
Season 5 (1997)
Episodes: 13
Star Cast: Mark Curry , Saundra Quarterman , Holly Robinson Peete , Marquise Wilson ,
Episodes List

Ep.1 The Ring
Air Date: 1997-06-21
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.

Ep.2 Please Don't Go
Air Date: 1997-06-28
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.

Ep.3 The In-Laws
Air Date: 1997-07-05
Mark meets Vanessa's extremely weathly parents for the first time, and hopes that they will pay for the wedding.

Ep.4 Security
Air Date: 1997-07-12
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.

Ep.5 The Spa
Air Date: 1997-07-19
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.

Ep.6 The Dance
Air Date: 1997-08-02
Tyler makes a date with a girl for his first school dance, but Mark gives him bad advice on how to treat women.

Ep.7 One on One
Air Date: 1997-08-09
When Mark argues with the high school's girls' basketball coach, they decide to settle their differences with a one-on-one basketball game.

Ep.8 The Swami
Air Date: 1997-08-15
To help the school earn money for textbooks, Mark works at a carnival pretending to be a fortuneteller.

Ep.9 The Argument
Air Date: 1997-08-16
Mark and Vanessa get into an argument, but they both have conflicting viewpoints as to what really happened.

Ep.10 Lifesaver
Air Date: 1997-08-22
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.

Ep.11 The Idol
Air Date: 1997-08-23
Mark promises that he will introduce Tyler to his favorite rap star who happens to be an old friend of Mark's.

Ep.12 Party, Party
Air Date: 1997-08-29
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.

Ep.13 Getting Personal
Air Date: 1997-08-30
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.