The Wayans Bros.: 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 Wayans Bros. 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
Brother Can You Spare A Dime?
Sep 18, 1998 · 30 min
Amazing as it sounds, Marlon has an acting gig and Shawn is the one hard up for cash. With the newsstand still out of circulation, Shawn has do some major maneuvering to get a litt
Six Degrees of Marlon
Sep 25, 1998 · 30 min
Marlon wants more exposure on his sitcom Everybody Loves Everybody, so manager Shawn gets Marlon a big romantic scene: with a guy.
Pops' Campaign
Oct 1, 1998 · 30 min
When he runs for city council, Pops resorts to slinging mud.
Romeo & J'Leeta
Oct 8, 1998 · 30 min
The battle between restaurateurs Pops and Rick heats up in this new episode. Nasty rumors add extra heat to their ongoing feud, but a ""Romeo and Juliet"" situation arises. Shawn s
Ho's on First
Oct 15, 1998 · 30 min
Shawn worries that Marlon is headed for a romantic fall because his new girlfriend is known for having a highly questionable reputation, and Shawn isn't sure whether to mention tha
Escorting Ain't Easy
Oct 29, 1998 · 30 min
An old flame may be stoking Pops' fires of passion, so Shawn and Marlon set out to convince the woman that she chose the wrong family to get involved with.
The Kiss
Nov 5, 1998 · 30 min
Shawn and Dee get together at a concert by Missy ""Misdemeanor"" Elliott for dancing -- and more. They may or may not have slept together, but Marlon has a tape of them in bed and
The High Life
Nov 12, 1998 · 30 min
Shawn has to weed out the truth about Marlon's involvement with an actor he admires who uses drugs, especially since Marlon has a big audition coming up.
Misery
Nov 19, 1998 · 30 min
Semi-famous Marlon makes his first impact on a genuine fan. Unfortunately, she's an obsessed fanatic who kidnaps him -- and Shawn gets himself captured as well when he attempts a r
Marlon Joins A Cult
Dec 10, 1998 · 30 min
Marlon's family must rescue him when he falls in with a cult after signing up for a class. Marlon thinks he's signed up for an acting seminar to help with focus training, but he's
A Country Christmas
Dec 17, 1998 · 30 min
Cousin Sheila invites Marlon, Shawn, Dee and Pops to spend Christmas at her farm, where they are shocked to discover she's in dire straits and may lose her property if she can't pa
Green Card
Jan 14, 1999 · 30 min
When Shawn decides to marry an immigrant so she can be granted citizenship, the woman must live with him for six months. But he soon comes to regret the decision after the woman in
Big Brother
Jan 21, 1999 · 30 min
Shawn follows in Marlon's footsteps as a ""big brother"" to a youngster, but it turns out that his new little charge already has a jail record.
Saving Private Marlon
Jan 28, 1999 · 30 min
After landing an important role in a war movie, Marlon decides to do research on a military base where the head officer offers to show him the ropes -- until Marlon discovers that
Jump!
Feb 4, 1999 · 30 min
Marlon and Shawn's teasing about Dee's role as a security guard gets her suspended without pay and the duo must try to win her job back.
Pops Gets Evicted
Feb 11, 1999 · 30 min
Shawn's ideas on making better use of the lobby space catch the eye of the building's owner who offers him the chance to run a new cafe. But first he'll have to evict Pops.
Crazy 4 U
Feb 18, 1999 · 30 min
Marlon and Shawn get in way over their heads when they start competing for the attention of Dawn, an attractive psychiatrist who's just moved into the building.
Hip Hop Pops
Feb 25, 1999 · 30 min
Marlon and Shawn try to shake Pops out of his depression over his 50th birthday -- and in the process create a monster.
Everybody Loves Shawn
Apr 29, 1999 · 30 min
Shawn finds himself in the spotlight as an instant celebrity after a guest shot on Marlon's TV show, much to his brother's chagrin.
Dreamgirl
May 6, 1999 · 30 min
A famous singer finds Shawn's indifference irresistible, and he and Marlon find themselves competing for her affections.
Three on a Couch
May 13, 1999 · 30 min
After seeing a successful old pal, Shawn becomes convinced his family is to blame for him never becoming a huge success.
Rope-a-Dope
May 20, 1999 · 30 min
Shawn and Marlon sell Pops' boxing memorabilia, but when their dad's feelings are hurt, they try to retrieve the goods from the new owner.