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Season 5

The Simpsons

Season 5

September 29, 1993 (33 years ago)
22 episodes
7.8/10
Stream on
Disney+

No overview available.

Key Crew

Mark Kirkland

Director

Mark Kirkland

Age 36 (now 69)

J

Writer

John Swartzwelder

Age 44 (now 77)

C

Producer

Colin A.B.V. Lewis

Homer's Barbershop Quartet
S05E01
8.1/10

Homer's Barbershop Quartet

23m
September 30, 1993

Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons.

Cape Feare
S05E02
8.7/10

Cape Feare

23m
October 7, 1993

The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.

Homer Goes to College
S05E03
7.8/10

Homer Goes to College

23m
October 14, 1993

Homer takes Nuclear Physics 101 at the local college, where he gets a trio of nerdy tutors expelled for extracurricular activities.

Rosebud
S05E04
8.1/10

Rosebud

23m
October 21, 1993

Burns longs for a childhood toy that winds up in the grip of Maggie.

Treehouse of Horror IV
S05E05
8.0/10

Treehouse of Horror IV

23m
October 28, 1993

Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.

Marge on the Lam
S05E06
7.7/10

Marge on the Lam

23m
November 4, 1993

Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.

Bart's Inner Child
S05E07
7.2/10

Bart's Inner Child

23m
November 11, 1993

Springfield emulates Bart after he's praised by a self-help guru.

Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood
S05E08
8.1/10

Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood

23m
November 18, 1993

After a reckless Squishee bender with Milhouse, Bart wakes to the shocking realization that he joined the Junior Campers. Lured by pocketknives and knot-tying lessons, Bart assimilates into the group but then must face the father-son rafting trip.

The Last Temptation of Homer
S05E09
8.0/10

The Last Temptation of Homer

23m
December 9, 1993

Homer struggles with his attraction to new coworker Mindy, a beautiful engineer whose love for doughnuts is equal to his own.

$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)
S05E10
8.1/10

$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)

23m
December 16, 1993

Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.

Homer the Vigilante
S05E11
7.8/10

Homer the Vigilante

23m
January 6, 1994

Homer leads a vigilante group to catch the Springfield Cat Burglar, who then robs the museum.

Bart Gets Famous
S05E12
7.5/10

Bart Gets Famous

23m
February 3, 1994

When an on-air remark catapults Bart to instant stardom, he finds that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Homer and Apu
S05E13
7.5/10

Homer and Apu

23m
February 10, 1994

Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office--in India--after Apu is fired.

Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
S05E14
7.6/10

Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy

23m
February 17, 1994

Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker.

Deep Space Homer
S05E15
8.3/10

Deep Space Homer

23m
February 24, 1994

Homer and Barney compete to be the first "average" American in space.

Homer Loves Flanders
S05E16
7.9/10

Homer Loves Flanders

23m
March 17, 1994

Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience.

Bart Gets an Elephant
S05E17
7.5/10

Bart Gets an Elephant

23m
March 31, 1994

Bart wins an elephant, but Homer won't let him keep it.

Burns' Heir
S05E18
7.8/10

Burns' Heir

23m
April 14, 1994

Bart is picked to be Burns' heir and moves into the Burns mansion, prompting Homer and Marge to hire a deprogrammer to get him back.

Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
S05E19
8.0/10

Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song

23m
April 28, 1994

Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis.

The Boy Who Knew Too Much
S05E20
7.7/10

The Boy Who Knew Too Much

23m
May 5, 1994

Bart can clear Mayor Quimby's nephew of a charge of battery, but only by implicating himself as a hooky player.

Lady Bouvier's Lover
S05E21
7.2/10

Lady Bouvier's Lover

23m
May 12, 1994

Grandpa Simpson falls for Marge's mother, but loses out to a competitor; Bart gets ripped off shopping at home with Homer's credit card.

Secrets of a Successful Marriage
S05E22
7.6/10

Secrets of a Successful Marriage

23m
May 19, 1994

Homer teaches a class on marriage, but sharing secrets about his own union gets him kicked out of the house.