S5 E1 • Stop in the Name of Love

Everyone is of course skeptical when Brian announces that his relationship with Alex is special. To try to insure that their relationship lasts longer than a couple of weeks, they decide not to sleep with one another yet.

Première diffusion : 16 septembre 1993

S5 E2 • Terminal Jealousy

On a boring day,Roy decides to have some fun at everyone's else's expense.He plants the idea in Brian's head that Joe and Alex have something going on,which soon has Brian obsessing about it.Then misleads Helen into insulting the state health inspector,who happens to be an old foe from her high school days.

Première diffusion : 23 septembre 1993

S5 E3 • Bye-Bye, Bunny

Lowell and Bunny make their seperation final by signing the divorce papers,but as Joe and Brian discover the next morning,they again start sleeping together.Lowell begins thinking the marriage can be saved,until he finds out that Bunny has a fiance in Boston. Meanwhile,Antonio consoles a woman named Betty,via a cellular phone left in his cab, by her cheating husband.Fay is soon in on the plot as she too talks to her daily.But it's soon revealed that Betty's husband came to Nantucket to have an affair,but couldn't go through with it.

Première diffusion : 30 septembre 1993

S5 E4 • Business or Pleasure

Intent on expanding Sandpiper,Joe flies in potential investor Davis Lynch from New York City.Smitten with Helen,Davis gets Joe to show him around the island.Accused by the others of treating Helen like a prostitute,Joe goes to the crab house where Helen and Davis are dining to get her off the hook.But there's bad news;Davis isn't going invest in Sandpiper and Helen refuses to leave with him.

Première diffusion : 7 octobre 1993

S5 E5 • An Affair to Forget

Joe is upset when he becomes Brian and alex's chauffeur to their Vermont getaway and Helen's to New York City to see Davis.But he ends up having the most fun,as he and Helen are forced to stay with Brian and Alex,ruining their much anticipated first night as lovers.Brian and Alex end up having a huge fight and almost break up and Helen gets smashed out of her mind. Meanwhile,Antonio and Fay help Roy change his image to try and impress a new woman.

Première diffusion : 14 octobre 1993

S5 E6 • Black Eye Affair

News of Davis' impending arrival on Nantucket is soon followed by troubles for Helen:a friend drops by in need of a sympathetic ear,a quick trip to the gym results in a black eye and the chlorine reacts with the highlights in her hair.Then a skin rash appears which turns out to be poison ivy.While Lowell is having trouble cooking dinner,Roy shows up with his pals to get a picture of Stella in the buff and hopefully have her sign it.All of this before Davis even is expected.

Première diffusion : 28 octobre 1993

S5 E7 • Joe Blows (1)

The day starts of bad for Joe when a passenger threatens a lawsuit if his lost luggage isn't returned by the end of the day.After he struggles to trace the luggage,the pthers intrude their concerns into his life.Antonio wants Joe to co-sign a loan for a new cab.Helen wants advice about what to do with her relationship with Davis.Brian wants Joe to ask Alex about their disappointing first night as lovers.Roy annoys everyone by showing off his new radio commercial for AeroMass.Fay wants Joe to talk to the town council about stopping them from moving one of her dead husbands into a another graveyard with her other dead husband.Lowell guns the motor on his Harley, raising the level of noise in Joe's office.And when Joe's relief at giving the passenger his luggage is blunted by the man's insistence that someone else pay for the scratches on it,he finally loses it.Tired of his stressful life,Joe leaves Nantucket.

Première diffusion : 4 novembre 1993

S5 E8 • Joe Blows (2)

With gone to parts unknown,the heavy burden of running Sandpiper falls on Brian's shoulders.But it's soon revealed through his credit card statement that Joe is in Brian old stomping grounds,Mustique.Brian travels down to get Joe back,but ends buying Sandpiper from for a dollar.After struggling to right Sandpiper,Brian finally seems to have things under control when Joe returns.Brian unwilling to relinquish control of the airline,but Joe only wants Brian's old job,the two finally agree to be partners.

Première diffusion : 11 novembre 1993

S5 E9 • 2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten

When news arrives that Sandy Cooper is returning to Nantucket, Joe fears her high school obsession with him will return,but the others think he's imagining things.Joe's fears are soon realized when he goes to help her move some books from her basement,and it becomes their prom night all over again. Meanwhile,Antonio tries to raise money to send his family and Roy is worried about a visit from his cranky mother.

Première diffusion : 18 novembre 1993

S5 E10 • Come Fly with Me

When their gone awry one saturday night,Joe, Brian,Helen and Lowell all fly up to Boston for a night on the town.But what originally turns out to be a great party turns out to be a pick up place for call girls.Where one guy offers Helen 500 bucks to dress up like Little Bo Peep and spank him. Meanwhile,Roy,Fay and Antonio pool their resources to try and win a radio call-in contest.But when Fay leaves for second,Roy gives the wrong answer and blows the night.

Première diffusion : 2 décembre 1993

S5 E11 • Happy Holidays

The Christmas season brings little joy to the airport.Bunny arrives on Nantucket to attend a friend's wedding,and ends up sleeping with Antonio in the backseat of his cab.Antonio struggles with the guilt and eventually tells Lowell. Meanwhile,Brian is reluctant to meet Alex's parents for Christmas,Joe deals with the loss of a tree and Fay's harpish efforts to organize the Christmas party are not appreciated by Helen.

Première diffusion : 16 décembre 1993

S5 E12 • Ready, Teddy, Go

Much to Helen's delight,Davis finally shows up after a long string of cancelled dates.But a furtive search through his luggage while he's taking a shower,soon dampens Helen's spirits;Inside a fancy box she finds a lace teddy.Uncomfortable at what this gift seems to indicate about the state of their relationship,she is soon angry when Davis presents her with a box of soaps later,instead of the lingerie.Who's getting the silk?just before Davis leaves,Helen airs out her concerns with him,and finds out he decided to wait a little while before giving her the gift. Meanwhile,Fay ""kidnaps"" a rat from the Labratory of her Psychology Professor to try and save it.

Première diffusion : 6 janvier 1994

S5 E13 • Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam

Tired of Lowell's strictness,the brother's boot him out of the house.Despite his reluctance,Lowell buys a new house and tries to adjust to the experience of living alone for the first time.

Première diffusion : 20 janvier 1994

S5 E14 • The Faygitive

Fay is feeling spooked when friends tell her that someone has been asking questions about her.When a Private Investigator shows up at the airport,she's not sure what to expect.The man who hired the P.I. shows up and tells his story;He was a soldier who went to a USO dance where Fay volunteered,back during the Korean War,who went off to war owing Fay a dance,and he's finally arrived to get that last dance. Meanwhile,Antonio gets an illegal cable hookup from a friend of Roy's.

Première diffusion : 27 janvier 1994

S5 E15 • Say Uncle, Carlton

To help pay of his new used cab,Antonio gets a job as a chauffeur...for Carlton Blanchard.Things get even worse when Carlton's equally annoying Nephew Lewis arrives on Nantucket to attend Carlton's Retired Businessman of the Year banquet.

Première diffusion : 3 février 1994

S5 E16 • Hey, Nineteen

To Helen's discust and Brian's envy,Joe starts dating 19 year old Courtney Blake.For Joe it's a perfectly meanlingless relationship,but for Courtney it appears to be much more serious,as her poem vows her love or else death seems to attest to.But Joe soon finds out that those words where spoken for another,much older man than he. Meanwhile,Roy and Antonio find a dog whose cute charm no woman can resist.

Première diffusion : 10 février 1994

S5 E17 • Exclusively Yours

Brian's exclusive commitment to Alex is sorely tested when Joe flies in a group of models for a photo shoot. Meanwhile,Helen's decision to name food items on her menu after the people in the airport doesn't go as well as she would have hoped.Lowell takes forever deciding what he wants to be,but finally suggests ""LowellSlaw"",and Roy objects to being associated with the Giant Turkey Leg,which he orders every day.

Première diffusion : 14 février 1994

S5 E18 • Moonlighting

To ease Alex's embarrassment over having to take a job as waitress during the off-season,the gang tell their own stories of off-season jobs.Joe flew a star Chimpanzee,Fay dressed up as a Giant Lobster,Antonio sold funeral plots (including one guy who planned to pay for it by committing suicide).Brian and Helen performed a magic act for Roy's Lodge,which turned into a strip show.

Première diffusion : 17 février 1994

S5 E19 • Sleepless in Nantucket

Thinking it will be a good idea,Brian moves in with Alex,but both quickly become irritated by the other's annoying habits.But when with the prospect of breaking up,the two settle their differences,as Joe repeatedly carries Brian's speakers up and down the steps. Meanwhile,Lowell attempts to come up with a name for his sister's baby/

Première diffusion : 10 mars 1994

S5 E20 • Boys Will Be Girls

When the High School football coach who used to terrorize the Hackett's returns to Nantucket to be honored in a Gym dedication,Joe and Brian plan a practical joke to get even.Sneaking into the Coach's hotel room at night,the brothers dress him up like a woman and take pictures of him.Unfortunately,the coach died earlier that night,and when his body is discovered in the morning,rumors abound about his crossdressing private life.When Helen learns about the brothers' practical joke,she forces them to speak at the dedication ceremony,but instead of admitting their deed,the brothers defend the of privacy of individuals and escape unscathed.

Première diffusion : 7 avril 1994

S5 E21 • Roy Crazy

The appearance of Roy's ex-wife Sylvia on Nantucket surprises the gang as much as it delights Roy.Roy hopes for a recounciliation,but after a phone call comes into AeroMass saying that she was only doing it to get even with her cheating ex-husband,Brian reluctantly tells Roy.Roy refuses to believe him at first,but eventually skips out on Sylvia sleeping with Sylvia. Meanwhile,Helen tries to fend of a smitten and slightly crazy waiter from the crab house she went to the other night.

Première diffusion : 14 avril 1994

S5 E22 • Long Distance Lament

When Davis cancels yet another date,Helen decides to go ut with another man.When Joe's date with Sandra suddenly comes into conflict with his date with Joy,Joe decides to lie his way of his date with Sandra.Joe's lies come back to bite him,as Joy cancels on him.Davis shows up on the island after all,only to find out Helen is out with another man.So he treats Joe to a night out at the Club Car,where Helen and her date show up,followed quickly by Sandra.Joe ends up busted while Davis and Helen go elsewhere to reconcile.

Première diffusion : 28 avril 1994

S5 E23 • Call of the Wild

When Brian's old friend Danny arrives on the island,the two start reliving their old wild lifestyle,and Alex begins to feel neglected.Things comes to a boil when Brian returns from an all night party in New York City.Alex tells him to pack up his stuff and get of her apartment,and Brian's final plea at the end fails. Meanwhile,Lowell is taken advantage of by his childhood idol,Big Strong Man.

Première diffusion : 5 mai 1994

S5 E24 • A Decent Proposal

Joe's efforts to raise more money for Sandpiper,seem to be on the verge of paying off;he awaits word from the bank loan office.Meanwhile, Helen is distraught at the news of Davis' mid-week arrival,she is sure Davis is coming to break up with her.But Davis surprises her with a marriage proposal,and she readily accepts.She leaves to go home to pack for her flight to New York that night just as Joe arrives back from the bank,with the good news that the bank has agreed to the loan.Stunned by the news of the marriage,Joe goes over to Helen's house.Joe and Helen congratulate each other on their respective good fortunes and the memory of their relationship returns.When Brian enters Joe rooom later that night,he finds..... Helen and Joe in bed together.

Première diffusion : 12 mai 1994