The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 5
Every episode of The Simpsons Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 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.
Season 5 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Simpsons" season 5 is "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", rated 8.5/10 from 4300 user votes. It was directed by Mark Kirkland and written by Jeff Martin. "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" aired on 9/30/1993 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Cape Feare".
8.5/10 4,300 votes#1 - Homer's Barbershop Quartet
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1993
Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Jeff Martin
9.2/10 6,004 votes#2 - Cape Feare
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1993
The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.
Director: Rich Moore
Writer: Jon Vitti
8.6/10 4,284 votes#3 - Homer Goes to College
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1993
Homer takes Nuclear Physics 101 at the local college, where he gets a trio of nerdy tutors expelled for extracurricular activities.
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: Conan O'Brien
8.8/10 4,607 votes#4 - Rosebud
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1993
Burns longs for a childhood toy that winds up in the grip of Maggie.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: John Swartzwelder
8.8/10 4,477 votes#5 - Treehouse of Horror IV
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1993
Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Bill Oakley, Conan O'Brien, Dan McGrath, Greg Daniels, Josh Weinstein, Bill Canterbury
8.0/10 3,485 votes#6 - Marge on the Lam
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1993
Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Bill Canterbury
7.6/10 3,245 votes#7 - Bart's Inner Child
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1993
Springfield emulates Bart after he's praised by a self-help guru.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: George Meyer
8.6/10 4,192 votes#8 - Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1993
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.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch
Writer: Dan McGrath
8.5/10 3,857 votes#9 - The Last Temptation of Homer
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/1993
Homer struggles with his attraction to new coworker Mindy, a beautiful engineer whose love for doughnuts is equal to his own.
Director: Carlos Baeza
Writer: Frank Mula
8.6/10 3,889 votes#10 - $pringfield
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1993
Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein
8.2/10 3,536 votes#11 - Homer the Vigilante
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/1994
Homer leads a vigilante group to catch the Springfield Cat Burglar, who then robs the museum.
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: John Swartzwelder
8.1/10 3,401 votes#12 - Bart Gets Famous
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/1994
When an on-air remark catapults Bart to instant stardom, he finds that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Director: Susie Dietter
Writer: John Swartzwelder
8.2/10 3,466 votes#13 - Homer and Apu
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/1994
Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office--in India--after Apu is fired.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Greg Daniels
8.1/10 3,778 votes#14 - Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/1994
Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch
Writer: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein
8.9/10 4,563 votes#15 - Deep Space Homer
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/1994
Homer and Barney compete to be the first "average" American in space.
Director: Carlos Baeza
Writer: David Mirkin
8.6/10 3,888 votes#16 - Homer Loves Flanders
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/1994
Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: David Richardson
7.8/10 3,284 votes#17 - Bart Gets an Elephant
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/31/1994
Bart wins an elephant, but Homer won't let him keep it.
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: John Swartzwelder
8.3/10 3,675 votes#18 - Burns' Heir
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/14/1994
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.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Jace Richdale
8.3/10 3,749 votes#19 - Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/1994
Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein
8.3/10 3,307 votes#20 - The Boy Who Knew Too Much
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/5/1994
Bart can clear Mayor Quimby's nephew of a charge of battery, but only by implicating himself as a hooky player.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch
Writer: John Swartzwelder
7.5/10 2,982 votes#21 - Lady Bouvier's Lover
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/1994
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.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein
8.0/10 3,160 votes#22 - Secrets of a Successful Marriage
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/1994
Homer teaches a class on marriage, but sharing secrets about his own union gets him kicked out of the house.
Director: Carlos Baeza
Writer: Greg Daniels