Bart Gets an "F"/References

References/Trivia

Season 2 Episode References

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Bart reads Treasure Island.
McGraw-Hill, the publisher of Treasure Island is mentioned.
Martin reads The Old Man and the Sea and recounts to the class in a first person narrative in an oral report. While doing so, Martin wears an Ernest Hemingway costume.
The gorilla fil' is a spoof of King Kong.
Bart quotes Gone with the Wind when he says 'With God as my witness..."
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."

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.
When Bart is told to answer the name of the pirate in Treasure Island, he thinks of the correct answer, Long John Silver, in his head before answering Bluebeard.

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.

When Martin does his report in the beginning, the blackboard says "An Afternoon with Ernest Hemingway: Reflections by Martin", which disappears in the next shot.
Bart's report on Treasure Island consists of two lines, but in some shots it's only one line.
Bart's 1st grade drawing of a cat changes.
When Bart boards the school bus, his book is opened in the middle, and the page says Chapter 1.

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Bart Gets an "F" • Simpson and Delilah • Treehouse of Horror • Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish • Dancin' Homer • Dead Putting Society • Bart vs. Thanksgiving • Bart the Daredevil • Itchy & Scratchy & Marge • Bart Gets Hit by a Car • One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish • The Way We Was • Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment • Principal Charming • Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? • Bart's Dog Gets an "F" • Old Money • Brush with Greatness • Lisa's Substitute • The War of the Simpsons • Three Men and a Comic Book • Blood Feud