在这部政界小人物 第五季喜剧片中,《政界小人物》以美国纽约市政府为背景，展示了小雇员们形形色色的日常生活。剧集最初由迈克尔-福克斯（Michael J. Fox）主演，最后迈克尔因病情逐渐恶化在2000年辞去角色，由查理-辛（Charlie Sheen）顶替男主角。Michael Flaherty是纽约的副市长，并且也是Randall Winston的得力助手。他能够熟练的使市政厅的事务和合伙人在自己的展控之下，但对自己的却个人生活无能为力。继任的查理·辛延续了福克斯平易近人又风趣的风格，而且形象更加帅气、更有男人魅力，令“查理”这个围着市长打转的副市长多了几分硬郎的个性；保罗还是那个善良迟钝、说错话还一脸无辜的保罗；卡特还是那个追求时髦、好管闲事的卡特；而史特也是那个让人又爱又憎、向往自由自在的史特。
Mike's successor as deputy mayor, Washington veteran Charlie Crawford, is late on his first day and finds hi s first job, settling a toll booth workers' strike, problematic as their spokesperson is a long-forgotten x of his who insists on closure, so Caitlin promises to coach him. The mayor misses Mike, so that's how he calls Charlie. The rest of the gang falls over each-other, desperate to get in the boss's good books, which in Paul's case is presumed hopeless, but Charlie proves easy.
