Season 5
The Simpsons (Season 5)
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Season Information
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The fifth season of the Simpsons began on 30th September 1993 with the first episode, "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" and ended on 19th May 1994 with "Secrets of a Successful Marriage". David Mirkin was the show runner through most of the season's episodes although Al Jean and Mike Reiss were show runners of two episodes, "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" and "Cape Feare" as they were produced for the previous season as they had Season 4's production code, 9Fxx, other than Season 5's with 1Fxx.
Two episodes that had Season 3's Production code, 8Fxx i.e."Homer's Barbershop Quartet" and "Cape Feare" aired in the season, which Season 4's production code is 9FXX. Several episodes that were produced for the preceding season occasionally air on the succeding season.
The season was nominated eight times. It won an Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production, an Environmental Media Award for "Best Television Episodic Comedy" for "Bart Gets an Elephant",a Genesis Award for "Best Television Comedy Series". David Silverman earned a nomination for "Best Individual Achievement for Creative Supervision in the Field of Animation", Alf Clausen and Greg Daniels received a nomination in the "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics" category for the song "Who Needs The Kwik-E-Mart?", a song from "Homer and Apu". Clausen had another nomination for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)" for the episode "Cape Feare" and the series was nominated for a Saturn Award for "Best Genre Television Series". The producers again tried to submit episodes for "Outstanding Comedy Series" category rather than the "Outstanding Animated Program" as they had although were still not nominated.
All of the 22 episodes of Season 4 including extras were released on DVD on 15th June 2004 in Region 1, 2nd August 2004 in Region 2 and 25th August 2004 in Region 4.
Episodes
| # | Original airdate | Prod. Code | Title |
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| 82 - 501 | September 24, 1992 | 8F24 | "Kamp Krusty" |
| 83 - 502 | October 1, 1992 | 8F18 | "A Streetcar Named Marge" |
| 84 - 503 | October 8, 1992 | 9F01 | "Homer the Heretic" |
| 85 - 504 | October 15, 1992 | 9F02 | "Lisa the Beauty Queen" |
| 86 - 505 | October 29, 1992 | 9F03 | "Treehouse of Horror III" |
| 87 - 506 | November 3, 1992 | 9F04 | "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie" |
| 88 - 507 | November 5, 1992 | 9F05 | "Marge Gets a Job" |
| 89 - 508 | November 12,1992 | 9F06 | "New Kid on the Block" |
| 90 - 509 | November 19,1992 | 9F07 | "Mr. Plow" |
| 91 - 510 | December 3,1992 | 9F08 | "Lisa's First Word" |
| 92 - 511 | December 17,1992 | 9F09 | "Homer's Triple Bypass" |
| 93 - 512 | January 14,1993 | 9F10 | "Marge vs. the Monorail" |
| 94 - 513 | January 21,1993 | 9F11 | "Selma's Choice" |
| 95 - 514 | February 4,1993 | 9F12 | "Brother from the Same Planet" |
| 96 - 515 | February 11,1993 | 9F13 | "I Love Lisa" |
| 97 - 516 | February 18,1993 | 9F14 | "Duffless" |
| 98 - 517 | March 11,1993 | 9F15 | "Last Exit to Springfield" |
| 99 - 518 | April 1,1993 | 9F17 | "So It's Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show" |
| 100 - 519 | April 15,1993 | 9F16 | "The Front" |
| 101 - 520 | April 29,1993 | 9F18 | "Whacking Day" |
| 102 - 521 | May 6,1993 | 9F20 | "Marge in Chains" |
| 103 - 22 | May 13,1993 | 9F19 | "Krusty Gets Kancelled" |
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