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L.A. Law

Season 5

22 listed hours · 1986–1994 · NBC

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How this season is filed

Filed by Rex Fontaine · Golden Age Dispatch

Peak Bochco-era network legal drama — glossy, talky, and addictive, with elevator-sex water-cooler lore and a rotating firm that stacked Drama Series Emmys. Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Jimmy Smits, Corbin Bernsen's oily Arnie: litigation as lifestyle brand. The template for every later firm-as-soap prestige hybrid. Objection sustained, hairstyle noted.

TV Flash files Season 5 of L.A. Law (1986–1994) on NBC as a mid listed season (5; 5 of 8) — 22 listed hours, 1990-10-18–1991-05-16 from “The Bitch Is Back” (S05E01) to “Since I Fell for You” (S05E22). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S05E01 The Bitch Is Back

    The Bitch Is Back is a season-five return with the tabloid title intact — the firm as soap, still stacking Drama Series hardware.

  1. S05E01

    The Bitch Is Back

    The Bitch Is Back — Season 5, Episode 1 of L.A. Law. Aired 1990-10-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S05E02

    Happy Trails

    Happy Trails — Season 5, Episode 2 of L.A. Law. Aired 1990-10-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S05E03

    Lie Harder

    Lie Harder — Season 5, Episode 3 of L.A. Law. Aired 1990-11-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S05E04

    Armand's Hammer

    Armand's Hammer — Season 5, Episode 4 of L.A. Law. Aired 1990-11-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S05E05

    Smoke Gets in Your Thighs

    Smoke Gets in Your Thighs — Season 5, Episode 5 of L.A. Law. Aired 1990-11-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S05E06

    Vowel Play

    Vowel Play — Season 5, Episode 6 of L.A. Law. Aired 1990-11-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S05E07

    New Kidney on the Block

    New Kidney on the Block — Season 5, Episode 7 of L.A. Law. Aired 1990-12-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S05E08

    God Rest Ye Little Gentleman

    God Rest Ye Little Gentleman — Season 5, Episode 8 of L.A. Law. Aired 1990-12-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S05E09

    Splatoon

    Splatoon — Season 5, Episode 9 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-01-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S05E10

    Pump It Up

    Pump It Up — Season 5, Episode 10 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-01-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S05E11

    Rest in Pieces

    Rest in Pieces — Season 5, Episode 11 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-01-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S05E12

    He's a Crowd

    He's a Crowd — Season 5, Episode 12 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-02-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S05E13

    Dances with Sharks

    Dances with Sharks — Season 5, Episode 13 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-02-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S05E14

    The Gods Must Be Lawyers

    The Gods Must Be Lawyers — Season 5, Episode 14 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-02-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S05E15

    The Beverly Hills Hangers

    The Beverly Hills Hangers — Season 5, Episode 15 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-03-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S05E16

    Good to the Last Drop

    Good to the Last Drop — Season 5, Episode 16 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-03-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S05E17

    Mutinies on the Banzai

    Mutinies on the Banzai — Season 5, Episode 17 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-03-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S05E18

    As God Is My Co-Defendant

    As God Is My Co-Defendant — Season 5, Episode 18 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-04-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S05E19

    Speak, Lawyers, for Me

    Speak, Lawyers, for Me — Season 5, Episode 19 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-04-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S05E20

    There Goes the Judge

    There Goes the Judge — Season 5, Episode 20 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-05-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  21. S05E21

    On the Toad Again

    On the Toad Again — Season 5, Episode 21 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-05-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  22. S05E22

    Since I Fell for You

    Since I Fell for You — Season 5, Episode 22 of L.A. Law. Aired 1991-05-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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