The Simpsons 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.
Episodes
E1Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons.
E2The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.
E3Homer takes Nuclear Physics 101 at the local college, where he gets a trio of nerdy tutors expelled for extracurricular activities.
E4Burns longs for a childhood toy that winds up in the grip of Maggie.
E5Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.
E6Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.
E7Springfield emulates Bart after he's praised by a self-help guru.
E8After 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…
E9Homer struggles with his attraction to new coworker Mindy, a beautiful engineer whose love for doughnuts is equal to his own.
E10Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.
E11Homer leads a vigilante group to catch the Springfield Cat Burglar, who then robs the museum.
E12When an on-air remark catapults Bart to instant stardom, he finds that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be.
E13Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office--in India--after Apu is fired.
E14Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker.
E15Homer and Barney compete to be the first "average" American in space.
E16Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience.
E17Bart wins an elephant, but Homer won't let him keep it.
E18Bart is picked to be Burns' heir and moves into the Burns mansion, prompting Homer and Marge to hire a deprogrammer to get him back.
E19Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis.
E20Bart can clear Mayor Quimby's nephew of a charge of battery, but only by implicating himself as a hooky player.
E21Grandpa Simpson falls for Marge's mother, but loses out to a competitor; Bart gets ripped off shopping at home with Homer's credit card.
E22Homer teaches a class on marriage, but sharing secrets about his own union gets him kicked out of the house.