7.5/1045 votes#1 - A New Life (1)
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1994
Major changes in the Russo household unsettle Blossom: Carol and Kennedy move in; Anthony and Shelly move out; and Joey hits the road with his baseball team.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Don Reo
- 7.3/1043 votes
#2 - A New Life (2)
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1994
Blossom and Nick fight over her resistance to change, particularly Carol, and she runs away from home to join Joey on his road trip.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Don Reo
- 7.4/1046 votes
#3 - Puppy Love
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1994
Blossom is furious when Joey refuses to set her up on a date with his handsome but dumb teammate Richie, but has to admit he was right when a double date with Joey's dim new girlfriend Tanya bores her to distraction. Meanwhile, Kennedy finds a lost bulldog and is heartbroken when his owner claims him; and Shelly keeps picking on Anthony but won't say why - until we finally learn she is pregnant.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Allan Katz
- 8.0/1048 votes
#4 - Your New Planet
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1994
Blossom makes a video for the unborn baby of Anthony and Shelly to introduce him or her to the Russos' world; meanwhile, a veteran gives Joey the rookie treatment.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1045 votes
#5 - The Wedding
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1994
As Nick and Carol's wedding day arrives, there's something old (their exes at the bachelor party and bridal shower) and something blue (the bitter little flower girl, Kennedy).
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Don Reo
- 7.6/1045 votes
#6 - Writing the Wrongs
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1994
Blossom struggles with a deceptively difficult school assignment in which she can express herself in any way she chooses, so Carol suggests that she simply write anything.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1043 votes
#7 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrel
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1994
Blossom baby-sits Kennedy and her friend, a frightfully obnoxious little girl; meanwhile, Joey is like a babe in the woods when he's approached by a seasoned baseball groupie.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Dan Cohen, F.J. Pratt
- 7.8/1044 votes
#8 - The Game You Play Tomorrow
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1994
Six finds it hard to believe that she and Blossom weren't accepted at the same college. When Joey faces his first batting slump, Nick must revive his childhood persona of The Fishstick Man to help his son get his swing back. Anthony panics when it looks like Shelly is starting labor contractions.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1043 votes
#9 - Blossom Gump
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1994
Blossom dreams of herself as Blossom Gump, giving simple words of advice to Madonna and Michael Jackson, when in reality she'd rather be giving her opinions in the school newspaper.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Allan Katz
- 7.5/1049 votes
#10 - Oh, Baby
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1994
When Shelly goes into labour, Blossom, Six and Joey are under the gun to get her to the hospital, while Anthony is being held at gunpoint in his ambulance.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Brenda Hampton
- 7.5/1056 votes
#11 - Mating Rituals
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/1995
Blossom sneaks off to a young-adult party, where she meets a guy who treats her like a mature young woman.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1045 votes
#12 - Hi Diddly Dee
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/1995
Blossom thinks the acting life might be for her, but her audition for a famous stage director doesn't play out as she hoped.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1047 votes
#13 - A Kiss is Just a Kiss
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/1995
Blossom's wants some time alone with her new boyfriend to try to get something going, but there's too much going on in the house to get anything started.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Allan Katz
- 7.8/1043 votes
#14 - Who's Not On First
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/1995
Joey proves he's no dummy when he uses his scientific knowledge of anatomy to relieve Nick's stiff back.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Brian Herskowitz
- 8.0/1044 votes
#15 - It Happened One Night
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/1995
Nick hopes sparks will fly when Blossom agrees to go out with the son of his old pal (who turns out to be happily gay); trapped by a flash flood, Joey and Six check into a hotel room together.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1049 votes
#16 - A Mind With a Heart of Its Own
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/1995
Vinnie announces he is transferring to UCLA because he misses Blossom; a new girlfriend spoils Joey.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1049 votes
#17 - The Date
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/1995
Blossom is assaulted by her date, a popular football star, when she tries to fend off his aggressive advances.
Director: Allan Katz
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1046 votes
#18 - The Departure
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/6/1995
Joey proposes to his old flame; Blossom gets a job at an ad agency run by Carol's old boyfriend, and Nick's bothered when Carol accepts an offer to be a consultant there.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Don Reo
- 7.4/1048 votes
#19 - A Star is Bared
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/1995
Talia Shire asks Blossom to play the lead in a new movie she's directing - but the part requires Blossom to appear in the nude.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Brian Herskowitz
- 7.5/1048 votes
#20 - You Say Tomato
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 3/20/1995
Blossom stubbornly refuses to accept a grade that she thinks is lower than she deserves - even if it means she won't graduate.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1045 votes
#21 - So Many Milestones, So Little Time
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/22/1995
Joey proposes to Melanie; Nick decides to sell the house when Carol discovers she is pregnant; Blossom gets her first real job.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
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Blossom Russo is a highly intelligent and spunky teenager. The youngest of three, she lives with her divorced musician father, Nick, eldest brother and recovering...
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"A New Life (1)" is the best rated episode of "Blossom" season 5. It scored 7.5/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by Gil Junger and written by Don Reo, it aired on 9/26/1994. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "A New Life (2)".