Bart Gets an "F"/References
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Debut Appearance
Cultural references
- Treasure Island: Bart reads it.
- McGraw-Hill: Treasure Island is published by them.
- The Old Man and the Sea: Martin reads it and recounts to the class in a first person narrative in an oral report. However, Martin wears an Ernest Hemingway costume. The protagonist of The Old Man and the Sea was an elderly man named Santiago.
- King Kong: The 'gorilla film' is a spoof.
- Gone with the Wind: Bart says 'With God as my witness..."
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The people of Sprinfield stand in a circle.
- Lisa observing Bart's prayer and saying to herself "Prayer; the last refuge of a scoundrel" is a variation of the saying "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
Trivia
- In Bart's fantasy about the snowy 4 July, Benjamin Franklin's sled says Don't Sled on Me, a play on the famous serpent flag "Don't Tread on Me."
- Despite passing the fourth grade, Bart, of course, remains in Mrs. Krabappel's class in all subsequent episodes, since virtually no time ever really passes on the show.
- During the episode Bart writes "I will not fake my way through life" on the chalkboard.
- The idea behind the grade on the refrigerator would reappear in Bart's Nightmare where a letter grade would appear and the mood of the Simpson family would differ, with a scene similar to the ultimate scene in "Bart Gets an "F""
- Milhouse' voice appears deeper.
- When Homer askes Lisa what she wants, she says "An absence of moodswings." Since Lisa is only eight years, this should not affect her yet.
- This is the third episode with Bart's name somewhere in the title.
- Lisa has dozens of "A" papers covering the side of the fridge door, while Bart only has a picture of a cat he draw in first grade.
- Bart got a twelve on a state capital test.
- "Old Red" is the name of Edna's pen for grading tests.
Continuity
- In the comic story The Many Faces of Bart, Mrs. Krabappel imagines Bart deliberately never passing the fourth grade just so he can torment her.
- Goof: When Martin does his report story in the beginning, the blackboard says An Afternoon with Ernest Hemingway: Reflections by Martin, which disappears in the next shot.
- Goof: Bart writes Treasure Island with two lines, and in some shot, it's in one line.
- Goof: Bart's 1st grade drawing of a cat changes.
- Goof: When Bart phones Milhouse's to see if he can tell the answers, the voice sounds more like Mrs. Krabappel's voice. Bart doesn't notice.
- Goof: When Bart boards the school bus, his book is opened in the middle, and the page says Chapter 1.
