The Simpsons - Season 5

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Homer's Barbershop Quartet

1 - Homer's Barbershop Quartet

Air Date: September 30, 1993

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

Cape Feare

2 - Cape Feare

Air Date: October 7, 1993

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

Homer Goes to College

3 - Homer Goes to College

Air Date: 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

4 - Rosebud

Air Date: October 21, 1993

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

Treehouse of Horror IV

5 - Treehouse of Horror IV

Air Date: 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

6 - Marge on the Lam

Air Date: 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

7 - Bart's Inner Child

Air Date: November 11, 1993

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

Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood

8 - Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood

Air Date: 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

9 - The Last Temptation of Homer

Air Date: 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)

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

Air Date: December 16, 1993

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

Homer the Vigilante

11 - Homer the Vigilante

Air Date: January 6, 1994

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

Bart Gets Famous

12 - Bart Gets Famous

Air Date: 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

13 - Homer and Apu

Air Date: February 10, 1994

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

Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy

14 - Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy

Air Date: 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

15 - Deep Space Homer

Air Date: February 24, 1994

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

Homer Loves Flanders

16 - Homer Loves Flanders

Air Date: 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

17 - Bart Gets an Elephant

Air Date: March 31, 1994

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

Burns' Heir

18 - Burns' Heir

Air Date: 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

19 - Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song

Air Date: 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

20 - The Boy Who Knew Too Much

Air Date: 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

21 - Lady Bouvier's Lover

Air Date: 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

22 - Secrets of a Successful Marriage

Air Date: May 19, 1994

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