The BEST episodes of The Block season 5
Every episode of The Block season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Block season 5!
Get ready for action, drama and plenty of tears and laughter when the hugely successful realty-renovation competition The Block, hosted by Scott Cam, introduces four couples who are taking on one of the toughest but potentially most rewarding challenges they will ever face. The couples will move into four identical and near-derelict apartments in the same building, with little more than the clothes they are wearing.
#1 - Elimination Night 1
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2012
The Block returns for 2012 as eight new couples meet their host Scott Cam in Melbourne to compete in a fierce elimination challenge that will see the final four move into this year's Block.
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#2 - Shelley Craft's Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 56 - Aired 6/18/2012
Lara hits rock bottom when she and Brad run out of money, but Shelley comes to the rescue with a challenge to build a barbecue and potentially save their budgets. The Melbourne Storm are guest judges.
#3 - Room Reveal
Season 5 - Episode 55 - Aired 6/17/2012
With a double-room week and a prize of $10,000 up for grabs, the four teams are in a race to complete their kitchens and their room savers in time for judging.
#4 - Scott & Shelly walk around The Block
Season 5 - Episode 41 - Aired 5/31/2012
The teams are juggling budget problems with the needs of getting trades and materials in order to complete this week's rooms. With just a day to go every team is feeling the stress of another very tough week on the tools.
#5 - Guest / Powder Room Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2012
Site Foreman Keith has some bad news for one team as they try to redesign their powder room under the stairs. With an upstairs guest room to deliver as well, everyone is feeling the pressure.
#6 - Shelley Craft's Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/2012
Challenge master Shelley Craft puts the couples through their next big challenge. They're all desperate for cash to renovate their homes, and Shelley is going to make them earn every penny
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Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/27/2012
Scott Cam and Shelley Craft review progress as the couples struggle to complete their first room. All are feeling the pressure.
#8 - Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/21/2012
Challenge master Shelley Craft takes the teams to Daylesford in country Victoria, where they will have just five hours to style a room for Belle Magazine and be judged by editor Neale Whitaker.
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Season 5 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/20/2012
Host Scott Cam calls tools down on the teams as they complete their main bathroom and laundry in time for the judges. There's turmoil as one couple is accused of cheating.
#10 - Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/28/2012
The teams are blessed by local priest Father Bob before setting out on a challenge set by Shelley Craft to raise money for his foundation to feed the homeless.
#11 - Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/29/2012
The teams are trying to protect their city views during the renovations of their rooftop terraces, and everyone is hoping for divine intervention as they face the crowds at the charity auction to raise money for Father Bob.
#12 - Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 45 - Aired 6/5/2012
One team has a very difficult decision to make as they can double their winnings by reaching into their neighbours' pockets. The brothers try to keep their room swap a secret from the others.
#13 - Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 57 - Aired 6/19/2012
Brad and Lara believe foreman Keith has it in for them when he asks for changes to their outdoor plans. Next-door neighbours Dan and Dani are desperately trying to achieve a garden design with very little budget remaining.
#14 - Scotty's Workshop Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 58 - Aired 6/20/2012
Scott Cam and Shelley Craft take the contestants out for a sports-day challenge. Each couple will represent their house colours as they battle to win much-needed cash for their garden renovations.
#15 - Scott & Shelly walk around The Block
Season 5 - Episode 59 - Aired 6/21/2012
The teams are back at the block and hard at work on their exteriors. Once the fences go up between the houses, one team finds themselves completely blocked off. Mike and Andrew finally meet the descendants of the original owners of their home.
#16 - Challenge Week Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 63 - Aired 6/26/2012
Day two of the final challenge, and the scale of the project ahead of them is proving daunting for everyone. Site foreman Keith predicts that time management will prove the downfall of one team.
#17 - Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/22/2012
In their race to complete a bedroom and their hallways, some teams try to cut corners, which puts them in the firing line with site foreman Keith. Host Scott Cam tries to teach Dan how to say no to Dani, with hilarious results.
#18 - Scott & Shelly walk around The Block
Season 5 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/24/2012
The teams have finally reached the halfway mark in their renovations and reflect on the last 50 days living at the block. Scott and Shelley stop by to see how the teams are progressing with their hallways and guest bedrooms.
#19 - Shelley Craft's Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/7/2012
After delivering two whole rooms for the judges, the couples face an even tougher task: challenge master Shelley Craft gives them two rooms in one day! Guest judge Darren Palmer will award one team an extra $5000.
#20 - Scotty's Workshop Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/2/2012
Host Scott Cam springs another challenge, and this time there's an all-important bonus point up for grabs. But back at the block, there's trouble with the tradies, and one team is about to pull the plug on their bathroom renovation.
#21 - Room Reveal
Season 5 - Episode 37 - Aired 5/27/2012
The teams are working all-nighters again in their efforts to complete their guest rooms and hallways. Judges award one team the highest scores of the series so far to win the weekly $5000 prize.
#22 - Challenge Week Commences
Season 5 - Episode 62 - Aired 6/25/2012
The couples are packing up to move out of the block, but host Scott Cam surprises them with a massive, week-long renovation challenge that could determine the winner of the competition.
#23 - Scotty's Workshop Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/26/2012
The couples are called into Scotty's workshop for the first time. Their challenge is to design and build a piece of furniture for their homes, but Scotty has a big twist as one couple will win a bonus point to put towards their room total.
#24 - Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/14/2012
Challenge Master Shelley Craft goes green with a pedal-powered challenge: Each couple must generate their own electricity to make a DIY windmill. But what starts out eco-friendly quickly goes downhill.
#25 - Renovations Continue
Season 5 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/15/2012
It's bathroom week and everyone is having issues with their renovations. Dan and Dani have spent $5000 on a bath but then discover it won't fit. One team breaks the noise restriction rules, and the others are not happy about it.