Matt Groening
Director
The Simpsons (1989)
Season 5
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
Released Dec. 17, 1989
Episode 23 min
12+
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family
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Production Companies: Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Television Animation, 20th Television
Network: FOX
Country: United States
Languages:
English
8.1
S5E1 - Homer's Barbershop Quartet
Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons.
Sept. 30, 1993, midnight
8.6
S5E2 - Cape Feare
The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.
Oct. 7, 1993, midnight
7.8
S5E3 - Homer Goes to College
Homer takes Nuclear Physics 101 at the local college, where he gets a trio of nerdy tutors expelled for extracurricular activities.
Oct. 14, 1993, midnight
8.1
S5E4 - Rosebud
Burns longs for a childhood toy that winds up in the grip of Maggie.
Oct. 21, 1993, midnight
8.0
S5E5 - Treehouse of Horror IV
Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.
Oct. 28, 1993, midnight
7.6
S5E6 - Marge on the Lam
Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.
Nov. 4, 1993, midnight
7.2
S5E7 - Bart's Inner Child
Springfield emulates Bart after he's praised by a self-help guru.
Nov. 11, 1993, midnight
8.1
S5E8 - Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood
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.
Nov. 18, 1993, midnight
7.9
S5E9 - The Last Temptation of Homer
Homer struggles with his attraction to new coworker Mindy, a beautiful engineer whose love for doughnuts is equal to his own.
Dec. 9, 1993, midnight
8.0
S5E10 - $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)
Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.
Dec. 16, 1993, midnight
7.7
S5E11 - Homer the Vigilante
Homer leads a vigilante group to catch the Springfield Cat Burglar, who then robs the museum.
Jan. 6, 1994, midnight
7.5
S5E12 - Bart Gets Famous
When an on-air remark catapults Bart to instant stardom, he finds that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Feb. 3, 1994, midnight
7.4
S5E13 - Homer and Apu
Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office--in India--after Apu is fired.
Feb. 10, 1994, midnight
7.5
S5E14 - Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker.
Feb. 17, 1994, midnight
8.2
S5E15 - Deep Space Homer
Homer and Barney compete to be the first "average" American in space.
Feb. 24, 1994, midnight
7.9
S5E16 - Homer Loves Flanders
Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience.
March 17, 1994, midnight
7.5
S5E17 - Bart Gets an Elephant
Bart wins an elephant, but Homer won't let him keep it.
March 31, 1994, midnight
7.7
S5E18 - Burns' Heir
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.
April 14, 1994, midnight
8.0
S5E19 - Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis.
April 28, 1994, midnight
7.6
S5E20 - The Boy Who Knew Too Much
Bart can clear Mayor Quimby's nephew of a charge of battery, but only by implicating himself as a hooky player.
May 5, 1994, midnight
7.1
S5E21 - Lady Bouvier's Lover
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.
May 12, 1994, midnight
7.5
S5E22 - Secrets of a Successful Marriage
Homer teaches a class on marriage, but sharing secrets about his own union gets him kicked out of the house.
May 19, 1994, midnight
Network: FOX
Episode Runtime: 23 min.
Season Runtime: 628 min.
Released: Dec. 17, 1989
Last Air Date: Nov. 30, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Dec. 7, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 12+
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