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"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is the 16th episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> [[List of The Simpsons episodes#Season Six (1994-1995)|sixth season]]; the episode marks the first time the family has visited another country. In [[Australia]], the episode was met with criticism due to its hugely inaccurate and stereotypical portrayal of the country, although it has been accepted as typical [[United States|American]] satire and is still aired as a re-run as often as all other episodes.  Some Australian fans of the series rather consider it an honor that Australia was featured so much in an episode at all. Subsequent Simpsons episodes exploited existing stereotypes of other countries, but this episode actually fabricated things about Australia wholesale, as the Simpsons producers admit in the DVD commentary for this episode.
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{{EpisodePrevNext|Homie the Clown|Homer vs. Patty and Selma}}
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{{Quote|I'm impressed you were able to write so legibly on your own butt!|[[Lisa Simpson]] (to [[Bart]])}}
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{{Episode
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|number=119
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|prodcode=2F13
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|airdate=February 19, [[1995]]
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|blackboard="I will not hang donuts on my person"
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|couchgag=The living room floor is a body of water. The Simpsons swim their way to the couch.
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|guests=[[Phil Hartman]] as [[Evan Conover]]
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|showrunner1= David Mirkin
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|writer=[[Bill Oakley]]<br>[[Josh Weinstein]]
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|director=[[Wes Archer]]
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|DVD features=yes
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==Synopsis==
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"'''Bart vs. Australia'''" is the sixteenth episode of [[season 6]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one-hundred and nineteenth episode overall. It originally aired on February 19, [[1995]]. The episode was written by [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] and directed by [[Wes Archer]]. It guest stars [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Evan Conover]].
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The episode begins with a bathroom products race between [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] in the [[bathroom]] sink. Lisa wins and Bart suggests she won because her shampoo was in the "inner lane" to his toothpaste. Lisa explains the [[Coriolis Effect]] to Bart (not entirely correctly), but he does not believe her. He makes a [[collect call]] to an [[Australia]]n boy, and asks him about which way the water drains. The line is kept open for several hours. When Bart does not hang up, the boy's father is billed [[Australian dollar|$]]900.00 ("Nine hundred dollareydoos"). The man wants Bart to pay, but Bart mocks him. Bart receives dozens of collection letters in the mail, but does nothing about them.
 
  
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Eventually, Australia [[Indictment|indicts]] Bart for [[fraud]]. The [[United States]] [[United States Department of State|State Department]] wants to send him to prison, but settles upon having Bart personally apologize in Australia. The family is sent to Australia, where they start exploring the culture. Bart makes his apology, but they want to give the additional punishment of a boot to his [[buttocks]] (a parody of the [[Michael P. Fay]] [[Caning in Singapore|caning incident]] in [[Singapore]]). Bart and [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] escape the booting and they try to run back to the embassy. Bart agrees to have them do the booting anyway, but as he is about to receive his punishment, he [[Mooning|moons]] the Australians. The Simpson family leaves the outraged country in a helicopter in a scene similar to the [[Fall of Saigon]].  A subplot through the episode where Bart brought his pet [[frog]] into the country past customs. where it reproduces and spread rapidly throughout the country and ruins Australia's ecology (a reference to the actual introduction of non-native [[Cane Toad]]s into Australia.)  As the family is being flown home they happily remark upon the destruction that can be caused by introducing a foreign species into a new environment... as the camera pans out to reveal a [[koala]] hanging from one of the helicopter's struts.
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== Synopsis ==
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{{Desc|[[Bart]] makes an hours-long collect call to [[Australia]], which results in the family he calls receiving a phone bill for $900. When Bart refuses to make good the charges, Australia indicts him for fraud and the family takes a trip to the Land Down Under so Bart can apologize for his shenanigans.}}
  
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==Quotes==
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== Plot ==
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*'''Bart''': I can't get a straight answer out of this crazy hemisphere. ''(he calls another number and reaches a [[car phone]] in [[Argentina]])''<br/>'''[[Adolf Hitler]]''': Eine Minuten, eine Minuten! Ach! Das Wagen-phone ist ein...Nuisancephone!<br/>'''Man''': Buenas noches, mein [[Führer]]! <br>'''Hitler''': Ja, ja.
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The episode begins with a bathroom products race between [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] in the bathroom sink. Lisa wins and Bart suggests she won because her shampoo was in the "inner lane" to his toothpaste. Lisa explains the {{W|Coriolis Effect}} to Bart (not entirely correctly), but he does not believe her. He makes a collect call to an Australian boy, and asks him about which way the water drains. When it seems that Lisa will be proven right, Bart asks the boy to ask his neighbors, not realizing the boy lives in a rural area, and has to travel a great distance to do so. The line is kept open for several hours. When Bart does not hang up, the boy's father is billed {{W|Australian dollar|$}}900.00 ("Nine hundred dollareydoos"). The man wants Bart to pay, but Bart mocks him. Bart receives dozens of collection letters in the mail, but does nothing about them.
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*'''Homer''': ''(looking at globe)'' There it is! Aus-tra-li-a. I'll be damned. ''(laughs)'' Look at this country! "[[Uruguay|U-R-Gay]]!"<br/>
 
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*'''Conover:''' Mr. Simpson, shush! Disparaging the boot is a bootable offense! It's one of their proudest traditions! ''(he points it out using the [[flag of Australia]], which inaccurately shows a boot kicking the buttocks)''
 
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*'''Lisa:''' Bart, [[Coriolis effect|water will only go the other way]] in the [[Southern Hemisphere]]. <br/>'''Bart:''' What the hell is the Southern Hemisphere? <br/>'''Lisa:''' Haven't you ever looked at your globe? ''(tears off wrapping paper on a gift with a tag reading "Happy Birthday! Love Grampa" on it)''. See, the Southern Hemisphere is made up off everything below the equ... ''(stares at Bart)'' this line. <br/> '''Bart:''' So say in [[Argentina]], and [[Rand McNally]] (pointing at Rand McNally logo on globe), all their water goes backwards? <br/> '''Lisa:''' Uh-huh. In fact, in Rand McNally, people wear hats on their feet and [[hamburgers]] eat people. <br /> '''Bart:''' (''impressed'') Cool!
 
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*'''Marge''': I'll just have a cup of coffee. <br/>'''Bartender''': Beer it is. <br/>'''Marge''': No, I said coffee. <br/>'''Bartender''': Beer. <br/>'''Marge''': Cof-fee. <br/>'''Bartender''': Be-er. <br/>'''Marge''': ''(spells)'' C-O... <br/>'''Bartender''': ''(spells)'' B-E...
 
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*'''Aide:''' Please to repeat again and I will translating for the el Presidente.<br/>'''Bart:''' ''[slowly]'' Which way does the water turn in your toilet?<br/>'''Aide:''' ''[in Spanish]'' He says the tide is turning!<br/>'''Presidente:''' ''[in Spanish]'' Ay, caramba!  Then the rebels will soon take the capital. I must flee! ''[dives out window]''
 
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* '''Bart:''' Hey, I think I hear [[Azaria Chamberlain disappearance|a dingo eating your baby]].
 
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* '''Homer''': Hey, do we get to land on an aircraft carrier? <br/>'''Helicopter pilot''': No, sir, the closest vessel is the ''USS [[Walter Mondale]]''. It's a laundry ship. They'll take you the rest of the way.
 
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* '''Australian man''': [[Crocodile Dundee|You call that a knife? This is a knife!]]<br/> '''Bart''': That's not a knife. That's a [[spoon]].<br/>'''Australian man''': Alright, alright, you win. Heh. I see you've played knifey-spooney before.
 
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* '''Homer''': When will you Australians learn? In America, we stopped using corporal punishment, and things have never been better. The streets are safe. Old people strut confidently in the darkest alleys. And the weak and nerdy are admired for their computer-programming abilities. So, like us, let your children run wild and free! 'Cos as the old saying goes, "let your children run wild and free".
 
  
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==Inaccuracies==
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Eventually, Australia indicts Bart for fraud. The {{W|State Department}}'s 'brat and punk division' wants to send him to prison, but settles upon having Bart personally apologize in Australia. The family is sent to Australia, where they start exploring the culture. Bart makes his apology, but they want to give the additional punishment of a boot to his buttocks. Bart and [[Homer]] escape the booting and they run back to the embassy, picking up Marge, Lisa and Maggie along the way. Bart agrees to have them do the booting anyway, but as he is about to receive his punishment, he {{W|Mooning|moons}} the Australians, writing "Don't Tread On Me" on his buttocks. The Simpson family leaves the outraged country in a helicopter in a scene similar to the {{W|Fall of Saigon}}. A subplot through the episode where Bart brought his pet frog into the country past customs. where it reproduces and spread rapidly throughout the country and ruins Australia's ecology (a reference to the actual introduction of non-native {{W|Cane Toad|Cane Toads}} into Australia). As the family is being flown home they happily remark upon the destruction that can be caused by introducing a foreign species into a new environment... as the camera pans out to reveal a {{W|Koala Bear|koala}} hanging from one of the helicopter's struts.
  
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While the Simpsons is prone to some errors simply for comic effect, in this particular episode, the supposed scientific knowledge of drains flowing differently in the Southern Hemisphere is actually a myth.
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== Production ==
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File:2F13 Script.jpg
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== Reception ==
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Sound mixers [[Ronny Cox]], [[Greg Orloff]], [[R. Russell Smith]], [[Anthony D'Amico]] received a nomination for a {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation}} in the {{W|47th Primetime Emmy Awards}} for the episode. However it lost to "Up in Smoke" from ''{{W|Mad About You}}''.<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1995/outstanding-individual-achievement-in-sound-mixing-for-a-comedy-series-or-a-special Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special – 1995"]</ref>
  
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See [[Coriolis Effect]]
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== In other languages ==
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Season 6 Episode
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"Bart vs. Australia"
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"I'm impressed you were able to write so legibly on your own butt!"
―Lisa Simpson (to Bart)
"Bart vs. Australia"
Bart Gets Booted - Bart vs. Australia.png
Episode Information
Episode number: 119
Season number: S6 E16
Production code: 2F13
Original airdate: February 19, 1995
Chalkboard gag: "I will not hang donuts on my person"
Couch gag: The living room floor is a body of water. The Simpsons swim their way to the couch.
Guest star(s): Phil Hartman as Evan Conover
Showrunner: David Mirkin
Written by: Bill Oakley
Josh Weinstein
Directed by: Wes Archer
DVD features


"Bart vs. Australia" is the sixteenth episode of season 6 of The Simpsons and the one-hundred and nineteenth episode overall. It originally aired on February 19, 1995. The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein and directed by Wes Archer. It guest stars Phil Hartman as Evan Conover.

Synopsis[edit]

"Bart makes an hours-long collect call to Australia, which results in the family he calls receiving a phone bill for $900. When Bart refuses to make good the charges, Australia indicts him for fraud and the family takes a trip to the Land Down Under so Bart can apologize for his shenanigans."


Plot[edit]

The episode begins with a bathroom products race between Bart and Lisa in the bathroom sink. Lisa wins and Bart suggests she won because her shampoo was in the "inner lane" to his toothpaste. Lisa explains the Coriolis Effect to Bart (not entirely correctly), but he does not believe her. He makes a collect call to an Australian boy, and asks him about which way the water drains. When it seems that Lisa will be proven right, Bart asks the boy to ask his neighbors, not realizing the boy lives in a rural area, and has to travel a great distance to do so. The line is kept open for several hours. When Bart does not hang up, the boy's father is billed $900.00 ("Nine hundred dollareydoos"). The man wants Bart to pay, but Bart mocks him. Bart receives dozens of collection letters in the mail, but does nothing about them.

Eventually, Australia indicts Bart for fraud. The State Department's 'brat and punk division' wants to send him to prison, but settles upon having Bart personally apologize in Australia. The family is sent to Australia, where they start exploring the culture. Bart makes his apology, but they want to give the additional punishment of a boot to his buttocks. Bart and Homer escape the booting and they run back to the embassy, picking up Marge, Lisa and Maggie along the way. Bart agrees to have them do the booting anyway, but as he is about to receive his punishment, he moons the Australians, writing "Don't Tread On Me" on his buttocks. The Simpson family leaves the outraged country in a helicopter in a scene similar to the Fall of Saigon. A subplot through the episode where Bart brought his pet frog into the country past customs. where it reproduces and spread rapidly throughout the country and ruins Australia's ecology (a reference to the actual introduction of non-native Cane Toads into Australia). As the family is being flown home they happily remark upon the destruction that can be caused by introducing a foreign species into a new environment... as the camera pans out to reveal a koala hanging from one of the helicopter's struts.

Production[edit]

  • 2F13 Script.jpg

Reception[edit]

Sound mixers Ronny Cox, Greg Orloff, R. Russell Smith, Anthony D'Amico received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation in the 47th Primetime Emmy Awards for the episode. However it lost to "Up in Smoke" from Mad About You.[1]

In other languages[edit]

Language Name Translation
Spain flag.png Español "Bart contra Australia" Bart vs. Australia
Hispanic America.gif Español "Bart contra Australia" Bart vs. Australia
Italy Flag.png Italiano "Bart contro l'Australia" Bart vs. Australia

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special – 1995"


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