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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!

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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 employees.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Wings Season 5 Episode 1 - Stop in the Name of Love
    7.3/10(124 votes)

    #1 - Stop in the Name of Love

    S5:E1

    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:Unknown

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  2. Wings Season 5 Episode 2 - Terminal Jealousy
    7.8/10(125 votes)

    #2 - Terminal Jealousy

    S5:E2

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

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Mark Reisman

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  3. Wings Season 5 Episode 3 - Bye-Bye, Bunny
    7.3/10(119 votes)

    #3 - Bye-Bye, Bunny

    S5:E3

    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.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Wings Season 5 Episode 4 - Business or Pleasure
    7.6/10(112 votes)

    #4 - Business or Pleasure

    S5:E4

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

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Steven Levitan

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  5. Wings Season 5 Episode 5 - An Affair to Forget
    7.3/10(113 votes)

    #5 - An Affair to Forget

    S5:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. Wings Season 5 Episode 6 - Black Eye Affair
    8.2/10(141 votes)

    #6 - Black Eye Affair

    S5:E6

    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

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  7. Wings Season 5 Episode 7 - Joe Blows (1)
    8.2/10(138 votes)

    #7 - Joe Blows (1)

    S5:E7

    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

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  8. Wings Season 5 Episode 8 - Joe Blows (2)
    8.1/10(131 votes)

    #8 - Joe Blows (2)

    S5:E8

    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.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Wings Season 5 Episode 9 - 2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten
    8.4/10(170 votes)

    #9 - 2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten

    S5:E9

    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.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:David A. Goodman

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  10. Wings Season 5 Episode 10 - Come Fly with Me
    7.8/10(124 votes)

    #10 - Come Fly with Me

    S5:E10

    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.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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  11. Wings Season 5 Episode 11 - Happy Holidays
    7.6/10(131 votes)

    #11 - Happy Holidays

    S5:E11

    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

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  12. Wings Season 5 Episode 12 - Ready, Teddy, Go
    7.8/10(117 votes)

    #12 - Ready, Teddy, Go

    S5:E12

    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

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  13. Wings Season 5 Episode 13 - Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam
    7.6/10(117 votes)

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

    S5:E13

    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:Unknown

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  14. Wings Season 5 Episode 14 - The Faygitive
    7.5/10(114 votes)

    #14 - The Faygitive

    S5:E14

    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:Unknown

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  15. Wings Season 5 Episode 15 - Say Uncle, Carlton
    8.2/10(142 votes)

    #15 - Say Uncle, Carlton

    S5:E15

    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

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  16. Wings Season 5 Episode 16 - Hey, Nineteen
    7.8/10(156 votes)

    #16 - Hey, Nineteen

    S5:E16

    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

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  17. Wings Season 5 Episode 17 - Exclusively Yours
    7.6/10(125 votes)

    #17 - Exclusively Yours

    S5:E17

    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

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  18. Wings Season 5 Episode 18 - Moonlighting
    7.5/10(116 votes)

    #18 - Moonlighting

    S5:E18

    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:Unknown

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  19. Wings Season 5 Episode 19 - Sleepless in Nantucket
    7.2/10(119 votes)

    #19 - Sleepless in Nantucket

    S5:E19

    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

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  20. Wings Season 5 Episode 20 - Boys Will Be Girls
    8.1/10(138 votes)

    #20 - Boys Will Be Girls

    S5:E20

    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

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  21. Wings Season 5 Episode 21 - Roy Crazy
    7.6/10(131 votes)

    #21 - Roy Crazy

    S5:E21

    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

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  22. Wings Season 5 Episode 22 - Long Distance Lament
    7.6/10(119 votes)

    #22 - Long Distance Lament

    S5:E22

    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:Unknown

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  23. Wings Season 5 Episode 23 - Call of the Wild
    7.2/10(124 votes)

    #23 - Call of the Wild

    S5:E23

    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.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writers:Steven Levitan, Howard Gewirtz

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  24. Wings Season 5 Episode 24 - A Decent Proposal
    8.0/10(127 votes)

    #24 - A Decent Proposal

    S5:E24

    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

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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 7.3/10 based on 124 votes. Directed by Andy Ackerman and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/16/1993. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Terminal Jealousy".