Season 5

Sep 30, 1993 · 23 min

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

Oct 7, 1993 · 23 min

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

Oct 14, 1993 · 23 min

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

Oct 21, 1993 · 23 min

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

Oct 28, 1993 · 23 min

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

Nov 4, 1993 · 23 min

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

Nov 11, 1993 · 23 min

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

Nov 18, 1993 · 23 min

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.

Dec 9, 1993 · 23 min

Homer struggles with his attraction to new coworker Mindy, a beautiful engineer whose love for doughnuts is equal to his own.

Dec 16, 1993 · 23 min

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

Jan 6, 1994 · 23 min

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

Feb 3, 1994 · 23 min

When an on-air remark catapults Bart to instant stardom, he finds that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Feb 10, 1994 · 23 min

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

Feb 17, 1994 · 23 min

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

Feb 24, 1994 · 23 min

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

Mar 17, 1994 · 23 min

Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience.

Mar 31, 1994 · 23 min

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

Apr 14, 1994 · 23 min

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.

Apr 28, 1994 · 23 min

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

May 5, 1994 · 23 min

Bart can clear Mayor Quimby's nephew of a charge of battery, but only by implicating himself as a hooky player.

May 12, 1994 · 23 min

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 19, 1994 · 23 min

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