Arli$$ Season 5

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Arli$$ Season 5 is available on and right now. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Robert Wuhl sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Arli$$ Season 5 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Arli$$ Season 5 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Season 5 of Arli$$ includes 13 episodes. It aired from June 2000 to September 2000. This season stars Robert Wuhl, Sandra Oh and Jim Turner. Robert Wuhl and Sandra Oh lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2000. What keeps Arli$$ Season 5 from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Arli$$ Season 5 is a strong candidate. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Robert Wuhl sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.

🎬 Arli$$ Season 5 — Episode Guide

Creatures of Habit

2000-06-04

Arliss buys a rare piece of memorabilia, and sends a client to a hypnotist to help him quit chewing tobacco. When treatment appears to work, Arliss sends Kirby there to quit gambling. Meanwhile, Rita tries to keep an LPGA client from falling off the wagon.

Making Things Happen

2000-06-11

Arliss learns that a good friend and client, who is about to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, is being charged with domestic abuse. Meanwhile, Rita's activist friend sides with the client's wife.

I Get Involved

2000-06-18

Arliss has to walk the fence when two clients, both teammates, are dating the same girl. Rita plays Cyrano for one of the clients, and a TV reporter shows up to do a ""Where Are They Now?"" segment on Kirby.

Comings and Goings

2000-06-25

Arliss must help a client bury his mother. Meanwhile, Stanley's having a run of bad luck that threatens his chess game, so he goes looking for a ""slumpbuster."" And Kirby comes face-to-face with his own slumpbuster from 18 years ago, and must face the consequences.

It's Who You Know

2000-07-09

Arliss tries to talk the ""pot dealer to the NBA"" out of retiring by offering to get his kid into a fancy private school. Meanwhile, Rita plays a relationship with a physical trainer by ""The Rules.""

The Value of Honesty

2000-07-16

Arliss has an affair with a WNBA coach, but his client (also the coach's star player) wants her fired. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of a wild birthday celebration, Kirby and Rita suspect they may have ""done it.""

The Sum of the Parts

2000-07-23

A baseball client needs a kidney, and Arliss tries to convince the player's minor-league brother to donate his. Meanwhile, a soccer client scores a goal for the opposing team, causing him to take refuge at Rita's apartment while Kirby goes into hiding.

Honoring Our Past

2000-07-30

When one of his boxing clients enlists in the Army, Arliss tries to figure out a way to get him out. Meanwhile, Stanley and a native-American tribal chief attempt to get a football team to change its ""offensive"" mascot.

When Opportunity Knocks

2000-08-06

Arliss, Rita and Stanley must deal with Kirby's absence when he leaves the agency to join a fledgling football league run by a flashy TV producer.

E10

Last Call

2000-08-13

Arliss tries to get a dotcom millionaire team owner to re-sign an aging broadcaster who may be losing his touch. Rita ghostwrites a column for Arliss, and Kirby helps discipline Stanley's unruly dog.

E11

A Breed Apart

2000-08-20

Arliss pursues popular mascot Reggie the Rooster, using a fundraiser Stanley has organized for another mascot, who was injured in the line of duty. Rita takes up boxing after a series of obscene phone calls.

E12

Where There's a Will

2000-08-27

Arliss is named executor of a superstar jockey's will, which leaves everything to his wife - but he had two wives. Kirby discovers that his former coach is now homeless.

E13

You Can Pick Your Friends...

2000-09-03

Arliss' ne'er-do-well brother Archie uses his name to further a scam. Kirby and Stanley plot their own scam on a stadium concession millionaire. Stanley purposely swallows a ring that turned up in a burger.

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