Name: Episode 5 — Helter Shelter
Released: 2002-12-01
Duration: 23 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria

The Simpsons (1989 – ...)

1989 • 38 seasons • Animation, Comedy • TV-14

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Episode 5 — Helter Shelter

Released: 2002-12-01 • Animation/Comedy

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The Simpson family has to find temporary residence while their house is fumigated for termites. When they run out of options, they decide to become contestants on a reality show where families live in the manner that people did in 1895. The family is initially miserable, but slowly adapt to their new life, which causes the show to lose ratings. The producers decide to try to boost viewers by dumping the house in a river and forcing the family to survive in the wilderness. However, the Simpsons find a bunch of rejects from other reality shows and they attack the producers.

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Creator	Matt Groening
Episode air date	01.12.2002
Episode runtime	23 min
Episode rating	6.73
Genres	Animation / Comedy
TMDB series rating	8.0
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	14+
Country	US

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