The BEST episodes of George Lopez season 5

Every episode of George Lopez season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of George Lopez season 5!

George Lopez is a guy who has made lemonade from lemons at every turn. Since he became the plant manager at an L.A. airplane parts factory, George has handled a complicated and tumultuous job including mergers, vandals and even a Presidential visit -- with his sense of humor intact. Though his affable and loyal friend and leader, Ernie (Valente Rodriguez), and former compadres on the floor consider him a buddy, they continue to rib him and have their fun with his new found position of power. Dealing with his tough and acerbic but loving mother, Benny (Belita Moreno), while sifting through her vast assortment of lies about his childhood, and maintaining a civil relationship presents a constant challenge, both at work and at home. Fortunately George's devoted wife, Angie (Constance Marie), possesses the patience of a saint and copes surprisingly well with Benny's questionable behavior and insensitive wisecracks, and with George's freewheeling approach to parenthood. Her recent suc

Last Updated: 8/4/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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George Helps Ernie See the Cellu-Light
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8.81
27 votes

#1 - George Helps Ernie See the Cellu-Light

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/2006

George helps Ernie lose weight before he loses his job.

Directors: Sheldon Epps
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A Funeral Brings George to His Niece
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8.72
29 votes

#2 - A Funeral Brings George to His Niece

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/2006

George gets money signs in his eyes when he finds out that he is named trustee of his niece's multi-million dollar inheritance.

Directors: Bob Koherr
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George's Dog Days of Bummer
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8.71
31 votes

#3 - George's Dog Days of Bummer

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2005

George wants to get a companion for his depressed mother, but when a rowdy biker (guest star Duane "Dog" Chapman) refuses to give up the stray dog George's mom has grown to love, George takes to impersonating the mayor. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa guest stars as himself.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
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George Takes a Sentimental Ernie
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8.58
26 votes

#4 - George Takes a Sentimental Ernie

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2005

George still refuses to return home until his mother leaves, but when he realizes how difficult it is to live with Ernie and his parents, he convinces Ernie to get his own place.

Directors: Victor Gonzalez
Writer: Rick Nyholm
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George Finds Therapy Benny-ficial
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8.55
31 votes

#5 - George Finds Therapy Benny-ficial

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2005

A traumatic event at Max's school has George taking him to see a counselor, played by guest star Richard Lewis.

Directors: Victor Gonzalez
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George Gets Cross Over Freddie (1)
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8.54
26 votes

#6 - George Gets Cross Over Freddie (1)

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/22/2006

George discovers that Max has begun an online romance with a teenage girl from Chicago. When he assumes his son's identity to protect him from what he suspects is an internet predator, George comes face to face offline with Freddie.

Directors: Katy Garretson
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George Drives the Batmobile
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8.53
34 votes

#7 - George Drives the Batmobile

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2005

Rather than give in to Benny's incessant pleas to buy her a new car, George and Angie agree to drive her around town just to get her out of the house. So, when George picks Benny and her friends up after a wild night on the town, her insensitive wisecracks and his temper gets him into a bit of trouble of his own.

Directors: Bob Koherr
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You Dropped a Mom on Me
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8.43
23 votes

#8 - You Dropped a Mom on Me

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2005

Disaster strikes when George's mom forgets about a lit cigarette. Carmen is determined to marry her boyfriend Jason and have a baby, much to George and Angie's dismay.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
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George Gets a Pain in the Ash
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8.36
36 votes

#9 - George Gets a Pain in the Ash

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2005

Disaster strikes when George's mom forgets about a lit cigarette. Carmen is determined to marry her boyfriend Jason and have a baby, much to George and Angie's dismay.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
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George Tries to Write a Wrong
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8.21
34 votes

#10 - George Tries to Write a Wrong

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2005

George uncovers some secrets that were better left unrevealed when he sneaks a peek at a ten-year-old unopened letter from Angie.

Directors: Bob Koherr
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George Keeps Truant to Himself
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8.14
21 votes

#11 - George Keeps Truant to Himself

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/2006

When things get tough for George, he drops out of school. He tries to keep it a secret from his wife and kids but his professor drops by for an uninvited visit.

Directors: Bob Koherr
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Trick or Treat Me Right
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8.13
38 votes

#12 - Trick or Treat Me Right

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2005

George and Angie's practical jokes are funnier and scarier than ever as Halloween approaches, but as Benny's abusive comments and behavior grow worse, George finds it impossible to laugh things off and threatens to make some big changes.

Directors: Bob Koherr
Writer: Jim Hope
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George Doesn't Trustee Angie's Brother
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8.00
31 votes

#13 - George Doesn't Trustee Angie's Brother

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/2006

Angie's brother, Ray, comes around when he find out that his daughter, Veronica, is going to inherit the family inheritance. But George is the first to see through Ray's scheme when Ray asks Veronica to tap into her inheritance to invest in a new company.

Directors: Sheldon Epps
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George Enrolls Like That
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7.96
26 votes

#14 - George Enrolls Like That

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2006

When George finds out that Max is skipping school, he tries to be a role model by going to college, but no one takes him seriously.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
Writer: Rick Nyholm
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The Kidney Stays in the Picture
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7.88
25 votes

#15 - The Kidney Stays in the Picture

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2006

Max starts to wet the bed and George makes fun of him, but when this keeps happening, Vic thinks that Max may be sexually active. So they take Max to the doctor to find out that Max's kidney needs to be taken out.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
Writer: Jim Hope
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It's a Cliffhanger, By George
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7.69
52 votes

#16 - It's a Cliffhanger, By George

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/12/2006

"Season Finale"- Everything hangs in the balance for the entire Lopez family: Ernie tells George that the factory is moving to Mexico and they'll both be out of jobs; the police want to question Benny for her part in an old robbery, so she flees; Angie has been feeling sick for days and awaits the results of a home pregnancy test; Carmen is afraid to open her final college letter after being rejected by her first three choices; Max has swiped a forbidden beer and is about to sample his first alcohol; and Vic prepares to propose marriage to younger woman he barely knows.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
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George Discovers Benny's Sili-Con Job
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7.53
34 votes

#17 - George Discovers Benny's Sili-Con Job

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2005

George's wisecracks about Benny's age finally get to her, so she decides to enhance her chest to create a youthful appearance.

Directors: George Lopez
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George is Being Elfish and Christ-misses His Family
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7.48
23 votes

#18 - George is Being Elfish and Christ-misses His Family

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2005

George ends up spending Christmas all by himself after he gets caught telling a lie to get out of spending the holiday with Angie's family.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
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George Says I Do ... More in This Marriage
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7.43
28 votes

#19 - George Says I Do ... More in This Marriage

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2005

George and Angie compete to see who does more work in their marriage and at home.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
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George Gets Caught in a Powers Play
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7.34
32 votes

#20 - George Gets Caught in a Powers Play

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2006

George tries to teach his niece the meaning of a dollar by making her work at the factory.

Directors: Bob Koherr
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George Vows to Make Some Matri-Money
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7.21
24 votes

#21 - George Vows to Make Some Matri-Money

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/29/2006

"100th Episode" George takes over planning a wedding for one of Angie's rich clients (Eva Longoria) in order to prove he can do her job better than she can.

Directors: Katy Garretson
Writer: George Lopez
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George Discovers How Mescal-ed Up His Life Would Have Been Without the Benny-Fits
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6.89
53 votes

#22 - George Discovers How Mescal-ed Up His Life Would Have Been Without the Benny-Fits

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/5/2006

Benny is gets really mad when she discovers that George has rigged the results of a productivity contest at the factory against her favor, but gets the ultimate revenge when George can't sleep at night without dreaming of his dysfunctional childhood.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
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