Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/30/2007

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

The Simpsons is simply one of the smartest, funniest shows there is, and season 5 is right in the wheelhouse of so-called "Golden Age" Simpsons (running roughly from season 3 to season 9). This season surely is a pleasure to watch -- and you'll watch it over and over again.

The Simpsons' fifth season (1993/94) falls just short of the radar in terms of the apparent attempts (by British TV at least) to rerun the show into submission by scheduling every episode from seasons 6 through 9 in almost weekly rotation. In this sense therefore, there is likely to be a few gems in this set which may have evaded even avid viewers for a year or two at least. The last thing The Simpsons needs is another champion, so I won't preach about how great the show is (please see below). What I will say is that the commentaries are both amusing and informative in their own right and have ultimately served to enhance my appreciation of the show. All in all (whilst not my own all-time favourite) a classic season with some canonical episodes.

I have chosen a line or exchange of dialogue from each of season 5's episodes that always amuses me (as opposed to episode synopses) and listed them below. I hope you can get a laugh out of them too.

1. `Homer's Barbershop Quartet'

* Bart: "Oh boy - free trading cards!"
* Milhouse: "Wow, Joseph of Aramathea - 26 conversions in A.D. 46!"
* Nelson: "Woah - a Methuselah rookie card!!"


2. `Cape Feare'

* Homer: "Oh my God! Someone's trying to kill me!! Oh wait, it's for Bart."


3. `Homer Goes to College'

* Benjamin: "Come on Mr Simpson, you'll never pass this course if you don't know the Periodic Table."
* Homer: "Meh, I'll write it on my hand."
* Benjamin: "Oh - including all known actinides and lanthanides- Good luck!!"


4. `Rosebud'

* Smithers: "Look at all the wonderful things you have, Mr Burns: King Arthur's Excalibur, the only existing nude photo of Mark Twain, and that rare first draft of the constitution with the word `suckers' in it."


5. `Treehouse of Horror IV'

* Willie: "Me mule wouldn't walk in the mud - so I had to put 17 bullets in `im."


6. `Marge on the Lam'

* Marge: "I'm disappointed in you, but it turns out I had a wonderful time with Ruth Powers. In fact, we're going out again tomorrow night."
* Homer: "Marge, that's twice - I think you're spending entirely too much time with this woman!"


7. `Bart's Inner Child'

* Brad Goodman: "We can all learn a lot from this young man here, this..."
* Bart: "Rutiger."


8. `Boy-Scoutz N the Hood'

* Marge: "I know you think the Junior Campers are square and `uncool' but they also do a lot of neat things, like sing-alongs and flag ceremonies."
* Homer: "Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weaselling out of things is important to learn - it's what separates us from the animals...except the weasel."


9. `The Last Temptation of Homer'

* Sherri & Terri: "Nice glasses, Four-Eyes!!"
* Nelson: "Yeah, nice shoes...err...Two-Feet."


10. `$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)'

* Kent Brockman: "Things aren't as happy as they used to be down here at the unemployment office. Joblessness is no longer just for philosophy majors - useful people are starting to feel the pinch."


11. `Homer the Vigilante'

* Homer: "So I said to him, `Look buddy, your car was upside down when we got here. And as for your grandma, she shouldn't have mouthed-off like that!'"


12. `Bart Gets Famous'

* Martin: "When will we be able to see a finished box, Sir?"
* Box Factory Guy: "Oh, we don't assemble them here. That's done in Flint, Michigan."


13. `Homer and Apu'

* James Woods: "How can it be the same movie if they've changed my character from a tightly-wound convenience-store clerk to a jittery Eskimo firefighter?,,,uh-huh...Mm-hm...well, actually that's a pretty good explanation."


14. `Lisa vs. Mailbu Stacey'

* Lisa: "It's awful being a kid. No one listens to you."
* Grandpa: "It's rotten being old. No one listens to you."
* Homer: "I'm a white male, age 18 to 49 - everyone listens to me, no matter how dumb my suggestions are!" (grabs a can marked `Nuts & Gum: Together at last!')


15. `Deep Space Homer'

* NASA Guy: "People - that's who we need for our next astronaut."
* Babcock: "I suggest a lengthy, ineffective seach - at the taxpayers' expense, of course."
* NASA Guy: "I wish there was an easier way."


16. `Homer Loves Flanders'

* Homer: "I want everyone to know that this is Ned Flanders, my friend!"
* Lenny: "What did he say?"
* Karl: "I dunno, something about being gay."


17. `Bart Gets an Elephant'

* Homer: "Well, these bills'll have to be paid out of your allowance."
* Bart: "You'll have to raise my allowance to about $1,000 a week."
* Homer: "Then that's what I'll do, smart guy!"


18. `Burns' Heir'

* Burns: "Now I have no one left to leave my enormous fortune to."
* Smithers: "Ahem."
* Burns: "You, Smithers? Oh no, my dear friend - I've planned a far greater reward for you. When I pass on you shall be buried alive with me!"
* Smithers: "Oh...goodie."


19. `Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song'

* Skinner: "Now I finally have time to do what I've always wanted - write the great American novel. Mine is about a futuristic amusement park where dinosaurs are brought to life through advanced cloning techniques. I call it `Billy and the Clonosaurus.'"


20. `The Boy Who Knew Too Much'

* Skinner: "'Please excuse my handwiritng, I busted whichever hand it is I write with. Signed Mrs Simpson.' You were right to be suspicious, Edna!"


21. `Lady Bouvier's Lover'

* Marge: "Homie, you know it's funny - both my mother and your father seem pretty lonely."
* Homer: "Hehehehe - that is funny."


22. `Secrets of a Successful Marriage'

* Homer: "I'm not out of order - you're out of order! The whole freakin' system is out of order! You want the truth? You want the truth- You can't handle the truth! Coz when you reach over and put your hand into a pile of goo, that was your best friend's face - you'll know what to do! Forget it Marge, it's Chinatown!!"

I cannot say how much I love this DVD, possibly the greatest season of The Simpsons ever! BUY THIS NOW!

Is a very good season. If you are sad or worry one day please see this season because is very good.

The fifth season of The Simpsons has it all. A 100th episode...Sideshow Bob...Buzz Aldrin and George Harrison! This is an outrageous side splitting season of life in Springfield. Favorites in this set...Treehouse of Horror IV...The Last Temptation of Homer...and Deep Space Homer. As a longtime Simpsons fan,it's good fun for everyone!