"The Simpsons" Bart of Darkness (1994)

Director:

Jim Reardon

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator)
James L. Brooks (developer) ...

TV Series:

"The Simpsons" (1989)

Original Air Date:

4 September 1994 (Season 6, Episode 1)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

In a Rear Window parody, the Simpsons buy a swimming pool and everybody in the neighborhood joins in the enjoyment--except for Bart...

Plot Keywords:

Nuclear Power | Dysfunctional Family | Principal | Tavern | Beer

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Grampa / Barney Gumble / Krusty the Klown / Groundskeeper Willie / Mayor Quimby / Hans Moleman / Sideshow Mel / Others (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier / Others (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Todd Flanders / Ralph Wiggum / Kearney / Others (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Cletus / Prof. Frink / Others (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Montgomery Burns / Waylon Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kent Brockman / Rev. Lovejoy / Principal Skinner / Dr. Hibbert / Rainer Wolfcastle / Others (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Jimbo Jones / Agnes Skinner / Others (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / Rod Flanders / Others (voice)
Maggie Roswell	...	Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy / Others (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin Prince / Others (voice)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Ned Flanders' girlish scream was provided by Tress MacNeille.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Bart spies on people through his telescope, he can hear what they're saying. From his vantage point, that would be impossible.

Quotes:

Lisa's Brain: They're only using you for your pool, you know.
Lisa: Shut up, brain! I got friends now, I don't need you anymore.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Simpsons: The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular (#7.10)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Summer Wind

Summer's almost gone…

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

…and was such a unusual one for some of the people from Springfield and definitely a memorable and hilarious episode the summer's adventures delivered. First the summer was not very nice thanks to the heat wave, certainly was intolerable and by writing that Homer said "Marge, can you set the oven to cold?", after enjoying some fresh minutes thanks to the refrigerator, is enough to let you know how desperate the citizens of Springfield were because of the heat wave. But we have some more unusual things like Homer buying a swimming pool! Certainly is unusual but maybe not because we saw what would happened if Homer doesn't buy the swimming pool but anyway there we see every kid of Springfield basically waiting for the swimming pool outside the Simpsons' place ("Hello, uh, Mrs.…uh, Bart. Is you pool ready yet"?). Then with the pool more strange things will come, Bart will be alone in the summer (he broke his leg while trying to do a dive) and Lisa will be popular thanks to the pool. So we have our Rear Window when Bart begins to do what James Stewart did in that terrific Alfred Hitchcock film (check the hilarious two little appearances of James Stewart!), Bart will believe that Flanders killed his wife ("but why? she's such a fox") and that he is going to kill Rod and Todd also. The conclusion for our Rear Window is simple hilarious and memorable just as the little participation of Martin, basically his and Lisa's experiences were similar, Lisa at one point was simply the queen of summertime and Martin wanted just that, Martin wanted to be the queen of summertime! "I mean king, king". Certainly both enjoyed their popularity, the very last scene is great, poor Martin!

"Beans are neither fruit nor musical!