As of July 2026, Perfect Strangers Season 5 aired in 1989 with 24 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Perfect Strangers Season 5

1989 24 Episodes Comedy ⭐ 7/10

Perfect Strangers Season 5 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 117 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Bronson Pinchot sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Perfect Strangers Season 5 earns its spot. Perfect Strangers Season 5 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season 5 of Perfect Strangers includes 24 episodes. It aired from September 1989 to April 1990. This season stars Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker and Melanie Wilson. Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1989. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Perfect Strangers Season 5 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Perfect Strangers Season 5 is a strong candidate. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Bronson Pinchot anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 Perfect Strangers Season 5 — Episode Guide

When Larry finds out that Grant, a co-worker of Jennifer's, is impressing Jennifer by raising money for a "Big Brothers" roller skating marathon, he gets jealous and lies about his roller skating ability to win Jennifer.

After a minor car accident, Mr. Gorpley suggests Larry should sue. So Larry has plans to defraud an insurance company to gain money to help his sister Elaine with her tuition. But Balki objects as usual.

When Balki is put in charge of the Chronicle Newsletter, Larry horns in and suggests he dig deep into the information. But he ends up reporting Lydia getting cosmetic surgery, Mr. Gorpley dating the wife of a sports editor, and quotes an insult Larry made to Mr. Wainwright.

Tooth or Consequences

Balki gets a cavity and Larry makes him a dental appointment for him and Balki is excited to go when Larry tells him about all the neat stuff but he's too scared to go when Mr. Gorpley tells him about the drill.

Dog Day Mid-Afternoon

Larry writes an expose of a money laundering scheme that gets him his first front page story but he's upset when he realizes that Marshall & Walpole too all the credit for his article. Also, Marvin Berman, the money laundering scheme's accountant, is also upset because his boss took all the credit f...

Poetry in Motion

Larry and Balki discover that Lowell Kelly, a famous poet used to live in their apartment and his unpublished poem is hidden there. So they search for it but Balki doesn't know that Larry plans to sell it after he discovered that it would be worth about $100,000.

Father Knows Best (1)

Larry's perfectionist father comes for a visit and Larry wants to impress him so he can finally get a ""well done son"" from his father. But instead, they end up trapped in the basement that is flooding after Larry broke the water pipe.

Father Knows Best (2)

Larry and Balki, Jennifer and Mary Anne, Lydia and Mr. Gorpley, and of course Larry's father are all trapped in the flooding basement. Larry attempts to solve the problem without much luck. So thinking they're all going to die, Larry must tell his father how he feels. Luck changes when Larry finds h...

When Jennifer's father comes to town, Larry tries to impress him. So they decide to go golfing. Larry is an excellent golfer but Mr. Lyons is a bad golfer and a bad loser so Larry decides to let him win and lets Balki play thinking that he can't golf, but can he?

Almost Live from Chicago

Lydia has been offered the opportunity of having her on TV advice show but she has one problem, she's afraid of cameras. But Larry tries to force her to do the show because of a mistake he made in high school when he turned down an opportunity.

Balki wants to send a home movie to his mama for the reunion he is going to miss. But Larry takes over the video and goes overboard with his movie-making skills.

Everybody in the Pool

Balki plays the football pool for the first time at the Chronicle and wins. He also ends up winning the next five weeks which makes everyone mad at him except Larry who decides to copy his picks to bet $10,000 with a bookie unaware that Balki picked all the losers.

Because They're Cousins

Balki's cousin Bartok come to visit from Mypos via Los Angeles for the last six months. Bartok looks just like Balki except after being in LA, he lost his accent and got a cool attitude, and he has a money-making scheme and tries to take Balki's money.

Disorderly Orderlies

Balki tries to get Larry to do volunteer work at the hospital but he refused until he discovered that a famous football player is a patient there hoping that he can get an interview to advance his career.

The Selling of Mypos

When a big corporation in Chicago wants to buy 300 acres of land on Mypos, Balki was chosen to negotiate the sale, and he picked Larry to guide him through. When they are offered 10% of the total sale of 28 million dollars, Larry insists they accept is but Balki has a funny feeling about it.

Nightmare Vacation

Larry found the perfect vacation and Balki, Jennifer and Mary Anne decide to give him one more chance with planning vacations. They go to a tropical resort, Club Paradise with broken walls in the hotel room and it is disrupted with a hurricane and Larry can't admit that he's made another mistake.

Three's a Crowd

While playing a board game, an argument breaks out between Jennifer and Mary Anne. The result being Mary Anne moving out and in with Larry and Balki at Balki's insistence. Larry doesn't like the idea because is jeopardizes his relationship with Jennifer. So Larry and Balki devise a plan to get Jenni...

Blast From the Past

It's a very psychotic evening when Marvin Berman, who tried to blow up Larry and Balki, visits them for dinner to apologize. But in the process, they mistakenly think that the mob is after them and they are surrounded by killers.

When Mr. Wainwright hires a personal assistant Mr. Glover, Balki gets promoted to the executive staff, but is unaware that it is a scheme that Mr. Glover has to try and implement the American Dream Program. And Larry may lose his job if he doesn't go along with it.

Here Comes the Judge

When Balki is elected the head of the grievance committee, Lydia is accused of parking violations and she tries to influence his judgment by buying him "bunny slippers" but Larry tells Balki that he must be tough which comes back on Larry when he's accused of stealing office supplies.

🎭 Cast of Perfect Strangers Season 5

Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot

Balki Bartokomous

Mark Linn-Baker

Mark Linn-Baker

Melanie Wilson

Rebeca Arthur

Mary Anne Spencer

Sam Anderson

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