Marge Be Not Proud

Mike Scully, the writer of the episode, based it on an experience in his childhood. Scully was twelve years old when he paid a visit to the Bradlees discount department store in West Springfield, Massachusetts. A "bunch of guys" were shoplifting at the store and they "pressured" Scully into shoplifting as well. He ended up getting caught outside, and "had one of the most traumatic moments" of his life. "To this day it still terrifies me", Scully said. He jokingly told Variety, "It's great to be paid for reliving the horrors of your life."

How did Bart get caught shop lifting when Nelson And Jimbo Jones both got away with it? The part of the store where the camera caught Bart is right where they both showed Bart stuff they were stealing.

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