The Venus Butterfly

Name: The Venus Butterfly
Genre: Drama
Released: November 21, 1986
Cast: Alan Rachins, Jimmy Smits, Susan Dey, Susan Ruttan, Jill Eikenberry

L.A. Law: Season 1: Episode 9

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NBC | Air Date: November 21, 1986

Starring: Alan Rachins, Jimmy Smits, Susan Dey, Susan Ruttan, Jill Eikenberry, Corbin Bernsen, Michael Tucker, Michele Greene, Harry Hamlin, Richard A. Dysart

Summary: Becker, Markowitz and Kelsey bicker over who will inherit Chaney's office; Van Owen prosecutes a man charged with the mercy killing of his terminally ill lover; to Kelsey's undying gratitude, Markowitz learns the secret of a serial bigamist's success with women as Becker and Markowitz represent the man's eleven wives in their divorceBecker, Markowitz and Kelsey bicker over who will inherit Chaney's office; Van Owen prosecutes a man charged with the mercy killing of his terminally ill lover; to Kelsey's undying gratitude, Markowitz learns the secret of a serial bigamist's success with women as Becker and Markowitz represent the man's eleven wives in their divorce actions; Abby is devastated when a dead boy matching Eric's description is mistakenly cremated before he can be identified.… Expand

Creator: Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher

Genre(s): Drama

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E22. Pigmalion
Air Date: April 9, 1987
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S1:E21. Oy Vey! Wilderness!
Air Date: April 2, 1987
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S1:E20. Sparky Brackman RIP ?-1987
Air Date: March 26, 1987

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Series Overview
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: October 7, 1993
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: October 22, 1992
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 10, 1991
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 18, 1990
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: November 2, 1989
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: November 3, 1988
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 15, 1987
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 15, 1986
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  S1:E22. Pigmalion
  Air Date: April 9, 1987
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  S1:E21. Oy Vey! Wilderness!
  Air Date: April 2, 1987
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  S1:E20. Sparky Brackman RIP ?-1987
  Air Date: March 26, 1987
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  S1:E19. The Grace of Wrath
  Air Date: February 26, 1987
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  S1:E18. Fifty Ways to Floss Your Lover
  Air Date: February 19, 1987
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  S1:E17. Becker on the Rox
  Air Date: February 12, 1987
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  S1:E16. Beef Jerky
  Air Date: February 5, 1987
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  S1:E15. December Bribe
  Air Date: January 22, 1987
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  S1:E14. The Douglas Fur Ball
  Air Date: January 15, 1987
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  S1:E13. Prince Kuzak in a Can
  Air Date: January 8, 1987
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  S1:E12. Sidney, the Dead-Nosed Reindeer
  Air Date: December 18, 1986
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  S1:E11. El Sid
  Air Date: December 11, 1986
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  S1:E10. Fry Me to the Moon
  Air Date: December 4, 1986
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  S1:E9. The Venus Butterfly
  Air Date: November 21, 1986
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  S1:E8. Gibbon Take
  Air Date: November 14, 1986
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  S1:E7. Raiders of the Lost Bark
  Air Date: November 7, 1986
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  S1:E6. Slum Enchanted Evening
  Air Date: October 31, 1986
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  S1:E5. Simian Chanted Evening
  Air Date: October 24, 1986
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  S1:E4. The Princess and the Wiener King
  Air Date: October 17, 1986
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  S1:E3. The House of the Rising Flan
  Air Date: October 10, 1986
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  S1:E2. Those Lips, That Eye
  Air Date: October 3, 1986
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 15, 1986