The Best Episodes of The Bernie Mac Show Season 5

Bryan, Bryanna's father, shows up to spend more time with his daughter-and ends up spoiling her.

Director: Millicent Shelton

Writer: Teri Schaffer

When Jordan makes the wrestling team, Bernie turns to Stone Cold Steve Austin for advice.

Director: Victor Nelli Jr.

Writer: Jerry Collins

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: Michael Benson, Marc Abrams

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

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

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

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

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: Teri Schaffer, Steve Tompkins

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

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

Bernie thinks that he and Wanda need some time alone. Bryana has trouble remembering her mother.

Director: Reginald Hudlin

Writer: Warren Hutcherson

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

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: Michael Benson, Marc Abrams

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: Michael Benson, Marc Abrams, Peter B. Aronson

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

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

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

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

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

Wanda's sister visits and wants to throw a roller-disco party for Wanda's birthday.

Director: Victor Nelli Jr.

Writer: Corey Nickerson

Bernie makes Vanessa prove she can manage her money.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

Writer: Warren Hutcherson, Saladin K. Patterson

The kids' carelessness causes Bernie to have a near-death experience.

Director: Ken Kwapis

Writer: Teri Schaffer, Steve Tompkins