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The Five Mrs. Buchanans Episode Guide

01x?? - The Four Mrs. Buchanans

First aired: Unaired
Guest star: Paul Johansson (Jesse Buchanan), Diane Racine (Bree's stunt-double), Christopher Michael Moore (The Photographer)



1 :01x01 - Pilot

First aired: Sep/24/1994
Writer: Marc Cherry, Jamie Wooten
Director: David Trainer
Guest star: Paul Johansson (Jesse Buchanan), Christopher Michael Moore (The Photographer), Diane Racine (Bree's stunt-double)

Mother Buchanan is initially delighted that Bree Larson has arrived to wed her youngest son, Jesse -- Bree's future sisters-in-law, however, are unimpressed with her naivety. But everyone changes their opinion of her when Bree politely refuses to wear Mother Buchanan's wedding dress.



2 :01x02 - The Other Woman

First aired: Oct/01/1994
Writer: Marc Cherry, Jamie Wooten
Director: David Trainer
Guest star: Tommy Hinkley (Jesse Buchanan)

In an attempt to invigorate her sex life, which is suffering from living with her mother-in-law, Bree and Jesse move in with Alex. But soon Jesse begins sneaking out early and coming in late, leading everyone to believe that he's having an affair -- but the truth is even more shocking!



3 :01x03 - Clyde and Vivian and Ed and Malice

First aired: Oct/08/1994
Writer: John Pardee, Joey Murphy
Director: David Trainer
Guest star: Peter Bergman (Clyde), Janet Rotblatt (Nosy Customer)

Vivian, who's having doubts about her marriage, is caught by Mother Buchanan having dinner with a man who's not her husband. Meanwhile, Bree takes a job at Alex's store and competes with Alex and Delilah to sell the most merchandise.



4 :01x04 - A Ring of Truth

First aired: Oct/15/1994
Writer: Joey Murphy, John Pardee
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: John Petlock (Mr. Russell)

When it's discovered that Bree's diamond ring is a fake, her sisters-in-law come to discover that all of their diamonds are really cubic zirconiums too.



5 :01x05 - Nothing on Deliah

First aired: Oct/22/1994
Writer: David Flebotte
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guest star: Mary Pat Gleason (Helen McConnell), Veanne Cox (Katie), Gretchen Wyler (Claire)

Delilah attempts to become the president of the ladies auxiliary, but her past comes back to haunt her. Meanwhile, Vivian schemes to become the vice president of the auxiliary -- no matter who takes the presidency.



6 :01x06 - The Mothers-in-Law

First aired: Oct/29/1994
Writer: Tracy Gamble, Richard Vaczy
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Jean Kasem (Frances "Tink" Larson)

Bree's mother, Tink, rolls into town for a visit and convinces the newlyweds to move back to California with her, thus inciting a war with Mother Buchanan. Meanwhile, Vivian, whose husband has cut off her cash, tries to raise the funds for an evening gown to wear to a swank dinner party.



7 :01x07 - Alex, Then and N.O.W.

First aired: Oct/31/1994
Writer: Jenny Bicks
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Frances Bay (Vivian's Aunt Francine), Lynnie Greene (Mercedes Macomber), Mo Gaffney (Christina Todd), Arnetia Walker (Shelly Austin)

When Alex is reunited with two college friends on a talk-show, she fears that her life has lost its meaning, so she organizes a women's group meeting in Mercy.



8 :01x08 - Spare the Rod, Spoil the Buchanan

First aired: Nov/16/1994
Writer: Nancylee Myatt
Director: John Sgueglia
Guest star: Sharon McNight (Prison Guard), Kristen Johnston (Xena, the Prostitute), Jane Morris (Crazy Inmate), Ellia English (Social Worker)

Vivian cons Bree into babysitting her destructive twins, Lydon and P.J. After the twins terrorize the naive newcomer, her sisters-in-law encourage Vivian to punish them, which she does... landing her in jail for child abuse.



9 :01x09 - Five Buchanans and a Baby

First aired: Nov/26/1994
Writer: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Mary Gordon Murray (Dr. Milmur)

When Delilah learns that she can't have children, she tries to persuade one of her sisters-in-law to be a surrogate mother. Meanwhile, Mother Buchanan is determined to convince an unwilling Bree to have a child of her own.



10 :01x10 - Emma in Love

First aired: Dec/03/1994
Writer: Tracy Gamble, Richard Vaczy
Director: John Sgueglia
Guest star: Anne Bellamy (Mrs. Collins), George Grizzard (Mr. Frank Collins)

Mother Buchanan's daughters-in-law fix her up with the new town baker. But the ladies realize they may have goofed when it's later brought to Delilah's attention that the baker may already be married.



11 :01x11 - What Child is This?

First aired: Dec/10/1994
Writer: Michael Patrick King
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Charles Nelson Reilly (Ceramics Store Owner)

Alex accidentally breaks Mother Buchanan's prized, hand-painted baby Jesus statue, then attempts to replace it. Meanwhile, Bree goes overboard decorating Alex's house to win a Christmas decoration contest.



12 :01x12 - The Incredible Journey

First aired: Dec/17/1994
Writer: Joey Murphy, John Pardee
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Earl Boen (Funeral Director), Sam Whipple (Delivery Man), Kenneth Tigar (Mr Whiskers Funeral Patron)

Alex's dog, Petey, who was lost on a trip to the Grand Canyon, returns home -- and promptly dies. Finally the truth comes out regarding how Petey escaped.



13 :01x13 - All about Bree

First aired: Jan/07/1995
Writer: Richard Levine, Lynnie Greene
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Edward Hibbert (Hubert Lombard)

Delilah has her sights set on snagging the part of Maria in the local stage rendition of "The Sound of Music," but Bree blows her out of the water. Meanwhile, Mother Buchanan reluctantly agrees to take the role of Mother Superior, despite the fact that she loathes one of her co-stars.



14 :01x14 - The Heart of the Matter

First aired: Jan/14/1995
Writer: Nancylee Myatt
Director: David Trainer
Guest star: Tommy Hinkley (Jesse Buchanan), John Getz (Roy Buchanan)

At Mother Buchanan's urging, Alex's husband, Roy, participates in an alumni football game -- and has a heart attack on the field. Meanwhile, Bree gets into playing cheerleader for the home team.



15 :01x15 - Becoming a Buchanan

First aired: Jan/21/1995
Writer: Nancylee Myatt
Director: John Sgueglia
Guest star: Mark Moses (Reverend Charles Buchanan), Tommy Hinkley (Jesse Buchanan), Nan Martin (Nana Buchanan), John Getz (Roy Buchanan), Richard Poe (Ed Buchanan)

Bree consults her sisters-in-law after Mother Buchanan threatens to crop her out of a family photo, and learns how each of them became a part of the Buchanan clan.



16 :01x16 - Never on the Road Again

First aired: Mar/11/1995
Writer: Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Jeff Doucette (Trucker #1), Graham Jarvis (Trucker #2), Roy Leake (Minister)

The ladies attend the funeral of a relative whom none of the sisters-in-law knew... but on the way to get there, problem after problem arises.



17 :01x17 - Viv'acious

First aired: Mar/25/1995
Writer: David Flebotte
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Vicki Lewis (Donna), Richard Poe (Ed Buchanan)

After Vivian's husband, Ed, has a sex dream about Delilah, Vivian fears that her marriage is over. So her sisters-in-law encourage her to join them at a "naughty nighties" party to buy lingerie to spice up her marriage. Meanwhile, Bree becomes self-conscious and thinks that everyone else thinks Delilah is better looking than she.