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The Best Episodes of Santa Barbara Season 5

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 1 - Episode 860
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    #1 - Episode 860

    S5:E1

    CC finds Julia & Mason at the Capwell Hotel, Cruz back in the hospital, gets the microchip implanted in his head, Julia tells Mason where Tori is & he confronts her at rehab, Keith learns Gina has her sight back.

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  2. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 2 - Episode 861
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    #2 - Episode 861

    S5:E2

    Thompson, the guy Sophia hired, plants a bomb on Pamela's rig, there's an explosion, fire, & oil spill; Pearl starts work at Johnny's; Cain & Pearl help the animals injured in the spill.

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  3. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 3 - Episode 862
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    #3 - Episode 862

    S5:E3

    Eden & Cruz return to the hotel, the spill clean up continues, Pamela tells Keith she thinks CC sabotaged her rig, Thompson asks Sophia for $20,000, TJ comforts Sophia then Thompson knocks him out.

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  4. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 4 - Episode 863
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    #4 - Episode 863

    S5:E4

    Andrea arrives to help with the animal rescue, Tori leaves the clinic & returns home, Rita has a hearing with Julia & Mason, Gina tells Sophia she knows about her & Thompson & she wants Brandon back. **First appearance of Ally Walker (Andrea Bedford)

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  5. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 5 - Episode 864
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    #5 - Episode 864

    S5:E5

    Tori tells Pamela about rehab, Eden & Cruz in Hawaii planning to return to Santa Barbara, Cain & Andrea visit Pamela & CC, Julia meets with the Liptons, Gina photographs Sophia with Thompson.

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  6. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 6 - Episode 865
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    #6 - Episode 865

    S5:E6

    Cain hosts a benefit party at the Lair for the animal rescue work, Jake proposes to Hayley, Hayley is hit by Carmen's drunk date & dies in Jake's arms, Tori finds an old vial of cocaine but doesn't use it.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 7 - Episode 866
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    #7 - Episode 866

    S5:E7

    Hayley's ghost appears, Hayley's memorial service not shown, Kelly confronts Sophia about Thompson. ***Last appearance of Stacy Edwards (Hayley Benson) and first departure of Nicolas Coster (Lionel Lockridge)

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  8. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 8 - Episode 867
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    #8 - Episode 867

    S5:E8

    Pearl is shot, Gina finds out Scott has dinner with Kathleen, Tori sets up a romantic evening for Mason.

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  9. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 9 - Episode 868
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    #9 - Episode 868

    S5:E9

    Gina calls Kathleen a slut, Sophia gives Gina custody of Brandon, Pearl in the hospital recovering.

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  10. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 10 - Episode 869
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    #10 - Episode 869

    S5:E10

    Jeffrey flies to New York to find Kelly, Scott learns Gina can see, Rita goes into labor during the trial, Carmen is worried about Eden & Cruz.

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  11. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 11 - Episode 870
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    #11 - Episode 870

    S5:E11

    Eden & Cruz back in Santa Barbara, Eden and Andrea have a reunion, Rita is willing to die for her baby and Mason asks the Liptons to drop their suit.

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  12. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 12 - Episode 871
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    #12 - Episode 871

    S5:E12

    Mason leaves Tori and goes to Julia's, Sophia pawns her wedding ring to pay Thompson, TJ & Sophia kiss.

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  13. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 13 - Episode 872
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    #13 - Episode 872

    S5:E13

    Julia & Mason spend their first full day together, Mel tells Tori to get a lawyer, Cruz tells Eden why he joined the INID, Eden & Cruz find a hooker that knows Harry.

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  14. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 14 - Episode 873
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    #14 - Episode 873

    S5:E14

    Laken leaves town, Cruz places a phony ad to lure Harry, Ben leaves Hal's money clip at the Orient Express bar and Pamela finds it & calls CC, the hooker is in trouble. **Last appearance of Susan Marie Snyder (Laken Lockridge)

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  15. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 15 - Episode 874
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    #15 - Episode 874

    S5:E15

    Thompson tells Sophia he wants $10,000 a week, Sophia tells TJ about the oil rig, Alex leaves town, Cruz finds the hooker dead, Eden puts on a wig to meet Harry, Betty White cameo.

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  16. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 16 - Episode 875
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    #16 - Episode 875

    S5:E16

    Tori overhears CC saying that Julia & Mason slept together while she was in the clinic, Eden & Cruz have a scene with Betty White.

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  17. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 17 - Episode 876
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    #17 - Episode 876

    S5:E17

    Andrea drugs Cain and photographs the blueprints, Tori tells Mason she wants $5,000,000, Cruz tries to catch Harry at a theater, Betty White at the theater.

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  18. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 18 - Episode 877
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    #18 - Episode 877

    S5:E18

    Tori & her lawyer serve Mason papers at Julia's, CC goes to the boathouse and remembers hitting Hal who fell in the water, Cruz puts Harry's picture on TV, Andrea bugs Cain's phone.

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  19. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 19 - Episode 878
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    #19 - Episode 878

    S5:E19

    Mason tells Julia he has to move out, CC dives & brings up Hal's skull, Harry tells Cruz he is looking for the Fox, an assassin, Harry is shot.

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  20. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 20 - Episode 879
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    #20 - Episode 879

    S5:E20

    CC & Pamela bury Hal's skull, Keith asks Cruz questions about the picture he put on TV, Cain starts to suspect Andrea is the Fox.

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  21. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 21 - Episode 880
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    #21 - Episode 880

    S5:E21

    Brandon hits up Sophia, CC & Ted for money, Andrea stakes out the banquet room at the hotel, Mel & Tori finish their screenplay.

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  22. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 22 - Episode 881
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    #22 - Episode 881

    S5:E22

    Ted finds a bone at the boathouse, Mason tells Mel he'll invest in the movie if he sleeps with Tori, Richard leaves a bomb with Cruz.

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  23. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 23 - Episode 882
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    #23 - Episode 882

    S5:E23

    Cruz is OK after the bomb exploded, Cain finds the bug in his phone, Cruz learns he has chip implanted in his head.

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  24. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 24 - Episode 883
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    #24 - Episode 883

    S5:E24

    Keith asks Gina to marry him, Cruz is tracked to the hospital, Scott removes Cruz's chip in the elevator, then it plummets to the ground.

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  25. Santa Barbara Season 5 Episode 25 - Episode 884
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    #25 - Episode 884

    S5:E25

    Scott, Eden, Cruz, and Cain are OK after the elevator crash, Cruz tells Cain about the Fox, Cain thinks Andrea is the Fox.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Episode 860" is the best rated episode of "Santa Barbara" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/4/1988. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 861".