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The Best Episodes of The Wayans Bros. Season 5

Every episode of The Wayans Bros. Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Wayans Bros. Season 5!

The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Both brothers were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color that aired from 1990 to 1994 on Fox. The series also starred John Witherspoon and Anna Maria Horsford.

Genre:Comedy
Network:The WB

Season 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Wayans Bros." season 5 is "Brother Can You Spare A Dime?", rated 8.9/10 from 27 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Brother Can You Spare A Dime?" aired on 9/18/1998 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Six Degrees of Marlon".

  • Brother Can You Spare A Dime?
    8.9/10 27 votes

    #1 - Brother Can You Spare A Dime?

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1998

    Amazing as it sounds, Marlon has an acting gig and Shawn is the one hard up for cash. With the newsstand still out of circulation, Shawn has do some major maneuvering to get a little money out of Marlon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Six Degrees of Marlon
    8.6/10 20 votes

    #2 - Six Degrees of Marlon

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1998

    Marlon wants more exposure on his sitcom Everybody Loves Everybody, so manager Shawn gets Marlon a big romantic scene: with a guy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maiya Williams

  • Pops' Campaign
    8.4/10 25 votes

    #3 - Pops' Campaign

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1998

    When he runs for city council, Pops resorts to slinging mud.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Bruce

  • Romeo & J'Leeta
    8.6/10 26 votes

    #4 - Romeo & J'Leeta

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1998

    The battle between restaurateurs Pops and Rick heats up in this new episode. Nasty rumors add extra heat to their ongoing feud, but a ""Romeo and Juliet"" situation arises. Shawn starts dating Rick's daughter, something that definitely doesn't please Pops. Family arguments then raise the stakes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ho's on First
    8.6/10 24 votes

    #5 - Ho's on First

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1998

    Shawn worries that Marlon is headed for a romantic fall because his new girlfriend is known for having a highly questionable reputation, and Shawn isn't sure whether to mention that after finding her alone with a handsome stranger. Marlon learns about it anyway, and though he claims not to be bothered by it, he really is.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Escorting Ain't Easy
    8.4/10 19 votes

    #6 - Escorting Ain't Easy

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1998

    An old flame may be stoking Pops' fires of passion, so Shawn and Marlon set out to convince the woman that she chose the wrong family to get involved with.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Kiss
    9.3/10 27 votes

    #7 - The Kiss

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1998

    Shawn and Dee get together at a concert by Missy ""Misdemeanor"" Elliott for dancing -- and more. They may or may not have slept together, but Marlon has a tape of them in bed and it's going to air on TV, on America's Video Bloopers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The High Life
    5.2/10 33 votes

    #8 - The High Life

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1998

    Shawn has to weed out the truth about Marlon's involvement with an actor he admires who uses drugs, especially since Marlon has a big audition coming up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Bruce

  • Misery
    8.8/10 24 votes

    #9 - Misery

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1998

    Semi-famous Marlon makes his first impact on a genuine fan. Unfortunately, she's an obsessed fanatic who kidnaps him -- and Shawn gets himself captured as well when he attempts a rescue.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Marlon Joins A Cult
    8.9/10 21 votes

    #10 - Marlon Joins A Cult

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1998

    Marlon's family must rescue him when he falls in with a cult after signing up for a class. Marlon thinks he's signed up for an acting seminar to help with focus training, but he's really joined a cult called the Inner Light Institute.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Country Christmas
    8.2/10 19 votes

    #11 - A Country Christmas

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1998

    Cousin Sheila invites Marlon, Shawn, Dee and Pops to spend Christmas at her farm, where they are shocked to discover she's in dire straits and may lose her property if she can't pay her mortgage.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maiya Williams

  • Green Card
    8.6/10 19 votes

    #12 - Green Card

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/1999

    When Shawn decides to marry an immigrant so she can be granted citizenship, the woman must live with him for six months. But he soon comes to regret the decision after the woman invites other family members to move in.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Big Brother
    9.2/10 28 votes

    #13 - Big Brother

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/1999

    Shawn follows in Marlon's footsteps as a ""big brother"" to a youngster, but it turns out that his new little charge already has a jail record.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Saving Private Marlon
    8.7/10 20 votes

    #14 - Saving Private Marlon

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/28/1999

    After landing an important role in a war movie, Marlon decides to do research on a military base where the head officer offers to show him the ropes -- until Marlon discovers that the soldier has a long-standing grudge against Pops.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jump!
    8.8/10 24 votes

    #15 - Jump!

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/1999

    Marlon and Shawn's teasing about Dee's role as a security guard gets her suspended without pay and the duo must try to win her job back.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maiya Williams

  • Pops Gets Evicted
    8.6/10 19 votes

    #16 - Pops Gets Evicted

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1999

    Shawn's ideas on making better use of the lobby space catch the eye of the building's owner who offers him the chance to run a new cafe. But first he'll have to evict Pops.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eric Monte

  • Crazy 4 U
    8.4/10 19 votes

    #17 - Crazy 4 U

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1999

    Marlon and Shawn get in way over their heads when they start competing for the attention of Dawn, an attractive psychiatrist who's just moved into the building.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Bruce

  • Hip Hop Pops
    9.0/10 28 votes

    #18 - Hip Hop Pops

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/1999

    Marlon and Shawn try to shake Pops out of his depression over his 50th birthday -- and in the process create a monster.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Everybody Loves Shawn
    8.6/10 30 votes

    #19 - Everybody Loves Shawn

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/1999

    Shawn finds himself in the spotlight as an instant celebrity after a guest shot on Marlon's TV show, much to his brother's chagrin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dreamgirl
    8.1/10 26 votes

    #20 - Dreamgirl

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/1999

    A famous singer finds Shawn's indifference irresistible, and he and Marlon find themselves competing for her affections.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maiya Williams

  • Three on a Couch
    8.7/10 26 votes

    #21 - Three on a Couch

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/1999

    After seeing a successful old pal, Shawn becomes convinced his family is to blame for him never becoming a huge success.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Bruce

  • Rope-a-Dope
    8.7/10 30 votes

    #22 - Rope-a-Dope

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/1999

    Shawn and Marlon sell Pops' boxing memorabilia, but when their dad's feelings are hurt, they try to retrieve the goods from the new owner.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A