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Season 5

Season Information No. of episodes: 22 Original run: September 30, 1993 – May 19, 1994 Showrunner(s): David Mirkin Al Jean Mike Reiss DVD boxset: The Complete Fifth Season Previous season: Next season: 4 6

Season 5 is the fifth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from September 30, 1993, with "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", to May 19, 1994, with "Secrets of a Successful Marriage". The season was mostly made up of production season 1F episodes, with two rollover episodes from production season 9F also airing. David Mirkin served as the showrunner for most of the season while Al Jean and Mike Reiss served as the showrunners for the 9F episodes.

History

Season 5 began on September 30, 1993, with the first episode, "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", and ended on May 19, 1994 with "Secrets of a Successful Marriage". David Mirkin was the showrunner through most of the season's episodes. Al Jean and Mike Reiss were showrunners of two episodes, "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" and "Cape Feare", which had been produced for the previous season.

"Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" was the 100th Simpsons episode broadcasted. The episode was intentionally made the show's 100th episode because it heavily featured Bart, who was the most popular Simpsons character at the time. "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" was promoted as "Bart's biggest prank ever", even though Bart did not actually pull any pranks in the episode.

Awards

Award Episode Crew Result 22nd Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production N/A N/A Won Saturn Award for Best Genre Television Series N/A N/A 46th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series "Cape Feare" Alf Clausen Nominated 46th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics "Homer and Apu" for "Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?" Alf Clausen and Greg Daniels Environmental Media Award for Best Television Episodic Comedy "Bart Gets Famous" Won

Episodes

Picture # Title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code 82 - 1 "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" September 30, 1993 Mark Kirkland Jeff Martin 9F21 After finding a Be Sharps album at the Springfield Swap Meet, Homer tells the story of when he was part of a barbershop quartet that became world famous. Guest starring: David Crosby as himself, and George Harrison as himself. 83 - 2 "Cape Feare" October 7, 1993 Rich Moore Jon Vitti 9F22 After Bart starts receiving death threats from his nemesis, Sideshow Bob, the Simpsons enter the Witness Relocation Program and move to Terror Lake, a town several miles away. Guest starring: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob. 84 - 3 "Homer Goes to College" October 14, 1993 Jim Reardon Conan O'Brien 1F02 After learning that Homer is seriously underqualified for his job, Mr. Burns enrolls him at Springfield University. While there, Homer befriends three nerds and accidentally gets them expelled. 85 - 4 "Rosebud" October 21, 1993 Wes Archer John Swartzwelder 1F01 Yearning for his lost youth and innocence, Mr. Burns searches for his beloved childhood teddy bear, Bobo. When Maggie comes across the bear, she claims it as her own, so Mr. Burns tries to get his Bobo back by any means necessary. Guest starring: Ramones (Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, C. J. Ramone, and Marky Ramone) as themselves. 86 - 5 "Treehouse of Horror IV" October 28, 1993 David Silverman Conan O'Brien, Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein, Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, and Bill Canterbury 1F04 In the first act, when Homer announces he will sell his soul for a donut, Ned Flanders, as the Devil, shows up to take him up on the offer. In the second act, while riding to school, Bart believes he sees a malevolent gremlin on the side of the bus. And in the final act, Mr. Burns is Count Burns, a vampire in a spooky castle. 87 - 6 "Marge on the Lam" November 4, 1993 Mark Kirkland Bill Canterbury 1F03 When Homer is forced to cancel his plans with Marge, she has a girls' night out with their neighbor Ruth Powers. Marge and Ruth lead Chief Wiggum, Homer, and a large number of police on a high-speed, long-distance car chase. Meanwhile, Lionel Hutz babysits the children and takes the opportunity to assume a new identity. Guest starring: George Fenneman as the narrator, Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz, and Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers. 88 - 7 "Bart's Inner Child" November 11, 1993 Bob Anderson George Meyer 1F05 Bart accidentally sparks the entire town into emulating his carefree actions of "I do what I feel like," thanks to feel-good therapist Brad Goodman. Guest starring: Albert Brooks as Brad Goodman, James Brown as himself, and Phil Hartman as Troy McClure. 89 - 8 "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" November 18, 1993 Jeffrey Lynch Dan McGrath 1F06 After going on a Squishee bender in downtown Springfield, Bart wakes up the next morning with no memory of what happened and is shocked to find out that he joined the Junior Campers. Now a full-fledged member, Bart must attend the Campers' father-son rafting trip with Homer. Guest starring: Ernest Borgnine as himself. 90 - 9 "The Last Temptation of Homer" December 9, 1993 Carlos Baeza Frank Mula 1F07 Homer finds himself attracted to the new female employee at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Mindy Simmons. Determined not to have an affair, he does all he can to keep them apart, despite the universe pushing them together. Meanwhile, a series of medical treatments turns Bart into a nerd. Guest starring: Werner Klemperer as Colonel Klink and Michelle Pfeiffer as Mindy Simmons. 91 - 10 "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" December 16, 1993 Wes Archer Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein 1F08 The people of Springfield decide to open up a casino to save the town from an economic crisis. Mr. Burns adopts this notion and builds the "Mr. Burns' Casino." Homer takes a job as a blackjack dealer and Marge takes up gambling. At home, Lisa has difficulties with her school project and Bart opens a treehouse casino. Guest starring: Gerry Cooney as himself and Robert Goulet as himself. 92 - 11 "Homer the Vigilante" January 6, 1994 Jim Reardon John Swartzwelder 1F09 While a cat burglar prowls Springfield and evades capture, Homer forms a vigilante group to protect the city. But the power quickly goes to his head, and an unlikely source figures out the identity of the cat burglar. Guest starring: Sam Neil as Molloy. 93 - 12 "Bart Gets Famous" February 3, 1994 Susie Dietter John Swartzwelder 1F11 After Bart sneaks away from a field trip to the Box Factory, he finds himself working as Krusty's assistant. After Bart knocks over the set, he says, "I didn't do it." The phrase becomes an instant success and leads Bart to his fifteen minutes of fame. Guest starring: Conan O'Brien as himself. 94 - 13 "Homer and Apu" February 10, 1994 Mark Kirkland Greg Daniels 1F10 Apu loses his job at the Kwik-E-Mart after he sells Homer expired hot dogs. Homer feels bad and lets Apu live at the Simpsons' home while he is unemployed. In an attempt to get his job back, Apu and Homer travel to India to talk with the head of the Kwik-E-Mart corporation. Meanwhile, James Woods fills in Apu's position. Guest starring: James Woods as himself. 95 - 14 "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" February 17, 1994 Jeffrey Lynch Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein 1F12 Lisa challenges the makers of the Malibu Stacy dolls to create a less sexist and pro-feminist doll. When they won't listen, Lisa enlists the help of Waylon Smithers to find the original creator of Malibu Stacy, Stacy Lovell. Together, Lisa and Miss Lovell create a new doll in an effort to positively influence young girls. Guest starring: Kathleen Turner as Stacy Lovell. 96 - 15 "Deep Space Homer" February 24, 1994 Carlos Baeza David Mirkin 1F13 After seeing their popularity decline as reflected by lower TV ratings for shuttle launches, NASA decides to improve its public image by sending a man into space to whom the average American can relate to, who turns out to be Homer Simpson. Guest starring: Buzz Aldrin as himself and James Taylor as himself. 97 - 16 "Homer Loves Flanders" March 17, 1994 Wes Archer David Richardson 1F14 Homer reluctantly goes to a football game with Ned. After Ned shows Homer a good time, they become close friends. However, Ned actually starts to develop negative feelings toward him. 98 - 17 "Bart Gets an Elephant" March 31, 1994 Jim Reardon John Swartzwelder 1F15 Bart wins a radio contest which allows him to choose between two prizes: $10,000 or an elephant. Bart picks the elephant and names him Stampy. However, Stampy proves to be too much for the family to handle. 99 - 18 "Burns' Heir" April 14, 1994 Mark Kirkland Jace Richdale 1F16 Nearly drowning in the bathtub, Mr. Burns decides to find an heir. He sees it in the form of Bart Simpson and coerces the young Simpson into staying with him. Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz. 100 - 19 "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" April 28, 1994 Bob Anderson Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein 1F18 Superintendent Chalmers fires Principal Skinner after a disaster at the elementary and Skinner re-enlists in the Army. Bart, feeling partially responsible for Skinner's firing, helps to get his old principal his job back. 101 - 20 "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" May 5, 1994 Jeff Lynch John Swartzwelder 1F19 Bart skips class and witnesses a waiter brutally beaten. The Mayor's nephew, Freddy Quimby, is blamed, but Bart can clear him. However, it would mean coming clean about skipping class. Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz. 102 - 21 "Lady Bouvier's Lover" May 12, 1994 Wes Archer Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein 1F21 Grampa falls in love with Marge's mother, Jackie, but Mr. Burns woos her away from him. Grampa is brokenhearted when learning Jackie is going to marry Burns. Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Troy McClure. 103 - 22 "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" May 19, 1994 Carlos Baeza Greg Daniels 1F20 Homer fears he may not be smart, so he goes to the Adult Education Annex. While there, he decides to teach a class of his own on the secrets of a successful marriage, since that is the only thing he is good at. Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz.

Release

All 22 episodes of Season 5 including extras were released on The Complete Fifth Season on December 21, 2004 in Region 1, March 21, 2005 in Region 2 and March 23, 2005 in Region 4.

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