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}}'''"Eat My Shorts!"''' is [[Bart Simpson]]'s trademark catchphrase. Bart uses it to express his rebellious attitude, usually to authority figures. | }}'''"Eat My Shorts!"''' is [[Bart Simpson]]'s trademark catchphrase. Bart uses it to express his rebellious attitude, usually to authority figures. | ||
| − | Bart first said it when he was in kindergarten, to [[Principal Skinner]] when he was misbehaving | + | Bart first said it when he was in kindergarten, to [[Principal Skinner]] when he was misbehaving.<ref>"[[Lisa's Sax]]"</ref> |
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On some occasions, the phrase was taken literally, such as when Bart was teasing a donkey and the donkey really did eat his shorts.<ref>"[[Bart-Mangled Banner]]"</ref> | On some occasions, the phrase was taken literally, such as when Bart was teasing a donkey and the donkey really did eat his shorts.<ref>"[[Bart-Mangled Banner]]"</ref> | ||
When Bart developed his own line of novelty T-shirts, he used the phrase on one of his shirts: "Stop World Hunger, Eat My Shorts!"<ref>"[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]"</ref> | When Bart developed his own line of novelty T-shirts, he used the phrase on one of his shirts: "Stop World Hunger, Eat My Shorts!"<ref>"[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]"</ref> | ||
| − | + | == Variations / Use by Other Characters == | |
| − | ==Variations / Use by Other Characters== | ||
*When Homer tells Mr. Burns to "eat my shorts", Burns comments that on Monday morning he will bring him into his office and "we'll see who eats whose shorts".<ref>"[[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]]"</ref> | *When Homer tells Mr. Burns to "eat my shorts", Burns comments that on Monday morning he will bring him into his office and "we'll see who eats whose shorts".<ref>"[[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]]"</ref> | ||
*At the "Do What You Feel" Festival, Principal Skinner hits Bart with an acorn and tells him "eat my shorts, young man".<ref>"[[Bart's Inner Child]]"</ref> | *At the "Do What You Feel" Festival, Principal Skinner hits Bart with an acorn and tells him "eat my shorts, young man".<ref>"[[Bart's Inner Child]]"</ref> | ||
| − | *At the [[Noiseland Video Arcade]] one of the games that can be seen in the background is titled {{ap|Eat My Shorts|arcade game}}.<ref>"[[Moaning Lisa]]"</ref> | + | *At the [[Noiseland Video Arcade]] one of the games that can be seen in the background is titled {{ap|Eat My Shorts|arcade game}}.<ref>"[[Moaning Lisa]]"</ref><ref>"[[Bart Gets an "F"]]"</ref> |
| − | + | *{{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}} tells Bart to "Eat my shorts" because she doesn't like Bart anymore.<ref>"[[Moonshine River]]"</ref> | |
| − | + | *Feminist group Bossy Riot, including Bart, graffitied [[Moe's Tavern]] with the phrase 'Eat my skirts'.<ref>"[[Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy]]"</ref> | |
=== Non-canon === | === Non-canon === | ||
{{Noncanon}} | {{Noncanon}} | ||
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*When Bart is cast as [[Mozart]], he says "Eat my pantaloons!" just before he dies.<ref>"[[Margical History Tour]]"</ref> | *When Bart is cast as [[Mozart]], he says "Eat my pantaloons!" just before he dies.<ref>"[[Margical History Tour]]"</ref> | ||
*While doing laundry, Marge comments that "if someone did eat Bart's shorts, they'd have a tummy full of pocket garbage".<ref>"[[24 Minutes]]"</ref> | *While doing laundry, Marge comments that "if someone did eat Bart's shorts, they'd have a tummy full of pocket garbage".<ref>"[[24 Minutes]]"</ref> | ||
| − | *[[Stewie Griffin]] finds the phrase amusing upon hearing it. | + | *[[Stewie Griffin]] finds the phrase amusing upon hearing it. Later he says it to [[Nelson Muntz]], while literally forcing him to eat his shorts.<ref>"[[The Simpsons Guy]]"</ref> |
=== Other languages === | === Other languages === | ||
| − | In the European Spanish version, is dubbed as "Multiplícate por cero" (Spanish for "Go multiply yourself by zero") | + | *In the European Spanish version, is dubbed as "Multiplícate por cero" (Spanish for "Go multiply yourself by zero") |
| + | *In the Italian version, is translated as "Ciucciati il calzino" (Italian for "Suck the sock") | ||
| + | *In the European French version, is translated as "Va te faire shampouiner" ("Go shampoo yourself") | ||
| + | *In the Canadian French version, is dubbed as "Mange de la crotte" | ||
| + | *In the Latin American Spanish version, it was usually translated as "¡Tírase a un pozo!" ("Throw yourself in a well!") or "Come calzón!" ("Eat shorts!") as in "[[Lisa's Sax]]", before using ¡Cómete mis pantaloncillos!, a literal translation of "Eat my shorts" | ||
| + | *In the Japanese version, it is dubbed as "パンツでもかぶってろ" ("Pantsu demo kabuttero", Japanese for "Wear some pants") | ||
== Behind the Laughter == | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
The real history behind the phrase is that [[Nancy Cartwright]], Bart's voice actor, improvised the line during a table read. She first said it as a prank when she was in her high school marching band at Fairmont High School. The band was supposed to chant, "Fairmont West! Fairmont West!" but instead she and the entire band chanted "Eat my shorts! Eat my shorts!". | The real history behind the phrase is that [[Nancy Cartwright]], Bart's voice actor, improvised the line during a table read. She first said it as a prank when she was in her high school marching band at Fairmont High School. The band was supposed to chant, "Fairmont West! Fairmont West!" but instead she and the entire band chanted "Eat my shorts! Eat my shorts!". | ||
| − | The phrase has also been used outside of ''The Simpsons.'' For example, in the [[Futurama]] episode, "A Big Piece of Garbage," Fry sees a pile of talking Bart Simpson dolls, and [[Bender]] pulls the string on one that says, "Eat my shorts." Bender obliges, and then says, "[[Mmm...]] shorts." {{ | + | The phrase has also been used outside of ''The Simpsons.'' For example, in the [[Futurama]] episode, "A Big Piece of Garbage," Fry sees a pile of talking Bart Simpson dolls, and [[Bender]] pulls the string on one that says, "Eat my shorts." Bender obliges, and then says, "[[Mmm...]] shorts." {{W|Ghost Rider}} says "Eat my flames" instead of shorts in the video game ''{{W|Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3}}''. |
| − | More recently on the show, the phrase has been seldom used as many of the crew feel as if the many catchphrases have worn out. (This fact was parodied in the episode "[[Bart Gets Famous]]. | + | More recently on the show, the phrase has been seldom used as many of the crew feel as if the many catchphrases have worn out. (This fact was parodied in the episode "[[Bart Gets Famous]]".) |
| − | There has been speculation that [[Matt Groening]] got this phrase from the stoner rebel John Bender in ''{{ | + | There has been speculation that [[Matt Groening]] got this phrase from the stoner rebel John Bender in ''{{W|The Breakfast Club}}''. The phrase "Don't have a cow" appears in another {{W2|John Hughes|filmmaker}} film, ''{{W|Sixteen Candles}}''. |
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
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*{{ep|Bart the Genius}} | *{{ep|Bart the Genius}} | ||
| − | *{{ep|Moaning Lisa|(arcade game)}} | + | *{{ep|Moaning Lisa|({{ap|Eat My Shorts|arcade game}})}} |
| + | *{{ep|Bart Gets an "F"|({{ap|Eat My Shorts|arcade game}})}} | ||
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror}} | *{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror}} | ||
*{{ep|One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish}} | *{{ep|One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish}} | ||
| + | *{{ep|Lisa's Substitute|(written in a [[Daily Fourth Gradian]] issue)}} | ||
*{{ep|Bart the Murderer|(name of horse)}} | *{{ep|Bart the Murderer|(name of horse)}} | ||
*{{ep|Bart's Inner Child}} | *{{ep|Bart's Inner Child}} | ||
| + | *{{ep|I Love Lisa}} | ||
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror V|(variation)}} | *{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror V|(variation)}} | ||
*{{ep|Lemon of Troy}} | *{{ep|Lemon of Troy}} | ||
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- For the arcade game, see Eat My Shorts (arcade game).
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Catchphrase Information
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"Eat My Shorts!" is Bart Simpson's trademark catchphrase. Bart uses it to express his rebellious attitude, usually to authority figures.
Bart first said it when he was in kindergarten, to Principal Skinner when he was misbehaving.[1]
On some occasions, the phrase was taken literally, such as when Bart was teasing a donkey and the donkey really did eat his shorts.[2]
When Bart developed his own line of novelty T-shirts, he used the phrase on one of his shirts: "Stop World Hunger, Eat My Shorts!"[3]
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Variations / Use by Other Characters[edit]
- When Homer tells Mr. Burns to "eat my shorts", Burns comments that on Monday morning he will bring him into his office and "we'll see who eats whose shorts".[4]
- At the "Do What You Feel" Festival, Principal Skinner hits Bart with an acorn and tells him "eat my shorts, young man".[5]
- At the Noiseland Video Arcade one of the games that can be seen in the background is titled Eat My Shorts.[6][7]
- Jenny tells Bart to "Eat my shorts" because she doesn't like Bart anymore.[8]
- Feminist group Bossy Riot, including Bart, graffitied Moe's Tavern with the phrase 'Eat my skirts'.[9]
Non-canon[edit]
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- When the teachers and staff at Springfield Elementary School are eating students, Principal Skinner tells Bart he's going to enjoy devouring him, and adds, "I believe I'll start as you've so often suggested, by eating your shorts."[10]
- When Bart is cast as Mozart, he says "Eat my pantaloons!" just before he dies.[11]
- While doing laundry, Marge comments that "if someone did eat Bart's shorts, they'd have a tummy full of pocket garbage".[12]
- Stewie Griffin finds the phrase amusing upon hearing it. Later he says it to Nelson Muntz, while literally forcing him to eat his shorts.[13]
Other languages[edit]
- In the European Spanish version, is dubbed as "Multiplícate por cero" (Spanish for "Go multiply yourself by zero")
- In the Italian version, is translated as "Ciucciati il calzino" (Italian for "Suck the sock")
- In the European French version, is translated as "Va te faire shampouiner" ("Go shampoo yourself")
- In the Canadian French version, is dubbed as "Mange de la crotte"
- In the Latin American Spanish version, it was usually translated as "¡Tírase a un pozo!" ("Throw yourself in a well!") or "Come calzón!" ("Eat shorts!") as in "Lisa's Sax", before using ¡Cómete mis pantaloncillos!, a literal translation of "Eat my shorts"
- In the Japanese version, it is dubbed as "パンツでもかぶってろ" ("Pantsu demo kabuttero", Japanese for "Wear some pants")
Behind the Laughter[edit]
The real history behind the phrase is that Nancy Cartwright, Bart's voice actor, improvised the line during a table read. She first said it as a prank when she was in her high school marching band at Fairmont High School. The band was supposed to chant, "Fairmont West! Fairmont West!" but instead she and the entire band chanted "Eat my shorts! Eat my shorts!".
The phrase has also been used outside of The Simpsons. For example, in the Futurama episode, "A Big Piece of Garbage," Fry sees a pile of talking Bart Simpson dolls, and Bender pulls the string on one that says, "Eat my shorts." Bender obliges, and then says, "Mmm... shorts." Ghost Rider says "Eat my flames" instead of shorts in the video game Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
More recently on the show, the phrase has been seldom used as many of the crew feel as if the many catchphrases have worn out. (This fact was parodied in the episode "Bart Gets Famous".)
There has been speculation that Matt Groening got this phrase from the stoner rebel John Bender in The Breakfast Club. The phrase "Don't have a cow" appears in another John Hughes film, Sixteen Candles.
Appearances[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Lisa's Sax"
- ↑ "Bart-Mangled Banner"
- ↑ "Fat Man and Little Boy"
- ↑ "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"
- ↑ "Bart's Inner Child"
- ↑ "Moaning Lisa"
- ↑ "Bart Gets an "F""
- ↑ "Moonshine River"
- ↑ "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy"
- ↑ "Treehouse of Horror V"
- ↑ "Margical History Tour"
- ↑ "24 Minutes"
- ↑ "The Simpsons Guy"
