8.0/1051 votes#1 - To Air Is Human
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1992
Hayden wins his first football game of the year and proposes to Christine on his new live television show.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Elliot Stern
7.4/1058 votes#2 - Big Brother, Little Brain
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1992
Dauber's relationship with his girlfriend Judy is threatened when he becomes a Big Brother to an 8-year-old.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.7/1055 votes#3 - Father of the Year
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1992
Hayden hires Kelly's roommate to act as his daughter when Kelly refuses to attend his Father of the Year banquet.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.3/1055 votes#4 - Born Luther
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1992
Luther complains to Hayden about the lack of recognition for his contribution to the team's success -- then must face the media when the team loses.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.8/1054 votes#5 - Shirley Burleigh, Girlie Friday
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1992
Howard's wife Shirley comes to work in the athletic department as his temporary secretary and drives him crazy; Luther and Dauber fight to keep their favorite cereal alive.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: Bob Bendetson
8.0/1052 votes#6 - Rizzendough Rendezvous
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1992
Hayden's enthusiasm for fund-raising threatens Luther's romance with wealthy widow Mrs. Rizzendough.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.6/1046 votes#7 - Love Me Tender
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1992
Luther reveals his true opinion of Christine following a close brush with death.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1052 votes#8 - The Bachelor Party
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1992
Johnny Unitas, Dick Butkus and Bubba Smith upset Luther when they host Hayden's bachelor party.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Barry Kemp
8.2/1065 votes#9 - Dresswreckers
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1992
Christine's plans for a perfect wedding go from bad to worse after Luther sets her wedding dress on fire.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.1/1059 votes#10 - Vows
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1992
Hayden and Christine marry in her childhood home.
Director: Alan Rafkin, Andre Belgrader
Writer: N/A
7.9/1060 votes#11 - The Patriot Bowl
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1992
Hayden's team plays in the Patriot Bowl under horrendous conditions.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.3/1057 votes#12 - My True Love Gave to Me...
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1992
Hayden's and Dauber's gifts to the women in their lives accidentally get switched -- and Judy thinks Dauber is proposing to her when she unwraps Christine's ring.
Director: Alan Rafkin, Craig T. Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.8/1061 votes#13 - The Commercial (1)
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1993
Hayden is set to star in a coffee commercial with Christine, but his part is recast; Luther decides to write a screenplay.
Director: Alan Rafkin, Craig T. Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.7/1058 votes#14 - The Commercial (2)
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1993
Hayden tries to restrain his jealousy over Christine's on-air romance with her new co-star in the coffee commercial.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.0/1055 votes#15 - Buzzy Money
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1993
Hayden is thrilled when Kelly receives a large check from her ex-husband, until he learns her plans for the money.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.8/1051 votes#16 - Vegas Odds
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/1993
Hayden and Christine impulsively decide to get married while spending the weekend with Luther in Las Vegas.
Director: Alan Rafkin, Craig T. Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.9/1054 votes#17 - Burden of the Burleighs
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1993
Hayden and Christine are driven crazy when Howard and Shirley decide to become their best friends.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.2/1065 votes#18 - The Bigger They Are
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/1993
One of Hayden's former football players is forced into early retirement because of a surprising medical problem, despite his very real knee injuries; the real reason is cancer.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Scott Buck
7.7/1051 votes#19 - Luthario
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/10/1993
Luther begins questioning the relationship when his romance with Lorraine heats up.
Director: Alan Rafkin, Jeff Meyer
Writer: N/A
7.9/1054 votes#20 - Dirty Tricks
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1993
Judy threatens to quit coaching at Minnesota State when Hayden plays one last practical joke on her during an important ceremony.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.6/1051 votes#21 - About Face
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/1993
Hayden tries to convince Christine that she does not need a face-lift to improve her chances in a job search.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.6/1052 votes#22 - Why So Happy, Hayden?
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/1993
Hayden attempts to recruit Tyler Roberts, the country's top high-school football player from Note Dame.
Director: Alan Rafkin, Craig T. Nelson
Writer: Eric Horsted
7.9/1056 votes#23 - One for the Road
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/19/1993
Hayden and Christine's third attempt to get married includes plans for a wedding in the woods in a church that's due for demolition.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Barry Kemp
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Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"To Air Is Human" is the best rated episode of "Coach" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 51 votes. Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Elliot Stern, it aired on 9/8/1992. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Big Brother, Little Brain".