The Complete Fifth Season

The Complete Fifth Season
Release date	December 21, 2004 March 21, 2005 March 23, 2005
Number of episodes	22
Ratings	12 PG
Distributor	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

The menu for Disc 1

"The Complete Fifth Season" was released on December 21, 2004 in North America, in the UK and Ireland on March 21, 2005, and on March 23, 2005 in Australia. It contains all 22 episodes from season five, and has the memorable extra-long circus couch gag as its main packaging theme. The spine features Bart and Principal Skinner on the outer casing, and Lisa and Groundskeeper Willie on the inner casing.

The main menu format features a picture at the top half of the page based on an episode it contains, with various things happening in it relating to the other episodes. The bottom half of the page contains each episode with a "play" button next to it, and a "plus" button that goes to the episode's menu. Each episode's menu is exactly the same way. Sealed copies sometimes came packaged with a "Includes the 100th Episode!" sticker.

Disc Features

Disc 1

• "Homer's Barbershop Quartet"
• "Cape Feare"
• "Homer Goes to College"
• "Rosebud"
• "Treehouse of Horror IV"

Disc 2

• "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"

Disc 3

• "Bart Gets Famous"
• "Homer and Apu"
• "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy"
• "Deep Space Homer"
• "Homer Loves Flanders"
• "Bart Gets an Elephant"

Disc 4

• "Burns' Heir"
• "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"
• "The Boy Who Knew Too Much"
• "Lady Bouvier's Lover"
• "Secrets of a Successful Marriage"

Gallery

Disc 1: Main menu

Disc 2: Main menu

Disc 3: Main menu

Disc 4: Main menu

Inside front cover

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Disc 4

Special Features

All Discs

• Audio commentaries for all 22 episodes

Disc 1

• A word from Matt Groening
• Animation showcase for Treehouse of Horror IV
• Production sketches
• Deleted scenes for the following:
  • Homer's Barbershop Quartet
  • Cape Feare
  • Homer Goes to College
  • Rosebud
  • Treehouse of Horror IV

Disc 2

• Animation showcase for $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)
• Deleted scenes for the following:
  • The Last Temptation of Homer
  • $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)
  • Homer the Vigilante

Disc 3

• Animation showcase for Bart Gets an Elephant
• Original sketches
• Deleted scenes for the following:
  • Bart Gets Famous
  • Homer and Apu
  • Homer Loves Flanders

Disc 4

• Option to play all deleted scenes (with optional commentary)
• Animation showcase for Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
• Special Language Feature for "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" in four languages: Czech, Italian, Polish, and Hungarian
• A look back with James L. Brooks
• Deleted scenes for the following:
  • Burns' Heir
  • Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
  • The Boy Who Knew Too Much
• Commercials
  • Butterfinger - I've Been Robbed
  • Butterfinger - Crime of the Century
  • T.G.I. Friday's - Homer Simpson
  • Ramada Inn - Are We There Yet
  • THX Trailer (as seen in Burns' Heir)

Easter Eggs

• On Disc 3, you can listen to audio outtakes from James Taylor. To do this, go to the extras menu for Deep Space Homer. Then, highlight "Play with commentary" and press right. An icon of Bart's ear will appear on the right, and press enter on the icon.
• On Disc 4, there is another, but secret, audio commentary for the animatic for Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song. To do so, go to the main extras menu (press left, then enter) and select "Art & Animation". Normally, selecting "Animatic with commentary" plays part of the animatic for said episode with commentary by Matt Groening, David Silverman, Bob Anderson, Mike Anderson, and Lance Kramer. To get to the secret commentary, highlight the "Animatic" option on the menu, then press left to highlight the 100th episode ribbon. Pressing enter on it will show the animatic, but with a different audio commentary by the same five mentioned commentators for the normal commentary, and with the addition of Lance Wilder, Paul Weed, and Wes Archer commentating as well for this secret commentary.
• There are semi-secret animations in each disc's main menus. If you highlight the "Extras" option and press up, you will highlight an object in the room (pressing left or right will highlight a second object if there is one). Pressing enter on the highlighted object will play an animation or sound.
  • Disc 1: You can highlight the gramophone and the lever on the right; the gramophone plays some music, while the lever activates an alarm.
  • Disc 2: You can highlight the television and the casino sign; the television shows the Itchy & Scratchy intro, while the casino sign flashes.
  • Disc 3: You can highlight the Lisa Lionheart doll on the counter to make it say the following Malibu Stacey phrases: "My name is Stacey, but you can call me (whistle)" and "Thinking too much gives you wrinkles".
  • Disc 4: You can highlight the geode and the Marge plant; the geode sparkles, while the Marge plant frowns and murmurs.

Trivia

• Each menu takes place in a different location.
• This is the first complete season DVD release to not have any cuts in episodes.
• The menu system for this boxset would be used in every set after.
• This is the first boxset to have a '12' rating in the UK.
• This is the last boxset to feature the family on television on the cover.