The Simpsons (1989)

Season 5

September 30, 1993 22 Episodes

Episodes

Homer's Barbershop Quartet
Episode 1
8.1

Homer's Barbershop Quartet

Sep 30, 1993

23 minutes

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

Cape Feare
Episode 2
8.6

Cape Feare

Oct 7, 1993

23 minutes

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

Homer Goes to College
Episode 3
7.8

Homer Goes to College

Oct 14, 1993

23 minutes

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

Rosebud
Episode 4
8.1

Rosebud

Oct 21, 1993

23 minutes

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

Treehouse of Horror IV
Episode 5
8.0

Treehouse of Horror IV

Oct 28, 1993

23 minutes

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

Marge on the Lam
Episode 6
7.6

Marge on the Lam

Nov 4, 1993

23 minutes

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
Episode 7
7.2

Bart's Inner Child

Nov 11, 1993

23 minutes

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

Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood
Episode 8
8.1

Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood

Nov 18, 1993

23 minutes

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
Episode 9
8.0

The Last Temptation of Homer

Dec 9, 1993

23 minutes

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)
Episode 10
8.0

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

Dec 16, 1993

23 minutes

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

Homer the Vigilante
Episode 11
7.7

Homer the Vigilante

Jan 6, 1994

23 minutes

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

Bart Gets Famous
Episode 12
7.5

Bart Gets Famous

Feb 3, 1994

23 minutes

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
Episode 13
7.5

Homer and Apu

Feb 10, 1994

23 minutes

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

Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
Episode 14
7.5

Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy

Feb 17, 1994

23 minutes

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

Deep Space Homer
Episode 15
8.2

Deep Space Homer

Feb 24, 1994

23 minutes

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

Homer Loves Flanders
Episode 16
7.9

Homer Loves Flanders

Mar 17, 1994

23 minutes

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
Episode 17
7.4

Bart Gets an Elephant

Mar 31, 1994

23 minutes

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

Burns' Heir
Episode 18
7.7

Burns' Heir

Apr 14, 1994

23 minutes

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
Episode 19
8.0

Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song

Apr 28, 1994

23 minutes

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

The Boy Who Knew Too Much
Episode 20
7.6

The Boy Who Knew Too Much

May 5, 1994

23 minutes

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
Episode 21
7.2

Lady Bouvier's Lover

May 12, 1994

23 minutes

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
Episode 22
7.5

Secrets of a Successful Marriage

May 19, 1994

23 minutes

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