The Great Pretender When Mike is named Sexiest Man in New York by ""Manhattan"" magazine, he has difficulty living up to the notoriety at home. In the meantime, the staff must deal with Mayor Winston's problematic wife during an important dinner. Details Casts Title The Great Pretender Genres Comedy Drama Release Date 1996-09-24 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 22 Minutes Season Number 1 Episode Number 2 Production Companies Ubu Productions, DreamWorks Television Richard Kind Paul Lassiter Alan Ruck Stuart Bondek Michael Boatman Carter Heywood Connie Britton Nikki Faber Alexander Chaplin James Hobert Barry Bostwick Randall Winston Carla Gugino Ashley Schaeffer Michael J. Fox Mike Flaherty