• Air date: 19 Sep '94 25 episodes
      The fifth season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air premiered on September 19, 1994 and aired its season finale on May 15, 1995. Ross Bagley was added to the show's cast, playing a now preschool-aged Nicky Banks despite the character being a newborn infant in the previous season. This is common in television series and soap operas. In the first episode to feature this change, Jazz expresses amazement while Will just stares uneasily into the camera.
  • List of Episodes (25)
    • 1. What's Will Got to Do With It? (1)

      19 Sep '94
      Will manages the rising singing career of Ashley, who becomes a prima donna.
    • 2. The Client (2)

      19 Sep '94
      Philip and Will don't see eye to eye on Ashley's singing career, but record producer Gordy Berry is all ears.
    • 3. Reality Bites

      26 Sep '94
      Will loses points as a role model for Nicky while visiting an ever-positive kiddie hero who brings joy to youngsters -- but not to Will.
    • 4. Grumpy Young Men

      03 Oct '94
      Will blasts Carlton for stealing his woman while on a double date, and their ensuing fight lasts for days -- until Will gets knocked unconscious; Philip and Hilary teach Ashley to drive.
    • 5. Fresh Prince: The Movie

      10 Oct '94
      Will tells a tall tale about seeing a mob killing, then being placed in a witness-protection program in the backwoods of Alabama.
    • 6. Will's Misery

      17 Oct '94
      Will may soon regret using one of his phony lines to snag a sorority recruit; Geoffrey considers legal action for an on-the-job injury.
    • 7. Father Knows Best

      24 Oct '94
      Ashley secretly abandons her private-school education for the ""real world"" of public education, thanks to inspiration from Will; Hilary tries to broaden her talk show's demographics.
    • 8. Soul Train

      07 Nov '94
      An invitation to a Soul Train reunion has Vivian feeling romantic -- recalling Philip's marriage proposal on the show 25 years earlier -- but has Philip feeling like a dinosaur. Meanwhile, Carlton vies with Will in a dance contest.
    • 9. Love Hurts

      14 Nov '94
      Lisa humiliates Will by knocking out a guy with her self-defense moves.
    • 10. Will's Up a Dirt Road

      21 Nov '94
      Will tries his hand at journalism to prove something to Lisa, but his efforts get him sued for libel -- by Jay Leno.
    • 11. Will Steps Out

      28 Nov '94
      While on a date with another woman, Will feels the power of love -- for Lisa; and, in a weighted suit, he feels what fitness guru Susan Powter hopes will be empathy for Uncle Philip.
    • 12. Same Game, Next Season

      12 Dec '94
      Will goes overboard to make a good first impression on Lisa's father -- and soon regrets it. Meanwhile, Carlton, Ashley and Hilary try to find out who is daddy's favorite by searching for his will.
    • 13. Three's a Crowd

      09 Jan '95
      Will gets roped into a weekend ski trip with Carlton that quickly turns to disaster when their party arrives; meanwhile, back home, Hilary prepares to leave the nest.
    • 14. It's a Wonderful Lie

      23 Jan '95
      Will and Lisa each lie about their evening plans, then wind up at the same party -- where Ashley is found in the coat room with a football player.
    • 15. Bullets Over Bel-Air

      06 Feb '95
      A planned camping trip is cut short for Carlton and Will when a robber approaches them at an automated bank-teller machine -- and fires a gun.
    • 16. A Decent Proposal

      13 Feb '95
      After getting shot, Will proposes marriage to Lisa in a moment of vulnerability; but she shoots him down with ""no"" for an answer. Meanwhile, accident-prone Hilary prolongs Will's recovery.
    • 17. Will is From Mars...

      20 Feb '95
      Thanks to relationship counseling, Will and Lisa hop to move on up to a new understanding in preparation for marriage. Meanwhile Hillary wants Geoffrey to work at her new home.
    • 18. The Wedding Show (Psyche!)

      27 Feb '95
      Will and Lisa have their hearts set on a small wedding, but plans get out of hand when Lisa's dad can't agree on the arrangements -- so the couple elope to Las Vegas.
    • 19. Slum Like It ... Not!

      13 Mar '95
      Will vows Philip with his sound investment advice to buy Jazz's apartment building -- but the tenants scream slumlord after Philip acts on Will's moneymaking tip.
    • 20. As the Will Turns

      10 Apr '95
      Will inadvertently finds himself in the right place at the right time and lands a part in a daytime soap opera.
    • 21. Save the Last Trance For Me

      17 Apr '95
      Put into a trance by a stage hypnotist, Will behaves like a 4-year-old just as the family gears up for an interview with the admissions head of a private school.
    • 22. To Thine Own Self Be Blue ... and Gold

      24 Apr '95
      A dream job for Will with a businessman friend of Philip's turns into a nightmare when the man offers him a bonus to help bribe a councilman.
    • 23. Cold Feet, Hot Body

      01 May '95
      It's double trouble for Will when a temptress schemes to make him forget his fiancée -- and also befriends Lisa.
    • 24. Love in an Elevator

      08 May '95
      While en route to his bachelor party, Will gets trapped in an elevator with the feuding Carlton and Jazz -- and his life with the women in his past flashes before him (in series clips).
    • 25. For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll

      15 May '95
      Just before the wedding, as tempers heat up between Vy and Fred, Will gets cold feet about marrying Lisa -- whom he feels he may not really know.