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L.A. Law

Season 5 1990 - 1991

  • 1990-10-19T02:00:00Z on NBC
  • 45m
  • 16h 36m (22 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Drama, War
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.

22 episodes

Season Premiere

1990-10-19T02:00:00Z

5x01 The Bitch Is Back

Season Premiere

5x01 The Bitch Is Back

  • 1990-10-19T02:00:00Z45m

The shadow of Rosalind Shays again darkens the door of the firm when she sues them for discrimination, while another lawsuit escalates racial tensions.

1990-10-26T02:00:00Z

5x02 Happy Trails

5x02 Happy Trails

  • 1990-10-26T02:00:00Z45m

Rollins feels exploited when he's asked to assist on the Chisholm case; a surprise witness testifies in Rosalind's suit; Brackman considers breaking off with sex surrogate Marilyn after one of her clients dies; Murray gets everyone's attention.

1990-11-02T03:00:00Z

5x03 Lie Harder

5x03 Lie Harder

  • 1990-11-02T03:00:00Z45m

An unexpected witness emerges in the Chisholm case; the parents of an emotionally disturbed adopted son seek relief through the courts; Melman refuses to do personal errands for Hammond.

1990-11-09T03:00:00Z

5x04 Armand's Hammer

5x04 Armand's Hammer

  • 1990-11-09T03:00:00Z45m

Holloway takes the stand; a savvy lawyer, C.J. Lamb, gets wise to the firm's strategy in a lawsuit; a college professor claims he was publicly humiliated on a TV home-video show.

1990-11-16T03:00:00Z

5x05 Smoke Gets in Your Thighs

5x05 Smoke Gets in Your Thighs

  • 1990-11-16T03:00:00Z45m

A gay-rights case proves to be emotionally trying for the parents and lover of a terminally ill man; Van Owen is taken aback by Sollers' proposition; the firm goes to court behind Benny's back over his involvement with a cult.

1990-11-30T03:00:00Z

5x06 Vowel Play

5x06 Vowel Play

  • 1990-11-30T03:00:00Z45m

Douglas appears on Wheel of Fortune (daytime version) & when he's champion, he tries to ask Vanna out on a date.

He wins one round with the puzzle, ""Bald Is Beautiful""!

1990-12-07T03:00:00Z

5x07 New Kidney on the Block

5x07 New Kidney on the Block

  • 1990-12-07T03:00:00Z45m

Van Owen is given another option when a hospital rejects her client for a kidney transplant; a flag-burner is beaten up by an outraged citizen; Murray and Benny double date.

A disfigured doctor charges a clinic with discrimination; Benny anticipates the holidays with his new roommate; Van Owen defends a former colleague.

1991-01-04T03:00:00Z

5x09 Splatoon

5x09 Splatoon

  • 1991-01-04T03:00:00Z45m

The wife of a brain-damaged boxer sues his promoter; Abby speaks out on TV on gun control; Sifuentes and Van Owen mull their relationship.

1991-01-11T03:00:00Z

5x10 Pump it Up

5x10 Pump it Up

  • 1991-01-11T03:00:00Z45m

McKenzie's social life is scrutinized; Sifuentes has misgivings about defending a client; Becker gives a golddigger a creative divorce; Kuzak clashes with Van Owen.

1991-02-01T03:00:00Z

5x11 Rest in Pieces

5x11 Rest in Pieces

  • 1991-02-01T03:00:00Z45m

A soldier faces a military court for disobeying orders; C.J. represents a home buyer who claims her house is haunted; ""personality differences"" affect Becker and Roxanne.

1991-02-08T03:00:00Z

5x12 He's a Crowd

5x12 He's a Crowd

  • 1991-02-08T03:00:00Z45m

Rosalind promises to help McKenzie save an account; a case of multiple personalities confounds Kuzak; Abby collaborates with C.J. to build her practice; Roxanne is subpoenaed in the case of Becker vs. Becker.

1991-02-15T03:00:00Z

5x13 Dances with Sharks

5x13 Dances with Sharks

  • 1991-02-15T03:00:00Z48m

A jog in a white neighborhood lands Rollins in jail as a rape suspect; C.J.'s client goes before a Navajo tribal court to get her son back from his father; Brackman moves to sue a tabloid.

1991-02-22T03:00:00Z

5x14 The Gods Must Be Lawyers

5x14 The Gods Must Be Lawyers

  • 1991-02-22T03:00:00Z45m

Sifuentes is forced to play God on behalf of his brother; a headline-hunter charged with murdering her husband hunts for an attorney; Zoey takes on a rape case she's unsure she can win.

1991-03-15T03:00:00Z

5x15 The Beverly Hills Hangers

5x15 The Beverly Hills Hangers

  • 1991-03-15T03:00:00Z45m

Lawyers stand ready to assist Mullaney and Kuzak, who are defending Rikki Davis on murder charges; McKenzie gets a surprise proposal as he faces his birthday.

1991-03-22T03:00:00Z

5x16 Good to the Last Drop

5x16 Good to the Last Drop

  • 1991-03-22T03:00:00Z45m

Zoey scoffs at the legal system when a child-killer goes free; a delinquent taxpayer protests Government spending; Rosalind steps in to help McKenzie with yet another case.

1991-03-29T03:00:00Z

5x17 Mutinies on the Banzai

5x17 Mutinies on the Banzai

  • 1991-03-29T03:00:00Z45m

Roxanne and Ann quietly (but gleefully)toast the death of Rosalind whome they both despised. McKenzie feels guilty about Rosalinds death but realises that she may have had it coming. Arnie also celebrates the death of Rosalind for a totally different reason, he gets a bigger office.

1991-04-05T03:00:00Z

5x18 As God Is My Co-Defendant

5x18 As God Is My Co-Defendant

  • 1991-04-05T03:00:00Z45m

Recent events lead to chaos at the firm; religion goes on trial in the case of a couple who relied on their faith to save their dying son; C.J. instructs East Bloc lawyers on trial law.

1991-04-26T02:00:00Z

5x19 Speak, Lawyers, For Me

5x19 Speak, Lawyers, For Me

  • 1991-04-26T02:00:00Z45m

Staffers fear Dave Meyer will derail the firm; Brackman plays litigator in the case of a transsexual fired from a job as a model; and Mullaney weighs a coach's negligence in the death of an athlete.

1991-05-03T02:00:00Z

5x20 There Goes the Judge

5x20 There Goes the Judge

  • 1991-05-03T02:00:00Z45m

An eccentric judge loses his grip on reality; Rollins gets caught up in his own agenda while defending a black motorist charged with evading the police; Becker grapples with his demons.

1991-05-10T02:00:00Z

5x21 On the Toad Again

5x21 On the Toad Again

  • 1991-05-10T02:00:00Z45m

Kelsey and Sollers get caught up in winning a murder case involving an unstable client; a retiree finds euphoric companionship in his pet toads; a team owner objects to a singer's rendition of the national anthem.

Season Finale

1991-05-17T02:00:00Z

5x22 Since I Fell For You

Season Finale

5x22 Since I Fell For You

  • 1991-05-17T02:00:00Z48m

An AIDS-stricken attorney fights an insurance company's refusal to pay for an experimental treatment; Kelsey's admission concerning a murder case could jeopardize her standing with the bar; and a new partner is named.

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