"Barting Over" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | 302 |
Directed by | Matthew Nastuk |
Written by | Andrew Kreisberg |
Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
Production code | EABF05 |
Original air date | February 16, 2003 |
Chalkboard gag | "I will not" (Bart destroys the chalkboard with an axe) |
Couch gag | The living room is made of gingerbread and candy. The Simpsons are gingerbread people who rush to the couch. Homer takes a bite out of Bart’s head. |
Commentary |
Matt Groening Al Jean Matt Selman Kevin Curran J. Stewart Burns Tom Gammill Max Pross Dan Castellaneta Hank Azaria Mark Hoppus Tony Hawk |
Guest appearance(s) | |
Tony Hawk as himself |
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Season 14 episodes
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Seasons | |
Tony Hawk as himself
Blink-182 as themselves
Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm
"Barting Over" is the eleventh episode of the fourteenth season of The Simpsons, advertised by Fox, and indicated on-screen to be the 300th episode of the show (even though in broadcast order, it is the 302nd episode, as noted by Marge to Lisa in the episode proper). It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 16, 2003. In this episode, Bart discovers that he used to be a child star in commercials—and that Homer blew all the money he earned. In retaliation, Bart petitions the court to be legally emancipated and move out of the house.
While Bart and Lisa are cleaning out the garage, they stumble across old home movies. One of the tapes they found has an old episode of the sitcom Perfect Strangers on it, followed by a commercial for a product called "Baby Stink-Breath"— with Bart as a baby with bad breath. Bart confronts Homer and Marge about the advertisement. Marge tells him that its revenue made a lot of money and tries to comfort him by admitting she had it put away in a trust fund. However, Homer rudely interrupts and confesses that he spent it all to buy back incriminating photos to avoid scandal. The next day, a furious Bart goes to a law firm named "Luvum and Burnham" Family Law, at Milhouse's suggestion. He meets the Blue Haired Lawyer there, and tells him that he wants a 'divorce' from his family.
The next day, during dinner, the Blue Haired Lawyer comes to the house to serve Homer with a subpoena. When the family discovers that Bart is suing them and declaring that he wants to be emancipated, they are horrified. An angry Homer defends himself by telling Bart that his father was terrible to him and rather than sue Abe, Homer got his revenge by dropping him off at a cheap nursing home.