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The Best Episodes of Empty Nest Season 5

Every episode of Empty Nest Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Empty Nest Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Empty Nest Season 5

Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young patients, but he's more challenged by the other people...

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    #1 - Why Do Fools Fall in Love?

    S5:E1

    Barbara agrees to drop by and check up on Charley after he receives a death threat. Seeing how much they have in common, Charley becomes smitten with her . Meanwhile, after Harry lets a young patient play with Dreyfuss, the kid tries to buy him.

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    Director:Dinah Manoff
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Take My Garage, Please

    S5:E2

    Carol begins dating Patrick, the Westons' sprinkler man. When his apartment is condemned, Carol persuades Harry to let Patrick move into the garage.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - R.N. On the Rebound

    S5:E3

    Barbara sets newly divorced Laverne up on a blind date with a coroner's assistant. Carol is jealous of the friendship between Patrick and Charley (who surprisingly understands the depth of Patrick's art).

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - . . . Or Forever Hold Your Peace

    S5:E4

    Harry objects to Arthur's sudden wedding plans, which prompts Arthur to end their friendship. Carol tries to get Barbara to arrest her at a protest.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - The Boomerang Affair

    S5:E5

    Harry tries his best to get a lady to agree to date him, but soon wishes he hadn't bothered when she tries to control every area of his life. Laverne tries to conceal an ulcer.

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    #6 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment

    S5:E6

    After finding a man guilty during jury duty, Carol tires to clear her conscience by hiring a former criminal to work at her catering business.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - It's Not Easy Being Green

    S5:E7

    Harry agrees to help Laverne hand out candy on Halloween, while Carol and Patrick are mugged after attending a costume party dressed as Madame Curie and Radium.

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    Director:James Widdoes
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Dirty Harry

    S5:E8

    Carol talks Harry into appearing with her on Geraldo. A young patient tries to increase his height so he will be tall enough to ride an amusement park roller coaster.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Timing is Everything

    S5:E9

    Harry attempts to start a relationship with an old friend. Carol tries to assemble exercise equipment she bought for Patrick, and when she can't do it she reluctantly calls on Charley for help.

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    #10 - Thanksgiving at the Westons'

    S5:E10

    Laverne is reluctant to accept Harry's invitation to Thanksgiving dinner and flashbacks to the previous such dinner show why.

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    #11 - The Body Beautiful

    S5:E11

    Harry discovers that a patient is using steroids. Upset that Patrick is using a nude model in his work, Carol starts thinking she's not attractive enough and attempts an exercise regimen. Laverne is put in charge of fire drills.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Overboard

    S5:E12

    A storm strands cruise passenger Charley adrift in a raft and he returns a different man. Carol and Patrick have a chance to work together, but she becomes jealous when he gets the job and she doesn't.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Emily

    S5:E13

    When Emily returns from college, Carol decides to take her little sister under her wing, so to speak, and sets her up on a blind date with Patrick's friend. Meanwhile, Emily's rich boyfriend, whom she doesn't want to see anymore, doesn't want their relationship to be over.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - The Sting

    S5:E14

    The FBI wants Emily to help them nab her bookie boyfriend. Laverne teaches Charley CPR.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - The Fracas in Vegas

    S5:E15

    Harry and Charley travel to Las Vegas to see a boxing match but the trip is plagued with problems. Meanwhile, Emily wonders when Carol stopped being her cool big sister when Carol won't let her visiting college friends crash on the living room floor. Emily later regrets her comments when Carol takes control and starts teaching the whole group to do 70's dances.

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    #16 - Pardon My Flashback

    S5:E16

    While gathered around the television for the Super Bowl, the Westons, Laverne, and Charley reflect on old times.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - Dog Day Afternoon

    S5:E17

    A small investment in a mall makes Laverne especially bossy. Carol consults an animal psychologist for help when Dreyfuss ignores her after she yells at him.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - More to Love

    S5:E18

    Emily is dating Carol's old school friend Danny, who compulsively jokes about his weight problem; Laverne is spending all her spare time on the phone gossiping with other nurses, but is aghast when another nurse accidentally hears her and Harry together in the supply closet and alerts the grapevine.

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    #19 - My Dad, My Doctor

    S5:E19

    Emily upsets Harry when she tears a ligament in her knee and needs surgery, but chooses instead to follow a therapy program recommended by another doctor. Meanwhile, Patrick goes camping and Charley tags along.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - Love and Marriage

    S5:E20

    Carol is upset when cousin Little Carol visits and announces her wedding plans. Charley is sentenced to community service at the hospital and gets some helpful tips from Jack Trenton.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - The All-American Boy - Not!

    S5:E21

    Harry befriends a young shoplifter while volunteering at a free clinic and brings him home. The boy, an uncontrolled diabetic, later runs away, taking the Westons furniture with him.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Two For the Road

    S5:E22

    Patrick and Emily drive back from New York together in his van. Meanwhile, Harry, who is home sick with the flu, must bear the brunt of Carol's certainty that something will happen between the two while on the road.

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    #23 - Aunt Verne Knows Best

    S5:E23

    Laverne is too controlling on her nephew, who is in town to attend college. Carol is convinced her relationship with Patrick will be over before their nearing six month anniversary because no other relationship (except her doomed marriage) has lasted past six months.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - My Mother, My Self

    S5:E24

    Charley's mother arrives to tell him that she and his father are divorced and ends up falling in love with Harry. Carol goes on a trip to meet Patrick's mother. Laverne battles her insurance company.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - Charley to the Rescue

    S5:E25

    Emily is harassed by an obnoxious comic while working as a waitress on Charley's cruise ship. Laverne fixes Harry up with what she thinks is his perfect match.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" is the best rated episode of "Empty Nest" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Dinah Manoff and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/19/1992. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Take My Garage, Please".