Bart ends up at a school for gifted children after cheating on an IQ test.Bart ends up at a school for gifted children after cheating on an IQ test.Bart ends up at a school for gifted children after cheating on an IQ test.
Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Marcia Wallace
- Edna Krabappel
- (voice)
- (as Marsha Wallace)
- …
Jo Ann Harris
- Richard
- (voice)
- …
Pamela Hayden
- Milhouse Van Houten
- (voice)
- …
Russi Taylor
- Martin Prince
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the first episode with the full intro. The first time we see Maggie scanned, she is worth $847.63.
- GoofsBart's IQ test is referred to by Marge and Dr. Pryor as an aptitude test, which is instead used to determine the type of work you're best suited for.
- Quotes
[playing Scrabble]
Bart: Kwyjibo: K-W-Y-J-I-B-O. Twenty-two points. Plus, triple-word score, plus fifty points for using all my letters... Game's over, I'm outta here.
Homer: Wait a minute, you little cheater. You're not going anywhere 'til you tell me what a Kwyjibo is.
Bart: Kwyjibo. Uh, a big dumb, balding North American ape. With no chin.
Marge: And a short temper.
Homer: I'll show you a big dumb balding ape!
Bart: Uh oh, Kwyjibo on the loose!
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Simpsons: So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (1993)
Featured review
A standard affair in emotional storytelling.
COUCH GAG 1: Bart flies off the couch and lands in front of the camera during the end credits. Decent but also very standard, for a first use of the concept does use it well, enjoyable nevertheless. 6/10.
If the first season of The Simpsons was about introducing the world to the dysfunctional family, then "Bart the Genius" fulfills its role to a tee. With tight writing, an intriguing plot, a proper introduction to the character of Bart, nuances and all, and genuinely emotional scenes (the playing catch scene), it's no wonder the episode is so highly regarded. That being said, it doesn't feel like it's doing anything to particularly reinvent the wheel, but in spite of that it leaves you warm, questioning whether being smart is a blessing or curse.
If the first season of The Simpsons was about introducing the world to the dysfunctional family, then "Bart the Genius" fulfills its role to a tee. With tight writing, an intriguing plot, a proper introduction to the character of Bart, nuances and all, and genuinely emotional scenes (the playing catch scene), it's no wonder the episode is so highly regarded. That being said, it doesn't feel like it's doing anything to particularly reinvent the wheel, but in spite of that it leaves you warm, questioning whether being smart is a blessing or curse.
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- bpatten-59637
- Sep 17, 2020
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