The fifth and final season of the Hey Dude TV series began airing on June 6, 1991, on the Nickelodeon television network, and concluded its initial airing on August 30, 1991 with 13 episodes.
Overview
Season 5 started airing about six months after the end of season 4 which was the longest break between to seasons of Hey Dude. Among others, Melody becomes obsessed with a beauty contest, Ted mysteriously begins shrinking, Kyle and Ted get lost in the desert and Jake gets threatened by a wild guest. The season - and thus the series - ends with a catch-the-flag game between the "veteran" staff members Ted, Melody and Danny aand the "newcomers" Brad, Jake and Kyle.
Cast
In season 5, the same nine main characters as in season 4 appeared. They were portrayed by the following regular cast members:
- David Brisbin as Mr. Ernst
- Kelly Brown as Brad
- Geoffrey Coy as Kyle
- Jonathan Galkin as Jake
- Debrah Kalman as Lucy
- David Lascher as Ted
- Christine Taylor as Melody
- Joe Torres as Danny
- Josh Tygiel as Buddy
Episodes
The following lists introduces the individual episodes of season 5 with a short summary. For details such as the writer(s) and director(s) of the episodes and their original air date on Nickelodeon see "Episodes".
| No. | Image | Title | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 5x01 |  |
Miss Tucson | Melody's obsession with a beauty pageant reveals some secrets from her past. Brad's generosity helps her realize that winning the pageant isn't important. |
| 54 | 5x02 |  |
The Legend of Jed | The kids invent an imaginary worker on the ranch to take the blame for Jake's errors and keep him from getting fired. Jake also has his hands full with a ventriloquist dummy. |
| 55 | 5x03 |  |
Incredible Shrinking Ted | The kids pay back practical joker Ted by convincing him that he is shrinking. |
| 56 | 5x04 |  |
Rest in Pieces | The kids mistakenly believe that Mr. Ernst is dying and do everything they can to keep him awake. |
| 57 | 5x05 |  |
Baby | The kids decide they can manage to care for a baby left behind on the ranch until the mother returns but have to keep it a secret from Mr. Ernst who doesn't approve. |
| 58 | 5x06 |  |
Jealous Guy | Rivals Ted and Kyle spend a hellish day out in the desert where, one crippled and one blind, they must rely on each other to get back to the ranch. Still, they arrive in time to rescue Brad from a less than chivalrous date. |
| 59 | 5x07 |  |
Amnesia | A bump on the head convinces Mr. Ernst that he's a seventeen year old named T-Bone while a juvenile employment inspector tries to close down the Bar None. |
| 60 | 5x08 |  |
Presumed Stupid | Circumstantial evidence leads the kids to think Ted stole money from Brad. Jake and Buddy use Sherlock Holmes type logic to get to the bottom of it. |
| 61 | 5x09 |  |
Crush | Buddy falls in love with Melody. Ted and Brad put aside their vanity on a dare. |
| 62 | 5x10 |  |
Low Budget Brad | Brad finds out how the "other half" lives when her father loses his job. Jake tries to make a "Rich & Famous" video for the Bar None. |
| 63 | 5x11 |  |
Jake's Fight | Jake has to confront a bully as others try to teach him to stick up for himself. |
| 64 | 5x12 |  |
Double Date | Jealous of the relationship between Brad and Kyle, Ted asks Melody out in an attempt to make Brad jealous. All four end up going out together on a double date. |
| 65 | 5x13 |  |
War | A capture the flag game pits the new kids against the veterans during a night interrupted by a sleepwalking Mr. Ernst |
Publication
Season 5 was released on DVD by Shout! Factory on July 16, 2013 with the title Hey Dude - The Final Season. It was first first published as a Shout! Select title which could only be purchased at the Shout! Factory's website, but later became available from other sources, too.
External links
- Season 5 Episode List at the IMDb
- Hey Dude Season 5 Episode Guide at www.tv.com
- Hey Dude Episode Guide at www.episodeguide.us
- Season 5 Recap at heydudereviewed.wordpress.com
| Seasons and Episodes |
|---|
| Season 1: 1x01 - 1x02 - 1x03 - 1x04 - 1x05 - 1x06 - 1x07 - 1x08 - 1x09 - 1x10 - 1x11 - 1x12 - 1x13 Season 2: 2x01 - 2x02 - 2x03 - 2x04 - 2x05 - 2x06 - 2x07 - 2x08 - 2x09 - 2x10 - 2x11 - 2x12 - 2x13 Season 3: 3x01 - 3x02 - 3x03 - 3x04 - 3x05 - 3x06 - 3x07 - 3x08 - 3x09 - 3x10 - 3x11 - 3x12 - 3x13 Season 4: 4x01 - 4x02 - 4x03 - 4x04 - 4x05 - 4x06 - 4x07 - 4x08 - 4x09 - 4x10 - 4x11 - 4x12 - 4x13 Season 5: 5x01 - 5x02 - 5x03 - 5x04 - 5x05 - 5x06 - 5x07 - 5x08 - 5x09 - 5x10 - 5x11 - 5x12 - 5x13 |