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""I wish someone would cut his ugly head off!"

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―Jimbo Jones

Featuring:Homer,Bart

Also Appearing:Lisa,Marge,Apu,Maggie,Krusty,Kent Brockman(voice only),

Jimbo,Dolph,Kearney,Jebediah Springfield,Sideshow Bob,Jasper

Plot

Homer and Bart are chased through the streets of Springfield by an angry mob. Someone has sawn off the head of the statue of town founder Jebediah Springfield. Surrounded by the surly crowd, Bart pleads for understanding and relates the events of the previous day.

As the story unfolds, Bart borrows $5.00 from Homer and sneaks away to see Space Mutants IV at the local movie theater. On his way, he runs into a gang of troublemakers. One of them, Jimbo, invites Bart to sneak into the movies with him and his buddies. Later, as the boys throw rocks at Jebediah's statue, Jimbo wishes someone would cut off the statue's head. When Bart tries to defend the town's hero, Jimbo and the boys laugh at him. To be cool, Bart sneaks out of the house that night and saws the statue's head off.

The next day, all of Springfield grieves the decapitation of the town founder. Bart finds Jimbo and his pals and discovers they are as distraught as everyone else. Feeling remorse, Bart returns home and confesses to his family. As Homer escorts Bart to the authorities, they are confronted by the angry mob. Bart tells the crowd that his act has united the town and taught people to appreciate their heritage. The townspeople agree, and Bart is forgiven.

Trivia

• Marge pulls a Radioactive Man comic book from inside Bart's jacket before leaving the house for church.
• Homer has an 8-track tape deck in his car.
• A member of the angry mob carries a sign with the likeness of Jebediah Springfield's head and the words, "Have You Seen Me?"
• The football announcer on Homer's car radio says, "This could be the most remarkable comeback since Lazarus rose from the dead."
• Announcer: "Wolodarsky takes it at the 5... oh my, he fumbles," reference to show writer-producer Wallace Wolodarsky.
• A sign inside church where Rev. Lovejoy has just given a sermon on the evils of gambling reads, "Bingo---Tuesday Night. Monte Carlo Night---Wednesday. Reno Retreat Saturday."
• The movie marquee reads, "Space Mutants IV: The Trilogy Continues."
• Among the items Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney steal from the Kwik-E-Mart is a copy of Playdude magazine.
• Kearney stands on the lawn and leans on a sign that reads "Keep off the Grass."
• Sideshow Bob's hair evolves from a huge red afro.
• When Bart asks Dolph, Kearney and Jimbo how they got the stolen mechandise from the Kwik-E-Mart, Jimbo replies "Five finger discount, man." even though characters in The Simpsons only have four fingers.
• Sideshow Bob appears with an afro, then later in the episode he appears with his spiky hair.

References

• The episode title is a reference to the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. In addition, Bart actually hears the head talking when he is overcome with guilt.
• The Bridge over the River Kwai - the line "What have I done?", as quoted by Bart just after he cut the head off the statue.
• When Bart awakes to a find the head of Jebediah Springfield in bed next to him, it is reminiscent of the scene from "The Godfather" where Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall) "persuades" Woltz to cast Fontane in the movie by leaving the head of the producer's prize racehorse in his bed.

Appearances

Characters

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  Albright

• Jasper.png

  Beardley, Jasper

• Patty Bouvier1.png

  Bouvier, Patricia

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  Bouvier, Selma

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  Burns, Charles Montgomery

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  Flanders, Nedward Junior

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  Gumble, Bernard Junior

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  Henderson, Janey

• Jimbo.gif

  Jones, Corky

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  Krabappel, Edna

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  Krustofski, Herschel Shmoikel Pinkus Yerucham

• Largo.jpg

  Largo, Dewey

• Larry.png

  Larry

• Lewis working.jpg

  Lewis

• 222px-Reverend Lovejoy.png

  Lovejoy, Timothy

• 209px-The Simpsons-Jebediah Springfieldt.png

  Mann, Otto

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  Monroe, Marvin

• Apuu.png

  Nahasapeemapetilon, Apu Junior

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  Pryor, J. Loren

• Richard2.jpg

  Richard

• Sam2.png

  Sam

• Abe.jpg

  Simpson, Abraham Jedediah

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  Simpson, Bartholomew Jojo

• Homerr.png

  Simpson, Homer Jay

• Lisa Simpson2.png

  Simpson, Lisa Marie

• Maggie.png

  Simpson, Margaret

• Marge.png

  Simpson, Marjorie J. Bouvier

• C-smithers.gif

  Smithers, Waylon Junior

• Snowball2.png

  Snowball II

• Space Mutants.jpg

  Space Mutants

• 209px-The Simpsons-Jebediah S2pringfield.png

  Sprungfeld, Hans

• Dolph.jpg

  Starbeam, Dolphin

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  Szyslak, Momar

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  Tamzarian, Armin

• C-bob.gif

  Terwilliger, Robert Underdunk Junior

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  Van Houten, Milhouse Mussolini

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  Wiggum, Clancy

• Mr. and Mrs. Winfield.jpg

  Winfield

• Mrs. Winfield.jpg

  Winfield, Sylvia

• Kearney Zzywicz.gif

  Zzyzwicz, Kearney Junior

Locations

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  742 Evergreen Terrace

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  Aztec Theater

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  First Church of Springfield

• Kwikemart.jpg

  Kwik-E-Mart

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  Moe's Tavern

• Springfield-retirement.jpg

  Springfield Retirement Castle

• Townsq.jpg

  Springfield Town Square

Vehicles

• Pink Sedan

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