| The Simpsons episode | |
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| "Bart the Genius" | |
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| Homer finds out that Bart cheated in his I. Q. Test and chases him through the house. | |
| Episode no. | 2 |
| Prod. code | 7G02 |
| Orig. airdate | January 14, 1990 |
| Show runner(s) | James L. Brooks Matt Groening Sam Simon |
| Written by | Jon Vitti |
| Directed by | David Silverman |
| Chalkboard | "I will not waste chalk"[1] |
| Couch gag | The family hurries on to the couch, and Bart is flung into the air. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland Sam Simon (born c 1955) is an American Television producer and writer, most notable as one of the original developers of The The following is a list of writers who have worked on the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. Jon Vitti is a writer who is most noted for his writing for the Television series The Simpsons. The following is a list of directors who have worked on the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an Animator best known for directing numerous episodes He comes down during the shot of the TV. [2] |
| DVD commentary |
Matt Groening James L. Brooks David Silverman Jon Vitti |
| Season 1 December 17, 1989 – May 13, 1990 |
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| List of all The Simpsons episodes | |
"Bart the Genius" is the second episode of The Simpsons' first season, which originally aired on the Fox network on January 14, 1990. The following Simpsons DVDs are all compilation releases in various regions Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an Animator best known for directing numerous episodes Jon Vitti is a writer who is most noted for his writing for the Television series The Simpsons. The Simpsons ' first season originally aired between December 17 1989 and May 13 1990, beginning with the Christmas Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " also known as " The Simpsons Christmas Special "In the ending credits the family sings Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer " Homer's Odyssey " is the third full length episode of The Simpsons, that originally aired January 21 1990 " There's No Disgrace Like Home " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' first season. " Bart the General " is the fifth full length episode of The Simpsons ' first season, which premiered on the Fox network " Moaning Lisa " is the sixth episode of The Simpsons ' first season, and originally aired February 11, 1990 " The Call of the Simpsons " is the seventh episode of The Simpsons ' first season, and originally aired February 18 1990 " The Telltale Head " is the eighth episode of The Simpsons ' first season, and it originally aired February 25 1990 " Life on the Fast Lane " also known as " Jacques To Be Wild " is the ninth episode of The Simpsons first season, which originally " Homer's Night Out " is the tenth episode of The Simpsons ' first season, and originally aired on 25 March 1990 "The Crepes of Wrath" is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' first season, and originally aired April 15 1990 " Krusty Gets Busted " is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons ' first season, and originally aired on April 29 1990 This article is about the Simpsons episode for other uses see Some Enchanted Evening. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists/Archive 1#Proposed change to all featured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The following is an The Simpsons ' first season originally aired between December 17 1989 and May 13 1990, beginning with the Christmas Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) It was the first episode written by Jon Vitti and the first directed by David Silverman. Jon Vitti is a writer who is most noted for his writing for the Television series The Simpsons. David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an Animator best known for directing numerous episodes It was also the first ever episode to use an intro. The episodes features Bart Simpson's experiences of life as a genius after he cheats on an intelligence test. Bartholomew J "Bart" Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons A genius is a person of great Intelligence or remarkable abilities in a specific subject who shows an exceptional natural capacity of intellect and/or ability especially An Intelligence Quotient or IQ is a score derived from one of several different Standardized tests attempting to measure Intelligence. It marks the first use of Bart's catchphrase "Eat my shorts. The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American Teen film widely considered as the definitive work in the genre " As the second episode produced, directly after the disastrous animation of "Some Enchanted Evening," the future of the series depended on how the animation turned out on this episode. This article is about the Simpsons episode for other uses see Some Enchanted Evening. [3] The animation proved to be more acceptable, and the show went forward. [4]
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Plot
The episode starts with the Simpson family playing a game of Scrabble in order to help Bart prepare for an intelligence test he will take at school the next day. The verb "to scrabble" also means to scratch scramble or scrape about see Wiktionaryscrabble. An Intelligence Quotient or IQ is a score derived from one of several different Standardized tests attempting to measure Intelligence. Not taking the game seriously, Bart lays down all his tiles in no particular order, inventing the word "Kwyjibo". He is subsequently mocked by Lisa for being unintelligent and he calls Lisa a jerk and chased out of the house by an enraged Homer. Lisa Marie Simpson is a Fictional character in the animated Television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Yeardley Smith. Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family.
At school the next day, intelligent classmate Martin Prince reports Bart to Principal Seymour Skinner for vandalizing a school wall. Martin Prince Jr is a recurring character in the FOX animated series The Simpsons, and is voiced by Russi Taylor. Principal Seymour Skinner (born in Capitol City as Armin Tamzarian) is a Fictional character on the animated sitcom The Simpsons Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property Later, Bart, having trouble with the intelligence test, switches tests with Martin. An Intelligence Quotient or IQ is a score derived from one of several different Standardized tests attempting to measure Intelligence. At a meeting with Bart's parents after school that day to discuss his behavior, psychiatrist Dr. J. Loren Pryor identifies Bart as a genius based on the test results. Educational psychology is the study of how Humans learn in Educational settings the effectiveness of educational interventions the psychology of teaching and the Springfield Elementary School is a fictional school on The Simpsons, attended by Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and other Springfieldian children A genius is a person of great Intelligence or remarkable abilities in a specific subject who shows an exceptional natural capacity of intellect and/or ability especially Homer, Marge, and Skinner are all surprised by this, but all are pleased to enroll Bart in a school for gifted children. Marjorie "Marge" Simpson (née Bouvier) is a Fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons Only Lisa refuses to believe that Bart is a genius.
At the new school, Bart is intimidated by the other students, who are studying confusing advanced topics, do not share his interests, and are suspicious and disdainful of him. They use their greater knowledge of different systems of measurement to trick Bart out of his lunch. Measurement is the process of estimating the magnitude of some attribute of an object such as its length or weight relative to some standard ( unit of measurement) such as Homer is newly appreciative of Bart and shows unusual interest in spending time with him. The two bond over their shared disdain for an opera that Marge forces the family to attend. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto After Bart visits his old school, where he is rejected by his friends for being so smart, he prepares to confess his cheating to his father, but holds off at the opportunity to play catch with Homer.
After Bart's science project explodes, he tells Dr. Pryor that he would like to return to his old school, to study the behavior of average children. After a frustrating attempt to write up a proposal for this experiment, he confesses that he cheated on the test. At home that evening, Homer helps Bart bathe and Bart tells him the truth. He adds that he has enjoyed the past few weeks, because he and Homer are closer than ever. Homer is again furious, and he chases a naked Bart upstairs. Marge and Lisa observe, with Lisa casually noting, "I think Bart's stupid again. "[2][1]
Production
The concept for the episode developed from writer Jon Vitti coming up with a long list of bad things Bart could do and imagining the potential consequences. Jon Vitti is a writer who is most noted for his writing for the Television series The Simpsons. The only idea that developed into an interesting episode concept was Bart cheating on an IQ test. [5] This idea was based on an incident from Vitti's childhood when a number of his classmates did not take an intelligence test seriously and suffered poor academic treatment because of it. Because Bart was already obviously unintelligent, Vitti reversed the problem for his episode. [6] Vitti used all his memories of elementary school behavior to produce a draft script of 71 pages, substantially above the required length of about 45 pages. It was Vitti's first script for a 30-minute television program. [5] Bart's use of the phrase "Eat my shorts" was intended to reflect his adoption of catchphrases he had heard on TV; the creative team had told Vitti that he should not come up with original taglines for the character. [5] The scene where the family plays Scrabble was inspired by the 1985 cartoon The Big Snit. The Big Snit is a 10-minute short-subject animated Cartoon written and directed by Richard Condie and produced by the National Film Board of Canada [7]
Director David Silverman had difficulty devising a legible Scrabble board for the opening scene that would get across the idea that the Simpsons had only been able to come up with very simple words. David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an Animator best known for directing numerous episodes [8] The design of Bart's visualization of the math problem was partially inspired by the art of Saul Steinberg. This page is about the artist there is also an Investor named Saul Steinberg. The increasing appearance of numbers in that sequence derived from Silverman's use of a similar tactic when he had to develop a set design for the play The Adding Machine. Scenic design (also known as stage design, set design or production design) is the creation of theatrical, as well as Film or This article is about the stageplay. There is also a collection of essays by William S Each successive scene in the sequence was shorter than the one before it by exactly one frame. A film frame, or just frame, is one of the many single photographic images in a motion picture. [8] The scene where Bart writes his confession was done as one long take to balance the shorter scenes elsewhere in the episode. It was animated in the United States by Dan Haskett. Dan Haskett is a veteran African-American animator who designed the character "Belle" for Disney ’s Beauty and the Beast, as well [8] There were a few problems with the finished animation for the episode. The banana in the opening scene was colored incorrectly, as the Korean animators were unfamiliar with the fruit,[7] and the final bathtub scene was particularly problematic, including issues with lip sync. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Lip-sync or Lip-synch (short for lip Synchronization) is a technical term for matching lip movements with voice The version in the broadcast episode was the best of several attempts. [8]
The episode was the first to feature the series' full title sequence, including the chalkboard gag and couch gag. Matt Groening developed the lengthy sequence in order to cut down on the animation necessary for each episode, but devised the two gags as compensation for the repeated material each week. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland [7] Groening, who had not paid much attention to television since his own childhood, was unaware that title sequences of such length were uncommon by that time. [7] As the finished episodes became longer, the production team were reluctant to cut the stories in order to allow for the long title sequence, so shorter versions of it were developed. [8] The episode also introduced the characters Martin Prince and Edna Krabappel. Martin Prince Jr is a recurring character in the FOX animated series The Simpsons, and is voiced by Russi Taylor. Ms Edna Krabappel (aka Mrs K) is a Fictional character from the Animated TV series The Simpsons, a 4th grade Teacher [2]
Cultural references
In the opening scene, Maggie spells EMCSQU with her blocks, a reference to Albert Einstein's mass-energy equivalence equation. Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical In Physics, mass–energy equivalence is the concept that for particles slower than light any Mass has an associated Energy and vice versa. An equation is a mathematical statement, in symbols, that two things are exactly the same (or equivalent A picture of Einstein also appears on the wall of Dr. Pryor's office. [1] At one point Homer erroneously refers to Einstein as the inventor of the light bulb. The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general Dr. Pryor compares Bart's proposed work among ordinary children to Jane Goodall's study of chimpanzees. Dame Jane Goodall, DBE (born Valerie Jane Morris Goodall on 3 April 1934) is an English UN Messenger of Peace primatologist Chimpanzee (often shortened to chimp) is the common name for the two extant Species of Apes in the Genus Pan. [2] Goodall was pleased to be mentioned in the episode, sending the program a letter,[7] and Vitti a signed book. [5] The composer of the opera the family attends is named Boris Csuposki, a reference to animator Gabor Csupo. Gábor Csupó (gabɔr tʃupo (Csupó Gábor ( 29 September 1952 in Budapest) is a Hungarian -born Animator and co-founder of the [1] The opera attended by the family is Carmen, by Georges Bizet; the song Bart mocks is a famous aria called the Toreador Song. Carmen is a French Opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The Libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era The Toreador Song ( Votre toast je peux vous le rendre) is one of the most famous arias from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. [1]
Reception and legacy
In a 1991 interview, Jon Vitti described "Bart the Genius" as his favorite among the episodes he had written to that point. [6] James L. Brooks mentioned the episode among his favorites, saying that "we did things with animation when that happened that just opened doors for us. James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. "[9] The show received mail from viewers complaining that the throwing away of a comic book was an incident of censorship. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor [7] In a DVD review of the first season David B. Grelck gave the episode a rating of 2. 5/5, noting "it's easy to see with this episode why Bart became the figurehead for a few years of class clowns. "[10] Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, strongly praised the episode calling it "superbly written and directed, often a literal child's-eye view of education, the first Simpsons episode proper is a classic. " They went on to say, "these twenty minutes cemented Bart's position as a cultural icon and a hero to all underachievers, and managed a good few kicks at hothouse schools along the way. Especially worthy of note is the sequence where Bart visualises his maths problem, the viewing of which should be a required part of teacher training. "[2]
The invented word "Kwyjibo" inspired the creator of the Melissa worm. The Melissa worm, also known as "Mailissa" " Simpsons " " Kwyjibo " or "Kwejeebo" is a mass-mailing macro virus, [5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to our Favorite Family. The Simpsons A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family is a Book published in 1997 by HarperCollins. Harper Collins Publishers, p. 18. ISBN 0-00-638898-1.
- ^ a b c d e Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). Bart the Genius. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-08-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
- ^ Brooks, James L. . (2001). The Simpsons The Complete First Season DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Groening, Matt. (2001). The Simpsons The Complete First Season DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ^ a b c d e Vitti, Jon. (2001). The Simpsons The Complete First Season DVD commentary for the episode "Bart the Genius" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ^ a b Jankiewicz, Pat. "Jon Vitti. " Comic Scene #17, February 1991.
- ^ a b c d e f Groening, Matt. (2001). The Simpsons The Complete First Season DVD commentary for the episode "Bart the Genius" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ^ a b c d e Silverman, David. (2001). The Simpsons The Complete First Season DVD commentary for the episode "Bart the Genius" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Braun, Kyle. The Simpsons Movie Interviews. Ugo. com. Retrieved on August 5, 2007. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Grelck, David B. (2001-09-25). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France The Complete First Season. WDBGProductions. Retrieved on 2007-05-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses
External links
- "Bart the Genius" at The Simpsons. com
- "Bart the Genius" episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive
- "Bart the Genius" at the Internet Movie Database
- "Bart the Genius" at TV.com
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