Blossom: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Blossom Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
A New Life (1)
Sep 26, 1994
Major changes in the Russo household unsettle Blossom: Carol and Kennedy move in; Anthony and Shelly move out; and Joey hits the road with his baseball team.
A New Life (2)
Oct 3, 1994
Blossom and Nick fight over her resistance to change, particularly Carol, and she runs away from home to join Joey on his road trip.
Puppy Love
Oct 10, 1994
Blossom is furious when Joey refuses to set her up on a date with his handsome but dumb teammate Richie, but has to admit he was right when a double date with Joey's dim new girlfr
Your New Planet
Oct 17, 1994
Blossom makes a video for the unborn baby of Anthony and Shelly to introduce him or her to the Russos' world; meanwhile, a veteran gives Joey the rookie treatment.
The Wedding
Oct 24, 1994
As Nick and Carol's wedding day arrives, there's something old (their exes at the bachelor party and bridal shower) and something blue (the bitter little flower girl, Kennedy).
Writing the Wrongs
Oct 31, 1994
Blossom struggles with a deceptively difficult school assignment in which she can express herself in any way she chooses, so Carol suggests that she simply write anything.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrel
Nov 7, 1994
Blossom baby-sits Kennedy and her friend, a frightfully obnoxious little girl; meanwhile, Joey is like a babe in the woods when he's approached by a seasoned baseball groupie.
The Game You Play Tomorrow
Nov 14, 1994
Six finds it hard to believe that she and Blossom weren't accepted at the same college. When Joey faces his first batting slump, Nick must revive his childhood persona of The Fishs
Blossom Gump
Nov 21, 1994
Blossom dreams of herself as Blossom Gump, giving simple words of advice to Madonna and Michael Jackson, when in reality she'd rather be giving her opinions in the school newspaper
Oh, Baby
Nov 28, 1994
When Shelly goes into labour, Blossom, Six and Joey are under the gun to get her to the hospital, while Anthony is being held at gunpoint in his ambulance.
Mating Rituals
Jan 9, 1995
Blossom sneaks off to a young-adult party, where she meets a guy who treats her like a mature young woman.
Hi Diddly Dee
Jan 16, 1995
Blossom thinks the acting life might be for her, but her audition for a famous stage director doesn't play out as she hoped.
A Kiss is Just a Kiss
Jan 23, 1995
Blossom's wants some time alone with her new boyfriend to try to get something going, but there's too much going on in the house to get anything started.
Who's Not on First
Feb 6, 1995
Joey proves he's no dummy when he uses his scientific knowledge of anatomy to relieve Nick's stiff back.
It Happened One Night
Feb 13, 1995
Nick hopes sparks will fly when Blossom agrees to go out with the son of his old pal (who turns out to be happily gay); trapped by a flash flood, Joey and Six check into a hotel ro
A Mind With a Heart of Its Own
Feb 20, 1995
Vinnie announces he is transferring to UCLA because he misses Blossom; a new girlfriend spoils Joey.
The Date
Feb 27, 1995
Blossom is assaulted by her date, a popular football star, when she tries to fend off his aggressive advances.
The Departure
Mar 6, 1995
Joey proposes to his old flame; Blossom gets a job at an ad agency run by Carol's old boyfriend, and Nick's bothered when Carol accepts an offer to be a consultant there.
A Star is Bared
Mar 13, 1995
Talia Shire asks Blossom to play the lead in a new movie she's directing - but the part requires Blossom to appear in the nude.
You Say Tomato
Mar 20, 1995
Blossom stubbornly refuses to accept a grade that she thinks is lower than she deserves - even if it means she won't graduate.
So Many Milestones, So Little Time
May 22, 1995
Joey proposes to Melanie; Nick decides to sell the house when Carol discovers she is pregnant; Blossom gets her first real job.
Goodbye
May 22, 1995
Blossom, Joey and Six discourage prospective buyers of the house, while Shelly and baby Nash plan to move back east.