Bart's in Jail!
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"Bart's in Jail!"
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Episode Information
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"Bart's in Jail!" is the second episode of broadcast season 33 of The Simpsons and the seven-hundred and eight episode overall. It originally aired on October 3, 2021. The episode was written by Nick Dahan and directed by Steven Dean Moore. It guest stars Alan Cumming as Loki, Scott Hanson as the Punt Zone anchor, and Alex Hirsch as Bill Cipher.
Synopsis[edit]
- "Grampa falls for a scam call telling him that Bart has been arrested and he needs to send the bail money to get him out of jail. When the Simpsons find out, they work together to track down the scammers and get Grampa's money back."
Plot[edit]
In the past, at the Springfield Meatball Factory, Grampa, the Old Jewish man, and Jasper receive their first employment check and then go for a drink at Mac's, noticing the Social Security taxes and complaining about them, while betting money on animal fights. Back in the present, they start complaining about wanting their taxes back in their pension at the Springfield Post Office, and then retrieve them.
All the old Springfielders go on a buying spree, then reunite to play cribbage before returning to the Springfield Retirement Castle. There, Grampa is sleeping when he receives a call from Bart saying he's been arrested. A policeman takes the phone and tells him to send the bail money within 90 minutes or Bart will be sent to the downtown juvenile detention center.
Grampa goes to Best Western Union to do a money transfer and finds many other old people doing the same for their grandchildren. The next day, Grampa sees Bart playing soccer and is grateful for his release, but Bart says he hasn't been jailed at all and that Grampa has been scammed.
At home, Grampa reveals he was scammed for ten thousand dollars—his inheritance for Homer—giving Homer nightmares at night, thinking about how much better their life could be with that money. At a parent meeting at Springfield Elementary School, after Homer loudly refuses to contribute to a fundraising thermometer, Principal Skinner suggests Marge attend the S.C.A.M.S., Support & Care for Adults Manipulated by Scams, meeting at the Springfield Community Center.
Grampa and Homer join the meeting for the elderly and their families, but Homer laughs at those who got scammed, saying he never will be. He then finds out he got scammed in a pyramid scheme and goes to the Castle to apologize to Grampa. The scammer calls again, and using software, Lisa pinpoints their location to 1300 Business Loop C.
Once they reach the destination, they find many scammers working, including Moe, who was one of the people at the meeting. The police do not arrest them because they are just employees, and other scam agencies will rise as soon as this one is taken down. Angered, Marge kicks a bin and gift cards pop out of it, so they go to 'Zerz to use them.
After eating $500 worth of appetizers, the family sees Loki appear and shift forms, revealing he was behind all the deception. After dinner, Chalmers refuses to give a woman $20 to fill her car, thinking it is another scam, but Marge tries to see if she can still trust and lends her the money, believing she will mail it back as promised. One week later, she receives the money back and believes it came from the woman, but it was actually Grampa giving them some security, while Moe is seen back to scamming people on the phone.
Production[edit]
Originally, at the end of the episode, it was revealed that Grampa had been cheating at cribbage for years to get the money that was taken by the scammer.[1] The producers reached out to Neil Gaiman for visual inspiration of Loki. Gaiman suggested they use Arthur Rackham's "Rhinemaidens" picture for inspiration.[2]
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
Promo videos[edit]
Preview: Let The Magic Commence at YouTube- Bart Calls Grandpa For Help at YouTube
- Homer Lectures The Teachers And Parents at YouTube
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