Manhattan, AZ

tv show

poster for Manhattan, AZ

13 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired July 23, 2000

Overview

Manhattan, AZ is a short-lived Comedy off-beat television show that aired on the USA Network during the Summer of 2000. Considered to be ahead of its time. LA cop Daniel Henderson (Brian McNamara) makes a living by working for the vice squad until tragedy strikes and his wife is killed in a freak Greenpeace accident. Feeling lost and left alone to raise his teenage son Atticus (Vincent Berry), Henderson takes up the job of sheriff of Manhattan, Arizona, a town so small that it’s not even on the map. Once there, Henderson is confronted by the town’s mayor, Jake Manhattan (Chad Everett), who has stretched the truth about the town and Henderson’s role in it. Henderson quickly finds that social graces and physical laws are very different in the quirky desert town of Manhattan, AZ.

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Bees Story

Season 1 - Episode 7 - 0h 0m

Air Date

September 17, 2000

Overview

The town is attacked by bees that leave people unconcious once they are stung. An expert is called in, but he is stung before he can give any information on the bees. Daniel tracks down the first person that was stung trying to gather clues about the bees. Jake puts on a one-man act celebrating the life of Colin Powell and encourages reluctant residents to attend the play. Right as the play is beginning the bees attack and the residents have to rush into the playhouse to take cover, but then they have to suffer through the play.