The BEST episodes of Moonlighting season 5

Every episode of Moonlighting season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Moonlighting season 5!

When former fashion model Maddie Hayes goes broke and finds that one of her few remaining assets is ownership of the Blue Moon Detective Agency, she is tempted to liquidate it until she meets the quirky employees and gets involved in their even quirkier cases.

Last Updated: 9/11/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Lunar Eclipse
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8.13
82 votes

#1 - Lunar Eclipse

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/14/1989

Dave breaks it off with Annie when her husband comes to California, everyone attends the wedding of Burt and Agnes, and the agency closes its doors for a final time as everyone tries to figure out why it all had to end.

Directors: Dennis Dugan
Writer: Ron Clark
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A Womb with a View
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7.76
51 votes

#2 - A Womb with a View

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/1988

An angel from above visits Baby Hayes as he waits to be born and gives him the low down on his parents and their relationship.

Directors: Jay Daniel
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Those Lips, Those Lies
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7.73
48 votes

#3 - Those Lips, Those Lies

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/2/1989

Maddie is sympathetic while David is skeptical when his brother shows up asking for help tracking down his fiancee's former partner, who has absconded with all their company assets.

Directors: Dennis Dugan
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Between a Yuk and a Hard Place
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7.70
46 votes

#4 - Between a Yuk and a Hard Place

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/13/1988

Maddie takes on several new cases in an effort to bury her sorrow, including one where a woman is convinced that her husband is still in love with someone from his past.

Directors: Dennis Dugan
Writer: Kerry Ehrin
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Eine Kleine Nacht Murder
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7.20
49 votes

#5 - Eine Kleine Nacht Murder

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/1989

Maddie witnesses a murder and is placed under police protection, but David thinks her bodyguard is crooked and is planning to kill her himself. Annie moves in with David, largely because of the discomfort their relationship is causing Maddie. David goes to Maddie's house to convince her to try to flee from the bad guys, only for a SWAT team to show up and severely damage the house.

Directors: Jay Daniel
Writer: Barbara Hall
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Plastic Fantastic Lovers
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7.18
45 votes

#6 - Plastic Fantastic Lovers

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/10/1989

Maddie and David are hired by a disfigured man who has become a recluse and needs the detectives' help in proving that a plastic surgeon wantonly caused his disfiguration.

Directors: Allan Arkush
Writer: Jerry Stahl
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When Girls Collide (1)
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7.18
45 votes

#7 - When Girls Collide (1)

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/16/1989

David goes beyond the call of duty to help entertain Maddie's cousin Annie, and Maddie realizes that David may be over his obsession with her.

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The Color of Maddie
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7.07
46 votes

#8 - The Color of Maddie

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/1988

Maddie and David struggle to find a new footing for their relationship while working on a case for a woman whose husband of one week returns after a ten year absence.

Directors: Artie Mandelberg
Writer: Barbara Hall
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In 'n Outlaws
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6.98
45 votes

#9 - In 'n Outlaws

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/23/1989

Agnes misses Herbert's family reunion when she is called for jury duty. She is the only juror convinced of the defendant's innocence, and the jury is now sequestered until a verdict can be agreed. Herbert is desperate to ensure that Agnes makes it to the reunion so sets out to solve the case himself.

Writer: Marc Abraham
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Take My Wife, for Example
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6.95
43 votes

#10 - Take My Wife, for Example

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/1989

A ruthless divorce lawyer comes to Blue Moon for help in reconciling a couple she helped split up, and Maddie tries to buy David a present.

Directors: Dennis Dugan
Writer: James Kramer
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Perfetc
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6.85
47 votes

#11 - Perfetc

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/9/1989

Maddie resists, but David plunges ahead when a dying burglar asks for their help in proving he committed the perfect crime 25 years earlier.

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Shirts and Skins
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6.80
45 votes

#12 - Shirts and Skins

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/17/1989

The office divides along gender lines when Maddie takes on a case for a woman who shot her boss for sabotaging her career when she refused his sexual advances.

Directors: Artie Mandelberg
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I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld
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6.80
45 votes

#13 - I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/1989

Dave and Maddie keep company with a popular corpse and visit a graveyard when a man seeking a bodyguard drops dead in their office.

Directors: Paul Krasny
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