his car explodes.
• Season 2 Episode 1: Chicken in Every Pot (1992) Margaret inadvertently poisons first lady-elect Hillary Clinton.

Season 1 - The Powers That Be

• Season 1 Episode 8: Charlarella With everyone away, Charlotte and Theodore (Elizabeth Berridge, David Pierce) rendezvous.
• Season 1 Episode 7: Bill and Margaret's Excellent Adventure Bill (John Forsythe) struggles to keep passion aflame with Margaret (Holland Taylor).
• Season 1 Episode 6: Kiss Me, Caitlyn Bill (John Forsythe) and staff can't use an opponent's shocking secret.
• Season 1 Episode 5: Dirty Politics Staffers plot to discredit Bill's (John Forsythe) debate opponent.
• Season 1 Episode 4: My Mother, Myself Caitlyn (Valerie Mahaffey) is invited to the first lady's luncheon; Margaret (Holland Taylor) isn't.
• Season 1 Episode 3: Bill Gets Shot Theodore (David Pierce) shoots Bill (John Forsythe) during a suicide attempt.
• Season 1 Episode 2: The Love Child Sophie's emergence (Robin Bartlett) clouds Bill's (John Forsythe) presidential hopes.
• Season 1 Episode 1: The Love Child A senator's (John Forsythe) illegitimate daughter (Robin Bartlett) clouds his presidential hopes. Produced by Norman Lear.