Bart the Lover
| "Bart the Lover" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| "Bart the Lover" | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 |
| Directed by | Carlos Baeza |
| Written by | Jon Vitti |
| Original air dates | February 13, 1992 |
| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | An octopus-like alien sits on the couch, and then disappears, before the family arrives. |
"Bart the Lover" is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons' third season which is an early look at the personal life of Mrs. Krabappel.
Synopsis
Template:Spoilers As a yo-yo craze sweeps through the elementary school, Mrs. Krabappel feels increasingly isolated and places a personal ad in the newspaper. Bart discovers the ad and, realizing it is Mrs. Krabappel's, decides to pull a prank and respond, by mail, with a new alter ego. Bart pretends to be an adult male called Woodrow, named after former President Woodrow Wilson, with a photograph which actually belongs to ice hockey player Gordie Howe. When Mrs. Krabappel's heart is inevitably broken after Woodrow fails to keep a promise to meet her, Bart begins to feel guilty. He turns to his family to resolve the problem, and together, the Simpsons write a charmingly diplomatic letter to Mrs. Krabappel from Woodrow, this time explaining why the relationship must come to an end. Mrs. Krabappel's emotional wounds subsequently heal.
Meanwhile, Homer attempts to cut down on his cursing after receiving a complaint from Ned Flanders. He promises to pay money for each curse. In the end, he resists temptations to curse but nevertheless experiences intense feelings of rage. The money he paid during the experiment proves to be enough to purchase a dog house for Santa's Little Helper.
Quotes
- [Homer's love letter to Marge written on a postcard] Maybe it's the beer talking Marge but you got a butt that won't quit. They got those big chewy pretzels here merJanthfgrr five dollars??!!!? Get outta here. audio clip
- Miss Hoover: "I question the educational value of this assembly."
Mrs. Krabappel: "Hey, it'll be one of their few pleasant memories when they're pumping gas for a living."
- Bart (on Mrs. Krabappel's heartbreak): "I can't help but feel partly responsible."
- Homer (resisting an impulse to curse after a nail cuts through his foot): "Fiddle-dee-dee. That will require a tetanus shot."
- Homer: "Dear Baby, Welcome to Dumpsville. Population—You." "Three magic words, I am gay" audio clip
- [Woodrow's farewell letter to Mrs. Krabappel] Dearest Edna, I must leave you. Why, I cannot say. Where, you cannot know. How will I get there, I haven't decided yet. But one thing I can tell you, any time I hear the wind blow, it will whisper the name...Edna. And so, let us part with a love that will echo through the ages. --Woodrow
Trivia
- The article in Springfield Magazine, which Mrs. Krabappel reads, proclaims "We Talk With J.D. Salinger," which is practically impossible since the Catcher in the Rye author is a recluse.
- Marge is left handed in this episode.
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