JAG season 5
| JAG (season 5) | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 | |
| Starring | David James Elliott Catherine Bell Patrick Labyorteaux John M. Jackson Karri Turner Trevor Goddard Nanci Chambers Randy Vasquez |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 21, 1999 – May 23, 2000 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 21, 1999, and concluded on May 23, 2000. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.
Plot
Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott), now a Tomcat pilot aboard the USS Patrick Henry, finds himself forced to defend a young Lieutenant who has mistakenly fired upon Russian armored vehicles ("King of the Greenie Board"), while his former partner (and newly promoted) Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie (Catherine Bell) continues to enforce, prosecute and defend the laws of the sea from within the Judge Advocate General Corps, the elite legal division of the United States Navy. This season, Mac is pitted against Mic Brumby (Trevor Goddard) in court ("Rules of Engagement"), Harm is forced to push a plane to safety using a tail-hook ("True Calling") before returning to JAG ("The Return"), Mac investigate psy-ops ("Psychic Warrior"), Harm is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross ("Front and Center"), Bud (Patrick Labyorteaux) is kidnapped ("Rogue"), and, on the orders of Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson), the team travel to Australia ("Boomerang"). Meanwhile, Gunny (Randy Vasquez) is accused of gay-bashing ("People v. Gunny"), Harm investigates a decade-old murder ("Body Talk"), and Mic resigns his commission ("Surface Warfare").
Production
Prior to the start of JAG's fifth season, the series entered syndication. As a result, at the time season five was first aired in the United States, JAG was seen in over 90 countries worldwide.[1]
Cast and characters
Main cast
Also starring
Recurring cast
Guest cast
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 1 | "King of the Greenie Board" | Alan J. Levi | John Schulian | September 21, 1999 | 086 |
| 87 | 2 | "Rules of Engagement" | Jeannot Szwarc | Ed Zuckerman | September 28, 1999 | 087 |
| 88 | 3 | "True Callings" | Alan J. Levi | Teleplay: Ed Zuckerman & John Schulian Story: Ed Zuckerman, John Schulian and Rear Admiral Paul T. Gillcrist | October 5, 1999 | 088 |
| 89 | 4 | "The Return" | Greg Beeman | Larry Moskowitz | October 12, 1999 | 089 |
| 90 | 5 | "Front and Center" | Alan Myerson | Dana Coen | October 19, 1999 | 090 |
| 91 | 6 | "Psychic Warrior" | Greg Beeman | Paul Levine | November 2, 1999 | 091 |
| 92 | 7 | "Rogue" | Tony Wharmby | Larry Moskowitz | November 9, 1999 | 092 |
| 93 | 8 | "The Colonel's Wife" | Alan J. Levi | John Schulian | November 16, 1999 | 093 |
| 94 | 9 | "Contemptuous Words" | Jeannot Szwarc | Ed Zuckerman | November 23, 1999 | 094 |
| 95 | 10 | "Mishap" | Terrence O'Hara | Larry Moskowitz | November 30, 1999 | 095 |
| 96 | 11 | "Ghosts of Christmas Past" | Alan J. Levi | Teleplay: Ed Zuckerman & John Schulian Story: Donald P. Bellisario | December 14, 1999 | 096 |
| 97 | 12 | "Into the Breech" | Mark Horowitz | Paul Levine | January 11, 2000 | 097 |
| 98 | 13 | "Life or Death" | Tony Wharmby | Catherine Stribling | January 18, 2000 | 098 |
| 99 | 14 | "Cabin Pressure" | Jeannot Szwarc | Dana Coen | February 1, 2000 | 099 |
| 100 | 15 | "Boomerang (Part I)" | Donald P. Bellisario & Jeannot Szwarc | Donald P. Bellisario | February 8, 2000 | 100 |
| 101 | 16 | "Boomerang (Part II)" | Jeannot Szwarc & Donald P. Bellisario | Donald P. Bellisario | February 15, 2000 | 101 |
| 102 | 17 | "People v. Gunny" | Terrence O'Hara | Larry Moskowitz | February 22, 2000 | 102 |
| 103 | 18 | "The Bridge at Kang So Ri" | Ian Toynton | Ed Zuckerman & Paul Levine | February 29, 2000 | 103 |
| 104 | 19 | "Promises" | Arthur W. Forney | John Schulian | March 28, 2000 | 104 |
| 105 | 20 | "Drop Zone" | Hugo Cortina | Larry Moskowitz | April 4, 2000 | 105 |
| 106 | 21 | "The Witches of Gulfport" | Tony Wharmby | Dana Coen | April 25, 2000 | 106 |
| 107 | 22 | "Overdue & Presumed Lost" | Tony Wharmby | John Schulian & Paul Levine | May 2, 2000 | 108 |
| 108 | 23 | "Real Deal Seal" | Terrence O'Hara | Paul Levine | May 9, 2000 | 107 |
| 109 | 24 | "Body Talk" | Terrence O'Hara | Dana Coen | May 16, 2000 | 109 |
| 110 | 25 | "Surface Warfare" | Jeannot Szwarc | Ed Zuckerman | May 23, 2000 | 110 |
References
- ^ JAG - About the show at the Wayback Machine (archived November 10, 2000(Timestamp length)). Official Paramount site from January 2000, retrieved through archive.org. Retrieved on 2013-10-09.
