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 — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
Season 5 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" season 5 is "The Client", rated 7.7/10 from 642 user votes. It was directed by Shelley Jensen and written by David Zuckerman, John Ridley. "The Client" aired on 9/19/1994 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "What's Will Got to Do With It?".
7.7/10 642 votes#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
7.3/10 609 votes#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: David Pitlik, Barry Gurstein
7.1/10 613 votes#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
7.4/10 613 votes#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
7.6/10 683 votes#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
7.6/10 640 votes#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
7.6/10 612 votes#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
7.5/10 617 votes#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
7.4/10 612 votes#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: David Pitlik, Barry Gurstein
7.1/10 588 votes#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.
7.3/10 594 votes#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
7.4/10 595 votes#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
7.5/10 604 votes#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
7.3/10 585 votes#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
8.5/10 864 votes#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
7.3/10 586 votes#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: David Pitlik, Barry Gurstein
7.5/10 625 votes#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: Andrea Allen-Wiley, Michael Soccio
7.3/10 582 votes#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: David Zuckerman, Maiya Williams
7.1/10 575 votes#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.
7.3/10 570 votes#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: David Pitlik, Barry Gurstein
7.4/10 585 votes#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
7.5/10 575 votes#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
7.5/10 589 votes#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
6.6/10 575 votes#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
7.1/10 597 votes#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