Bart the General
- Episode aired Feb 4, 1990
- TV-PG
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
5.6K
YOUR RATING
After being beaten up by Nelson Muntz one too many times, Bart turns to Grampa for help, and soon leads a rebellion against the school bully.After being beaten up by Nelson Muntz one too many times, Bart turns to Grampa for help, and soon leads a rebellion against the school bully.After being beaten up by Nelson Muntz one too many times, Bart turns to Grampa for help, and soon leads a rebellion against the school bully.
Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Harry Shearer
- Otto
- (voice)
- …
Jo Ann Harris
- Weasel #2
- (voice)
- …
Pamela Hayden
- Milhouse Van Houten
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe episode had problems with the censors, who did not want the characters to say "family jewels" on prime time television. The producers ignored the notes and "family jewels" remained in the episode. This act of attempted censorship was reflected in the part where Grampa Simpson writes a letter complaining of how sexualized television has become and gives a list of words he never wants to hear on TV again, one of which is "family jewels".
- GoofsHerman misspelled "Kwik-E-Mart" as "Quick-E-Mart" on his map of Springfield.
- Quotes
Abe Simpson: I am disgusted with the way old people are depicted on television. We are not all vibrant, fun-loving sex maniacs. Many of us are bitter, resentful individuals, who remember the good old days, when entertainment was bland and inoffensive.
- Crazy creditsThis episode ends with a disclaimer featuring Bart in a library telling the viewers about the reality of war and saying that the only good wars are The American Revolution, World War II, and the Star Wars trilogy and advising viewers to go to the library and look up info about war. Also the end credits roll over an exterior shot nighttime of the Simpsons' home instead of a black screen.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Simpsons: So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (1993)
Featured review
Bullying, Patton, and Nelson, oh my!
A classic episode from the very start of the series. The episode follows Bart as he tries to navigate his bully problems at Springfield Elementary. Nelson Muntz in his first appearance is quite intimidating and his bullying is not quite played for laughs like it would be for the remainder of the show. Nelson feels like a realistic adversary a kid in school would face during a pre zero tolerance America. While most of the comedy is derived from his parents having differing ineffectual opinions and the dynamic between Grandpa Simpson and local nut/war antiques dealer Herman which devoles into a full on Patton parody, its not as explosively funny like other gems like "Bart The Daredevil" "Cape Feare" "Mr Plow" or even the similarily war focused "The Lemon of Troy". The animation is still relatively crude as well, Klasky-Csupo (Rugrats) failed to keep consistency with models and many characters have squashed features that make them look more like Tommy Pickles and the gang then a character from Springfield. That being said the episode is a solid half hour of television that just barely misses out on being a masterpiece.
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- preillyboss
- Nov 8, 2023
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