- 7.0/1034 votes7.0/10(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
- 6.0/1025 votes6.0/10(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
- 5.0/1024 votes5.0/10(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
- 5.6/1024 votes5.6/10(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
- 6.3/1026 votes6.3/10(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
- 6.4/1026 votes6.4/10(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
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- 5.6/1026 votes5.6/10(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
- 6.1/1023 votes6.1/10(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
- 5.9/1024 votes5.9/10(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
- 5.9/1025 votes5.9/10(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
- 5.6/1024 votes5.6/10(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
- 7.0/1025 votes7.0/10(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
- 6.5/1024 votes6.5/10(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
- 5.8/1024 votes5.8/10(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
- 6.2/1024 votes6.2/10(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
- 6.5/1023 votes6.5/10(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
- 6.2/1024 votes6.2/10(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
- 6.5/1025 votes6.5/10(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
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
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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".