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Reno 911!: Season 5

16 episodes Premiered Jan 16, 2008 Updated Oct 16, 2026
Previously on Reno 911!

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 Reno 911! 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

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (13): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E1 Mytharc

The Father

Jan 16, 2008 · 22 min

Did Garcia steal Dangle's husband? What's happening to Wiegel's Baby? Find out in the season premiere!

S5·E3 Core

Super Knockers!

Jan 30, 2008 · 22 min

The department gets new women's specific bullet-proof vests with an unexpected side effect: Super Knockers.

S5·E4 Core

Mayor Hernandez

Feb 6, 2008 · 22 min

When Reno's Mayor shows up at the station asking for help, the deputies must decide whether to uphold the law, or uphold their local government.

S5·E5 Core

Coconut Nut Clusters

Feb 13, 2008 · 22 min

The deputies go door to door selling Coconut Nut Clusters.

S5·E6 Core

Dangle's Secret Family

Feb 20, 2008 · 22 min

Dangle takes time to connect with long-lost relatives: his black half-bother and half-sister (Guest Stars Gary Anthony Williams and Aisha Tyler) from his father's other, secret fam

S5·E7 Core

Undercover at Burger Cousin

Feb 27, 2008 · 22 min

Undercover at Burger Cousin, to stop a string of robberies at a local burger joint, deputies go to work as fast food employees, where they meet a boss (Guest Star Seth Green) even

S5·E8 Core

The Wall

Mar 5, 2008 · 22 min

The deputies volunteer to help build part of the Mexican border.

S5·E9 Core

Death Of A Pickle-Thrower

May 22, 2008 · 22 min

The deputies reach out to Jackie the Pickle-Throwing Hooker, who has life-threatening disease.

S5·E10 Core

Baghdad 911

May 29, 2008 · 22 min

The deputies train a squad of policemen from Baghdad.

S5·E11 Core

The Tanning Booth Incident

Jun 5, 2008 · 22 min

The deputies rally together when Dangle passes out in a tanning booth.

S5·E12 Core

Strong Sister

Jun 12, 2008 · 22 min

A reporter from Strong Sister magazine does an in-depth profile on Deputy Raineesha Williams.

S5·E13 Core

Wiegel's Dad Returns

Jun 19, 2008 · 22 min

Wiegel's estranged father gets out of prison and hopes to spend time with his daughter---and go to strip clubs with her coworkers.

S5·E14 Core

Junior Runs for Office

Jun 26, 2008 · 22 min

Junior decides he wants to be the Commissioner for Animal Carcass Removal.

S5·E15 Mytharc

Undercover Acting Coach

Jul 3, 2008 · 22 min

When the deputies grow dissatisfied with their undercover assignments, they hire a Hollywood acting coach (Ryan Stiles) to help them behave more like criminals and drug addicts.

S5·E16 Mytharc

The Parade

Jul 10, 2008 · 22 min

The deputies try to win an award to the most patriotic float in a parade.

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