8.1/10709 votes#1 - We'll Follow the Sun
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1990
The Bundys get stuck in traffic on Labor Day.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Ron Leavitt
8.0/10728 votes#2 - Al... with Kelly
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1990
Al and Kelly pretend to be sick so they can avoid going with Peggy and Bud to Wanker County, but Kelly ends up really getting sick and Al has to care for her for the entire week which interrupts Al's fantasies of being with two beautiful women.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
7.7/10629 votes#3 - Sue Casa, His Casa
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1990
After Al decides he doesn't need insurance, Bud gets in an accident and they counter sue the other driver with Marcy as a witness.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
7.7/10700 votes#4 - The Unnatural
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1990
Al's softball team wants to bench him before the big championship, but Peggy, Kelly and Bud hold three of the required votes to omit him. Peggy is swayed by the hunk who will replace Al, while it takes food to get the kids' votes.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Katherine Green
8.2/10745 votes#5 - The Dance Show
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1990
Al doesn't mind Peggy going out with Marcy every night to a ballroom dance hall and dance the night away with a handsome man named Andy, until another man, named Pete, tells Al that Peggy is stealing someone's husband - his.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
8.1/10749 votes#6 - Kelly Bounces Back
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1990
Kelly auditions for a job as a spokesperson for the new Allante car.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
8.3/10756 votes#7 - Married ... with Aliens
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1990
Al gets a visit from small green aliens who steal his socks.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
8.0/10683 votes#8 - Wabbit Season
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1990
A rabbit destroys Al's fantasy of having a vegetable garden.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Ron Leavitt
8.3/10704 votes#9 - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1990
Al become the neighborhood stud when some women see him move a couch.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Kevin Curran
7.8/10635 votes#10 - One Down, Two to Go
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1990
Kelly moves out after Al beats up yet another of her boyfriends. This upsets Peggy, who becomes an overprotective mom, to Bud's dislike.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
8.0/10647 votes#11 - And Baby Makes Money
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1990
Al and Peggy try to have another baby after a dead relative promised $500,000 to the couple who provide an heir named after him.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
8.1/10657 votes#12 - Married ... with Who
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/1991
Marcy wakes up after a drunken night and finds herself married to Jefferson.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
8.3/10687 votes#13 - The Godfather
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/1991
Al becomes the neighborhood godfather when Kelly starts dating a 41-year-old man with the right connections.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
7.2/10659 votes#14 - Look Who's Barking
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/1991
Buck brings a female dog into the house, and feels neglected when the family only care about the new dog.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Katherine Green
7.9/10629 votes#15 - A Man's Castle
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/1991
Al is horrified when Peggy completely redecorates his bathroom, turning it pink.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
8.1/10704 votes#16 - All Night Security Dude
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/1991
Al gets a job as a security guard at Polk High, but gets fired after the championship trophy is stolen by Al's old nemesis.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Peter Gaffney
8.3/10730 votes#17 - Oldies but Young 'Uns
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/1991
Al goes crazy trying to remember the name of a song he heard on the radio.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Bill Prady
8.0/10657 votes#18 - Weenie Tot Lovers & Other Strangers
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/1991
Al has to choose whether to spend his money on Bud's visit to the White House or letting Kelly enter a Miss Weenie Tot contest.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Kevin Curran
7.5/10604 votes#19 - Kids! Wadaya Gonna Do?
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/1991
Al and Peggy take over Marcy's house when they go to watch a movie there. Meanwhile, Bud takes a girl to a concert and Kelly babysits a lot of horrible children.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
5.5/10723 votes#20 - Top of the Heap
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/7/1991
In a spinoff attempt of Married ... with Children, we follow the lives of Charlie and Vinnie Verducci. Charlie wants Vinnie to marry rich to get a better life and they go to a formal fund raiser to meet rich women.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Ron Leavitt
8.6/10800 votes#21 - You Better Shop Around (1)
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/14/1991
Al buys a cheap old air conditioner which leads to a massive blackout in the entire neighborhood, forcing the Bundy's to move into a supermarket.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
8.5/10731 votes#22 - You Better Shop Around (2)
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/21/1991
The Bundys and the D'Arcys face off to see who can spend the $1,000 shopping spree first. Meanwhile, Bud and Kelly bother celebrity Jerry Mathers who judges the contest.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
7.6/10634 votes#23 - Route 666 (1)
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 4/28/1991
The Bundy car breaks down in New Mexico and they have to call Marcy and Jefferson for help.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Katherine Green
7.7/10643 votes#24 - Route 666 (2)
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/5/1991
The Bundys and the D'Arcys face the effects of greed as they discover a gold mine in the desert.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
7.4/10603 votes#25 - Buck the Stud
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 5/19/1991
A man offers the Bundys $10,000 if they allow Buck to breed with his dog.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Chip Johannessen
The Best Episodes of Married... with Children Season 5
Every episode of Married... with Children Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Married... with Children Season 5!
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is...
Genre:Comedy
Network:FOX
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"We'll Follow the Sun" is the best rated episode of "Married... with Children" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 709 votes. Directed by Gerry Cohen and written by Ron Leavitt, it aired on 9/23/1990. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Al... with Kelly".