Season 5 (1989/90)
- This season consisted of 24 episodes.
- Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker were present for all episodes.
- Melanie Wilson was absent for six episodes.
- Rebeca Arthur was absent for five episodes.
- Belita Moreno only appears in 13 episodes.
- Sam Anderson only appears in 12 episodes.
- Sam Anderson is upgraded from recurring role to a regular cast member.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 1 | "Good Skates" | Joel Zwick | John B. Collins | September 22, 1989 (1989-09-22) | 445753 |
| Larry agrees to participate in a charity skate-a-thon to impress Jennifer, but little does she know he can't skate. | ||||||
| 74 | 2 | "Lie-Ability" | Joel Zwick | Howard Adler & Robert Griffard |
September 29, 1989 (1989-09-29) | 445751 |
| Larry needs money to help his sister Elaine attend Juliard, and thinks he has found the perfect way to do it when he is in a car accident. | ||||||
| 75 | 3 | "The Newsletter" | Joel Zwick | Tom Devanney | October 6, 1989 (1989-10-06) | 445754 |
| Balki's in charge of the company newsletter, but things go awry when Larry encourages him to dig deeper for the "real stories". | ||||||
| 76 | 4 | "Tooth or Consequences" | Joel Zwick | Paula A. Roth | October 13, 1989 (1989-10-13) | 445755 |
| Balki has a cavity, so Larry takes him to the dentist, where they find out that a trip to the dentist can be fun when there is laughing gas involved. | ||||||
| 77 | 5 | "Dog Day Mid-Afternoon" | Joel Zwick | Howard Adler & Robert Griffard |
October 20, 1989 (1989-10-20) | 445758 |
| Larry does all the work on an expose of a money-laundering scheme, but gets none of the credit. A disgruntled accountant arrives at the Chronicle with a bomb, upset that he has not gotten credit for his work on the scheme. | ||||||
| 78 | 6 | "Poetry in Motion" | Joel Zwick | John B. Collins | November 3, 1989 (1989-11-03) | 445759 |
| Larry and Balki tear up the apartment in an attempt to find a rare poem that Larry believes to be valuable. | ||||||
| 79 | 7 | "Father Knows Best???, Part 1" | Joel Zwick | John B. Collins | November 10, 1989 (1989-11-10) | 445756 |
| Larry's father comes to visit, and Larry worries that nothing he does is ever good enough for his father. But that gets put aside when they are trapped in a rapidly flooding basement. | ||||||
| 80 | 8 | "Father Knows Best???, Part 2" | Joel Zwick | Tom Devanney | November 17, 1989 (1989-11-17) | 445757 |
| Larry gets the group out of the water-filled basement, and makes amends with his father. | ||||||
| 81 | 9 | "Hello Ball" | Joel Zwick | Cheryl Alu & Barry O'Brien |
November 24, 1989 (1989-11-24) | 445760 |
| Larry tries not to win at golf, in order to win over Jennifer's father, but Balki is better at the game than Larry had thought. | ||||||
| 82 | 10 | "Almost Live from Chicago" | Joel Zwick | Cheryl Alu & Barry O'Brien |
December 1, 1989 (1989-12-01) | 445752 |
| At Larry's urging, Lydia attempts to overcome her fear of cameras to star in her own TV talk show. | ||||||
| 83 | 11 | "Home Movies" | Joel Zwick | Tom Amundsen | December 8, 1989 (1989-12-08) | 445761 |
| Balki wants to put together a movie of his life in America to show his Mama, but when Larry takes over the project, it bears no resemblance to Balki's real life. | ||||||
| 84 | 12 | "Everyone in the Pool" | Joel Zwick | Tom Devanney | December 15, 1989 (1989-12-15) | 445762 |
| When it comes time for the football pool at the Chronicle, Larry finds that Balki has a remarkable ability to pick the winners, and tries to capitalize on it. | ||||||
| 85 | 13 | "Because They're Cousins" | Joel Zwick | Howard Adler & Robert Griffard |
January 5, 1990 (1990-01-05) | 445763 |
| Balki gets a visit from his Myposian cousin Bartok, only to discover he's become a California dude with a ripoff scam. | ||||||
| 86 | 14 | "Disorderley Orderlies" | Joel Zwick | John B. Collins | January 12, 1990 (1990-01-12) | 445764 |
| Larry feigns interest in volunteering at a hospital with Balki, in order to get an interview with an injured football player. | ||||||
| 87 | 15 | "The Selling of Mypos" | Joel Zwick | Terry Hart | January 26, 1990 (1990-01-26) | 445765 |
| Balki and Larry try to negotiate the sale of Myposian land to a corporation, until Balki questions their motives. | ||||||
| 88 | 16 | "Nightmare Vacation" | Joel Zwick | Cheryl Alu & Barry O'Brien |
February 2, 1990 (1990-02-02) | 445767 |
| Against the group's better judgement, Balki, Jennifer and Mary Anne agree to let Larry plan another vacation, hoping this one won't be a disaster like their previous ones. | ||||||
| 89 | 17 | "Three's a Crowd" | Joel Zwick | Tom Devanney | February 9, 1990 (1990-02-09) | 445768 |
| Mary Anne moves in with the guys after an argument with Jennifer threatens their friendship. | ||||||
| 90 | 18 | "A Blast from the Past" | Joel Zwick | John B. Collins | February 16, 1990 (1990-02-16) | 445770 |
| Marvin Berman, who previously had tried to blow up the Chronicle with Larry and Balki (in the earlier episode "Dog Day Mid-Afternoon") wants to take the guys out to dinner to thank them for saving him, but Larry is afraid for his life. | ||||||
| 91 | 19 | "He's the Boss" | Joel Zwick | Howard Adler & Robert Griffard |
February 23, 1990 (1990-02-23) | 445769 |
| A new manager at the Chronicle gives Balki what seems like a good promotion, until he discovers it is a token job with no real responsibilities. | ||||||
| 92 | 20 | "Here Comes the Judge" | Joel Zwick | Tom Devanney Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch |
March 9, 1990 (1990-03-09) | 445766 |
| Balki joins the Chronicle's grievance committee; however, when Larry finds himself charged with a grievance, he tries to turn the hearing against Balki. | ||||||
| 93 | 21 | "This Old House" | Joel Zwick | Terry Hart | March 30, 1990 (1990-03-30) | 445771 |
| Larry and Balki try to make money buying and renovating an old house; however problems arise when Larry's greed causes them to attempt more extensive remodeling than they can handle. | ||||||
| 94 | 22 | "Bye Bye Birdie" | Joel Zwick | Tom Devanney | April 13, 1990 (1990-04-13) | 445772 |
| Balki's pet bird Yeorgi flies away after Larry leaves the window open, leaving a heartbroken Balki awaiting the bird's return. | ||||||
| 95 | 23 | "Eyewitless Report" | Joel Zwick | John B. Collins | April 27, 1990 (1990-04-27) | 445774 |
| On a company trip to the Big Piney National Forest, Larry, Balki, and Gorpley all of different accounts of an encounter with an escaped killer. | ||||||
| 96 | 24 | "Digging Up the News" | Joel Zwick | Cheryl Alu & Barry O'Brien |
May 4, 1990 (1990-05-04) | 445773 |
| Balki and Larry visit the set of a children's TV show to interview the host, "Uncle Shaggy"; but when Larry takes a picture of him against his wishes, it could cost Uncle Shaggy his job. |
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