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'''Bart Carney''' is the 12th episode of the [[:Category:Season 9|ninth season]].
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"'''Bart Carny'''" is the twelfth episode of [[Season 9]]. It first aired on January 11, [[1998]]. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. [[Jim Varney]] guest stars as [[Cooder]].
  
==Synposis==
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== Synopsis ==
The carnival is in town and the family is all excited over it. Among the attractions is Hitler's original car. Bart decides to sit in it, but he accidentally makes it go foreward and crashes it into a tree, enraging [[Rich Texan|the carnival owner]].
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{{Desc|When [[Homer]] costs a carnival worker and his son their jobs, Homer offers the pair a place to stay. But when the carnies lock the family out of their house and claim it as their own, Homer attempts to get it back by outsmarting the two.}}
  
To pay for the damage he's done, Bart must work of his debt as a carny, which gets Bart excited and Homer wanting to be a carny too. At their first day, they meet Cooder and Spud, two carnies who run the ring toss booth. When they have to leave for something, they put Homer and Bert in charge of their game. When Chief Wiggum comes by looking for a bribe, Homer doesn't get the gist of it, so Wiggum shuts down the game and takes it away. The booth also happened to to be Cooder's home so Homer invites them to to live with him. He gives them tickets to a glass-bottom floor boat tour, but then when they return, Cooder has taken over his house.
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== Plot ==
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The carnival is in town and the family is all excited over it. Among the attractions is a car which was supposedly Hitler's presidential limosine. Bart decides to sit in it, but he accidentally engages the clutch and crashes it into a tree, enraging [[Rich Texan|the carnival owner]].
  
The Simpsons are forced to live in the treehouse and they plot a way to get their house back. Homer comes up with an idea to beat them at their own game. He makes a bet with them that if he can throw a hula-hoop onto the chimney, they get their house back and if not, he'll sign the deed to them. Just when Homer is about to throw, he and the family run into the house and trap them outside. Now settled in their home, Homer proceeds to fix his couch "groove" that Cooder has messed up.
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To pay for the damage Bart has caused, Bart must work off his debt, which gets Bart excited and Homer wanting to be a carny too. At their first day, they learn that being a carny is not all fun and games, as it involves jobs such as cleaning up after horses. There they meet Cooder and Spud, two carnies who run the ring toss booth. When Cooder and Spud have to leave for their AA meeting, they put Homer and Bart in charge of their game, showing that it is rigged. When Chief Wiggum comes by looking for a bribe, Homer doesn't get the gist of it, so Wiggum shuts down the game and takes it away. The booth also happened to be Cooder and Spud's residence so Homer invites them to live with him. Cooder gives them tickets to a glass-bottom floor boat tour, but then when they return, Cooder and Spud have boarded up the Simpson residence and are now illegally squatting in it.
  
==Notes==
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The Simpsons are forced to live in the treehouse and they plot a way to get their house back. Homer comes up with an idea to beat them at their own game. Homer lures Cooder and Spud outside, challenging them to a game where he will attempt to throw a hula hoop over the chimney, on the basis that if he misses he'll sign the deed to them, but if he makes the shot, Cooder must move out. Cooder accepts thinking that it is impossible to do and he can have ownership of the house legally. Just when Homer is about to throw, he and the family run into the house, locking the door and trapping the Cooders outside. Now settled in their home, Homer proceeds to fix his couch "groove" that Cooder has messed up.
  
*A barrel of "Lil' Lisa Slurry" from [[The Old Man and the Lisa]] can be seen on the ocean floor during the boat tour.
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== Reception ==
 
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*The episode title is a referance to the comedian [[Wikipedia:Art Carny|Art Carny]].
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"Bart Carny" was given overall below-average ratings. One main criticism of the episode is that it stereotyped carnival workers as dishonest, unpleasant people who do not fit in with American society.
 
 
*The song that plays during the closing is "Groove Me"
 
 
 
*A deleted scene from this episode shows Principal Skinner and his mother visiting the ring toss booth while Homer and Bart run it.
 
 
 
== Appearances ==
 
 
 
===Characters===
 
*[[Homer Simpson]]
 
*[[Marge Simpson]]
 
*[[Santas Little Helper]]
 
*[[Ned Flanders]]
 
*[[Bart Simpson]]
 
*[[Lisa Simpson]]
 
*[[Nelson Muntz]]
 
*[[Sherri and Terri]]
 
*[[Martin Prince]]
 
*[[Martin Prince Sr.]]
 
*[[Krusty the Clown]]
 
*[[Comic Book Guy]]
 
*[[Eddie and Lou]]
 
*[[Dr. Hibbert]]
 
*[[Bernice Hibbert]]
 
*[[Snake Jailbird]]
 
*[[Rich Texan]]
 
*[[Moe Syzlak]]
 
*[[Spud]]
 
*[[Cooder]]
 
*[[Principal Skinner]]
 
*[[Agnes Skinner]]
 
*[[Chief Wiggum]]
 
 
 
=== Vehicles ===
 
*[[Pink Sedan]]
 
*[[Glassbottom Boat]]
 
*[[Hitler's Car
 
  
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[[Category:Homer episodes]]
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[[Category:Bart episodes]]
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[[Category:Episodes written by John Swartzwelder]]
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[[Category:Episodes directed by Mark Kirkland]]
  
===Places===
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[[sv:Bart Carny]]
*[[742 Evergreen Terrace]]
 
*[[Springfield Carnival]]
 
*[[Springfield Harbour]]
 
*[[Springfield Police Department]]
 
*[[Barts Treehouse]]
 
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[[Category:Episodes]]
 
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Revision as of 19:33, July 31, 2016

Season 9 Episode
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"Bart Carny"
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"Bart Carny" is the twelfth episode of Season 9. It first aired on January 11, 1998. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Mark Kirkland. Jim Varney guest stars as Cooder.

Synopsis

"When Homer costs a carnival worker and his son their jobs, Homer offers the pair a place to stay. But when the carnies lock the family out of their house and claim it as their own, Homer attempts to get it back by outsmarting the two."


Plot

The carnival is in town and the family is all excited over it. Among the attractions is a car which was supposedly Hitler's presidential limosine. Bart decides to sit in it, but he accidentally engages the clutch and crashes it into a tree, enraging the carnival owner.

To pay for the damage Bart has caused, Bart must work off his debt, which gets Bart excited and Homer wanting to be a carny too. At their first day, they learn that being a carny is not all fun and games, as it involves jobs such as cleaning up after horses. There they meet Cooder and Spud, two carnies who run the ring toss booth. When Cooder and Spud have to leave for their AA meeting, they put Homer and Bart in charge of their game, showing that it is rigged. When Chief Wiggum comes by looking for a bribe, Homer doesn't get the gist of it, so Wiggum shuts down the game and takes it away. The booth also happened to be Cooder and Spud's residence so Homer invites them to live with him. Cooder gives them tickets to a glass-bottom floor boat tour, but then when they return, Cooder and Spud have boarded up the Simpson residence and are now illegally squatting in it.

The Simpsons are forced to live in the treehouse and they plot a way to get their house back. Homer comes up with an idea to beat them at their own game. Homer lures Cooder and Spud outside, challenging them to a game where he will attempt to throw a hula hoop over the chimney, on the basis that if he misses he'll sign the deed to them, but if he makes the shot, Cooder must move out. Cooder accepts thinking that it is impossible to do and he can have ownership of the house legally. Just when Homer is about to throw, he and the family run into the house, locking the door and trapping the Cooders outside. Now settled in their home, Homer proceeds to fix his couch "groove" that Cooder has messed up.

Reception

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"Bart Carny" was given overall below-average ratings. One main criticism of the episode is that it stereotyped carnival workers as dishonest, unpleasant people who do not fit in with American society.

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