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The Best Episodes of Weird Science Season 5

Every episode of Weird Science Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Weird Science Season 5!

Gary Wallace, a teenager who dreams of beautiful women and a cheerful life, and his only friend, the shy and geek Wyatt Donnelly, always serve...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyComedy
Network:USA Network
Episodes
18
Avg. Rating
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"I Dream of Gene" is the best rated episode of "Weird Science" season 5. It scored 7/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Sandy Smolan and written by Jeff Vlaming, it aired on 1/5/1997. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Girl Talk".

  • I Dream of Gene
    7.0/10(34)

    #1 - I Dream of Gene

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 1/5/1997

    It's Chett to the rescue when a shiftless genie arrives, sweeping Lisa off her feet and away from her friends. Why the heroics? Seems he's a tad smitten with the magical woman.

    Director: Sandy Smolan

    Writer: Jeff Vlaming

  • Girl Talk
    6.0/10(25)

    #2 - Girl Talk

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 1/12/1997

    Lisa comes out! Her friendship with a waitress from the coffeehouse prompts the genie to admit the truth about her secret powers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Boys on the Hide
    5.0/10(24)

    #3 - Boys on the Hide

    Season 5 Episode 3

    Aired 1/19/1997

    The search is on for the vandals who defaced Scampi's portrait, turning Wyatt and Gary into fugitives from the law. But who is that mysterious, one-armed man?

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: N/A

  • Gary Had a Little Cram
    5.6/10(24)

    #4 - Gary Had a Little Cram

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 1/26/1997

    Gary's race to improve his grades to get into college goes off course when his track career kicks into high gear.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Jim Lincoln

  • Forbidden Janet
    6.3/10(26)

    #5 - Forbidden Janet

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 2/2/1997

    Lisa helps bring Wyatt's dream girl to life, but also whips up a monster intent on eating Chett and Gary.

    Director: Christopher Hibler

    Writer: N/A

  • Man's Best Friend
    6.4/10(26)

    #6 - Man's Best Friend

    Season 5 Episode 6

    Aired 2/9/1997

    Lisa turns Chett's new dog into a human, but the morphed mutt has a problem licking his former canine tendencies.

    Director: Alan Cross

    Writer: Kari Lizer

  • Show Chett
    5.6/10(26)

    #7 - Show Chett

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 2/16/1997

    As a way of dressing down Chet for his lecherous behavior, Lisa turns him into an exotic dancer in Vegas. But he turns the tables and proves he can strip with the best of them.

    Director: Tom Spezialy

    Writer: Chris Black

  • Bee In There
    6.1/10(23)

    #8 - Bee In There

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 2/23/1997

    Lisa accidentally sends Gary and Wyatt back in time as their own mothers.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: N/A

  • Future Bride
    5.9/10(24)

    #9 - Future Bride

    Season 5 Episode 9

    Aired 3/7/1997

    With Lisa's "Bride Tracker," Wyatt finds his future wife. However, his intended isn't too intent on spending any time--much less forever--with the rushing groom.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Adam I. Lapidus

  • Stalag 16
    5.9/10(25)

    #10 - Stalag 16

    Season 5 Episode 10

    Aired 3/14/1997

    Gary and Wyatt design a great escape plan when Chett and Scampi become trapped inside Lisa's virtual-reality game, set in a World War II prison camp.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: N/A

  • I, Chettus
    5.6/10(24)

    #11 - I, Chettus

    Season 5 Episode 11

    Aired 3/21/1997

    Chett throws off the course of history when he goes time-hopping back to ancient Greece, where he touts himself as a mystical, beer-dispensing oracle.

    Director: Tom Spezialy

    Writer: Chris Black

  • The Genie Detective
    7.0/10(25)

    #12 - The Genie Detective

    Season 5 Episode 12

    Aired 4/11/1997

    While Gary and Wyatt are at school, Lisa plays a virtual reality game, the Genie Detective. She ends up in the 1930's. Chett joins her, but isn't prepared to play the game. He also doesn't know one important rule- when you die in the virtual reality world, you die in the real world, too. Now it's up to Lisa to save Chett. Wyatt joins the game to help, too.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: N/A

  • Magic Comet Ride
    6.5/10(24)

    #13 - Magic Comet Ride

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 7/11/1998

    Lisa seeks help from the "genie master" when she becomes discouraged by her faulty powers. Meanwhile, Wyatt and Gary become obsessed with a magic box.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Jim Lincoln

  • School Spirits
    5.8/10(24)

    #14 - School Spirits

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 7/11/1998

    Lisa and the guys help the ghosts of Farber High show their school spirit when they scare Scampi out of tearing down their favorite wing.

    Director: Tom Spezialy

    Writer: N/A

  • Wicked Wish
    6.2/10(24)

    #15 - Wicked Wish

    Season 5 Episode 15

    Aired 7/18/1998

    Wyatt's mom tries to be the fairest of them all by using a magic mirror to get rid of all of the pretty girls in town--including Lisa!

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Jim Lincoln

  • Night of the Swingin' Steves
    6.5/10(23)

    #16 - Night of the Swingin' Steves

    Season 5 Episode 16

    Aired 7/18/1998

    Agents Scolder and Molly are back on the case after Lisa files a complaint against those pesky aliens who keep harassing her to breed with them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Chris Black

  • Genie Junior
    6.2/10(24)

    #17 - Genie Junior

    Season 5 Episode 17

    Aired 7/25/1998

    Lisa inadvertently gives birth to a junior genie in a misconceived attempt to teach Chett a lesson about responsibility.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • WS4
    6.5/10(25)

    #18 - WS4

    Season 5 Episode 18

    Aired 7/25/1998

    Lisa's efforts to "erase the hate" among students at Farber High result in aliens invading Earth.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Jim Lincoln