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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

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 115 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
    7.2/10115 votes

    #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
    7.7/10120 votes

    #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
    7.3/10114 votes

    #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
    7.6/10104 votes

    #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
    7.3/10107 votes

    #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
    8.1/10136 votes

    #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)
    8.2/10132 votes

    #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)
    8.1/10125 votes

    #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
    8.3/10161 votes

    #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
    7.7/10118 votes

    #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
    7.6/10126 votes

    #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
    7.7/10111 votes

    #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
    7.6/10114 votes

    #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
    7.5/10108 votes

    #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
    8.1/10136 votes

    #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
    7.7/10148 votes

    #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
    7.5/10118 votes

    #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
    7.5/10110 votes

    #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
    7.2/10114 votes

    #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
    8.1/10131 votes

    #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
    7.5/10124 votes

    #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
    7.6/10112 votes

    #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
    7.1/10120 votes

    #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
    8.0/10122 votes

    #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