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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | *There is a picture of Bart on the wall opposite one of Albert Einstein in Dr. Pryor's office. | + | *"[[Bart the Genius]]" is the first "proper" ''Simpsons'' episode and the second ''Simpsons'' episode of the show. |
| − | *After Bart comes home green Homer washes him in | + | *This is also the first episode to have Bart's name somewhere in the title. |
| − | *Homer thinks it was Albert Einstein that invented the light bulb. | + | *There is a picture of [[Bart]] on the wall opposite one of [[Albert Einstein]] in Dr. Pryor's office. |
| − | *Maggie spells out EMCSQU (or E=MC²) on her building blocks. | + | *After Bart comes home green [[Homer ]]washes him in turpentine. |
| + | *[[Homer]] thinks it was Albert Einstein that invented the light bulb. | ||
| + | *[[Maggie]] spells out EMCSQU (or E=MC²) on her building blocks. | ||
*Maggie falls once (As Lisa looks up id). | *Maggie falls once (As Lisa looks up id). | ||
*This is the first (and so far, only) couch gag to visually continue into the TV scene. | *This is the first (and so far, only) couch gag to visually continue into the TV scene. | ||
| + | *[[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] has black hair in this episode. | ||
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=== Introductions === | === Introductions === | ||
| − | + | *This is the first episode where Bart uses his soon to be famous catch phrase "[[Eat My Shorts]]". | |
| − | *This is the first episode where Bart uses his soon to be famous catch phrase "Eat My Shorts". | + | *A ''[[Radioactive Man]]'' comic book is seen, though the {{ch|Radioactive Man|title character's}} appearance is vastly different from his appearance is later episodes. |
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=== Hard to See Stuff === | === Hard to See Stuff === | ||
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*Homer makes a cheque of $75, to pay for Bart's defacing of school property, to "Dept. of Education". | *Homer makes a cheque of $75, to pay for Bart's defacing of school property, to "Dept. of Education". | ||
*Martin's IQ is 216. | *Martin's IQ is 216. | ||
| − | *Bart wears a pink shirt to his first day of class at the | + | *Bart wears a pink shirt to his first day of class at the [[Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children]]. |
| − | *Books on the shelf in Bart's new advanced school classroom include Crime | + | *Books on the shelf in Bart's new advanced school classroom include ''{{w|Crime and Punishment}}'', ''{{w|Babylonian}} Myths'', ''{{w|Paradise Lost}}'', ''{{w|Moby-Dick}}'', ''{{w|Plato}}'', ''{{w|Dante's Inferno}}'', ''{{w|The Illiad}}'', ''Design of Computers'', ''{{w|Astrophysics}}'', ''Wana'' by Emile Zona, ''Puskin'', ''{{w|Shakespeare}} I-XV'', ''{{w|Quantum Mechanics}}'' and ''The Life of {{w|Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo}}''. |
| − | *The Simpsons attend the opera | + | *The Simpsons attend the opera ''{{w|Carmen}}''. advertised as "Tonight Only in Russian". |
| − | *On the opera poster, the conductor is identified as Boris Csuposki, a play on the name of producer and supervising animation director Gabor Csupo. | + | *On the opera poster, the conductor is identified as [[Boris Csuposki]], a play on the name of producer and supervising animation director [[Gabor Csupo]]. |
| − | *After he is dubbed a genius, Bart's Principal Skinner graffiti is framed and labeled as a work of art entitled "The Principal" by Bart Simpson. | + | *After he is dubbed a genius, Bart's [[Principal Skinner]] graffiti is framed and labeled as a work of art entitled "The Principal" by Bart Simpson. |
| − | *Martin and his parents were at the opera. Mr. Prince is the man commenting on Homer and Bart's boorish behavior. | + | *Martin and his parents were at the opera. [[Mr. Prince]] is the man commenting on Homer and Bart's boorish behavior. |
*[[Marcia Wallace]]'s name is misspelled "Masha" in the credits. | *[[Marcia Wallace]]'s name is misspelled "Masha" in the credits. | ||
| − | == | + | == Cultural references == |
| − | *[[Bart | + | *The Simpsons play {{w|Scrabble}}. |
| − | * | + | *In the opening scene, Maggie spells EMCSQU with her blocks, a reference to [[Albert Einstein]]'s {{w|mass-energy equivalence}} equation. A picture of Einstein also appears on the wall of Dr. Pryor's office. At one point Homer erroneously refers to Einstein as the inventor of the {{w|Incandescent light bulb|light bulb}}. |
| + | *Dr. Pryor compares Bart's proposed work among ordinary children to [[Jane Goodall]]'s study of chimpanzees. Goodall was pleased to be mentioned in the episode, sending the program a letter, and [[Jon Vitti|Vitti]] a signed book. Jane Goodall was later featured as a major guest star in the episode "[[Simpson Safari]]". | ||
| + | *The opera attended by the family is {{w|Carmen}}, by {{w|Georges Bizet}}; the song Bart mocks is a famous aria called the "{{w|Toreador Song}}". | ||
| − | == | + | == Continuity == |
| − | *The Gifted | + | *[[Ms. Melon]], teacher at The Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children is seen dancing with [[Jacques]] in the music video ''[[Do the Bartman]]''. |
| − | *Homer comments to Bart that for generations Simpson men have dreamed of outsmarting someone. Homer does just that, by outsmarting Cooder in | + | *Homer comments to Bart that for generations Simpson men have dreamed of outsmarting someone. Homer does just that, by outsmarting [[Cooder]] in "[[Bart Carny]]". |
== Goofs == | == Goofs == | ||
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[[Category:Goofs]] | [[Category:Goofs]] | ||
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Contents
Trivia
- "Bart the Genius" is the first "proper" Simpsons episode and the second Simpsons episode of the show.
- This is also the first episode to have Bart's name somewhere in the title.
- There is a picture of Bart on the wall opposite one of Albert Einstein in Dr. Pryor's office.
- After Bart comes home green Homer washes him in turpentine.
- Homer thinks it was Albert Einstein that invented the light bulb.
- Maggie spells out EMCSQU (or E=MC²) on her building blocks.
- Maggie falls once (As Lisa looks up id).
- This is the first (and so far, only) couch gag to visually continue into the TV scene.
- Milhouse has black hair in this episode.
Introductions
- This is the first episode where Bart uses his soon to be famous catch phrase "Eat My Shorts".
- A Radioactive Man comic book is seen, though the title character's appearance is vastly different from his appearance is later episodes.
Hard to See Stuff
- When the Simpsons are playing Scrabble and Homer is complaining that he has not good letters, his slate of letters shows "O-X-I-D-I-Z-E", which is the highest word score one can achieve in Scrabble by using seven letters.
- Martin Prince is the train conductor when Bart is told to visualize his IQ problems.
- Principal Skinner devotes an entire file drawer to Bart Simpson.
- Homer makes a cheque of $75, to pay for Bart's defacing of school property, to "Dept. of Education".
- Martin's IQ is 216.
- Bart wears a pink shirt to his first day of class at the Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children.
- Books on the shelf in Bart's new advanced school classroom include Crime and Punishment, Babylonian Myths, Paradise Lost, Moby-Dick, Plato, Dante's Inferno, The Illiad, Design of Computers, Astrophysics, Wana by Emile Zona, Puskin, Shakespeare I-XV, Quantum Mechanics and The Life of Leonardo.
- The Simpsons attend the opera Carmen. advertised as "Tonight Only in Russian".
- On the opera poster, the conductor is identified as Boris Csuposki, a play on the name of producer and supervising animation director Gabor Csupo.
- After he is dubbed a genius, Bart's Principal Skinner graffiti is framed and labeled as a work of art entitled "The Principal" by Bart Simpson.
- Martin and his parents were at the opera. Mr. Prince is the man commenting on Homer and Bart's boorish behavior.
- Marcia Wallace's name is misspelled "Masha" in the credits.
Cultural references
- The Simpsons play Scrabble.
- In the opening scene, Maggie spells EMCSQU with her blocks, a reference to Albert Einstein's mass-energy equivalence equation. A picture of Einstein also appears on the wall of Dr. Pryor's office. At one point Homer erroneously refers to Einstein as the inventor of the light bulb.
- Dr. Pryor compares Bart's proposed work among ordinary children to Jane Goodall's study of chimpanzees. Goodall was pleased to be mentioned in the episode, sending the program a letter, and Vitti a signed book. Jane Goodall was later featured as a major guest star in the episode "Simpson Safari".
- The opera attended by the family is Carmen, by Georges Bizet; the song Bart mocks is a famous aria called the "Toreador Song".
Continuity
- Ms. Melon, teacher at The Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children is seen dancing with Jacques in the music video Do the Bartman.
- Homer comments to Bart that for generations Simpson men have dreamed of outsmarting someone. Homer does just that, by outsmarting Cooder in "Bart Carny".
Goofs
- There is no answers on Martin's paper.
- There is a blackboard behind Dr. Pryor, although when the camera does a close-up on him there is just a purple wall behind him.
