"[4] In the short, amongst other things, Mr. Burns would be making planes for the war effort at his aircraft plant, Bart's spiky hair would be replaced by a pointy Jughead cap and Moe Szyslak would be a dog. [13] Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, praised the scene in which Skinner explains his disappearance to the courtroom, calling it Skinner's "finest hour" on the show. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 10, 1991. As a child she was found by Project Blackwing under Scott Riggins, where she was titled as Project Marzanna. Series creator Matt Groening said that the episode is his favorite of the series, and it is also considered among the series' best by several critics. He masks his interview by pretending to be genuinely interested in what Bart does, and Bart agrees to let him shadow at the office a few days a week. [2], Dr. Hibbert makes his first appearance on the series in the episode. Ana flirts her way to get a free room. Hank follows Bill home, where he finds presents wrapped with fading paper. She knew there were other people like herthere, but she never got to meet th… [4] Mantegna commented: "Who knew that Fat Tony was gonna resonate in the hearts and minds of the [Simpsons fans] out there? The episode features the return of guest star Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, who tries to kill Bart Simpson after getting out of jail, spoofing the 1962 film Cape Fear and its 1991 remake. [20], Since airing, the episode has received positive reviews from critics. The episode begins as Hank and his friends drink beer in the alley, Bill begins to sob. [8] In particular, the scene of Homer plummeting down Springfield Gorge has become one of the most used The Simpsons clips. [8] While strutting around the kitchen, he sings Frank Sinatra's song "Witchcraft". The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Rich Moore. After getting struck by lightning, Bartreceives visits from ghosts, who want closure only he can provide. The writers conceived the idea of the episode before the 1990 film Goodfellas, which has a similar plot, was released. Bart sets up a camera in her room as well and they "Bart the Murderer" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons' third season. Homer is airlifted into an ambulance, which crashes into a tree, causing him to fall down the gorge a second time. [8][9] The Chiffons's song "One Fine Day" is heard when Bart serves drinks to the mobsters during a game of poker. When Bart was a kid she was held by the CIA division Project Blackwing. The Simpsons attend a monster truck rally featuring Truckasaurus, a giant robotic dinosaur that crushes their car when they accidentally drive into the arena. While Bart is there, the police raid the bar. He explains that neither Bart nor the mobsters killed him. There he meets Andrea, played by Ana de Armas. people, the worst occasion for this was the season 18 episode "The Boys of Bummer", better known as "Let's torment a child for one mistake until he tries to kill himself." Kleinman concluded by noting that the episode helps The Simpsons stand apart from other animated and live action sitcoms by focusing more on the relationships between the characters than "just a humorous weekly plotline". The character of Louie was based on American actor Joe Pesci, who is known for playing violent Mafia mobsters. Bart becomes the most hated person in Springfield after he is the goat in a championship baseball game, and Homer's new Bart quits Fat Tony's gang after learning that the bromide is true: crime does not pay. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 7, 1993. He liked the decent morals explored in the episode, and called the conclusion a "great one", making it a "consistently fine episode". Apparently [the writers] got enough feedback as to how the character was liked that they wrote it in again and again, and I was kind of a recurring guy that they'd tap into at least a couple episodes a season."[5]. Bart rushes to confront Fat Tony at the bar after a nightmare about Skinner's ghost and his own execution. "Bart the Murderer" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons' third season. When Principal Skinner goes missing after punishing him at school, Bart is put on trial for his murder. [17] The episode's reference to GoodFellas was named the 28th greatest film reference in the history of the show by Total Film's Nathan Ditum. The scene was first featured outside of "Bart the Daredevil" in the season four episode "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show". [14], Bill Gibron of DVD Verdict commented that how an episode that starts with Bart's having a bad day can lead to his being tried for murder as the head of the local Mafia "is just one of the amazing monuments to this show's superiority". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 28, 1996. Meyers also praised Swartzwelder's script. [1] Mantegna was offered the role during the show's second season, and since he had seen the show before and thought it was "funny", he decided to give it a shot. Read more about this topic: Sideshow Bob , … Bart tries to impress his friends by vandalizing the Jebediah Springfield statue, enraging the whole town. In the first segemt of the season 27 episode, Treehouse of Horror XXVI, he seems to trapped Bart with a text on Milhouse cellphone, he tell Bart he will finally kill him with a gun, Bart tell he could not kill him same with a X on his [11] The scene is also referenced in the season fourteen episode "Treehouse of Horror XIII", in which a large number of Homer's clones created in the episode fall down the gorge. of Homer, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bart_the_Murderer&oldid=1000978457, Television shows written by John Swartzwelder, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 January 2021, at 17:34. Legs and Louie, Fat Tony's henchmen, also made their first appearances in this episode. Everyone is just a jerk here just because a baseball game! None of Homer's punishments or arguments dissuade Bart, who goes to the gorge that Saturday. Mind if I chew your ear?” Zombie Ned Flanders “Dad, you killed the zombie Flanders!” Bart Simpson “He was a zombie?” Homer Simpson[src] Treehouse of Horror III is the fifth episode of Season 4. Postcards From the Wedge "Postcards From the Wedge" is the fifteenth episode of Season 21. He tells the others that although he loves Christmas, the holiday marks the anniversary of his breakup with Lenore seven years ago. People start looking for him, including Sideshow Bob and the other detainees. The rally's grand finale features a death-defying stunt by legendary daredevil Lance Murdock. The episode was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky and directed by Wes Archer. Michael Moran of The Times ranked it as the third best in the show's history. At first it appears Homer will make it safely across, but he loses momentum, and plunges onto several jagged rocks during his fall until he hits the bottom of the gorge. In the scene, Homer falls down the cliff on the skateboard, bouncing off the cliff walls and finally landing at the bottom, where the skateboard lands on his head. He thought the script was smart and clever, and he enjoyed recording it. [13][14] It is also referenced in the Family Guy season thirteen episode "The Simpsons Guy", where Homer and Peter Griffin fell down to Earth in Kang and Kodos' ship and jump the gorge during their fight. When Bart himself gets stuck down there and reveals the trick, the rescue team isn’t so eager to help him out. Club, Mantegna said he thinks the reason he got the role was partly due to his performance in the 1990 Mafia film The Godfather Part III, which had opened just prior to the offer. The stunt leaves Murdock badly injured and hospitalized (he did succeed but his bike fell into the tank when he was waving to the audience), but it inspires Bart to be a daredevil. The music video for the "Do the Bartman" single premiered after this episode. Robert Terwilliger (aka Sideshow Bob) began his career as \"Sideshow Bob\", a non-speaking sidekick on Krusty the Clown's television show. With Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith. In this fifth season episode, after being released from prison, Bob makes his mission very clear: he’s going to kill Bart and be done with it. Bob! "Bart the Mother" is the third episode of The Simpsons ' tenth season. The mobsters confront Principal Skinner when they find he is giving Bart detention after school. This fall on The Simpsons’ annualHalloween episode, Kelsey Grammer will return to voice the … [12], "Bart the Daredevil" was once again referenced in The Simpsons Movie when Bart and Homer jump over Springfield Gorge on a motorcycle, and when they land on the other side, the ambulance from this episode can be seen in the background (still smashed against the tree). [6] Neil Patrick Harris guest starred in the episode as himself, portraying Bart in Blood on the Blackboard: The Bart Simpson Story, a horribly inaccurate made-for-television film based on Bart's life with the Mafia, which the Simpson family watches at the end of the episode. A great guest spot from Mantegna helps. What an asshole Homer is now days. It was the highest-rated show on Fox that week. He also appears briefly in "Moonshine River" (season 24, 2012), where he tries to sneak up from behind to kill Bart, only to be quickly hit by a train in the process. In the episode, Bart stumbles upon a Mafia bar after having a terrible day at school. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 6, 1990. The owner of the bar, mobster Fat Tony, hires Bart as a bartender. There was another one where Homer bought teleporting machines from Proffesor Frink and he tries to kill Bart with an Axe. Everyone is just a jerk here just because a baseball game! With different ghosts appearing, Bart has a horrid time as he tries to recover from a rather serious medical scare. Skinner goes missing the next day and is assumed murdered. When he returned home that day, Skinner became trapped beneath stacks of old newspapers in his garage and lay stuck there until freeing himself and racing to the courtroom. [15] DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson thought "Bart the Murderer" was season three's first "truly great" episode because it "starts off strong and gets even better as it moves". I'm feeling a mite peckish. [24] Writing for the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Simpsons writers Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky noted that "Bart the Daredevil"'s sequence in which Homer falls down the gorge is the one that "everyone remembers", noting that "he's getting much stupider by this point. [10], In the season thirteen episode "The Blunder Years", when the family is trying to find out why Homer cannot stop screaming after he is hypnotized, Homer flashes back to his greatest moment: jumping the Springfield Gorge, only to be interrupted by Lisa saying "Everyone's sick of that memory," referring to the fact that the scene has been referenced so many times. [1] The character Fat Tony makes his first appearance on the show in this episode. The owner of the bar, mobster Fat Tony, hires Bart as a bartender. "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'" is the 22nd episode of The Simpsons' seventh season. This one has been heavily requested, and it's time to finally strike it He crashes down the stairwell of the Legitimate Businessman's Social Club, a Mob bar owned by the Springfield Mafia. “Hey Simpson! At the club, Mob boss Fat Tony and his henchmen, Legs and Louie, are inhospitable towards Bart at first. [18] To promote The Simpsons Sing the Blues, the music video for the album's lead single, "Do the Bartman", premiered shortly after this episode's first broadcast. In the episode, Bart decides he wants to become a daredevil after watching famous stunt performer Lance Murdock at a monster truck rally. She was brought in by Mr. Priestat age 13. [15], At the beginning of the episode, Lisa, Bart and Bart's friends watch professional wrestling. He was modeled after the physical appearance of Paul Sorvino's character Paul Cicero in GoodFellas. Someone attempts to kill Homer, and despite the complaints of Bart and Lisa, Bob is released from prison to help find the would-be killer. Fat Tony blames Skinner's disappearance on Bart, who is put on trial for murder. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 10, 1991. I love the settings. [8] Skinner frees himself from being trapped under the newspapers in a way similar to the character Angus MacGyver's escapes in the American television series MacGyver. The scene, which also features added more graphic animation of Homer hitting the jagged rocks at the bottom of gorge, is followed by his recovery from the fall where he becomes addicted to painkillers. Lisa sees her opportunity to strike here and she starts giving her brother nightmares. It also feels like the first episode of this season that really moves the series ahead; it seems like something a little more incisive than most of what came before it. He tries to clean it up, but in the haste, misses one. [7] All the horses in the race that Bart bets on are named after a famous animated character's catchphrase: "Ain't I a Stinker?" This episode marks the first appearances of Fat Tony (voiced by Joe Mantegna) and his henchmen, Legs and Louie. His younger brother, Cecil, was actually the one who was auditioning for the role, which Krusty was not impressed by and saw Bob as the ideal comic foil who would be ridiculous and never stand him up. It was first broadcast in the United States on the Fox Network on October 26, 1997. [26], So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show, "Rare Simpsons Comic of Abandoned "Nazis on Tap" Short", "Recording world beware: Simpsons sing the blues", "The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season", "The Simpsons - The Complete Second Season", "Bart the Daredevil is my fav. In the episode, Bart decides he wants to become a daredevil after watching famous stunt performer Lance Murdock at a monster truck rally. After being loaded into an ambulance at the top of the cliff, the ambulance crashes into a tree, and the gurney rolls out, causing Homer to fall down the cliff again. However, Bart later chooses to kill the story after the party is a disaster. I relate to so much of it emotionally and I'm proud of the cliff ending", The Simpsons One Step Beyond Forever! To get away from all of his threats, the Simpsons are moved into witness protection. Tej confronts Svetlana for giving the video footage to the media. Bart tries to make a house of cards, but Lisa Maggie make noises that have the "house" fall every time. Fly" and "Easy-Bake Coven". Directed by Rob Oliver. "[16] Andy Patrizio of IGN called "Bart the Murderer" his favorite of the season, and praised the episode for its references to The Godfather and MacGyver. This episode first introduces us to Bob’s hatred of Krusty, as he tries to kill the clown’s career by faking a robbery before Bart involves himself and begins Bob’s newfound hatred. [10] The scene in which Bart wakes up screaming after having a nightmare about Skinner is a reference to a scene in the 1972 film The Godfather, in which Jack Woltz screams after waking up in bed and finding a decapitated horse head by his side. Bart then shifts to a different hotel. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 27, 1998. In common with all the previous Simpsons Halloween episodes, the program is made up of three self-contained stories; "The Homega Man", "Fly vs. The character Lance Murdock was based on Evel Knievel, an American motorcycle daredevil and entertainer famous in the United States and elsewhere between the late 1960s and early 1980s. In the same episode, 'Flanders' Ladder,' she does exactly that when Bart suffers a coma after falling from the ladder. "[25] Kogen also considers the episode to be his favorite of the ones he has written. [8] Bart appearing at Springfield Gorge in the distance is based on Omar Sharif's entrance in Lawrence of Arabia. Om Tries to Kill Himself! It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 6, 1990. After it was, the writers incorporated references to the film into the episode. [11], In its original American broadcast, "Bart the Murderer" finished 31st in the ratings for the week of October 7–13, 1991, with a Nielsen rating of 13.4, equivalent to approximately 12.5 million viewing households. [2] He felt honored they had asked him. [8], Lance Murdock is a parody of famous daredevils such as Evel Knievel and Matt Murdock, the alter ego of the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia " Bart the Daredevil " is the eighth episode of The Simpsons ' second season. [5][6] Simpsons character designer Phil Ortiz adapted the short as a four-page comic book and handed out copies at Wizard World Philadelphia on June 2, 2016.[7]. After a particularly bad day — Santa's Little Helper eats his homework and he forgets his permission slip for a school field trip to a chocolate factory — Bart loses control of his skateboard during a downpour. [4] Matt Groening thought the piece was too weird and nixed it, thinking it was too early in the series to present something so offbeat to the audience. [16] In the hospital, Dr. Hibbert shows Bart a patient who tried to fly like Superman, and he also mentions the "three stooges" ward. The Russian wrestler in the ring, Rasputin, is named after mystic Grigori Rasputin. I just love it. Not wanting to see his father die on his account, Bart abandons the stunt and promises to stop being a daredevil; as Homer hugs Bart, the skateboard accidentally rolls down a hill and flies over the gorge. Oh and Bart tries to kill himself, but instead gets hospitalized! [3] In an interview with The A.V. The episode was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky and directed by Wes Archer. Bart and Lisa showed a clip where Homer was chasing Bart on the streets with a mace. Mantegna has since appeared many times on the show as Fat Tony, who became a recurring character; it is Mantegna's longest-running role in his acting career. The sequence of Bart crashing down the stairwell to the Mafia bar is similar to a scene in the film Goodfellas and "A Bronx Tale" , in which a young boy is employed by a Mafia as their messenger. This episode is DEFINITELY NOT worth your time! [2], The episode was originally too short to air, so Al Jean and Mike Reiss wrote a filler piece which was a parody of cartoon shorts from the 1940s called "Nazis on Tap. 1 Cape Feare (9.2) Known to be one of the best episodes of The Simpsons ever, let alone the best Sideshow Bob episode, is ‘Cape Feare’. Bob is hooked up to a electric shock device which allows the 8. After Fat Tony hires him as the club's bartender and errand boy, Bart starts wearing Rat Pack suits, tries to bribe Principal Skinner to avoid punishment, and allows the Mob to store a truckload of stolen cigarettes in his bedroom until they can be fenced. [12], Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. Yes, Bart Bass finally booked his first class ticket to the underworld in tonight’s episode of Gossip Girl but it was a long path to get there. Sideshow Bob endured much as it was to be expected from being clown sidekicks, suc… [4] Audio from the piece was released online by Simpsons storyboard artist John Mathot in 2006. "Bart the Daredevil" is the eighth episode of The Simpsons' second season. S1 E19 15 Jul 2016 12+ Anika asks Shivaay to leave. Bart injures himself trying to jump the family car on his skateboard. Lisa persuades him to visit Murdock at the hospital, hoping he will discourage Bart from jumping the gorge but instead, Murdock encourages Bart to be a daredevil. [21] DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson enjoyed the episode, and referred to its opening by claiming that "any episode that starts with the brilliance that is Truckasaurus has to be good." [3] When the Fox network moved The Simpsons to prime time on Thursdays to compete against the National Broadcasting Company's (NBC) top-rated The Cosby Show, the writing staff instead decided to make Hibbert a parody of Bill Cosby's character Dr. Cliff Huxtable. At the hospital, Dr. Hibbert shows Bart a ward full of children who have been hurt by dangerous stunts. [7] Nate Meyers of Digitally Obsessed named the episode the best in the third season, and commented that there are "many priceless moments" in it, such as Homer's meeting with the Springfield Mafia. 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