Bart Gets Hit by a Car

"**Bart Gets Hit by a Car**" is an upcoming episode of *The Simpsons* television series.

## Plot

While crossing the road on his skateboard, Bart is struck by Mr. Burns' car. After having an out-of-body experience, Bart wakes up in a hospital room surrounded by his family and Lionel Hutz, who suggests that the Simpsons sue Burns. Homer is reluctant to sue his boss and Marge protests that Bart's injuries are minor. To avoid a lawsuit, Burns offers Homer $100, which he rejects because it fails to cover Bart's medical bills.

Homer visits Hutz, who promises him a cash settlement of $1 million, of which Hutz gets 50%. Hutz takes Bart to see Dr. Nick Riviera, a quack doctor who claims that Bart has extensive injuries. Marge is quickly suspicious of Riviera's medical qualifications. She decries him as a fake and reminds Homer that Dr. Hibbert has been their family's physician for years and that his prognosis shows Bart is fine. At the trial, Hutz encourages Bart to exaggerate his condition on the witness stand; Marge and Lisa demand that he tell the truth. On the stand, Bart and Burns tell outrageous versions of the accident that portray them in a favorable light to impress the jury. The civil jury are more accepting of Bart's story, but Marge and Lisa are furious because they know it was just Hutz' attempt to curry the jury's favor.

Burns denounces his lawyers' incompetence and demands that they bring Homer to his mansion at once. Burns offers Marge and Homer a $500,000 settlement and leaves the room to allow them to consider his offer. While spying on them in the next room, Burns has a panic attack when he hears Homer abrasively refusing the money. Marge pleads with Homer to accept the money and drop the lawsuit. Homer demands to know why she wants him to settle and she admitted she has grown concerned over his behavior. That Marge would've been much happier settling the case with Burns than let it get messy. Homer claims that waiting for the full $1 million is the right thing to do because he knows Burns will lose the case anyway and refuses to settle. Burns hears Marge admit she dislikes Homer's greed, the shifty lawyers and phony doctors. Burns returns to the room and hastily withdraws his offer.

At the trial, Burns' lawyer calls Marge to the witness stand. When he demands she tell the court the extent of Bart's injuries and her opinion on Dr. Riviera, Marge pleads the fifth by stating her mother's advice by not talking beneath someone that she has nothing nice to say to them. Despite Homer's optimism, Hutz warns him against
it. He knows that she could still testify against them by refusing to lie for them. Annoyed, Burns' lawyer asks Marge again and reminds her that she's under oath. Dejected, she denounces the doctor as a quack with fake medical qualifications and describes how limited Bart's injuries really are. She also goes into details the stress she went through from both the accident and Homer's lawsuit: a value worth $5 that she would've paid Bart to take out the trash if he was able to. Marge's honest testimony destroys Hutz's case and the Simpsons get nothing.

That night, Homer is depressed about losing the money and leaves to drown his sorrows at Moe's Tavern, where Marge follows him. Moe claims that rich people are not happy, but Homer disagrees. He still thinks that he would've been happier with the money because it would have allowed him to buy things for his family. Marge asks Homer to forgive her for testifying truthfully. He says he is unsure if he still loves her and admits he is angry at her for ruining their chance at a better life. Marge encourages him to look at her and decide how he feels. Homer looks into her eyes and realizes he loves her as much as ever.

## Appearances

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## Gags

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