S5E1 - The Ring
After Vanessa accepts Mark's marriage proposal, Mark looks for a deal on a ring he can afford. But there's a misunderstanding about the price—after he gives it to Vanessa.
June 21, 1997, midnight
S5E2 - Please Don't Go
When Geneva feels she's in the way of the newlyweds-to-be and makes plans to move out, Mark enlists the help of Tyler's rambunctious young relatives to convince her to stay.
June 28, 1997, midnight
S5E3 - The In-Laws
Mark meets Vanessa's extremely weathly parents for the first time, and hopes that they will pay for the wedding.
July 5, 1997, midnight
S5E4 - Security
Vanessa's job working as an emergency medical technician is eliminated due to budget cuts, so she starts her own business selling African beauty supplies. Meanwhile, Mark takes an additional job at a security company.
July 12, 1997, midnight
S5E5 - The Spa
Vanessa is very tense from planning her wedding, so her friend Florence invites her to a spa for relaxation. Mark becomes jealous when he realizes that the spa is staffed by attractive men who are eager to please their customers.
July 19, 1997, midnight
S5E6 - The Dance
Tyler makes a date with a girl for his first school dance, but Mark gives him bad advice on how to treat women.
Aug. 2, 1997, midnight
S5E7 - One on One
When Mark argues with the high school's girls' basketball coach, they decide to settle their differences with a one-on-one basketball game.
Aug. 9, 1997, midnight
S5E8 - The Swami
To help the school earn money for textbooks, Mark works at a carnival pretending to be a fortuneteller.
Aug. 15, 1997, midnight
S5E9 - The Argument
Mark and Vanessa get into an argument, but they both have conflicting viewpoints as to what really happened.
Aug. 16, 1997, midnight
S5E10 - Lifesaver
Vanessa pressures Geneva's longtime boyfriend, Ken, into asking Geneva to marry him. Geneva accepts, but Ken reconsiders after Mark inadvertently scares him about the seriousness of marriage.
Aug. 22, 1997, midnight
S5E11 - The Idol
Mark promises that he will introduce Tyler to his favorite rap star who happens to be an old friend of Mark's.
Aug. 23, 1997, midnight
S5E12 - Party, Party
While Vanessa's friends give her a pre-wedding party at a strip club where her old boyfriend works, Mark's buddies host a similar party for him.
Aug. 29, 1997, midnight
S5E13 - Getting Personal
Vanessa wonders if Mark really understands her. She places an advertisement in a section of the personals and then tests Mark by telling him to determine which ad is hers.
Aug. 30, 1997, midnight