The Simpsons
Sixteen seasons (and counting) of pop culture-rocking brilliance, the first four of which have already been gloriously archived on DVD. But in the words of Krusty the Clown: What has The Simpsons done for me lately? Well, how about all 22 episodes of season 5, each accompanied by commentary, deleted scenes, and other encyclopedic extras that hopelessly devoted Simpsons fans crave, no, demand? Season 5 is perhaps not as classics-packed as the third and fourth seasons, but no self-respecting Simpsons fan should be without the episodes "Homer's Barbershop Quartet," featuring George Harrison, "Cape Feare," one of Sideshow Bob's (and guest voice Kelsey Grammer's) finest half-hours, "Rosebud," "Springfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)," and "Bart Gets Famous," with the Springfield-sweeping catchphrase "I didn't do it." Plus, the star power this season is impressive: Michelle Pfeiffer as Homer's comely, donut-loving co-worker in "The Last Temptation of Homer," Albert Brooks as a self-help guru who unleashes "Bart's Inner Child," Kathleen Turner as the creator of Malibu Stacy in "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy," and, as themselves, the Ramones ("Rosebud"), James Woods ("Homer and Apu"), Buzz Aldrin ("Deep Space Homer"), and even Robert Goulet ("Springfield").
But it is the writers and the core ensemble cast who exhibit, to quote "Deep Space Homer," "the right... What's that stuff?" Series milestones include the first appearance of yokel Cletus in "Bart Gets an Elephant," and Maggie's infant nemesis, The Baby with One Eyebrow in "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Badasssss Song," which also happens to be The Simpsons' 100th episode. Add in a very good "Treehouse of Horror" episode, (which outs Ned Flanders as the Devil and Marge as the head vampire), and one Emmy-nominated musical extravaganza ("Who Needs the Quick-E-Mart" from "Homer and Apu"), and you have a Simpsons season that's not just great, it's DVD-box-set great. --Donald Liebenson
Season 5
82. 5-1 9F21 30-Sep-1993 Homer's Barbershop Quartet
83. 5-2 9F22 07-Oct-1993 Cape Feare
84. 5-3 1F02 14-Oct-1993 Homer Goes To College
85. 5-4 1F01 21-Oct-1993 Rosebud
86. 5-5 1F04 28-Oct-1993 Treehouse Of Horror IV
87. 5-6 1F03 04-Nov-1993 Marge On The Lam
88. 5-7 1F05 11-Nov-1993 Bart's Inner Child
89. 5-8 1F06 18-Nov-1993 Boy Scoutz N' The Hood
90. 5-9 1F07 09-Dec-1993 The Last Temptation Of Homer
91. 5-10 1F08 16-Dec-1993 $pringfield (or How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love Legalized Gambling)
92. 5-11 1F09 06-Jan-1994 Homer The Vigilante
93. 5-12 1F11 03-Feb-1994 Bart Gets Famous
94. 5-13 1F10 10-Feb-1994 Homer And Apu
95. 5-14 1F12 17-Feb-1994 Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
96. 5-15 1F13 24-Feb-1994 Deep Space Homer
97. 5-16 1F14 17-Mar-1994 Homer Loves Flanders
98. 5-17 1F15 31-Mar-1994 Bart Gets An Elephant
99. 5-18 1F16 14-Apr-1994 Burns' Heir
100. 5-19 1F18 28-Apr-1994 Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
101. 5-20 1F19 05-May-1994 The Boy Who Knew Too Much
102. 5-21 1F21 12-May-1994 Lady Bouvier's Lover
103. 5-22 1F20 19-May-1994 Secrets Of A Successful Marriage
After the kids find a record with Homer's picture on it, he recalls the story of how he achieved fame in the 1980s with his barbershop quartet, The Be Sharps.
Sideshow Bob gets granted parole and the Simpsons enlist in witness protection, but Bob is hot on their tail and won't stop until he's even with Bart.
When a surprise inspection of the nuclear power plant reveals that Homer is not qualified to do his job, he is forced to go to college.
After his birthday party goes wrong, Mr. Burns begins to want his childhood toy, a teddy bear named Bobo; Homer finds that Maggie is in possession of the doll.
Homer sells his soul to the Devil for a donut, Bart contends with a gremlin on the side of the school bus which only he can see, and the family discovers that Mr. Burns is a vampire.
A girls' night out turns into a high speed chase when Marge learns her friend is driving a stolen car.
Brad Goodman, a self-help guru, encourages Springfield to act more like Bart, with disastrous results.
After joining the Junior Campers while on a sugar high, Bart reluctantly invites Homer to accompany him on the group's annual father-son rafting trip, which soon goes awry.
Homer's marriage is in trouble when he develops an attraction to a new co-worker; Bart undergoes medical treatments that make him look like a nerd.
Mr. Burns builds a casino when Springfield decides to legalize gambling, with Marge becoming addicted to the slot machines.
An outbreak of burglaries inspires Homer to lead a vigilante group.
Bart becomes an overnight sensation as the "I didn't do it" boy on Krusty the Clown's show.
Apu moves in with the Simpsons after losing his job when Homer gets ill from the contaminated food; James Woods takes over the Kwik-E-Mart.
Angered by the vacuous phrases her Malibu Stacy doll utters, Lisa works with Malibu Stacy's original designer to create a doll with admirable traits.
In an effort to increase the dismal television ratings for their space launches, NASA decides to send an ordinary man into space, and Homer is chosen for the task.
After Flanders invites Homer to a football game, the pair become friends, but Homer's possessiveness and loutish behaviour slowly turns Ned against him.
After Bart receives an elephant as a prize for calling in to a radio station, the animal proves to be too costly to care for and Homer decides to sell it.
After a close brush with death, Mr. Burns decides to find an heir to his empire, and chooses Bart because of his truly devious nature.
Bart accidentally gets Principal Skinner fired on inspection day, with Ned Flanders taking over as his replacement.
Bart witnesses the alleged assault of a waiter by Mayor Quimby's nephew, but coming forward will mean admitting to skipping class and facing the consequences.
Grampa falls in love with Marge's mother, but must compete with Mr. Burns for her heart.
Homer begins teaching a class on how to have a successful marriage, but jeopardizes his own marriage by revealing secrets about himself and Marge.
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Hank Azaria | Amos |
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Dan Castellaneta | Homer Simpson |
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Harry Shearer | Newsreel Narrator |
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Yeardley Smith | Lisa Simpson |
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Julie Kavner | Marge Simpson |
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Nancy Cartwright | Bart Simpson |
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Pamela Hayden | Milhouse Van Houten |
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Maggie Roswell | Quimby's Wife |
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Russi Taylor | Martin Prince |
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Phil Hartman | Troy McClure |
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Marcia Wallace | Edna Krabappel |
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Frank Welker | The Gremlin |
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James Brown | James Brown |
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Sam Neill | Molloy |
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Albert Brooks | Brad Goodman |
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Pamela Reed | Ruth Powers |
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Robert Goulet | Robert Goulet |
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George Fenneman | Narrator |
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Joey Ramone | Joey Ramone |
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Johnny Ramone | Johnny Ramone |
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Marky Ramone | Marky Ramone |
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Ramones | The Ramones |
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Christopher Ward | CJ Ramone |
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Gerry Cooney | Gerry Cooney |
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Tress MacNeille | Agnes Skinner |
| Edition | Special Edition |
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| Packaging | Custom Case |
| Nr Discs | 4 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital Surround [French] Dolby Digital Surround [Spanish] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | Spanish |
| Distributor | Fox Home Entertainment |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Dec 21, 2004 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Purchased | For $ 39.98 |
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| Watched | |
| Index | 107 |
| Added Date | Dec 12, 2012 01:15:28 |
| Modified Date | Nov 14, 2019 01:44:02 |