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|episodes = 22
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'''1F''' is the fifth production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[David Mirkin]] was the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for the season. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 5|broadcast season 5]] on [[Fox]], with two [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 6|broadcast season 6]]. The episodes aired from October 14, [[1993]] with "[[Homer Goes to College]]", to September 11, [[1994]] with "[[Lisa's Rival]]".

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:Rosebud.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F01}}
{{TB|'''"[[Rosebud]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Wes Archer]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|October 21, 1993}}
{{TB|S5 E4}}
{{TCsT|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. Mr. Burns tries to get his Bobo back by any means necessary.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ramones]] {{small|([[Joey Ramone]], [[Johnny Ramone]], [[C. J. Ramone]], and [[Marky Ramone]])}} as {{Chs|Ramones|themselves}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer Goes to College.gif]]}}
{{TB|1F02}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer Goes to College]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Jim Reardon]]}}
{{TB|[[Conan O'Brien]]}}
{{TB|October 14, 1993}}
{{TB|S5 E3}}
{{TCsT|After learning that [[Homer]] is seriously underqualified for his own job, [[Mr. Burns]] enrolls him at [[Springfield University]]. While there, Homer befriends three nerds and accidentally gets them expelled.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Marge on the Lam.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F03}}
{{TB|'''"[[Marge on the Lam]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Canterbury]]}}
{{TB|November 4, 1993}}
{{TB|S5 E6}}
{{TCsT|When a vending-machine mishap forces [[Homer]] to cancel his plans with [[Marge]], she has a girls' night out with their neighbor [[Ruth Powers]]. It turns out that Ruth is somewhat of a wanted criminal, having stolen her ex-husband's car. In a story in the style of {{W|Thelma and Louise}}, 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]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of horror iv title.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F04}}
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[David Silverman]]}}
{{TB|[[Conan O'Brien]], [[Bill Oakley]] & [[Josh Weinstein]], [[Greg Daniels]] & [[Dan McGrath]], [[Bill Canterbury]]}}
{{TB|October 28, 1993}}
{{TB|S5 E5}}
{{TCsT|In the first act, when [[Homer]] announces he will sell his soul for a donut, the [[Flanders the Devil|Devil]], who is actually [[Ned Flanders]], shows up to take him up on the offer. In the second Act, while riding to school, Bart believe he sees a malevolent gremlin on the side of the bus. And in the final act, [[Mr. Burns]] is [[Count Burns]], a vampire in [[Count Burns' Castle|a spooky castle]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Bart'sInnerChild.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F05}}
{{TB|'''"[[Bart's Inner Child]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[George Meyer]]}}
{{TB|November 11, 1993}}
{{TB|S5 E7}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] accidentally has the entire town emulating his actions, thanks to a feel-good therapist. [[James Brown]] guest stars as himself.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Albert Brooks]] as [[Brad Goodman]], [[James Brown]] as {{Ch|James Brown|himself}} and [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Boy-Scoutz N the Hood (Promo Picture).gif|200px]]}}
{{TB|1F06}}
{{TB|'''"[[Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Jeffrey Lynch]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan McGrath]]}}
{{TB|November 18, 1993}}
{{TB|S5 E8}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] find $20 which they use to go on a [[Squishee]] bender in downtown [[Springfield]]. The next morning, Bart has no memory of what happened and is shocked to find out that he joined the [[Junior Campers]], and the patrol leader is none other than [[Ned Flanders]]. Now a full-fledged member, Bart must attend the Campers' father-son rafting trip with [[Homer]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ernest Borgnine]] as {{Ch|Ernest Borgnine|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Last Temptation of Homer promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F07}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Last Temptation of Homer]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Carlos Baeza]]}}
{{TB|[[Frank Mula]]}}
{{TB|December 9, 1993}}
{{TB|S5 E9}}
{{TCsT|A female employee, [[Mindy Simmons]], is hired at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|nuclear plant]]. [[Homer]] finds her attractive and learns that they have many interests in common. When Homer learns that the attraction is mutual, he is tempted to have an affair with Mindy. In the meantime, [[Bart]] makes friends with the school nerds when a series of medical treatments (glasses, scalp salve, special shoes and voice-changing throat spray) transform him into one.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] as [[Mindy Simmons]] and [[Werner Klemperer]] as [[Colonel Klink]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:$pringfield.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F08}}
{{TB|'''"[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Wes Archer]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Oakley]] & [[Josh Weinstein]]}}
{{TB|December 16, 1993}}
{{TB|S5 E10}}
{{TCsT|During a town meeting, [[Principal Skinner]] pitches the idea of opening a casino. [[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]] is having difficulties with her school project and [[Bart]] opens a treehouse casino.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Gerry Cooney]] as {{Ch|Gerry Cooney|himself}} and [[Robert Goulet]] as {{Ch|Robert Goulet|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer the Vigilante.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F09}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer the Vigilante]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Jim Reardon]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|January 6, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E11}}
{{TCsT|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]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:HomerandApu.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F10}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer and Apu]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Greg Daniels]]}}
{{TB|February 10, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E13}}
{{TCsT|[[Apu]] loses his job at the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] after he sells [[Homer]] tainted meat. Homer feels bad and lets Apu live at the Simpson's 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, {{Ch|James Woods}} fills in Apu's position.

'''Guest starring:''' [[James Woods]] as {{Ch|James Woods|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Bart Gets Famous.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F11}}
{{TB|'''"[[Bart Gets Famous]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Susie Dietter]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|February 3, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E12}}
{{TCsT|After [[Bart]] sneaks away from a field trip to the box factory, he finds himself working as [[Krusty]]'s assistant. Krusty lets Bart act out a scene on one of his gags, but Bart messes up the line and says, "I didn't do it." The phrase is an instant success and leads Bart to his fifteen minutes of fame.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Conan O'Brien]] as {{Ch|Conan O'Brien|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy.gif|200px]]}}
{{TB|1F12}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Jeffrey Lynch]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Oakley]] & [[Josh Weinstein]]}}
{{TB|February 17, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E14}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] challenges the makers of the [[Malibu Stacy]] doll to create a less sexist and pro-feminist doll. When they won't listen, Lisa enlists the help of [[Mr. Smithers]] to find the original creator of Malibu Stacy, Stacy Lovell. Together Lisa and Miss Lovell create Lisa Lionheart in an effort to positively influence young girls.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kathleen Turner]] as [[Stacy Lovell]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Deep Space Homer promo.gif|200px]]}}
{{TB|1F13}}
{{TB|'''"[[Deep Space Homer]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Carlos Baeza]]}}
{{TB|[[David Mirkin]]}}
{{TB|February 24, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E15}}
{{TCsT|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. In this case, Joe Average is [[Homer Simpson]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Buzz Aldrin]] as {{Ch|Buzz Aldrin|himself}} and [[James Taylor]] as {{Ch|James Taylor|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:HomerLovesFlanders.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F14}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer Loves Flanders]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Wes Archer]]}}
{{TB|[[David Richardson]]}}
{{TB|March 17, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E16}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] reluctantly goes to a football game with [[Ned]]. After Ned shows Homer a good time, they become close friends. Little to Homer's realization, Ned actually starts to have negative feelings toward him.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Bart Gets an Elephant.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F15}}
{{TB|'''"[[Bart Gets an Elephant]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Jim Reardon]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|March 31, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E17}}
{{TCsT|[[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]]. [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] decide to give the elephant away because he costs too much to feed, so Bart and Stampy run away together.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Burns' Heir.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F16}}
{{TB|'''"[[Burns' Heir]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Jace Richdale]]}}
{{TB|April 14, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E18}}
{{TCsT|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]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Lisa's Rival (Lisa Breathing In and Out of a Bag).png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F17}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lisa's Rival]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Mike Scully]]}}
{{TB|September 11, 1994}}
{{TB|S6 E2}}
{{TCsT|It looks as if [[Lisa]]'s days as the class brain are numbered when the new student proves to be smarter, younger, and plays the sax better than her. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] strikes white gold in the form of an over-turned Sugar truck.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Winona Ryder]] as [[Allison Taylor]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|1F18}}
{{TB|'''"[[Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Oakley]] & [[Josh Weinstein]]}}
{{TB|April 28, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E19}}
{{TCsT|[[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.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Boy Who Knew Too Much.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F19}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Boy Who Knew Too Much]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Lynch]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|May 5, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E20}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] skips class and witnesses a waiter brutally beaten. The Mayor's nephew is blamed, but Bart can clear him—however it would mean coming clean about skipping class.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Lionel Hutz]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Secrets of a Successful Marriage.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F20}}
{{TB|'''"[[Secrets of a Successful Marriage]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Carlos Baeza]]}}
{{TB|[[Greg Daniels]]}}
{{TB|May 19, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E22}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] fears he may be a little slow, 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]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Lady Bouvier's Lover.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F21}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Wes Archer]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Oakley]] & [[Josh Weinstein]]}}
{{TB|May 12, 1994}}
{{TB|S5 E21}}
{{TCsT|[[Grampa]] falls in love with Marge's mother, [[Jacqueline Bouvier|Jackie]], but [[Mr. Burns]] woos her away from him. Grampa is broken hearted when learning Jackie is going to marry Burns.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Bartofdarkness.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|1F22}}
{{TB|'''"[[Bart of Darkness]]"'''}}
{{TB|[[Jim Reardon]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan McGrath]]}}
{{TB|September 4, 1994}}
{{TB|S6 E1}}
{{TCsT|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 [[Ned Flanders]] murdering his wife.|7|color=white}}
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 {{TCsT|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]].|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[George Fenneman]] as the narrator, [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Lionel Hutz]], and [[Pamela Reed]] as [[Ruth Powers]].|7|color=white}}
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 {{TB|October 28, 1993}}
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-{{TB|[[Conan O'Brien]], [[Bill Oakley]] & [[Josh Weinstein]], [[Greg Daniels]] & [[Dan McGrath]], [[Bill Canterbury]]}}
+{{TB|[[Conan O'Brien]], [[Bill Oakley]] & [[Josh Weinstein]], [[Greg Daniels]], [[Dan McGrath]], and [[Bill Canterbury]]}}
 {{TB|S5 E5}}
 {{TCsT|In the first act, when [[Homer]] announces he will sell his soul for a donut, [[Ned Flanders]], as the [[Flanders the Devil|Devil]], shows up to take him up on the offer. In the second act, while riding to school, Bart believes he sees a malevolent {{Ch|gremlin}} on the side of the bus. And in the final act, [[Mr. Burns]] is [[Count Burns]], a vampire in [[Count Burns' Castle|a spooky castle]].|7|color=white}}
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 {{TCsT|[[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 {{Ch|James Brown|himself}} and [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]].|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[Albert Brooks]] as [[Brad Goodman]], [[James Brown]] as {{Ch|James Brown|himself}}, and [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]].|7|color=white}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood promo.png|200px]]}}
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 {{TCsT|[[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:''' [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] as [[Mindy Simmons]] and [[Werner Klemperer]] as [[Colonel Klink]].|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[Werner Klemperer]] as [[Colonel Klink]] and [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] as [[Mindy Simmons]].|7|color=white}}
 {{TBT|[[File:$pringfield.png|250px]]}}

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 '''Guest starring:''' [[Ramones]] {{small|([[Joey Ramone]], [[Johnny Ramone]], [[C. J. Ramone]], and [[Marky Ramone]])}} as {{Chs|Ramones|themselves}}.|7|color=white}}
-{{TBT|[[File:Homer Goes to College.gif]]}}
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 {{TB|'''"[[Homer Goes to College]]"'''}}

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 |episodes = 22
 |previous = [[Production season 9F|9F]]
 |next = [[Production season 2F|2F]]

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 '''Guest starring:''' [[Kathleen Turner]] as [[Stacy Lovell]].|7|color=white}}
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 '''Guest starring:''' [[Conan O'Brien]] as {{Ch|Conan O'Brien|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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 '''Guest starring:''' [[Albert Brooks]] as [[Brad Goodman]], [[James Brown]] as {{Ch|James Brown|himself}} and [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]].|7|color=white}}
-{{TBT|[[File:Boy-Scoutz N the Hood (Promo Picture).gif|200px]]}}
+{{TBT|[[File:Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood promo.png|200px]]}}
 {{TB|1F06}}
 {{TB|'''"[[Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood]]"'''}}