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The Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5

Every episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5!

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Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 1 - The Client
    7.7/10(676 votes)

    #1 - The Client

    S5:E1

    Will revels in Ashley's music industry success, but both Will and Ashley are about to have a rude surprise.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:John Ridley, David Zuckerman

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  2. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 2 - What's Will Got to Do With It?
    7.3/10(642 votes)

    #2 - What's Will Got to Do With It?

    S5:E2

    Will helps Ashley make a big impression on a recording executive, but Philip is adamantly against her pursuing a singing career.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:David Pitlik, Barry Gurstein

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  3. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 3 - Reality Bites
    7.0/10(648 votes)

    #3 - Reality Bites

    S5:E3

    Will loses points as a role model for Nicky while visiting an ever-positive kiddie hero who brings joy to youngsters - but not to Will.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:David Zuckerman

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  4. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 4 - Grumpy Young Men
    7.3/10(647 votes)

    #4 - Grumpy Young Men

    S5:E4

    War breaks out when the girl Will likes plants a big one on Carlton.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Michael Soccio

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  5. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 5 - Fresh Prince: The Movie
    7.6/10(721 votes)

    #5 - Fresh Prince: The Movie

    S5:E5

    Will tells a tall tale about seeing a mob killing, then being placed in a witness-protection program in the backwoods of Alabama.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Gary H. Miller

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  6. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 6 - Will's Misery
    7.7/10(678 votes)

    #6 - Will's Misery

    S5:E6

    The Banks hate the ugly golf shirts Hilary gives them - until they see Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wearing the same design.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Eddie Gorodetsky

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  7. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 7 - Father Knows Best
    7.6/10(646 votes)

    #7 - Father Knows Best

    S5:E7

    To help Ashley out of a jam at school, Will poses as her father. Oh yeah, this is gonna work.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Andrea Allen-Wiley

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  8. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 8 - Soul Train
    7.4/10(652 votes)

    #8 - Soul Train

    S5:E8

    At a Soul Train reunion, middle-aged Philip feels like his train has left the station.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:John Ridley

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  9. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 9 - Love Hurts
    7.4/10(645 votes)

    #9 - Love Hurts

    S5:E9

    Lisa humiliates Will by knocking out a guy with her self-defense moves.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:David Pitlik, Barry Gurstein

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  10. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 10 - Will's Up a Dirt Road
    7.1/10(620 votes)

    #10 - Will's Up a Dirt Road

    S5:E10

    Will tries his hand at journalism to prove something to Lisa, but his efforts get him sued for libel - by Jay Leno.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

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  11. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 11 - Will Steps Out
    7.3/10(628 votes)

    #11 - Will Steps Out

    S5:E11

    To understand Philip's battle with the scale, Will dons a fat suit and gets a big fat lesson in empathy.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Maiya Williams

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  12. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 12 - Same Game, Next Season
    7.4/10(629 votes)

    #12 - Same Game, Next Season

    S5:E12

    Will works so hard to impress Lisa's dad that he spends all his free time with his new best buddy.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:David Zuckerman

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  13. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 13 - Three's a Crowd
    7.5/10(635 votes)

    #13 - Three's a Crowd

    S5:E13

    Will gets roped into a weekend ski trip with Carlton that quickly turns to disaster when their party arrives; meanwhile, back home, Hilary prepares to leave the nest.

    Director:Madeline Cripe
    Writer:Josh Goldstein

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  14. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 14 - It's a Wonderful Lie
    7.3/10(617 votes)

    #14 - It's a Wonderful Lie

    S5:E14

    The party's over. Will and Lisa tell each other lies so they can sneak off to the (uh-oh) same party.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Gayle Abrams

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  15. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 15 - Bullets Over Bel-Air
    8.5/10(916 votes)

    #15 - Bullets Over Bel-Air

    S5:E15

    A planned camping trip is cut short for Carlton and Will when a robber approaches them at an automated bank-teller machine - and fires a gun.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:Maiya Williams, Eddie Gorodetsky

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  16. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 16 - A Decent Proposal
    7.3/10(619 votes)

    #16 - A Decent Proposal

    S5:E16

    Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Will pops the question from his hospital room. And Lisa's answer is...

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:David Pitlik, Barry Gurstein

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  17. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 17 - Will is from Mars...
    7.5/10(659 votes)

    #17 - Will is from Mars...

    S5:E17

    Thanks to relationship counseling, Will and Lisa hop to move on up to a new understanding in preparation for marriage. Meanwhile Hillary wants Geoffrey to work at her new home.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:Michael Soccio, Andrea Allen-Wiley

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  18. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 18 - The Wedding Show (Psyche!)
    7.3/10(619 votes)

    #18 - The Wedding Show (Psyche!)

    S5:E18

    Shafted! The engaged couple opts for flashy Vegas vows, complete with costumes. The tasteful theme: Shaft.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:Maiya Williams, David Zuckerman

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  19. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 19 - Slum Like It... Not!
    7.1/10(610 votes)

    #19 - Slum Like It... Not!

    S5:E19

    Will vows Philip with his sound investment advice to buy Jazz's apartment building - but the tenants scream slumlord after Philip acts on Will's moneymaking tip.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

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  20. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 20 - As the Will Turns
    7.3/10(606 votes)

    #20 - As the Will Turns

    S5:E20

    Will inadvertently finds himself in the right place at the right time and lands a part in a daytime soap opera.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:David Pitlik, Barry Gurstein

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  21. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 21 - Save the Last Trance for Me
    7.4/10(619 votes)

    #21 - Save the Last Trance for Me

    S5:E21

    Put into a trance by a stage hypnotist, Will behaves like a 4-year-old just as the family gears up for an interview with the admissions head of a private school.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:Maiya Williams, Eddie Gorodetsky

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  22. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 22 - To Thine Own Self Be Blue... and Gold
    7.5/10(605 votes)

    #22 - To Thine Own Self Be Blue... and Gold

    S5:E22

    A dream job for Will with a businessman friend of Philip's turns into a nightmare when the man offers him a bonus to help bribe a councilman.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 23 - Cold Feet, Hot Body
    7.5/10(620 votes)

    #23 - Cold Feet, Hot Body

    S5:E23

    Dinner date. The Banks host a gorgeous girl from Philly who tries to lure Will away from Lisa.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Ron Burla

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  24. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 24 - Love in an Elevator
    6.6/10(605 votes)

    #24 - Love in an Elevator

    S5:E24

    Stuck and out of luck, Will spends his bachelor party trapped in an elevator with a feuding Carlton and Jazz.

    Director:Maynard C. Virgil I
    Writers:Dan Cross, David Hoge

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  25. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 5 Episode 25 - For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll
    7.1/10(629 votes)

    #25 - For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll

    S5:E25

    Husband-to-be Will has the bride, the ring, the date...and second thoughts about the whole idea.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Leilani Downer

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Client" is the best rated episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 676 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by John Ridley, David Zuckerman, it aired on 9/19/1994. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "What's Will Got to Do With It?".