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Bart's Inner Child
"Bart's Inner Child" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons and its 88th episode overall. It originally aired on Fox in the US on November 11, 1993. In the episode, Marge — realizing her excessive nagging spoils the family's fun — seeks help from self-help guru Brad Goodman. He praises Bart's irreverent attitude and encourages his followers to emulate Bart's care-free antics. Soon everyone in Springfield starts to act like Bart, who feels that his role as a troublemaker is usurped. After the inaugural "Do What You Feel Festival" ends in calamity and a riot as a result, the town decides to stop acting like Bart.
The episode was written by George Meyer and directed by Bob Anderson — his first time directing the show. Actor Albert Brooks guest stars in the episode as Brad Goodman, a self-help guru modelled after John Bradshaw. It was Brooks' third of ten appearances in the Simpsons franchise. Singer James Brown guest stars as himself; he sings his 1965 song "I Got You (I Feel Good)". In 2006, Brooks was named the best Simpsons guest star by IGN, while Brown's appearance has been described as "hilariously over-the-top".
The episode features cultural references to several films, television shows, and songs, including the 1939 film Gone with the Wind, Scott Joplin's piano rag "The Entertainer", and the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons.
In its original broadcast, "Bart's Inner Child" finished 40th in the weekly ratings with a Nielsen rating of 11.8, and was viewed in 11.12 million households.
Homer reads the free column in the newspaper, to Marge's consternation. He becomes ecstatic when he sees a free trampoline is available. Krusty gives the trampoline to Homer, who places it in the Simpsons' backyard. Bart and Lisa are thrilled, but Marge fears it may be dangerous. Homer ignores her fretting and charges neighbors a fee to use it. When scores of people are injured, Homer heeds Marge's advice to get rid of the trampoline. After several failed attempts to dispose of it, Bart suggests chaining it to a bicycle lock to tempt thieves with the challenge of stealing it. Soon Snake breaks the chain and takes it.
Although he agrees Marge was right about the trampoline, Homer argues that he is at least willing to go out and try new things while she is considered a bore who nags too much. When Bart and Lisa agree with Homer's assessment, Marge becomes angry and visits Patty and Selma. They show her an infomercial featuring self-help guru Brad Goodman to help conquer her chronic nagging. After Marge and Homer watch a Brad Goodman video called "Adjusting Your Self-O-Stat," they learn to express their frustrations with each other using self-help language, and subsequently get along better.
The Simpsons attend a Brad Goodman lecture, hoping they will learn how to curb Bart's unruly behavior (which includes riding a wooden chair in the kitchen sink while the garbage disposal is turned on). When Bart interrupts the lecture, Brad Goodman, who acts more like a director than a psychiatrist, invites Bart on stage and interviews him. Bart mocks him and says that he "[does] what he feels like," which Mr. Goodman interprets as a representation of an "inner child." Brad Goodman praises Homer and Marge despite their shortcomings while Homer eats two candied apples ("here's a man with an obvious eating disorder, and a woman with a...bizarre hairstyle; I'm sure worn only for shock value"), then encourages the town to adopt Bart's irreverent and carefree attitude. Soon the whole town begins to act like Bart, doing whatever they please while ignoring the consequences. However, Bart becomes downhearted when he feels as if his reputation as a troublemaker has been usurped as everyone begins copying his methods, which includes Reverend Lovejoy haphazardly attempting to play The Entertainer by Scott Joplin on a pipe organ in church, and seemingly dozens of Springfield residents spitting off of an overpass. Bart asks Lisa for advice; she tells him his identity as a rebel has been usurped, and she suggests he become a "good-natured doormat" instead.
To celebrate their new-found attitude, the town holds a "Do What You Feel Festival", which features a performance by James Brown. It immediately goes awry because maintenance workers "didn't feel like" properly erecting the stage for Brown's band or installing amusement rides. A runaway Ferris wheel smashes the gates of a zoo, sending a stampede of wild animals through the streets. Soon a riot starts because everyone has learned to say whatever they are thinking, regardless of its effect on others. Blaming Bart for starting the whole "Do What You Feel" fiasco, a mob chases him. Using a parade float, Homer saves him. The town gives up the chase despite the float's slow speed, instead heading to an old mill to get apple cider at Moe Szyslak's suggestion. The Simpsons return home and conclude that everyone is fine the way they are. They then watch a TV show called "McGarnagle" about a police officer who "solves crimes in his spare time."
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Bart's Inner Child
"Bart's Inner Child" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons and its 88th episode overall. It originally aired on Fox in the US on November 11, 1993. In the episode, Marge — realizing her excessive nagging spoils the family's fun — seeks help from self-help guru Brad Goodman. He praises Bart's irreverent attitude and encourages his followers to emulate Bart's care-free antics. Soon everyone in Springfield starts to act like Bart, who feels that his role as a troublemaker is usurped. After the inaugural "Do What You Feel Festival" ends in calamity and a riot as a result, the town decides to stop acting like Bart.
The episode was written by George Meyer and directed by Bob Anderson — his first time directing the show. Actor Albert Brooks guest stars in the episode as Brad Goodman, a self-help guru modelled after John Bradshaw. It was Brooks' third of ten appearances in the Simpsons franchise. Singer James Brown guest stars as himself; he sings his 1965 song "I Got You (I Feel Good)". In 2006, Brooks was named the best Simpsons guest star by IGN, while Brown's appearance has been described as "hilariously over-the-top".
The episode features cultural references to several films, television shows, and songs, including the 1939 film Gone with the Wind, Scott Joplin's piano rag "The Entertainer", and the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons.
In its original broadcast, "Bart's Inner Child" finished 40th in the weekly ratings with a Nielsen rating of 11.8, and was viewed in 11.12 million households.
Homer reads the free column in the newspaper, to Marge's consternation. He becomes ecstatic when he sees a free trampoline is available. Krusty gives the trampoline to Homer, who places it in the Simpsons' backyard. Bart and Lisa are thrilled, but Marge fears it may be dangerous. Homer ignores her fretting and charges neighbors a fee to use it. When scores of people are injured, Homer heeds Marge's advice to get rid of the trampoline. After several failed attempts to dispose of it, Bart suggests chaining it to a bicycle lock to tempt thieves with the challenge of stealing it. Soon Snake breaks the chain and takes it.
Although he agrees Marge was right about the trampoline, Homer argues that he is at least willing to go out and try new things while she is considered a bore who nags too much. When Bart and Lisa agree with Homer's assessment, Marge becomes angry and visits Patty and Selma. They show her an infomercial featuring self-help guru Brad Goodman to help conquer her chronic nagging. After Marge and Homer watch a Brad Goodman video called "Adjusting Your Self-O-Stat," they learn to express their frustrations with each other using self-help language, and subsequently get along better.
The Simpsons attend a Brad Goodman lecture, hoping they will learn how to curb Bart's unruly behavior (which includes riding a wooden chair in the kitchen sink while the garbage disposal is turned on). When Bart interrupts the lecture, Brad Goodman, who acts more like a director than a psychiatrist, invites Bart on stage and interviews him. Bart mocks him and says that he "[does] what he feels like," which Mr. Goodman interprets as a representation of an "inner child." Brad Goodman praises Homer and Marge despite their shortcomings while Homer eats two candied apples ("here's a man with an obvious eating disorder, and a woman with a...bizarre hairstyle; I'm sure worn only for shock value"), then encourages the town to adopt Bart's irreverent and carefree attitude. Soon the whole town begins to act like Bart, doing whatever they please while ignoring the consequences. However, Bart becomes downhearted when he feels as if his reputation as a troublemaker has been usurped as everyone begins copying his methods, which includes Reverend Lovejoy haphazardly attempting to play The Entertainer by Scott Joplin on a pipe organ in church, and seemingly dozens of Springfield residents spitting off of an overpass. Bart asks Lisa for advice; she tells him his identity as a rebel has been usurped, and she suggests he become a "good-natured doormat" instead.
To celebrate their new-found attitude, the town holds a "Do What You Feel Festival", which features a performance by James Brown. It immediately goes awry because maintenance workers "didn't feel like" properly erecting the stage for Brown's band or installing amusement rides. A runaway Ferris wheel smashes the gates of a zoo, sending a stampede of wild animals through the streets. Soon a riot starts because everyone has learned to say whatever they are thinking, regardless of its effect on others. Blaming Bart for starting the whole "Do What You Feel" fiasco, a mob chases him. Using a parade float, Homer saves him. The town gives up the chase despite the float's slow speed, instead heading to an old mill to get apple cider at Moe Szyslak's suggestion. The Simpsons return home and conclude that everyone is fine the way they are. They then watch a TV show called "McGarnagle" about a police officer who "solves crimes in his spare time."