"her role in the episode. She was one of six voice-actors from ""The Simpsons"" to win the award that year. She is one of three guest stars on the show to win the award. The other two are Jackie Mason, who shared the award in 1992, and Kelsey Grammer who won in 2006 for voicing Sideshow Bob. Since airing, the episode has received positive reviews from television critics. It was named the eighth best episode of ""The Simpsons"" by Sarah Culp of ""The Quindecim"". Bill Gibron of DVD Verdict said ""Bart the Lover"" represent ""The Simpsons"" ""at its apex as"
"Bart the Genius ""Bart the Genius"" is the second episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> first season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 14, 1990. It was the first episode written by Jon Vitti. It was also the first ever episode to use the signature title sequence, as well as the first regular episode. In the episode Bart cheats on an intelligence test and is declared a genius, so he is sent to a school for gifted children. Though he initially enjoys being treated as a genius, he begins to see the downside of his"
"first season was published December 20, 2010 in the United States containing the episode, through Amazon Video and iTunes. Bart the Genius ""Bart the Genius"" is the second episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> first season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 14, 1990. It was the first episode written by Jon Vitti. It was also the first ever episode to use the signature title sequence, as well as the first regular episode. In the episode Bart cheats on an intelligence test and is declared a genius, so he is sent to a school for"
"the Springfield gorge, but Homer learns about Bart's plan and makes him promise not to jump it. However, Bart breaks his promise and goes to jump the gorge. Before the act, though, Homer stops him just in time and gets Bart to swear that he will stop being a daredevil. Series creator Matt Groening said that the episode is his favorite of the series, and it is also considered among the series' best by television critics. The Simpson family attends a monster truck rally featuring Truck-o-Saurus, a giant robotic dinosaur which crushes their car. The rally's grand finale features a"
"Frank Grimes among them that skins Bart for his soul before Maggie saves him and Lisa. The spirits chase after the Simpson children to their home, and the Frank Grimes monster takes Homer's soul. Bart gets a text message from Milhouse, telling him to come to the music room. When he gets there, he finds Sideshow Bob, who lured him there with Milhouse's phone in order to accomplish his lifelong dream: to kill Bart. Bob kills Bart with a spear gun and takes his body to his house to celebrate his accomplishment. As his main objective in life is done,"
"a goalie mask in Joey and Chandler's apartment in season two. In an episode of ""The Simpsons"", ""Lisa on Ice"", Bart is the star of his peewee hockey team, the Mighty Pigs, coached by Chief Wiggum. Lisa is eventually forced to become a goaltender on an opposing team—the Kwik-E-Mart Gougers, coached by Apu—to avoid a failing grade in gym, and she blossoms from a nervous wreck to an intimidating star. Eventually, the two teams play each other. Towards the end of the game, Bart is awarded a penalty shot, but before he shoots, he thinks of all his memories with"
"Faith Off ""Faith Off"" is the eleventh episode of the eleventh season of the American animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 16, 2000. In the episode, Bart believes he has the power to heal others through faith after removing a bucket glued to Homer's head. Meanwhile, Homer creates a homecoming game float for Springfield University. The episode, which features guest appearances from Don Cheadle and Joe Mantegna, received generally positive reviews from critics following its release on home video in the season 11 DVD. Homer receives a letter from"
"Hardy named ""Faith Off"" the fifth best episode of the show with a sports theme. Jerry Greene, another ""Orlando Sentinel"" columnist, listed the episode at number seven on his 2004 list of the show's ""Top 10 Sporting Episodes"". He particularly liked the inscription on Springfield University's gateway that says: ""If you can read this, you're accepted."" Faith Off ""Faith Off"" is the eleventh episode of the eleventh season of the American animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 16, 2000. In the episode, Bart believes he has the power to"
"Bart Gets an ""F"" ""Bart Gets an ""F"""" is the first episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 11, 1990. In the episode, Bart fails four consecutive history exams and the school psychiatrist recommends that Bart repeat the fourth grade. Bart vows that he will start to do better and attempts to get the resident class genius Martin Prince to help him, but after that backfires, Bart prays for help. That night, Springfield is hit with a massive blizzard and the school is closed, giving Bart another day"
"its definition on an insulting description of Homer. This angers his father and he chases after Bart, much to the embarrassment of his family. At Springfield Elementary School, Bart is busted for vandalism by Principal Skinner, who has been informed by class genius Martin Prince. Faced with the prospect of failing an intelligence test, Bart surreptitiously switches exams with Martin. When the school psychologist, Dr. Pryor, studies the results, he identifies Bart as a genius, to the delight of Homer and Marge, who enroll him in a new school. However, Lisa is not fooled by his supposed genius and still"
"not because he is stupid. This idea is reinforced in ""Brother's Little Helper"", (season eleven, 1999) in which it is revealed that Bart suffers from attention deficit disorder. His lack of smarts can also be attributed to the hereditary ""Simpson Gene"", which affects the intelligence of most male members of the Simpson family. Although he gets into endless trouble and can be sadistic, shallow and selfish, Bart also exhibits many qualities of high integrity. He has, on a few occasions, helped Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel: In ""Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"" (season five, 1994), Bart accidentally got Skinner fired"
"vows to kill them all. After the execution, Homer visits Dr. Nick, who transplants Snake's hair onto Homer's head. When Homer goes to sleep the following night, it plants its roots in Homer's brain. With the hair controlling his mind, Homer murders Apu and Moe. Bart realizes that the other two witnesses have been killed, and Homer vows to protect him. Homer locks himself and Bart in a room, but Snake's hair takes control of him. Homer tries to kill Bart with a sledgehammer. Bart begs Homer to fight the hair and, after a struggle, Homer rips the hair off"
"one, but then decides to build a robot with himself in it; Bart names the robot ""Chief Knock-a Homer"". Unaware of Homer's ruse, Bart enters the robot in the Rumble. Meanwhile, Dr. Hibbert's car runs over and kills the Simpsons cat Snowball II shortly after crushing Bart's bike. A devastated Lisa recites a poem tearfully at the funeral, where Snowball II is buried next to Snowball I. Lisa gets a ginger cat, which she names Snowball III, but he drowns in the fish tank. The next cat, Coltrane (Snowball IV), jumps out of a window after hearing Lisa play her"
"and destruction, usually targeted at Bart or, less often, Krusty, though these plans often involve targeting the entire Simpson family. In 2015, however, during the ""Treehouse of Horror"" segment, ""Wanted: Dead, Then Alive"", Bob finally gets his wish of killing Bart, commenting that he spent 24 years trying to kill a ten-year-old child; however, he becomes bored with Bart dead, so he brings him back to life so that he can repeatedly kill Bart over and over again. Sideshow Bob shares some personality traits of Grammer's character Frasier Crane from the sitcoms ""Cheers"" and ""Frasier"", and has been described as"
"scythe. As Death is about to sentence Bart to an eternity of pain, Homer kills him by cracking his skull open with a bowling ball in revenge for killing Snowball I and President John F. Kennedy. The Simpsons find that no one can die since Death is dead. The scene cuts to two examples of a world where no one can die: Frankie the Squealer (last seen in ""Insane Clown Poppy"") surviving an execution by the Springfield Mafia, much to their frustration, and Moe attempting to hang himself from the ceiling of his tavern. On trash day, Marge tells Homer"
"too much, and far too specifically. It sounds like the movie is already a whitewashed version of something in need of fresh paint. The episode bodes fairly well for season 30 because, even though The Simpsons has covered this subject a few times, they show they are not going to ease up on casual blasphemy. After thirty years, the series has become the authority. Newer shows are taking on new ground, but The Simpsons are still shooting for something less than redemption. Bart begins the episode as the boy who refused to take a dare and ends it by taking"
"arch-enemy, Bart Simpson, and Sideshow Bob was sent to prison. Bob made his second major appearance in season three's ""Black Widower""; the writers echoed the premise of the Coyote chasing the Road Runner by having Bob unexpectedly insert himself into Bart's life, threatening to disrupt – and sometimes end – it. In each appearance thereafter, Bob has assumed the role on ""The Simpsons"" of an evil genius. Episodes in which he is a central character typically involve Sideshow Bob being released from prison and executing an elaborate revenge plan, usually foiled by Bart and Lisa. His plans often involve murder"
"other gypsies and mythical creatures, as well as the Simpson family. Homer remarks that everything ended happily, but a now fully hair covered Marge reminds him that Bart committed suicide by drowning in his cereal, and that the gypsy said apologizing will bring him back to life. Homer refuses, saying, ""She's not the boss of me!"". In a parody of ""Demon Seed"" and """", the Simpsons buy an automated upgrade for their home called “Ultrahouse”, which comes with three celebrity voices: Matthew Perry, Dennis Miller (whom Lisa and Marge recognize as ""the voice that caused all those murder-suicides""), and Pierce"
"he decides to complete other dreams, such as becoming a literature teacher at Springfield University, but is dissatisfied as his students are lazy cheaters. He discovers that the only thing that has made him happy was hunting down Bart for 24 years, so he builds a machine to bring Bart back to life so he can kill him over and over. Bob's machine is discovered by Santa's Little Helper, and the Simpson family break into his basement and reanimate Bart. Bob appears with a shotgun and has the legal right to kill the intruding Simpsons. Homer attacks Bob with a"
"Bart the Daredevil ""Bart the Daredevil"" is the eighth episode of ""The Simpsons"" second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 6, 1990. It was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky and directed by Wes Archer. In the episode, the Simpsons go to a monster truck rally that features famous daredevil Lance Murdock. Bart immediately becomes enamored and decides that he wants to become a daredevil as well. Bart's first stunt ends in injury, and despite the family and Dr. Hibbert's best efforts, he continues to attempt stunts. Bart decides to jump"
"Skinner, and suspended from school for a week to be subsequently grounded. Bart, whose involvement with the prank was not discovered, promises to visit Milhouse every day. Homer drops Bart off at Springfield Retirement Castle to visit Grampa. There, Bart is immediately smitten with a kind and charitable girl named Jenny. Bart makes a concerted effort to appear ""good"" to Jenny, demonstrating his newfound good nature by defending ducklings and eventually inviting Jenny over for dinner. However, Milhouse shows up on the Simpsons' doorstep and threatens to reveal Bart's true, dark nature because Bart forgot to visit him during his"
"initially titled ""Go, Simpson Go"", was initially pitched by Selman who figured the whole plot out before pitching it. The episode features a guest appearance from Frankie Muniz as Thelonious, while Joe Mantegna reprises his role as recurring character Fat Tony. The episode has received positive reviews since its original airing and Selman named it the best episode he has ever written. Lisa shows Homer her school science project, a grammar robot named Linguo, which Homer breaks by pouring beer down its throat. Shortly after, Marge accidentally severs Homer's thumb as she is cooking. They drive to hospital, but Dr."
"only son in the family—at age 10. Bart's most prominent character traits are his mischievousness, rebelliousness, disrespect for authority and sharp wit. During the first two seasons of ""The Simpsons"", Bart was the show's main character. The name ""Bart"" is an anagram of the word ""brat"". Groening conceived Bart as an extreme version of the typical misbehaving child character, merging all of the extreme traits of characters such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn into one person. Groening's older brother Mark provided most of the inspiration for Bart. Bart's catchphrase ""Eat My Shorts"" was an ad-lib by Cartwright in one"
"The Fool Monty ""The Fool Monty"" is the sixth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> twenty-second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 21, 2010. In the episode, Bart finds Mr. Burns lying in the forest and takes him home, while Homer decides to get revenge. It was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by Michael Price. A group of news station representatives plan to cause mass panic to increase ratings by fabricating a faux disease caused by household cats and state, among other things, that there is a vaccine available in limited supply."
"him to expect the same treatment the following day. At home, Marge consoles and encourages Bart to reason with Nelson. Homer urges Bart to bend the rules and fight dirty. Taking Homer's advice, Bart does so, but is beaten up again. Bart turns to the toughest member of the Simpson family, Grampa Simpson, who introduces Bart to Herman, the crazed one-armed proprietor of an army surplus store. He instructs Bart on military tactics, then Bart declares war on Nelson and his sidekicks. Bart enlists Nelson's other victims, including the bulk of his friends and classmates, in his army and trains"
"Bart will win. He tells Bart that it's not okay to lose and forces him to stare, angrily, at a picture of Todd for fifteen minutes, every day. Later, when Bart looks at his meagre collection of trophies in his room, Lisa offers to help him practice. Utilising spiritual books that calm Bart's mind, they meditate. Meanwhile, Homer makes a bet with Ned on whose boy is a better golfer: the father of the boy who loses the tournament will mow the other father's lawn in his wife's Sunday dress. On the day of the tournament, Homer threatens Bart to"
"22 for 30 ""22 for 30"" is the seventeenth episode of the twenty-eighth season of the animated television series ""The Simpsons"", and the 613th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 12, 2017. In a parody of ""30 for 30"", Bart goes from delinquent with detention to the star basketball player at Springfield Elementary. Lisa covers Bart's success for the school paper, and Homer becomes the team's coach. Things go awry when Bart gets involved with the mafia. The story is a documentary about the rise and the fall of Bart Simpson's"
"danger. Likewise, he expressed only mild surprise when both of Abraham Simpson's kidneys were revealed to have exploded. In a ""Treehouse of Horror"" episode, Dr. Hibbert discusses the possibility of Bart being a ""genetic chosen one"" who can cure a zombie apocalypse over the phone with the Simpsons while under siege from the aforementioned zombies. Though he manages to dispatch several with various medical equipment (taking down a nurse with an expertly-thrown syringe to the forehead), he is eventually overwhelmed and bitten after requesting that the Simpsons tell his wife that he loves her if they should encounter her. There"
"Double, Double, Boy in Trouble ""Double, Double, Boy in Trouble"" is the third episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> twentieth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 19, 2008. Bart meets a rich boy name Simon Woosterfield, who happens to be Bart's exact look-alike. Because of this, the two decide to switch homes; Simon enjoys his time with the Simpsons while Bart discovers his rich new half-brother and sister are out to kill Simon, so they can inherit the vast Woosterfield family fortune. Former NFL football player Joe Montana guest stars as himself. In its"
"Bart's Not Dead ""Bart's Not Dead"" is the first episode of the thirtieth season and 640th episode of the series. Bart Simpson gets dared to pull the fire alarm, but he declines. The following day, Marge Simpson is proud of him, but Homer Simpson tells him to take a dare like a man. At Echo Canyon, Nelson, Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney dare him to jump off the dam, which Bart does ending face first on concrete. Ending up at Springfield General Hospital, Bart wakes up and in order to not disappoint Marge he creates a lie that he saw Heaven."
"genius, Homer admires how awesome she is, offending Bart, who was going to show him a drawing but instead stabs him in the leg with a pencil. In the present, 18-year-old Lisa is writing an Harvard College admission essay and she starts writing and reflecting on her past, while she is applying for college and having to cope with 20-year-old Bart being a disappointment and still living with their parents. Lisa begins her essay with her seventh birthday, showing how she accidentally destroyed her favorite blue dress and switched to red, and how Marge inadvertently got Maggie addicted to pacifiers"
"one of the funniest of the series. Bart the Daredevil ""Bart the Daredevil"" is the eighth episode of ""The Simpsons"" second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 6, 1990. It was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky and directed by Wes Archer. In the episode, the Simpsons go to a monster truck rally that features famous daredevil Lance Murdock. Bart immediately becomes enamored and decides that he wants to become a daredevil as well. Bart's first stunt ends in injury, and despite the family and Dr. Hibbert's best efforts, he continues"
"that Congress will not allow the episode to be broadcast. However, Bart and Homer interrupt the warning with a radio transmission and the episode begins. The Simpson family are employed as caretakers at Mr. Burns' mansion. Mr. Burns cuts the cable television wire and steals the beer, thinking this will ensure hard work from the family. While there, Groundskeeper Willie discovers that Bart has the power to read his thoughts and says that if Homer goes insane, he should use this to call him. The deprivation of his two favorite things causes Homer to go insane and a ghostly Moe"