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The Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5

Every episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5!

Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins...
Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:NBC
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Client" is the best rated episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" season 5. It scored 7.6/10 based on 646 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by David Zuckerman, John Ridley, it aired on 9/19/1994. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "What's Will Got to Do With It?".

  • The Client
    7.6/10(646)

    #1 - The Client

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 9/19/1994

    Will revels in Ashley's music industry success, but both Will and Ashley are about to have a rude surprise.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: David Zuckerman, John Ridley

  • What's Will Got to Do With It?
    7.3/10(613)

    #2 - What's Will Got to Do With It?

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 9/19/1994

    Will helps Ashley make a big impression on a recording executive, but Philip is adamantly against her pursuing a singing career.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Barry Gurstein, David Pitlik

  • Reality Bites
    7.0/10(619)

    #3 - Reality Bites

    Season 5 Episode 3

    Aired 9/26/1994

    Will loses points as a role model for Nicky while visiting an ever-positive kiddie hero who brings joy to youngsters - but not to Will.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: David Zuckerman

  • Grumpy Young Men
    7.3/10(617)

    #4 - Grumpy Young Men

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 10/3/1994

    War breaks out when the girl Will likes plants a big one on Carlton.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Michael Soccio

  • Fresh Prince: The Movie
    7.6/10(690)

    #5 - Fresh Prince: The Movie

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 10/10/1994

    Will tells a tall tale about seeing a mob killing, then being placed in a witness-protection program in the backwoods of Alabama.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Gary H. Miller

  • Will's Misery
    7.6/10(648)

    #6 - Will's Misery

    Season 5 Episode 6

    Aired 10/17/1994

    The Banks hate the ugly golf shirts Hilary gives them - until they see Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wearing the same design.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky

  • Father Knows Best
    7.6/10(619)

    #7 - Father Knows Best

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 10/24/1994

    To help Ashley out of a jam at school, Will poses as her father. Oh yeah, this is gonna work.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Andrea Allen-Wiley

  • Soul Train
    7.4/10(625)

    #8 - Soul Train

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 11/7/1994

    At a Soul Train reunion, middle-aged Philip feels like his train has left the station.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: John Ridley

  • Love Hurts
    7.4/10(618)

    #9 - Love Hurts

    Season 5 Episode 9

    Aired 11/14/1994

    Lisa humiliates Will by knocking out a guy with her self-defense moves.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Barry Gurstein, David Pitlik

  • Will's Up a Dirt Road
    7.1/10(594)

    #10 - Will's Up a Dirt Road

    Season 5 Episode 10

    Aired 11/21/1994

    Will tries his hand at journalism to prove something to Lisa, but his efforts get him sued for libel - by Jay Leno.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

  • Will Steps Out
    7.3/10(599)

    #11 - Will Steps Out

    Season 5 Episode 11

    Aired 11/28/1994

    To understand Philip's battle with the scale, Will dons a fat suit and gets a big fat lesson in empathy.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Maiya Williams

  • Same Game, Next Season
    7.4/10(599)

    #12 - Same Game, Next Season

    Season 5 Episode 12

    Aired 12/12/1994

    Will works so hard to impress Lisa's dad that he spends all his free time with his new best buddy.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: David Zuckerman

  • Three's a Crowd
    7.5/10(609)

    #13 - Three's a Crowd

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 1/9/1995

    Will gets roped into a weekend ski trip with Carlton that quickly turns to disaster when their party arrives; meanwhile, back home, Hilary prepares to leave the nest.

    Director: Madeline Cripe

    Writer: Josh Goldstein

  • It's a Wonderful Lie
    7.3/10(591)

    #14 - It's a Wonderful Lie

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 1/23/1995

    The party's over. Will and Lisa tell each other lies so they can sneak off to the (uh-oh) same party.

    Director: Chuck Vinson

    Writer: Gayle Abrams

  • Bullets Over Bel-Air
    8.5/10(871)

    #15 - Bullets Over Bel-Air

    Season 5 Episode 15

    Aired 2/6/1995

    A planned camping trip is cut short for Carlton and Will when a robber approaches them at an automated bank-teller machine - and fires a gun.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky, Maiya Williams

  • A Decent Proposal
    7.3/10(594)

    #16 - A Decent Proposal

    Season 5 Episode 16

    Aired 2/13/1995

    Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Will pops the question from his hospital room. And Lisa's answer is...

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Barry Gurstein, David Pitlik

  • Will is from Mars...
    7.5/10(632)

    #17 - Will is from Mars...

    Season 5 Episode 17

    Aired 2/20/1995

    Thanks to relationship counseling, Will and Lisa hop to move on up to a new understanding in preparation for marriage. Meanwhile Hillary wants Geoffrey to work at her new home.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Michael Soccio, Andrea Allen-Wiley

  • The Wedding Show (Psyche!)
    7.3/10(589)

    #18 - The Wedding Show (Psyche!)

    Season 5 Episode 18

    Aired 2/27/1995

    Shafted! The engaged couple opts for flashy Vegas vows, complete with costumes. The tasteful theme: Shaft.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Maiya Williams, David Zuckerman

  • Slum Like It... Not!
    7.1/10(580)

    #19 - Slum Like It... Not!

    Season 5 Episode 19

    Aired 3/13/1995

    Will vows Philip with his sound investment advice to buy Jazz's apartment building - but the tenants scream slumlord after Philip acts on Will's moneymaking tip.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

  • As the Will Turns
    7.3/10(575)

    #20 - As the Will Turns

    Season 5 Episode 20

    Aired 4/10/1995

    Will inadvertently finds himself in the right place at the right time and lands a part in a daytime soap opera.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Barry Gurstein, David Pitlik

  • Save the Last Trance for Me
    7.4/10(590)

    #21 - Save the Last Trance for Me

    Season 5 Episode 21

    Aired 4/17/1995

    Put into a trance by a stage hypnotist, Will behaves like a 4-year-old just as the family gears up for an interview with the admissions head of a private school.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky, Maiya Williams

  • To Thine Own Self Be Blue... and Gold
    7.5/10(578)

    #22 - To Thine Own Self Be Blue... and Gold

    Season 5 Episode 22

    Aired 4/24/1995

    A dream job for Will with a businessman friend of Philip's turns into a nightmare when the man offers him a bonus to help bribe a councilman.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Cold Feet, Hot Body
    7.5/10(596)

    #23 - Cold Feet, Hot Body

    Season 5 Episode 23

    Aired 5/1/1995

    Dinner date. The Banks host a gorgeous girl from Philly who tries to lure Will away from Lisa.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Ron Burla

  • Love in an Elevator
    6.6/10(580)

    #24 - Love in an Elevator

    Season 5 Episode 24

    Aired 5/8/1995

    Stuck and out of luck, Will spends his bachelor party trapped in an elevator with a feuding Carlton and Jazz.

    Director: Maynard C. Virgil I

    Writer: David Hoge, Dan Cross

  • For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll
    7.1/10(604)

    #25 - For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll

    Season 5 Episode 25

    Aired 5/15/1995

    Husband-to-be Will has the bride, the ring, the date...and second thoughts about the whole idea.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Leilani Downer