"Bart Gets an Elephant"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: March 31, 1994
S05E17
(1F15)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Bart Gets an Elephant"
"Bart Gets an Elephant"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: March 31, 1994
S05E17
1F15
Episode Background
Bart Gets an Elephant was part of the winter lineup of the 1993-1994 US TV schedule. It first aired March 31, 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 an Elephant was seen by over 17 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
In this episode, Bart wins a radio contest and is awarded a full-grown African elephant that he names Stampy. After Stampy wrecks the Simpsons’ house and eats all the food, Homer decides to sell Stampy to an ivory dealer. Bart runs away with Stampy to save his beloved pet.
“So isn’t that what we are all asking in our own lives? Where’s my elephant? I know that’s what I’ve been asking.”
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…
“Stampy”
… is the top ranking unique term in Bart Gets an Elephant.
“All that money sounds mighty tempting, Marty. But I think I’m gonna have to go with the elephant.”