8.9/1027 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
8.6/1020 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
8.4/1025 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
8.6/1026 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
8.6/1024 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
8.4/1019 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
9.3/1027 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
5.2/1033 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
8.8/1025 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
8.9/1021 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
8.2/1019 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
8.6/1019 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
9.2/1028 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
8.7/1020 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
8.8/1024 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
8.6/1019 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
8.4/1019 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
9.0/1028 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
8.6/1030 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
8.1/1026 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
8.7/1026 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
8.7/1030 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
The Best Episodes of The Wayans Bros. Season 5
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Brother Can You Spare A Dime?" is the best rated episode of "The Wayans Bros." season 5. It scored 8.9/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1998. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Six Degrees of Marlon".