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Season 5 Episode Guide

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Season 5, Episode 26

March 26, 1988

Goodbye, Pops

Season 5, Episode 26

March 26, 1988

Pops Dugan's funeral becomes an embarrassment when everyone realizes how little they actually knew him. Meanwhile, Felb (Fred Applegate) spreads a nasty rumor about Russ (Peter Evans). Morgan: Art Evans.

Season 5, Episode 25

March 19, 1988

Rockabye Bernly

Season 5, Episode 25

March 19, 1988

Judy's an instant mother when an old friend pays her a brief surprise visit---and leaves her baby behind. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Doralee: Rachel Dennison. Marsha: Sally Struthers.

Season 5, Episode 24

March 12, 1988

Marsha Grows Up

Season 5, Episode 24

March 12, 1988

Jealous of her ex-husband's young new wife, Marsha decides to update her image---and turns into a valley girl. Doralee: Rachel Dennison. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Felb: Fred Applegate.

Season 5, Episode 23

March 5, 1988

Felb's Big Secret

Season 5, Episode 23

March 5, 1988

When Marsha finally meets the woman she suspects is Felb's mistress, she discovers a surprising side of her boss (Fred Applegate). Judy: Valerie Curtin.

Season 5, Episode 22

February 27, 1988

Marsha's Lie

Season 5, Episode 22

February 27, 1988

When Felb misplaces an important report, he gets Marsha to lie for him, and a man (Steve Landesberg) in the mailroom is demoted as a result. Marsha: Sally Struthers. Felb: Fred Applegate. Judy: Valerie Curtin.

Season 5, Episode 21

February 20, 1988

Play Fatal Attraction for Me

Season 5, Episode 21

February 20, 1988

Felb's niece chooses Bud as the subject for her school thesis---and as the subject of her obsessive love. Doralee: Rachel Dennison. Felb: Fred Applegate.

Season 5, Episode 20

February 13, 1988

Strictly Personal

Season 5, Episode 20

February 13, 1988

After hearing about how Doralee's friend met her husband through the personals, Marsha and Judy both take out ads. Paul: Phillip R. Allen. Morgan: Art Evans. Doralee: Rachel Dennison.

Season 5, Episode 19

February 6, 1988

The Custody Fight

Season 5, Episode 19

February 6, 1988

Marsha's ex asks for joint custody of their children, but when the going gets tough, he wants the kids to get going. Marsha: Sally Struthers. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Russ: Peter Evans.

Season 5, Episode 18

January 30, 1988

The Big Sleep

Season 5, Episode 18

January 30, 1988

When Mr. Barkley dies, his daughter asks Bud to take over the company---but there's a hitch. Doralee: Rachel Dennison. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Marsha: Sally Struthers.

Season 5, Episode 17

January 23, 1988

Felb Slept Here

Season 5, Episode 17

January 23, 1988

When Felb's wife kicks him out of the house, Marsha reluctantly agrees to take him in---until the situation becomes unbearable. Felb: Fred Applegate. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Bud: Ed Winter. Morgan: Art Evans.

Season 5, Episode 16

January 16, 1988

The Witches of Barkley

Season 5, Episode 16

January 16, 1988

The girls put a curse on Felb (Fred Applegate), then panic when it seems to be working. Eddie: Richard Karron. Doralee: Rachel Dennison. Judy: Valerie Curtin.

Season 5, Episode 15

January 9, 1988

James In Love

Season 5, Episode 15

January 9, 1988

When the janitor gets engaged, the girls plan a coed bridal shower for his fiancee (Mari Gorman), while the men in the office throw a macho bachelor party. Felb: Fred Applegate. Bud: Ed Winter.

Season 5, Episode 14

December 19, 1987

Barkley Strikes Out

Season 5, Episode 14

December 19, 1987

When the secretaries organize a strike, Marsha can't decide whether to follow her conscience or her pocketbook, while Doralee refuses outright to join her peers. Tawny: Wendy Sinclair. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Felb: Fred Applegate.

Season 5, Episode 13

December 12, 1987

My Fair Marsha

Season 5, Episode 13

December 12, 1987

Marsha is courted by Mr. Barkley's son Ellison (Doug Barr), who tries to mold her into the perfect upper-class woman. Bud: Ed Winter. Doralee: Rachel Dennison. Judy: Valerie Curtin.

Season 5, Episode 12

December 5, 1987

It Happened One Night

Season 5, Episode 12

December 5, 1987

Doralee accompanies Bud on a business trip to Paris, where her luggage is lost and the two are forced to share a room---which causes rumors to fly at the office. Sally Struthers, Valerie Curtin.

Season 5, Episode 11

November 21, 1987

Marsha's Short Story

Season 5, Episode 11

November 21, 1987

When a psychologist comes to evaluate Barkley employees everyone goes nuts and spills their guts, including short Marsha (Sally Struthers), who thinks salary is related to height. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Bud: Ed Winter. Doralee: Rachel Dennison.

Season 5, Episode 10

November 14, 1987

The Poker Game

Season 5, Episode 10

November 14, 1987

Bud initially declines Felb's challenge to a poker game, but eventually folds to his gambling addiction. Felb: Fred Applegate. Doralee: Rachel Dennison.

Season 5, Episode 9

November 7, 1987

Morgan by Moonlight

Season 5, Episode 9

November 7, 1987

Morgan's work performance suffers when he takes a second job to make ends meet, so the girls persuade him to demand a raise since he hasn't had one in six years. Morgan: Art Evans. Marsha: Sally Struthers. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Doralee: Rachel Dennison.

Season 5, Episode 8

October 31, 1987

One of the Girls

Season 5, Episode 8

October 31, 1987

When his old flame starts working at Barkley Foods, Bud tries to fan the fire, but the woman (Gail Strickland), whose sexual preferences have changed, wants to douse it. Marsha: Sally Struthers. Doralee: Rachel Dennison. Felb: Fred Applegate.

Season 5, Episode 7

October 24, 1987

Mother Bernly

Season 5, Episode 7

October 24, 1987

Judy's mother gets a job in the Barkley cafeteria and---hungry for a son-in-law---proceeds to interfere in her daughter's personal life. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Bud: Ed Winter. Marsha: Sally Struthers.

Season 5, Episode 6

October 17, 1987

Starting Over

Season 5, Episode 6

October 17, 1987

Marsha's self-confidence plummets when Don announces his wedding and Marsha (Sally Struthers) can't get a handsome date to take to the ceremony. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Doralee: Rachel Dennison. Heidi: Jennifer Barlow. Bud: Ed Winter. Felb: Fred Applegate.

Season 5, Episode 5

October 10, 1987

Doralee Buys the Farm

Season 5, Episode 5

October 10, 1987

When Doralee and her husband buy a farm, Doralee discovers she has a tough row to hoe when her farm chores cause her office work to suffer. Bud: Ed Winter. Lord Mumford: Ian Abercrombie. Marsha: Sally Struthers. Judy: Valerie Curtin.

Season 5, Episode 4

October 3, 1987

Love Is Having to Say You're Sorry

Season 5, Episode 4

October 3, 1987

Judy's work and friendships suffer when her new boyfriend takes top priority in her life. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Marsha: Sally Struthers. Doralee: Rachel Dennison.

Season 5, Episode 3

September 26, 1987

We're Gonna Be Rich

Season 5, Episode 3

September 26, 1987

A broke Marsha rises to the challenge of making some extra dough---she tries to market a recipe for corn fritters. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Doralee: Rachel Dennison. Bud: Ed Winter. Felb: Fred Applegate.

Season 5, Episode 2

September 19, 1987

Barkley's Beauties

Season 5, Episode 2

September 19, 1987

When Barkley Foods decides to have a contest to select a company spokesperson, Judy is chosen as the department's entrant---but her confidence drops when she sees another section's candidate. Marsha: Sally Struthers. Bud: Ed Winter.

Season 5, Episode 1

September 12, 1987

Meet Mr. Felb

Season 5, Episode 1

September 12, 1987

Marsha fears for her job when the firm hires a new vice president (Fred Applegate), a man who has no scruples---but does have an eye for the ladies. Tiffany Crystal: Shannon Tweed. Bud: Ed Winter. Judy: Valerie Curtin. Doralee: Rachel Dennison.

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Premiered: September 13, 1986
Rating: None
Premise: Secretaries clash with a sexist boss in this sitcom about women struggling at a large corporation. The series was based on the popular 1980 movie. In fact, Dolly Parton's younger sister, Rachel Dennison, took over the role Parton had played in the film, an… (more)