[MG38] The Bart Simpson Show

The Bart Simpson Show                                  Written by Matt Groening
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[$Id: mg38 1.1 92/04/05 12:42:13 raymond Exp Locker: raymond $]
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> Didja notice...
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    Voice credits:
        NANCY CARTWRIGHT as Bart
        YEARDLEY SMITH as Lisa

    Animation producer was Margot Pipkin.
    Animators were Wesley Archer and David Silverman.

    ... Maggie fell once?  After opening the curtain.
        Twice if you cound the intro.

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> Freeze Frame Fun
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>> Above the couch is a picture of Marge with an ``Oh, my!'' expression.
   Her hair continues onto a second photo.
>> There were three mouse holes in the I&S cartoon.  None in the
   Simpsons house.

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> Assorted comments and observations
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Brian Howard {bh} gives the timing for this short as 1:13, so nothing
got cut for syndication.

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> Quotes and scene summary
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% H = Homer, B = Bart, L = Lisa
%
% The kids watch an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon.
%
% Scratchy chases Itchy down a hallway with an axe.  Itchy producse a picture
% of a female cat, and Scratchy skids to a halt, drops his jaw, and pops out
% his eyes.  Itchy tosses a stick of dynamite into Scratchy's open mouth.
% (*boom*)  Scratchy's head has been cleanly severed off (cartoon logic) and
% bounces around the floor.
%
% The kids stare, bored.  Bart slurps his soda.

H: What the hell are you kids watching?

% Homer has appeared.

L: It's Itchy and Scratchy.
B: Our favorite show.
H: Well, you're not watching it.

% Homer clicks the remote control.

B: Aw, Dad!
L: Come on, Homer!
H: No, it's too violent.  Go do something else.

% Homer leaves.

L: Now I'm <really> bored.
B: [gets an idea]  I know!

% Bart runs behind the television set, rips out the innards, tears the
% drapes from the window, and hangs them behind the (now empty) frame as
% a curtain.  Bart sings a fanfare and produces a a rabbit puppet, which
% serves as emcee.

B: It's the Bart Simpson Show!  Starring Bart Simpson!  Featuring the
   Bart Simpson Orchestra and the Bart Simpson Dancers!

% The girls applaud.

B: And now, here's the star of our show, Baaaaart Simpson!

% Bart opens the curtain and takes center stage.

B: Thanks, Ed.  Funny thing happened on my way to the studio tonight:
   I ran over my dad's head on my bike.

% Homer pops in, angry.

H: I thought I told you kids not to watch violent TV!
L: It's stupid, but it's not violent.
B: [indignant]  Oh, yeah!?
H: [confused] Bart?

% Homer grabs the remote control and clicks it.  The picture doesn't change.
% Homer then spots the TV poarts on the floor.

H: Why you little...
B: Whoa, gotta run, good-night folks!

% Bart quickly closes the curtain as Homer dives behind the TV set.
% Signs of a great struggle.  Maggie hops off the couch and opens
% the curtains, revealing Homer strangling Bart.  Maggie returns to
% the couch.  Bart strangles Homer back.  The girls applaud.
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% [End of Act One.  Time: 1:13]
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Shorts summaries Copyright 1992 by Raymond Chen.  Not to be redistributed
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remain the property of The Tracey Ullman Show, and the reproduced articles
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compilation.)