Rescue Me: Michael J. Fox in Premiere ‘Baptism’

Season Five of FX’s firefighter dramedy Rescue Me finally kicks off tomorrow night, April 7, at 10pm ET with the premiere “Baptism.”

Onboard as the central guest star is Family Ties and Spin City icon Michael J. Fox, who plays Janet’s latest man-friend and the predictable root of much consternation for Tommy, who’s still dealing with his father Michael’s (Charles Durning) death in the fourth-season finale “Yaz.”

Follow the jump for a few preview photos of the season opener featuring the show’s very special newcomer. The best thing of all? Fans have 22 fifth-season episodes, extending into September six months from now, to enjoy once Rescue Me is officially back in action. Kinda makes the 19-month wait worth it.

FYI: Need to play catch-up? Watch the complete first four seasons of Rescue Me, as in all 13×4=52 episodes, online at Hulu, the best thing to happen to the entertainment Internets since whatever the first best thing was. Even last summer’s 10-installment webisode series remains available there, too, for good measure.

Now on to the pics…

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Rescue Me will air Tuesdays on FX at 10pm ET.