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{{Quote|Dear [[Marge Simpson|Mom]], I no longer fear [[Hell]], for I have been to {{ap|Kamp Krusty|location}}.|An excerpt from [[Lisa]]'s letter [[742 Evergreen Terrace|home]].}}
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{{Quote|Dear Mom, I no longer fear Hell, because I've been to Kamp Krusty. Our nature hikes have become grim death marches. Our arts and crafts hut is, in truth, a Dickensian workhouse. Bart makes it through the day clinging to his hope that Krusty the Klown will come. But I am far more pessimistic. I am not even sure if this letter will reach you, as the normal lines of communication have been cut. So I close by saying, SAVE US! SAVE US NOW! Bart and Lisa.|[[Lisa]] and [[Bart]]'s letter home}}
 
  
'''Kamp Krusty''' is the first episode of [[Season 4]]. It aired on September 24, 1992. The episode was written by [[David M. Stern]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]].[[Bart| ]]
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"'''Kamp Krusty'''" is the first episode of [[season 4]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the sixtieth episode overall. It originally aired on September 24, [[1992]]. The episode was written by [[David M. Stern]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]].
==Synopsis==
 
  
[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] spend six weeks at Kamp Krusty. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out.
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== Synopsis ==
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{{Desc|[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] spend six weeks at {{ap|Kamp Krusty|location}}. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out.}}
  
 
== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
It's the last day of school. After getting [[Mrs. Krabappel]] to change the Fs on his report card to Cs, [[Bart]], his fellow students, and the faculty and staff tear down [[Springfield Elementary School]] with chainsaws, flamethrowers, a bulldozer, and even a wrecking ball, to the tune of the [[wikipedia:Alice_Cooper|Alice Cooper]] song "[[wikipedia:School's_Out_(song)|School's Out]]." This turns out to be only Bart's dream, but it really is the last day of school.
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[[File:Kamp Krusty 3.png|thumb|left|The cabin Bart and Lisa stayed in]]
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At school, Bart gets his report card back to find he's been given all F minuses. He tells [[Mrs. Krabappel]] that if he doesn't get a C average, [[Homer]] won't let him go to Kamp Krusty. Mrs. Krabappel then changes his grades to Cs, even though it's not fair on the other students. Over the school intercom, [[Principal Skinner]] tells all the students to get out their implements of destruction. The students all pull out weapons and get to destroying the school. Bart then wakes up in the morning to find that it's the last day of school and the kids get ready for school.
  
Bart and Lisa are excited about being able to spend the summer at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]] ("The Krustiest Place On Earth"), a summer camp run by [[Krusty the Clown]], but [[Homer]] has said that Bart can only go if he gets at least a C average on his report card. At school, Bart finds that Mrs. Krabappel has given him a D- in each subject. On the bus ride home, he uses a marker to change each grade to an A+. Bart presents the card to his dad, but Homer sees through the ruse ("A+?! You don't think very much of me, do you, boy?"). Homer chides Bart for not faking plausible grades ("You know, a D turns into a B so easily. You just got greedy.") but tells Bart he's letting him go to Kamp Krusty anyway, for two reasons: First, Homer sees no reason to make Bart pay for any of Homer's mistakes, and second, Homer didn't really want Bart at the house all summer.
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At school, Lisa gets a B+ for conduct, being the first B grade she has ever gotten. She complains about this to [[Miss Hoover]], hurting her hand in the process. Meanwhile, Bart tries to sweet talk Mrs. Krabappel into giving him a better grade but walks away with D grades. On the school bus home, Bart changes his D grades into A+ grades, which Lisa says wouldn't fool anyone. At home, Bart watches an advert for Kamp Krusty before showing his report card to Homer. Homer tells Bart that he needed a C average so he would work to get better grades. Since that fails, he doesn't see why Bart has to be punished for his mistake so he lets Bart go anyway.
  
The kids of Springfield all leave for Kamp Krusty. After they arrive, the camp's director, [[Mr. Black]] (who licenses the Krusty brand for his camp) announces that Krusty won't be around for a few weeks, and instead the bullies of Springfield Elementary -- [[Jimbo]], [[Dolph]], and [[Kearney]] -- will be serving as counselors and enforcing order. At Kamp Krusty, the cabins are decrepit and vermin-infested, the lake is too dangerous to swim in, and the kids are fed nothing but [[Krusty Brand Seal of Approval|Krusty Brand]] Imitation Gruel ("Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference"). Meanwhile, with the older kids gone, Homer and [[Marge]] are having a wonderful summer together. Homer has even grown two extra strands of hair and lost a few pounds. Lisa sends a letter to Marge, describing how the camp's arts and crafts are nothing but sweatshops where the kids are forced to make wallets for export, and hikes have become brutal forced marches, but Marge and Homer think she's exaggerating. Bart clings to the hope that Krusty will come and save the kids. Krusty himself, unaware of any of this, approves more shoddy merchandise bearing his name before heading off to [[wikipedia:The_Championships,_Wimbledon|Wimbledon]].
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The kids get ready to go to Kamp Krusty and eventually board the bus. At the camp, they find that [[Krusty]] isn't actually there and [[Mr. Black]] is running the show, with [[Jimbo]], [[Dolph]] and [[Kearney]] as the camp counselors. Things get worse as they find their accommodations are filthy and falling apart. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge are enjoying their time away from the kids and Krusty goes to [[Wimbledon]] in [[England]]. Back at the camp, the kids are forced to roast pine cones rather than marshmallows. Meanwhile, the kids in [[Chief Starving Bear Weight Loss Center]] were being forced to do pull ups. The kids in Kamp Krusty were then made to sing "[[Hail to Thee, Kamp Krusty]]", the theme song for the camp and were given [[Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel]] for meals.
  
Mr. Black announces to the campers that Krusty has finally come, but it's just local drunk [[Barney Gumble]] dressed as Krusty. At this, Bart has finally had enough: he leads the campers in rebellion, driving out Mr. Black and the bullies and establishing ''Camp Bart''. [[Channel 6]] newscaster [[Kent Brockman]] arrives at the camp to report on the revolt. When Homer watches the live broadcast on TV and learns that the rebel leader is Bart, he instantly loses his newly-grown hair and gains back his weight. Brockman says, upon arriving at the scene, that he has been to Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, and that "without hyperbole, this is a million times worse than all of them put together."
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Back at home, Homer finds that without the kids, he is losing weight and gaining hair, whilst the kids in Kamp Krusty are suffering in cold hammocks. In Wimbledon, Krusty is heckling the tennis players, which annoys[[Queen Elizabeth II]]. Marge then sends cookies, which Kearney eats, and a letter to Bart and Lisa. Lisa writes back to them about the horrible conditions they are in, which Homer and Marge blow off, thinking it is just the kids playing up their imaginations. Eventually, Krusty is announced to be showing up, only for it to be [[Barney]] in a costume. After this, Bart starts a revolt and the kids overthrow the counselors and take over the camp, freeing the other kids from the fat camp too.
  
Because of the camp crisis, Krusty is called back from Wimbledon in England and comes to the camp to apologize to the kids, saying he was offered "a dumptruck full of money" in exchange for putting his name on the camp. To make it all up to the campers (since 1 camper almost died by a bear but still lost the campers hat), he offers to take them to the happiest place on Earth: [[wikipedia:Tijuana|Tijuana]]. The kids and Krusty have fun together in [[Mexico]], shown in a montage of pictures over the closing credits.
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As Krusty is being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, he gets a phone call about the rebellion in the camp and flies back to America. At the same time, news reports about the rebellion starts on TV and Homer is annoyed to find that Bart is the ringleader. Krusty gets to the camp and convinces the kids that he's not an imposter. Krusty apologizes for everything, saying that he had been given a lot of money to put his name on the camp. Krusty then takes the kids to [[Tijuana]], the happiest place on Earth, to make up for the horrible camp. As this happens, "[[South of the Border]]" plays.
  
 
== Production ==
 
== Production ==
As described in the DVD commentary, the Kamp Krusty script was suggested by [[James L. Brooks]] as a possible Simpsons movie. However, due to problems with making the story long enough for an 80-minute film, the idea was dropped.
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The "Kamp Krusty" script was originally suggested by [[James L. Brooks]] as a possible plot for a Simpsons movie. However, due to problems with making the story long enough for an 80-minute film, the idea was dropped.<ref>''Audio commentary for "Kamp Krusty". [[The Complete Fourth Season]] DVD Boxset.''</ref>
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The episode was the last to be animated at [[Klasky Csupo]], who have been working on the Simpsons since its beginnings as a short segment on "[[The Tracy Ullman Show]]", before the show's producers [[Gracie Films]] moved its domestic production to [[Film Roman]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-21/business/fi-739_1_bart-simpson Los Angeles Times - Sharon Bernstein - January 21, 1992 - Special to the times - "'The Simpsons' Producer Changes Animation Firms: Don't have a cow, but a different animation studio is going to be drawing Bart Simpson next season."]</ref>
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== Reception ==
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"Kamp Krusty" was viewed by approximately 12.6 million households and garnered a 13.5 Nielsen rating, making it the highest-rated show on the [[FOX]] network the week it aired.
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The episode received overwhelmingly positive reviews from TV critics. [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V Club] called the episode "iconic" and went on to say "Nearly two decades on, 'Kamp Krusty' still feels bracingly dark and sharp and uncompromising." They summed up, "It's timeless in the best possible sense, 22 minutes of hilarious anarchy that more than stands the test of time. God bless you, The Simpsons. You were truly doing God's work."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/kamp-krusty,71360/ The A.V Club review]</ref> {{W|Total Film}} ranked the episode's reference to ''[[Ben-Hur]]'' as the 31st greatest film reference in the history of the show.<ref>[http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-50-greatest-simpsons-movie-references/page:18 Total Film - The Modern Guide to Movies - Nathan Ditum/Jun 6th 2009 - "The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References: Smart and funny riffs on classic cinema moments..."]</ref>
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Fan reaction was mixed-to-positive. Reviews submitted to [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php NoHomers.net] label the episode as "solid" with an "interesting plot" and that it was "a great way to start out Season 4." However, many fans agreed that the episode was overshadowed by the rest of the fourth season, including episodes such as "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]" and "[[Last Exit to Springfield]]", and subsequently deemed it as "forgettable."<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?40313-Rate-and-Review-quot-Kamp-Krusty-quot NoHomers.net fan reviews]</ref>
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The episode currently holds a 9.0 [http://www.tv.com/ TV.com] rating<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/kamp-krusty-1345/ TV.com Kamp Krusty user rating]</ref> and an 8.6 rating on IMDb.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701142/ IMDb page]</ref>
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== Gallery ==
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== In other languages ==
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Latest revision as of 10:49, August 30, 2024

Season 4 Episode
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"Kamp Krusty"
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This article is about the episode. For the summer camp of the same name, see Kamp Krusty (location).
"Dear Mom, I no longer fear Hell, for I have been to Kamp Krusty."
―An excerpt from Lisa's letter home.
"Kamp Krusty"
Kamp Krusty.png
Krusty is held captive by camp-leaders Bart and Lisa after their rebellion.
Episode Information
Episode number: 60
Season number: S4 E1
Production code: 8F24
Original airdate: September 24, 1992
Chalkboard gag: "This punishment is not boring and pointless"
Couch gag: The Simpsons find that The Flinstones are sat on the couch
Showrunners: Al Jean
Mike Reiss
Written by: David M. Stern
Directed by: Mark Kirkland
DVD features


"Kamp Krusty" is the first episode of season 4 of The Simpsons and the sixtieth episode overall. It originally aired on September 24, 1992. The episode was written by David M. Stern and directed by Mark Kirkland.

Synopsis[edit]

"Bart and Lisa spend six weeks at Kamp Krusty. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out."


Plot[edit]

The cabin Bart and Lisa stayed in

At school, Bart gets his report card back to find he's been given all F minuses. He tells Mrs. Krabappel that if he doesn't get a C average, Homer won't let him go to Kamp Krusty. Mrs. Krabappel then changes his grades to Cs, even though it's not fair on the other students. Over the school intercom, Principal Skinner tells all the students to get out their implements of destruction. The students all pull out weapons and get to destroying the school. Bart then wakes up in the morning to find that it's the last day of school and the kids get ready for school.

At school, Lisa gets a B+ for conduct, being the first B grade she has ever gotten. She complains about this to Miss Hoover, hurting her hand in the process. Meanwhile, Bart tries to sweet talk Mrs. Krabappel into giving him a better grade but walks away with D grades. On the school bus home, Bart changes his D grades into A+ grades, which Lisa says wouldn't fool anyone. At home, Bart watches an advert for Kamp Krusty before showing his report card to Homer. Homer tells Bart that he needed a C average so he would work to get better grades. Since that fails, he doesn't see why Bart has to be punished for his mistake so he lets Bart go anyway.

The kids get ready to go to Kamp Krusty and eventually board the bus. At the camp, they find that Krusty isn't actually there and Mr. Black is running the show, with Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney as the camp counselors. Things get worse as they find their accommodations are filthy and falling apart. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge are enjoying their time away from the kids and Krusty goes to Wimbledon in England. Back at the camp, the kids are forced to roast pine cones rather than marshmallows. Meanwhile, the kids in Chief Starving Bear Weight Loss Center were being forced to do pull ups. The kids in Kamp Krusty were then made to sing "Hail to Thee, Kamp Krusty", the theme song for the camp and were given Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel for meals.

Back at home, Homer finds that without the kids, he is losing weight and gaining hair, whilst the kids in Kamp Krusty are suffering in cold hammocks. In Wimbledon, Krusty is heckling the tennis players, which annoysQueen Elizabeth II. Marge then sends cookies, which Kearney eats, and a letter to Bart and Lisa. Lisa writes back to them about the horrible conditions they are in, which Homer and Marge blow off, thinking it is just the kids playing up their imaginations. Eventually, Krusty is announced to be showing up, only for it to be Barney in a costume. After this, Bart starts a revolt and the kids overthrow the counselors and take over the camp, freeing the other kids from the fat camp too.

As Krusty is being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, he gets a phone call about the rebellion in the camp and flies back to America. At the same time, news reports about the rebellion starts on TV and Homer is annoyed to find that Bart is the ringleader. Krusty gets to the camp and convinces the kids that he's not an imposter. Krusty apologizes for everything, saying that he had been given a lot of money to put his name on the camp. Krusty then takes the kids to Tijuana, the happiest place on Earth, to make up for the horrible camp. As this happens, "South of the Border" plays.

Production[edit]

The "Kamp Krusty" script was originally suggested by James L. Brooks as a possible plot for a Simpsons movie. However, due to problems with making the story long enough for an 80-minute film, the idea was dropped.[1]

The episode was the last to be animated at Klasky Csupo, who have been working on the Simpsons since its beginnings as a short segment on "The Tracy Ullman Show", before the show's producers Gracie Films moved its domestic production to Film Roman.[2]

Reception[edit]

"Kamp Krusty" was viewed by approximately 12.6 million households and garnered a 13.5 Nielsen rating, making it the highest-rated show on the FOX network the week it aired.

The episode received overwhelmingly positive reviews from TV critics. The A.V Club called the episode "iconic" and went on to say "Nearly two decades on, 'Kamp Krusty' still feels bracingly dark and sharp and uncompromising." They summed up, "It's timeless in the best possible sense, 22 minutes of hilarious anarchy that more than stands the test of time. God bless you, The Simpsons. You were truly doing God's work."[3] Total Film ranked the episode's reference to Ben-Hur as the 31st greatest film reference in the history of the show.[4]

Fan reaction was mixed-to-positive. Reviews submitted to NoHomers.net label the episode as "solid" with an "interesting plot" and that it was "a great way to start out Season 4." However, many fans agreed that the episode was overshadowed by the rest of the fourth season, including episodes such as "A Streetcar Named Marge" and "Last Exit to Springfield", and subsequently deemed it as "forgettable."[5]

The episode currently holds a 9.0 TV.com rating[6] and an 8.6 rating on IMDb.[7]

Gallery[edit]

In other languages[edit]

Language Name Translation
Germany.png Deutsch "Krise im Kamp Krusty" Crisis in Kamp Krusty
Spain flag.png Español "Kampamento Krusty" Kamp Krusty
Hispanic America.gif Español "Campo Krusty" Krusty Field
France.png Français "Les Jolies Colonies de vacances" Pretty summer camps
Flag of Quebec.svg.png Français "Le Camp de Krusty" Krusty's Camp
Italy Flag.png Italiano "Kampeggio Krusty" Kamp Krusty
Flag of Japan.png 日本語 "地獄のキャンプ" Camp from Hell

References[edit]


The Saga of Carl - title screen.png Wikisimpsons has a collection of images related to "Kamp Krusty".
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