Supernanny: 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 Supernanny 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
Quinn Family
Oct 3, 2008 · 60 min
“We’re at a total loss,’ says mom Gina Quinn, who’s having to control four out-of-control tweens and teens who swear like sailors, refuse to do their chores and are verbally aggres
Baulisch Family
Oct 10, 2008 · 60 min
Dorothy and Kip Baulisch of Papillion, Nebraska, are deaf parents raising four hearing children. They rely too heavily on their eldest daughter, Melissa (18), who understands sign
Park Family
Oct 17, 2008 · 60 min
The oldest Park child, Kyle, 6, has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but his parents took him off medication when they didn't feel it was working. So he terrorizes
Winter Family
Oct 24, 2008 · 60 min
Chiropractor David often acts like a big kid, laughing at the kids' antics even when they cross the line, and leaving Gina, a personal trainer, to referee on her own. She admits, "
Newsome Family
Oct 31, 2008 · 60 min
In today's economy, you can have it all one minute and lose everything the next. This is what has happened to single mom Blythe Newsome. For 12 years she was married and lived with
Manley Family
Nov 7, 2008 · 60 min
John and Sarah Manley have been separated for over six months. John has his own apartment but has tried not to disrupt his children's lives, so he has daily meals and spends every
Howat Family (U.K. Family)
Nov 14, 2008 · 60 min
Jo travels all the way to the UK on a rescue mission to help a single mom who has lost control of her children... and her own temper. Tara Howat is at her wits' end, overwhelmed by
Lewis Family
Nov 21, 2008 · 60 min
Before he died, dad Dwight Lewis called on Supernanny to ask if she could help his wife Antoinette cope with parenting alone while she grieved his loss. Can Jo help widowed Antoine
James Family
Dec 12, 2008 · 60 min
NBA guard Mike James faces off against a foe more formidable than his opponents on the court � Supernanny has a bone to pick with him. Mike plays for the New Orleans Hornets, but h
Kerns Family
Jan 9, 2009 · 60 min
Wisconsin parents Shawn and Shannon thought it would be fun to have a baby. They were only 18 at the time, and were stunned to discover that Shannon was pregnant with twin boys. Th
Gormley-Brickley Family (U.K. Family)
Jan 23, 2009 · 60 min
Jo handles two sets of twins at once for the first time when she returns to the UK on a mission to save a family on the brink. The Gormley-Brickley household is in desperate need o
Costello Family
Feb 6, 2009 · 60 min
Amy always dreamed of having 12 kids, but she had no idea how hectic it would be. With husband Dale on the road most of the week as a truck driver, and 10 kids ranging in age from
Davis Family
Feb 13, 2009 · 60 min
Phil Davis smacks his children and curses at them. He expects Debbra, a working mom, to handle all childcare responsibilities for their family, as well as cleaning the house, but s
Sachs Family
Feb 20, 2009 · 60 min
Greg and Fanci Sachs work long hours to provide Ryan, 5, and Jonathon, 3, an Upper West side childhood, but their guilt over time away from the boys weakens their resolve in the fa
Williams Family (U.K. Family)
Feb 27, 2009 · 60 min
Jo returns to the UK on a mission to save the Williams family from absolute mayhem. With four children under 10, life is hectic and stressful for mom Natalie and dad Martin. Natali
Del Re Family
Mar 13, 2009 · 60 min
Adele Del Re of Staten Island, New York, grew up fantasizing about motherhood. She had visions of herself as a serene caretaker and contented, quiet children, but the reality could
Goldberg Family
Mar 20, 2009 · 60 min
It may be sunny in Tucson, Arizona, but there's stormy weather at the Goldberg house. Parents Adam and Shelby have their hands full with their three young children. Although the ki
Sacco Family
Mar 27, 2009 · 60 min
Elyse is a stay-at-home mom and Big Eric is a double shift-working dad who says his third job starts when he gets home. Little Eric, Ashley, Luke and Lily rule in a home with no ru
Porter Family (U.K. Family)
Apr 10, 2009 · 60 min
Jo returns to the UK to rescue the Porter family, who are being held ransom by their nine-year-old daughter. Princess Maddison is a terror, ruling with a heavy hand and throwing ta
DeMello Family
Apr 17, 2009 · 60 min
It's been called hell on earth, and parents Don and Diane admit they are living with "little devils." With kids who delight in demolishing the house and are prone to fierce rages,
Krolikowski Family
May 1, 2009 · 60 min
Shannon and John both have high profile jobs at a large church, but their home is a far cry from a peaceful sanctuary. All four of their children fight with each other so viciously