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Bart Simpson

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For others named Bart, see: Bart (disambiguation).
Bartholomew Jojo Simpson
Bart Simpson.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Unknown
Age: 10
Hair: Blond (Yellow)
Occupation: Student at Springfield Elementary
Relatives: Parents: Homer and Marge Simpson
Siblings: Lisa and Maggie Simpson
Grandfathers: Abraham Simpson and Clancy Bouvier
Grandmothers: Mona Simpson and Jacqueline Bouvier
First appearance: Good Night
Voiced by: Nancy Cartwright


"Eat my shorts!"
―Bart's catchphrase

Bartholomew "Bart" Jojo Simpson is the eldest child of Homer and Marge Simpson, and the elder brother of Lisa and Maggie Simpson. He is mischievous and rebellious, with a disrespect for authority and a sharp tongue.

Biography

Bart is a self-proclaimed underachiever who is constantly in detention, writing lines on the blackboard. He is easily distracted (even, strangely enough, by algebraic equations). His penchant for shocking people began before he was born: Bart "mooned" Dr. Hibbert while he performed a sonogram on Marge, and moments after being born he set fire to Homer's tie. His Blood Type is the very rare Double O Negative (OO-) [1]; only he and Mr. Burns are known to have it.

Interests and skills

Bart's interests include Krusty the Clown (he is "Krusty Buddy" number 16302), skateboarding, reading comic books (especially Radioactive Man), watching TV (especially the Krusty The Clown Show and The Itchy & Scratchy Show), terrorizing Lisa, playing video games, helping Lisa solve various problems (e.g. reuniting Krusty with his estranged father), and pulling off various pranks (such as mooning unsuspecting people and prank calling Moe Szyslak at his tavern). Bart also sprays graffiti under the alias 'El Barto', and regularly frequents the Kwik-E-Mart (for bubblegum and Squishees) and The Android's Dungeon.

Bart hinted that his favorite movies are Jaws and the Star Wars trilogy [2].

Bart is a polyglot and can speak several language's with varying degree's of fluency. Though he has not demonstrated the ability since his trip to France as an exchange student, he speaks near-perfect French (as a result of drinking wine laced with antifreeze) [3] . He also learned Spanish in a matter of hours in preparation for the family's trip to Brazil [4]. Upon learning that Brazilians speak Portuguese and not Spanish, Homer orders his son to forget what he learned, prompting Bart to strike himself over the head until he forgot the language. Bart also speaks Japanese (which he also learned in prison along with Homer [5], Cantonese and Latin. His advanced linguistic skills may be inherited from Homer, who also speaks advanced languages, including penguin. He is also a skilled drummer [6]. He is a player in the Mighty Pigs Peewee Hockey League Team.

Bart can also drive vehicles with surprising skill for his age. He has his own driving license, given to him after saving Springfield from a fire [7], although he has been seen driving before with a fake license at times [8]. He still possesses it, using it when he stole Principal Skinner's car to get to Jimbo's house. [9] Bart is also a skilled chef. He cooked a three course meal for his parents and made a dessert.[10]

Although he is often against the rules and the establishment, he is skilled at holding up the laws of establishments such as his school and the burlesque house[11][12]

Behaviour

Bart is considerably motivated in disrupting the routine at Springfield Elementary, and his pranks are often elaborately complex, while his actions and speech frequently show considerable mental agility, street-smarts, and understanding. When Bart became a hall monitor, his grades went up, showing that he only struggles because he does not pay any attention, not because he is dumb [13]. Bart suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder[14][15].

On the other hand, Bart often seems to have trouble understanding even the simplest concepts, such as the word "irony", what the equator is and that the logo on his globe ("Rand McNally") is not actually a country. It was also once implied that his mischevious behavior may have been a result of Marge accidentally ingesting a droplet of champaigne while pregnant with him.[16]

Labeled an "underachiever" by authority figures, Bart rides an academic rollercoaster, his grades, running the Loop-the-Loop from "F" to "D-," and back again. He can often imply his memory and knowledge to other skills, learning portions of the Talmud to help reunite his idol, Krusty the Clown, with his father.

Although he gets into endless trouble and is sometimes shallow and selfish, Bart also exhibits many qualities of high integrity. He has, on a few occasions, helped the love life of his school Principal and his teacher, despite the fact he often terrorizes them, and he befriends outcasts such as Milhouse. One great example of his quasi sense of honor is when Bart stands up for Ralph Wiggum at the cost of peer popularity [17]. He also has legitimate guilt whenever he gets either Krabappel or Principal Skinner fired, especially if it was not his intention to do so, such as when he and his classmates plan on getting her laid back by spiking her drink backfired[18].


Alter Egos & Aliases

Bart sprays graffiti around Springfield using the name "El Barto", and his superhero alter-ego is Bartman. He called himself The Cupcake Kid when Homer became Pie-Man.


Relationships

Family

Due to Bart's mischievousness and Homer's often uncaring and incompetent behavior, the two have a turbulent relationship. Bart will often address Homer by his given name instead of "Dad", while Homer in turn often refers to him as "the boy". Whenever Homer finds out that Bart has said or done something stupid or bad, he yells "Why you little–!" (often followed by throttling him) or simply "BART!". Homer and Bart's relationship reaches a breaking point following Homer's pollution of Lake Springfield (causing Springfield to be sealed under a giant dome by the EPA), with Bart even going so far as saying that he wishes Flanders was his father. Nevertheless, the two really do love each other deep down [19]. Marge, who calls Bart her "special little guy", is much more caring, understanding and nurturing than Homer, but she also refers to Bart as "a handful" and is often embarrassed by his antics.

Bart shares a sibling rivalry with his younger sister, Lisa, but does nothing about youngest sister Maggie (due to her infant state). While Bart has often hurt Lisa out of jealousy, and even fought her physically, they are very close - he cares for her as deeply as she does for him, and has always apologized for going too far. He also believes Lisa to be his superior when it comes to solving problems, and frequently goes to her for advice. He is often protective of her when she is threatened or insulted by others, though he frequently insults her himself. Both siblings formed a dynamic crime-solving duo during many of their encounters with Sideshow Bob, Bart's nemesis. Bart is also 2 years and 38 days older than Lisa [20]. At one time, he enters a series of robot battles with his robot: Chief Knock-a-Homer(which is Homer as the robot hoping to gain Bart's trust), and tries to cheer up Lisa when Snowball II dies. [21]

Friends

Bart's best friend is Milhouse Van Houten.

Romance

While he believes in "cooties", Bart has had numerous relationships and crushes on a number of girls in town, despite that most of them had ended in breaking up. Nonetheless, he had shown affection for Terri, twin sister of Sherri, Laura Powers, a teenager whom Bart had a crush on, Greta Wolfcastle, the daughter of Rainier Wolfcastle, Jessica Lovejoy, the daughter of Reverend Lovejoy, an unnamed cousin of Sherri and Terri, who has a crush on him, Jenny, who Bart met at the Springfield Retirement Center, and Darcy, a teenager from North Haverbrook. Nikki McKenna

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Sideshow Bob and Bart

The bullies

Bart's schoolyard nemesis is Nelson Muntz. His other nemesis' are Nelson's cronies, Jimbo Jones, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Dolph Starbeam, and The Weasels. Bart repeatedly tries to impress them, but still generally ends up on the receiving end of their abuse. In more recent episodes, however, Nelson has been seen in Bart's group of friends alongside Milhouse and Ralph.

Sideshow Bob

Bart (sometimes aided by Lisa) has foiled many of Sideshow Bob's evil schemes, which has lead to him becoming Bart's nemesis. At any encounter with Bob, Bart/and Lisa will scream "Aah! Sideshow Bob!" (except on one occassion where Bart responds casually) and on Bob's insistence, just calling him Bob. Bob has a tattoo saying "Die Bart Die" on his chest, and one of Bart's decapitated head on his back. Many of these schemes, as a central point or as a bonus, involved killing Bart - However, when Sideshow Bob finally got the chance to kill him, he found he is "accustomed to [Bart's] face" and cannot do it [22]. He left the country soon after, but after the Simpsons family exposed his nefarious past, he returned to his old ways [23].

Appearance

He has yellow / blond spiky hair (revealed to actually be naturally red, but it stays yellow when he's out in the sun). He wears a red short-sleeved shirt, blue short pants, and blue-white shoes. He would sometimes wear his "lucky" red baseball cap and carry around his skateboard or a slingshot.

Non Canon

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Future

As with other characters, his future follows no defined and logical pattern and simply changes to suit the episode. At the age of 18, Bart is a high school senior at Springfield High School. He styles his hair and wears an earring. He speaks three languages, apparently one being armpit noises, and one is hinted to be French. He pursues a relationship with a girl named Jenda who denies his proposal. As a result, Bart pursues a career at the Kwik-E-Mart: Whether he kept the job is not mentioned. At the age of 25, he is a building demolisher and vehicle crusher, and also attends law school. He is more kind in general, as opposed to his modern-day disposition. At age 32, he is taken to the hospital after eating too many fish logs. He seems to have lost his building demolishing company and works at a construction site. He got the "Mother" tattoo which Marge prevented him from getting, as well as a tattoo of Krusty the Clown on his chest. He receives a digestive tract transplant from Uter Zorker which saves his life. At age 40, he is a poor guitarist and alcoholic that dropped out of the DeVry Institute. He lives in a beach house alongside Ralph, the only other member of Bart's band. He is addicted to a form of drug, likely marijuana. At age 50, Bart appears to have straightened up and graduated law school, as he is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. At the age of 70, he lives at the Springfield Retirement Castle with Milhouse. At the age of 83, he finds true love, and dies one minute later (according to Professor Frink). Marge has also imagined Bart being a sleazy male stripper.

Appearances

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Bart appears in every episode and video game. The only episode Bart doesn't appear nor is mentioned is "Four Great Women and a Manicure".

Trivia

  • Bart is left-handed, like Matt Groening.
  • The name Bart is an anagram for the word "brat".

See also

References


  1. Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to our Favorite Family. Harper Collins Publishers, pg. 178. ISBN 0-00-638898-1
  2. Cantor, P: "The Simpsons: Atomistic Politics and the Nuclear Family", page 738. Political Theory, Vol 27 No 6, Dec 1999.
  3. ↑ BBC. (2000). 'The Simpsons': America's First Family (6 minute edit for the season 1 DVD) (DVD). UK: 20th Century Fox.
  4. ↑ Groening, Matt: Jean, Al. (2007). The Simpsons Movie: A Look Behind the Scenes [DVD]. The Sun.
  5. Richmond, p. 14
  6. Groening, Matt. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "My Sister, My Sitter" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  7. Paul, Alan. "Life in Hell", Flux Magazine, 1995-09-30.
  8. Groening, Matt. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Ninth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Bart Carny" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  9. Groening, Matt. (2005). The Simpsons The Complete Seventh Season DVD commentary for the episode "Two Bad Neighbors" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  10. Bart's voice tells all. BBC News (2000-11-10). Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  11. Larry Carroll. "'Simpsons' Trivia, From Swearing Lisa To 'Burns-Sexual' Smithers", MTV, 2007-07-26. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
  12. Bart Simpson. Time (1998-06-08). Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  13. TIME Magazine Cover: Bart Simpson. Time (1990-12-31).
  14. CNN - TV Guide's 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters. CNN (2002-07-30). Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  15. Turner, Chris. Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation, p. 25. ISBN 0-679-31318-4
  16. Turner p. 61
  17. Griffiths, Nick. "America's First Family", The Times Magazine, 2000-04-15, pp. 25, 27-28.
  18. Chen, Raymond (1994-10-10). SNPP.com "Stark Raving Dad" episode capsule. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
  19. Don't lay a finger on his Butterfinger - Nestle USA Inc. Nestle Chocolate and Confections' television advertisements - Brief Article. Prepared Foods at Find Articles. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
  20. Goldman, Eric (2006-04-13). South Park Recap: Cartoon Wars: Part 2. IGN.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.


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