Article: `Bad boy' Charlie Sheen puts energizing spin on `Spin City'.(The Dallas Morning News)

Basically playing himself, and also a character named Charlie Owen, Charlie Sheen saunters into "Spin City" Wednesday night and acts as though he owns the place.

Which is a good thing when you're trying to lighten the shadow of Michael J. Fox.

Sheen, the Heidi Fleiss-tarred bad boy and youngest son of Martin Sheen, has said in interviews that he might as well put his pockmarked past to good use. And so his first scene has him late for his new job and in bed with a stewardess.

"Thank you for flying Air Sweden," she purrs.

"Thanks for the upgrade," he replies.

Liftoff accomplished.

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