The Simpsons — Season 5

All 22 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

1. 01

   September 30, 1993 · 30m

   Homer's Barbershop Quartet7.9

   Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons---after Barney replaced Chief Wiggum, on the advice of their manager. Blackboard: 'I will never win an emmy'.

2. 02

   October 7, 1993 · 30m

   Cape Feare8.8

   The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart. Blackboard: 'The cafeteria deep fryer is not a toy'.

3. 03

   October 14, 1993 · 30m

   Homer Goes to College9.3

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

4. 04

   October 21, 1993 · 30m

   Rosebud8.9

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

5. 05

   October 28, 1993 · 30m

   Treehouse of Horror IV8.7

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

6. 06

   November 4, 1993 · 30m

   Marge on the Lam8.5

   Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth (Pamela Reed) includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.

7. 07

   November 11, 1993 · 30m

   Bart's Inner Child7.9

   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.

8. 08

   November 18, 1993 · 30m

   Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood8.3

   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.

9. 09

   December 9, 1993 · 30m

   The Last Temptation of Homer8.9

   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. Blackboard: 'All work and no play makes Bart a dull boy.'.

10. 10

    December 16, 1993 · 30m

    $pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)8.8

    Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids. Blackboard: 'I will not say "Springfield" just to get applause'.

11. 11

    January 6, 1994 · 30m

    Homer the Vigilante9.2

    Homer leads a vigilante group to catch the Springfield Cat Burglar (voice of Sam Neill), who then robs the museum. Blackboard: 'I am not authorized to fire substitute teachers'.

12. 12

    February 3, 1994 · 30m

    Bart Gets Famous7.9

    When an on-air remark catapults Bart to instant stardom, he finds that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Blackboard: 'My homework was not stolen by a one-armed man'.

13. 13

    February 10, 1994 · 30m

    Homer and Apu8.8

    Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office---in India---after Apu is fired. Blackboard: 'I will not go near the kindergarten turtle'.

14. 14

    February 17, 1994 · 30m

    Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy8.7

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

15. 15

    February 24, 1994 · 30m

    Deep Space Homer9.0

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

16. 16

    March 17, 1994 · 30m

    Homer Loves Flanders8.9

    Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience. Blackboard: 'I am not delightfully saucy'.

17. 17

    March 31, 1994 · 30m

    Bart Gets an Elephant7.8

    Bart wins an elephant, but Homer won't let him keep it. Blackboard: 'Organ transplants are best left to the professionals'.

18. 18

    April 14, 1994 · 30m

    Burns' Heir8.8

    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. Blackboard: 'The pledge of Allegiance does not end with hail satan'.

19. 19

    April 28, 1994 · 30m

    Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song8.9

    Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis. Blackboard: 'I will not celebrate meaningless milestones'.

20. 20

    May 5, 1994 · 30m

    The Boy Who Knew Too Much8.7

    Bart can clear Mayor Quimby's nephew of a charge of battery, but only by implicating himself as a hooky player. Blackboard: 'There are plenty of businesses like show business'.

21. 21

    May 12, 1994 · 30m

    Lady Bouvier's Lover8.0

    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.

22. 22

    May 19, 1994 · 30m

    Secrets of a Successful Marriage9.1

    Homer teaches a class on "Secrets of a Successful Marriage," but sharing secrets about his own union gets him kicked out of the house. Blackboard: 'Five days is not too long to wait for a gun'.