The Fall Guy: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Fall Guy Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Dead Ringer
Sep 26, 1985
Colt is sent after a jumper and then discovers his quarry has entered an Elvis Presley impersonator contest and merged with the crowd.
Femme Fatale
Oct 10, 1985
Howie goes undercover as a female impersonator, Denise, when the skip is a material witness in hiding.
The Life of Riley
Nov 30, 1985
When Colt catches a young man wanted in Los Angeles, he stumbles into a 'kidnapping for adoption' ring in Sacramento. Simon begs Colt to wait one more day while he checks out his l
October the Thirty Second
Dec 7, 1985
Elvira and company are filming a horror movie in an old haunted mansion during a storm, of course.
Seavers, Dead Or Alive
Dec 14, 1985
The tables are turned when Colt is framed and becomes a fugitive.
Escape Claus
Dec 21, 1985
A fitting story for Christmas - Santa is arrested for freeing the reindeer. He asks what each wants for Christmas. Jody wants a 'white' Christmas in spite of the current heat wave;
No Rms., Ocean Vu.
Jan 4, 1986
Colt is stranded on a desert isle with a spoiled socialite, who has a perfume company, after their plane is shot down by robbers.
Miami's Nice
Jan 10, 1986
An FBI agent persuades Colt to participate in a cocaine sting. Jody presents awards to Miss Stuntwoman USA winners.
Reunion
Jan 17, 1986
One of Colt's old classmates steals his own jewels for the insurance money.
Trial By Fire
Jan 24, 1986
An old army buddy begs Colt to rescue one of the group that was betrayed years ago in Vietnam. He insists a recent photo shows the man as a POW even though everyone believes he is
The Lucky Stiff
Feb 7, 1986
Jerry has lost his money, house and wife, so he puts out a contract on himself - then wins the lottery.
Beach Blanket Bounty
Feb 21, 1986
A severe earthquake rocks L.A. and Colt coincidentally is involved with a 'rock' group, who want $20,000, and an industrial.
The Last Chance Platoon
Feb 28, 1986
Colt becomes the drill instructor for a platoon of misfits.
I Now Pronounce You ... Dead
Mar 7, 1986
Pearl wants Colt to grab the skip during his wedding, but one of his wives beats him to it. As his creditors chase him, more wives turn up.
Two On a Skip
Mar 21, 1986
Trench sends Colt after another bounty hunter who he thinks is taking too long and spending too much.
The Lady in Green
Mar 28, 1986
An old actor who played "Silver Blade", a Zorro type crime fighter, in his earlier days, witnesses a murder and wants to go after the killer.
Tag Team
Apr 4, 1986
Colt wins two pro wrestlers (losers) and Howie trains them. They do come in handy in a pinch.
War On Wheels
Apr 11, 1986
A town was bought to become a reservoir, but one resident refuses to leave. His granddaughter wants to put him in a rest home. Howie has a remote 'out-of-control' tank. A gang of b
The Bigger They Are
May 2, 1986
A cop wants evidence against a club owner who sells pcp to kids.