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The Best Episodes of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Season 5

Every episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Season 5!

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Whoopi Goldberg" is the best rated episode of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 61 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/9/2002. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Kathy Griffin".

  • Whoopi Goldberg
    8.1/1061 votes

    #1 - Whoopi Goldberg

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2002

    Whoopi Goldberg drops in for some improv games. Cast regulars include Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady and host Drew Carey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kathy Griffin
    7.4/1055 votes

    #2 - Kathy Griffin

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2002

    Kathy Griffin and former Miss America Katie Harmon drop in for a few rounds of “Song Styles,” “Hollywood Director” and “Scenes from a Hat.” Also: “Living Scenery.” Wayne Brady, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Drew Carey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brad Sherwood
    8.1/1051 votes

    #3 - Brad Sherwood

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2002

    Games include a round of “Props” with host Drew Carey; and “Awards,” with Brad Sherwood and Wayne Brady as presenters at a function honoring frat boys. Also: “Scenes from a Hat.” Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie also appear.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brad Sherwood
    8.2/1062 votes

    #4 - Brad Sherwood

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2002

    Florence Henderson drops by for a round of “Duet” and a game in which words containing the letter L are forbidden. Featuring Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Wayne Brady. Drew Carey is the host.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Greg Proops
    7.8/1051 votes

    #5 - Greg Proops

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2002

    Games include “Scenes from a Hat,” “Song Styles,” “Multiple Personalities” and “Props.” Regulars include Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Wayne Brady.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kathy Greenwood
    7.8/1055 votes

    #6 - Kathy Greenwood

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2002

    Games include a round of “Questions Only” dedicated to queries about “The Wizard of Oz”; “News Flash”; “Song Styles”; and a sexed-up “Sesame Street”-inspired rendition of “Scenes from a Hat.” Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady and Drew Carey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Greg Proops
    7.6/1051 votes

    #7 - Greg Proops

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/2002

    A Halloween-themed round of games, including “Make a Monster” and “Helping Hands.” Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady and Drew Carey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brad Sherwood
    8.1/1037 votes

    #8 - Brad Sherwood

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2002

    Former WWF wrestler Joanie Laurer (“Chynna”) takes on the gang in a round of improv games.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chip Esten
    7.8/1051 votes

    #9 - Chip Esten

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2002

    In "Superheroes," Stinky Man (Colin) tries to solve a dead possum in his parking spot with his friends Giggling Nipple-Tweak Man (Ryan), Captain Luau (Chip), and Temper Tantrum Kid (Wayne); "Scenes from a Hat" are "disturbing people to get a lap dance from," "unfortunate times to sneeze," "jobs where you shouldn't kid around," and "the Munchkins: What are they doing now?"; "Stand, Sit, Lie" comes back after a three-season hiatus, with expectant mother Ryan is cared for by flirtatious midwife Wayne, with Colin the nervous husband; in "Party Quirks," Chip tries to guess various acts getting booed off the stage during Amateur Night at the Apollo (Wayne), a bomb squad member who received a tip that there are bombs in people's pants (Colin), and a series of ugly sea creatures swimming up to the cameras (Ryan); after finding humor in Drew nearly choking himself with a breath mint, the show continues with "Show-Stopping Number," featuring Ryan, Colin, and Wayne in a factory.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Greg Proops
    7.8/1039 votes

    #10 - Greg Proops

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2002

    Games find Greg Proops looking for love in “Let's Make a Date”; Wayne Brady riffing on Tom Cruise movies in “Scene to Rap”; and host Drew Carey playing the “World's Worst” psychiatrist. Also: “Scenes from a Hat.” Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie also play.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brad Sherwood
    8.0/1056 votes

    #11 - Brad Sherwood

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/2002

    Skits include a party with a diverse guest list (a safari guide and a nudist among them), and a scandal-plagued wedding. Also: host Drew Carey sings about marriage. Performers include Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady and Brad Sherwood.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Greg Proops
    7.1/1056 votes

    #12 - Greg Proops

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/2003

    Talk-show ringleader Jerry Springer gets in on the fun. Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady, Ryan Stiles. Drew Carey is the host.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kathy Greenwood
    7.8/1049 votes

    #13 - Kathy Greenwood

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/2003

    Games include “Quesions,” “Party Quirks,” “Helping Hands” and “Hoe Down.” Also: a round of “Helping Hands.” Players include Ryan Stiles, Kathy Greenwood, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady and host Drew Carey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chip Esten
    7.9/1049 votes

    #14 - Chip Esten

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/24/2003

    Games include Wayne as a whole family of acrobats in “Let's Make a Date”; and Ryan as the star of “Drew Carey, The Musical.” Also: A round of “Dubbing”; “Scenes From a Hat”; and “Props.” Other players include Colin Mochrie and host Drew Carey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kathy Griffin
    8.0/1037 votes

    #15 - Kathy Griffin

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 4/3/2003

    Guest Kathy Griffin plays a teenage groupie. Also: Wayne Brady as Don King promoting an “improve your sex life” video; Ryan Stiles as a David Copperfield wannabe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brad Sherwood
    8.0/1052 votes

    #16 - Brad Sherwood

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 4/10/2003

    Wayne Brady loses more than his shirt at a casino, and plays both Michael Jackson and James Brown in a “celebrity death match.” Also: the Blues Brothers sing to a sign-language interpreter; and host Drew Carey joins in a “Hoedown” about growing up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Greg Proops
    9.4/10172 votes

    #17 - Greg Proops

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 6/20/2003

    Exercise maven---and frequent punchline--- Richard Simmons joins the guys for a round of “Living Props” and sweats to the ditties during a disco-themed “Song Styles.” Also: “Multiple Personalities” and “Newsflash.”

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brad Sherwood
    8.3/1047 votes

    #18 - Brad Sherwood

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 6/20/2003

    Games include “Press Conference,” featuring Colin Mochrie as Batman; and a round of “All in One Voice,” which finds the guys channeling a piggy puppet to serenade one another. Wayne Brady, Ryan Stiles and host Drew Carey also perform.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kathy Griffin
    8.1/1042 votes

    #19 - Kathy Griffin

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 6/27/2003

    David Hasselhoff drops by for a round of “Song Styles” with Wayne; and a game called “Dubbing,” in which he plays (what else?) a lifeguard. Also: “News Flash” and “Two-Line Vocabulary.” Other players include Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and host Drew Carey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Greg Proops
    8.3/1057 votes

    #20 - Greg Proops

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 6/27/2003

    Greg Proops tries to get his groove on in a round of “Weird Newscasters.” Also: “Scenes from a Hat”; “Film Dub”; “Party Quirks”; and “World's Worst Dating Service Video.” Other players include Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Greg Proops
    8.0/1052 votes

    #21 - Greg Proops

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 7/11/2003

    Colin and Ryan play sorority girls with unusual athletic abilities in “Sportscasters”; Colin goes psycho as an unstable flight attendant in “Let's Make a Date”; Wayne croons to a female bodybuilder in “Song Styles.”

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chip Esten
    7.5/1046 votes

    #22 - Chip Esten

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 7/11/2003

    Highlights include a “Hoedown” about the Man of Steel; a round of “Hollywood Director” set in a prison; and a musical bit, in which Colin, Ryan and Wayne serenade their favorite “Bartender.”

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kathy Greenwood
    7.8/1035 votes

    #23 - Kathy Greenwood

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 7/18/2003

    In a round called “Number of Words,” the players can only speak so many lines of dialogue, all from ”The Wizard of Oz.” Players include Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brad Sherwood
    7.5/1043 votes

    #24 - Brad Sherwood

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 7/18/2003

    Batman (Colin Mochrie) and Robin (Ryan Stiles)require sound effects from the audience. Mochrie, Stiles and Brad Sherwood are foul-mouthed auto mechanics. And host Drew Carey goes to the zoo.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chip Esten
    7.2/1035 votes

    #25 - Chip Esten

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 7/25/2003

    Games include “Superheroes,” with Colin as Mad Cow Man; a round of “Living Scenery”; “Scenes from a Hat”; and Wayne and Chip serenading belly-dancing twins with a “Duet.”

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A