He announces his subject as Treasure Island, but all his report is is ad-libbed bull, and when it becomes clear he did not read the book, his teacher, Edna Krabappel, confirms her suspicions by having him name the main pirate (Long John Silver), which Bart is unable to do. The episode was the first to feature a new opening sequence, which was shortened by fifteen seconds from its original length of roughly 1 minute, 30 seconds. Not only was this new series entering its second season, but it was the start of a season that would solidify the success of what is now the longest-running animated prime-time series in television history. Bart agrees with her and decides to change his plans. In General: As of 2019, this is the highest-rated episode in the show's history, being … Tropes Media Browse Indexes Forums Videos Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Martin agrees to help out under the condition that Bart promises to help make him cool. Bart's got his vision back! Mrs. Krabappel is stunned and pleased that Bart was able to successfully recall a relatively obscure historic event and its impact on Washington's future. In this episode, Bart fails four history exams in a row and the school psychiatrist recommends that Bart repeat the fourth grade. * HarsherInHindsight: Despite Bart earning his happy ending and actually passing his history test, later episodes would still have him in the fourth grade, making this whole episode a complete waste. "Bart's Dog Gets an "F"" is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons' second season. Directed by David Silverman. Bart, no more interruptions during Martin's book report. A page for describing Trivia: Simpsons S2 E1 "Bart Gets an 'F'". Bart’s dog, Santa’s Little Helper, grows more and more out-of-control. background designer. Anyone who has had this problem in school or any part of life will feel Bart's pain. Another example would be in "Flaming Moe's", when one of Lisa's friends pounches Bart to kiss him on the mouth on a dare, and he spits twice in response to this. Note to anyone editing this page: The Simpsons has over 500 total episodes, so in an effort to make this page look more organized, name the episode each individual "funny moment" was from and place it into the correct season. In the classic John Hughes film, The Breakfast Club, Brian panics pretty severely ( contemplating suicide) after realizing a B is the highest grade he can pull off in his shop class as the result of a failed project. Lisa sees him and reveals that she heard him praying the previous evening for "one more day," and that he (Bart) had now better hold up his end of the bargain. "Bart Gets an 'F ' " is the first episode of the second season of The Simpsons. In fact, on the commentary for "Bart Gets an F," the writers actually express surprise when he does say it - thinking they never had him say it at all. Springfielders sing "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" in the same way the people of Whoville sing in the animated, Gorilla the Conquerer is a pretty obvious one to. It perfectly illustrates all the frustrations felt by all creative, stupid, and flawed people. Not only was this new series entering its second season, but it was the start of a season that would solidify the success of what is now the longest-running animated prime-time series in television history. A disheveled priest interrupts two lovers (male boss and female employee) in an office. With Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E1BartGetsAnF. She does and lo and behold, he gets a 59, 1 point below the passing threshhold. The main part of the plot: Bart being told he is seriously being considered for retention due to his poor academic performance. Harsher in Hindsight: Lisa comes down with the mumps, a disease once thought to have been … Tropes … And this episode would mark the turning point for Animated Television as a whole, because after decades of turmoil and angry parent groups and low budgets, of countless Scooby-Doo clones and shameful toy tie-ins, Animated Television had truly come of age, and proven itself the equal of Theatrical Animation (which was already entering a new golden age thanks to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and the subsequent Disney Renaissance), perhaps even acceeding it. Another example would be in "Flaming Moe's", when one of Lisa's friends pounches Bart to kiss him on the mouth on a dare, and he spits twice in response to this. Santa's Little Helper is forced to go to obedience school after ruining Marge's heirloom quilt, Homer's new Assassin sneakers, and Homer's giant macadamia nut cookie, and, if he doesn't pass, he'll be given away. Homer's reaction when he sees that Santa's Little Helper had escaped. In the episode, the Simpson family's dog, Santa's Little Helper, infuriates Homer and Marge by destroying a family heirloom and an expensive pair of shoes. Now honestly, when has Bart ever cared about his grades? Full Cast & Crew: Bart Gets an F (1990) Animation Department (36) Scott Alberts. NOTE: As a superfan I can't claim a definite "favorite episode" but the episode Bart Gets An F is definitely one of the best. Through, to be fair, he hadn't been in danger of having to repeat the fourth grade before. Billy the Cat background clean-up artist. You'll still fail that test. Twice! Examples: Bart is extremely grateful, so much so that he kisses Mrs. Krabappel on the cheek and happily runs through Springfield to proudly state that he passed (he only stops when he realized that he kissed Mrs. Krabappel). Bart quotes the Battle of Fort Necessity and Mrs. Krabappel arbitrarily raises his grade enough to pass. Showing all 19 items. ", no matter the circumstance. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 1 Synopsis 2 Full Story 3 Video 4 Citations Homer becomes the most popular person in town, when he gets an illegal cable hookup. Otto also mentions being held back. ; Real Life Writes the Plot: Edie's sudden death in Season 5 of Desperate Housewives was orchestrated to write the character out of the show due to Nicolette being on increasingly bad terms with producer Mark Cherry. Homer and Marge are called to school to meet with Dr. Pryor and Mrs. Krabappel, all whom are concerned about Bart's poor academic habits and performance, and everyone agrees that it may be in Bart's best interest to repeat the fourth grade. s02e01 - Bart Gets an F. s02e01 - Bart Gets an F. 05/23/98 05:08. Airing on Thursday evenings at this point and successfully competing with the still-untouchable The Cosby Show, "Bart Gets an 'F'" would be a milestone in the history of The Simpsons.