7.9/10333 votes#1 - The Wolf Returns
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2015
Mike has returned from being on a fantastic two-month road trip traveling to far-flung places for Outdoor Man. It's great to be back with his wife, Vanessa, and their three daughters, but finds a lot has been going on at home as well as on the job since he's been away. To top it all off, a tornado is headed toward the Outdoor Man store and the Baxter home.
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7.8/10296 votes#2 - Free Range Parents
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2015
Amidst the mass chaos of picking up Ryan from school, Mike asks a reluctant Ryan to let Boyd walk home unsupervised. Meanwhile, Ed and Kyle hold a "Doomsday Preppers" meeting, and Eve and Mandy try to keep a secret from Vanessa.
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7.5/10297 votes#3 - Ping–pong
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2015
Vanessa tries to educate Eve on why she should be more on board with having a woman president. Meanwhile, after Ed mentions to Mike that he hasn't seen his own daughter for years, Mike and Mandy try to figure out what they have in common.
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7.5/10283 votes#4 - Educating Boyd
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2015
When Mike blames the public school system for suspending his grandson Boyd from public school, he tells Ryan they should start looking at private schools. Meanwhile, Kristin and Kyle try to capture a raccoon loose in the Outdoor Man restaurant, and Mandy doesn't want Eve to take photos of her for a class assignment.
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8.1/10305 votes#5 - The Road Less Driven
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2015
When Vanessa and the girls surprise Mike with a 1967 Impala for his birthday, he's excited to have alone time in the garage with the car. But when the car's original owner, Joe, keeps showing up with spare parts and unwanted advice, Mike drops some not-so-subtle hints that he can do without Joe's help. Meanwhile, Mandy is mad when Vanessa allows Eve to go to a music festival - when she was never allowed to when she was growing up.
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8.3/10304 votes#6 - Halloween
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2015
On Halloween, Mike and Chuck decide to spend the evening watching football instead of passing out candy with their wives. But when Vanessa and Carol start pranking them, the competition is on to see who can out-prank who. Kyle dresses up like his hero, Ed, but Ed has a surprising response to Kyle's imitation of him.
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7.5/10274 votes#7 - The Dad Hat
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2015
Kristin is surprised that Mike is treating her more like a dad than her boss when she tells him she wants to oversee the opening of the next Outdoor Man Grill restaurant. Meanwhile, Mandy and Kyle hope Ed will want their help in rekindling his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Wendi.
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8.0/10287 votes#8 - The Big Sleepover
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2015
When Eve tells the family her annoying best friend Cammy needs to move in with them, Mike springs into action to find a way to hand Cammy off on someone else, namely the Larabees. Meanwhile, Kristin asks Mandy to design the new uniforms for the Outdoor Man Grill, but they clash over Mandy's creative process.
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7.9/10280 votes#9 - The Gratitude List
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2015
Although Vanessa is disappointed it will only be her, Mike and Eve at the Baxter Thanksgiving table, she's more let down when Eve bypasses one of their holiday traditions and calls it "goofy." Meanwhile, Kristin finds out Mandy is lying to their parents about where she and Kyle will be spending Thanksgiving dinner.
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7.8/10269 votes#10 - The Puck Stops Here
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2015
When Boyd's hockey team needs a new coach, Mike surprises everyone when he recommends Ryan for the job since he was an all-star hockey player in high school. Meanwhile, Vanessa doesn't understand why ideal student Eve is failing in chemistry.
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7.9/10285 votes#11 - Gift of the Wise Man
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2015
Mike, annoyed at how far his family has moved away from the true spirit of Christmas, tells them he doesn’t want any physical gifts this year. Instead, he just wants each of them to perform a “good deed” for him. Meanwhile, Chuck is nominated to be Outdoor Man’s in-store Santa for the season.
Director: N/A
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7.9/10278 votes#12 - Polar Run
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2016
When Mike and Vanessa need a sure winner on their annual college alumnae 5k race teams, they go to extreme measures to see who will win over Eve. Meanwhile, Kristin senses work might get tricky when Ed hires his girlfriend, Wendi, to be the new hostess at The Outdoor Man Grill.
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7.9/10274 votes#13 - Mike and the Mechanics
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2016
To snap Eve out of her funk of not getting into West Point Academy, Mike hopes that taking her to Outdoor Man will show her different career options. But both Mike and Vanessa are taken aback by the unexpected influence that car mechanic Joe has on her. Meanwhile, Mandy makes Kristin feel like they no longer have anything in common.
Director: Robbie Countryman
Writer: Mike Haukom
8.8/10382 votes#14 - The Ring
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/2016
When Ed secretly gives Kyle a task involving an engagement ring, Mike thinks Kyle is going to propose to Mandy.
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7.9/10275 votes#15 - Home Sweet Loan
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/2016
Mike has convinced Kristin and Ryan to buy a home instead of renting an apartment. But when he finds the ideal place for them, Ryan surprises everyone with a change of heart and backs out of the idea. Meanwhile, Mandy doesn't want Eve in the basement, which doubles as her work space, but Kyle defends her right to be there.
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Writer: Dylan Tanous
8.2/10356 votes#16 - Eve's Band
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2016
Mike tries to break up Eve's new band, but his plan doesn't turn out as he expected; Mandy and Kyle baby-sit Boyd.
Director: N/A
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8.2/10332 votes#17 - Tanks for the Memories
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/26/2016
Mike is anxious to buy the miniature tank collection once belonging to the late husband of his neighbor, Helen Potts. But when he discovers Helen already sold the collection, he goes to extremes to make the collection his own. Meanwhile, Kristin and Ed are concerned when a mysterious "Bubba X" posts a scathing review about their dining experience at the Outdoor Man Restaurant.
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7.6/10272 votes#18 - He Shed She Shed
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2016
Mike thinks Vanessa is using too much of his space at home to do her work, so he builds her a detached shed he calls a "she shed," in their yard. Meanwhile, Kyle has to cope when Kristin is unexpectedly named Employee of the Month at the Outdoor Man.
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7.5/10285 votes#19 - Outdoor Woman
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/2016
Mike's ex-girlfriend, a famous rock climber, wants him to go on a trip with her to promote her line of climbing gear; Kristen and Ryan part with their old possessions.
Director: N/A
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7.6/10277 votes#20 - Tattoo
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/2016
Vanessa hopes getting a tattoo will help her become closer to her daughters; Kyle gives Ryan camping lessons.
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7.5/10273 votes#21 - The Marriage Doctor
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/15/2016
When Mike finds out future son-in-law Kyle fears meeting with the church's new minister, Mike tells Kyle to use him and Vanessa as a strong marriage example. But a recent argument ends up sending them to the minister instead. Meanwhile, Ryan helps Eve with her assignment to debate from the opposite side of her politically conservative beliefs.
Director: Tim Clark
Writer: N/A
8.0/10263 votes#22 - The Shortcut
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/22/2016
In honor of Mike's 25 years at The Outdoor Man, Ed plans a surprise dinner for him and asks Joe and Chuck to come up with the after-dinner speech. Also, Mandy decides that in order for her and Kyle to save money, they should move in with her parents after they're married
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The Best Episodes of Last Man Standing Season 5
Every episode of Last Man Standing Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Last Man Standing Season 5!
A married father of three tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.
Genre:Comedy
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Wolf Returns" is the best rated episode of "Last Man Standing" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 333 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/25/2015. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Free Range Parents".