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The Best Episodes of Wings Season 5

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

Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and...
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:NBC
Episodes
24
Avg. Rating
7.7
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Stop in the Name of Love" is the best rated episode of "Wings" season 5. It scored 7.2/10 based on 118 votes. Directed by Andy Ackerman and written by N/A, it aired on 9/16/1993. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Terminal Jealousy".

  • Stop in the Name of Love
    7.2/10(118)

    #1 - Stop in the Name of Love

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 9/16/1993

    Everyone is of course skeptical when Brian announces that his relationship with Alex is special. To try to insure that their relationship lasts longer than a couple of weeks, they decide not to sleep with one another yet.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: N/A

  • Terminal Jealousy
    7.7/10(122)

    #2 - Terminal Jealousy

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 9/23/1993

    Roy gets bored and decides to have some fun at everyone else's expense.

    Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer: Mark Reisman

  • Bye-Bye, Bunny
    7.3/10(116)

    #3 - Bye-Bye, Bunny

    Season 5 Episode 3

    Aired 9/30/1993

    Lowell and Bunny make their separation final by signing the divorce papers only to start sleeping together again. Meanwhile, Antonio consoles a woman who's cheating husband left his cellphone in Antonio's cab.

    Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • Business or Pleasure
    7.6/10(106)

    #4 - Business or Pleasure

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 10/7/1993

    When Joe flies in a potential investor, he's more interested in Helen than Joe's airline.

    Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer: Steven Levitan

  • An Affair to Forget
    7.3/10(109)

    #5 - An Affair to Forget

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 10/14/1993

    Joe is upset at playing chauffeur to the other couples for their romantic trips off the island but it's everybody else who ends up suffering. Meanwhile, Antonio and Fay help Roy change his image to try to impress a new woman.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: N/A

  • Black Eye Affair
    8.1/10(138)

    #6 - Black Eye Affair

    Season 5 Episode 6

    Aired 10/28/1993

    While trying to create a perfect evening with her boyfriend, Davis, Helen runs into obstacle after obstacle with various friends who assist in aiding with what can only be certain disaster.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Steven Levitan

  • Joe Blows (1)
    8.2/10(134)

    #7 - Joe Blows (1)

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 11/4/1993

    Joe feels the weight of the world coming down on him as everyone comes to him to help solve their problems. As the stress mounts, he knows he must make a drastic change.

    Director: David Clark Lee

    Writer: Steven Levitan

  • Joe Blows (2)
    8.1/10(127)

    #8 - Joe Blows (2)

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 11/11/1993

    With Joe MIA, the burden of running Sandpiper Air falls all on Brian. As he struggles to keep things in the air, he gets a clue to where Joe ran off to.

    Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • 2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten
    8.4/10(163)

    #9 - 2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten

    Season 5 Episode 9

    Aired 11/18/1993

    When news arrives that Sandy Cooper is returning to Nantucket, Joe fears her high school obsession with him will return but the others think he's imagining things. Meanwhile, Antonio tries to raise money to send to his family and Roy is worried about a visit from his cranky mother.

    Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer: David A. Goodman

  • Come Fly with Me
    7.7/10(119)

    #10 - Come Fly with Me

    Season 5 Episode 10

    Aired 12/2/1993

    Joe, Brian, Helen, and Lowell head to Boston for a night on the town but end up at a party that's more than what it seems. Roy, Fay and Antonio pool their resources to win a radio contest.

    Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer: Howard Gewirtz

  • Happy Holidays
    7.6/10(128)

    #11 - Happy Holidays

    Season 5 Episode 11

    Aired 12/16/1993

    Lowell's ex-wife arrives on Nantucket for a friend's wedding. Brian faces the prospect of meeting Alex's parents. Joe deals with the loss of a tree and Fay becomes overbearing as Helen organizes a holiday party for children.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Mark Reisman

  • Ready, Teddy, Go
    7.7/10(113)

    #12 - Ready, Teddy, Go

    Season 5 Episode 12

    Aired 1/6/1994

    Davis finally shows up to see Helen after a string of cancellations. A furtive search through his luggage reveals a gift that may be inappropriate at this stage of their relationship. Fay rescues a lab rat from her experiments by her psychology professor, risking a bad grade and charges of theft.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Jeffrey Richman

  • Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam
    7.6/10(115)

    #13 - Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 1/20/1994

    Tired of Lowell's strictness, the brother's boot him out of the house. Despite his reluctance, Lowell buys a new house and tries to adjust to the experience of living alone for the first time.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • The Faygitive
    7.5/10(110)

    #14 - The Faygitive

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 1/27/1994

    Somebody is asking questions around the island in search of Fay and she's spooked. Antonio loves the new cable TV service that Roy's shady friend installed.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • Say Uncle, Carlton
    8.1/10(137)

    #15 - Say Uncle, Carlton

    Season 5 Episode 15

    Aired 2/3/1994

    To help pay for his new used cab, Antonio gets a job as a chauffeur for Carlton Blanchard. Things get even worse when Carlton's equally annoying nephew, Lewis, arrives on Nantucket to attend Carlton's banquet.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Steven Levitan

  • Hey, Nineteen
    7.7/10(149)

    #16 - Hey, Nineteen

    Season 5 Episode 16

    Aired 2/10/1994

    To Helen's disgust and Brian's envy, Joe starts dating a 19-year-old co-ed. Roy and Antonio find a dog whose cute charm no woman can resist.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Howard Gewirtz

  • Exclusively Yours
    7.5/10(120)

    #17 - Exclusively Yours

    Season 5 Episode 17

    Aired 2/14/1994

    Brian's exclusive commitment to Alex is sorely tested when Joe flies in a group of models for a photo shoot. Helen's decision to name food items on her menu after the people in the airport doesn't go as well as she hoped.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • Moonlighting
    7.5/10(113)

    #18 - Moonlighting

    Season 5 Episode 18

    Aired 2/17/1994

    To ease Alex's embarrassment over having to take a job as a waitress at a medieval themed restaurant during the off-season, the gang tell their own stories of embarrassing off-season jobs.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • Sleepless in Nantucket
    7.2/10(115)

    #19 - Sleepless in Nantucket

    Season 5 Episode 19

    Aired 3/10/1994

    Brian moves in with Alex, and both quickly become irritated by the other's annoying habits. Meanwhile, Lowell attempts to come up with a name for his sister's baby.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Jeffrey Richman

  • Boys Will Be Girls
    8.1/10(134)

    #20 - Boys Will Be Girls

    Season 5 Episode 20

    Aired 4/7/1994

    When the football coach who belittled Joe and Brian in high school returns to Nantucket to be honored in a gym dedication, they plan a practical joke that gets way out of hand.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • Roy Crazy
    7.5/10(127)

    #21 - Roy Crazy

    Season 5 Episode 21

    Aired 4/14/1994

    Roy's ex-wife makes a surprise appearance on the island. She seems to be up for a reconciliation, much to Roy's delight, but may have ulterior motives. Helen tries to fend off a smitten and slightly crazy waiter from the crab house she went to the other night.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Mark Reisman

  • Long Distance Lament
    7.6/10(115)

    #22 - Long Distance Lament

    Season 5 Episode 22

    Aired 4/28/1994

    Davis cancels yet another date leading Helen to accept a date with another man. As for Joe, after two dates conflict, he tells a lie to get out of one of them only to have the other one cancel.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • Call of the Wild
    7.1/10(122)

    #23 - Call of the Wild

    Season 5 Episode 23

    Aired 5/5/1994

    When Brian's old friend shows up and they resume their wild, partying lifestyle every night, Alex grows increasingly neglected. Lowell takes in his idol, over-the-hill television superhero Big Strong Man, who takes advantage of his hospitality.

    Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer: Steven Levitan, Howard Gewirtz

  • A Decent Proposal
    8.0/10(124)

    #24 - A Decent Proposal

    Season 5 Episode 24

    Aired 5/12/1994

    Joe may have finally found a bank willing to float him a loan to expand Sandpiper Air. Helen anxiously awaits Davis' mid-week arrival, sure that he's coming to break up with her.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Mark Reisman