The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
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The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

10.0 / 10
1994
1 season
17 episodes
Comedy

The 5 Mrs. Buchanans is a U.S. television situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 24, 1994 to March 25, 1995. Set in the fictional town of Mercy, Indiana, the show centers on the small-town misadventures of four disparate women with one thing in common: their loathing for their monster of a mother-in-law.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    24-09-199430m

    To Mother Buchanan's initial delight, Bree joins the Buchanan clan. Her three sisters-in-law-to-be are initially displeased with her tacky antics and naivety, which have Mother Bu...

  • Ep 2

    2.The Other Woman

    01-10-199430m

    When newlywed Bree's lovelife becomes non-existant (since her husband, Jesse, can't get aroused in the same house with his mother), they decide to stay with Alex. This invigorates...

  • Ep 3

    3.Clyde and Vivian and Ed and Malice

    08-10-199430m

    When an old beau reappears, Vivian has doubts about her marriage. So she agrees to go out to dinner with Clyde -- and is caught kissing him at the restaurant by Mother Buchanan....

  • Ep 4

    4.A Ring of Truth

    15-10-199430m

    When Bree receives a belated engagement ring from Jesse, she's ecstatic -- until she learns that it's not a real stone. One by one, each of the sisters-in-law come to realize that...

  • Ep 5

    5.Nothing on Delilah

    21-10-199430m

    When one of the locals learns about Delilah's shady past as a stripper, it threatens her husband's job as a minister and her chances to become the president of the ladies auxiliary...

  • Ep 6

    6.The Mothers-in-Law

    29-10-199430m

    Bree's trashy mother, Tink, comes to visit and convinces the newlyweds to move back to California with her - inciting the wrath of Mother Buchanan. Meanwhile, Vivian reluctantly b...

  • Ep 7

    7.Alex, Then and N.O.W.

    31-10-199430m

    Alex is embarrassed when she's reunited, on a talk-show, with two activist friends from college whose lives and careers continue to be dedicated to womens issues. Feeling inadequa...

  • Ep 8

    8.Spare the Rod, Spoil the Buchanan

    16-11-199430m

    The rest of the Buchanan ladies weasel their way out of babysitting Vivian's destructive twins, Lyndon and P.J., while she goes to the salon, so it's up to vulnerable Bree to watch...

  • Ep 9

    9.Five Buchanans and a Baby

    26-11-199430m

    Delilah is overjoyed thinking that she's pregnant, but a trip to the doctor leaves her fearing that she can never have a child.... so she tries to pressure one of her sisters-in-la...

  • Ep 10

    10.Emma in Love

    03-12-199430m

    When a new baker sets up shop in town and tries to woo Mother Buchanan, the ladies think that this could be the answer to their prayers -- if they can get him together with Mother...

  • Ep 11

    11.What Child is This?

    10-12-199430m

    When Alex accidentally breaks Emma's prized ceramic baby Jesus statue, there's hell to pay! Rather than telling her mother-in-law the truth, Alex decides to try to replace the han...

  • Ep 12

    12.The Incredible Journey

    17-12-199430m

    Alex's dog, Petey, who was lost on a trip to the Grand Canyon, finds his way home -- just in time to die. Though Alex spent all the time he was gone blaming Mother Buchanan for hi...

  • Ep 13

    13.All about Bree

    07-01-199530m

    Vivian holds auditions for a local stage play of ""The Sound of Music."" Delilah has her heart set on getting the part of Maria, but Bree makes ""Julie Andrews look like a two-bit...

  • Ep 14

    14.The Heart of the Matter

    14-01-199530m

    Alex encourages Roy to drop out of an alumni football game, despite the urging of Mother Buchanan, who wants her son to uphold the family tradition. After Roy follows his mother's...

  • Ep 15

    15.Becoming a Buchanan

    21-01-199530m

    While preparing for a family portrait, Mother Buchanan insists that Bree stands on the left, so she can be cropped out of the picture if her marriage doesn't work. Horrified, Bree...

  • Ep 16

    16.Never on the Road Again

    11-03-199530m

    Delilah has plans to audition for Jeopardy, but her plans are altered when Mother Buchanan announces that a realitive (that none of the daughters-in-law knew) has died, and the lad...

  • Ep 17

    17.Viv'acious

    25-03-199530m

    On Ed's birthday, Vivian plans to give her annual gift of a night full of passion, but her plans are thwarted when Ed falls asleep and has an erotic dream about Delilah. Fearing t...

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