Oh and Bart tries to kill himself, but instead gets hospitalized! When the clip is shown in that episode, additional footage is seen of Homer bouncing down the cliff the second time, and after he lands at the bottom, the gurney lands on his head. 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’. Bart finds himself in some kind of bunker, where he finds electronic equipment, which appears to be a military installment. [8] Bart appearing at Springfield Gorge in the distance is based on Omar Sharif's entrance in Lawrence of Arabia. None of Homer's punishments or arguments dissuade Bart, who goes to the gorge that Saturday. At the trial, Fat Tony, Legs and Louie lie to the court, saying Bart killed Skinner. The character of Louie was based on American actor Joe Pesci, who is known for playing violent Mafia mobsters. [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. "Treehouse of Horror VIII" is a Halloween-themed episode from the ninth season of the animated comedy series The Simpsons. [4] Mantegna commented: "Who knew that Fat Tony was gonna resonate in the hearts and minds of the [Simpsons fans] out there? 9 Bart The Murderer (Season 3, Episode 4) Fat Tony hires Bart to work as a bartender for the mob in season 3’s “Bart the Murderer,” and it doesn’t take long for the mischievous prankster to fit right into the mafia lifestyle. I love the settings. She was brought in by Mr. Priestat age 13. There was another one where Homer bought teleporting machines from Proffesor Frink and he tries to kill Bart with an Axe. The episode was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky and directed by Wes Archer. : A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued Yet Again, Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bart_the_Daredevil&oldid=998571874, 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 6 January 2021, at 00:49. The episode has been referenced in numerous clip shows and flashback episodes throughout the series. Meyers also praised Swartzwelder's script. "Bart the Murderer" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons' third season. At the hospital, Dr. Hibbert shows Bart a ward full of children who have been hurt by dangerous stunts. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 10, 1991. Undeterred, Bart keeps performing daredevil stunts, and during a class trip to Springfield Gorge, announces he will jump the gorge on his skateboard the next Saturday. In There Might be Blood , Dan is asked to write an exposé article on Bart for a major magazine. 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. 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. Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. Bart rushes to confront Fat Tony at the bar after a nightmare about Skinner's ghost and his own execution. [1], The writers originally wanted American actor Sheldon Leonard to voice Fat Tony, but they were unable to get him, so they went with Joe Mantegna instead. Everyone is just a jerk here just because a baseball game! [2], Dr. Hibbert makes his first appearance on the series in the episode. The owner of the bar, mobster Fat Tony, hires Bart as a bartender. [8][9] The Chiffons's song "One Fine Day" is heard when Bart serves drinks to the mobsters during a game of poker. The Simpsons attend a monster truck rally featuring Truckasaurus, a giant robotic dinosaur that crushes their car when they accidentally drive into the arena. 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. This episode is DEFINITELY NOT worth your time! The mobsters confront Principal Skinner when they find he is giving Bart detention after school. 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 I relate to so much of it emotionally and I'm proud of the cliff ending", The Simpsons One Step Beyond Forever! Contrary to popular belief, the second fall down the gorge (ending with Homer getting hit by the gurney) was not a deleted scene from "Bart the Daredevil", but rather a scene animated exclusively for the clip show. The owner of the bar, mobster Fat Tony, hires Bart as a bartender. Fly" and "Easy-Bake Coven". In the episode, Bart stumbles upon a Mafia bar after having a terrible day at school. In "The … Treehouse of Horror III Treehouse of Horror III For the continuing series of Halloween specials, see Treehouse of Horror series. Skinner goes missing the next day and is assumed murdered. However, Bart later chooses to kill the story after the party is a disaster. [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. Hank follows Bill home, where he finds presents wrapped with fading paper. When Principal Skinner goes missing after punishing him at school, Bart is put on trial for his murder. They are soon impressed by his ability to pick winning horses and make excellent Manhattans. This episode marks the first appearances of Fat Tony (voiced by Joe Mantegna) and his henchmen, Legs and Louie. What an asshole Homer is now days. In the episode, Bart decides he wants to become a daredevil after watching famous stunt performer Lance Murdock at a monster truck rally. 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. 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. Read more about this topic: Sideshow Bob , … With Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith. [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. 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. 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 raises the subject of breakups, c… She knew there were other people like herthere, but she never got to meet th… It was first broadcast in the United States on the Fox Network on October 26, 1997. 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. Bill admits that he has been saving the gifts for Lenore’s return. Even though he thinks Mafia parodies have been overused, Jacobson thought this one brought "a fresh approach and remains consistently amusing. 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. "Bart the Mother" is the third episode of The Simpsons ' tenth season. [1] Kogen, Wolodarsky, and many other members of the Simpsons' staff were fans of Knievel's stunts, and Wolodarsky named "Bart the Daredevil" as his favorite episode among the episodes that he wrote for The Simpsons, because it is "near and dear to [his] heart". To get away from all of his threats, the Simpsons are moved into witness protection. [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. He tells the others that although he loves Christmas, the holiday marks the anniversary of his breakup with Lenore seven years ago. [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]. I'm feeling a mite peckish. [23] In his book Doug Pratt's DVD, DVD reviewer and Rolling Stone contributor Doug Pratt chooses the episode as one of the funniest of the series. 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. Tej confronts Svetlana for giving the video footage to the media. 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. With different ghosts appearing, Bart has a horrid time as he tries to recover from a rather serious medical scare. [16] In the hospital, Dr. Hibbert shows Bart a patient who tried to fly like Superman, and he also mentions the "three stooges" ward. In the episode, Bart stumbles upon a Mafia bar after having a terrible day at school. 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." [9] The scene is also referenced in the "behind the scenes" parody episode "Behind the Laughter" from season eleven. The writers originally wanted to use the song "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes for the scene, but they could not clear the copyrights for it. After it was, the writers incorporated references to the film into the episode. [19], In an interview conducted by Entertainment Weekly in 2000 celebrating the show's tenth anniversary, Groening named "Bart the Daredevil" his favorite episode of the series, and chose the scene in which Homer is loaded into an ambulance and then falls out of it as the funniest moment in the series. 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. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 10, 1991. [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). In the episode, Bart decides he wants to become a daredevil after watching famous stunt performer Lance Murdock at a monster truck rally. Bart and Lisa showed a clip where Homer was chasing Bart on the streets with a mace. [12], Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. Bob is hooked up to a electric shock device which allows the 8. [17], In its original American broadcast, "Bart the Daredevil" finished 20th in Nielsen ratings for the week of December 3–9, 1990, making The Simpsons the highest-rated television series on the Fox network that week. He found the daredevil scenes to be funny, but also appreciated the episode's scenes with "true heart". Later, Roop and Svetlana discuss their plan against the Oberois. Lisa sees her opportunity to strike here and she starts giving her brother nightmares. "Bart the Murderer" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons' third season. Bob! Ana flirts her way to get a free room. He eventually ends up in a hospital room with Murdock. 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. The episode features cultural references to songs such as "Witchcraft" and "One Fine Day", and the American television series MacGyver. Instead, Fat Tony and his henchmen visited his office and left sheepishly after Skinner scolded them for interfering in student discipline. [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". The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Rich Moore. [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. Bart quits Fat Tony's gang after learning that the bromide is true: crime does not pay. Sideshow Bob endured much as it was to be expected from being clown sidekicks, suc… The writers conceived the idea of the episode before the 1990 film Goodfellas, which has a similar plot, was released. Bart tries to make a house of cards, but Lisa Maggie make noises that have the "house" fall every time. [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. 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. [8] While strutting around the kitchen, he sings Frank Sinatra's song "Witchcraft". [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. Bart sets up a camera in her room as well and they From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia " Bart the Daredevil " is the eighth episode of The Simpsons ' second season. I remember the episode where homer was injured and decided to start a nursery. Watch The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 7 "The Call of the Simpsons" Postcards From the Wedge "Postcards From the Wedge" is the fifteenth episode of Season 21. Bart & Lisa: AAAHH!! 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. Bart injures himself trying to jump the family car on his skateboard. "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'" is the 22nd episode of The Simpsons' seventh season. [18], The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, "The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season", "The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season (1991)", "The Simpsons : The Complete Third Season", "The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References", The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! As Bart is about to perform the stunt, Homer arrives, tackles Bart and decides to jump the gorge himself to show him what it feels like to see a family member unnecessarily risking their life. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 28, 1996. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 6, 1990. “Hey Simpson! 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. 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