Take My Diva . . . Please!
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1989
The diva (Nell Carter) for the benefit opera loses her voice.
Episodes
Tenants, Anyone?
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1989
The tenants try to reach their landlord only to find he's living in a penthouse.
A Pampered Tale
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1989
The men deal with an abandoned baby when the women spend a weekend at a health spa.
The Fight of the Century
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1989
Lester stays with swinging bachelors after a fight with Mary.
How the West Was Fun (1)
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 28, 1989
The women become lost in the desert when the gang travels to an Arizona dude ranch.
How the West Was Fun (2)
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1989
The search is on after the women are kidnapped in the Arizona desert.
Video Activity
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1989
Brenda is tempted to plagiarize an essay to win a role in a rock video.
Flying Down to Leo's
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1989
En route to surprise Lester with a work-site birthday party, Mary and Sandra are accosted by a biker gang.
Reunion Blues
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Nov 25, 1989
Dylan's cleaning-crazy mother (Charlotte Rae) moves in after leaving his father.
The Perfume Game
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Dec 2, 1989
Sandra comes up with a slogan for a new perfume but gets upset when her boss steals her idea.
War is Heck
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1989
Lester tries to dissuade Calvin from joining the Army.
Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1989
Julian snubs Mary's invitation to a Christmas party.
There Go the Clowns
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Dec 23, 1989
Mary makes a regrettable phone call after a would-be client (Ronnie Schell) turns down Lester's construction bid.
Come the Revolution
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Dec 30, 1989
Brenda, prevented from throwing a party at the Jenkins, decides to hold the party in the landlord's vacant apartment.
Where Do We Go from Here?
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Jan 6, 1990
Lester (Hal Williams) falls asleep in church and has a bizarre dream of his journey to heaven with Mary.
Play Christy for Me
Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Jan 13, 1990
When a boastful Lester gets his own radio show, Mary decides to burst his bubble.
Knock It Off
Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Jan 27, 1990
Travis encounters a notorious gangster (Gary Coleman) after finding $250,000 in his limousine.
Do Not Pass Go (1)
Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1990
Mary witnesses the infidelity of Rose's boyfriend (Kevin Peter Hall) while on a trip to Atlantic City.
Do Not Pass Go (2)
Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Feb 10, 1990
While the gang continues their Atlantic City vacation, Mary discovers more about the infidelity of Rose's boyfriend.
You Gotta Have Art
Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1990
Mary is hailed as a brave new artist following a cleaning mishap in an art gallery.
Gone Fishing
Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: Feb 24, 1990
Julian fakes death to keep from losing the building.
Nightmare on 227
Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: Apr 21, 1990
Mary plays a "slasher" when the apartment building is rented for a horror film.
The Class of '90
Episode: 5x23 | Airdate: Apr 29, 1990
Mary, suffering from appendicitis, shares a hospital room with an eccentric patient.
No Place Like Home
Episode: 5x24 | Airdate: May 6, 1990
Mary and Lester try to help homeless citizens find work and shelter.