Little People, Big World

- Season 5

(2008)

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 a roll the dice.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

When Jeremy is repeatedly late for school, Amy revokes his newly earned driving privileges. Meanwhile, both Jeremy and his twin brother Zach get into hot water over poor grades.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 garden.

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.

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.