| The Simpsons | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 DVD cover featuring the Simpson family (from left to right) Homer, Santa's Little Helper, Marge, Lisa, Snowball II, Maggie and Bart sitting down watching television inside a TV. | |
| Showrunners | Al Jean & Mike Reiss (2 episodes) David Mirkin (20 episodes) |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 30, 1993 – May 19, 1994 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox network between September 30, 1993, and May 19, 1994. The showrunner for the fifth production season was David Mirkin who executive produced 20 episodes, with the season being produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.[1] Al Jean and Mike Reiss executive produced the remaining two, which were both hold overs that were produced for the previous season. The season contains some of the series' most acclaimed and popular episodes, including "Cape Feare", "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy", "Homer Goes to College", "Deep Space Homer", and "Rosebud".[2] It also includes the 100th episode, "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song". The season was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and won an Annie Award for Best Animated Television Program as well as an Environmental Media Award and a Genesis Award. The DVD box set was released in Region 1 on December 21, 2004, Region 2 on March 21, 2005, and Region 4 on March 23, 2005.
- ^ Richmond & Coffman 1997, p. 92.
- ^ "The best Simpsons episodes, Nos. 1-5". Entertainment Weekly. January 29, 2003. Retrieved February 2, 2022.