Perfect Strangers

10 Best Episodes of Perfect Strangers - Season 5

The chronicles of the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean Europe, Balki Bartokomous.

Written by Sophie and last updated on nov 06, 2022.

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Perfect Strangers - S5E22

#15 - Eyewitless Reports (Season 5 - Episode 22)

A Chronicle Tour sends Mr. Gorpley, Larry and Balki & Jennifer and Mary Anne to a cabin in the forest where they encounter a 'Mad Dog' killer who escaped from prison. The killer is later apprehended but they all tell different stories about the capture which confuses the state trooper.

The episode was rated 7.20 from 10 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E13

#14 - Because They're Cousins (Season 5 - Episode 13)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.20 from 10 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E11

#13 - Home Movies (Season 5 - Episode 11)

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.

The episode was rated 7.23 from 13 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E6

#12 - Poetry in Motion (Season 5 - Episode 6)

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Larry and Balki discover that Lowell Kelly, a famous poet used to live in their apartment and his unpublished poem is hidden there.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.

The episode was rated 7.25 from 12 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E3

#11 - The Newsletter (Season 5 - Episode 3)

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.

The episode was rated 7.25 from 12 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E16

#10 - Nightmare Vacation (Season 5 - Episode 16)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.31 from 13 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E8

#9 - Father Knows Best (2) (Season 5 - Episode 8)

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 his chemistry set.

The episode was rated 7.31 from 13 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E18

#8 - Blast from the Past (Season 5 - Episode 18)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.33 from 12 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E1

#7 - Good Skates (Season 5 - Episode 1)

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 of him and lies about his roller skating ability to win Jennifer.

The episode was rated 7.41 from 17 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E19

#6 - He's the Boss (Season 5 - Episode 19)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.42 from 12 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E12

#5 - Everybody in the Pool (Season 5 - Episode 12)

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.

The episode was rated 7.45 from 11 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E14

#4 - Disorderly Orderlies (Season 5 - Episode 14)

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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 episode was rated 7.64 from 14 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E5

#3 - Dog Day Mid-Afternoon (Season 5 - Episode 5)

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 for the scheme that was really his idea. So he shows up at the Chronicle with a bomb and demands a printed retraction.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 16 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E15

#2 - The Selling of Mypos (Season 5 - Episode 15)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 11 votes.

Perfect Strangers - S5E17

#1 - Three's a Crowd (Season 5 - Episode 17)

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 Jennifer and Mary Anne back together.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 10 votes.

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