Little People, Big World - Season 5

Little People, Big World - Season 5

Season 5

The fifth season explores how life is changing for the entire family as the kids grow up. Matt and Amy start to explore new territory as their oldest children are ready to start their own lives. They are left with different ideas on how to fill their time and have to figure out what will be their next chapter in life. Meanwhile, as Molly settles into high school, Zach's poor grades and Jeremy's lack of direction leaves their future undecided. The Roloffs continue to make an impact off the farm as Matt returns to Iraq to try to help the family that was introduced last season as they come to America so their children can get the medical help they need. Amy's passions for sports lands her a new role as a Dwarf Athletic Association of America Board Member, where she takes on the planning of a major golf tournament fund-raiser.
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Episodes26
DatesMärz 3, 2008 - Juni 2, 2008
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Episodes

Before the Trial
Season 5Episode 130 min

Before the Trial

It's a tense time for the Roloff family as Matt goes to court to learn the date of his upcoming DUI trial. Matt works with Amy to prepare his defense, but a meeting with his trial attorney reminds Matt that going to trial is a roll of the dice.

März 3, 2008
Matt on Trial
Season 5Episode 230 min

Matt on Trial

Matt's DUI trial begins and the prosecution presents its case. When the arresting officer testifies against him, Matt grows increasingly concerned about his chances with the jury. Tension mounts as Matt prepares to take the stand.

März 3, 2008
The Verdict
Season 5Episode 330 min

The Verdict

With wife Amy in the courtroom for support, it's Matt Roloff's turn on the stand in his DUI trial. Matt's lawyer lays out the defense, and the prosecution's cross-examination is intense. Matt and Amy have high hopes for a not guilty verdict.

März 10, 2008
Three Dates
Season 5Episode 430 min

Three Dates

Matt arranges a surprise dinner for Amy to mark their 20th wedding anniversary. Meanwhile, Jeremy and Kirsten celebrate their first year together - and Zach is in the early stages of his first romantic relationship with an average height girl named Danni.

März 10, 2008
Sawmill Someday
Season 5Episode 530 min

Sawmill Someday

Matt and his artist buddy Sven plan to build a sawmill with a working waterwheel. But when Matt leaves Sven in charge of preparing the farm's attractions for a corporate party, Sven has his own ideas about what's important, and tensions rise.

März 17, 2008
Tribal Gathering
Season 5Episode 630 min

Tribal Gathering

Always looking to improve the attractions on Roloff Farms, Matt decides its time to revamp his old "Indian Village". But rather than embark on another trial and error, do-it-yourself project, Matt chooses to bring in a local Native American tribe.

März 17, 2008
Pumpkin Season Shove-Off
Season 5Episode 730 min

Pumpkin Season Shove-Off

Due to a scheduling snafu, Matt and Amy are set to go on a little people cruise during the critical first week of pumpkin season. Tensions are rising as the family scrambles to prepare before Matt and Amy leave.

März 24, 2008
Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
Season 5Episode 830 min

Cruisin' for a Bruisin'

With Matt and Amy away on a little people cruise off Mexico, pumpkin season at Roloff Farms in is chaos. Matt's substitute manager Becky clashes with Grandma Peg, and long lines, confusion, and foul weather push the whole operation to its limits.

März 24, 2008
Managing Molly
Season 5Episode 930 min

Managing Molly

A record-breaking Roloff pumpkin season requires all hands on deck, so when Molly shows up late for work with a bad attitude, Matt and Amy cut her no slack.

März 31, 2008
Trebuchet Take Two
Season 5Episode 1030 min

Trebuchet Take Two

As Halloween approaches, Matt, Jacob, and Mike D. work to build a safer, stronger trebuchet. Ironically, both Mike D. and Jacob are injured on the one-year anniversary of the original trebuchet accident that sent them both to the hospital.

März 31, 2008
Girls and Boys
Season 5Episode 1130 min

Girls and Boys

Amy takes Molly on a tour of Victoria, British Columbia for some mother-daughter bonding and a little whale watching. Meanwhile, Zach goes on his first real date with Dani, an average height girl.

Apr. 7, 2008
Mid-Term Madness
Season 5Episode 1230 min

Mid-Term Madness

Jeremy is repeatedly late for school and has his driving privileges revoked. Meanwhile, both he and Zach get into hot water over poor grades.

Apr. 7, 2008
Bright Ideas
Season 5Episode 1330 min

Bright Ideas

Concerned about their consistently poor grades, Matt and Amy enroll twins Zach and Jeremy in Sylvan Learning Center, where their studies get off to a rough start. Meanwhile, Jeremy displays his engineering aptitude by building a working hovercraft.

Apr. 14, 2008
Rob's Surgery
Season 5Episode 1430 min

Rob's Surgery

Matt and Amy's Little Person friend Rob Haines prepares to undergo a risky surgery to correct a dwarfism-related spinal issue. Once Rob is out of the operating room, Matt visits him as he recovers in California.

Apr. 14, 2008
Roloffs Reach Out
Season 5Episode 1530 min

Roloffs Reach Out

Matt and his friend Connie, also a dwarf, participate in a high school project designed to create community LP awareness. Jeremy, Zach, his average height girlfriend Dani, and their friends join in a relief effort to assist families hit by a recent flood.

Apr. 21, 2008
New Addition
Season 5Episode 1630 min

New Addition

Matt embarks on an ambitious remodel of the Roloff house that soon proves well beyond his abilities to manage. With an architect and a general contractor already on the payroll, Amy wonders how they'll be able to pay for it all.

Apr. 21, 2008
Point of No Return
Season 5Episode 1730 min

Point of No Return

What began as adding a garage has turned into doubling the size of the Roloff house.The family's excitement about the extra space turns to dread when they realize that they'll all be living together in the den until the remodel is finished.

Apr. 28, 2008
A Formal First
Season 5Episode 1830 min

A Formal First

Zach invites Danni, his first average height date, to his high school winter formal dance. Jeremy takes girlfriend Kirsten, and the rest of the gang join them for a fun evening. Meanwhile, Amy departs for a motivational speech at a college in Iowa.

Apr. 28, 2008
Amy's Outreach
Season 5Episode 1930 min

Amy's Outreach

Amy is in Iowa where she gives a motivational speech at Cornell College. Before the big speech, she enjoys some winter fun with students. Meanwhile, Matt plods ahead with his ever-expanding home remodel.

Mai 5, 2008
Addition Impossible
Season 5Episode 2030 min

Addition Impossible

With his continual modifications and upgrades, Matt's home renovation is out of control. Amy and the kids complain that their home is increasingly unlivable and when Matt realizes he's run out of money, everyone wonders if the addition will ever get done.

Mai 5, 2008
Risky Business
Season 5Episode 2130 min

Risky Business

Matt Roloff shows his kids what competition is all about as he challenges them to do battle with him in the board game Risk. Meanwhile, though not yet a licensed driver, Jeremy gets his vintage pickup truck ready for the day he can drive it on his own.

Mai 12, 2008
Girls, Girls, Girls
Season 5Episode 2230 min

Girls, Girls, Girls

Zach is caught off guard when 2 female LP friends arrive unexpectedly on the farm. As he struggles to find things to do with them, it's clear that Zach is not quite a lady's man. Amy takes Molly, Jacob and their friends to a blustery day at the beach.

Mai 12, 2008
Summer of '06
Season 5Episode 2330 min

Summer of '06

Even though the water's cold, Molly and Jacob can't resist jumping into their pool in the first days of summer, but soon their horseplay results in Jacob getting hurt. Infected with summer laziness, the rest of the kids are slow to help with chores.

Mai 19, 2008
Growing Up Molly
Season 5Episode 2430 min

Growing Up Molly

All the colors of Molly begin to shine. She's independent, ignoring the Roloff boys' soccer tradition, she begins another season of volleyball. She's motivating - she convinces the rest of the family to help her study Russian and plant a vegetable garden.

Mai 19, 2008
The Boys of Summer
Season 5Episode 2530 min

The Boys of Summer

Along with their friends, twins Zach and Jeremy keep getting distracted as they struggle to complete their Swamp Fort - the project ultimately leads to an all-out paintball attack on the fort. Meanwhile, Matt installs an athletic court on the farm.

Juni 2, 2008
My Life as a Dog
Season 5Episode 2630 min

My Life as a Dog

Although he's often wimpy, needy and smelly, the Roloffs' bull mastiff dog Rocky is a much-loved member of the family. The Roloffs in turn each share special moments with Rocky - and they all rally together with concern when he's injured.

Juni 2, 2008

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