6.6/1044 votes#1 - Father Knows Best
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2005
Bryan, Bryanna's father, shows up to spend more time with his daughter-and ends up spoiling her.
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: Teri Schaffer
6.8/1041 votes#2 - Wrestling with a Sticky Situation
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2005
When Jordan makes the wrestling team, Bernie turns to Stone Cold Steve Austin for advice.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Jerry Collins
6.7/1038 votes#3 - Marathon Mac
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2005
Berine better put his money where his mouth is when he agrees to Charles Barkley's bet that he will beat Bernie's time in a 10K charity race.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Marc Abrams, Michael Benson
7.2/1040 votes#4 - The Big Payback
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2005
Upset that Vanessa is living the free life, Bernie Mac has Vanessa work for him. Shortly, after wards Vanessa learns that his co-workers get all this free stuff because they mention they work for Bernie Mac. Vanessa takes big advantage of this, until Bernie Mac finds out. Later on, Vanessa has to bring one of his precious statues home but it breaks in a car accident. Jordan offers to fix it, with of course a price (some of the free stuff Vanessa got).
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Antonia F. March
7.2/1045 votes#5 - Car Wars
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2005
Jordan turns 13, but still acts like a monster fighting with Bryana. Eventually Jordan lets Bryana walk all over him to avoid further punishment. When he gets his gifts back, Bernie holds back an R-rated movie. Later when Bernie asks Jordan to babysit Bryana one night, Jordan accepts just so he can watch the R-rated movie behind his back.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Fred Johnson
6.7/1039 votes#6 - Night of Terror
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2005
Jordan turns 13, but still acts like a monster fighting with Bryana. Eventually Jordan lets Bryana walk all over him to avoid further punishment. When he gets his gifts back, Bernie holds back an R-rated movie. Later when Bernie asks Jordan to babysit Bryana one night, Jordan accepts just so he can watch the R-rated movie behind his back.
Director: Warren Hutcherson
Writer: Corey Nickerson
6.7/1038 votes#7 - For Whom the Belt Tolls
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2005
The kids finally cross Aunt Wanda's line while Bernie's away. Bernie gives Aunt Wanda "Big Mama's Belt" to keep them in line. The kids wind up fearing her even more than Bernie Mac.
Director: Roger Nygard
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
6.8/1035 votes#8 - Pop Pop Goes the Weasel
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2005
When Bryana's father, Bryan (Anthony Anderson), visits, he threatens Bernie's relationship with Jordan and undermines Bernie's barbecuing techniques.
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: Steve Tompkins, Teri Schaffer
7.6/1040 votes#9 - Prison Break
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2005
After misbehaving yet again, Bernie punishes Bryana and Jordan severely. Yet again Wanda thinks he's being too hard on them. But in the end, she catches on. Vanessa turns out to be the sneakiest of them all.
Director: Keith Truesdell
Writer: Antonia F. March, Jacqueline McKinley
6.6/1034 votes#10 - Some Church Bull
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2005
In an effort to bring family members closer together, Wanda insists they participate in the annual parish retreat.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Jerry Collins
7.4/1037 votes#11 - Sorely Missed
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2005
Bernie thinks that he and Wanda need some time alone. Bryana has trouble remembering her mother.
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writer: Warren Hutcherson
6.9/1035 votes#12 - Fumes of Detente
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2006
When Wanda invites Tasha, Vanessa's best friend from Chicago, to stay with them, Bernie is worried he will have another difficult teen in his house.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Fred Johnson
7.5/1034 votes#13 - Exercise in Fertility: Part 1
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2006
After several failed attempts, Bernie and Wanda realize that making a baby is harder than they thought, and Wanda begins to question their fertility.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Marc Abrams, Michael Benson
7.3/1034 votes#14 - Exercise in Fertility: Part 2
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/2006
Bernie and Wanda have undertaken fertility treatments. Wanda suffers from mood swings due to hormonal issues. Distracted with the idea of having a child the couple neglect to stay on top of the kids they already have. Vanessa shares her experience with babies joining a family. She explains the baby will be Bernie's own baby girl, or his son. Everyone will have to adjust, and one will be replaced. Bernie and Wanda adjust to ups and downs with treatment, having to ride out extreme highs, lows, hopes, fears, and consider how committed they have to be to the process, rife...
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Marc Abrams, Michael Benson, Peter B. Aronson
7.4/1033 votes#15 - Fantasy Football
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/2006
Jordan and Bernie Mac start a fantasy football league but do poor; and Bernie Mac won't really listen to Jordan. With that, Jordan eventually goes to a different league secretly behind Bernie Mac's back. Vanessa primps herself up with make-up for her senior photo. Bryana wants some of the make up too, so Vanessa gives her some of her old makeup. But Bryana gets caught with it at school.
Director: Rusty Cundieff
Writer: Steve Tompkins, Brian Egan
8.0/1053 votes#16 - Bar Mitzvah Crashers
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/2006
After a Jewish family arrive in the neighborhood, Bernie urges Jordan to befriending the son, David. Though hesitant at first Jordan begins to develop a friendship with his new neighbor. Not long after-wards David invites Jordan to attend his cousin's bar mitzvahs with him. After receiving various expensive parting gifts Jordan and David decide to crash bar mitzvahs of people to whom they do not know in order to receive more gifts. Before long it's time for David's bar mitzvahs but Jordan comes to a dilemma because this happens to be the same day of a very wealthy boy's bar mitzvahs. So Jordan must beside between friendship or material possessions.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Michael Caine, Angela Yarbrough
7.7/1040 votes#17 - Who's Your Mama?
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/31/2006
Bryana's daddy Bryan helps out around the house and the kids start preferring him over their Uncle Bernie causing Bernie Mac to take offense. Baby Girl gets called flat-chested at school and Bryan and Bernie fight over who gets to buy her a new bra. Jordan competes for "best smile" at school.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Jerry Collins
7.3/1041 votes#18 - What Would Jason Do?
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/31/2006
Vanessa's school prom is coming up so Bernie Mac picks a boy friend out for her (after doing his usual protective background check). Even after he chooses, he has all these worried fantasies. Bryana injures her ankle so Jordan has to be her servant, but in the end after Bryana took it a bit far Jordan gets some redemption.
Director: Roger Nygard
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson, Jason M. Palmer
7.0/1038 votes#19 - It's Never as Bad as the First Time
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/2006
Jordan dates Erica, one of the cheerleaders at school. Bernie is delighted, but when Jordan and Erica break up, he tries to remedy the situation.
Director: Keith Truesdell
Writer: Fred Johnson
7.4/1036 votes#20 - Spinning Wheels
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/7/2006
Wanda's sister visits and wants to throw a roller-disco party for Wanda's birthday.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Corey Nickerson
7.1/1033 votes#21 - Growing Pains
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/14/2006
Bernie makes Vanessa prove she can manage her money.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Warren Hutcherson, Saladin K. Patterson
7.5/1050 votes#22 - Bernie's Angels
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/14/2006
The kids' carelessness causes Bernie to have a near-death experience.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Steve Tompkins, Teri Schaffer
The Best Episodes of The Bernie Mac Show Season 5
Every episode of The Bernie Mac Show Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Bernie Mac Show Season 5!
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Father Knows Best" is the best rated episode of "The Bernie Mac Show" season 5. It scored 6.6/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by Millicent Shelton and written by Teri Schaffer, it aired on 9/23/2005. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Wrestling with a Sticky Situation".