The Shell Game

The Shell Game is the 2n'd short in season 3 of The Tracey Ullman Shorts series.

Synopsis

Bart tries to reach for a cookie in the cookie jar however Marge tells Bart to keep his hands out of the cookie jar and Bart simply doesn't care. Homer then magically appears and tries to give Bart a point however Bart eats one and Homer and Marge leave. Bart then tries to score another cookie however Lisa pops up and tries to tattle on Bart. This then makes Homer and Marge come in to check on Bart however, there simple check-in turns out to be a game where Bart covers the cookie with a jar top and Homer and Marge have to guess which jar top the cookie is under. Homer and Marge then lose and declare Bart innocent. Bart then tries to get his cookie however Maggie winds up playing the game with Bart and the reason why the cookie was never under any of the jar tops was because Maggie ate it.

Trivia

• This is the third short that involves Bart eating a cookie and having a bad outcome.

Appearances

<gallery> Image:Homer.jpg|Dad Simpson aka Homer Simpson Image:Marge.jpg|Mom Simpson aka Marge Simpson Image:Bart.jpg|Bart Simpson Image:Lisa.jpg|Lisa Simpson Image:Maggie.jpg|Maggie Simpson