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20th episode of the seventh season of The Simpsons

"Bart on the Road"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode xx
Directed by	Swinton O. Scott III[1]
Written by	Richard Appel[1]
Production code	3F17
Original air appointment	March 31, 1996 (1996-03-31) [2]
Episode features
Couch gag	The Simpsons are fix onto the burrow similar bowling pins.[2]
Commentary	Matt Groening Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein Richard Appel David Silverman
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"Bart on the Road" is the twentieth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television receiver series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Play tricks network in the United States on March 31, 1996. In the episode, Bart makes his own fake driver's license. He rents a car with it and takes Milhouse, Martin, and Nelson on a route trip to Knoxville, Tennessee. Their car is destroyed, leaving them stranded. To get Bart dwelling house, Homer orders equipment for the ability found and ships information technology via courier from Knoxville, with the boys stowed away inside the crate.

The episode was written by Richard Appel, and directed by Swinton O. Scott III. The idea of a road trip was "so exciting" that the writers immediately knew they wanted to write it. The episode features cultural references to the 1991 film Naked Lunch, American singer Andy Williams, and Look magazine.

Since airing, the episode has received positive reviews from television critics; Primal Michigan Life named it the 8th-best episode of the series. It caused a Nielsen rating of vii.2, and was the fifth-highest-rated prove on the Pull a fast one on network the week it aired.

Plot [edit]

Principal Skinner sends the Springfield Elementary students on a "go to work with your parents 24-hour interval" after several administrative errors force him to keep his spring break vacation earlier than he planned. Unable to stay home with Marge because school forms state that homemaker is not a "real job", Bart goes to the DMV with Patty and Selma, and Lisa goes to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant with Homer. At the DMV, Bart makes himself a fake driver'south license, which he, Nelson, Martin, and Milhouse apply to rent a car. They include Martin in their plans after learning that he earned some coin by investing in shares.

Using an excuse concocted past Bart, the boys tell their parents they are travelling to the National Grammer Rodeo in Canada. After travelling aimlessly for a while, they determine to apply the rented car for a route trip to the World'due south Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. In one case they arrive, they notice the off-white was held xiv years earlier; all that remains is a wig outlet. The boys each buy a wig and Martin spends the concluding of their money on an Al Gore doll. When Nelson accidentally knocks the Sunsphere (renamed the Wigsphere) on their car, crushing information technology, they are left stranded.

Bart places a collect call to Lisa — who has spent the entire leap break with Homer at work — to assistance him return dwelling house while concealing the ordeal from their parents. On her communication, Bart becomes a courier. However, every bit he fails to earn enough money to get habitation and as none of his assignments go him anywhere nearly Springfield (his beginning involving flying organ transplants to Hong Kong), Bart again asks Lisa for help. After making Homer hope he will non go upset, Lisa reveals Bart'southward predicament. To become Bart home, Homer orders equipment for the power constitute from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, pouring cola over his work station in order to justify information technology. He ships information technology from nearby Knoxville, with Bart as the courier and the boys stowed within the crate.

While Lisa and Homer quietly fume at Bart at the dinner table, Marge remains clueless most his misadventures. At dark, Marge receives telephone calls alluding to Bart's mishaps from Primary Skinner (who spotted him in Hong Kong), the Tennessee Land Police, and the courier service. Homer nervously ducks nether the covers and quietly laughs as Marge remains oblivious.

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The episode was written by Richard Appel,^[1] who wanted to practise an episode that had two things; a "go to piece of work with your parents twenty-four hours" and Bart getting a driver's license. The "become to work with your parents mean solar day" idea appealed to Appel considering information technology was something he "lost the right" to practise when he went from public schoolhouse to private schoolhouse as a child. Appel considered those days to exist his favorites because he "didn't have to practice annihilation" at his parents' chore. The idea of having a commuter's license was something that Appel dreamed about when he was younger.^[3]

The writing staff had never done a leap break episode before so they idea, "What would Lisa and Bart practice on spring break?" and came upwardly with the road trip plot. Bill Oakley, the show runner of The Simpsons at the fourth dimension, said that road trips were something that the writers liked to write stories near. The idea of iv children going on a road trip was "so exciting" that they immediately knew they wanted to write it. In that location was a argue over where the children would go, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was kickoff suggested, but the writers somewhen decided to have them become to a "funny unlikely place".^[iv] Oakley'due south prove runner partner, Josh Weinstein, said that the writers were always looking for combinations of characters that had not been done many times on the show. Homer and Lisa had non been done "as well often" and they wanted the two characters to bond and get closer to each other.^[five]

The episode was directed by Swinton O. Scott III.^[1] It was difficult to animate because the animators had to depict completely new designs for the locations exterior of Springfield, such as Knoxville. The auto scenes were also difficult to animate. At the time, The Simpsons was using traditional blitheness without computers, simply they had to get one for a scene where the camera spins around the car from above.^[6] The automobile was difficult to breathing because it had to "expect existent" and not "boxy similar a truck". The automobile was based on a 1993 Oldsmobile car with rounded edges.^[5] The Simpsons animator David Silverman said that the episode was "probably the most difficult i" Scott had to direct on the bear witness.^[6]

Cultural references [edit]

Bart and his friends use Bart's faux license to see the R-rated 1991 film Naked Lunch, an adaptation of William Burroughs's novel dealing with heroin habit, homosexuality, and hallucinogens.^[2] While leaving the theater after viewing the picture, Nelson Muntz remarks, "I can think of at least two things incorrect with that title." The boys also see an Andy Williams concert in Branson, Missouri, and the marquee advert it outside reads "Wow, he'due south still got it – Look magazine", with Look having been out of business for 25 years when the episode first aired.^[1] On the road, the boys pick upwards a hitchhiker, who is based on the hitchhiker in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre horror film series.^[5] Principal Skinner books a vacation with AmeriWestica, a parody of America West Airlines.^[two] "Radar Love" past Dutch stone band Golden Earring is also heard.^[7]

Reception [edit]

In its original broadcast, "Bart on the Route" finished 63rd in the ratings for the calendar week of March 25 to March 31, 1996, with a Nielsen rating of 7.2.^[8] The episode was the fifth highest-rated bear witness on the Fox network that calendar week, following The Ten-Files, Cops, Party of Five, Martin, and Melrose Identify.^[8]

Since ambulation, the episode has received positive reviews from television critics. The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, said that it "contains some superb touching character scenes between Homer and Lisa, a fascinating glimpse of Marge's insecurities, and some dainty touches that take it in a higher place the show's very high average."^[2]

Dave Foster of DVD Times said that "Bart on the Road" is an episode which is congenital upon a "frankly ludicrous" thought which if the writers were to "stumble upon" now, "nosotros'd simply see Bart happen upon a license and skip boondocks without anyone noticing, but here they do give the setup a great deal of consideration both on and off the screen." He thought the story was "partly conceivable, though the opportunity when Bart hits the road is largely wasted with only a few well constructed jokes to speak of." Foster thinks, "what saves the episode is the opportunity to see Lisa and Homer connect, once once more displaying what a potent flavour this is for Lisa as we see the two share some wonderfully tender moments, alongside some genuinely express mirth-out-loud moments."^[9]

DVD Movie Guide'south Colin Jacobson enjoyed the episode and said that he "loves" the children'due south experiences at their parents' jobs, adding, "and when they head out of town, the fun continues. Any episode that sends the kids to the site of the World's Fair is OK by me."^[ten]

Jennifer Malkowski of DVD Verdict considered the best part of the episode to exist when Patty and Selma explain their task at the DMV: "Somedays we don't let the line move at all. We telephone call those weekdays." Malkowski concluded her review by giving the episode a grade of B+.^[11] John Thorpe of Primal Michigan Life named it the 8th best episode of the series.^[12] Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a score of nine.5 out of 10, calling information technology "outstanding" and summarizing his review with: "'Bart on the Road' is a fun trip and very funny, but it's the way everything comes together that actually makes it memorable."^[xiii]

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 201. ISBN978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M. .
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Bart on the Route". BBC. Archived from the original on 2004-04-06. Retrieved 2008-03-06 .
3. ^ Appel, Richard (2005). The Simpsons season vii DVD commentary for the episode "Bart on the Road" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
4. ^ Oakley, Bill (2005). The Simpsons season vii DVD commentary for the episode "Bart on the Route" (DVD). 20th Century Trick.
5. ^ ^{a b c} Weinstein, Josh (2005). The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Bart on the Road" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
6. ^ ^{a b} Silverman, David (2005). The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Bart on the Road" (DVD). 20th Century Pull a fast one on.
7. ^ Vlatsuin, Rob (2021-03-eleven). "Radar Honey: van 'een stuk puin' tot dé ultieme road song". Omroep West (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-11-13 .
8. ^ ^{a b} "Nielsen Ratings". The Tampa Tribune. April four, 1996. p. iv. Retrieved on January 6, 2009.
9. ^ Foster, Dave (2006-02-25). "The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Flavor". DVD Times. Archived from the original on 5 Dec 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-01 .
10. ^ Jacobson, Colin (2006-01-05). "The Simpsons: The Consummate 7th Season (1995)". DVD Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-01 .
11. ^ Malkowski, Judge (2006-01-xvi). "The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Flavour". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on iv December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-01 .
12. ^ Thorpe, John (November 15, 2000). "Top 10 Simpson's episodes ever". Primal Michigan Life. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-21 .
13. ^ Canning, Robert (July 22, 2009). The Simpsons Flashback: "Bart On the Road" Review. IGN. Retrieved May 30, 2010.

External links [edit]

• "Bart on the Road episode capsule". The Simpsons Archive.
• "Bart on the Road" at IMDb

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_on_the_Road

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