Moonlighting

10 Best Episodes of Moonlighting - Season 5

After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 06, 2023.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

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Moonlighting - S5E1

#10 - A Womb with a View (Season 5 - Episode 1)

An angel from above visits Baby Hayes as he waits to be born and gives him the low down on his parents and their relationship.

The episode was rated 6.21 from 14 votes.

Moonlighting - S5E9

#9 - Perfetc (Season 5 - Episode 9)

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Maddie resists, but David plunges ahead when a dying burglar asks for their help in proving he committed the perfect crime 25 years earlier.

The episode was rated 6.90 from 10 votes.

Moonlighting - S5E5

#8 - Shirts and Skins (Season 5 - Episode 5)

The office divides along gender lines when Maddie takes on a case for a woman who shot her boss for sabotaging her career when she refused his sexual advances.

The episode was rated 7.10 from 10 votes.

Moonlighting - S5E13

#7 - Lunar Eclipse (Season 5 - Episode 13)

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Dave breaks it off with Annie when her husband comes to California, everyone attends the wedding of Burt and Agnes, and the agency closes its doors for a final time as everyone tries to figure out why it all had to end.

The episode was rated 7.40 from 15 votes.

Moonlighting - S5E3

#6 - The Color of Maddie (Season 5 - Episode 3)

Maddie and David struggle to find a new footing for their relationship while working on a case for a woman whose husband of one week returns after a ten year absence.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 10 votes.

Moonlighting - S5E2

#5 - Between a Yuk and a Hard Place (Season 5 - Episode 2)

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Maddie takes on several new cases in an effort to bury her sorrow, including one where a woman is convinced that her husband is still in love with someone from his past.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 10 votes.

Moonlighting - S5E8

#4 - Those Lips, Those Lies (Season 5 - Episode 8)

Maddie is sympathetic while David is skeptical when his brother shows up asking for help tracking down his fiancee's former partner, who has absconded with all their company assets.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 11 votes.

Moonlighting - S5E4

#3 - Plastic Fantastic Lovers (Season 5 - Episode 4)

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Maddie and David are hired by a disfigured man who has become a recluse and needs the detectives' help in proving that a plastic surgeon wantonly caused his disfiguration.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 10 votes.

Moonlighting - S5E12

#2 - Eine Kleine Nacht Murder (Season 5 - Episode 12)

Maddie witnesses a murder and is placed under police protection, but David thinks her bodyguard is crooked and is planning to kill her himself. Annie moves in with David, largely because of the discomfort their relationship is causing Maddie. David goes to Maddie's house to convince her to try to flee from the bad guys, only for a SWAT team to show up and severely damage the house.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 11 votes.

Moonlighting - S5E10

#1 - When Girls Collide (1) (Season 5 - Episode 10)

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David goes beyond the call of duty to help entertain Maddie's cousin Annie, and Maddie realizes that David may be over his obsession with her.

The episode was rated 8.00 from 10 votes.

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