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The Best Episodes of Married... with Children Season 5

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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 lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 21 - You Better Shop Around (1)
    8.7/10(832 votes)

    S5:E21

    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:Unknown

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  2. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 22 - You Better Shop Around (2)
    8.6/10(755 votes)

    S5:E22

    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:Unknown

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  3. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 5 - The Dance Show
    8.3/10(768 votes)

    S5:E5

    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:Unknown

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  4. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 7 - Married... with Aliens
    8.3/10(795 votes)

    S5:E7

    Al gets a visit from small green aliens who steal his socks.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 9 - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
    8.3/10(729 votes)

    S5:E9

    Al become the neighborhood stud when some women see him move a couch.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Kevin Curran

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  6. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 13 - The Godfather
    8.3/10(705 votes)

    S5:E13

    Al becomes the neighborhood godfather when Kelly starts dating a 41-year-old man with the right connections.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 17 - Oldies but Young 'Uns
    8.3/10(747 votes)

    S5:E17

    Al goes crazy trying to remember the name of a song he heard on the radio.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Bill Prady

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  8. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 16 - All Night Security Dude
    8.2/10(744 votes)

    S5:E16

    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

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  9. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 1 - We'll Follow the Sun
    8.1/10(736 votes)

    S5:E1

    The Bundys get stuck in traffic on Labor Day.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  10. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 2 - Al... with Kelly
    8.1/10(754 votes)

    S5:E2

    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:Unknown

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  11. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 6 - Kelly Bounces Back
    8.1/10(764 votes)

    S5:E6

    Kelly auditions for a job as a spokesperson for the new Allante car.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 11 - And Baby Makes Money
    8.1/10(671 votes)

    S5:E11

    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:Unknown

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  13. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 12 - Married... with Who
    8.1/10(678 votes)

    S5:E12

    Marcy wakes up after a drunken night and finds herself married to Jefferson.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 8 - Wabbit Season
    8.0/10(701 votes)

    S5:E8

    A rabbit destroys Al's fantasy of having a vegetable garden.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  15. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 18 - Weenie Tot Lovers & Other Strangers
    8.0/10(678 votes)

    S5:E18

    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

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  16. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 15 - A Man's Castle
    7.9/10(647 votes)

    S5:E15

    Al is horrified when Peggy completely redecorates his bathroom, turning it pink.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 10 - One Down, Two to Go
    7.8/10(650 votes)

    S5:E10

    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:Unknown

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  18. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 3 - Sue Casa, His Casa
    7.7/10(649 votes)

    S5:E3

    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:Unknown

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  19. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 4 - The Unnatural
    7.7/10(722 votes)

    S5:E4

    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

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  20. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 24 - Route 666 (2)
    7.7/10(651 votes)

    S5:E24

    The Bundys and the D'Arcys face the effects of greed as they discover a gold mine in the desert.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 23 - Route 666 (1)
    7.6/10(642 votes)

    S5:E23

    The Bundy car breaks down in New Mexico and they have to call Marcy and Jefferson for help.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Katherine Green

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  22. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 19 - Kids! Wadaya Gonna Do?
    7.5/10(613 votes)

    S5:E19

    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:Unknown

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  23. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 25 - Buck the Stud
    7.5/10(616 votes)

    S5:E25

    A man offers the Bundys $10,000 if they allow Buck to breed with his dog.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Chip Johannessen

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  24. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 14 - Look Who's Barking
    7.2/10(686 votes)

    S5:E14

    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

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  25. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 20 - Top of the Heap
    5.4/10(741 votes)

    S5:E20

    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

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"You Better Shop Around (1)" is the best rated episode of "Married... with Children" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 832 votes. Directed by Linda Day and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/14/1991. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "You Better Shop Around (2)".