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The Simpsons Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1993 - 1994
It's a season of extraordinary accomplishments for Homer, who spends the premiere telling his children about his time in a barbershop quartet whose popularity briefly reached Beatlesesque heights (George Harrison even makes a cameo as himself). By the season's end, he's teaching an adult-education class on how to have a successful marriage—and, of course, his teaching style causes a fight with Marge that nearly leads to their divorce. In between, he embarks on a space mission with Buzz Aldrin, goes back to college, journeys to India with convenience-store employee Apu and earns the affection of a pretty coworker (voice of Michelle Pfeiffer).
Episode 1
Homer's Barbershop Quartet
Thu, Sep 30, 1993 30 mins
Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons---after Barney replaced Chief Wiggum, on the advice of their manager. George Harrison and David Crosby have cameos.
Episode 2
Cape Feare
Thu, Oct 7, 1993 30 mins
The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart. Other voices: Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer.
Episode 3
Homer Goes to College
Thu, Oct 14, 1993 30 mins
Homer takes Nuclear Physics 101 at the local college, where he gets a trio of nerdy tutors expelled for extracurricular activities. Voices: Harry Shearer, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Julie Kavner.
Episode 4
Rosebud
Thu, Oct 21, 1993 30 mins
Burns longs for a childhood toy that winds up in the grip of Maggie. The Ramones have a cameo. Voices: Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria, Dan Castellaneta, Yeardley Smith.
Episode 5
Treehouse of Horror IV
Thu, Oct 28, 1993 30 mins
Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.
Episode 6
Marge on the Lam
Thu, Nov 4, 1993 30 mins
Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth (Pamela Reed) includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.
Episode 7
Bart's Inner Child
Thu, Nov 11, 1993 30 mins
Springfield emulates Bart after he's praised by a self-help guru. James Brown has a cameo at Springfield's Do What You Want festival.
Episode 8
Boy Scoutz N the Hood
Thu, Nov 18, 1993 30 mins
Bart joins the Junior Campers, which isn't all bad until he goes on a rafting trip that includes Flanders and "celebrity dad" Ernest Borgnine. Other voices: Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria, Pamela Hayden.
Episode 9
The Last Temptation of Homer
Thu, Dec 9, 1993 30 mins
Homer is attracted to a pretty power-plant worker (voice of Michelle Pfeiffer), and Werner Klemperer speaks for the guardian angel who helps Homer fight temptation. Other voices: Harry Shearer, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner.
Episode 10
$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)
Thu, Dec 16, 1993 30 mins
Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids. Julie Kavner, Harry Shearer.
Episode 11
Homer the Vigilante
Thu, Jan 6, 1994 30 mins
Homer leads a vigilante group to catch the Springfield Cat Burglar (voice of Sam Neill), who then robs the museum. Other voices: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner.
Episode 12
Bart Gets Famous
Thu, Feb 3, 1994 30 mins
When an on-air remark catapults Bart to instant stardom, he finds that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Conan O'Brien has a cameo. Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Harry Shearer.
Episode 13
Homer and Apu
Thu, Feb 10, 1994 30 mins
Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office---in India---after Apu is fired. James Woods has a voice cameo. Other voices: Hank Azaria, Dan Castellaneta, Harry Shearer.
Episode 14
Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
Thu, Feb 17, 1994 30 mins
Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker (Kathleen Turner). Yeardley Smith, Pamela Hayden, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer.
Episode 15
Deep Space Homer
Thu, Feb 24, 1994 30 mins
Homer and Barney compete to be the first "average" American in space. Buzz Aldrin and James Taylor have cameos. Other voices: Dan Castellaneta, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner.
Episode 16
Homer Loves Flanders
Thu, Mar 17, 1994 30 mins
Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience. Harry Shearer, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright.
Episode 17
Bart Gets an Elephant
Thu, Mar 31, 1994 30 mins
Bart wins an elephant, but Homer won't let him keep it. Voices: Dan Castellaneta, Harry Shearer, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner, Hank Azaria, Yeardley Smith.
Episode 18
Burns' Heir
Thu, Apr 14, 1994 30 mins
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. Harry Shearer, Phil Hartman, Julie Kavner.
Episode 19
Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
Thu, Apr 28, 1994 30 mins
Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis. Voices: Harry Shearer, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria.
Episode 20
The Boy Who Knew Too Much
Thu, May 5, 1994 30 mins
Bart can clear Mayor Quimby's nephew of a charge of battery, but only by implicating himself as a hooky player. Voices: Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner, Hank Azaria.
Episode 21
Lady Bouvier's Lover
Thu, May 12, 1994 30 mins
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.
Episode 22
Secrets of a Successful Marriage
Thu, May 19, 1994 30 mins
Homer teaches a class on "Secrets of a Successful Marriage," but sharing secrets about his own union gets him kicked out of the house. Voices: Julie Kavner, Dan Castellaneta, Yeardley Smith, Nancy Cartwright.
