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Season released 30th Sep, 1993Rated TV-PG22 episodes

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Where to watch The Simpsons Season 5

The Simpsons season 5 is streaming in Australia on Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show). You can also buy it on Apple TV from $3.49. Season 5 was released on 30 September 1993.

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The Simpsons Season 5 episodes

  1. S05 E01

    Homer's Barbershop Quartet

    22 mins · Thu, 30 Sep 1993

    Through flashbacks, Homer recalls the dizzying rise and fall of his Beatles-esque barbershop quartet. The Be Sharps reunite for one last concert on the roof of Moe's Tavern.

  2. S05 E02

    Cape Feare

    22 mins · Thu, 7 Oct 1993

    When Bart receives death threats from newly paroled Sideshow Bob, the family goes into the Witness Relocation Program and starts a new life on a houseboat on Terror Lake.

  3. S05 E03

    Homer Goes to College

    22 mins · Thu, 14 Oct 1993

    Burns discovers that Homer is grossly unqualified to be a nuclear safety inspector, so Homer enrolls at Springfield University to study nuclear physics. While there, Homer befriends three nerds and instigates a prank that gets them expelled.

  5. S05 E04

    Rosebud

    22 mins · Thu, 21 Oct 1993

    Mr. Burns pines away for Bobo, his beloved childhood teddy bear and symbol of lost innocence. When the bear turns up in Maggie's possession, the resulting tug of war affects the whole town.

  6. S05 E05

    Treehouse of Horror IV

    22 mins · Thu, 28 Oct 1993

    Homer sells his soul to the devil for a doughnut; no one believes Bart's story about the goblin intent on sabotaging the school bus; Mr Burns invites the Simpsons over for a bite at his spooky castle.

  7. S05 E06

    Marge on the Lam

    22 mins · Thu, 4 Nov 1993

    When Marge has a girls' night out with a new neighbor, they wind up roaring toward a cliff in a Thelma-and-Louise-style car chase.

  9. S05 E07

    Bart's Inner Child

    22 mins · Thu, 11 Nov 1993

    Bart heckles the guru at a self-help seminar, and the man presents him to the audience as a role model for their "inner child." But when the whole town tries to "be like Bart," things start to fall apart.

  10. S05 E08

    Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood

    22 mins · Thu, 18 Nov 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.

  11. S05 E09

    The Last Temptation of Homer

    22 mins · Thu, 9 Dec 1993

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

  12. S05 E10

    $pringfield

    22 mins · Thu, 16 Dec 1993

    When gambling is legalized in Springfield, Mr. Burns opens an extravagant casino on the waterfront. Meanwhile, Bart opens a casino in his treehouse. Burns becomes a germ-phobic recluse and Homer must tear Marge away from the slot machines.

  13. S05 E11

    Homer the Vigilante

    22 mins · Thu, 6 Jan 1994

    When a cat burglar prowls Springfield, Homer forms a citizens' watch group that winds up breaking more laws than they protect. When the cat burglar sets his sights on the world's biggest cubic zirconia, a clue comes from an unexpected source.

  14. S05 E12

    Bart Gets Famous

    22 mins · Thu, 3 Feb 1994

    Working as Krusty the Clown's assistant, Bart accidentally steals the limelight by blurting an instant catchphrase: "I didn't do it." But when he tries to capitalize on his fifteen minutes of fame, the fans are fickle.

  15. S05 E13

    Homer and Apu

    22 mins · Thu, 10 Feb 1994

    Fired for selling tainted meat to Homer, Apu tries to make amends to the Simpsons, and Homer joins him in a pilgrimage to Kwik-E-Mart headquarters in India.

  16. S05 E14

    Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy

    22 mins · Thu, 17 Feb 1994

    Lisa is shocked to find that her new Malibu Stacy doll reinforces negative stereotypes of women. With Smithers' help, Lisa tracks down the original creator of Malibu Stacy and convinces her to market a new doll that's a better role model for girls.

  17. S05 E15

    Deep Space Homer

    22 mins · Thu, 24 Feb 1994

    Dejected by a lack of recognition at work, Homer makes a crank call to NASA and winds up being chosen to ride into space with astronauts.

  18. S05 E16

    Homer Loves Flanders

    22 mins · Thu, 17 Mar 1994

    Homer and Flanders bond over a football game. As the two friends become inseparable, Flanders struggles with a growing dislike of Homer that finally blows up in front of the entire church congregation.

  19. S05 E17

    Bart Gets an Elephant

    22 mins · Thu, 31 Mar 1994

    Bart wins a wacky radio contest and forgoes the cash to claim the gag prize instead: an elephant.

  20. S05 E18

    Burns' Heir

    22 mins · Thu, 14 Apr 1994

    The childless Mr. Burns selects Bart as his heir and begins grooming him for his new role. As a test of loyalty, Mr. Burns orders Bart to fire Homer.

  21. S05 E19

    Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song

    22 mins · Thu, 28 Apr 1994

    When Bart gets Principal Skinner fired, Ned Flanders is brought in to act as principal. Skinner befriends his former nemesis and the pair look for a way to get Skinner reinstated.

  22. S05 E20

    The Boy Who Knew Too Much

    22 mins · Thu, 5 May 1994

    Playing hooky, Bart sneaks onto the Quimby Compound and is the only witness when Mayor Quimby's ne'er-do-well nephew Freddy allegedly assaults a snooty French butler. But if he comes forward, he will be punished for truancy.

  23. S05 E21

    Lady Bouvier's Lover

    22 mins · Thu, 12 May 1994

    Mr. Burns and Grandpa Simpson compete for the affections of Marge's mother. The more dashing suitor prevails, but in a scene straight out of The Graduate, Grandpa crashes the wedding just before Mrs. Bouvier becomes Mrs. Burns.

  24. S05 E22

    Secrets of a Successful Marriage

    22 mins · Thu, 19 May 1994

    Homer teaches an adult education class on successful marriage, but his students show little interest until he starts telling them juicy details of his marriage to Marge. Furious, Marge kicks Homer out.

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