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The Five Mrs. Buchanans Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
17 Episodes 1994 - 1995
Episode 1
Pilot Episode
Sat, Sep 24, 1994 30 mins
Bree (Charlotte Ross) makes the mistake of inviting Mother Buchanan (Eileen Heckart) to her bridal shower. Alex: Judith Ivey. Delilah: Beth Broderick. Vivian: Harriet Sansom Harris.
Episode 2
The Other Woman
Sat, Oct 1, 1994 30 mins
Bree (Charlotte Ross) has a rival for her husband's time: his mother (Eileen Heckart). Alex: Judith Ivey. Delilah: Beth Broderick. Vivian: Harriet Sansom Harris. Jesse: Tommy Hinkley.
Episode 3
Clyde and Vivian and Ed and Malice
Sat, Oct 8, 1994 30 mins
An old flame (Peter Bergman) comes back into Vivian's Life. Vivian: Harriet Sansom Harris. Mother Buchanan: Eileen Heckart. Alex: Judith Ivey.
Episode 4
A Ring of Truth
Sat, Oct 15, 1994 30 mins
Bree (Charlotte Ross) discovers that her belatedly received engagement ring is a genuine phony. Alex: Judith Ivey. Mother: Eileen Heckart. Vivian: Harriet Sansom Harris. Delilah: Beth Broderick.
Episode 5
Nothing on Delilah
Sat, Oct 22, 1994 30 mins
Delilah's past as a stripper is revealed to almost everyone---except Mother Buchanan. Delilah: Beth Broderick. Alex: Judith Ivey. Vivian: Harriet Sansom Harris. Bree: Charlotte Ross.
Episode 6
The Mothers-in-Law
Sat, Oct 29, 1994 30 mins
Bree's mom (Jean Kasem) visits and almost immediately locks horns with Mother Buchanan; Vivian goes to work for Alex. Vivian: Harriet Sansom Harris. Bree: Charlotte Ross. Alex: Judith Ivey.
Episode 7
Alex, Then and N.O.W.
Mon, Oct 31, 1994 30 mins
Alex is reunited with two feminist college friends. Christina Todd: Mo Gaffney. Mother Buchanan: Eileen Heckart. Bree: Charlotte Ross. Delilah: Beth Broderick.
Episode 8
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Buchanan
Wed, Nov 16, 1994 30 mins
Bree (Charlotte Ross) volunteers to sit for Vivian's sons after the rest of the family make excuses. Vivian: Harriet Sansom Harris. Mother: Eileen Heckart.
Episode 9
Five Buchanans and a Baby
Sat, Nov 26, 1994 30 mins
Fearing she may be unable to have a baby, Delilah consults a therapist (Mary Gordon Murray). Alex: Judith Ivey. Mother: Eileen Heckart. Bree: Charlotte Ross. Vivian: Harriet Sansom Harris.
Episode 10
Emma in Love
Sat, Dec 3, 1994 30 mins
The new baker (George Grizzard) thinks that Mother Buchanan (Eileen Heckart) takes the cake. Alex: Judith Ivey. Vivian: Harriet Sansom Harris. Bree: Charlotte Ross.
Episode 11
What Child Is This?
Sat, Dec 10, 1994 30 mins
There'll be no peace on Earth if Alex can't replace what she broke---Mother Buchanan's ceramic Baby Jesus. Hugh: Charles Nelson Reilly. Mother: Eileen Heckart. Bree: Charlotte Ross. Vivian: Harriet Sansom Harris.
Episode 12
The Incredible Journey
Sat, Dec 17, 1994 30 mins
Four years after he disappeared, Alex's dog returns---to the delight of everyone except Mother Buchanan (Eileen Heckart). Alex: Judith Ivey. Vivian: Harriet Sansom Harris.
Episode 13
All About Bree
Sat, Jan 7, 1995 30 mins
Vivian directs a production of "The Sound of Music," and Bree and Delilah vie for the lead. Hubert: Edward Hibbert. Emma: Eileen Heckart. Bree: Charlotte Ross. Delilah: Beth Broderick.
Episode 14
The Heart of the Matter
Sat, Jan 14, 1995 30 mins
Alex doesn't want her husband to play in the annual old-timers' football game, but Mother Buchanan insists that he does. Roy: John Getz. Mother: Eileen Heckart.
Episode 15
Becoming a Buchanan
Sat, Jan 21, 1995 30 mins
Sisters-in-law recall their first encounters with Mother Buchanan (Eileen Heckart). Nana: Nan Martin. Jesse: Tommy Hinkley. Ed: Richard Poe. Charles: Mark Moses.
Episode 16
Never on the Road Again
Sat, Mar 11, 1995 30 mins
Mother Buchanan (Eileen Heckart) forces her daughters-in-law to attend the funeral of a great aunt they've never met. Funeral Director: Roy Leake. Minister: Graham Jarvis.
Episode 17
Viv'acious
Sat, Mar 25, 1995 30 mins
Vivian tries to rekindle the romance in her marriage. Ed: Richard Poe. Donna: Vicki Lewis. Emma: Eileen Heckart. Delilah: Beth Broderick. Bree: Charlotte Ross.
