Bart’s Muslim Friend Bart’s Muslim Friend Photo: Mel F The program attempted to portray the Muslim family as no different than a typical American family. The parents were from Jordan where they met and fell in love in college. Sundays are ritualistic in my house. First, there’s football. Both afternoon games and, often, the evening game as well. In between the games is sandwiched The Simpsons — the cartoon about a dysfunctional family that, while often silly, does have profound things to say from time to time. So, this last Sunday, I tuned in and what did I see? Bart (the young son on The Simpsons) following his nose into a backyard where a young boy was cooking lamb. Bart, this week, found a Muslim friend. What’s more, Bart defended his friend, whose name was Bashir, from the town bullies and from the prejudice of his ever bumbling father Homer. (Homer became convinced Bashir and his family were terrorists after talking with his barfly buddies.) This, in many ways, is surprising because Bart tends to be a bit of a bully himself.

But there was no double-crossing, no taunts, nothing that made Bart and Bashir seem like anything but the sudden best of buddies. And this, by the way, on a network, FOX, that also airs the program “24″ — a program which had an entire season devoted to foiling a Muslim terrorist plot against the United States. The Simpsons is a pop culture phenomenon in the United States. It began as short filler on the 1980’s Tracey Ullman Show and has gone on to become one of the longest running series on television, currently in its 20th season. And the family and its town of Springfield even made it to the big screen in their first ever feature length movie a few years ago. What I’m trying to say is The Simpsons are a very big deal. The creators have, pretty much, carte blanche to do as they please. They’ve had storylines mocking evangelical Christians, academia and even their own network. So, it shouldn’t be surprising they’d tackle Muslims. But surprise me it did, in a good way, though. The program attempted to portray the Muslim family as no different than a typical American family.

The parents were from Jordan where they met and fell in love in college. The father had a job he loved — demolishing buildings. You can imagine where that lead Homer’s imagination. I guess my one problem with the episode was that, at times, it felt a bit preachy. In my own (albeit limited) research on what can be called “multicultural programming,” I’ve found that programs that seem preachy tend not to be taken seriously. Or absorbed. People tune out when they feel like they’re being told what to think. But last week’s episode was certainly a step in the right direction. I wonder, though, if this is a one-shot thing? Will Bashir and his family simply fade away? Or will they be integrated into the series the way Milhouse, Bart’s best friend, and his family have been? Bart often leads Milhouse astray … will we see Bart attempt the same things with Bashir? There could be some really interesting storylines involving The Simpson’s very religious neighbor Ned Flanders as well as Reverend Lovejoy. I suppose it’s not too much to hope that Bashir’s family becomes a part of the series.

Although, given the way Apu (the resident Hindu) is treated, it could just perpetuate stereotypes. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. If you missed the episode, you can watch the whle thing online. The episode you want is called “Mypods and Boomsticks.” Rosemary Pennington Program Coordinator for Voices and Visions is a graduate student in the School of Journalism at Indiana University. Bart Simpson | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Neil Patrick Harris (film-within-film Bart the Murderer ) “Take it to the bank boys, this one's just like Bart.” ―Bart's catchphrase Bartholomew [3] JoJo Reference "Bart" Simpson (born April 1 [4] /February 23 [5] ), also known as " El Barto ," "The boy" ( Homer Simpson ), and " Bartman ," is the tritagonist of The Simpsons . He is the mischievous, rebellious, misunderstood and "potentially dangerous" eldest child of Homer and Marge Simpson , and the older brother of Lisa and Maggie . He also has been nicknamed Cosmo, after discovering a comet in " Bart's Comet ".

Bart's also been on the cover on numerous comics, such as "Critical Hit", "Simpsons Treasure Trove #11" and "Winter Wingding". Bart also has a whole comic series known as the Simpson Comics Presents Bart Simpson. Bart is loosely based on Matt Groening and his older brother, Mark. Even at a young age Bart has accomplished many feats. He has won an award for his Angry Dad web series. He has discovered a new comet which was named after himself and he also has perfomed in a successful band with Milhouse Van Houten , Nelson Muntz and Ralph Wiggum . Contents Biography Young Bart Bart is a self-proclaimed underachiever who is constantly in detention. He is easily distracted. His penchant for shocking people began before he was born: Bart "mooned" Dr. Hibbert while he performed a sonogram on Marge, and moments after being born he set fire to Homer's tie (Marge saying that he could not have done it on purpose because he was only ten minutes old). Bart's first words were " Ay Caramba ".

Bart's interests include Krusty the Clown (he is "Krusty Buddy" number 16302), reading comic books (especially Radioactive Man ), watching TV (especially The Krusty the Clown Show ), terrorizing Lisa , playing video games, helping Lisa solve various problems (e.g. reuniting Krusty with his estranged Father ), and pulling off various pranks, (such as mooning unsuspecting people, prank calling Moe at his tavern , and his patented spitting off an overpass). Bart also sprays graffiti under the alias 'El Barto', and regularly frequents the Kwik-E-Mart (for bubble gum and Squishees ) and The Android's Dungeon . Yuma Hickman moved to Springfield when Marge was pregnant with Bart. Bart hinted that his favorite movies are Jaws and the Star Wars trilogy. [6] His best friend is Milhouse Van Houten . He is the most misunderstood of the family (After Maggie, who currently can only speak two words), constantly frustrated by the narrow-minded people of Springfield , who judge him merely by his thoughts and actions.

Behavior Family Homer strangling Bart Due to Bart's mischievousness and Homer's often uncaring and incompetent behavior, the two have a turbulent relationship. Bart will often address Homer by his given name instead of "Dad" (when he was a baby, this was because other adults would refer to him as this), while Homer in turn often refers to him as "the boy". Usually when Homer finds out that Bart has said or done something stupid or bad, he yells " Why you little! " (often followed by throttling him) or simply "BART!" Bart once returned the favor when he learned that Homer, in order to buy back incriminating photos of his dropping Bart down as a baby, spent all the money that had been earned by starring in commercials relating to alleviating bad smells from Babies, eventually resorting to using Homer's belt to strangle his larynx due to being unable to strangle Homer the usual way due to the size differences between the two, and directly led to a separation from his father.

It is also implied once that, whenever he messes up, he almost expects people to strangle him and even goes as far as to strangle himself (presumably due to his experience with Homer), such as when he accidentally let go of Ned Flanders' best fishing rod when attempting to fish with Flanders, Bart instinctively starts clutching his own neck and imitating strangling before realizing and reacting with surprise that Ned Flanders isn't strangling him. Homer and Bart's relationship reaches a breaking point following Homer's pollution of Lake Springfield (causing Springfield to be sealed under a giant dome by the EPA), with Bart even going so far as saying that he wishes Flanders was his father. Nevertheless, the two really do love each other deep down. [18] Marge , who calls Bart her "special little guy", is much more caring, understanding and nurturing than Homer, but she also refers to Bart as "a handful" and is often embarrassed by his antics. Bart shares a sibling rivalry with Lisa , who is two years and thirty-eight days younger than he is.

[19] While Bart has often hurt Lisa out of jealousy, and even fought her physically, they are very close—he cares for her as deeply as she does for him, 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. He is often protective of her when she is threatened or insulted by others, though he frequently insults her himself. Both siblings formed a dynamic crime-solving duo during many of their encounters with Sideshow Bob , Bart's nemesis. At one time, he enters a series of robot battles with his robot: Chief Knock-a-Homer (which is Homer as the robot hoping to gain Bart's trust), and tries to cheer up Lisa when Snowball II dies. Also, in the Christmas special he tells Lisa that she's the person Bart has always wanted to be. Friends Milhouse and Bart in kindergarten Despite being disliked by most adults, Bart is rather popular with other kids and has very many friends at his school. Out of all of them, Bart's best friend is Milhouse Van Houten .

Though the two are close friends, Bart has put Milhouse into trouble several times, with more than one occasion causing physical harm to Milhouse due to Bart's lack of regard for Milhouse's safety. At one time, Bart was driving a forklift with Milhouse standing on the fork while the forklift was moving. When Marge stopped Bart from driving the forklift, Milhouse was sent flying and was knocked unconscious. [20] The relationship between Milhouse and Bart has been strained several times. When Milhouse fell in love with Samantha Stankey and spent less time with his best buddy, Bart seperated the two by notifying Samantha's father, who placed Samantha in a Catholic School. This resulted in a fight between the two friends, although Bart eventually offered an apology. In one episode, Bart stated that he was a little attracted to Milhouse, to get Homer ticked off. Bart with Ralph Wiggum Some of Bart's other friends include Nelson Muntz , Lewis , Richard , Ralph Wiggum , Bashir bin Laden , [21] Nikki McKenna , [22] Jessica Lovejoy , [23] Donny [24] and Laura Powers .

[25] Springfield Elementary School staff Bart was known to be a huge troublemaker at the school, resulting in him often being enemies of the teachers, particularly Edna Krabappel , Principal Seymour Skinner , and Groundskeeper Willie . Despite this, while he does take joy in tormenting them, he does have some degree of respect for them, and would never deliberately intend to get them fired. During the 20th Anniversary of Seymour Skinner's time as principal, Bart tried to prepare a meal for Skinner to honor him. Bart initially attempted to give him scoops of Dog Food with American Flags sticking out of them (either as a prank or because, according to Bart, Skinner actually likes Dog Food), although a combination of factors, namely Marge suggesting he make a cake instead after initially telling him off, as well as Homer obliviously eating the Dog Food beforehand, Bart instead made Skinner a cake (although Homer ate it before "Skinner" had the chance to cut it after the unexpected arrival of the real Seymour Skinner while everyone was shocked at Skinner, or rather Armin Tanzarian's admission to being a fraud).

Romantic Relationships While he believes in "cooties", Bart has had numerous relationships and crushes on a number of girls in town, despite that most of them had ended in breaking up. Of course while in these relationships, Bart gets into more trouble then he usually does by himself. Laura Powers Laura Powers , a teenager whom Bart had a crush on. Laura was the Simpsons's babysitter for Lisa, Bart and Maggie. Though Bart soon found out that Laura was going out with Jimbo Jones , he later prank-called Moe, under the name of Jimbo, in order to expose him as the cowardly bully instead of the "bad boy" he claimed, all in front of Laura when Moe threatened him. Laura then said she would date Bart if he were older and kisses him. [26] Bart and Laura dancing. Greta Wolfcastle Bart went out with a girl named Greta after he stopped some bullies from taking her backpack. She is the daughter of Rainier Wolfcastle . Bart though later broke up with her. After the breakup, Greta went out with Milhouse Van Houten with whom she then broke up in Canada and stopped dating for four years.

Nikki McKenna When both Fourth Grade classes are merged, Bart is forced to sit next to Nikki McKenna who at first seems annoyed with Bart. She soon warms up to him though and they become very close, until Bart kisses her, seemingly putting her off to him. After a no touching policy is imposed on the school, Nikki kisses Bart again, confusing Bart. This hot-then-cold relationship continues between them until Bart gets knocked unconscious. Nikki gives him CPR and mouth to mouth to resuscitate him but then tells Bart that she'll never tell him why she was hot then cold. [27] Gina Vendetti In the episode The Wandering Juvie , Bart is arrested for pulling a prank, and he is sent to juvie. Bart becomes very scared at the juvie as the other juveniles are bigger and tougher than he is. One day at the jail, Bart nervously walks through the juvie playground to see who he can hang out with and talk to, but everybody seemed violent. Bart then ends up at a fence that separates the boys from the girls, and Gina, tells him to get off her fence and cuts off his juvie uniform.

Later that night, the juvie held a dance for the boys and girls to get to know each other, and Bart is paired with Gina. Handcuffed, Gina forcefully pulls Bart to a nearby window, kisses him, and escapes, leaving the police to search for them. Gina and Bart then stroll through the woods for a place to hide. The two end up at a blacksmith's shop, and they enter to get their handcuffs off. They kiss again, and they split up. Later, Bart finds Gina crying and she reveals she doesn't have a family to return to, and then they are immediately caught by Chief Wiggum . The rest of the Simpsons family comes to bid Bart farewell, but Gina admitts to Chief Wiggum that the escape was her idea. Bart is free to go, but Gina must return. When Gina arrives at the Juvie, the Simpsons family surprises her with a special taco dinner in her jail cell as a way of saying thanks for setting Bart free. [28] Summer Romance girl The " Summer Romance girl " is a girl that Bart had a brief fling with, as part of his list of things to do before summer holidays ended.

It also turned out that Bart was part of HER list, being the 100th boy she kissed before summer ended. [37] Shauna Shauna was Jimbo 's girlfriend until Jimbo had Bart watch her so he can do the activities that don't interest Shauna. Shauna and Bart became closer when he stood up for her. They began to spend more time with each other as Jimbo trusted Bart with her. For saving Shauna from mall jail she rewarded Bart by flashing her breasts to him. Bart told her to leave Jimbo because he didn't respect Shauna and from then on she dated Bart. Jimbo found them kissing and Bart was afraid of being beaten up by him. Lisa had Shauna leave Bart (as it was for the best) right after Jimbo found Bart and Shauna in the treehouse. Shauna is Bart's only girlfriend to reveal anything private visually. They kissed again in " What to Expect When Bart's Expecting ". Milhouse's teenage cousin, Annika will form a romantic relationship with Bart in " Let's Go Fly a Coot ". The Bullies Bart's schoolyard nemesis was once Nelson Muntz .

His other adversaries are Nelson's cronies, Jimbo Jones , Kearney Zzyzwicz , Dolph Starbeam , and The Weasels . Bart repeatedly tries to impress them, but they still constantly bully him and beat him up, especially Jimbo who in one episode was shown to repeatedly swirly Bart. However, Nelson has been seen in Bart's group of friends alongside Milhouse and other kids. Sideshow Bob Sideshow Bob and Bart Bart (sometimes aided by Lisa ) has foiled many of Sideshow Bob 's evil schemes, which has lead to Bob becoming Bart's nemesis. At any encounter with Bob, Bart/and Lisa will scream "Aah! Sideshow Bob!" (except on one occasion where Bart responds casually) and on Bob's insistence, just calling him Bob. Bob has a tattoo saying "Die Bart, Die" on his chest (which, when questioned, he explains that in German it means "The Bart, The."), and one of Bart's decapitated head saying, "Ouch, man!" on his back. Many of these schemes, as a central point or as a bonus, involved killing Bart.

However, when Sideshow Bob finally got the chance to kill him, he found he is "accustomed to Bart's face" and cannot do it. [38] He left the country soon after, but after the Simpsons family exposed his nefarious past, he returned to his old ways. [39] El Barto El Barto is what Bart calls himself. Principal Skinner considers El Barto the most wanted kid in the school. It is spotted in many episodes, usually where graffiti is normally. It also appeared on the Season 10 set before going to menu. When this happened, Bart wrote El Barto on the 20th Century Fox logo before a security guard caught Bart. When the Security guard did catch Bart, Bart sprayed the spray paint into the guard's face. Skills and Abilities Bart is a polyglot and can speak several languages with varying degrees of fluency. Though he has not demonstrated the ability since his trip to France as an exchange student (other than in a Simpsons Butterfinger commercial), he speaks near-perfect French. [40] He also learned Spanish in a matter of hours in preparation for the family's trip to Brazil .

[41] Upon learning that Brazilians speak Portuguese and not Spanish, Homer orders his son to forget what he learned, prompting Bart to strike himself over the head until he forgot the language. Bart also speaks Japanese (which he also learned in a couple of hours in prison along with his father, Homer, who is also shown speaking Japanese), [42] Cantonese and Latin. His advanced linguistic skills may be inherited from Homer, who also speaks advanced languages, including penguin. Another skill he inherited from his dad was his musical ability, He was shown to be a skilled drummer [43] at least until an injury destroyed this talent. Bart plays hockey He was a player in the Mighty Pigs Peewee Hockey League Team and their main scorer.

He is also quite capable of firing advanced firearms with a frightening accuracy, as evidenced when, while at Military School as a result of a prank involving bullhorns, he was given a RGB6 Grenade Launcher by the firing range instructor due to his belief that Bart knew how to operate handguns, and he managed to destroy four out of five targets before one of his shots missed and ended up hitting Principal Skinner's car just as he was about to unlock it, to which Bart implied that he deliberately missed the fifth target and was actually aiming for Skinner's car that time. [44] His killing teacher describes him as "a natural" in this same episode. He later displayed a similar proficiency towards weapons when he managed to hijack a tank by stealing the keys, drive it over to the park, and shoot down a MLB satellite with surprising accuracy all by himself, although at that point, he was also under the effects of an experimental drug that was supposed to suppress Bart's Attention Deficit Disorder. [45] Bart can also drive vehicles with surprising skill for his age. He has his own drivers license, given to him after saving Springfield from a fire (shown in ' Little Big Girl '), although he has been seen driving before with a fake license at times.

[46] He still possesses it, using it to steal Principal Skinner 's car to get to Jimbo 's house. [47] Bart is also a skilled chef. He cooked a three course meal for his parents and made a dessert. [48] When he was made Hall Monitor, he also had a great degree of skill in enforcing the law and rules. [49] This trait was later exemplified when he, in a similar fashion to a bouncer, removed Homer from the premises of the La Maison Derrière after he continuously heckled Marge's ventriloquist performance. [50] Additionally, Bart has a natural inclination to dance, and was a ballet star in his dance class for a brief period at school. Likely, he inherited this ability from his father, who had been a talented gymnast during his years in high school. Although he frequently gets bad grades in school, Bart consistently shows levels of high intelligence with his witty social commentary and clever thinking. Bart's intelligence does fluctuate episode from episode, however, as Lisa was able to prove that he was "dumber than a hamster," yet he is also able to repeatedly foil the genius of Sideshow Bob.

While Lisa is more "book smart," Bart is extremely "socially" intelligent, as he naturally assumes the position of undisputed leader in any situation thrust upon him, such as when a pack of Spingfield children infiltrated Shelbyville [51] or when campers took over Kamp Krusty. [52] Bart's skill with people is also evidenced when Bart becomes the most successful news anchor on Kidz Newz, but in doing so steals the spotlight from Lisa. When Lisa voices her disapproval, it is explained to her that Bart was being promoted because he has "zazz." [53] It is implied in one episode that the reason he doesn't apply himself in his studies is because he does not wish to be like his sister. Bart is also very talented at craftsmanship. He once made a replica of himself to take his place in class and also one of Lisa so that he and the rest of his school could fool the state's comptroller.<citation needed> Bart can also play a great game of putt-putt. He once almost won a miniature golf tournament against Todd Flanders.

At the eighteenth hole both boys decided the stress that each other's father was putting on them wasn't worth it and decided to take a tie and split the fifty dollar prize. Other recreational activities in which he shows talent: skateboarding, jockeying, lassoing, and tennis. Bart also knows how to hot-wire a car. He also has the ability to find truffles by smell. Non Canon Appearances The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened/existed. Treehouse of Horror In Treehouse of Horror VII, Bart learns that he has a stuck together (But not anymore) twin brother named Hugo . In Treehouse of Horror XIII, he was turned in a "spider" from Dr. Hibbert In Treehouse of Horror I, he was (formally) a raven. Future As with other characters, his future follows no defined and logical pattern and simply changes to suit the episode. These futures have no connection to each others, for the possible reasons: These are different predictions made by either the Gypsy , the Casino Manager, Professor Frink 's astrology machine, or the writers themselves in brief cut scenes based on the episode plot.

The Simpsons characters live under a floating timeline of an ongoing series. Any character age in the future is based on their age when the episode is aired (with the exception of real-life celebrities). He has different versions of himself in the future, these are the versions. Future Bart 1 2010 (Set from 1995 Timeline ) At the age of 25, Bart became a building demolisher and vehicle crusher and plans to attend law school as soon as he "gets all of [his] aggression out". He also mentions having been divorced twice by this age. He is more kind in general, as opposed to his modern-day disposition. 2013 (Set from 2005 Timeline ) At the age of 18, Bart is a senior at Springfield High School . He styles his hair and wears an earring. He speaks three languages, apparently one being armpit noises, and one is hinted to be French. He pursues a relationship with a girl named Jenda who denies his proposal because he doesn't have a steady career plan. As a result, Bart pursues a career at the Kwik-E-Mart : Whether he kept the job is not mentioned. After saving Mr.

Burns from a robbery, he is awarded a scholarship to Yale, which was meant to go to Lisa. He gives the scholarship back to her so she doesn't have to suffer a bleak future with Milhouse. At the age of 83, he finds true love, and dies one minute later (according to Professor Frink). 2017-2025 (Set from 2015 Timeline ) At age 12, Bart gets angry because Lisa managed to overshadow him at his own birthday, so he decides to go out with Milhouse to break street lamps. Chief Wiggum arrests Milhouse and Bart manages to hide inside the Retirement home, where Grampa gives him a BMX. At age 15, Bart can make some stunts on his bike. With marge and Lisa at a camp and Homer at Moe's, he decides to throw a house party, where he finds Homer smoking cannabis. He gets angry at him and goes to Grampa's grave, where he gets the idea to enter a BMX Competition. He failed one of his stunts and blacked out, only to be rescued by Lisa, who was now a hero.

At age 18, he's doing caricatures at a pier when he's invited to go to Milhouse's graduation party. There, Milhouseid humilliated by his parents, but conforted by Lisa. Bart gets angry, as his sister can overshadow her even at his best friend's party. Lisa gets angry and confesses that she thinks he's a good artist, even though he doesn't do anything with his talent. At age 20, Bart takes his sister's advice and opens a bike customization shop, complete with a huge painting behind one of the doors dedicated to Lisa. 2030 (Set from 2000 Timeline ) At age 40, Bart's gained swag as a poor guitarist and alcoholic that dropped out of the DeVry Institute. He lives in a ratty beach house alongside Ralph, the only other member of Bart's band. At this age, Bart acts like an especially spoiled version of his ten year old self, still calling on his mother to make Lisa play fair when she does things like telling him he can't join the presidency (Lisa is the President of the United States). He mooches money off his parents and Ned Flanders, to whom Bart regards as a softie.

His new catchphrase: "You used to be cool, man." He says this whenever he hears something he doesn't like from someone. Bart continuously embarrasses Lisa and unwittingly ruins her tax plan to get out of debt. Surprisingly, Lisa is much more embarrassed of Bart than of Homer in this episode. In the end, however, Bart's extensive experience with evading debt collectors leads to him helping Lisa buy some time to pay off America's debt to other countries. In gratitude, Lisa legalizes "it", "it" likely being the use of cannabis. 2033 (Set from 1993 Timeline) At age 50, Bart appears to have straightened up and graduated law school, as he is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Marge has also imagined Bart being a sleazy male stripper in this future. 2041 (Set from 2011 Timeline ) At an alternative age 40, Bart has two children ( 1 and 2 ) who he barely ever sees. Jenda is now his ex-wife, and has married her new boyfriend. His children have to stay with Bart for Christmas, which they think is going to suck.

He eventually teaches them the meaning of Christmas, which schools aren't allowed to do in this time. 2044 (Set from 2014 Timeline ) At age 40, Bart is working at Cretaceous Park and is sad that his love with Jenda haven't worked as expected and now he misses his kids. Nelson tries to convince him to be happy as he's a free man and dragged him to a party, where he's asked to leave. He then finds a brain wash clinic that helps him forget about Jenda. He manages to find other girlfriends, but he still misses Jenda. he later leans that her aien boyfriend, Jerry, has abandoned her. After a talk with Bart, she realizes that he's much more mature and decides to get back with him. As their second relationship wasn't working out either, they decide to break up again. He then wakes up at the clinic's chair and discovers that it was all a dream. 2067 (Set from 2007 Timeline) At the age of 70, he lives at the Springfield Retirement Castle with Milhouse . Other Futures At age 32, he is taken to the hospital after eating too many fish logs.

He seems to have lost his building demolishing company and works at a construction site. He got the "Mother" tattoo which Marge prevented him from getting , as well as a tattoo of Krusty the Clown on his chest. He receives a digestive tract transplant from Uter Zorker which saves his life. Behind the Laughter Creation Matt Groening first conceived the Simpson family in the lobby of James L. Brooks ' office. He had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts, and had intended to present his Life in Hell series. When he realized that animating Life in Hell would force him to rescind publication rights for his life's work, Groening decided to go in another direction. He hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family, and named the characters after various members of his own family, substituting "Bart" for his own name, as he decided it would have been too obvious for him to have named the character Matt. Bart then made his debut with the rest of the Simpsons clan on 19 April 1987 in the Tracey Ullman short " Good Night ". 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 negative 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. Groening has also said that he found the premise of Dennis the Menace disappointing and was inspired to create a character who was actually a menace. Voice and Catchphrases Nancy Cartwright originally auditioned for the role of Lisa, but soon thought that her voice would be better suited voicing Bart. Matt Groening let her try out for the part, and upon hearing her read, gave her the job on the spot. Bart's catchphrase "Eat My Shorts" was an ad-lib by Cartwright in one of the original table readings, harking back to an incident when she was at college. His other catchphrases included "¡Ay, caramba!" and "Don't have a cow man!" - the former being his first words after seeing Homer and Marge 'enjoying themselves' in bed - but these dropped out of use as the series progressed (as mentioned in " Summer of 4 Ft. 2 ," when Bart complains that Lisa stole his line).

Whenever he introduces himself, he often says, "I'm Bart Simpson. Who the hell are you?" Reception In 1998, Time magazine selected Bart as 46th of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century — the only fictional character to make the list. He had previously appeared on the cover the December 31, 1990 edition. Both Bart and Lisa ranked #11 in TV Guide's "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time". During the show's early years, Bart was rebellious and frequently escaped without punishment, which led some parents' groups and conservative spokespeople to believe he provided a poor role model for children. This prompted George H. W. Bush to rally, "We're going to keep trying to strengthen the American family. To make them more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons.", to which Bart replied with "Hey, we're just like the Waltons. We're praying for an end to the Depression, too." Bart's catchphrases, "¡Ay, caramba!", "Don't have a cow, man!" and "Eat my shorts!" were featured on t-shirts in the early days of the show's run.

The latter two phrases were rarely actually spoken on the show itself until after they became popular through merchandise, and the use of many of these catchphrases has declined in recent seasons. The use of catchphrase-based humor was mocked in the episode " Bart Gets Famous " in which Bart gets famous on the Krusty show for saying the line "I didn't do it." In his book Planet Simpson, Chris Turner describes Bart as a nihilist. Bart's character traits of rebelliousness and disrespect for authority have been likened to that of America's founding fathers, rendering him an updated version of American icons Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, rolled into one. Bart is the most depicted Simpsons character on various memorabilia such as toys, books, comics, T-shirts, car decals, and even graffiti art. Bart, and other Simpsons characters, appeared in numerous commercials for Butterfinger candy bars from 1990–2001, with the slogan "Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger!". This association was parodied in an episode when he discovered that he was in a TV commercial when he was a baby; Bart says that he doesn't remember being in a commercial, then holds up a Butterfinger and eats it.

Bart briefly appears in the entrance video used by World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar Shawn Michaels Bart has appeared in several other shows. He is featured in the South Park episode "Cartoon Wars Part II". He is not referred to by name, nor do any of the characters react to him as if he were a well known personality, but the character specifically mentions the events of The Telltale Head when Cartman asks him to name the "most badass thing" he has done. Trivia Bart was born on April Fools' Day (April 1; mentioned in some episodes)/February 23 (mentioned in other episodes). It is implied that in the episode " The Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " that Bart was a fan of Tiny Tim, Charlie Brown and The Smurfs. In " Bart the Mother " Marge says it took 53 hours for Bart to be born. His locker combination is 36-24-36, the idealized measurements of a "perfect woman" (36"-24"-36"). The name Bart is an anagram for the word "brat". In " There's No Disgrace Like Home ", Mr. Burns mistakenly reads Bart's name as "Brat".

Bart is O Negative, as revealed in " Blood Feud ", making him a universal donor, meaning he can give blood to anyone. Since Homer is A-Positive, it means he must've had a type O negative hidden due to the fact that they're both recessive traits and only shows up if both parents must be carriers. Marge must have the hidden O and negative traits as well, despite them being unknown. Bart seems to be the only person in his school with his name, as explained in " Principal Charming " where Bart tries to claim that another Bart spelled out his name on the school lawn by pouring sodium tetra sulfate on the grass. Bart has a stamp collection, as he explains when it got stolen in " Homer the Vigilante ". Bart's favorite food is a Krusty Burger. Because of Marge's father Clancy Bouvier , Bart and his sisters, Lisa and Maggie, are of French descent. Not only that, Bart can speak in French, thanks to his trip to France in " The Crepes of Wrath ", as well as Japanese from " Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo " and Spanish while preparing for a trip to Brazil in " Blame It on Lisa " despite Portuguese being the official language there.

In " The Real Housewives of Fat Tony ", it was discovered Bart has a strong sense of smell, being able to detect truffles. He possibly gets it from Homer who uses his strong sense of smell in " Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? ". Bart once had a job on Kidz Newz , along with Lisa , Milhouse , and Nelson . In " Summer of 4 Ft. 2 " it's revealed that Bart is officially the most popular kid in his school. In " Bart's Comet ", he is nicknamed "Cosmo" by the Superfriends . Bart died temporarily in " Bart Gets Hit by a Car ", but was chose to come back to Earth after being told by the Devil he had the choice to stay. He is allergic to butterscotch, imitation butterscotch, glow-in-the-dark monster make-up, and shrimp though that allergen wasn't identified until later seasons (In " The Frying Game ", Bart appears at the end saying he was at the shrimp bar). He also is allergic to cauliflower as shown in " The Heartbroke Kid ". Bart is the only character to appear in all of The Tracey Ullman Show shorts.

Bart's original name was planned to be "Matt Simpson", which is the name of creator Matt Groening . In the first seasons opening sequence while Bart is skateboarding through town, a man at the bus stop seems to resemble him. This is most likely because of the weak animation back when Simpsons first aired. He has shoplifted before. He is the only member of the Simpsons family (excluding Maggie ) who has been absent for a full episode . The article for Bart Simpson was chosen as the Article of the Day on Wikipedia on April 19, 2015. Memorable Quotes Main article: Bart Simpson/Quotes Appearances Bart appears in nearly every episode, comic issue , video game. The only episode he does not appear nor is mentioned is " Four Great Women and a Manicure ." No additional appearances need to be mentioned, nor do lack of appearances in media that are part of the current series. Bart Simpson Biography | Picture | Simpsons Character | Cartoon | Trivia | Quote Bart Simpson Biography Hate 1 It's been almost 15 years since the world first met Bart Simpson, and he's been everybody's favorite troublemaker ever since.

When he's not hanging out with his best friend Milhouse, he's dreaming up new ways to make Homer mad and torment Lisa . Bart Simpson - Little Devil It probably wasn't a surprise to anybody when Bart's first words were "aye carumba," an expression he's become famous for (along with "eat my shorts," of course). Even as a small baby , Bart's been getting into trouble; seconds after he was born, he lit Homer's tie on fire ! He had the Simpson household to himself for a while, until his baby sister Lisa was born. Bart didn't like all the attention that Lisa began getting, until it became obvious that Lisa really loved her big brother (her first word was "Bart"). Bart Simpson - Friends and Enemies Bart spends a lot of his free time hanging out with friends, including Milhouse, Martin, and even schoolhouse bully Nelson . He's also found time for crushes , particularly a new neighbor named Laura (who, unfortunately for Bart, didn't return his affections). Bart spends a lot of time in detention (just look at all the things he's been forced to write on the blackboard!), much to the satisfaction of Principal Skinner.

Bart's had his revenge on several occasions, though, most notably by spray painting a portrait of Principal Skinner with the words "I am a wiener" written underneath. And, of course, there's Bart's idolization of Krusty the Clown - and his understandable fear of former Krusty sidekick, Sideshow Bob (who has tried to kill Bart on several occasions)! Bart Simpson - A Busy Life When Bart isn't in school or at home, he's finding other ways to amuse himself. He worked as a bartender for Fat Tony for a while, and became famous on Krusty's show as the "I Didn't Do It" kid. Bart suffers from a lack of ambition, something made abundantly clear by his goal to become a drifter when he grows up. Bart Simpson - Did U Know? Bart's middle name is Jojo. His graffiti nickname is El Barto. Bart was once caught for stealing a video game called Bonestorm. Marge was in labor with Bart for 53 hours. "The Simpsons" Bart's Friend Falls in Love (TV Episode 1992) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title.

Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Bart's Friend Falls in Love TV-14 | Milhouse falls in love with Samantha, a new transfer student, and Bart becomes jealous of all the time they are spending together. Meanwhile, Homer orders a subliminal weight loss tape, but is given a vocabulary builder by mistake. Director: From $1.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 24 titles created 22 Nov 2012 a list of 24 titles created 15 Aug 2013 a list of 3738 titles created 19 Sep 2013 a list of 242 titles created 7 months ago a list of 504 titles created 6 months ago Title: Bart's Friend Falls in Love (07 May 1992) 7.8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin.

Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline A new girl in class Samantha Stanky ( Kimmy Robertson of The Last American Virgin (1982)) comes between Bart Simpson ( Nancy Cartwright ) and Milhouse ( Pamela Hayden ) when Milhouse falls for her and starts to ignore Bart. Bart snitches on the couple to Samantha's father, who has her sent to a convent school, where Milhouse and Bart visit and she confesses to still having feelings for Milhouse. The boys get back together again whilst Homer increases his word power after receiving a vocabulary building subliminal tape and not the weight loss tape expected. Written by don @ minifie-1 7 May 1992 (USA) See more » Filming Locations: The Magic 8-Ball was invented by Albert Carter and Abe Bookman in 1950. See more » Quotes Milhouse : How could this have happened? We started out like Romeo and Juliet, but instead it ended in tragedy. See more » Crazy Credits The words shown next to Homer Simpson wearing a graduation cap are real words: Satiety, triumvirate, gourmand, and boudoir. But the definitions are fictional.

See more » Connections Finding Your First True Love! 22 August 2014 | by g-bodyl (United States) – See all my reviews This is the twenty-fourth episode of the third season of the Simpsons and it is a really good one as it tackles the part of finding your first love during your pre-teen years. While it's romance, this doesn't get overly sappy so I'm happy for that. It's also funny thanks to the very great jokes including Homer becoming articulate. In this episode, "Bart's Friend Falls in Love," a girl named Samantha moves into Bart's class and his best friend, Milhouse falls in love with her. Bart thinks that will end their friendship, so he tries to stop their relationship. Meanwhile, Homer wants to lose weight so he orders a program to help him, but instead he only broadens his vocabulary while still putting on the pounds. Overall, this is a great episode exploring pre-teen love. However strong the romance plot was, I did think the subplot involving Homer was even funnier. It was nice to see what Homer would be like with even a slither of intelligence. I rate this episode 9/10.

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Question: What is the first name of Bart’s best friend?
Answer: Milhouse