Production season 1F

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Production season 1F

Season Information No. of episodes: 22 Showrunner(s): David Mirkin Previous season: Next season: 9F 2F

1F is the fifth production season of The Simpsons. David Mirkin was the showrunner for the season. The episodes mostly aired in broadcast season 5 on Fox, with two rollover episodes from the production season airing in broadcast season 6. The episodes aired from October 14, 1993 with "Homer Goes to College", to September 11, 1994 with "Lisa's Rival".

Episodes

Picture Prod. code Title Original airdate Directed by Written by # 1F01 "Rosebud" October 21, 1993 Wes Archer John Swartzwelder S5 E4 Yearning for his lost youth and innocence, Mr. Burns searches for his beloved childhood teddy bear, Bobo. When Maggie comes across the bear, she claims it as her own, so Mr. Burns tries to get his Bobo back by any means necessary. Guest starring: Ramones (Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, C. J. Ramone, and Marky Ramone) as themselves. 1F02 "Homer Goes to College" October 14, 1993 Jim Reardon Conan O'Brien S5 E3 After learning that Homer is seriously underqualified for his job, Mr. Burns enrolls him at Springfield University. While there, Homer befriends three nerds and accidentally gets them expelled. 1F03 "Marge on the Lam" November 4, 1993 Mark Kirkland Bill Canterbury S5 E6 When Homer is forced to cancel his plans with Marge, she has a girls' night out with their neighbor Ruth Powers. Marge and Ruth lead Chief Wiggum, Homer, and a large number of police on a high-speed, long-distance car chase. Meanwhile, Lionel Hutz babysits the children and takes the opportunity to assume a new identity. Guest starring: George Fenneman as the narrator, Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz, and Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers. 1F04 "Treehouse of Horror IV" October 28, 1993 David Silverman Conan O'Brien, Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein, Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, and Bill Canterbury S5 E5 In the first act, when Homer announces he will sell his soul for a donut, Ned Flanders, as the Devil, shows up to take him up on the offer. In the second act, while riding to school, Bart believes he sees a malevolent gremlin on the side of the bus. And in the final act, Mr. Burns is Count Burns, a vampire in a spooky castle. 1F05 "Bart's Inner Child" November 11, 1993 Bob Anderson George Meyer S5 E7 Bart accidentally sparks the entire town into emulating his carefree actions of "I do what I feel like," thanks to feel-good therapist Brad Goodman. Guest starring: Albert Brooks as Brad Goodman, James Brown as himself, and Phil Hartman as Troy McClure. 1F06 "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" November 18, 1993 Jeffrey Lynch Dan McGrath S5 E8 After going on a Squishee bender in downtown Springfield, Bart wakes up the next morning with no memory of what happened and is shocked to find out that he joined the Junior Campers. Now a full-fledged member, Bart must attend the Campers' father-son rafting trip with Homer. Guest starring: Ernest Borgnine as himself. 1F07 "The Last Temptation of Homer" December 9, 1993 Carlos Baeza Frank Mula S5 E9 Homer finds himself attracted to the new female employee at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Mindy Simmons. Determined not to have an affair, he does all he can to keep them apart, despite the universe pushing them together. Meanwhile, a series of medical treatments turns Bart into a nerd. Guest starring: Werner Klemperer as Colonel Klink and Michelle Pfeiffer as Mindy Simmons. 1F08 "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" December 16, 1993 Wes Archer Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein S5 E10 The people of Springfield decide to open up a casino to save the town from an economic crisis. Mr. Burns adopts this notion and builds the "Mr. Burns' Casino." Homer takes a job as a blackjack dealer and Marge takes up gambling. At home, Lisa has difficulties with her school project and Bart opens a treehouse casino. Guest starring: Gerry Cooney as himself and Robert Goulet as himself. 1F09 "Homer the Vigilante" January 6, 1994 Jim Reardon John Swartzwelder S5 E11 While a cat burglar prowls Springfield and evades capture, Homer forms a vigilante group to protect the city. But the power quickly goes to his head, and an unlikely source figures out the identity of the cat burglar. Guest starring: Sam Neil as Molloy. 1F10 "Homer and Apu" February 10, 1994 Mark Kirkland Greg Daniels S5 E13 Apu loses his job at the Kwik-E-Mart after he sells Homer expired hot dogs. Homer feels bad and lets Apu live at the Simpsons' home while he is unemployed. In an attempt to get his job back, Apu and Homer travel to India to talk with the head of the Kwik-E-Mart corporation. Meanwhile, James Woods fills in Apu's position. Guest starring: James Woods as himself. 1F11 "Bart Gets Famous" February 3, 1994 Susie Dietter John Swartzwelder S5 E12 After Bart sneaks away from a field trip to the Box Factory, he finds himself working as Krusty's assistant. After Bart knocks over the set, he says, "I didn't do it." The phrase becomes an instant success and leads Bart to his fifteen minutes of fame. Guest starring: Conan O'Brien as himself. 1F12 "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" February 17, 1994 Jeffrey Lynch Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein S5 E14 Lisa challenges the makers of the Malibu Stacy dolls to create a less sexist and pro-feminist doll. When they won't listen, Lisa enlists the help of Waylon Smithers to find the original creator of Malibu Stacy, Stacy Lovell. Together, Lisa and Miss Lovell create a new doll in an effort to positively influence young girls. Guest starring: Kathleen Turner as Stacy Lovell. 1F13 "Deep Space Homer" February 24, 1994 Carlos Baeza David Mirkin S5 E15 After seeing their popularity decline as reflected by lower TV ratings for shuttle launches, NASA decides to improve its public image by sending a man into space to whom the average American can relate to, who turns out to be Homer Simpson. Guest starring: Buzz Aldrin as himself and James Taylor as himself. 1F14 "Homer Loves Flanders" March 17, 1994 Wes Archer David Richardson S5 E16 Homer reluctantly goes to a football game with Ned. After Ned shows Homer a good time, they become close friends. However, Ned actually starts to develop negative feelings toward him. 1F15 "Bart Gets an Elephant" March 31, 1994 Jim Reardon John Swartzwelder S5 E17 Bart wins a radio contest which allows him to choose between two prizes: $10,000 or an elephant. Bart picks the elephant and names him Stampy. However, Stampy proves to be too much for the family to handle. 1F16 "Burns' Heir" April 14, 1994 Mark Kirkland Jace Richdale S5 E18 Nearly drowning in the bathtub, Mr. Burns decides to find an heir. He sees it in the form of Bart Simpson and coerces the young Simpson into staying with him. Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz. 1F17 "Lisa's Rival" September 11, 1994 Mark Kirkland Mike Scully S6 E2 A new student who is smarter, younger, and plays the sax better than Lisa joins the class, causing Lisa to have a crisis. Meanwhile, Homer finds an overturned sugar truck and steals a large amount of the lost cargo. Guest starring: Winona Ryder as Allison Taylor. 1F18 "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" April 28, 1994 Bob Anderson Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein S5 E19 Superintendent Chalmers fires Principal Skinner after a disaster at the elementary and Skinner re-enlists in the Army. Bart, feeling partially responsible for Skinner's firing, helps to get his old principal his job back. 1F19 "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" May 5, 1994 Jeff Lynch John Swartzwelder S5 E20 Bart skips class and witnesses a waiter brutally beaten. The Mayor's nephew, Freddy Quimby, is blamed, but Bart can clear him. However, it would mean coming clean about skipping class. Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz. 1F20 "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" May 19, 1994 Carlos Baeza Greg Daniels S5 E22 Homer fears he may not be smart, so he goes to the Adult Education Annex. While there, he decides to teach a class of his own on the secrets of a successful marriage, since that is the only thing he is good at. Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz. 1F21 "Lady Bouvier's Lover" May 12, 1994 Wes Archer Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein S5 E21 Grampa falls in love with Marge's mother, Jackie, but Mr. Burns woos her away from him. Grampa is brokenhearted when learning Jackie is going to marry Burns. Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Troy McClure. 1F22 "Bart of Darkness" September 4, 1994 Jim Reardon Dan McGrath S6 E1 After breaking his leg, Bart spends the summer at his bedroom window, spying on the neighbors with a telescope. Bart finds the view boring until he sees what he believes to be Ned Flanders murdering his wife.

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