The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Season 5

Air Date

September 19, 1994

Episodes

25 episodes

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Season 5

Overview

Will meets Lisa — and before you can say “Go slow, bro,” he’s in love, engaged, and standing before the minister with 50 pounds of iced shrimp melting in the banquet hall. All that romance must be contagious, because Carlton finds his soul sister through online dating. Unfortunately, that’s only half right. It’s Hilary. And there’s a lot more than love going on as Will grapples with a big orange whale, a mobster, a bear, Jay Leno, Lisa’s cantankerous dad, and in one of the series’ most memorable episodes, a bullet with his name on it. Get ready for laugh-out-loud fun!

Episodes

The Client

1. The Client

7.8
September 19, 1994
23 min

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

What's Will Got to Do With It?

2. What's Will Got to Do With It?

7.8
September 19, 1994
23 min

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

Reality Bites

3. Reality Bites

7.6
September 26, 1994
23 min

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.

Grumpy Young Men

4. Grumpy Young Men

7.6
October 3, 1994
23 min

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

Fresh Prince: The Movie

5. Fresh Prince: The Movie

7.9
October 10, 1994
23 min

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

Will's Misery

6. Will's Misery

7.9
October 17, 1994
23 min

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

Father Knows Best

7. Father Knows Best

7.9
October 24, 1994
23 min

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

Soul Train

8. Soul Train

7.9
November 7, 1994
23 min

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

Love Hurts

9. Love Hurts

7.9
November 14, 1994
23 min

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

Will's Up a Dirt Road

10. Will's Up a Dirt Road

7.5
November 21, 1994
23 min

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

Will Steps Out

11. Will Steps Out

6.9
November 28, 1994
23 min

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

Same Game, Next Season

12. Same Game, Next Season

7.1
December 12, 1994
23 min

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

Three's a Crowd

13. Three's a Crowd

7.8
January 9, 1995
23 min

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.

It's a Wonderful Lie

14. It's a Wonderful Lie

7.6
January 23, 1995
23 min

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

Bullets Over Bel-Air

15. Bullets Over Bel-Air

8.7
February 6, 1995
23 min

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.

A Decent Proposal

16. A Decent Proposal

7.6
February 13, 1995
23 min

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

Will is from Mars...

17. Will is from Mars...

7.7
February 20, 1995
23 min

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.

The Wedding Show (Psyche!)

18. The Wedding Show (Psyche!)

7.8
February 27, 1995
23 min

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

Slum Like It... Not!

19. Slum Like It... Not!

7.6
March 13, 1995
23 min

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.

As the Will Turns

20. As the Will Turns

6.7
April 10, 1995
23 min

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

Save the Last Trance for Me

21. Save the Last Trance for Me

7.9
April 17, 1995
23 min

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.

To Thine Own Self Be Blue... and Gold

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

7.7
April 24, 1995
23 min

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.

Cold Feet, Hot Body

23. Cold Feet, Hot Body

7.7
May 1, 1995
23 min

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

Love in an Elevator

24. Love in an Elevator

7.1
May 8, 1995
23 min

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

For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll

25. For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll

7.3
May 15, 1995
23 min

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