beginning this season, "the collector" barry weiss is no longer with the show, having been spun off into his own series, "barry'd treasure". however, barry was mentioned in the episode "grin and barry it". ivy calvin and the husband-and-wife team of rene and casey nezhoda joined the regular cast in this season, both of whom made multiple appearances in season 4. jarrod shultz and brandi passante, darrell and brandon sheets, and auctioneers dan and laura dotson returned season 5. nezhoda and lloyd did not appear in the final nine episodes of the season, replaced by mary padian for episodes 22-29 and the long-awaited return of dave hester in episodes 25-29.