The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

S01E09: Five Buchanans and a Baby

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-law into being a surrogate mother. Meanwhile, Mother Buchanan pressures an unwilling Bree to have a baby of her own.

Overview

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.

Episodes

S01E01 Pilot

September 24, 1994 30 min
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 Buchanan thinking she can control her new daughter-in-law. But when...

S01E02 The Other Woman

October 1, 1994 30 min
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 their sex life temporarily, but Jesse soon...

S01E03 Clyde and Vivian and Ed and Malice

October 8, 1994 30 min
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. Meanwhile, Bree...

S01E04 A Ring of Truth

October 15, 1994 30 min
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 their rings aren't...

S01E05 Nothing on Delilah

October 21, 1994 30 min
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. So, it's up...

S01E06 The Mothers-in-Law

October 29, 1994 30 min
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 begins working for Alex to raise the...
Alex, Then and N.O.W.

S01E07 Alex, Then and N.O.W.

October 31, 1994 30 min
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 inadequate, Alex stages a womens group meeting in...

S01E08 Spare the Rod, Spoil the Buchanan

November 16, 1994 30 min
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 them. But Bree...

S01E09 Five Buchanans and a Baby

November 26, 1994 30 min
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-law into being a...

S01E10 Emma in Love

December 3, 1994 30 min
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...

S01E11 What Child is This?

December 10, 1994 30 min
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 hand-painted heirloom. Meanwhile, Bree goes all-out decorating...

S01E12 The Incredible Journey

December 17, 1994 30 min
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...

S01E13 All about Bree

January 7, 1995 30 min
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 lounge singer.""...

S01E14 The Heart of the Matter

January 14, 1995 30 min
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 wishes, he sustains a...

S01E15 Becoming a Buchanan

January 21, 1995 30 min
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 goes to her sisters-in-law...

S01E16 Never on the Road Again

March 11, 1995 30 min
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 ladies have to attend her funeral....

S01E17 Viv'acious

March 25, 1995 30 min
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 that the...

Cast

Judith Ivey
Judith Ivey
Alexandria 'Alex' Buchanan
Beth Broderick
Beth Broderick
Delilah Buchanan
Harriet Sansom Harris
Harriet Sansom Harris
Vivian Buchanan
Charlotte Ross
Charlotte Ross
Bree Buchanan
Eileen Heckart
Eileen Heckart
Mother Emma Buchanan

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