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The Best Episodes of Just Shoot Me! Season 5

Every episode of Just Shoot Me! Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Just Shoot Me! Season 5!

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See the inner workings of a high-style magazine owned by Jack Gallo, who has hired his quick-tempered but talented daughter, Maya, to write for the publication. Challenging her at every turn is Nina, a vain

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 1 - Hit the Road, Jack
    7.5/10(150 votes)

    #1 - Hit the Road, Jack

    S5:E1

    Jack interrupts Nina and Finch. Finch plays hard to get because he wants revenge on Nina. Allie leaves Jack and Maya and Elliott attempt to comfort him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 2 - A Night at the Plaza
    6.9/10(141 votes)

    #2 - A Night at the Plaza

    S5:E2

    Nina and Finch don't know about Jack's divorce yet. Jack moves into the Plaza Hotel for privacy. Maya wants Elliott to read an article about relationships but he doesn't, which causes problems. Everybody gathers in Jack's room. Finch and his singing group, 2 Fine, perform.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 3 - Mum's the Word
    7.0/10(137 votes)

    #3 - Mum's the Word

    S5:E3

    Nina begins dating an actor who lives with his overprotective mom. Elliott reveals a secret to Maya, who promptly tells the entire office.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 4 - Donnie Returns
    7.3/10(151 votes)

    #4 - Donnie Returns

    S5:E4

    Elliott's brother Donnie returns as a successful insurance salesman in need of a loan. Maya, however, remains convinced that Donnie is up to his old tricks, even when he is beaten up. Jack and the rest of the staff discover that silence is not always a good thing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 5 - Choosing to Be Super
    7.0/10(136 votes)

    #5 - Choosing to Be Super

    S5:E5

    Maya is reunited with her best friend in high school, Alan, who is now a successful motivational speaker. However, Alan confesses to Maya that he is a recovering alcoholic, but another revelation causes the trouble: he was responsible for her school shunning her. When Maya is unable to forgive him for this, he begins drinking again, disrupting the motivational talk he is to give at the Blush office. Meanwhile, Jack is frightened because of a recurring dream he has about Kevin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 6 - Brandi, You're a Fine Girl
    7.1/10(150 votes)

    #6 - Brandi, You're a Fine Girl

    S5:E6

    Finch's old friend Bert visits with surprising news--he is now a sexy woman named Brandi. This causes problems for Finch when he becomes attracted to Brandi. Meanwhile, Elliott tries to get Nina to be nicer to her assistant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 7 - The First Thanksgiving
    7.8/10(170 votes)

    #7 - The First Thanksgiving

    S5:E7

    The gang gathers for Thanksgiving at Jack's mansion in the Hamptons. Nina is convinced that Jack will fire her for being unhip. Jack sleeps with Elliott's mom, but Finch is convinced that Jack did the dirty deed with his date instead. And Maya just wants to put the perfect dinner together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 8 - Slamming Jack
    7.7/10(140 votes)

    #8 - Slamming Jack

    S5:E8

    Finch is banished to the mailroom after insulting Jack. Elliott tries to prove that Maya's hunky gynecologist is a frequent visitor to strip clubs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 9 - Dog Day Afternoon
    7.4/10(136 votes)

    #9 - Dog Day Afternoon

    S5:E9

    Elliott is convinced that Maya has gotten a dog to test his fatherhood skills. Meanwhile, after his numbers come up, Finch must find a way to tell Jack that he spent his lottery ticket money on candy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 10 - Finch and the Fighter
    7.2/10(146 votes)

    #10 - Finch and the Fighter

    S5:E10

    Finch dates a female boxer with a jealous ex-girlfriend. Elliott, Jack and Nina fool Maya into believing that they're smarter than she is.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 11 - The Gift Piggy
    7.1/10(136 votes)

    #11 - The Gift Piggy

    S5:E11

    Elliott goes to traffic school where Finch is his teacher. Nina and Maya debate why they were invited to a coworker's bridal shower. Jack accidentally sets Kevin's pet tarantula loose in the office.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 12 - The Proposal (1)
    7.7/10(138 votes)

    #12 - The Proposal (1)

    S5:E12

    Elliott plans to propose to Maya on her birthday. Nina is being honored in her hometown in Kansas. However, after Nina's plans are cancelled, she interferes with Elliott's plan by tagging along to dinner with him and Maya. Elliott manages to propose, but immediately has second thoughts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 13 - The Proposal (2)
    7.5/10(179 votes)

    #13 - The Proposal (2)

    S5:E13

    Maya gives Elliott the ring back. Elliott proposes again and passes out again. Maya comes to the realization that Elliott is not interested in what she is and kicks him out of their apartment. Meanwhile, Finch discovers that a porno was shot in Jack's office. After discovering that Nina may be the one behind it, he uses her contacts to get a script of his made.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 14 - The Auction
    7.5/10(155 votes)

    #14 - The Auction

    S5:E14

    Jack doesn't like Finch's gift of dog tags. Nina hooks Elliott up with a "friend" for Jack's charity auction after he discovers that Maya has a date already. The "doctor" turns out to be an illiterate hooker. Finch, acting as auctioneer, tries to undermine the auction when he discovers that Jack threw his gift away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 15 - Maya's and Tigers and Deans, Oh My
    7.1/10(171 votes)

    #15 - Maya's and Tigers and Deans, Oh My

    S5:E15

    Jack and Elliott think Nina's new boyfriend, magician "The Amazing Zigmund," is gay. Zigmund hits on Elliott--or does he? Meanwhile, Maya decides to enact revenge on her new high school intern after discovering that he plans to dump his girlfriend in the same manner she was dumped many years ago.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 16 - Sid & Nina
    7.1/10(145 votes)

    #16 - Sid & Nina

    S5:E16

    Finch is DJing a bar mitzvah. Nina is tricked into attending by the man of honor who has the hots for her. Even after Sid's plan is uncovered, Nina agrees to stay and deal with Sid's advances because Finch leads her to believe he's dying of a rare disease. Meanwhile, Jack and Elliott aggravate Maya when they flip-flop their desire to date a woman based on whether or not they think the other one wants her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 17 - Where's Poppa?
    7.4/10(139 votes)

    #17 - Where's Poppa?

    S5:E17

    Jack fears that Maya's new boyfriend may be his illegitimate son from a one-night stand many years before. Meanwhile, Finch has been living with Elliott since Maya kicked him out of her old apartment. When Elliott decides that it's time for him to go, Finch goes to long lengths to be able to stay.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 18 - Erlene and Boo
    7.1/10(148 votes)

    #18 - Erlene and Boo

    S5:E18

    Nina's sister Erlene visits New York for the first time from Kansas. Nina becomes jealous when Erlene becomes extremely popular around the office. Meanwhile, Jack is determined to find out who booed him during a speech to the office.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 19 - Fanny Finch
    7.2/10(139 votes)

    #19 - Fanny Finch

    S5:E19

    Finch tries to fix his visiting mother up with Jack, in hopes that he can become a Gallo. Elliott tries to help a photographer find his passion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 20 - Sugar Momma
    7.4/10(145 votes)

    #20 - Sugar Momma

    S5:E20

    Finch finds himself a kept man after romance novelist Allison Spencer begins to offer him gifts for sex. Meanwhile, while serving as fashion consultant for the American Film Awards pre-show on E!, Nina criticizes a handicapped actor's shoes, causing a national uproar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 21 - Maya Stops Thinking
    7.4/10(141 votes)

    #21 - Maya Stops Thinking

    S5:E21

    Maya has a one night stand with a guy who says he's a doctor and moving to Spain. However, they're both surprised when he turns up as Blush's new creative consultant the next day. Meanwhile, Elliott becomes obsessed with getting Finch to do a good deed.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Just Shoot Me! Season 5 Episode 22 - At Long Last Allie
    7.4/10(142 votes)

    #22 - At Long Last Allie

    S5:E22

    Jack's ex-wife Allie demands a job at Blush as part of their divorce settlement. However, she reveals to Finch that it's merely a plan to win Jack back. Plans backfire when Finch sleeps with Allie as Jack prepares to walk in on them. Meanwhile, Nina ruins Elliott's relationship with a therapist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Hit the Road, Jack" is the best rated episode of "Just Shoot Me!" season 5. It scored 7.5/10 based on 150 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/12/2000. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "A Night at the Plaza".