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The Best Episodes of Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5

Every episode of Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5!

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Two dimwitted teenagers discuss TV, heavy-metal music, nachos, and trying to "score with chicks." When the duo aren't sitting on the couch, they try to pick up girls at the local convenience store, slack off

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 1 - Held Back
    8.3/10(203 votes)

    #1 - Held Back

    S5:E1

    After failing math in Mr. Buzzcut's class, the boys get sent back to 7th grade, but they don't do so well there either, and keep getting sent back -- all the way to kindergarten.

    Director:Mike Judge
    Writer:Guy Maxtone-Graham

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  2. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 2 - Killing Time
    7.6/10(191 votes)

    #2 - Killing Time

    S5:E2

    Beavis and Butt-head try to figure out things to do during a two hour period when there is nothing on TV.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writer:Joe Stillman

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  3. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 3 - Beard Boys
    7.7/10(161 votes)

    #3 - Beard Boys

    S5:E3

    The boys decide they need beards to score, so they cut their hair and glue it to their faces.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writers:Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

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  4. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 4 - Choke
    7.9/10(211 votes)

    #4 - Choke

    S5:E4

    While eating some chicken nuggets, Butt-head starts to choke. Beavis, remembering the ""Him-lick Manure"" poster at Burger World, heads there but gets distracted along the way.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writer:Larry Doyle

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  5. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 5 - Safe House
    7.1/10(179 votes)

    #5 - Safe House

    S5:E5

    Todd needs a place to stay while being pursued by a rival gang, so he chooses Butt-head's house and directs the boys to 'act dumb' and keep him safe.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writers:Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

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  6. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 6 - Hard Sell
    7.9/10(143 votes)

    #6 - Hard Sell

    S5:E6

    The boys get jobs as telemarketers; Beavis becomes the top salesman, and Butt-head can't figure out what to do.

    Director:Mike Judge
    Writers:Guy Maxtone-Graham, David Giffels

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  7. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 7 - Walkathon
    7.3/10(179 votes)

    #7 - Walkathon

    S5:E7

    Beavis and Butt-head pledge money to Daria for a walkathon, then have to walk off the money when they can't pay.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writers:Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

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  8. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 8 - Temporary Insanity
    7.6/10(170 votes)

    #8 - Temporary Insanity

    S5:E8

    The boys ditch school and work as temps at a real estate agency (and break stuff).

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writers:Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

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  9. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 9 - Dude, A Reward
    7.4/10(177 votes)

    #9 - Dude, A Reward

    S5:E9

    When Beavis finds a camera, the boys photograph their butts and their ""captains,"" and return the camera for a reward.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writer:Bo Weinberg

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  10. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 10 - Walking Erect
    7.4/10(148 votes)

    #10 - Walking Erect

    S5:E10

    The boys go to the zoo to check out the animals' weiners (and grab snakes).

    Director:Mike Judge
    Writer:Guy Maxtone-Graham

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  11. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 11 - Career Day
    7.5/10(165 votes)

    #11 - Career Day

    S5:E11

    The boys become security guards at the mall for Mr. Van Driesen's career day.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writer:Michael J. Prescott

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  12. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 12 - Plastic Surgin'
    7.5/10(172 votes)

    #12 - Plastic Surgin'

    S5:E12

    Beavis and Butt-head go to a plastic surgeon to get wiener implants.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writer:Guy Maxtone-Graham

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  13. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 13 - Take A Number
    7.3/10(162 votes)

    #13 - Take A Number

    S5:E13

    Beavis and Butt-head go to the ""Creatures of Rock"" concert and spend the whole time waiting in line for the toilet.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writer:Bo Weinberg

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  14. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 14 - Beaverly Buttbillies
    7.6/10(173 votes)

    #14 - Beaverly Buttbillies

    S5:E14

    After watching ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" on TV, Beavis and Butt-head decide to dig for oil but break a sewage line instead.

    Director:Mike Judge
    Writer:Guy Maxtone-Graham

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  15. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 15 - Tainted Meat
    7.9/10(190 votes)

    #15 - Tainted Meat

    S5:E15

    Beavis develops an infection and transfers it to the customers at Burger World through tainted hamburgers.

    Director:Yvette Kaplan
    Writer:Joe Stillman

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  16. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 16 - Stewart Moves Away
    7.6/10(187 votes)

    #16 - Stewart Moves Away

    S5:E16

    Beavis and Butt-head learn how to be movers and break stuff from two guys who rob the Stevensons.

    Director:Mike Judge
    Writer:Don London

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  17. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 17 - Top o' the Mountain
    8.0/10(183 votes)

    #17 - Top o' the Mountain

    S5:E17

    Beavis and Butt-head go to the hair salon to see the stylist's boobs...and maybe get their hair cut.

    Director:Mike Judge
    Writer:Joe Stillman

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  18. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 18 - Party
    7.5/10(170 votes)

    #18 - Party

    S5:E18

    When the boys decide to throw a party so they can 'cop a feel,' it is almost ruined when Stewart and his friends show up, but then Todd arrives and trashes the house.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writers:Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

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  19. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 19 - Wet Behind The Rears
    7.6/10(161 votes)

    #19 - Wet Behind The Rears

    S5:E19

    Buzzcut orders the boys to take a shower after gym class, when suddenly the fire alarm goes off and they are forced to exit the building clad in only their skivvies.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writer:Kristofor Brown

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  20. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 20 - Bad Dog
    7.6/10(174 votes)

    #20 - Bad Dog

    S5:E20

    Beavis and Butt-head go to the animal shelter to get a dog, and find one that really likes Beavis.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writer:Larry Doyle

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  21. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 21 - Lightning Strikes
    7.8/10(175 votes)

    #21 - Lightning Strikes

    S5:E21

    Imitating a PBS documentary about Ben Franklin, Beavis and Butt-head get struck by lightning, and attract the interest of ""Betsy Wiener"" from ""Decency In Media.""

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writer:Kristofor Brown

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  22. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 22 - Dream On
    7.9/10(180 votes)

    #22 - Dream On

    S5:E22

    Beavis and Butt-head can't seem to get up and off the couch, but this time it's because they keep drifting in and out of dreamland.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge, Mike de Seve
    Writer:Joe Stillman

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  23. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 23 - Candy Sale
    8.3/10(197 votes)

    #23 - Candy Sale

    S5:E23

    The boys are supposed to sell candy for school, but end up only selling it to each other -- with the same two dollars.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writer:Kristofor Brown

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  24. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 24 - Animation Sucks
    7.9/10(182 votes)

    #24 - Animation Sucks

    S5:E24

    Mr. Van Driessen teaches the class about animation; Beavis and Butt-head draw hundreds of ""dead people"" for their project, but can't understand why the finished film shows only two.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
    Writer:Billy Aronson

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  25. Beavis and Butt-Head Season 5 Episode 25 - What's the Deal?
    7.5/10(160 votes)

    #25 - What's the Deal?

    S5:E25

    Beavis & Butt-head sit in on Mr. Anderson's poker game and try to collect all the cards.

    Director:Mike Judge
    Writer:Bo Weinberg

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Held Back" is the best rated episode of "Beavis and Butt-Head" season 5. It scored 8.3/10 based on 203 votes. Directed by Mike Judge and written by Guy Maxtone-Graham, it aired on 10/31/1994. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Killing Time".