"Bart Gets Famous"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Susie Dietter
First aired: February 3, 1994
S05E12
(1F11)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Bart Gets Famous"
"Bart Gets Famous"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Susie Dietter
First aired: February 3, 1994
S05E12
1F11
Episode Background
Bart Gets Famous was part of the winter lineup of the 1993-1994 US TV schedule. It first aired February 3, 1994 at 8pm on Fox following “local/syndicated programming” and was followed by “The Sinbad Show”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Thursday nights to watch on the family TV. Bart Gets Famous was seen by over 20 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
In this episode Bart gets a job as Krusty the Clown’s production assistant. He replaces Sideshow Mel in one of Krusty’s skits and accidentally destroys the stage props. When Bart panics and says “I didn’t do it” and he instantly becomes famous for his catchphrase.
“Sit perfectly still. Only I may dance.”
Top Quotable Lines
- Bart: “TV sucks”. Homer: “I know you′re upset right now, so I′ll pretend you didn′t say that”.
- Homer: “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life′s problems!”
- Homer: “Hello? You′ll have to speak up. I′m wearing a towel”
Top Ranking Term
Professor Frink has ran advanced ranking algorithms and processed every spoken line of this episode and found that…
“I didnt do it”
… is the top ranking unique term in Bart Gets Famous.
“Forget it dad. If I ever become famous I want it to be for something worthwhile, not because of some obnoxious fad.”