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This is an episode list for Nip/Tuck, an American drama television series on FX Networks. It is currently in its fifth season, and has aired 67 episodes so far. With the exception of the pilot, each episode is named after the character(s) that will undergo plastic surgery in that particular episode.

The series returned for a fifth season of 14 episodes on October 30, 2007 with 8 consecutive episodes airing on subsequent dates until December. The following 6 episodes will air uninterrupted from January 15 until February 2008. The show will return with an abridged season of eight episodes in the fall of 2008. Guest stars during Sesason 5 include Rosie O'Donnell who reprises her role as Dawn Budge, as does Vanessa Redgrave who portrays Julia's mother, Erica Noughton. New guest stars this season include Oliver Platt who will play television producer, Freddy Prune, whose television program has Sean and Christian serving as medical consultants. Portia de Rossi will also have a recurring role as Julia's lover. In addition, Jennifer Coolidge, Lauren Hutton, Paula Marshall, Craig Bierko, John Schneider, Bradley Cooper, Tia Carrere, Phyllis Diller, Boris Kodjoe and Tiffany Pollard aka New York will guest star this season.

Seasons Overview

Season Episodes Originally
aired
DVD release date
(Region 1)
DVD release date
(Region 2)
1 13 2003 June 15, 2004 2004-09-20
2 16 2004 August 30, 2005 2005-05-30
3 15 2005 August 29, 2006 2006-05-08
4 15 2006 September 4, 2007 2007-08-13
5 22 20072008 TBA TBA

Season 1: 2003

# Title Patient Portrayer(s) Surgery Music Original airdate Production code
1 "Pilot" Geoffrey Rivas Paint It BlackThe Rolling Stones July 22, 2003 101

Christian's unethical acceptance of $300,000 from a mobster desperate for a new face put his partnership with Sean in jeopardy and their lives in peril. 

2 "Mandi/Randi" Caitlin and Melinda Dahl Genetic WorldTélépopmusik
You Make Me Feel So YoungFrank Sinatra
July 29, 2003 102

Gorgeous identical twins come to the clinic seeking different looks. Grace Santiago rejects Sean's romantic pass, but accepts his offer for a psychological profiler position. 

3 "Nanette Babcock" Lindsay Hollister The Blue DanubeJohann Strauss August 5, 2003 103

A woman's mental instability makes her an inappropriate candidate for the surgery she wants. Christian seduces an older, rich widow to discourage her from filing a malpractice suit. 

4 "Sophia Lopez" Jonathan Del Arco none August 12, 2003 104

Christian's plan to seek porn stars as clients backfires. A transsexual's plight awakens new compassion and activism in Sean. 

5 "Kurt Dempsey" Vincent Angell LovefoolThe Cardigans August 19, 2003 105

Julia discovers she is pregnant. Christian confronts his sexual addiction and a Caucasian man wants his eyes to look Asian. 

6 "Megan O'Hara" Julie Warner Tighten UpArchie Bell & the Drells September 2, 2003 106

Christian's decision to end his torrid but inappropriate romance with a patient collapses when he witnesses Sean displaying affection for a patient. 

7 "Cliff Mantegna" Alex Carter Emerge—Fischerspooner September 9, 2003 107

Christian attends a glitzy party for swingers and discovers he's not the only one from the clinic there. Matt's threesome becomes the topic of a three-family intervention. 

8 "Cara Fitzgerald" Keri Lynn Pratt Clair De LuneClaude Debussy September 16, 2003 108

Matt hides the fact that he's responsible for horribly disfiguring a girl by visiting her in the hospital. Grace suspects that Sean and Megan are lovers. A priest conceals his identity by having the doctors remove an incriminating birthmark. 

9 "Sophia Lopez Part II" Jonathan Del Arco A Sorta FairytaleTori Amos September 23, 2003 109

An impromptu romance makes Sophia reluctant to have sexual-reassignment surgery. Christian swaps Kimber for Merril Bobolit's Lamborghini. 

10 "Adelle Coffin" Nan Martin Sunshine SupermanDonovan September 30, 2003 110

Sean imagines that a cadaver head he operates on for his 10-year recertification is talking to him. It tells him about cancer-stricken Megan's desire to commit suicide. 

11 "Montana / Sassy / Justice" Cheryl White Hot LegsRod Stewart October 7, 2003 111

An aggressive male who's one of a female patient's multiple personalities demands a procedure for one of the other personalities. Christian finds himself preparing to be a father when Gina tells him she's pregnant. 

12 "Antonia Ramos" Marisol Nichols Poison ArrowABC
Sunglasses at NightCorey Hart
October 14, 2003 112

For months druglord Escobar Gallardo has known the doctors' deepest secret. Now he uses it for blackmail, forcing the two men to remove liquid-heroin implants of Escobar's female drug couriers. 

13 "Escobar Gallardo" Robert LaSardo She Blinded Me With ScienceThomas Dolby October 21, 2003 113

A man offers $150,000 for an operation on his show dog. Sean gives Escobar a new face. Christian faces a startling truth in the delivery room. 

Season 2: 2004

# Title Patient Portrayer(s) Surgery Music Original airdate Production code
14 "Erica Noughton" Vanessa Redgrave Eyes Without A FaceBilly Idol
Bach’s OvertureZigo
June 22, 2004 201

Sean faces his 40th birthday. Christian tries to balance his swinger's lifestyle with fatherhood. Julia's mother wants a facelift. 

15 "Christian Troy" Julian McMahon Flight of the BumblebeeNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Just Let GoFischerspooner
Step AsideClawfinger
ForceDog
June 29, 2004 202

Sean's ongoing hand spasms cause Christian to seek help from another plastic surgeon after a mishap breaks Christian's nose. Matt is questioned about Cara Fitzgerald. 

16 "Manya Mabika" Aisha Tyler Collective for ChanguitoAmampondo
More Than ThisRoxy Music
July 6, 2004 203

The doctors do an experimental surgery on a victim of genital mutilation and Christian helps her discover if it was a success. Julia wants her mother out of her life. 

17 "Mrs. Grubman" Ruth Williamson Mother’s Little HelperThe Rolling Stones
Moonlight SonataDakesh York
July 13, 2004 204

Mrs. Grubman is back for her eleventh procedure in six months. 8-year-old Annie enters early puberty. 

18 "Joel Gideon" Doug Savant Ain't No Mountain High EnoughDiana Ross July 20, 2004 205

A traffic accident and a patient who climbed Mt. Everest inspire Sean to take risks. Christian and Gina try to gain custody of Wilbur. Julia reveals a secret about Matt's parentage. 

19 "Bobbi Broderick" Jill Clayburgh LiesThompson Twins
Filthy/GorgeousScissor Sisters
July 27, 2004 206

Life coach Ava has a new client and a new lover: Matt. A patient angry over her liposuction stalks Sean. Hoping to conceive a child, Liz finds a sperm donor: Christian. 

20 "Naomi Gaines" Leslie Bibb Skin TradeDuran Duran August 3, 2004 207

The doctor's invite the media to observe a pro bono operation on the first Carver victim. Julia discovers that Matt and Ava are sleeping together. 

21 "Agatha Ripp" Sarah Paulson Sympathy for the DevilThe Rolling Stones August 10, 2004 208

The doctors treat a woman whose recurring wounds are believed to be stigmata. Sean learns a secret that could change his life. 

22 "Rose and Raven Rosenberg" Lori and Reba Schappell Flower DuetLéo Delibes
Can We Still Be FriendsTodd Rundgren
August 17, 2004 209

McNamara/Troy is dissolving. Then a pro bono surgery to separate adult conjoined twins (played by Lori and Reba Schappell) convinces the doctors of their symbolic need for each other. 

23 "Kimber Henry" Kelly Carlson A Boy Named SueJohnny Cash August 24, 2004 210

Kimber asks that a mold be made of her vagina. A writer requests breast implants as part of his research for a book on cancer and mastectomy. 

24 "Natasha Charles" Rebecca Gayheart I'll Be Seeing YouRickie Lee Jones August 31, 2004 211

After seeing Sean with Kimber, Julia undergoes breast augmentation. Christian is drawn towards a bright, confident, blind businesswoman who seeks eye implants. 

25 "Julia McNamara" Joely Richardson Our Lips Are SealedThe Go Go's
Haven't Got Time For The Pain - Carly Simon
You're So VainCarly Simon
You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
September 7, 2004 212

While under anaesthesia, Julia glimpses what life may have been like if she had married Christian. 

26 "Oona Wentworth" Brooks Almy Everybody Got Their SomethingNikka Costa
Key WestVillage People
September 14, 2004 213

Christian intervenes in the backroom surgeries of Merrill Bobolit. Sean refuses to let Matt see Ava. 

27 "Trudy Nye" Lisa Waltz Piano Mass No. 6Le D
Breaking Up Is Hard To DoNeil Sedaka
September 21, 2004 214

Christian dumps Natasha and the McNamaras try to douse the Matt-Ava relationship. A woman wants her nose redone before her reunion with the child killer who broke it years earlier. 

28 "Sean McNamara" Dylan Walsh Lucky With DiseaseElbow September 28, 2004 215

Sean works with Carver victims. Gina's news that she is HIV positive puts Christian's life in peril. 

29 "Joan Rivers" Joan Rivers Concierto de AranjuezTangerine D
All I KnowArt Garfunkel
October 5, 2004 216

Ava has a secret and everyone scrambles to hide it from Matt. Sean continues a course of action that may smoke out The Carver. A computer simulation shows what Joan Rivers may have looked like had she never received cosmetic surgery. 

Season 3: 2005

# Title Patient Portrayer(s) Surgery Music Original airdate Production code
30 "Momma Boone" Kathy Lamkin Stuck in the Middle With YouStealers Wheel
Any Day NowElbow
September 20, 2005 301

Christian deals with emotional scars and McNamara/Troy sees the repercussions. A morbidly obese woman's life is in danger, and she needs to be surgically removed from a couch. 

31 "Kiki" Kiki (gorilla) The Tracks of My TearsSmokey Robinson & The Miracles September 27, 2005 302

Christian hires a temporary employee. Matt returns to Ava's house to find a surprise. Christian and Liz operate on a gorilla. 

32 "Derek, Alex, and Gary" Adam Henderson, Aaron Moody and Graham Miller Stuck on YouElvis Presley
Stuck On You—Lionel Richie
October 4, 2005 303

Sean and Julia are divorced and Quentin invites Sean to a frat party where Sean discovers a startling secret about his new co-worker. Christian's three-way relationship with Kimber and Kit begins to lose its luster. The music at the frat party is Whut's Really Goin On by Marz. 

33 "Rhea Reynolds" Tara Buck Those Were the DaysSusan Lainey
Numb-Sia
October 11, 2005 304

A woman wants to look like her younger self to remedy her Alzheimer-stricken husband's memory. Christian operates on a suspicious Carver victim. 

34 "Granville Trapp" Erik Passoja Brother Where Are YouOscar Brown October 18, 2005 305

The Carver commits his first murder and Christian is the prime suspect. A homosexual HIV positive man with a hollow face wants it repaired so he can begin dating again. 

35 "Frankenlaura" Valentin Siroon Season of the WitchDonovan
Everything in Its Right PlaceRadiohead
John Wayne Gacy, Jr.Sufjan Stevens
October 25, 2005 306

Sean and Christian dismember a corpse comprised of body parts from multiple people. Sean advertises in a retirement home. Julia and Gina start a business. 

36 "Ben White" John Billingsley Instrumental/Score—James S. Levine November 1, 2005 307

Sean leaves McNamara/Troy. Christian and Quentin differ when deciding on whether or not to amputate a healthy leg. Julia and Gina discover a skin care product with a secret and Joan Rivers wants in. 

37 "Tommy Bolton" Blair Williamson Family AffairSly & The Family Stone November 8, 2005 308

Christian and Quentin operate on a Down syndrome patient. Sean endangers his life and the life of his patients when he has feelings for one of them. 

38 "Hannah Tedesco" Uncredited Faith in MePole Folder
As the Rush ComesMotorcycle
November 15, 2005 309

Christian and Quentin are offered an operation that could change the face of their medical careers. Sean contemplates leaving his old life behind and starting over again. 

39 "Madison Berg" Hallee Hirsh Wishin’ and Hopin'Ani DiFranco November 22, 2005 310

Christian and Kimber have doubts about their future together. Matt's new girlfriend Ariel turns him against Sean and Christian when they need him most. 

40 "Abby Mays" Rebecca Metz Fat Bottomed GirlsQueen
WarFrankie Goes to Hollywood
November 29, 2005 311

Sean and Quentin butt heads. Christian deals with being left at the altar in a big way. The Carver claims another victim. 

41 "Sal Perri" Louis Mustillo none December 6, 2005 312

A plane crashes in Miami. While Sean, Christian, and Liz try to save lives, Julia searches for her mother among the survivors. 

42 "Joy Kringle" Elizabeth Ruscio Messiah- Handel December 13, 2005 313

The wife of a department store Santa comes to Sean and Christian for liposuction and Julia discovers she's pregnant. Matt goes to great lengths to help his girlfriend alter her appearance. 

43 "Cherry Peck (1)" Willam Belli none December 20, 2005 314

Christian discovers the truth about Kimber, Quentin Costa becomes a suspect in The Carver attacks, and Detective Kit McGraw brings him in for questioning. 

44 "Quentin Costa (2)" Bruno Campos Santa MariaGotan Project December 20, 2005 315

The Carver attacks a sorority house, and his identity is revealed. Sean, Christian, and Matt undergo torture that tests their character. 

Season 4: 2006

# Title Patient Portrayer Surgery Music Original airdate Production code
45 "Cindy Plumb" Kathleen Turner Boogie Oogie OogieA Taste of Honey
You Sexy ThingHot Chocolate
DiferenteGotan Project
September 5, 2006 401

Sean and Christian celebrate 5,000 surgeries together. A 50-year-old phone-sex operator wants her voice rejuvenated. Christian begins to see therapist Faith Wolper (Brooke Shields). Julia has devastating news. 

46 "Blu Mondae" Angela Little none September 12, 2006 402

An older man (Richard Chamberlain) brings in his boytoy for some surgery. Sean wants to help a man born with deformities. Christian does pro bono work on a stripper, much to Michelle's dismay. Matt meets up with Kimber and finds a new method of therapy. 

47 "Monica Wilder" Jennifer Hall Wonderwall-Oasis September 19, 2006 403

Christian goes to the gym and is envious of another plastic surgeon there who's in much better shape than he is. Julia and Sean begin looking for night nurses for their unborn baby. Christian encounters a changed Matt in the gym. Conor McNamara is born. 

48 "Shari Noble" Melissa Gilbert DomingoGotan Project
The Mating GameBittersweet
Brother LouieThe Stories
September 26, 2006 404

A woman comes to McNamara/Troy with an interesting predicament. Christian tries to seduce Michelle. Sean debates about Monica some more, with help from an old lover and a former enemy. Julia has trouble breastfeeding. Liz falls into a trap. 

49 "Dawn Budge" Rosie O'Donnell Money (That's What I Want)The Flying Lizards October 3, 2006 405

A powerball winner desires liposuction for herself, a penis enlargement surgery for her husband and breast implants for her daughter. Sean proposes to Julia. Matt moves out after his parents pressure him to quit Scientology. Christian scrambles for money after James (Jacqueline Bisset) threatens to blackmail him for sleeping with Michelle. 

50 "Faith Wolper, Ph.D" Brooke Shields Macho ManVillage People
As Tears Go ByThe Rolling Stones
October 10, 2006 406

Christian has a homosexual dream. Therapist Faith Wolper has a tattoo removed, but ends up getting another. Christian and Michelle are in a bind when their relationship is exposed to Burt. Sean is haunted by Escobar as Monica threatens to tell Julia and the police that Sean raped her, until Sean gets a surprising solution to his situation. 

51 "Burt Landau" Larry Hagman VincentDon McLean October 17, 2006 407

Christian breaks off his agreement with Burt. Burt is incapacitated by a sudden stroke under dubious circumstances. Liz searches for a kidney donor. Sean is a match, but is concerned by the possibility of donating. 

52 "Conor McNamara" Spencer Roberts This Girl's In Love With YouBurt Bacharach
Jesus to a ChildGeorge Michael
October 24, 2006 408

Julia and Marlowe try to postpone Conor's procedure after reviewing the risks. Sean reveals something about his past to Julia. A dying Mrs. Grubman makes an appointment with McNamara/Troy for one last surgery. 

53 "Liz Cruz" Roma Maffia Just the Way You AreBilly Joel October 31, 2006 409

Liz's new girlfriend Poppy (Alanis Morissette) pushes Liz to improve herself. James is threatened by someone, and she forces Michelle to make a very difficult decision. Marlowe wants his legs lengthened so he can be with the woman he loves...Sean's wife, Julia. 

54 "Merrill Bobolit" Joey Slotnick Don't Worry Be HappyBobby McFerrin
How Deep Is Your LoveBee Gees
RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood
November 7, 2006 410

Merrill Bobolit returns, knowing some very interesting information about Sean and Christian. This information leads back to crime lord Escobar Gallardo, who blackmails the surgeons into repairing his burned face. Sean confronts Marlowe, and later the truth flows from everyone--including Matt, who shocks everyone with his news. 

55 "Conor McNamara, 2026" Stark Sands Cello Concerto in B MinorAntonin Dvorak November 14, 2006 411

A hurricane is heading towards Miami and everyone must evacuate the area. Julia discovers the only way she can take care of herself is by leaving with Conor and Annie for New York. Flashforwarding to 2026, Conor discusses his family problems with a psychiatrist as he prepares for surgery. Conor then reunites the now estranged McNamara family at a dinner to discuss his surgery. 

56 "Diana Lubey" Catherine Deneuve Un Jour Tu VerrasMarcel Mouloudji
Que Será SeráPink Martini
November 21, 2006 412

A patient wants her husband's ashes suspended in her saline breast implants. Sean sees therapist Faith Wolper who tells Sean of the content of her earlier sessions with Christian (breaching patient-doctor confidentiality), including Christian's sexual identity crisis. Christian proposes marriage to Michelle, but she wants to live with him first. James is beaten by her pimp and is treated by Christian. 

57 "Reefer" Charles Haid Joy to the WorldStephen Metcalf
Santa BabyEartha Kitt
November 28, 2006 413

A depressed Sean begins drinking on the job and at home during the holiday season. Sean and Christian receive a special gift from Escobar. Christian regains custody of his son Wilbur. Poppy (Alanis Morissette) and Liz play elves at a department store and convince Sean to play Santa. James must fill her holiday kidney quota. 

58 "Willy Ward" Ronn Lucas Up, Up and AwayThe Fifth Dimension
I'm Your PuppetJames & Bobby Purify
December 5, 2006 414

Christian and Michelle begin legal proceedings to adopt Wilbur, but not before Gina intervenes. Matt and Kimber try to spice up their love life, while Liz and Poppy's (Alanis Morissette) falls apart. Kimber is haunted by her former self and her current position. Sean realizes that he is nothing more than Christian's puppet, and has had enough. James and Michelle have their final confrontation. 

59 "Gala Gallardo" Idalis DeLeon The Good NightThe Submarines
Brighter DiscontentThe Submarines
Modern InventionsThe Submarines
Hollywood SwingingKool & the Gang
December 12, 2006 415

Escobar asks Sean & Christian to perform surgery on his wife who suffered a brutal attack at the hands of his enemies. Michelle reveals her connection with Escobar to Christian. After being bought out by Christian & Michelle, Sean moves to Los Angeles to start a new life. Christian ends his relationship with Michelle and joins Sean in L.A. 

Season 5: 2007-2008

# Title Patient Portrayer(s) Surgery Music Original airdate Production code
60 "Carly Summers" Daphne Zuniga Love HurtsNazareth
October 30, 2007 501

After relocating to L.A. and setting up an elaborate private practice, Sean and Christian find that they are mere nobodys as opposed to when they lived in Miami. A television producer offers the doctors a consulting job on a television program. Christian helps an actress improve her image. 

61 "Joyce & Sharon Monroe" Susan Griffiths (Joyce)
Merilee Brasch (Sharon)
I Wanna Be Loved by YouMarilyn Monroe
Can't Stand Losing You - The Police
November 6, 2007 502

As Sean and Christian give breast implants to dueling Marilyn Monroe impersonators (Susan Griffiths, Merilee Brasch), they also spar over a “Hearts 'n' Scalpels” actress (Paula Marshall) in whom Sean has interest. Christian, it seems, just wants to compete with Sean, who has been getting more attention thanks to his role on the show. But Christian finds a way to get attention, too: a nude photo layout. Meanwhile, Julia has news for both of them.., 

62 "Everett Poe" Michael Des Barres I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses November 13, 2007 503

Sean and Julia learn more about their new family dynamic; Kate (Paula Marshall) reveals a secret compulsion; Matt arrives in Los Angeles with troubling news for Christian and Sean. 

63 "Dawn Budge II" Rosie O'Donnell Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra November 20, 2007 504

A series of unfortunate events unfolds for unlucky Dawn Budge (Rosie O'Donnell), who again requires the professional services of Sean and Christian. Meanwhile, the sisterly bond that Annie and Eden (AnnaLynne McCord) are forming unnerves Sean. 

64 "Chaz Darling" Jai Rodriguez The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret - Queens Of The Stone Age November 27, 2007 505

A patient inspires Sean to take his relationship with Kate in a new direction; Eden uses extreme methods to persuade Christian to perform surgery on a friend; Kimber reaches out to a former business associate when she and Matt fall on hard times (Cameo by Lexington Steele). 

65 "Damien Sands" Ian Buchanan Midnight Swinger - Mel Torme December 4, 2007 506

Jealous over Sean's new-found fame, Christian convinces Sean to tape a reality show based on their careers as plastic surgeons. 

66 "Dr. Joshua Lee" George Coe Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler December 11, 2007 507

Sean tries to regain his youth through his relationship with Eden. A violent and traumatic event causes Julia to question her relationship with Olivia. In an effort to better her life, Kimber makes a decision that devastates Matt. 

67 "Duke Collins" Joel McKinnon Miller O Tannenbaum - Christmas Carol and the Carolers December 18, 2007 508

Sean discovers the secret between Christian and Julia. A hospitalized Matt bonds with his rehabilitation counselor. Eden suspiciously makes peace with Julia. Kimber and Ram reveal their future plans. 

# Title Patient Portrayer(s) Surgery Music Original airdate Production code
68 "Rachel Ben Natan[1]" Maggie Siff January 15, 2008 509

Dawn Budge returns to McNamara/Troy once again after being injured at a Gay Pride Parade. Christian returns to old habits. Sean hires a familiar acquaintance from the past to become the office's new receptionist. 

69 "Magda and Jeff[2]" Phyllis Diller (Magda)
Robert Gant (Jeff)
January 22, 2008 510

TBA 

70 "Kyle McKenzie[3]" TBA January 29, 2008 511

TBA 

71 "Lulu Grandiron[4]" TBA February 5, 2008 512

TBA 

72 "August Walker[5]" TBA February 12, 2008 513

TBA 

73 "Darlene Lowell[6]" TBA February 19, 2008 514

TBA 

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