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The Best Episodes of Weird Science Season 5

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

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Gary Wallace, a teenager who dreams of beautiful women and a cheerful life, and his only friend, the shy and geek Wyatt Donnelly, always serve as a target for ridicule and bullying of violent classmates.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Weird Science Season 5 Episode 1 - I Dream of Gene
    7.4/10(43 votes)

    S5:E1

    It's Chett to the rescue when a shiftless genie arrives, sweeping Lisa off her feet and away from her friends. Why the heroics? Seems he's a tad smitten with the magical woman.

    Director:Sandy Smolan
    Writer:Jeff Vlaming

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  2. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 12 - The Genie Detective
    7.3/10(32 votes)

    S5:E12

    While Gary and Wyatt are at school, Lisa plays a virtual reality game, the Genie Detective. She ends up in the 1930's. Chett joins her, but isn't prepared to play the game. He also doesn't know one important rule- when you die in the virtual reality world, you die in the real world, too. Now it's up to Lisa to save Chett. Wyatt joins the game to help, too.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 16 - Night of the Swingin' Steves
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    S5:E16

    Agents Scolder and Molly are back on the case after Lisa files a complaint against those pesky aliens who keep harassing her to breed with them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Chris Black

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  4. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 18 - WS4
    7.0/10(33 votes)

    S5:E18

    Lisa's efforts to "erase the hate" among students at Farber High result in aliens invading Earth.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Jim Lincoln

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  5. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 8 - Bee In There
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    S5:E8

    Lisa accidentally sends Gary and Wyatt back in time as their own mothers.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 13 - Magic Comet Ride
    6.9/10(32 votes)

    S5:E13

    Lisa seeks help from the "genie master" when she becomes discouraged by her faulty powers. Meanwhile, Wyatt and Gary become obsessed with a magic box.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Jim Lincoln

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  7. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 5 - Forbidden Janet
    6.7/10(34 votes)

    S5:E5

    Lisa helps bring Wyatt's dream girl to life, but also whips up a monster intent on eating Chett and Gary.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 6 - Man's Best Friend
    6.7/10(34 votes)

    S5:E6

    Lisa turns Chett's new dog into a human, but the morphed mutt has a problem licking his former canine tendencies.

    Director:Alan Cross
    Writer:Kari Lizer

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  9. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 15 - Wicked Wish
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    S5:E15

    Wyatt's mom tries to be the fairest of them all by using a magic mirror to get rid of all of the pretty girls in town--including Lisa!

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Jim Lincoln

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  10. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 9 - Future Bride
    6.5/10(33 votes)

    S5:E9

    With Lisa's "Bride Tracker," Wyatt finds his future wife. However, his intended isn't too intent on spending any time--much less forever--with the rushing groom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam I. Lapidus

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  11. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 10 - Stalag 16
    6.5/10(33 votes)

    S5:E10

    Gary and Wyatt design a great escape plan when Chett and Scampi become trapped inside Lisa's virtual-reality game, set in a World War II prison camp.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 2 - Girl Talk
    6.4/10(35 votes)

    S5:E2

    Lisa comes out! Her friendship with a waitress from the coffeehouse prompts the genie to admit the truth about her secret powers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 4 - Gary Had a Little Cram
    6.4/10(33 votes)

    S5:E4

    Gary's race to improve his grades to get into college goes off course when his track career kicks into high gear.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Jim Lincoln

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  14. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 17 - Genie Junior
    6.4/10(33 votes)

    S5:E17

    Lisa inadvertently gives birth to a junior genie in a misconceived attempt to teach Chett a lesson about responsibility.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 11 - I, Chettus
    6.3/10(32 votes)

    S5:E11

    Chett throws off the course of history when he goes time-hopping back to ancient Greece, where he touts himself as a mystical, beer-dispensing oracle.

    Director:Tom Spezialy
    Writer:Chris Black

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  16. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 7 - Show Chett
    6.2/10(34 votes)

    S5:E7

    As a way of dressing down Chet for his lecherous behavior, Lisa turns him into an exotic dancer in Vegas. But he turns the tables and proves he can strip with the best of them.

    Director:Tom Spezialy
    Writer:Chris Black

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  17. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 14 - School Spirits
    6.2/10(35 votes)

    S5:E14

    Lisa and the guys help the ghosts of Farber High show their school spirit when they scare Scampi out of tearing down their favorite wing.

    Director:Tom Spezialy
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Weird Science Season 5 Episode 3 - Boys on the Hide
    5.6/10(34 votes)

    S5:E3

    The search is on for the vandals who defaced Scampi's portrait, turning Wyatt and Gary into fugitives from the law. But who is that mysterious, one-armed man?

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"I Dream of Gene" is the best rated episode of "Weird Science" season 5. It scored 7.4/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by Sandy Smolan and written by Jeff Vlaming, it aired on 1/5/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Genie Detective".