CORPORATE LINE: “America’s favorite animated family from EmmyÒ Award-winning cartoonist Matt Groening is back for more hilarious antics on DVD with the debut of
“THE SIMPSONS” THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON DVD COLLECTOR’S EDITION, arriving December 21st from Fox Home Entertainment. Showcasing all 22 episodes from the acclaimed fifth season, including the series’ 100th episode, “THE SIMPSONS” THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON arrives as a four-disc set loaded with laughs and exclusive special features. Renowned for its stellar roster of guest appearances, “The Simpsons” delivers another star-studded line-up in its Fifth Season, with a host of talent including George Harrison, Michelle Pfieffer, The Ramones, Conan O’Brien, James Taylor, Jon Lovitz, Kelsey Grammer, James Brown and Robert Goulet among others. DVD Features include a special introduction from creator Matt Groening, Commentary on every episode, a Special Featurette with James L. Brooks, Multi-Angle Animation Showcases on selected episodes, Illustrated Commentaries, Deleted Scenes, a Special Language Feature, Commercials, Sketches, and lots of other great stuff.
THE SHOW: The fifth season of The Simpsons is one of their best.
“Homer’s Barbershop Quartet,” with an appearance by George Harrison, is an absolutely hysterical parody of the Beatles–Barney’s girlfriend, “the Japanese conceptual artist” is brilliant. Another brilliant episode is “Rosebud” in which Mr. Burns is infatuated with finding his boyhood teddy bear Bobo. “Deep Space Homer” is a classic episode that finds Homer orbiting earth. Finally, “Cape Feare” has Sideshow Bob’s (guest voice Kelsey Grammer’s) trying to murder Bart. This is one of my favorite episodes to date.
DVD FEATURES:
Disc One:
Homer’s Barbershop Quartet
Cape Feare
Homer Goes to College
Rosebud
Treehouse of Horror IV
Additional Bonus Features Include:
– Introduction from Matt Groening
– Audio Commentary on every episode with Executive Producers, Writers, Actors, and Directors
– Animation Showcase
– Storyboards
– Animatic with Illustrated Commentary
– Original sketches
Disc Two:
Marge on the Lam
Bart’s Inner Child
Boy-Scoutz N the Hood
The Last Temptation of Homer
$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)
Homer The Vigilante
Additional Bonus Features Include:
– Audio Commentary on every episode with Executive Producers, Writers, Actors, and Directors
– Animation Showcase
– Storyboards
– Animatic
– Deleted Scenes with optional commentary
Disc Three:
Bart Gets Famous
Homer and Apu
Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
Deep Space Homer
Homer Loves Flanders
Bart Gets an Elephant
Additional Bonus Features Include:
– Audio Commentary on every episode with Executive Producers, Writers, Actors, and Directors
– Animation Showcase
– Storyboards
– Animatic
– Deleted Scenes with optional commentary
Disc Four:
Burns’ Heir
Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Lady Bouvier’s Lover
Secrets of a Successful Marriage
Additional Bonus Features Include:
– Audio Commentary on every episode with Executive Producers, Writers, Actors, and Directors
– Animation Showcase
– Storyboards
– Animatic
– Deleted Scenes
– Deleted Scenes Gallery with optional commentary
– Special Language Feature
– Special Featurette with James L. Brooks
FRANKLY: The Simpsons fifth season is a classic. Each episode is classic and its great to be able to watch them back to back. This is one of the best television box sets to date and a must buy for Simpsons’ fans and those who want to discover what all the hype is about.
+ Charlie Craine
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