He's the Mayor

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| image =

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| runtime = 30 minutes

| creator = Winston Moss
Bob Peete

| starring = Kevin Hooks
Al Fann
David Graf
Wesley Thompson
Margot Rose
Stanley Brock
Pat Corley

| country = United States

| language = English

| network = ABC

| company = Universal Television

| first_aired = {{Start date|1986|01|10}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1986|03|21}}

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 13 (3 unaired)

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He's the Mayor is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from January 10 to March 21, 1986.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6BpZAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22He%27s+the+Mayor%22+-wikipedia+sitcom&pg=PA8&article_id=5398,927987 |title=The Union Democrat |publisher=The Union Democrat |language=en}} It stars Kevin Hooks as a 25-year-old man who is elected mayor of his hometown.

Cast and characters

Kevin Hooks as Mayor Carl Burke
Al Fann as Alvin Burke
David Graf as Councilman Harlan Nash
Wesley Thompson as Wardell Halsey
Margot Rose as Kelly Enright
Stanley Brock as Ivan Bronski
Pat Corley as Chief Walter Padget

List of episodes

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References

External links

{{IMDb title|0179573}}

Category:1980s American black sitcoms

Category:1986 American television series debuts

Category:1986 American television series endings

Category:1980s American political comedy television series

Category:Television series by Universal Television

Category:American Broadcasting Company sitcoms