Empty Nest Season 5

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Empty Nest Season 5 is available on streaming right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. A 6/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Richard Mulligan sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Empty Nest Season 5 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Empty Nest Season 5 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season 5 of Empty Nest includes 26 episodes. It aired from September 1992 to May 1993. This season stars Richard Mulligan, Kristy McNichol and Dinah Manoff. Richard Mulligan and Kristy McNichol lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1992. What keeps Empty Nest Season 5 from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Empty Nest Season 5 respects your intelligence. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Richard Mulligan is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.