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Bart on the Road

  • Episode aired Mar 31, 1996
  • TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
4K
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Nancy Cartwright, Pamela Hayden, and Russi Taylor in The Simpsons (1989)
Adult AnimationSatireAnimationComedy

Bart makes a fake driver's license and takes Milhouse, Martin, and Nelson on a huge road trip; Lisa spends time with Homer at the power plant.Bart makes a fake driver's license and takes Milhouse, Martin, and Nelson on a huge road trip; Lisa spends time with Homer at the power plant.Bart makes a fake driver's license and takes Milhouse, Martin, and Nelson on a huge road trip; Lisa spends time with Homer at the power plant.

  • Director
    • Swinton O. Scott III
  • Writers
    • Matt Groening
    • James L. Brooks
    • Sam Simon
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta
    • Julie Kavner
    • Nancy Cartwright
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Swinton O. Scott III
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
    • Stars
      • Dan Castellaneta
      • Julie Kavner
      • Nancy Cartwright
    • 4User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Homer Simpson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Julie Kavner
    Julie Kavner
    • Marge Simpson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Nancy Cartwright
    Nancy Cartwright
    • Bart Simpson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yeardley Smith
    Yeardley Smith
    • Lisa Simpson
    • (voice)
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Cletus
    • (voice)
    • …
    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • Principal Skinner
    • (voice)
    • …
    Pamela Hayden
    Pamela Hayden
    • Milhouse Van Houten
    • (voice)
    Jim Lau
    Jim Lau
    • Hong Kong Doctor
    • (voice)
    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
    • Woman at Ticket Office
    • (voice)
    Russi Taylor
    Russi Taylor
    • Martin Prince
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Swinton O. Scott III
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
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    9snoozejonc

    It's not real work, that's why you don't get paid

    During spring break Bart obtains a fake ID and Lisa goes to work with Homer.

    This is a very strong episode with great humour and character moments.

    Although the story is ludicrous, it is very well thought out and gives the opportunity for lots of memorable character scenes. I love how nicely the A and B plots come together towards the end.

    All characters are used very well. The boys road trip is an outrageously funny concept and has plenty of strong visual humour. Lisa's quality time with Homer has some nicely written bonding moments between the two characters. I also liked the smaller but equally effective plot-threads involving Marge's loneliness, Skinner's trip to Hong Kong, and Millhouse's day at the cracker-factory.
    9Hitchcoc

    Choice Episode

    Bart does a fake license, rents a car, and takes his friends on a road trip. They tell their families they are going to a national grammar competition. Of course, they run into crazy stuff all the way through. At one point, Bart ends up as a courier in Hong Kong. My favorite little scene is Branson, where Nelson gets to see Andy Williams and swoons when Andy sings Moon River.
    10joekabye

    bart on the road

    this was an interesting episode i mean bart is driving a car and then they get their car crushed and the end was funny with homer laughing at marge my rating 10 out of 10 and i loved it soo much Lisa eends up working with Homer and having a slumber party and one tiny rock hit made the earth fall down and it seeems like Bart will never drive again maybe in a future episode but i was laughing my head off anyway the crew were millhouse Bart Martin and Nelson and will they ever get back home? well i'm not telling cause i don't want to ruin it for the people who haven't seen it and you must see it it was such a great episode 22MINS TVPG LV

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    • Trivia
      When Bart, Milhouse, Martin, and Nelson drive through Branson, they pass a marquee that reads "Lurleen Lumpkin and Pip Diddle Tonight." Lurleen Lumpkin was the woman Homer became a manger for when he discovered her in a bar in Colonel Homer (1992).
    • Goofs
      When Homer and Lisa are playing in the radiation suits, as the chairs are spinning, Homer is laughing, but his mouth isn't moving.
    • Quotes

      [Lisa tells Homer about Bart's problem after making him promise not to get mad]

      Lisa: [rapidly] Bart rented a car with a phony driver's license and drove Milhouse, Martin, and Nelson to a wig outlet in Knoxville and the car got crushed and they're out of money and they can't get home and Bart's working as a courier and just came back from Hong Kong!

      [Homer's face turns pink, but his voice is eerily calm]

      Homer: Yes, that's a real pickle. Would you excuse me for a moment?

      [He puts on a radiation suit hood and screams out indistinguishable profanities, fogging the glass of the faceplate. When he takes the hood off, he is eerily calm again]

      Homer: All right, I have thought this through. I will send Bart the money to fly home. Then I will murder him.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Things the Simpsons Have Done on Their Trips (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Radar Love
      (uncredited)
      Written by George Kooymans and Barry Hay
      Performed by Golden Earring

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    • Release date
      • March 31, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production companies
      • Gracie Films
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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