"Lisa, and even fought her physically, the two are often very close. Bart cares for Lisa deeply and has always apologized for going too far. He also believes Lisa to be his superior when it comes to solving problems and frequently goes to her for advice. Bart is also highly protective of Lisa: When a bully destroys her box of cupcakes in ""Bart the General"", (season one, 1990), Bart immediately stands up for her. Bart is portrayed as a popular cool boy and has many friends at school. Out of all of them his best friend is Milhouse Van Houten,"
"after Groening's family members, Bart's name is an anagram of the word ""brat"". After appearing on ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" for three years, the Simpson family received its own series on Fox, which debuted December 17, 1989. At ten years old, Bart is the eldest child and only son of Homer and Marge, and the brother of Lisa and Maggie. Bart's most prominent and popular character traits are his mischievousness, rebelliousness and disrespect for authority. He has appeared in other media relating to ""The Simpsons"" – including video games, ""The Simpsons Movie"", ""The Simpsons"" Ride, commercials, and comic books –"
"Bart's Girlfriend ""Bart's Girlfriend"" is the seventh episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> sixth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 6, 1994. The plot of the episode follows the secret romance of Bart and Jessica Lovejoy, Reverend Lovejoy's daughter. Bart tries to end the romance when he discovers that, behind her innocent façade as a preacher's kid, she is an even bigger troublemaker than he is. Jessica then steals the money from the collection plate, leaving Bart to take the blame until Lisa exposes the truth. The episode was written by Jonathan Collier, and"
"Bart Simpson Bartholomew JoJo ""Bart"" Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series ""The Simpsons"" and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"" on April 19, 1987. Cartoonist Matt Groening created and designed Bart while waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip, ""Life in Hell"", but instead decided to create a new set of characters. While the rest of the characters were named"
"Bart slowly becomes popular. Christian movie producers come to the house to present Homer and Bart the opportunity to make a movie about his experience. Homer and Ned Flanders are forced to work together on the movie, including interviewing Emily Deschanel and Gal Gadot. The movie starts recording, and Bart starts getting worried and having nightmares. He ends up in Heaven in a nightmare, where he meets Jesus Christ. The movie, titled ""Bart's Not Dead"", finally premieres, and is a hit. After, Bart finally confesses to Marge and Lisa Simpson. Homer and Ned give the raised money to charity and"
"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"
"to Liz, she stays very cold and distant, seeing him as nothing more than a gigolo who hit the jackpot. Art decides to invent a fake twin brother Bart (who wears glasses and has his hair down instead of wearing a ponytail) who is allegedly a painter who just got back from Italy. Bart and Liz instantly hit it off while Gene still tries to romance Betty. Bart and Liz can't stop talking about everything, he plays with her dog and even invites her to Manny's studio when he's not in, pretending to show her his art. When Liz's favorite"
"Bart says she already took away his TV and video game privileges. In the bathroom, Bart meets Simon Woosterfield, a kid who is both Bart's exact look-alike and part of a billionaire family whose wealth even eclipses Mr. Burns'. They also meet an adult Bart double who has a wife that, to Bart's disgust, looks like a female version of Milhouse. The boys decide to secretly switch places and live each other's lives for a while by trading their clothes in the bathroom. Bart likes his new life as a rich child until he meets his stepsiblings, Devan and Quenly,"
"made available for purchase on May 7, 2009. Bibliography Bart Simpson Bartholomew JoJo ""Bart"" Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series ""The Simpsons"" and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"" on April 19, 1987. Cartoonist Matt Groening created and designed Bart while waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip, ""Life in Hell"", but instead decided to create a new set of"
"timeline has been contradicted in subsequent episodes. Bart's year of birth was stated in ""I Married Marge"" (season three, 1991) as being in the early 1980s. In ""Simpsorama"" (season 26, 2014) Bart states his birthday as February 23. He lived with his parents in the Lower East Side of Springfield until the Simpsons bought their first house. When Lisa was born, Bart was at first jealous of the attention she received, but he soon warmed to her when he discovered that ""Bart"" was her first word. Bart's first day of school was in the early 1990s. His initial enthusiasm was"
"Bart the Lover ""Bart the Lover"" is the sixteenth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> third season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 13, 1992. In the episode, Edna Krabappel, Bart's teacher, feels increasingly isolated and, looking for a companion, places a personal ad in the newspaper. Bart, who was given a month's detention for breaking the class fish tank with his yo-yo, decides to get revenge by responding to the ad. He creates a new adult male alter ego named Woodrow, inspired by a picture of former President Woodrow Wilson, and Mrs. Krabappel becomes"
"Even though in the first season (and for many seasons afterwards) Nelson seemed to be Bart's antagonist, he eventually becomes what can be considered as Bart's second closest friend after Milhouse. In his debut episode, Lisa was the initial target of Nelson's bullying, which prompted Bart to defend her. Bart's actions resulted in frequent beatings by Nelson and his gang, but finally ended when Bart received help from Herman, who came up with the idea of standing up to Nelson and his gang by pelting them with water balloons. From that point on, Nelson shows a grudging respect for Bart,"
"with Bart, a decision where Milhouse is downbeat about but makes no effort to defy. Suddenly deprived of his best friend, a depressed Bart resorts to playing with Maggie. When Marge finds out about the situation, she decides to visit Luann. Marge admits that Bart is a ""bit of a handful,"" and she explains that he and Milhouse are best friends and only have each other, so she asks Luann to allow the boys to play together. Later, Milhouse finally invites Bart over to his house, and Bart thanks Marge for standing up for him. The episode was written by"
"Show"", who received their middle initial from Jay Ward. According to the book ""Bart Simpson's Guide to Life"", Bart's full middle name is ""JoJo"". Bart had originally been envisioned as ""a much milder, troubled youth given to existential angst who talks to himself"", but the character was changed based on Cartwright's voice acting. Groening has credited several different figures with providing inspiration for Bart: Matt Groening's older brother Mark provided much of the motivation for Bart's attitude. Bart was conceived as an extreme version of the typical misbehaving child character, merging all of the extreme traits of characters such as"
"Bart's New Friend ""Bart's New Friend"" is the eleventh episode of the 26th season of the American animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"", and the 563rd episode of the series. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 11, 2015. The episode focuses on Bart's new friendship with his father Homer, who has been hypnotized in order to think he is a young boy. Homer learns that the retiring co-safety inspector of Sector 7G Don Bookner has been covering for him for years, which means Homer will actually have to work from now on. He is put"
"to her. Despite his attitude, Bart is sometimes willing to experience humiliation if it means pleasing his mom. Marge has expressed an understanding for her ""special little guy"" and has defended him on many occasions. She once said ""I know Bart can be a handful, but I also know what he's like inside. He's got a spark. It's not a bad thing... Of course, it makes him ""do"" bad things."" Bart shares a sibling rivalry with his younger sister, Lisa, but has a buddy-like relationship with his youngest sister Maggie, due to her infant state. While Bart has often hurt"
"to bring the old Bart back, but Bart resists dropping a beehive on Superintendent Chalmers' crotch and releasing the handbrake on Principal Skinner's cherry-picker. But Bart ends up doing well at school and noticing that Homer and Marge don't really praise their kids when they do well, resulting in a closer bond with his younger sister Lisa as now he understands her disappointed past feelings. Six weeks after the incident, Apu goes to see what they've done with the Kwik-E-Mart only to find at its place the Quick & Fresh, a store that sells natural products run by Jay. At"
"news that she is student of the month at Springfield Elementary for 48 consecutive months. Bart gets angry because his sister can overshadow him even at his birthday party, so he decides to go skateboarding with Milhouse. They decide to break street lamps, but Milhouse gets arrested and taken to juvenile detention while Bart was hiding at the retirement home, where Grampa gives him a BMX. Three years later in 2020, Bart, now 15, is good at doing stunts with his bike. Marge and Lisa go to a camp together, leaving Homer and Bart alone. Marge mentions that this could"
"finally remembers, he reasons to an angered Bart that they should just both admit they are wrong and try to put the issue behind them. Later, Bart views a commercial for a mentor program called The Bigger Brothers, which pairs up fatherless boys with positive male role models. Still angry at Homer, Bart goes to the agency pretending to be a young boy whose father was a drunken gambler who abandoned him. Bart's story is so sad that the receptionist pairs him up with their best Bigger Brother, a military test pilot named Tom. The two spend time together doing"
"Bart walks around and has to find pages of his homework while avoiding enemies such as living post boxes and various characters from the show. Bart can collect his skateboard, which acts as a power-up and temporarily increases the player's speed as well as restoring and extending Bart's health bar the longer he is on the skateboard. Jimbo and his gang would coerce Bart into strolling with them, causing Bart to lose control of his movements and have to move with them, even having to take damage. Lisa Simpson with pixie wings would sprinkle fairy dust on Jimbo and his"
"Milhouse for their lunch money but also invites him and the rest of the class to his upcoming birthday party. Although Bart convinces all his friends not to go to Nelson's birthday party, Marge makes him attend. After the party, Bart becomes Nelson's new best friend and under Nelson's protection no one dares to mess with Bart (a reference to ""Goodfellas""). There is only one drawback to his newfound friend/bodyguard: he can no longer pal around with Milhouse because Nelson has never had a best friend before and is overly protective and jealous. Eventually, Nelson discovers that Bart had been"
"The weather is too wild to play outside and the power goes out, so Bart participates in a pretend fashion show put on by his sisters, Lisa and Maggie. When he notices the bond shared by the two girls, Lisa suggests that he's jealous because he does not have a brother. That night, Bart dreams about being in a park (called Bro-Town USA) with the Smothers Brothers, the Marx Brothers, the Blues Brothers, the Smith Brothers, the Wright Brothers, the Mario Brothers, the Mannings (Cooper, Eli and Peyton), and even the Terwiliger brothers, (Sideshow Bob and Cecil). Bart awakens with"
"television series ""The Hour"", hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, ranked the ""Raiders of the Lost Ark"" parody as the greatest in the ""Top Five Male Underwear Moments of All Time"". The list referred to scenes in film and television portraying men in underwear, and Homer wore underwear in the relevant scene. Bart's Friend Falls in Love ""Bart's Friend Falls in Love"" is the twenty-third episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> third season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 7, 1992. In the episode, Bart's best friend Milhouse falls in love with the new girl in school,"
"fine with just three kids—she also notes that even if she and Homer do end up having a fourth child, the baby very well could end up being another girl instead of boy, resulting in Bart having ""three"" sisters. Bart goes to a local orphanage and tries adopting a child, but is ultimately turned away for being too young. However, a young boy named Charlie follows Bart home and Bart takes him in as his younger brother. Bart and Charlie do brotherly things together, including playing pranks on Principal Skinner and hanging out at the Kwik-E-Mart. When Lisa insists that"
"Bart spends his time in his own world of pretend—often covering bad things that he does with fantasies he creates. He also has congenital analgesia and cannot feel pain as a result, putting him at serious risk of injury or death by infection. By now, Cathy and Chris live together as husband and wife. To hide their history, they tell the boys and other people they know that Chris was Paul's younger brother. Cathy and Chris have a passionate and very loving relationship, described by Bart who has accidentally witnessed encounters between them. Cathy is a loving mother to her"
"Bart gives Laddie yet another walk, the collie saves the life of Baby Gerald. At the ceremony honoring Laddie's heroism, Chief Wiggum decides that Laddie would make the perfect police dog. Bart gives him to the Springfield police force and is forced to explain why the family now has no dog at all, while sobbing. Homer instructs Bart to do whatever it takes to get Santa's Little Helper back and he goes hunting around the town, trying to find his old pal. Bart eventually learns from Reverend Lovejoy that the dog was given to a parishioner named Mr. Mitchell. Bart"
"Marge that Bart is a sociopath, making her and Homer worried. They decide to do a sociopath test with him, disguised as a ""Jet Ski Dude or Motocross Maestro"" test, but the label falls off and Bart discovered his parents' intentions and decides to answer all the questions as if he was the worst sociopath that ever existed. This makes Homer and Marge even more worried, and they decide to take Bart to an asylum. As all the children there have no reactions, so an army general says that they are perfect to test U.S. Air Force Drone Simulators. Bart"
"Outstanding Animated Program (Less Than One Hour) but lost to ""South Park"". Matt Selman was also nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in the animation category; the award was won by ""The Simpsons"" episode """". The Haw-Hawed Couple ""The Haw-Hawed Couple"" is the eighth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> eighteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 10, 2006. In the episode, Bart becomes Nelson's new best friend and under Nelson's protection no one dares to mess with Bart. It was written by Matt Selman and directed by Chris Clements. In its"
"although Bart has at times shown embarrassment about their friendship. Bart is a bad influence on Milhouse, and the two have been involved in a lot of mischief together. Because of this behavior, Milhouse's mother forbids Milhouse from playing with Bart in ""Homer Defined"" (season three, 1991). While at first he pretended that he did not care, Bart eventually realizes that he needs Milhouse, and Marge manages to convince Mrs. Van Houten to reconsider. Milhouse is a frequent target for local bullies Nelson Muntz and his friends Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney. At times, Bart also finds himself at the hands"
"(season three, 1991); as Krusty the Clown's assistant in ""Bart Gets Famous"" (season five, 1994); as a doorman in Springfield's burlesque house, the Maison Derrière, in ""Bart After Dark"" (season eight, 1996); and briefly owns his own factory in ""Homer's Enemy"" (season eight, 1997). Matt Groening first conceived of Bart and the rest of the Simpson family in 1986, while waiting in the lobby of producer James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts for ""The Tracey Ullman Show"", and had intended to present an adaptation of his ""Life in Hell"" comic"
"are out. Bart soon realizes that playing with Maggie is fun, and she could be his sidekick for pranks. The first pranks go well, as they trick the Flanders into thinking Maggie is an angel and giving a fake glass Maggie to Gil Gunderson, making him think he just dropped a baby, but everything almost goes wrong when they are pranking Homer, as Maggie is disguised as Bart and he almost strangles her. After that, Homer asks Bart to stop using Maggie to prank people, not wanting her to turn out like her older brother. At Capital City, Lisa is"
"as Bart, Nancy Cartwright was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance. The episode begins in medias res, in which Bart Simpson appears to be mannerly. Bart breaks the fourth wall by asking the viewer whether he would like to know why Bart changed. Bart then flashes back to the start. After Bart misbehaves, Principal Skinner is thinking of a punishment for Bart when his mother Agnes Skinner walks in and asks him to take her to the bus stop. He gets on the bus with her to the candy store. After learning that he can be"
"directed by Susie Dietter. Show runner David Mirkin originally came up with the idea of Bart having a girlfriend that was more evil than he was. Meryl Streep guest stars in the episode as Jessica Lovejoy. It features cultural references to films such as ""Planet of the Apes"" and ""The Silence of the Lambs"". Since airing, the episode has received acclaim from both critics and fans, and ""Entertainment Weekly"" named Meryl Streep's role as one of the best guest appearances on ""The Simpsons"". During a church sermon, Bart falls in love with Reverend Lovejoy's daughter, Jessica. However, when he approaches"