The BEST episodes of Weird Science season 5

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

Weird Science is a show based on the 1985 John Hughes movie of the same name. High school geeks Wyatt Donnelly and Gary Wallace create their dream girl, a magical genie named Lisa, on Wyatt's computer. Having a genie leads up to five seasons of unique adventures for the guys. The theme song for the series is the same as the movie- "Weird Science" by 80s group Oingo Boingo.

Last Updated: 11/9/2024Network: USA NetworkStatus: Ended
The Genie Detective
star
8.62
37 votes

#1 - The Genie Detective

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/11/1997

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.

Directors: David Grossman
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Forbidden Janet
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8.59
39 votes

#2 - Forbidden Janet

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/1997

Wyatt wants to finally meet the perfect girl for him so Lisa creates a magical hat that will turn Wyatt's dream girl into a real, live girl. However, when both Chett and Gary use the hat to create their dream girls, it turns out that only one girl can exist at a time.

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8.58
38 votes

#3 - WS4

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/25/1998

When no one at Farber High is getting along, Lisa decides to zap up some aliens to help erase the hate. However, the aliens attack the school instead of helping matters out.

Directors: David Grossman
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Magic Comet Ride
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8.54
37 votes

#4 - Magic Comet Ride

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/11/1998

Similar to Star Wars, Lisa joins her Genie Master on a comet to learn more about her powers.

Directors: David Grossman
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Genie Junior
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8.50
38 votes

#5 - Genie Junior

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/25/1998

Lisa wants to test Chett, and makes herself pregnant. Chett later wishes that the load was on him, and becomes pregnant instead of Lisa.

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Boys on the Hide
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8.49
37 votes

#6 - Boys on the Hide

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/1997

Principal Scampi is honored at a Farber High school assembly. Unfortunately, some of the students vandalized his photo beforehand. Principal Scampi doesn't have enough to go on to be able to figure out who committed the crime. Lisa feels sorry for him and says that she will help him find out which students are guilty. Unfortunately, as Lisa and Principal Scampi look for clues, they all lead to Wyatt and Gary, both of whom are innocent.

Directors: David Grossman
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Show Chett
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8.49
37 votes

#7 - Show Chett

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/1997

Lisa decides to make Chett a male stripper at Chip 'N' Tails, the local women's club, after Chett continually shows that he thinks women are just sex objects. Chett quickly becomes an extremely popular stipper, er, ""dancer"".

Directors: Tom Spezialy
Writer: Chris Black
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Bee In There
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8.49
37 votes

#8 - Bee In There

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/1997

Wyatt and Gary both think about how their fathers never played with them when they were little. After hearing this, Lisa agrees to let the boys go back in time as their dads, so that they can spend a little time with themselves as children. The wish turns out awry when Gary gets put into his mother's body instead of his father's. When Wyatt and Gary as Wyatt's father and Gary's mom, start doing more things together, Wyatt's mom and Gary's dad think that something is going on between them.

Directors: David Grossman
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Night of the Swingin' Steves
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8.49
37 votes

#9 - Night of the Swingin' Steves

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/18/1998

Agents Scolder and Mully return as does the alien race of Steve.

Writer: Chris Black
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Girl Talk
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8.47
38 votes

#10 - Girl Talk

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/1997

Gary and Wyatt try to be girlfriends with Lisa by playing girly games with her, but that's not enough. Lisa wants some real girls to talk to. Lisa decides to become friends with one of the waitresses at the Java Man. However, trouble soon hits as Lisa must constantly lie to cover up the fact she's a magic genie. Lisa feels bad about lying all the time, so she decides to share her secret with the waitress. That doesn't turn out to be a good idea when the entire student body of Farber High finds out, and the world is on the verge of finding out about her.

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Future Bride
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8.46
37 votes

#11 - Future Bride

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/1997

Wyatt keeps going out on dates, but none of the girls are right for him. Lisa zaps up a Bride Detector, that will go off when your future wife is close to you. Wyatt's future wife is sitting right in the Java Man. Chett tries to use the detector to make Lisa think she'll be his future wife. So, he uses an engineering manual, and makes the detector go off when it's near Lisa. Unfortunately for him, Lisa knows all about what he's been up to, and strings him along. Wyatt loses his future wife after being too serious about the whole thing. And after it's all over, it turns out that the Bride Detector never really worked.

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Man's Best Friend
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8.45
38 votes

#12 - Man's Best Friend

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/1997

Two of Chett's frineds dump him out in the mountains, miles from anywhere. All of a sudden, Chett starts to be followed- by a dog. Chett starts bonding with the dog after saving his life from a truck. When Chett comes home and Lisa sees how nice Chett is with his dog, she turns him into a real, live man.

Directors: Alan Cross
Writer: Kari Lizer
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School Spirits
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8.43
37 votes

#13 - School Spirits

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/11/1998

The ghosts of old Farber High faculty members are haunting the school. When the gang finds out that all they want is for the new library not to be built over their teacher's lounge, they cook up a plan to haunt Scampi 'The Shining' style.

Directors: Tom Spezialy
Writer: Jimmy Aleck
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I, Chettus
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7.75
36 votes

#14 - I, Chettus

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/1997

When greeted at school by Principal Scampi in a toga, Gary and Wyatt know that something is wrong. They are in trouble for not only being late, but for not being dressed properly. They must go back to Ancient Rome and fix what Chett has done.

Directors: Tom Spezialy
Writer: Chris Black
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I Dream of Gene
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7.71
38 votes

#15 - I Dream of Gene

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/1997

Lisa wants someone else to talk to. Someone that understands her better. - So, she decides to look for other magic genies in the world. She meets one in Texas, Gene. Chett gets jealous and searches the teapot in which Gene lives. Chett finds the address of Gene's master and lets his master know where gene is. Later, after Lisa finds out, Chett realizes that he made a mistake. He tries to get Gene back, and Gene is finally free of being trapped in the clutches of his master. However, the second after he's free, he leaves Lisa for another woman.

Directors: Sandy Smolan
Writer: Jeff Vlaming
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Wicked Wish
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7.70
37 votes

#16 - Wicked Wish

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/18/1998

In a Snow White parody, Mrs. Donnelly doesn't feel pretty anymore. Lisa tries to help her out, but instead makes Mrs. Donnelly want to be the fairest of them all.

Directors: David Grossman
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Gary Had a Little Cram
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7.60
40 votes

#17 - Gary Had a Little Cram

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/1997

Wyatt wants a good sturdy envelope for his application to Paxton University. So, Lisa zaps the envelope and makes in invincible. She tests it herself by blowing it up, setting it on fire, and allowing Chett to play with it. With all of the talk about college, Gary realizes that he hasn't applied anywhere. He begs Lisa and Wyatt to help him, but Lisa won't use any magic to get him into a school. However, after Gary talks about getting into college would mean to him, Lisa gives him a helmet that allows him to win the triathalon at Farber High. However, Gary finds fame after winning, and may not even bothering going to college since he's extremely popular and has many deals to endorse products.

Directors: David Grossman
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Stalag 16
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6.14
7 votes

#18 - Stalag 16

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/1997

Principal Scampi is given a China pig award from Chett, and also receives the title Educator of the Decade. Lisa creates a fun holodeck for the boys to fight in, similar to Stalag 17.

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