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The Simpsons · S5 · E22

Secrets of a Successful Marriage

  • TV-14
  • May 19, 1994
  • 23 min
  • 7.5

Homer teaches a class on marriage, but sharing secrets about his own union gets him kicked out of the house.

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Homer teaches a class on marriage, but sharing secrets about his own union gets him kicked out of the house.

Season 5

22 episodes
  1. 1Homer's Barbershop Quartet

    23 minSep 30, 1993★ 8.0

    Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons.

  2. 2Cape Feare

    23 minOct 7, 1993★ 8.6

    The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.

  3. 3Homer Goes to College

    23 minOct 14, 1993★ 7.7

    Homer takes Nuclear Physics 101 at the local college, where he gets a trio of nerdy tutors expelled for extracurricular activities.

  4. 4Rosebud

    23 minOct 21, 1993★ 8.1

    Burns longs for a childhood toy that winds up in the grip of Maggie.

  5. 5Treehouse of Horror IV

    23 minOct 28, 1993★ 7.9

    Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.

  6. 6Marge on the Lam

    23 minNov 4, 1993★ 7.6

    Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.

  7. 7Bart's Inner Child

    23 minNov 11, 1993★ 7.2

    Springfield emulates Bart after he's praised by a self-help guru.

  8. 8Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood

    23 minNov 18, 1993★ 8.1

    After a reckless Squishee bender with Milhouse, Bart wakes to the shocking realization that he joined the Junior Campers. Lured by pocketknives and knot-tying lessons, Bart assimilates into the group but then must face the father-son rafting trip.

  9. 9The Last Temptation of Homer

    23 minDec 9, 1993★ 7.9

    Homer struggles with his attraction to new coworker Mindy, a beautiful engineer whose love for doughnuts is equal to his own.

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

    23 minDec 16, 1993★ 7.9

    Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.

  11. 11Homer the Vigilante

    23 minJan 6, 1994★ 7.7

    Homer leads a vigilante group to catch the Springfield Cat Burglar, who then robs the museum.

  12. 12Bart Gets Famous

    23 minFeb 3, 1994★ 7.4

    When an on-air remark catapults Bart to instant stardom, he finds that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be.

  13. 13Homer and Apu

    23 minFeb 10, 1994★ 7.4

    Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office--in India--after Apu is fired.

  14. 14Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy

    23 minFeb 17, 1994★ 7.5

    Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker.

  15. 15Deep Space Homer

    23 minFeb 24, 1994★ 8.2

    Homer and Barney compete to be the first "average" American in space.

  16. 16Homer Loves Flanders

    23 minMar 17, 1994★ 7.8

    Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience.

  17. 17Bart Gets an Elephant

    23 minMar 31, 1994★ 7.4

    Bart wins an elephant, but Homer won't let him keep it.

  18. 18Burns' Heir

    23 minApr 14, 1994★ 7.7

    Bart is picked to be Burns' heir and moves into the Burns mansion, prompting Homer and Marge to hire a deprogrammer to get him back.

  19. 19Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song

    23 minApr 28, 1994★ 8.0

    Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis.

  20. 20The Boy Who Knew Too Much

    23 minMay 5, 1994★ 7.7

    Bart can clear Mayor Quimby's nephew of a charge of battery, but only by implicating himself as a hooky player.

  21. 21Lady Bouvier's Lover

    23 minMay 12, 1994★ 7.2

    Grandpa Simpson falls for Marge's mother, but loses out to a competitor; Bart gets ripped off shopping at home with Homer's credit card.

  22. 22Secrets of a Successful Marriage

    23 minMay 19, 1994★ 7.5Now viewing

    Homer teaches a class on marriage, but sharing secrets about his own union gets him kicked out of the house.

Guest stars

Phil HartmanLionel Hutz (voice)
Marcia WallaceEdna Krabappel (voice)