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Dharma & Greg: Season 5

24 episodes Premiered Sep 25, 2001 Updated Oct 11, 2026
Previously on Dharma & Greg

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Dharma & Greg Season 4.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (20): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E1 Mytharc

Intensive Caring

Sep 25, 2001 · 30 min

The fifth season begins in the aftermath of last May's car crash, with both sets of parents arriving at the hospital and Dharma just out of surgery and groggy from anesthesia. The

S5·E2 Core

With a Little Help From My Friend

Sep 25, 2001 · 30 min

Dharma decides that her accident must be a manifestation of the universe shuffling her cosmic deck of cards so that she can help people—from the hospital, physical therapy, insur

S5·E3 Core

Papa Was Almost a Rolling Stone

Oct 2, 2001 · 30 min

Dharma learns that her dad, Larry, used to sing and play guitar in a band but gave it all up when she was born. Feeling guilty, she tries to convince him to perform again. Meanwhil

S5·E4 Core

Sexual Healing

Oct 9, 2001 · 30 min

At the same time that Dharma's doctor gives her permission to resume sexual relations, Greg sees their totaled car for the first time since the accident and learns that the insuran

S5·E5 Core

Without Reservations

Oct 16, 2001 · 30 min

Greg doesn't put out a welcome mat when Dharma turns their place into a temporary bed-and-breakfast.

S5·E6 Core

Try to Remember This Kind of September

Oct 23, 2001 · 30 min

Dharma finds herself inadvertently trying to compete with a visiting childhood friend. Dharma and September grew up together in a commune, and September has remained loyal to her n

S5·E7 Core

Used Karma

Oct 30, 2001 · 30 min

When Greg starts to dress and act strangely after driving the used car Dharma recently bought, she worries he's been possessed by the spirit of the car's previous owner, a petty cr

S5·E8 Core

Home is Where the Art Is

Nov 13, 2001 · 30 min

Jenna Elfman's real-life husband Bodhi Elfman guest stars as an old performance artist friend of Dharma's who convinces her to co-star with him in his latest work: To live ""on dis

S5·E9 Core

Wish We Weren't Here

Nov 20, 2001 · 30 min

Bad weather grounds Dharma and Greg's flight in Indiana.

S5·E10 Core

Dream A Little Dream of Her

Nov 27, 2001 · 30 min

Dharma tries to learn the identity of Greg's fantasy girl; Greg's truthfulness upsets things at his parents' place.

S5·E11 Core

A Fish Tale

Dec 4, 2001 · 30 min

Animal-rights activist Abby bans Greg from the Finkelstein home when she learns he and Edward are going fishing.

S5·E12 Core

Previously on Dharma & Greg

Dec 11, 2001 · 30 min

Greg proposing to another woman? Dharma bringing another man home to meet the folks? This landmark flashback episode takes place six months prior to the series pilot and shows Dhar

S5·E13 Core

Protecting the Ego-System

Jan 8, 2002 · 30 min

Kitty brings Dharma to the ground-breaking ceremony of her arch-nemesis Teensy Manhart's new outdoor amphitheater. But Dharma takes a flying leap into the path of the spade in prot

S5·E14 Core

Near-Death of a Salesman

Mar 5, 2002 · 30 min

A heart attack scare during Larry's business pitch for his chili causes Edward to reminisce about a simpler time in his life, when he wasn't a high-pressured ""captain of industry"

S5·E15 Core

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's ... My Wife

Mar 12, 2002 · 30 min

Dharma is the inspiration for her nerdy neighbor/admirer's new comic book heroine, the Blonde Tornado, a sexy, crime-fighting superwoman. While Dharma enjoys her newfound stardom,

S5·E16 Core

I Think, Therefore I Am in Trouble

Mar 19, 2002 · 30 min

Supermodel Claudia Schiffer guest stars as Gretchen, a drop-dead gorgeous new lawyer in Greg's office about whom he's having sexual fantasies. Guilt-ridden over his inappropriate t

S5·E17 Core

She's with the Band

Mar 26, 2002 · 30 min

After suddenly joining a rock band that includes the rebellious teenage daughter of one of Greg's clients, Dharma invites the musicians to live with her and Greg.

S5·E18 Core

Mission: Implausible

Apr 2, 2002 · 30 min

A visit from Kirk, a younger alumnus from Greg's law school, launches an unsuspecting Greg into the middle of a crazy college game with very specific rules developed by ""seriously

S5·E19 Core

This Diamond Ring

Apr 2, 2002 · 30 min

When Dharma discovers that her drivers license has expired, Greg demands that she be a little more responsible—which is when Dharma discovers she has lost the priceless family he

S5·E20 Mytharc

The Tooth Is Out There

Apr 9, 2002 · 30 min

Dharma encourages Larry to ask his brother George for a loan to buy Larry's favourite conspiracy bookshop; when strange things start to go wrong, Dharma suspects that George is plo

S5·E21 Core

The Parent Trap

Apr 16, 2002 · 30 min

While Kitty prepares to renew her marriage vows, Dharma entertains Marlene's parents.

S5·E22 Core

Tuesday's Child

Apr 23, 2002 · 30 min

A little girl forms an attachment to Dharma and Greg; Kitty is ordered to perform community service.

S5·E23 Mytharc

The Mamas and the Papas (a.k.a. Finale) (1)

Apr 30, 2002 · 30 min

In the first part of this special one-hour season and series finale, Dharma and Greg find themselves once again trying to make peace between their polar opposite parents when an a

S5·E24 Mytharc

The Mamas and the Papas (a.k.a. Finale) (2)

Apr 30, 2002 · 30 min

Dharma & Greg get stuck in a snowstorm after leaving the chalet and begin to wonder how their diverse upbringings will affect them as parents. (Part 2 of 2)

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