Stalker: The Simpsons

by QueenAlicorn

A personal study of the Simpsons for my stories.

18. Bart- Season 3

Disclaimer: I do not own the Simpsons or it's characters.

Chapter 18, Bart (season 3)

[Stark Raving Dad]

It's a little funny that Bart's mind instantly jumps to Homer's death, and he is surprised that he is relieved to hear Homer's ok.

I wonder why Bart tends to get like an old man sometimes. You know, perhaps he does that to get attention.

Bart gets annoyed at Lisa and he promises to get her a present, though that may have been to shut her up.

Bart is suppose to watch Maggie, but then he gets distracted by the Krusty hotline that is advertised on the back of his cereal. He probably didn't think much about calling the line because Maggie is so little. And when Marge comes back and sees Maggie dangling from the ceiling fan, he instantly makes up some excuse that makes him seem innocent.

I can't help but wonder if Bart knew that his hat would dye the white clothes. I mean it's not like he really does his own laundry, so this could have actually been an accident.

Bart filled out an absentee ballot for Homer. Chances are Bart will do that again in the future. Bart does ask Homer a few of the questions, but then he finds a reason to say yes to every question.

Bart once again confirms with Lisa that he is giving her a gift, though he does call it an empty gesture.

Bart doesn't believe that Michael Jackson is with his dad, but quickly changes his mind after asking the man a question.

I'm actually a little surprised that Bart knew what a lobotomy was. I didn't know what it was until college. But Bart has a little fantasy for what Homer would be like if he did get a lobotomy. Though Bart also recognizes that it's too good to be true.

Bart is a big fan of Michael Jackson, showing off by moonwalking and humming the song 'Beat it'.

Seriously, Bart? Your mother is upset. Even if she did say 'poor house', that was not the time to fight over it.

Bart is naturally surprised when Homer is nice to him on the phone. After hearing the news, Bart couldn't help but call Milhouse and told him in confidence. But Milhouse told someone, and someone told someone, and then the next thing you know there is a crowd of people at the Simpson house. He obviously wasn't expecting everyone and if that wasn't bad enough he was certainly surprised when this 'Michael Jackson' got out of the car.

Everyone is mad at Bart, but it's Lisa that actually makes him feel bad. Bart did break his promise and didn't buy her anything for her birthday.

Finally, Bart does accept Michael's help, but it does take him a while to actually take the task seriously. I bet the only reason Bart woke Lisa up at 6 is because it's a little bit of payback for when she did that earlier in the week. I actually do like Bart's song for Lisa and his little bongo act makes it really special.

And at the end, when Michael explains how he was Leon, Bart is surprised at first, then happy like the rest of the Simpsons. Plus, in the credits, you hear the song once again, but Lisa plays her saxophone too. Can you imagine how sweet it would be if this were a song the two could perform together.

[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]

Bart does look like he is enjoying the story Homer read from the Reader's Digest.

Heh, Bart is so excited over the meatloaf-men that he doesn't even wait for it to cool before taking a bite out of one. You know, if Bart got into cooking, those meatloaf men could totally be something that he could get behind.

Bart knows that he isn't going to win the essay contest so instead he gets everyone to back up Lisa. Which is kinda sweet.

Bart tries to be really annoying to the innocent victims who have never met a Simpson before. He backs his chair to annoy the person behind him, he freaks out the plane by releasing the oxygen masks, and he traps a man in the elevator, and that's just off of the top of my head.

Bart got to sit in the front seat of the cab. I wonder if he chose that spot or if he was just the last person to get in the cab.

Then Bart calls 'first bedsies' which Lisa knows is a made up thing. But because Lisa called him out on it, Bart, in turn, messed with Lisa by making her believe something was wrong with her bed. Bart prank calls Homer at 2:00am, and I found it interesting that he and Lisa were both dressed when they did the call. This leads me to believe that they stayed up talking to each other when they decided to make the call.

Bart plays in the spirit of St. Louis as if he is in the middle of a war zone. Though how on earth did he get up there? He must have been very determined to be in that particular plane. And when Homer yells at him for being in it, he waits and takes his sweet time before getting out of the plane.

When they see the Washington monument, Bart is holding a purple balloon, which perhaps is his favorite color. That or he accepted whatever they gave himself.

Bart takes advantage of the all expenses paid part of their trip and he isn't afraid to spend about their money. And at least Bart wasn't killed by Homer at the whole thing.

Bart really, really hates the pianist they have at the essay contest. Bart is the only Simpson to look around for Lisa, he must have been really worried about his sister. Though once Lisa did start reading her 2nd essay, he got really excited over all of the fuss she was causing. Until he got nervous and sank down in his chair. Heh, part of me really loves the way Bart is chanting 'cesspool'. And Bart does seem disappointed when Lisa didn't win the contest.

Bart can't take the singing anymore and he takes out the pianist. He excuses his actions by saying that he was standing up for what he believed in.

[When Flanders Failed]

Bart can clearly tell that Homer is loving the smell of the barbecue, and he chooses to extend the torture by over exaggerating his enjoyment of the food. We also see Bart playing tag with the other kids, and I bet most of these people are just people from the neighborhood, so it is possible that Bart plays with these kids on a regular basis. Bart watches 6-7 hours of tv a day.

Bart is excited about learning karate, but it seems he is doing it less for himself and more for Marge. But after Bart gets there, and he sees how 'bogus' it is, Bart abandons the class and just plays video games in the mall instead. I'm pretty sure that Bart abandoned the Art of War that was given to him, but I suppose if you wanted to, you can say that he took the book with him as he left. That way he could start reading or say a quote from it, or something.

Bart understandably hesitates when he talks about his karate lesson, and he starts off with a half-truth, followed by a false demonstration.

Looks like Bart is fast when he wants to be, and it looks like he really does know the layout of the mall. Or at least his route anyways. He also says more lies to make Homer believe that he is still in the class.

Bart obviously abuses his fake knowledge of the touch of death, and forces Lisa to do trivial things like keep changing the tv channel. You know the first channel sounded like some talk show, and when Lisa changed the channel, you could clearly hear gunshots and sirens and tires squealing. I guess it's most likely an action flick, but Bart says that he grows weary of it. So I guess Bart likes the talks how more than the action movie. Uh, ok, weird, but moving on.

Bart really liked swindling Ned out of his stuff. Even if he didn't have an active role, Lisa is right, he didn't try to stop Homer. Heck, Bart got stuff out of the deal, so he could have helped for all we know. Bart is kinda stuck, he doesn't want to admit that he doesn't know karate, but that won't stop the bullies from hurting him. He tries not to engage, but that doesn't work. Then his hail Mary is to try and give the same demonstration he gave his family, and hope that they buy his bluff. It didn't work. They beat Bart up and hang him on the basketball hoop by his underwear. Next time we see Bart, he walks into the Leftorium singing along with everyone else. I bet he had to stop taking his karate class though.

[Bart the Murderer]

The episode starts off with Bart in a happy mood, and I suppose that only amplifies the fact that this is one of the worst days of his life. He stepped on a sharp toy, Homer stole his police badge, Santa's Little Helper (actually) are his homework, missed the bus, walked to school in the rain, embarrasses himself in front of his classmates, forgot his permission slip, was forced to spend the day licking envelopes, and his skateboard broke on his way home... I mean... there is only so much you can do to a person. Granted Bart's homework was wrong, and he clearly uses the dog excuse often. So I doubt Mrs. Krabappel would believe him.

I do appreciate the fact that Bart knows how to read time. I know several people who do not know how to read a real clock, and I just enjoy that. It seems like Bart was so disappointed in missing his field trip that he barely argues with Skinner. But I think we can all agree that Bart, who is having such a bad day, wouldn't be that scared of Fat Tony and his gang because of how upset he would have been. Who would have known that all his attitude would have earned him a spot in the gang.

Ok, now with the Flaming Moe episode, Bart does show a knowledge of mixing drinks, so it would make sense for Bart to recognize which alcohol was which. I feel like his Manhattan is so great because he doesn't know how many ounces he is putting in the shaker. Although, the Manhattan is clear in the picture and Bart's is brown, so with the fancy bottles, he could have used a different base.

Bart's job pays $39 a week, but he makes so much more in tips. I wonder what he did with all the money he saved.

Though it is clear that since he spending so much time with Tony's gang, he does start acting like them. But you know, I wouldn't say that's the only reason his behavior changed. I mean he doesn't do that at home. I think Bart acts differently because Tony and the others respect Bart enough to treat him like an adult. I mean, sure, Bart sits on Tony's lap and they all watch Itchy and Scratchy together, but for the most part they treat Bart like anyone else. I bet Bart could still be a really good bartender. He loves showing off for others, and sometimes drinks involve fire and what not. Bart could have some real fun with that.

How on earth did no one notice all those boxes going into Bart's room?

I wonder if Bart kept filing his nails after all that was said and done.

Bart bluntly asks if Tony and others are crooks, which either means that he really trusts them, or that he is too impatient to find a subtle way of asking.

You know, if Bart bribed Principal Skinner, then he probably paid his friends to spray paint the wall.

Bart probably worked at the club for a while, so if this is the first time he was late for work, then maybe working the job actually kept him out of trouble. So I suppose that if Bart got another job, one he really enjoys, then he might behave more in school.

Sure Bart was venting to Fat Tony, but surely he could never have guessed that would cause so much trouble. Also, I kinda love the way Bart takes a shot of milk. Alright, Bart draws a drawing of Skinner being... very dead. But part of this could be from spending so much time with the gangsters.

Though he does feel like he was responsible for Skinner's disappearance. I bet Bart would have traditionally been a part of all this 'what happened to Skinner' stuff at school. It does make him jump when Nelson says 'I heard Bart had Skinner killed by gangsters'. But I do wonder how that rumor went around. Perhaps that secretary or a hall monitor saw Fat Tony and over heard them talking about Bart.

Bart's nightmare shows us just how guilty/nightmare Bart feels for Skinner's disappearance. It seems like he feels solely responsible and deserves whatever punishment that is to come. Regardless, he is so scared by his dream that he jumps out of his bed and runs out of his house, just so he can confront them.

By the way did anyone notice the way Bart covered his face in the identical position Fat Tony's picture was earlier?

Now for the trial, ignoring the drawing of Bart, this is a very serious case. Bart trusted these guys and they accused him of everything the club ever did. It's too much for a little kid, and it should have seemed ridiculous. Bart said goodbye to the gang and therefore his bartending job ended. The episode ends with a movie made about Bart's trial. Though we don't hear much about the movie later.

[Homer Defined]

Bart and Milhouse's relationship gets tested here. Bart is so excited about Milhouse's present, and that could partly be because it's a toy for both of them. Bart gets so confused when people on the bus comment on Milhouse's party. And he is incredibly hurt that he was the only one that couldn't go. He is so upset that he stays on the bus. I mean he does talk to Otto and I doubt that helped at all. I wonder if Bart and Otto were still on the bus during that 'duck and cover' thing. Can you imagine if he was and when he got in the building everyone would be telling him about the almost meltdown?

Bart does the salt trick to get back at Milhouse and to make them even, but he doesn't know the whole story. Bart is a bad influence, but the two kinda balance each other out, and they clearly care so much about one another. And I kinda think it's sweet that Bart offered to double Milhouse's allowance. Though it would slightly imply that Bart felt like he needed to pay Milhouse in order to be his friend. But it does no good. Bart can't even enjoy Itchy and Scratchy because of how much he misses Milhouse. Bart and Milhouse have really done a lot together, and Bart looks at through his scrapbook at all of the memories that they shared.

Then Milhouse calls Bart on the Willie talkie. I think Bart got me because, in a way, Milhouse choose his mother over him. Or at least, that's how he feels.

So Bart starts spending more time with Maggie. I think this shows that Bart really doesn't have a lot of friends. Besides if Maggie tried to get away, Bart could always pick her up.

I do think it's a little odd that Bart chooses board games that are a bit harder. Either he really likes them or he chose to play games that Maggie would have a hard time playing.

When Milhouse radios him again, I originally thought that it was weird that Bart asked if Milhouse's mother had died. But Bart was probably thinking that would be the only way they could be friends again. Bart knew right away that Marge helped him out, and it is nice that the two can depend on each other.

[Like Father, Like Clown]

Bart loves Krusty. Most Simpson fans know this. But Bart gets pushed to the edge when Krusty once again cancels dinner with the Simpson fan. Heck he got all dressed up and everything. Then he stays upset until Marge tells him Krusty will show up.

Bart is more then happy to answer the door for Krusty, and he also competent sees through Milhouse's act. Bart loves Krusty's show, but he does want the man to relax during their dinner. Bart tries to be sweet and pleasant, even though he hits Milhouse, I think he succeeded.

In the photo album, we see a couple of pictures of Bart. Bart's first hair cut; I imagine Bart made a joke about Homer's baldness. Bart learns to swim. Homer throws Bart in a pool, which is possibly the way Abe taught Homer. Duff Gardens, where Bart is being held up on a roller coaster ride. Fourth of July, where Homer lights a firework in Bart's hand. Basically a whole bunch of pictures of Bart being scared. By the end of the evening, everyone is glad to get rid of Krusty.

Bart and Lisa knew that they needed to help Krusty so they go to Reverend Lovejoy for help. Heh, so they don't listen to his sermons, and pretend that his show is a hit. Heh, part of me loves the fact that Bart thought that they found the wrong guy. I do think that it was smart for Bart to call the show. To have his question be observed by two people the Rabbi can respect if nothing else.

Bart goes to Yiddle's Jokeshop, the same one that Krusty talked about in his flashback. Though I think Bart just wanted to dress up, even if he never wears that Rabbi costume again.

Lisa calls the Rabbi, and it seems like Bart called Krusty. Probably because they knew which lie would would best. But Bart did go to France in the first season, so he could possibly speak a little French while he did the nasally voice.

Heh, Bart plays with the pop up book. Slightly sadistic, but I still like it.

I wonder how Bart kept finding the Rabbi. It's like Bart stalked him, just to get the Rabbi to forgive Krusty. And I wouldn't put that past him.

Bart doesn't ask Lisa to learn ancient Hebrew, but he does stare at her to 'pressure her' without saying a word.

Hey, look, Bart is playing chess again. I'm still surprised that he understands how to play.

[Treehouse Of Horror 2]

Bart dressed up as an executioner. I suppose it is a good that Bart doesn't really have any body issues. He walked around shirtless without any problems. Even if I were a guy, I don't think that I could do that.

Bart starts the sarcastic train, and his nightmare is like an episode of the Twilight Zone. Though first Bart does allow Lisa to sleep in his bed after she bribed him.

Now as I mentioned in Lisa's chapter, every aspect of a dream is a hint to the dreamer's subconscious. So the last thing Bart sees when he goes to sleep is his Krusty the clown jack-in-the-box. So it does make sense for that to later appear in his dream.

Bart dreams that he is a monster and everyone is scared of him. The monster part could be how he believes others see him. Like his teachers, or other adults. They see him and they know of the bad things he had done and they still pretend to be happy around him, because they have to. So this dream kinda amplifies the way Bart thinks others feel about him.

If, in Bart's dream, he sees himself as a mind reader, this could be a subtle way to tell Bart and the audience that Bart can read people really well.

As for the 'turning people into grotesque walking terrors' bit. This can also be a hint of how Bart behaves. I mean, take Homer for instance. Yes, he tends to have a short fuse, but for the most part he is just an absent-minded, carefree, person. Actually, now that I think about it, I can't recall a moment when Homer chokes anything other than Bart. So really, if Bart's jokes or pranks can set people off like that, he may think they have transformed into a 'grotesque walking terror'. But I suppose that it's a bit sad that Bart feels like he has to force others to be nice to him.

Now, one of the twins ran away from Bart when he got on the bus, and honestly in this case, this could prove that Bart had a crush on one of the twins.

Otto works the breaks since Bart can't reach the peddles, but Otto doesn't seem that bothered by the way Bart is driving. This lack of fear could be a subtle way to show that Bart feels accepted by Otto.

Bart does take advantage of his power. He gets a special chair, and the twins wait on him and he is the only one who gets 'A' which he thought was a real grade. The Camp Krusty episode in season 4 has Lisa telling him that it wasn't real, but here he thinks it's a real grade. Actually, I bet this is how Bart would feel if he started getting better grades. Like, 'look whose high and mighty now' kind of thing. If you look closely Bart wrote 'eat my shorts' on his test as answers.

Bart is incomplete control over everyone and everything in his space. But it looks like Homer isn't really a part of that. It shows that Bart feels that Jomer cares more about gambling/television or football or other things, more than Bart. So Bart uses that against Homer. And it's a shame that Bart forces his idol to perform nonstop. 346 consecutive hours that 14 days and 10 hours. He is sleep deprived and everything else, but Bart cares more about being able to watch the show whenever he wants then Krusty's well-being.

Homer tries to kill Bart, so Bart turns him into that jack-in-the-box that we saw earlier. Now I do think it's funny because originally Homer was suppose to be Krusty the Clown, which is why their designs are so simi. But we have taken a toy that Bart loves because of Krusty, and turned Homer into it. Now if we think about it, maybe this is a sign that Bart really does 'idolize' Homer the way Marge said he does. Krusty is Bart's idol and then instead of Krusty's face, we put Homer's? The symbolism alone is enough to show that Bart respects Homer.

Dr. Marvin Monroe is the only Psychologist that Bart knows, so it would makes sense for Bert to think of him for this moment. But this does bring into question that Bart does crave attention from Homer. So they start hanging out and doing a whole bunch of father-son activities. Going to a baseball game, going fishing, shooting cans with a B.B. gun, going to church, even riding a roller coaster. Homer even tucks Bart into Bed even though, it's not easy for him. They have had so much fun that Bart returns Homer's body. And it was such a sweet moment, until Bart wakes up screaming. This probably scared Bart because he doesn't want to acknowledge the fact that he wants Homer's attention.

Bart and Lisa jump into. The safety of their parents bed and they all go back to sleep. The ending is a bit unique because it could still be part of Homer's dream, but maybe it's not. So there is a 50/50 shot that Bart is a biter.

[Lisa's Pony]

Bart decided to participate in the talent show but I did think it was a little funny that he decided to do impressions instead of, say, yo-yo tricks or how good he is with a slingshot. All the kids enjoyed the performance, which I guess works out since he got in trouble for it.

I wonder if Bart teased Homer about spending time with Lisa because he was jealous. Think about it, we just had an episode where Bart dreams of getting the attention he craves from Homer. And now he sees Homer is giving that attention to Lisa? It probably makes him jealous.

Bart tells Homer that he doesn't love him, so Bart could get a moped, but Homer doesn't believe him.

I was thinking, maybe it was Bart's idea to have Abe play that video game. He use to play that video boxing game with Homer, and Homer was going to bear him. Perhaps Bart wants to play with Abe so that he can brutally beat someone; like he use to do with Homer; but Bart turns out to be a backseat player, which confused Abe. I guess it wasn't exactly what Bart was hoping for.

When Homer sneaks back Bart is excited at Homer getting in trouble.

Then, when Homer passes out, Bart freaks out because he thought that Marge killed him. So that kind of begs the question, what did Bart think Homer did, that was so bad, that it would drive Marge to homicide?

Bart and Lisa stay up, and they watch tv, even if they don't understand/enjoy the jokes being made.

Bart felt bad for Homer until Marge told him that Homer's second job was at the Kwik-e-mart. He probably thinks that job is sad and pathetic. I still have a job in the food business and I don't enjoy it on most days. So I think it sucks that Bart laughs at Homer because of where he works.

As for the whole 'I can make her give up the pony' deal, well I'm starting to see why Fat Tony wanted to keep Bart in the gang.

Side note, looks like Bart needs his hands to whistle.

Bart... it sucks enough to deal with difficult customers, but it's hard when you actually know and/or are friends with the difficult customer. It's just frustrating that Bart is having so much enjoyment over Homer's situation.

[Saturdays of Thunder]

Bart makes his own soap box derby. It's not his first one though. In the 'Marge vs. Itchy and Scratchy' episode, Bart talks to Lisa about finishing their derby's then. Lisa and Bart probably figured out how to make their own derby's then. Though it looks like he used more safety techniques with Lisa then here listening to Homer.

It is a little funny that Bart never thought of building his racer as a hobby. Bart probably considered hobbies as something boring, and uninteresting.

Bart stole the lumber, off of the advice/quotes of Ronnie Beck. Obviously this is the first time we have heard of Ronnie Beck being Bart's hero, but that's the way cartoons work.

Bart is unphased at Homer being taken away. Shows how concerned Bart is about Homer.

Anyways, Bart really doesn't want Homer's help with the racer. Finally he gives in by giving Homer a trivial task. They work together and get along and bond like they never had before.

Bart also thinks helmets are for wusses.

Bart's racer didn't even cross the finish line by itself. Bart probably had to get out and push the racer.

Ok, so when you think of Bart's friends, I'm willing to bet that Martin is not the first person you think of. Heck, for some people, he wouldn't even be in the top five. But here Bart is the first person to visit Martin after the accident. Considering that Martin got to the hospital by ambulance, that probably means that Homer and Bart got in the car right away and went to the hospital.

Bart loves Lance Murdock, so of course he is gonna think Martin's crash was cool. Both boys don't want Nelson to win, so they decide to have Bart race Martin's car, even if it would hurt Homer's feelings. I think part of the reason Bart agreed so quickly is a result of all the people who insulted the appearance of his racer.

He didn't expect Homer to be so disappointed and I get it. Bart probably thought that Homer would explode with rage like he normally has. Regardless, Bart practices the Honor Roller, though I wish he didn't practice on the road in front of his house.

Bart actually wants Homer to be there for him, which is really sweet. Though when Homer doesn't go, he can't concentrate on the race. And he doesn't care that Martin slaps him... twice... His confidence is restored when he sees that Homer showed up after all.

Heh, did you notice that Bart got grossed out when the chick isn't the swimsuit kissed him? Oh, he is such a kid.

I do love that Ronnie Beck presented the trophy to Bart. It was cool that Bart finally got the chance to meet his hero.

Turns out Bart is a sore winner, but he seems to recognize that he may have a difficult time winning in the future. Bart and Homer tease Nelson together, and they give each other a bid hug. It's sweet. You know I really should have a section where we see bonding moments like this one.

[Flaming Moe's]

Ok, Bart is still up because of all the noise Lisa's slumber party is causing. Ok, now we have seen Sherri and Terri kiss Bart on the cheeks, but it looks like this is the first kiss he has on the mouth. It's just a shame that he didn't want it.

Bart tries to get Homer to say his name, but he just gets annoyed and speaks anyways.

Now Bart has to outrun Lisa's sleepover. But it does little good. I was thinking though, in a few episodes, we see him in heels, and wigs, and dresses; so there would be a chance that he would have enjoyed getting the make over from the girls. But we'll never know, because he jumped out the window to avoid them.

Moving on, Bart decides to pick Homer for the inventor he admires. But on one hand, how on earth did he sneak all of those liquor bottles past Marge? And how did he know which alcohol to get? And how did Bart know the recipe? I mean, Homer wasn't exact when he talked about the drink to Moe. Not only that, but Bart wasn't in the room when Homer first created the drink. How did he know that it was Homer's invention? Well, maybe Homer made the drink for Marge to prove to her that Moe stole the drink. Than all Bart had to do was remember what Homer did. And perhaps he kept the paper bag by the front door so that g bcould just grab and go. Maybe.

Where did Bart find a T-shirt that said 'I got toasted at Flaming Moe's'. Because at first glance, that would be a shirt that Moe would sell at the bar. But there is a better change that this is a shirt that Comic Book Guy/Jeff Albertsons made. I mean, he did sell shirts after that incident where Homer stopped the power plant from exploding. So Bart probably bought the T-shirt from him. Although if your story requires Bart getting the shirt at Moe's then, ok.

Bart takes his shirt off and starts eating, so this is another indicator that Bart doesn't have any body issues.

Oh, I love this prank call. I bet Bart thought this would be the greatest call ever because the crowd was larger. Bart was uncomfortable and honest so that he could stop real quick. Bart hates to mow the lawn and with that push mower I can't blame him. That could be why Marge promised Bart more money to do it. With the words being replaced with 'Moe', I wonder if they got into a discussion on The Shining or not.

[Burns Verkaufen Der Kraftwerk]

As usual Bart is watching Itchy and Scratchy. When Bart learns how much their stock was, he too started imagining what he could do with that money. Buying a monster truck, eating tons of milkshakes, and even getting a jet pack so he can write insults in the sky. In the jet pack fantasy, we see Milhouse and Martin in that one. I guess that means that Bart sees the two equally. Hm, interesting, I should discuss that later though.

Bart kicked Homer in the butt, though I doubt he actually got in trouble for that.

Bart goes downstairs in a robe, perhaps he just took a bath? Makes sense, and it's something to remember. Bar traditionally take baths in the morning, people.

Bart feeds the cat, which shows us how the Simpsons start making cuts. Bart's money saving techniques aren't the greatest, but he could have actually done something helpful.

I'm surprised that Bart was the one who had to bring Homer home. After all, he can't, or at least shouldn't, be driving. Marge probably expects him to get Homer and either walk home with him, or possibly make Homer drive back.

Bart is obviously worried about Moe after all, the prank calls he's done. Moe remembers Bart, who use to come to the bar with Homer. Moe treats Bart like nephew, so I bet the two could really, be close when Bart gets older. Parts of me is surprised that Bart could remember the old song he sang for Moe, but this does show us a bit more innocent side of Bart.

Bart goes so far as to crush Mr. Burns' foot, but Moe is loving every second of it. Though, of course, Bart is happy that Homer got his job back.

[I Married Marge]

Bart could instantly tell that there was a chance that Marge was pregnant. He is impressed that Homer could get Marge pregnant again. I wonder if Bart has given any thought to having any kids of his own. Does he want a big family or a small family? Well, I'm sure we will learn the answer in due time.

Racing babies? Seriously, Bart?

Though Bart did ask about Marge being pregnant with him, which did lead to Homer's story. Of course Bart and Lisa keep leaving during the story, so it is a little hard to know what he heard and what he didn't.

Bart wants to name the baby Kool Moe Dee Simpson. And, um, I wouldn't put it past him to actually name his kids that in the future.

Looks like Bart really was causing trouble from the womb; mooning the doctor and all. Must have been pretty advanced to know exactly what was going on, and where they were looking.

I guess Bart has an advanced sweet tooth if he really wanted to eat a can of frosting for lunch. Bart must be smarter then he looks. He managed to recognize a lighter and set Homer's tie on fire when he was ten minutes old. He is smart and advanced, he just doesn't know how to apply that.

Also, he is playing Chinese checkers with Lisa. I never learn to play that game, but I always thought it looked difficult, so it's nice that they know how to play.

[Radio Bart]

Happy Birthday, Bart. You turn 10 once again. Part of me loves seeing the height chart on the wall. Growing up I couldn't do that because I was a military brat who kept moving around. I think it could be a reminder to Bart of all the things he has overcome in the past. Then he turns on the tv to watch Krusty and see his name on the Krusty Birthday Pals list. He spent $8 on it and he doesn't regret it.

Here's the thing, though. That text moves rather quickly and yet Bart followed his name from the bottoms of the screen to the top. He has got to have a natural ability to notice small details. And you know the odd thing I was thinking about, is the realization that Batt would be a natural at recognizing facial ticks. In high school, I took a forensic class and my teacher showed us the pilot episode for Lie to Me. And the show talks a lot about facial expression, body language, tone of voice, and how all of that can determine if one is lying or not. Deception research, as they called it. And this one character had a natural ability to read body language, because of an over emotional parent. So it is possible that Bart can notice small things like that because of Homer (and his anger). Though is that is the case, I wonder if Bart could become the next Dr. Cal Lightman. I bet he could be happy as a deception researcher.

Abe Simpson calls Bart for his birthday, and Bart does seem to appreciate it, even if he doesn't take the call.

Bart has 46 cards/coupons for free birthday stuff. So that shows that Bart must have been collecting them for a couple of days or weeks. From the coupons we saw, he got free ice cream, shave, and a tango lesson. Bar is too young to shave, and that makes me think that he wanted the free stuff because it was free, and not because they were things he seemed to care about.

Although he does make the tango dancer swoon. Bart seems to be a great dancer at times, but doesn't do much with it. Also, Bart was able to pull and hold that woman up; which is kinda impressive if you consider the fact that he is ten.

At Wall E Weasel's Bart talks to many of his guests in a social and history manner. Honestly I think Bart had his birthday at Wall E's because it is much like an arcade, but you can eat there. I mean he doesn't go crazy for the mascot or the animatronics so he either is there for the games or that's where his parents could afford.

For his birthday, Bart got a label maker, wool socks, the book Dr. Marvin Monroe's Guide to Etiquette, a cactus, the microphone and a jacket and hat that matches Martin. He was having a great time until the gifts, which is a bit materialistic, but still.

Then Bart goes home and labels everything he can find, possibly as his way of saying 'I should have gotten more'. He even labeled his dog, which probably sucked to get out of his fur. Bart uses the microphone to prop his window open, which can suggest that Bart's room gets a little hot, or he likes the breeze. But that hardly matters. Bart returns the microphone to Homer when he complains. Perhaps Bart assumed that Homer bought Bart a gift he could steal; like Homer does for Marge.

Bart sits in his room, staring at the hat Martin gave him and reflecting on his day. He is sad until Marge shows him how well the microphone works. So the first thing he does is pull a prank on Homer. He got Homer pretty well, which is probably why Bart continued with it.

Um, side note though, was it really necessary for Bart to put a 'property of Bart' sticker on Homer's butt? It almost seems dirty in a way.

Bart made Homer think Aliens were talking, he spied on Lisa when she was sharing intimate details of a dream, embarrassed Krabappel during class and even pretended to be God to Rod and Todd and forced them to steal cookies for him. All of this was before he dropped his radio down the well.

I have a feeling like this was originally a joke to make Willie look crazy. So he would lower the radio down the well and call for help, and when Willie returns with people, their is no one to help. But since he dropped it, he just decided to roll with it instead. Especially when so many people got involved.

Timmy O'Toole. I actually like the sound of it, but that had to be a name Batt thought of on the fly.

Oh, don't you just love that shot at Principal Skinner? Making him seem like the bad guy when he is just tough on Bart.

When Marge prays for Timmy O'Toole, Bart accidentally lets out a huge laugh. Probably because of how well he got them... huh; or he was thinking 'I got them really well' and then started laughing because of the word 'well'.

I wonder where Bart was keeping that microphone. I mean, obviously he is gonna want to keep it out of his families sight; but Santa's Little Helper got a hold of it. Perhaps he put it under his bed or in the closet.

He tries to get the microphone back as soon as possible and quickly diffuses the situation, but he go caught by Lisa. I wonder if Bart even thought about what would happen if he got caught; what would he say. But he literally fooled the whole town with this joke. Which explains why Bart was asking Lisa how he could ever get caught. To be cocky with the whole 'no one will ever find out' kind of deal. But he realized that if someone went down there they would know that he was the guilty party.

Bart decides to get the radio back himself. I wonder what would have happened if the town suddenly stopped hearing from Timmy O'Toole. Would they think he somehow got our? That he died? Would they have done a funeral for him? I guess we'll never know.

But now Bart is trapped in the well and his foot is caught under a rock. Sound familiar?

He tells the police the truth and they abandon him. Which, if Lisa was right, then it's probably a good thing he got stuck. Just to be safe from the town while they dealt with the truth.

Bart is trapped in the well for a long time, and it was probably traumatic for him. It wouldn't surprise me if Bart was claustrophobic after that.

Ok, this bother me though. Sure the police were all big guys, but why couldn't someone else go down to save Bart (or Timmy)? I'm willing to bet Marge would have jumped at the chance to save her special little guy.

Then, at his lowest point, Bart talks about all of the bad things he never got to do. And it is a sweet, emotional, moment that makes you feel bad for Bart; even though he isn't a saint. Smoke a cigarette, use a fake Id, and shave a swear work into his hair, and then Bart starts crying.

The first person to find Bart is Sting, an Bart knows who he is, so if you wanted to you could write how Bart is a huge fan of Sting. Or having Bart brag about how Sting saved his life. Bart got scared, but now he has been rescued and all is forgiven.

[Lisa the Greek]

Bart finishes eating something and he put the bowl in the sink as Marge is giving Maggie a bath. And the first time I saw this, I kinda thought he was being oblivious, but if you notice, he puts the bowl in the sink then he looks up at his mother. She probably told him that he better start putting his dishes in the sink, or else. So maybe Bart did this to annoy Marge so he could still leave his dishes wherever.

Bart is outside melting you soldiers with the magnifying glass. I know we see this happen in cartoons frequently, but I know he put a doll in the microwave to see it melt, so... perhaps there is another underlying issue here. And the issue could depend on you and your story, really. This could be part of escalation, since early signs can start to show at his age; or this could be some control issue; or low self esteem; or anger. So many things there.

It is clear that Bart does not want to go clothes shopping with his mom and I get it. It can be frustrating and annoying and embarrassing. But maybe Bart could have made the argument that he would rather go shopping with another male, like Homer or Milhouse. Granted it probably would have backfired, but still.

When Marge puts that first shirt in Bart's hands I saw this look of sadness. On one hand it's like he knows all the trouble that one shirt will cause. But on the other hand, it's like Bart sees that shirt and he can't believe his mother is making him wear that. Heck that shirt sure doesn't scream 'Bart' to me. Could Marge really be so out of touch with her son? Or is she just trying to change him?

It seems like Bart was trying to be honest with Marge that he will get beat up in the clothes, but that doesn't stop Marge. He just stands there with all of those clothes that she is piling on, and he is pretty behaved.

Part of me really likes that Bart did the 'Get Bent' sign, though did you see the pen he got? It almost appeared that he pulled it out of his underwear, because he dropped his pants on the floor, and he didn't bend over. Yeah, I know, cartoon. But still... why would he decide to keep a pen in his underwear?

Bart is so embarrassed that the twins and the rest of the store saw him in his underwear. I mean having so many people laugh at him could be a seed of self consciousness that might bother him down the line.

I wonder how long Bart stayed inside the car before he got out. I mean did he give up and let the bullies get him, or did they get bored and left him alone? Hard to tell.

Bart is quick to pick a bottle of wine for the family. This bit seemed a bit tacked on to me.

As a gift, Homer bought Bart a little device that says three different phrases. 'Shut up', 'Kiss my butt', and 'Go to Hell.' And Bart really loves and appreciates this gift so you could add this detail to your story for a throwback to the real show.

Snipers, Bart? Really? Must you be so pessimistic? You could always change the channel or leave the room for a moment. Nobody has to die.

[Homer Alone]

Ok, Brat'us Don'thaveacow'us. Once again you have pissed off Homo Neanderthal'us. Though the Wile E Coyote reference is kinda funny. Just another day in the life of the Simpsons, huh?

When Marge makes lunch for everyone she talks about how Bart likes extra mustard and to have his sandwich cut diagonally.

Bart doesn't wear his lucky red hat, but I guess he felt like he really needed it that day.

Also, is it hypocritical of Bart to complain about Marge ignoring or not listening to him?

Ah, ok, Bart needs the hat beyof a test. I almost missed it. I bet if a test is really important, he would wear that hat to help him pass without studying.

As for Bart leaving his hat behind the toilet... uh, I may use that detail in a story, but otherwise I'm not sure what that could signify.

Bart and Lisa don't believe that they could miss their bus. It is little moments like this that make it seem as if Bart and Lisa are aware of the fact that they are in a cartoon. Though they are surprised when they do in fact miss the bus.

Bart is really good at making faces to bother people. Though this is pretty normal of the Simpson family. They just picked the wrong day to do it. They rushed out of the car, scared and shocked by their mother. I bet they've never seen her like that.

Bart loves Krusty so I bet the Krusty brand duck-sausage pizza was for Bart. I don't know why the duck sausage part catches my attention. It seems a tad fancy, which Bart acts like every once in a while.

Mystic caverns, a place where Homer almost dropped Bart down the bottomless pit.

Bart and Lisa go to live with Patty and Selma while Marge is at Rancho Relaxo. Bart is assigned to sleep with his Aunt Patty, which I suppose is hospitable. For my family, if there isn't enough beds for everyone, I normally would have been assigned the couch. And I bet Bart and Lisa would have preferred sharing the couch over sleeping with their aunts. But both kids realize that they need to stick together to survive this ordeal.

Barney is Homer's best friend, but it does look like he was around Bart when Bart was a baby. Sometimes it's hard to tell what time Barney spent with the kids. He seems to recognize Lisa, but he always calls Maggie 'Bart'.

Bart rummages around his aunts closet, and plays around until he gets grosses out. Sometimes I wonder if spending time with his aunts have tainted his view on women? I suppose only time with tell since we don't really see who he end up with.

Hey, that Olmec Head is in the basement... um... How did they get it down there?

Bart and jumped and climbed to Homer when he came looking for Maggie. Did they find that odd? I wonder how many times they had to rub Aunt Patty's feet. I mean you do see Patty and Selma standing a lot at the DMV, so maybe she has pain from that.

So once Jlmer gets all the kids together, they all go to the train station to pick up Marge. They all claymore around her, thankful that she is back. They don't want to leave her side, but Bart is the one to make everyone settle down enough to go to sleep.

[Bart the Lover]

Now I find this episode really interesting because you kinda see a romantic side of Bart. Even if it was the means of a cruel prank. I know that I talked about this episode in the Simbel chapter, I did. For those of you that didn't read that chapter, and just skipped to here, Simbel is my Edna and Bart pairing. So if you want to check that out you can do so.

We start out this episode with an educational video in the style of It's a Wonderful Life. Batt is bored, so when he gets the opportunity, he annoys the teacher by childishly making it seem like the guy in the video was picking his nose.

Everybody rushes out, leaving the lonely Mrs. Krabappel by herself once again. I bet if Bart stayed and heard Mrs. Krabappel offering to do his homework, he would have gladly spent time with her.

Do you think Bart felt bad that his paper airplane jabbed Todd Flanders? Probably not, since Homer hates Ned so much, and he taught Bart to hate them as well.

Ok, now Bart thinks the twirl champions must be millionaires. And I guess he would think that because they are doing something cool. It is easily believable that a child like Bart would think cool job equals rich.

Bart, like the other children, instantly wants a yo-yo. But I think Bart's desire stems more from the danger/entertainment value from it. Like when he was a Daredevil for a time. But as it turns out, Bart is really amazing at yo-yo tricks. I suppose, if he really wanted, he could be one of the twirl king champions when he gets older.

(Sigh) 'Yo', Bart? You really are testing fate. And then after that minor annoyance, you try demonstrating 'plucking the pickle' and you brake the fish tank and killed the fish?

Bart seems a bit annoyed for getting in trouble. But he doesn't really argue and say he didn't do anything wrong. He just wants his yo-yo back. Of course he changes his tune later, but maybe he feels bad for killing the class fish.

It was a little funny to see Bart's imagination with tiny Krabappel. But I suppose that it does go to show you how well Edna knows Bart.

Bart is fixing the sink, so actually that shows how Bart is good with his hands. Perhaps Bart could be a plumber or a maintenance man or something of that nature.

Seeing his chance, he ran back to get his yo-yo from Edna's desk, and he finds her personal ad. In the Simbel chapter, I did talk about why I thought Bart did this. Revenge obviously, but of what kind? He got mad that she gave him one month's detention, and he said that she'll pay for it, so he wants to get her rolled up, you know. But he wasn't prepared for the heartache he saw.

When writing the letter, he looked around the room to figure something out. And you know I do this a lot too, for new characters, or I'm trying to figure out a title for something; so I found that very relatable. And you know what else, you see Bart starting the letter in the classroom, and it's on lined paper. But when you see Edna reading it, it's on a blank piece of paper. So that means that he had to rewrite it at least once, which does show how Bart had an eye for details.

Ok, whose idea was it to let 10-year-old, troublemaker, Bart Simpson, near a floor waxer? For some reason I got the feeling that Bart could do bad things with a machine like that. I think Bart was really excited about Edna's response because he succeeded in fooling Edna. Bart reads Edna's letter and he is surprised by the picture. He says that he'll xerox it, to maybe cause another picture commotion, like in Homer's Night Out. But he doesn't. He keeps it hidden until the end of the episode, and shows it to his parents. I think it says a lot that Bart didn't plaster that photo all over town. Even if he made a bunch of copies and he was waiting until afterwards, he still did nothing with it. Bart kept it private, and he didn't have to do that.

Ok, now before he writes another letter to Edna, he needs a bit of advice. So he asks Lisa because she is smart, and a girl. That and it was probably easier then asking his friends or a girl in his class.

Now Lisa guesses who Bart likes, which is either a product of Bart not having a type, or Lisa not knowing who Bart would like. For the girls Lisa did mention, I would guess that these are the girls that Lisa has seen Batt be nice to. Maybe, maybe.

Moving on; Bart decides to talk to Marge about this, indirectly of course. He seemed so confident that Homer sent Marge love letters. Which could be wishful thinking, but perhaps he thought love letters was how Homer was able to woo Marge. Bart seemed impressed by the letter, but he takes it a step further and talks to Edna during detention about what she wants. With this knowledge, he certainly had enough to write about. Bart watches a show called Two for Tunisia for some romantic inspiration, which is why he had that notebook beside him.

Bart uses a photo of Gordie Howe from NHL Stars of 1969. It looked like Bart knew exactly who he was looking for when he skimmed through the pages. But, um, even with the teachers giggling amongst themselves, shouldn't they have heard Bart cutting the picture out? If they did, then they didn't care.

Reading Edna's final letter, Bart did take a second to reread and understand what she wrote, heh. But Bart is aware of the fact that he has won Edna. So he sets up a fake date and he laughs at Edna before going to see his movie.

Afterwards, however, he is confused that Edna is still there, and he feels terrible for hurting Edna and making her cry. Even if he doesn't have the courage to take full responsibility.

Hoping to make Edna feel better and move on, Bart tries naming some of the other facility and staff for her to date. But instead he just makes her cry again, so now Bart feel even worse. Not knowing what else to do, he decides to come clean and ask Marge for help. He even shows them the dirty picture Edna sent him. Not sure why though. Perhaps they didn't believe him and he showed them that as proof. But regardless, with the help of his family, they make Edna one last letter to end the contact, and help cheer her up. Bart's suggestions are a bit dramatic, but I think I'll let that slide because he can be a dramatic kid. Bart is the one to deliver the letter to Edna. I have a feeling that he choose to do this himself, since the whole thing was his fault. Plus, he was really quick to disappear when Edna ran to answer the door.

At the end, I think Bart is happy that Edna is back to her old self again; and he is sweet and gentlemanly towards her. I think this episode helped Bart to see Edna in a different light. Sometimes I even think that they could be great friends. Also, it kind of taught him that affairs of the heart shouldn't be taken lightly.

[Homer at the Bat]

If Homer and the plant baseball team suck, then it kinda surprises me that Bart believes that Homer is gonna hit a ton of home runs. Bart suggests that he call the game instead of Marge, and it's probably because she was a bit neutral. Perhaps she doesn't understand the game, and that's why she doesn't know how to call the game.

Everyone is impressed by Homer's home run, even him, so it is classic for the children to volunteer to get Homer something.

When Homer talks about Darryl Strawberry at dinner, Bart is frustrated at Homer. He probably felt like Homer was a hypocrite because he was talking about how he can't do something, when he told Bart that he could do anything.

Though Bart really shouldn't live by 'can't win, don't try' philosophy; it sort of reminds me of the fear of failure the guidance counselor talked about.

I kinda love the scene where Bart and Ralph pick teams. I think Bart is of the mentality that he could easily win any game against Ralph. Just not this one, for obvious reasons. And you know, we hear Milhouse say how he isn't good at sports, but Bart still picks Milhouse first, probably because that's his best friend.

When Lisa yelled at Darryl, Bart was quick to jump in and start taunting him. Bart and the others cheer for Homer, finally being able to play, even though the rest of the crowd is upset.

[Separate Vocations]

Now this is a very interesting episode for the Simpsons children. Bart is the good kid, and Lisa is the rebel. Man, I guess police officers is another 'maybe career' for Bart. You know later I am planning to do a small summary of these evaluations, and you know what, I think I got to have a list of all the 'maybe careers' for the characters. Or at least the younger characters.

Anyways, Mrs. Krabappel said that she had a surprise, and Bart thinks that Edna is really an alien in disguise. Though honestly, Bart, if she was, there is no reason for her to reveal herself to the class unless something bad was about to happen. I. E. The children are about to die, or get kidnapped, or the aliens are about to take over the planet. Nothing good, Bart. So even if you think your teacher is weird, don't hope for that.

Bart answers the first question and he sad that he would be a lawyer bird. Which surprised me, I expected him to go for the nurse shark, but I guess not. Now this could be an indicator that Bart understood the question and picked lawyer bits out of his choices. Or it could be something else. There is an episode where Bart says that he would want to be reincarnated as a butterfly, because no one suspects them. Perhaps he has a similar thinking here.

Bart's test kind of messed up the machine. So it is possible that Bart was never meant to be a police officer. But I suppose it is also possible that the machine didn't know what to give him. Well, I don't know. Being a military kid, I moved around a bit and yes, a lot of schools do this test, but at different times. So to be honest, I never took a career test, even though I kinda wanted to.

Heh, doesn't Bart seem a bit insulted at the psychologist offering to set up a ride along? Though Batt seemed more entertained at the thought of being a drifter.

Bart was interested in Lou and Eddie, which is a little funny when you think about the fact that they were the first to let him rot in the well he fell into.

Bart wants action as he got an unexpected dose of it when they started chasing Snake: and in a desperate moment, Eddie hands Bart a spare gun so that they had someone else. Bart is scared when Snake starts driving towards Bart. But Bart doesn't freeze completely. He does raise the gun and fires it; twice. But they both miss.

He tries to shoot more, but the gun is out, and so he throws the gun. Bart thinks he is about to die, but he is saved by an unusual architectural occurrence.

But even though he was almost killed, Bart loves thought of being a police officer. Bart really gets into the cop thing. I bet Marge was kinda pissed at the fact that Maggie left a trail of ink handprints.

I think Bart took those surveillance photos so that Homer wouldn't see Bart and start choking him. As for the picture of Bart in the bathroom, well this could be that he finds himself attractive; or he wanted this for a gross out purpose; or even a small hint of possible homosexual feelings.

Bart got Willie arrested for burning leave, which shocks Principal Skinner. Huh, wait, do you think Bart read up on the laws of Springfield? Probably if he wants to be a cop, but come on. Bart Simpson studying up on the law.

Principal Skinner decides to take a chance on Bart and make him a hall monitor. Batt isn't sure about it until he learns that he gets to wear a cool sash. And he is a great hall monitor. He is very calm about the way he handles things, which I think is the reason he has so much power. Calm and strict and the students obeyed him. And during this time Bart does a little better in school, which could be a result of his higher confidence.

As a prize for doing a good job, Principal Skinner takes Bart to the seized property room, so that Bart could pick a prize. Now here's something fun for all you Simpson writers out there. We know for a fact that Bart gets the crossbow from that room. But take a look a tall of the things in that room, because we don't truly know how many prizes Bart got from there. That, and let's say Bart is able to steal the key for that room and he makes a copy of it, then he could have access to that room any time he wants. Which is fun if you need to introduce a new item, but aren't sure how to do so. I bet Bart could go get some cool arrows from Hermin, and maybe a target or two. Though we don't really see that crossbow after this episode.

Bart impresses me with his work on handwriting analysis. My high school forensic class talked about that, and it can be really hard. But Batt didn't really need to do this, because I think Nelson's mother is still a jailbird, so she couldn't have written the note. Of course, this could be between arrests, it's hard to tell. Regardless Bart and Principal Skinner get close, which is nice.

It is good that Bart isn't giving anyone special treatment, but I bet it was hard for Milhouse to get taken away by Bart.

Uh, it is cool that Bart knew that the teacher's editions were still at the school, but he should take caution for what the Supreme Court allows or not. This seems to be a bit of Bart's rebellious nature coming out again.

Side note though, one students has thousand dollars bills in their locker, and Bart threw it back as if it were nothing. I wonder whose locker it is. And there is a part of me that says that if Bart ever gets desperate enough, he could always sneak into that locker and steal one of those bills. Not a bundle, but just one bill, and he could do so much. Besides, even though stealing is wrong, there is easily a million dollars in that locker, as it doesn't even have a lock. If Bart had a place to break that $1,000 dollar bill into, say $20's, then he could do a lot of crazy things in Springfield. When Bart finally finds the books, he is shocked to discover Lisa was behind the theft. He knew that Lisa took it too far, and he is sad to see her cry. You know, I bet if Principal Skinner didn't see the books, Bart would have helped Lisa to return them all to their proper place. But Skinner was there, and he didn't want Lisa to get in trouble so instead he took the blame.

In the end, Bart gets 600 days of detention, and he simply reminds Lisa that she really can do anything that she wants. And he is glad that Lisa started playing her saxophone again.

[Dog of Death]

It doesn't surprise me that Bart doesn't know Lisa's birthday m, I mean the beginning had Lisa's birthday and she constantly reminded him about a present, and he still didn't get her anything.

I like that Bart wants to put his share in the bank. Though I'm not sure if he would be as responsible with that money as he thinks. I mean, when he and Milhouse had $20, they did everything under the sun. Not to mention the fact that Bart is a big spender, whenever he gets the chance.

Bart is obviously distraught with Santa's Little Helper being so sick. Bart though is taking the news the hardest. Bart obviously wants his dog to get the operation right away, and he panicks a little when the dog doesn't get it. Ah, looks like Bart is sitting in the trunk with Santa's Little Helper so that Bat could be with him and comfort the dog. That's actually kinda sweet.

Bart listens carefully to Homer talking about Doggie Heaven. And you see it might seem odd if Bart asks if there was a Doggie He'll, but maybe not. Bart got hit by Mr. Burns car and he saw hell. So he knows, or at least suspects that he is gonna go to hell. And with Santa's Little Helper being so much like him, and being a trouble dog for so long, Bart probably suspects that Santa's Little Helper would go to Doggie Hell. And he probably wants to know who is there because he want to know who is in there because he wants to know who Santa's Little Helper would be with.

But since he is thinking about Santa's Little Helper dying, he remembers the operations that can save his life. Bart covers Santa's Little Helper's ears when he says 'die' because he doesn't want to upset the dog. Bart is upset, and I bet he watched his language to keep the conversation on point.

Bart will do anything for Santa's Little Helper, and I'm confident that he means it too. I mean imagine what he would have done for money, if his parents didn't change their minds. Quite the parody story, huh?

Bart is excited to hear they can pay for the operation, and I guess Bart thought he got the easiest sacrifice. Getting a free haircut at the college instead of paying for a nice one.

Ah, now here is a nice story detail. When Bart is in the waiting room, he is pacing across the floor. It shows that when Bart is nervous, he just can't stay still and do nothing.

Everyone is happy that Santa's Little Helper is ok, but Bart is the first to rush to him. Of course two days later the Simpson family starts to get annoyed at the sacrifices they have to deal with. Bart gets his hair chopped off, leaving him mostly bald and angry at his loving dog. Even calling the dog 'dumb'. So Bart thinks it's all his fault when Santa's Little Helper runs away.

Oh, look Bart's hair grew back already.

The family does get worried when they haven't heard any news, and they fear that they'll never see Santa's Little Helper again. But good old Bart decides that he isn't gonna sit around and do nothing. He chooses to talk to everyand not to give up.

Mr. Burns releases the hounds and that is how Bart learns that Santa's Little Helper is the new attack dog. He is happy at first, until Bart realizes that Santa's Little Helper is about to hurt him. Bart tells the dog that he loves him, and that reminds Santa's Little Helper who Bart is. And the impressive thing is that Bart stays there even though he believes that Santa's Little Helper is about to maul him. So finally, Bart takes Santa's Little Helper home, and the Simpsons all love and appreciate him again.

[Colonel Homer]

It is nice that Bart was the one th unbuckle Maggie and carry her on his back. I think this is the second Ernest movie we see Bart get excited about. So it does show that Bart is a fan of that.

Bart and Lisa plunge into Marge's purse without even glancing at the money she took out for them. It's a little hard to tell how much they grabbed, but it was obviously more then what Marge intended to give.

I think Bart was the one who bought the tickets to this Space Mutant movie, because Lisa does not seem into it.

Bart saw Lisa covering her eyes, and I wonder if Bart talked about the desensitized thing to help her; while eating her candy of course. But seeing an opportunity, Bart does scare her which he enjoyed.

Bart occasionally does on Homer's head, but you rarely see any repercussions for it.

Ok, now I understand that there is a lot of people who don't like country music, so I'm not about to get mad at Bart for saying it sucks. And it does make sense that Bart would be more interested in shock deejays. Um, but he certainly should know that shock DJ's don't amuse everyone. I mean, I'm sure that Marge wouldn't enjoy it and if she ever heard Bart listening to them, she wouldn't be happy.

The Simpson family goes to the recording studio with Homer, and we see Bart try to touch the soundboard. I wonder if Bart would have any interest in learning how to do that sort of thing. Actually, if I am right and Bart becomes a horror movie director, he could learn all that soundboard stuff to find some great scary sounds for his movies. Or he could be a shock DJ with the soundboard, since he already has an appreciation for it. Or he could produce music like the people here in this scene.

For a boy who doesn't like Country music, I'm surprised that Bart would want to do a hambone solo; but also the fact that he knows what a hambone solo is. Perhaps he just wanted to participate since Lisa is about to have a saxophone moment. If that's true then he probably wanted some Royalties. And heck, if Lisa didn't demand it, then I'm sure that Bart would have.

Eventually Bart gets bored and he starts messing with the glass. Maybe he wanted the usual laughter and applause he would have gotten from his classmates.

Part of me loves seeing the Simpson children putting together Lurleen's albums in the Garage. I guess part of that could be because there is so few times where you see the children band together for anything. But especially since Bart seems happy and content with this factory-like work. It's nice to see.

Homer comes home to put on his suit, and I don't think it would take him that long to get it on, so the fact that Mare has all of the kids dressed in their Sunday best says a lot. First of all, Homer just got home from work, so it's not Sunday. Second Homer just got home, which means the children must have already been wearing these clothes when Homer came home. So that means they were sitting around in their Sunday beat waiting for Homer to come home. And quite honestly, I kinda wonder what she said to Batt to get him to stay all nice and neat. Come on, he hates it when his hair is like that.

Homer leaves and Bart says that he hates Homer, but loves the suit. And to me, this always reminds me of Hey Arnold! The Movie, because Gerald talks about how Scheck looks good in a suit. I guess it's silly because this episode aired on March 26, 1992 and Hey Arnold! The Movie was released June 28, 2002; But still. Who knows, maybe Gerald says that because Bart said it in this episode. You never know; you never know.

[Black Widower]

Heh, another Sideshow Bob episode. It's a shame how much I like that character. I can not wait to start his evaluation, but it will be a while until I can do that. (Sigh)

Moving onto the actual episode now. Bart, Homer, Maggie and Lisa are all watching tv, waiting for Selma and her new boyfriend to arrive. And they love how realistic Dinosaurs is. Or at least the Simpson equivalency of Dinosaurs, that is.

Now when Patty says that there is something Disturbing about Selma's boyfriend, Bart imagines Selma walking in with a person who looks just like Homer, and he is disgusted. And I would be too, but why of all things would Bart imagine that? Well, probably because Bart's normal imagination is of destruction, or hidden aliens, or fighting, and he thinks all that is cool. So Bart would think something, a bit more normal even, would be disturbing. I know doppelgängers are not common, but hey in cartoons and regular tv shows love to dabble with it. The show How I met Your Mother had lots of fun with all of their doppelgängers.

Bart is instantly excited about this prisoner Selma is dating. Though, Bart, if you did learn how to kill a man with a lunch tray, you might become the most feared kid on the playground; but if you actually did it, you could be tried as an adult for murder. Well, again, because he already went through that when Principal Skinner went missing and presumed dead.

Bart and Lisa get scared when they see Sideshow Bob, and hide behind their mother for protection. Bart was quick to tell Selma that Sideshow Bob framed Krusty for armed robbery. Which surprised Selma in a way that makes me a bit uncomfortable. Speaking of uncomfortable, Bart gets really nervous at the table, because of Homer pretending to kill a snitch. And the fact that he is sitting right next to Bob at the table probably doesn't help. Though Bart seems to relax a little when Bob remains calm and collective.

Bart is surprised when Sideshow Bob actually tells the family that he was planning revenge against Bart in prison. Heh, Bob shows some of his dark side here. But he quickly recovers.

You know, maybe I like Sideshow Bob because he know how to use truth, fact, and common sense to his favor. Yes, it's true that he could have chocked Bart the second he saw him. And it's something that would have made him a bad guest. Can you imagine if Bart learned how to behave like Bob? I mean you don't really see Sideshow Bob as a kid, so what if he was just like Bart until he learned how to refine himself. I suppose that could explain why Bart is traditionally the one who figures out Bob's plans.

Of course Bart doesn't believe Sideshow Bob for a second.

Bob keeps touching Bart and it does make Batt a bit uncomfortable. But it is kinda odd, he touches Bart more then... anyone; even Selma, the woman he's dating. Now you could be the type of person who actually ships Bart and Bob, and this touch could be Bob's way of being touchy-feely. Or, Sideshow Bob still want to hurt Bart, and these gentle, subtle touches could be Bob's way of suppressing that urge. But I think Bob is doing this because he want to marry and kill Selma, and he knows that Bart will want to point the finger at him again. So Bob will have to do more to convince Bart that he is innocent, and this touch could be Bob's way of trying to build a bond of trust with Bart, so that even he will believe Bob is innocent.

I know, I know, all of this seems to be the kind of thing I would write in Bob's evaluation, and I probably will write that all again; but here is the thing that you have to remember, touch is a way of communication. Skin is the largest organ we have, and it's something that not everyone really thinks about. Touch is personal, touch is trust, touch is intimate. I'm not a very touchy person, and I still understand the significance of it. And I'm not being paranoid, or silly, or stupid. Scientists have actually proven that touch is a form of communication. When someone touches us, we can tell us if they are sympathetic, understanding, scared, heck you can even feel genuine love. And that's why Sideshow Bob's intentions are important here for Bart's evaluation.

Bart is uncomfortable by Bob's touch. So if Bob loves Batt, then Bart is uncomfortable by the feelings of love. If Bob wants to hurt Bart, then Bart is uncomfortable because of that. If Bob is faking guilt to earn Bart's trust, then Bart knows that Sideshow Bob hasn't changed at all. And I guess that was kind of a round about way of saying that, but hopefully it wasn't in vein.

Heh, told you Bart would point the finger at Bob again. Regardless, Selma doesn't take Bart's advice and decides to marry Bob anyways. It appears that Bart is hurt by her decision. Part of this could be a result of him being worried for Selma, or even the horror of being related to Bob. But I think his reaction was mostly the betrayal he felt since Selma didn't believe him about Bob.

Even when Krusty forgives Sideshow Bob, Bart isn't fooled. You know, which is odd for Bart's character when you consider the fact that Bart is such a Krusty fan. He has, like, all of Krusty's products and apparently based his whole life on Krusty's teachings.

And sure, Batt was right the whole time, but it is still odd. Like if Lisa purposely failed art class because everyone wanted to join art club instead of the band. Or something like that, I don't know why that was the first thing that came to mind.

Talking about the wedding, Bart enters the room to get a soda. Which is perfect because he has to be around for all of the major close of the story. This does show that Bart actually does have a good memory when he does focus his energy on something.

He sensed something was off as soon as Selma said that she had money. He literally stopped and listen to them talk.

Selma rushes over to the Simpson's house and Bart looks concerned that Selma is so hurt and crying. Of course when the camera finally does focus on him, he smiles and says the wedding is off. Heh, and he isn't happy when Selma and Bob patch things up.

At the wedding, Lisa complains about how she would have been a better flower girl. And he does get annoyed at her for focusing on this.

It seems a bit extreme that Bart would see Bob turn into death during the wedding. It seems to surprise him, so maybe that was Bart's subconscious reminding Bart to not trust Sideshow Bob.

At his last real attempt to find someone who doesn't trust Sideshow Bob, Bart talks to chief Wiggum. He doesn't really get the answer he was fishing for. Of course, I suppose this conversation just added to Bart's mistrust of the police in Springfield.

You know, Bart was standing behind the car when Bob and Selma drove off. I wonder if he noticed how the car's license plate read 'I H8 Bart'.

Bart did get a red flag when seeing Bob go crazy about a fireplace. And he's right, Sideshow Bob is very good at keeping his cool and allowing things to roll off his back. Heck, even when he gets arrested, he doesn't throw punches or slap people like he does in the video. The fact that Bart recognized the fact that Bob isn't normally like that kinda shows how much Bart knows, or at least understands Sideshow Bob.

Um, ok, I think Bart is a little young to understand why anyone would want to be romantic with Aunt Selma. Because he doesn't see why Sideshow Bob would want to be romantic, and why someone would want to be romantic with Aunt Selma. If Selma does get married and stays married, I actually would hope that Batt would want Selma to be with someone who treats her right. My aunt got married last year, and I'm glad she was able to meet such a great guy who respects her. I know that's personal l, but I hope Bart would feel the same.

As soon as Bart hears the word 'MacGyver' all of the little puzzle pieces fit together and he knows exactly what Bob was planning.

And you know he says 'Aunt Selma has one hour to live' in front of the whole family, so why did he have to explain it so much to Homer before giving up?

Heh, Bart was quiet until Sideshow Bob turned the chair around. It is such an action or mystery movie scene, and I bet Bart bragged about that at school.

Also, I really like that Bob knew that Bart was the one to figure it all out. But Bart does seem to get a bit of an ego boost here when he explains himself. But you know, the way Bart figures it out, seems to tell me that Bart could grow up to be a little like Sideshow Bob.

I don't know why Bart tried to explain it to Homer 4 times, when they didn't have the time. Honestly I think he should have started by telling Marge. Now there is a lot of arguments on whether or not they could have made it to Selma in time to save her, but I really don't want to focus on that.

What I do want to focus on, is how Batt was the only one to run into the room and stop Selma before she lit her cigarette. He literally almost died to save Selma, and that's something you may not think about. I mean, Bart took action. Slow it down, Selma literally had her match on the book when Bart threw her arms apart. A single second too late and Bart and Selma would have both died. I don't think that's something that people even think about. Most people are like 'ok, Bart stopped Selma and foiled Sideshow Bob's plan'. A lot of people don't think about the fact that Bart ran into that room to save Selma, even though he, himself, could have died.

Bart feels good for doing a good job and he tells everyone they should get out of the hallway before they all suffocate. I wonder how Bart knows gas can make you suffocate. A movie, a crime show, the news? Maybe even a comic? Hm.

[The Otto Show]

Bart is a spinal Tap fan, and he gets to go to their world tour, which happens to be his first concert. I think Bart is a little silly for wanting to whip eggs at the warm-up act. Partly because I'm not sure if the establishment would allow him to bring in eggs to begin with. But Bart wants to pull out all the stops for his first concert, and that might be because he isn't sure when he'll be able to attend another one.

Bart get to go to the concert with Milhouse, which I love. And Milhouse upped his game and wore a cool jacket for the event. I can't help but wonder is Marge knew that Homer was not gonna be at the concert with them. My instinct says 'yes' because they probably bought the ticket for Bart and maybe Milhouse. But on the other hand, it does seem odd that Marge would be ok with Bart going without any sort of supervision.

Bart accidentally hits someone in the face with a frisbee, and Bart gets really nervous. I bet he though this stranger was gonna snap like Homer would have.

Bart is really enjoying himself at the concert, and it's kinda cute. I'll say here is nothing like losing yourself in the music of a rock concert. Like the rest of the audience, Bart gets angry when Spinal Tap cuts their concert short.

Bart is shown swinging on the tail of the half-inflated Devil on the news, and he fell pretty hard. But even though his shirt is a wreak, Batt is happy when he finally gets home. Heck he is wanting to become a rockstar so he can be in that sort of environment all the time. I don't think that's so crazy, I mean later down the road Batt does become a member of a boy band and was very famous.

Part of me is confused by the fact that Bart forgot about Milhouse. I mean I suppose there is a chance that Homer saw the commotion, saved Bart and drove him home, and Batt was too busy telling Homer all the details that he forgot about Milhouse. But that only works if Homer went in to save Bart, and I'm not sure if he would or not.

Marge and Homer get Bart a really cool guitar and an instructional manual. Bart already imagines his life as a famous rockstar, using that cockney accent that he loves to use.

Bart does get frustrated when he isn't good right away. And it doesn't help that Lisa is showing off her chops as a musician. It does seem like Lisa is doing this to be mean to Bart; and on the off chance Lisa didn't intend to be mean, it is definitely how Batt took it.

Batt talk to Otto, who is clearly a good friend, and he tells Otto that he believes the guitar is broken. Which is, I suppose, a little funny when you think about it. I think this comment shows that Bart has high self-esteem. Because he could have said 'I suck at this', but instead he said 'I think it's broken'.

Bart didn't know that Otto could play the guitar. I kinda wonder if Bart had known, would Bart have taken guitar lessons from Otto. I think I would still like to see Otto teaching Bart how to play because it would definitely be a good bonding experience.

Later Bart was shocked that Otto wasn't driving the bus. Which I suppose makes sense if Otto has had 15 crashes and still got to drive the bus. He seems to get really worried about his friend, but it's not like he could do anything about it.

Seems like old Bart likes to get squishees when he is having a bad day. And he is adventurous, so he was willing to try Apu's new flavor. But he probably should have asked Apu what Chutney is. Bart hates the squishee, but I thought it was nice that Bart was able to wait until he was outside to spit it out.

Bart becomes really concerned when he sees Otto in the trash can. Bart is quick to offer his garage to Otto, which tells me that, if he can, as an adult he would do the same.

Otto starts playing the guitar in the middle of the night and I have a feeling that was Bart's idea. He knows that he cannot get away with Otto living there and his parents not know about it. So Bart makes a recording of himself talking as Marge. He probably thought that if he woke them up in the middle of the night, that they wouldn't be awake enough to realize that they have been tricked. But since his truck failed, he has really fought to keep Otto in the garage.

You know I was surprised when I first saw this moment where Batt tells Homer that he quit the guitar. But I figured that Bart was honest because he figured nothing could be worse then having Otto stay with them. But all I can say is that conversation went over smoother then I would have anticipated.

Bart encourages Otto by saying that he was the coolest adult Bart ever met. Which makes sense since Otto is a bit childish. Bart tries to help Otto study and be there for him.

I have a feeling that when Bart corrected Otto, he didn't realize how angry Otto would have gotten, but he was happy that Otto went into the DMV guns blazing.

[Bart's Friend Falls in Love]

This episode starts out with a Indiana Jones parody. Bart steals Homer's change jar, dodging any obstacles in his way. Bart acts quickly and manages to make it on the bus.

Bart seems to have his first experience with a magic 8 ball. Bart starts off with a question he probably knew the answer to. Bart expected to do bad on his English test. I know that billiard balls are novelty item, but for a cartoon, a lot of people would use the device as proof. So when Bart asks the ball about how long he and Milhouse will be friends, you could recall this moment. Depending on your story they could drift apart; or if Milhouse marries Lisa, they would be brothers instead of friends; or if Bart and Milhouse end up together, they wouldn't really be friends either, would they. Those, or you could recall this moment in your story as proof of the ball being wrong. Regardless they both get nervous at the thought of not being friends.

Bart holds up his F for all the students to see. Though Edna writes 'very poor, even for you' on his paper so I kinda wonder if Bart purposely failed his test to make the prediction true.

Bart could care less about Samantha. I wonder if he would have even noticed her if Principal Skinner hadn't introduced her in the middle of class.

Bart gives out wet Willie's to people who don't know what they are. Which is kinda smart, because it's hard for them to get mad at him when he gave them exactly what they asked for. Heck, he got 5 victims at least.

Bart quickly gets bored with the sex Ed video and lays on his desk. Though his eyes did pop up when he heard the word honeymoon. I guess Bart doesn't seem to care that much about sex since he starts drawing a half man, half monkey creature. Which makes sense, he is ten, but I would think that Bart would want to ask some questions to make Edna uncomfortable. A little like Nelson did.

Bart is good about keeping track of Milhouse, but he sees Milhouse and Samantha holding hands.

Hanging out in his treehouse, Bart is happy to see Milhouse but quickly gets annoyed at Milhouse bringing a girl up, but I think Bart is just jealous that his best friend has been hanging out more than him. Bart allows her to stay and he try's to be a good host by attempting to find a comic she can read. When Samantha asks for certain girl comics, Bart shoots Milhouse a look which is basically saying 'really? You would rather hang out with her over me?' But Bart does get a bunch of comics from Lisa for Samantha to read. Bart sees a couple kissing on the cover of a comic and he thinks it's really gross. Which is normal for his age, but he freaks out when he sees Milhouse and Samantha kissing.

Bart is annoyed but he decides to take advantage of the situation by trading Milhouse's valuable stuff for some of his subpar items. Why Bart had Milhouse's stuff in the Treehouse... well... that seems like something to discuss in Milhouse's evaluation. Does Bart really think cooties exist? I'm not sure, he might because he is so young, or it's something he said because it's something Milhouse believes in.

Bart asks what's so great about kissing. Part of me wonders if he asked this because he hasn't been kissed yet. Did you know that kissing is important? It can help with your attraction. Scientists have done studies and they have discovered that when you kiss, it's like a DNA test for your body to see if the person your dating is worth 'mating' with. For example, if you kiss someone and it's like kissing your brother, sister, cousin, etc. that means that your DNA/genetic code is too similar and even if you like that person it wouldn't become intimate. But if you kiss someone and you feel fireworks, it's your body's way of saying 'this person is good to reproduce with'. Now this is the beginning of the relationship kind of information; I wanna clarify that. Because sometimes, you can lose that spark if you are with a person for a while, but that kinda of spark can return.

Bart sadly watches Milhouse and Samantha kissing and I think it's because he was jealous. Bart sits next to Martin on the bus since it was the only seat left. But Bart really wants to have a friend that won't abandon him like Milhouse did: Bart gets so embarrassed when Martin announced that they were friends. And so would be embarrassed to, simply by the fact that I wouldn't enjoy that much attention on me at once. Though I think Bart is solely, or mostly, embarrassed that people knew that he was friends with Martin.

Bart doesn't last long at Martin's house though. After agreeing to hear Martin play the lute, Bart is seen running away ten seconds later. So Bart tries to hang out with Milhouse and Samantha. Watching Itchy and Scratchy, he laughed hysterically with they didn't laugh at all. He got them to watch the Space Mutant movie. He probably thought that a scary movie would keep them from kissing. Heh, little did he know it would encourage them to kiss.

Batt suggests that they spit on the principal's car, but if you look, he has his arms on Milhouse and Samantha. I think that's because he thought it was the only way to keep them from kissing.

Bart is really hurt when Milhouse doesn't want to hang out with him, nearly crying. He gets excited when Milhouse comes back to him, only to feel used. But Bart decides to betray Milhouse to get rid of Samantha once and for all. So the next time they were up in the treehouse, Bart quickly dialed Mr. Stanky to alert him.

Bart barely helps his friend with his heartache and quickly tries to hang out like old times. Bart feels guilty for hurting Milhouse, so he goes to Homer and Lisa because Marge wasn't around. Though I think Lisa's advise ends with what Marge would say.

Bart heads to Milhouse's place and he confesses to his crime. Milhouse is pissed and he attacks Bart. The only thing Bart can do is to grab something and hit Milhouse with it. I wonder if Bart realized that he touched scissors, a broken bottle, and a brick before he grabbed the Magic 8 ball.

I think there is a good chance that he did and he picked the magic 8 ball out of all of them. Because Homer chokes Bart all the time and Bart can still argue or talk at times during it. And I doubt Milhouse could choke Bart as hard as Homer does, so he would still be able to tell what was what. And you know, if that's the case there is a chance that Bart let Milhouse choke him. Yeah, they spin around a bit, but ultimately Bart didn't really fight back until he got the magic 8 ball. He could have attempted to choke Milhouse as well, or he could have hurt Milhouse in the family jewels. Bart could have done any of these and he didn't. In the end, Bart apologizes to Samantha and is there for Milhouse when he says goodbye. Even though he doesn't really understand the attention to begin with.

[Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes]

Living Room Olympics... I wonder how many games he created/played before he broke the couch. Bart and Lisa decided to ban together and lie to Homer.

Bart sees the Emmys as a farce, also I kinda like what Bart is wearing. Looks like a fancy black jacket, a red shirt, and I think that's a blue flower. It could be a broach, but I think it's a flower. Oh, can't you imagine Bart dressed like that when he is older and giving the flower in his shirt to a pretty girl. I don't know why, but it just screams 'Bart' to me.

Bart and Lisa are really excited to see their Unky Herb and they run up to hug him.

Bart suspects that he might be a bum in the future and decides to ask Herb for advice and he listens carefully.

The family plays Monopoly, including Bart who seems to enjoy it. Bart is the one who brings up the award money. Bart wants to get a machine gun to hunt, spell out things, or to celebrate:

Bart tells Homer that someone is gonna take the money from Homer and it might as well be Herb. Part of me thinks Bart said this because he knows that Lisa will be well off and she could help him, like Homer helped Herb.

Bart and the family took a peek at Herb's baby monitor while he was occupied. I guess they just couldn't wait. They don't seem to be impressed by the crude design, but they seem to like the product itself.

Herb gets Bart an NRA membership and he is excited. I wonder if Bart has ever attended one of those NRA meetings.

Well, That's all of Season 3 for Bart. Serious chapters can be soooooo long, but hey, once it's done, it done, you know. Anyways, the next chapter will be 'Cause and Effect' for season 2.

"Good night, everybody. Peace man."