Steven Bochco
Director
L.A. Law (1986)
Season 5
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.
Released Sept. 15, 1986
Episode 50 min
14+
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Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television, Steven Bochco Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - The Bitch Is Back
The shadow of Rosalind Shays again darkens the door of the firm when she sues them for discrimination, while another lawsuit escalates racial tensions.
Oct. 18, 1990, midnight
S5E2 - Happy Trails
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.
Oct. 25, 1990, midnight
S5E3 - Lie Harder
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.
Nov. 1, 1990, midnight
S5E4 - Armand's Hammer
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.
Nov. 8, 1990, midnight
S5E5 - Smoke Gets in Your Thighs
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.
Nov. 15, 1990, midnight
S5E6 - Vowel Play
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""!
Nov. 29, 1990, midnight
S5E7 - New Kidney on the Block
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.
Dec. 6, 1990, midnight
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S5E8 - God Rest Ye Little Gentleman
A disfigured doctor charges a clinic with discrimination; Benny anticipates the holidays with his new roommate; Van Owen defends a former colleague.
Dec. 13, 1990, midnight
S5E9 - Splatoon
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.
Jan. 3, 1991, midnight
S5E10 - Pump it Up
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.
Jan. 10, 1991, midnight
S5E11 - Rest in Pieces
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.
Jan. 31, 1991, midnight
S5E12 - He's a Crowd
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.
Feb. 7, 1991, midnight
S5E13 - Dances with Sharks
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.
Feb. 14, 1991, midnight
S5E14 - The Gods Must Be Lawyers
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.
Feb. 21, 1991, midnight
S5E15 - The Beverly Hills Hangers
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.
March 14, 1991, midnight
S5E16 - Good to the Last Drop
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.
March 21, 1991, midnight
S5E17 - Mutinies on the Banzai
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.
March 28, 1991, midnight
S5E18 - As God Is My Co-Defendant
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.
April 4, 1991, midnight
S5E19 - Speak, Lawyers, For Me
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.
April 25, 1991, midnight
S5E20 - There Goes the Judge
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.
May 2, 1991, midnight
S5E21 - On the Toad Again
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.
May 9, 1991, midnight
S5E22 - Since I Fell For You
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.
May 16, 1991, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 8550 min.
Released: Sept. 15, 1986
Last Air Date: May 19, 1994, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: 16 / 14+
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