The Man Show: 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 Man Show 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
The New Guys
Aug 17, 2003
Doug Stanhope and Joe Rogan are introduced as the new hosts. They play the A* Crack Game Show, and the Magical Negro pays a visit.
Wheel of Destiny
Aug 24, 2003
Joe and Doug dare you to submit to the Wheel of Destiny, and Doug's mom reviews porn.
Breast Implant Fashion Show
Aug 31, 2003
The boys host a breast implant fashion show, and the magical negro pays Joe Rogan a visit in a strip club.
Dr. Phil
Sep 7, 2003
Joe and Doug follow Dr. Phil on the streets, with a hidden camera, and review the Juggy Consumer Reports.
The Other Side with Joel Rogal
Sep 14, 2003
Audience members are put in touch with long lost ex-girlfriends.
Make Me Stiff
Sep 21, 2003
Doug (Stanhope) hosts ""Make Me Stiff,"" in which contestants must ""keep cool"" in the face of temptation. [So basically, they're just trying to not get boners]
Midget Porn
Sep 28, 2003
When midget porn falls short of Doug's expectations, he blows the lid on the industry in an exclusive expose.
Breakup Bounty Hunters
Oct 4, 2003
Joe and Doug send in the Break-Up Bounty Hunters and present the movie trailer for ""Blue Balls Strip Club"".
Toilet Expo
Oct 19, 2003
The boys introduce the latest toilet technology and screen ""Pretty Woman"" with ladies from the Bunny Ranch.
Church of the Man Show
Oct 26, 2003
Joe and Doug give guys a chance to confess their unmanly sins and receive Man Show-style penance.
Compilation Show I
Nov 2, 2003
Join Joe and Doug in the Catalina Islands as they take a look back at some of the best moments from season five of The Man Show.