ER Season 5 - The Complete Fifth Season
Warner Bros. (1998)
Drama
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IMDB   7.7
16 hr 17 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Anthony Edwards Dr. Mark Greene
Alex Kingston Dr. Elizabeth Corday
Julianna Margulies Carol Hathaway
Gloria Reuben Jeanie Boulet
Laura Innes Dr. Kerry Weaver
Kellie Martin Lucy Knight
George Clooney Doug Ross
Noah Wyle Dr. John Carter
Eriq La Salle Dr. Peter Benton
Laura Ceron Nurse Chuny Marquez
Deezer D Nurse Malik McGrath
Goran Visnjic Dr. Luka Kovac
Yvette Freeman Nurse Haleh Adams
Maura Tierney Nurse Abby Lockhart
Parminder Nagra Neela Rasgotra
Shane West Ray Barnett
Mekhi Phifer Greg Pratt
Maria Bello Anna Del Amico
Sherry Stringfield Susan Lewis
Angela Bassett
Scott Grimes Archie Morris
Leland Orser Lucien Dubenko
William H. Macy David Morgenstern
John Leguizamo Dr. Victor Clemente
Stanley Tucci Kevin Moretti
Director
Brett Fallis
Christopher Chulack
Richard Thorpe
Producer Michael Crichton
Carol Flint


Life. Death. It All Comes Down To Their Split-Second Decisions.

County General has its rules. Doug Ross has his. For years, the dedicated pediatrician has pushed the limits. But now he goes too far - and it leads to his resignation in this remarkable 22-episode fifth season of ER.

The door swings both ways at the ER - eager med student Lucy Knight arrives. Her mentor for her first rotation is Carter, who knows well the pitfalls of being a student, but perhaps isn't so adept a teacher. Also: Benton has a day-in, day-out patient on his hands when he learns his young son is deaf: Boulet faces a new health crisis; Weaver is passed over for chief; Corday and Greene find unexpected romance; and Ross defies hospital protocols in his treatment of a dying child. The result: Ross goes. Hathaway stays. But will news that she's pregnant with his child change his mind?
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    9/24/1998  1.  Day for Knight
Third-year med student Lucy Knight reports to the ER for the first day of her rotation. Greene takes a teacherly interest in her, helping her get acquainted, but she gets off to a bad start with the irritable Carter when she speaks insensitively, and without Carter present, with a patient's wife about her husband's very serious condition. The rest of the day finds her comforting a woman who has suffered a miscarriage, getting locked out on the roof, having Carol bail her out on a simple procedure, and trying to figure out Kerry Weaver's "Tour on Tape."
Director:  Christopher Chulack  Writer:  Lydia Woodward 
Guest starring:  Vince Vieluf, Denise Y. Dowse,  Ken Kercheval, Chris Conner, Maricela Ochoa, Barbara K. Whinnery, Sage Allen, Michelle Buffone,  Terrence EvansNigel Gibbs, Jimmy Karz, E.J. Murray, M. Martin Mapoma, Alex Skuby
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/1/1998  2.  Split Second
Dr. Corday's father visits from overseas in an attempt to convince her to join his medical practice. Weaver suggests that Elizabeth look into alternative methods to stay in America, like starting over as an intern. Weaver also doesn't let an opportunity pass to remind Doug of the way he bypassed her authority in the McLean case. Lucy continues learning, earning more of Carter's respect than she deserves. Peter takes Reese in for another hearing test. Mark has several discussions with paramedics about the state of the EMT program. Carol hires a nurse practitioner to help out in the clinic. Carter is having trouble being an RA in the dorms.
Director:  Christopher Misiano  Writer:  Carol Flint 
Guest starring:  Alan BlumenfeldPaul FreemanVince VielufFreda Foh Shen, Debra Engle, Rachel Robinson, Bernard White, Rita Zohar, Matt DeCard, Tressa DiFiglia, Kareem Grimes,  Cory HardrictGlenn Walker Harris Jr., Taraji Henson, Reggie Lee
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/8/1998  3.  They Treat Horses, Don't They?
Mark goes to a trauma scene with the EMTs, where he treats a gunshot victim who has a bomb strapped to himself. Later, Mark’s daughter persuades him to treat a horse with colic, and Jerry gets the bad end of the enema. Carter intubates an elderly woman who is DNR. When her HMO declines to admit her, Carter either has to find a relative quickly or let her die. Kerry finds herself more and more frustrated when Anspaugh suggests that they're not considering her for ER Chief, and she discovers she’s the last to hear that Doug was made a pediatric attending. Corday serves her last day as a surgical fellow. Benton meets with Carla to discuss getting Reese hearing aids. Jeanie returns from vacation. Carter goes out with Roxanne, the insurance saleswoman he treated.
Director:  T.R. Babu Subramaniam  Writer:  Walon Green 
Guest starring:  Ashley Johnson, Ann Gillespie,  Tommy HinkleyJack McGeeDuke MoosekianDean Norris, Frank Roman, Will Stewart, Lynn Wanlass,  David Warshofsky, Kevin Berntson, T.L. Brooke, Eugene Buica,  Michael Cornacchia, Justin Doran
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/15/1998  4.  Vanishing Act
Dr. Corday begins her first day as an intern, first by being assigned to Dale Edson, then being treated as Romano's lapdog. Kerry is interviewed for ER chief. Doug and Carol ponder parenthood when Carol realizes she may be pregnant. Carol and Lynette try to keep a wounded gang-banger from leaving and seeking retaliation. Lucy faces the wrath of Carter when he discovers that she doesn't know how to start an IV. Jeanie asks Doug if she can be a full-time PA for the pediatric ER.
Director:  Lesli Linka Glatter  Writer:  Jack Orman 
Guest starring:  Ashley JohnsonFreda Foh ShenRichard Gant, Jim Bentley, Jeff Cahill,  Patrick CranshawTommy Hinkley, Jermaine Montell,  Franc Ross, Claire Yarlett,  Clement von Franckenstein, Yvette Cruise, Joanne Lara, Christina Ma, Rod MacLachlan
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/29/1998  5.  Masquerade
Halloween night finds the ER awash with allergic or otherwise incapacitated children. Kerry tolerates a visiting candidate for chief while she waits for the official vote. Romano operates on an 11-year-old girl and finds she's genetically male. Carter leaves Lucy in charge of a dorm party he's supposed to be overseeing, with unfortunate results. Mark learns that Jenn's moving to St. Louis--with Rachel. Mark and Carol treat a pregnant schizophrenic.
Director:  Joe Sachs  / Samantha Howard Corbin  Writer:  Samantha Howard Corbin 
Guest starring:  Sheila Kelley,  Vince VielufShannon Cochran, Christian Hoff,  Brian Leckner, Monica Mikala, George Perez,  Jimmie F. Skaggs, Angelo Tiffe,  Philip Casnoff, Kevin Berntson, Justin Doran, Tim Halligan, Jana Lee Hamblin, Morina Pierce
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/5/1998  6.  Stuck on You
After Mark saves a 16-year-old assault victim in a daring rescue, he tries to convince the boy to leave the streets for a shelter. Carter loses his beard when two carpet installers come in covered with glue. Peter consults a deaf physician regarding Reese's hearing condition. Corday is reassigned as Benton's intern. Kerry hears more discouraging news regarding her bid for ER chief. Carter loses his RA job, forcing him to go apartment hunting. He finds one--in Weaver's basement.
Director:  David Nutter  / Neal Baer  Writer:  Neal Baer 
Guest starring:  Phyllis Frelich, Christopher Holloway, Arlene Malinowski, John Sklaroff, Silas Weir Mitchell, Rhonda Stubbins White, Chad E. Donella,  Harvey Korman, Henry Cong, Chante Frierson,  Aldis Hodge, Sid Newman, Peggy Walker, Alessandra Toreson, Jon Sklaroff
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/12/1998  7.  Hazed and Confused
Dr. Corday commits a deadly error after being on-call for nearly 36 hours straight. Peter visits Dr. Kotlowitz and receives encouragement regarding a cochlear implant for Reese. Dr. Amanda Lee, a prospective new ER chief, visits. In the wake of a failed pregnancy attempt, Carol lashes out at a mother using abortion as a means of selective birth control. Carter and Lucy feud when Carter accidentally uses her palm computer and finds out what she thinks of him. Mark panics during a paramedic initation.
Director:  Carol Flint  / David Mills  Writer:  David Mills 
Guest starring:  Dennis Boutsikaris, Caitlin Alderton,  Aimee GrahamDana Gladstone, Jeffrey Hutchinson,  Deborah OffnerOctavia Spencer, Michael Whaley,  Mare Winningham, Garrett Davis,  William MarquezJanni Brenn
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/19/1998  8.  The Good Fight (a.k.a. A Perfect Match)
Carter and Lucy scramble across Chicago to find a dying girl's father who's a perfect match for her very rare blood type. Benton operates without transfusions to save the little girl's life.
Director:  Christopher Chulack  Writer:  Jack Orman 
Guest starring:  Käthe Mazur, John Thaddeus,  Ron Dean, Rich Komenich, Tom Schanley, Roderick Peeples,  Kwame AmoakuMike Bacarella, Cerall Duncan, Joanie Fox, Vince Green, Brittany Hardison, Samuel Jordan, Nicolette Little, Martin McClendon
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    12/10/1998  9.  Good Luck, Ruth Johnson
Carter plays tour guide for Ruth Johnson, who was born in the hospital 100 years ago to the day, and her large family. Carol treats a boy who was hit by a car and tells a story of being chased, his friend being shot in the process. Peter observes Kotlowitz install a cochlear implant and decides to wait before scheduling an operation for Reese. Mark dines with Dr. Lee, new ER chief. Dr. Corday proposes radical changes in scheduling at an M&M conference, and later decides to break off her relationship with Benton.
Director:  Rod Holcomb  Writer:  Lydia Woodward 
Guest starring:  Jesse JamesXander BerkeleyViveka DavisJenette Goldstein, Pat Skipper,  Mare WinninghamDennis BoutsikarisAnne PitoniakKeiko Agena, Jonathan Stockwell Baker, Donna Eskra, Tommy Franklin, Patrick Howard, John Loprieno, Ed Morgan
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    12/17/1998  10.  The Miracle Worker
Benton's attempts to get away to Carla and Reese on Christmas Eve are continually thwarted by Romano, culminating in Benton forcing the drunken Romano away from a patient. Carter believes he's found a Christmas miracle when a teenage girl with a rare blood type needs an organ donation at the same time a brain-dead patient with the same blood type is in the hospital. After witnessing Dr. Lee rifling through Greene's locker, Jerry becomes convinced that she's stalking Mark.
Director:  Lesli Linka Glatter  Writer:  Paul Manning 
Guest starring:  Tom AmandesLaurie O'BrienCork HubbertTravis McKenna, Julia Whelan,  Mare Winningham, Patricia Fraser, Richard Narita, Tom Paliferro, Felecia M. Bell
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    1/7/1999  11.  Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee
Amanda Lee's obsession with Dr. Greene comes to a head when Mark inadvertantly digs up old med school records damaging to her career. Carter tries to save Lucy from Edson's advances. Peter treats Dr. Parks' grandchild, who interprets for her deaf mother and grandmother. Police officer Reggie Moore asks Jeanie out. Kerry receives a call from someone claiming to be her mother. Doug receives a job offer from Portland.
Director:  Richard Thorpe  Writer:  Linda Gase 
Guest starring:  Phyllis Frelich,  Nancy Lenehan, Jeff Cahill, Tara Kleiger, Sara Mornell, Scott Mosenson, Drew Snyder, Deborah Strang, Terrylene,  Mare WinninghamValerie Mahaffey, Kyle Chambers, Steven M. Gagnon, Page Leong, Wesley Mask
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    1/21/1999  12.  Double Blind
Doug jeopardizes future federal grants for the entire ER when he breaks a double blind study by giving a sample drug to an ailing patient. Doyle lodges a sexual harassment complaint against Romano, hoping Dr. Corday will lend support. Lucy begins her surgery rotation under Benton's tutelage. The two of them treat a man claiming to be 140-years-old. Mark declines to proceed in the NASA program. Carol questions Lynette's intentions when she hosts a women's health clinic for African American women only. Mark goes to bat for Pickman when she inadvertently leaves a severely injured man at an accident scene.
Director:  Dave Chameides  Writer:  Carol Flint 
Guest starring:  Bill Henderson, William Bumiller, Terri Hanauer,  Dick Miller, Ron Fassler,  Valerie MahaffeyCarl LumblyElizabeth BarondesJanni Brenn, Kyle Chambers, Alma Yvonne, Lisa Brounstein, Rachel Grate, Kerri Higuchi, Kevin McClatchy
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/4/1999  13.  Choosing Joi
Ricky Abbott returns to the ER. Doug forges papers to allow Joi to treat Ricky at home. Corday decides to back out of the Romano sexual harassment investigation after he threatens to expose her relationship with Benton. Romano is later named Acting Chief of the ER. Dr. Greene treats a Nigerian janitor for back pain and impotency. Carol and the nurses watch a bunch of dogs when their owner is hospitalized. Carter diagnoses a med student with Hodgkin's disease. Kerry initiates a search for her biological parents.
Director:  Christopher Chulack  Writer:  Lydia Woodward 
Guest starring:  Barbara Tarbuck, Roger Eschbacher,  Tom Gallop, Dale Godboldo,  David HornsbySteven PetrarcaValerie Mahaffey, Kyle Chambers, Devyn La Bella, Ray Porter
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/11/1999  14.  The Storm (1)
Doug faces possible criminal charges after Ricky Abbott dies when Ross bypasses system lockouts to enable Joi to give Ricky a lethal dosage of dilaudin. Doug is delegated to desk duty, Carol's clinic is shut down for acquiring the P.C.A. machine for Ricky, and Greene and Weaver face future disciplinary action for not reporting Doug's tampering with the double blind study. Carter and Lucy discover a mutual attraction. Benton studies with a sign language instructor.
Director:  John Wells  Writer:  John Wells 
Guest starring:  Christine Healy, Conor O'Farrell,  James Handy, Billy Blanks,  Tom Gallop, Katherine Kousi,  Valerie MahaffeyMarlee Matlin, Kyle Chambers, Devyn La Bella, Billy Mayo, Byron Miranda, Brant Miller
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/18/1999  15.  The Storm (2)
Greene assists paramedics in treating injured children at a school bus accident. En route, Doug and Jeanie survive their own accident. Kerry stops Doug from treating Jeanie...or any other patient. Doug decides to resign and leave Chicago for the Northwest and asks Carol to come with him. She decides against it, but he leaves anyway. Carol steps down from running the clinic so that Anspaugh will keep it open. Jeanie discovers she may have contracted hepatitis. Hospital janitor Mobalage's wife is stabbed.
Director:  Christopher Chulack  Writer:  John Wells 
Guest starring:  Conor O'Farrell, Patricia Forte, Sarah Godshaw, Joey McWhorter, Caitlynn McWhorter, Ema Tuennerman, Bobby Edner, Burt Bulos, Katie Hagan, Joe Kosaia, Les Lannom, Tony Mockus Jr., Mike Rad, Jon Stafford, Tod Thawley
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/25/1999  16.  Middle of Nowhere
Peter accepts Romano's suggestion and takes a two-week job in Minnesota to earn some extra money. Unfortunately, before he gets a chance to leave, he's transferred to backwoods Mississippi, where the hospital is only a two-room building. Peter battles local racism, delivers a difficult infant while battling the grandfather's concerns that the child might be black, and uses unorthodox methods to save two shrimp boat workers. Meanwhile, back in Chicago, Jeanie's condition worsens.
Director:  Jonathan Robert Kaplan  Writer:  Carol Flint  / Neal Baer 
Guest starring:  John Dee Smith,  Whitman MayoBrent Briscoe, Barbara Roberts,  Celia Weston, Porscha Palmer,  Tonea Stewart, April Turner, Jamie Wilson, Cynthia Calhoun, Robin O'Dell,  Tom Nowicki, Jim Coleman, James Coleman II,  Marc Macaulay
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    3/25/1999  17.  Sticks and Stones
During a paramedic ride-along, Carter is forced to drive the ambulance while fleeing a riot scene and inadvertently runs over a teenage boy. Later, a paramedic is shot by an angry mob looking for the driver of the ambulance. Carol is despondent following Doug's departure. She later discloses that she's pregnant. Kerry is intrigued by an injured pro wrestler and his relationship with his father. Lucy tangles with an Asian family that requests their matriarch not be told of a cancerous tumor. Jeanie turns down dates with both Dr. Baker and Reggie, telling each she's seeing someone else.
Director:  Felix Enriquez Alcala  Writer:  Joe Sachs 
Guest starring:  Lydia Look, Nils Allen Stewart,  Peggy Miley, Tom LaGrua,  Joseph RuskinGeorge Cheung, Marvin Kaplan, Beulah Quo, Elizabeth Sung,  Basil WallaceCarl Lumbly, Chris Babers, Ernie Lee Banks, Joanna Flores, Staci Jae Johnson
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    4/8/1999  18.  Point of Origin
Greene tries to help Mobalage when he's about to be deported. Kerry tries to save a woman she believes is her birth mother. Hathaway decides to have Doug's child. Benton and Corday clash over an ER fellowship. Carter is in charge for the day, part of a requirement for applying for chief resident.
Director:  Christopher Misiano  Writer:  Christopher Mack 
Guest starring:  Sheila Kelley, Anna Gunn, Peter Carlin,  Matthew FaisonGina Hecht, Peter Ratray, Connie Sawyer,  Terri J. Vaughn, Ray Porter, Christy L Medrano, Julia Pearlstein, Amy Warner
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    4/29/1999  19.  Rites of Spring
Romano forces Benton to choose between the trauma and cardiothoracic fellowships. Carol worries that she may have lost her child. Corday and Greene bond on the way to a medical conference. Carter mentors an aspiring teenager. Lucy, on a psychiatry rotation, treats an overmedicated foster child. Jeanie finds her faith while treating a reverend.
Director:  Jonathan Robert Kaplan  Writer:  David Mills 
Guest starring:  Jessica Capshaw, Sheila Kelley, Corey Parker Robinson, Vincent Berry,  Mike DoyleGina Hecht, Gary Hudson,  Debra MooneyRoscoe Lee Browne, Ralph Ahn, Christine Romeo, John David Conti, Shelley Robertson, Frankie Francis, Dro'Shawn Goodin
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    5/6/1999  20.  Power
The hospital suffers through a series of power outages. Carol's decision to send Doug a fax about her pregnancy is thwarted by the power outages. The staff is on alert after a raped and beaten patient is found in a hallway. Romano begs Corday to stay in trauma. Carter and Roxanne break up. Carter and Lucy treat a pheromone saleswoman.
Director:  Laura Innes  Writer:  Carol Flint 
Guest starring:  Jeff Cahill,  Ford Rainey, Amy Beth Reece,  Holland TaylorFern Persons, Richard Pierrelouis, Victor Williams, Anne Bellamy,  Jean Sincere, A. Stone, Al Pugliese, Sharon Omi, Eric Payne, Anastasia Webb, Blake Boyd
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    5/13/1999  21.  Responsible Parties
The ER docs tend to three teenagers who were in an accident on the way to their senior prom. Greene and Carter treat the most severely injured, a boy suffering from third degree burns over 80% of his body. Benton receives the ER trauma fellowship. Carol finally tells Doug about her pregnancy; Kerry also figures it out. Mark and Elizabeth draw closer. Lucy tells Carter about her Ritalin addiction. "FBI agents" bring in a shot stripper.
Director:  Christopher Misiano  Writer:  Jack Orman 
Guest starring:  Moira Walley, Vaughn Armstrong, Stephanie Dunnam,  Lucy Lee FlippinMaggie Lawson, Nathan LeGrand, George McDaniel,  Eric Christian Olsen, Marcia Rodd, John Rosenfeld,  Jimmie F. Skaggs, Cec Verrell, Nathan West, Linda Burden-Williams, Jody Wood
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    5/20/1999  22.  Getting to Know You
Carol's pregnancy becomes public knowledge as she learns that she's having twins. Lucy has problems trying to go off Ritalin. Peter learns Carla plans to move to Germany. Kerry finds an abandoned youngster and brings him to the ER. Mark and Elizabeth discuss their relationship. Jeanie and Reggie draw closer again.
Director:  Jonathan Robert Kaplan  Writer:  Lydia Woodward 
Guest starring:  Freda Foh Shen, Corey Parker Robinson,  Lizette Carrion, Vincent Berry,  Debra Mooney, Sarah Rayne,  Monnae MichaellTeri Garr, Kyle Kendrick, Matthew Kendrick, Dion Clinton Overstreet Jr.
Edition Details
Series ER
Distributor Warner Home Video
Release Date 7/11/2006
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.77:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 6

Features
Disc 01 Outpatient Outtakes: Unaired Scenes
Cutups: Gag Reel