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Road Rules

Season 5

14 listed hours · 1995–2007 · MTV

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Filed by Rex Fontaine · Golden Age Dispatch

The Real World packed into an RV: missions, strangers, reality as a road trip. MTV turns docu-soap into competition — challenges, chemistry, and the pipeline that became The Challenge’s combat sport. Nineties youth TV learning to score conflict, ancestor of every later show that sent pretty people on a bus and called it a test.

TV Flash files Season 5 of Road Rules (1995–2007) on MTV as a mid listed season (5; 5 of 14) — 14 listed hours, 1998-01-19–1998-04-13 from “Hello, My Name Is...” (S05E01) to “Ice Castles” (S05E14). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

  1. S05E01

    Hello, My Name Is...

    Hello, My Name Is... — Season 5, Episode 1 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-01-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S05E02

    Club Sandwiches Not Seals

    Club Sandwiches Not Seals — Season 5, Episode 2 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-01-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S05E03

    The Blind Leading the Blessed

    The Blind Leading the Blessed — Season 5, Episode 3 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-01-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S05E04

    Breaking In and Breaking Bones

    Breaking In and Breaking Bones — Season 5, Episode 4 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-02-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S05E05

    Is That a Gun In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

    Is That a Gun In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Happy to See Me? — Season 5, Episode 5 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-02-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S05E06

    Roadies on the Trail

    Roadies on the Trail — Season 5, Episode 6 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-02-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S05E07

    Go Dan!!!

    Go Dan!!! — Season 5, Episode 7 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-02-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S05E08

    Athlete's Foot

    Athlete's Foot — Season 5, Episode 8 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-03-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S05E09

    Afraid to Love

    Afraid to Love — Season 5, Episode 9 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-03-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S05E10

    Blood and Guts

    Blood and Guts — Season 5, Episode 10 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-03-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S05E11

    Fred Astaire You Ain't

    Fred Astaire You Ain't — Season 5, Episode 11 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-03-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S05E12

    Rat Poison

    Rat Poison — Season 5, Episode 12 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-03-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S05E13

    Picture Imperfect

    Picture Imperfect — Season 5, Episode 13 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-04-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S05E14

    Ice Castles

    Ice Castles — Season 5, Episode 14 of Road Rules. Aired 1998-04-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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