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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
Runaway Train
Sat, Sep 21, 1996 60 mins
Sully boards a train with newly freed Cloud Dancing, but robbers are also aboard. Meanwhile, Mike returns to work after maternity leave. Dr. Andrew Cook: Brandon Douglas. Sully: Joe Lando. Cloud Dancing: Larry Sellers. Preston: Jason Leland Adams.
Episode 2
Having It All
Sat, Sep 28, 1996 60 mins
While Mike tries to juggle work and child-care responsibilities, Colleen prepares to leave town after she's accepted to college. Colleen: Jessica Bowman. Mike: Jane Seymour. Sully: Joe Lando. Becky: Haylie Johnson. Andrew: Brandon Douglas. Loren: Orson Bean. Dorothy: Barbara Babcock.
Episode 3
Malpractice
Sat, Oct 5, 1996 60 mins
A baby dies while under Mike's care, and the parents sue her for malpractice. Mr. Norris: Joseph Dean Vachon. Mrs. Norris: Michelle Joyner. Judge Webster: Stacy Keach Sr. Sully: Joe Lando. Andrew: Brandon Douglas. Emma: Charlotte Chatton.
Episode 4
All That Glitters
Sat, Oct 12, 1996 60 mins
Colleen returns from Denver in the company of a dazzling singing star (Barbara Mandrell) who wows the town. Max: Fred Applegate. Mike: Jane Seymour. Sully: Joe Lando. Jake: Jim Knobeloch. Emma: Charlotte Chatton. Loren: Orson Bean.
Episode 5
Los Americanos
Sat, Oct 19, 1996 60 mins
Tragedy strikes Mexican-American newlyweds who purchase the ranch near the homestead; Robert E and Grace (Jonelle Allen) consider adopting Anthony. Theresa: Michelle Bonilla. Guillermo: S.J. Rio. Robert E: Henry G. Sanders. Anthony: Brandon Hammond. Mike: Jane Seymour.
Episode 6
Last Dance
Sat, Oct 26, 1996 60 mins
Sully is offered a job in the new Yellowstone National Park; Matthew and Emma reach a turning point. Mike: Jane Seymour. McKendrick: Clu Gulager. Wellend Smith: Alan Brooks. Cloud Dancing: Larry Sellers. Dorothy: Barbara Babcock.
Episode 7
Right or Wrong
Sat, Nov 2, 1996 60 mins
While Jake and Preston campaign for mayor, Sully elects to rescue an Indian being held prisoner by the Army. Jake: Jim Knobeloch. Preston: Jason Leland Adams. Mike: Jane Seymour. Strong River: Pato Hoffman. Robert E: Henry G. Sanders. Dorothy: Barbara Babcock.
Episode 8
Remember Me
Sat, Nov 9, 1996 60 mins
An ailing miner (Ray Walston) turns out to be Jake's father, who abandoned his family years ago. Jake: Jim Knobeloch. Brian: Shawn Toovey. Mike: Jane Seymour. Sully: Joe Lando. Matthew: Chad Allen. Hank: William Shockley. Loren: Orson Bean.
Episode 9
Legend
Sat, Nov 16, 1996 60 mins
Mike, Sully and Matthew team with a legendary lawman (Willie Nelson) to track down bank robbers; Brian plays Cupid for Teresa and Jake (Jim Knobeloch). Preston: Jason Leland Adams. Teresa: Michelle Bonilla. Sterrett: Julian Neil. Mike: Jane Seymour.
Episode 10
The Tempest
Sat, Nov 23, 1996 60 mins
Mike learns that Andrew is opening his own practice; and Preston's father arrives for the hotel's Thanksgiving opening. Preston A. Lodge II: Jon Cypher. Preston: Jason Leland Adams. Mike: Jane Seymour. Andrew: Brandon Douglas. Grace: Jonelle Allen. Horace: Frank Collison.
Episode 11
Separate but Equal
Sat, Dec 7, 1996 60 mins
Grace and Robert E's efforts to enroll Anthony (Brandon Hammond) in school run into racial obstacles. Robert E: Henry G. Sanders. Grace: Jonelle Allen. Mr. Marshall: Pat Skipper. Phillip: Phillip Van Dyke.
Episode 12
A Place to Die
Sat, Dec 14, 1996 60 mins
A deadly outbreak is traced to Mike's clinic, and it threatens to destroy her practice. Mike: Jane Seymour. Andrew: Brandon Douglas. Preston: Jason Leland Adams. Dorothy: Barbara Babcock. Cloud Dancing: Larry Sellers. Colleen: Jessica Bowman. Loren: Orson Bean.
Episode 13
A Season of Miracles
Sat, Dec 21, 1996 60 mins
The joy of the Christmas season is diminished by Rev. Johnson's sudden blindness, a condition for which Mike can find no cure. Rev. Johnson: Geoffrey Lower. Brian: Shawn Toovey. Sully: Joe Lando. Jake: Jim Knobeloch. Hank: William Shockley. Colleen: Jessica Bowman.
Episode 14
The Dam
Sat, Jan 11, 1997 60 mins
Sully and Preston oppose the construction of a dam---but the law, in the form of Matthew, stands against them. Sully: Joe Lando. Preston: Jason Leland Adams. Judge Webster: Stacy Keach Sr. Danforth: Frederick Coffin.
Episode 15
Farewell Appearance
Sat, Jan 25, 1997 60 mins
Mike receives a surprise visit from her beloved uncle (David Ogden Stiers), a pianist who still quietly grieves for the son he lost at Gettysburg. Sully: Joe Lando. Brian: Shawn Toovey. Rev. Johnson: Geoffrey Lower. Loren: Orson Bean. Hank: William Shockley.
Episode 16
The Most Fatal Disease
Sat, Feb 1, 1997 60 mins
Kid Cole and Sister Ruth (Johnny and June Carter Cash) are escorting mail-order brides to California, where, Mike learns, the couple intend to divorce. Rose: Stephanie Niznik. Loren: Orson Bean. Mike: Jane Seymour. Dorothy: Barbara Babcock. Mary: Riff Regan. Sully: Joe Lando.
Episode 17
Colleen's Paper
Sat, Feb 8, 1997 60 mins
Mike recalls significant medical cases (via clips from previous shows) for the benefit of Colleen, who's writing a paper for college. Colleen: Jessica Bowman. Mike: Jane Seymour. Andrew: Brandon Douglas.
Episode 18
A House Divided (1)
Sat, Feb 15, 1997 60 mins
Part 1 of 2. Sully's wealthy old friend (John Schneider) makes himself at home with Mike when Sully leaves to pursue a job that can help ease the family's debt.
Episode 19
A House Divided
Sat, Feb 15, 1997 60 mins
Conclusion. Sully is furious that Dr. Mike accepted money from his friend Daniel (John Schneider) to pay off their mortgage.
Episode 20
Hostage
Sat, Feb 22, 1997 60 mins
Mike, Brian and baby Katie are held hostage at the homestead by a pair of bank-robbing brothers (David Carradine, James Keach). Mike: Jane Seymour. Sully: Joe Lando. Brian: Shawn Toovey. Matthew: Chad Allen. Hank: William Shockley. Cloud Dancing: Larry Sellers.
Episode 21
Before the Dawn
Sat, Apr 12, 1997 60 mins
When Horace makes a suicide attempt after signing his divorce papers, Mike prescribes a visit from Myra and his daughter as an antidote for his melancholy. Horace: Frank Collison. Myra: Helene Udy. Mike: Jane Seymour. Brian: Shawn Toovey.
Episode 22
Starting Over
Sat, Apr 26, 1997 60 mins
Mike's suffragette sister (Alley Mills) shares her passionate feelings with Loren in more ways than one. Mike: Jane Seymour. Colleen: Jessica Bowman. Rev. Johnson: Geoffrey Lower. Sully: Joe Lando. Hank: William Shockley. Dorothy: Barbara Babcock.
Episode 23
His Father's Son
Sat, May 3, 1997 60 mins
Feeling neglected, Brian (Shawn Toovey) acts out in adolescent fashion. Meanwhile, Andrew sells a specious remedy for the resort clinic. Harry B. Smith: Stuart Nisbet. William Prenderly: Paul Haber. Sully: Joe Lando. Mike: Jane Seymour.
Episode 24
The Body Electric
Mon, May 5, 1997 60 mins
Poet Walt Whitman visits Colorado Springs, but when townsfolk hear rumors about his sexual orientation, they shun him. Peter Doyle: Steven Culp. Preston: Jason Leland Adams. Mike: Jane Seymour. Brian: Shawn Toovey. Sully: Joe Lando.
Episode 25
Moment of Truth
Sat, May 10, 1997 60 mins
After soldiers give Cloud Dancing a severe beating, Sully plots an escape for the tribespeople on the reservation. Part 1 of two. Sgt. McKay: David Beecroft. Cloud Dancing: Larry Sellers. Mike: Jane Seymour. Dorothy: Barbara Babcock. Jake: Jim Knobeloch.
Episode 26
Moment of Truth
Sat, May 17, 1997 60 mins
Conclusion. Sully and Cloud Dancing (Larry Sellers) are on the run from the Army after the reservation rebellion. Mike: Jane Seymour. Sgt. McKay: David Beecroft. Sgt. O'Connor: Patrick Kilpatrick. Walks In the Night: Michael Greyeyes. Dorothy: Barbara Babcock.