The Hogan Family: 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 The Hogan Family 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
Paris (1)
Sep 18, 1989
The Hogans take a trip to Paris and enjoy the sites and sounds. Meanwhile, David befriends an attractive woman, Julia, who unknowingly to him is a princess playing hooky from her
Paris (2)
Sep 25, 1989
Paris, the City of Lights, has cast a romantic glow over David and Julia, however, Julia's day of playing hooky begins to slowly come to an end as the private investigators stake o
Paris (3)
Oct 2, 1989
The private investigators catch up to Julia and whisk her away leaving David without an explanation or a goodbye. However, things turn around for the young couple as, Julia invite
Tracks of My Tears
Oct 9, 1989
Willie becomes obsessed with being number one on the track team and enlists David's help training him. However, Willie quickly finds that he doesn't have the will for training. M
The Rivals
Oct 16, 1989
Mark is all excited when he gets a date with a popular girl in school, however, his high comes to an abrupt stop when he discovers Willie has a date with her and soon it becomes a
License to Drive
Oct 23, 1989
Mark wrecks his confidence when he has an accident during his driver's test, while David drives him crazy getting it all on tape for a class project.
The Hospital
Nov 6, 1989
David is all excited about the Homecoming parade but is let down when he discovers that he will be sharing a camel costume with Burt. To make matters worse, during the parade, Bur
Get a Job
Nov 13, 1989
Mark gets a job at Bossy Burger and goes out of his way to get Willie a job there too. However, Willie's constant goofing off goes un-noticed by the boss, who promotes him, then f
Stir Crazy
Nov 20, 1989
David finds producing a local cooking show starring Mrs. Poole isn't exactly a piece of cake. Meanwhile, the family is boiling mad when Michael installs a faulty home-security sys
Educating Rita
Nov 27, 1989
After a breakup, Sandy tries to cheer up man-hungry, Rita Traeger and quickly discovers that her new best friend isn't the best of friends when she strands her at a singles bar. M
Stan and Deliver
Dec 4, 1989
Sandy's friend is so broke up over a breakup that Sandy invites him to stay at the Hogans', but his mood casts a pall over the entire house.
Sandy in Love
Dec 11, 1989
David's toothache leads to romance with a bite for Sandy, who's feeling no pain after dating the dentist.
Snowbound
Jan 8, 1990
Sandy and Michael's parents come to Chicago for a visit and Sandy manages to make it through the visit without loosing her cool with her mother. However, things really start heati
Bad Day at Bossy Burger
Jan 15, 1990
When Sandy has to prepare for an upcoming presentation and Michael has to study for a flight test, David takes over the reins of the family and begins driving Michael and Sandy up
The Franklin Family
Jan 22, 1990
Michael's old war buddy, Skip comes to Chicago for yet another visit and a reunion where he will meet up with an old flying rival. However, Skip doesn't want to look like a failur
Forget Me Not
Jan 29, 1990
David might have to forget about his internship with a local TV station when Sandy, suffering from short-term memory loss, goes along for the interview.
Heartburn
Feb 5, 1990
David becomes obsessed with a girl and lays out a plan to get her. However, once he has her, he becomes haunted by the memories of a lost love and fears he may get hurt again. Me
The Go-Between
Feb 19, 1990
Mark has been tutoring a new girl, Cara, whom he has a crush on. However, she doesn't know he's alive because she has a crush on Willie. When Willie, goes to Mark to help him win
Used Car
Feb 26, 1990
David is trying to unload his old car and gets a pair of buyers in Mark and Willie. However, a double date turns into a disaster when the car breaks down on the side of the road.
Mutiny on the Bossy
Mar 5, 1990
Mark is made ""head heifer"" at the Bossy Burger, but he finds himself in a real pickle when his co-workers think he's become too bossy.
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Mar 12, 1990
Michael comes down on Willie after his grades in biology drop. Mark agrees to tutor Willie for an upcoming exam but when Willie does well on it, he is accused of cheating. Meanwh
A Matter of Principal
Mar 19, 1990
Sandy decides not to send her angry letter of resignation to her principal but David mails it.
Prom, Lies and Videotape
May 7, 1990
The upcoming prom has both Sandy and Willie with problems. Sandy is left without a caterer or a deejay after David botches a deal that Sandy had made. Meanwhile, Mark is going wit