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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*Bart wears blue pajamas in this episode instead of his usual green pajamas.
*Bart wears blue pajamas in this episode instead of his usual green pajamas.
*"Bart Sells His Soul" was written by Greg Daniels, who was inspired by an experience from his youth where he had purchased a bully's soul.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Sells_His_Soul</ref>
*"Bart Sells His Soul" was written by Greg Daniels, who was inspired by an experience from his youth where he had purchased a bully's soul.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Sells_His_Soul</ref>
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*This is the last episode before Lisa became a vegetarian.
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*This is the last episode before Lisa became a vegetarian.
*[[Comic Book Guy]] learns Bart Simpson’s name in this episode.
*[[Comic Book Guy]] learns Bart Simpson’s name in this episode.
* This episode is included on [[The Simpsons: Heaven and Hell]] DVD/VHS, alongside [[Homer the Heretic]], [[Treehouse of Horror IV]] and [[In Marge We Trust]].
* This episode is included on [[The Simpsons: Heaven and Hell]] DVD/VHS, alongside [[Homer the Heretic]], [[Treehouse of Horror IV]] and [[In Marge We Trust]].
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== Citations ==
== Citations ==
*Bart saying that a soul is something adults make up to scare kids "like the Boogeyman or Michael Jackson" is a reference to a case in 1993 where Michael Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse (though Bart should already know that Michael Jackson does exist, as seen in "Stark Raving Dad" and the "Dial Z for Zombie" segment of "Treehouse of Horror III," which had Bart use a ''Thriller'' album sleeve as a hat during his zombie resurrection spell).
*Bart saying that a soul is something adults make up to scare kids "like the Boogeyman or Michael Jackson" is a reference to a case in 1993 where Michael Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse (though Bart should already know that Michael Jackson does exist, as seen in "Stark Raving Dad" and the "Dial Z for Zombie" segment of "Treehouse of Horror III," which had Bart use a ''Thriller'' album sleeve as a hat during his zombie resurrection spell).
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*[[Moe]] reads a book titled ''Your Gimmicky Restaurant'' by Benngian and Fuddrucker. The authors' names are references to the restaurant chains [[wikipedia:Bennigan's|Bennigan's]] and [[wikipedia:Fuddruckers|Fuddruckers]].
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*[[Moe]] reads a book titled ''Your Gimmicky Restaurant'' by Bennigan and Fuddrucker. The authors' names are references to the restaurant chains [[wikipedia:Bennigan's|Bennigan's]] and [[wikipedia:Fuddruckers|Fuddruckers]].
*[[Bart]]'s prayer, "Are you there, God? It's me, Bart Simpson," is a reference to the young adult novel, [[wikipedia:Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.|''Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret'']]'','' by [[wikipedia:Judy Blume|Judy Blume]].
*[[Bart]]'s prayer, "Are you there, God? It's me, Bart Simpson," is a reference to the young adult novel, [[wikipedia:Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.|''Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret'']]'','' by [[wikipedia:Judy Blume|Judy Blume]].
*In addition to being a pun on the band [[Wikipedia:Iron Butterfly|Iron Butterfly]], "I. Ron Butterfly" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:L. Ron Hubbard|L. Ron Hubbard]], founder of [[Wikipedia:Scientology|the Church of Scientology]].
*In addition to being a pun on the band [[Wikipedia:Iron Butterfly|Iron Butterfly]], "I. Ron Butterfly" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:L. Ron Hubbard|L. Ron Hubbard]], founder of [[Wikipedia:Scientology|the Church of Scientology]].
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*In another shot during the church scene, [[Wendell]] is coloured bright yellow instead of his correct pale color.
*In another shot during the church scene, [[Wendell]] is coloured bright yellow instead of his correct pale color.
*[[File:Brownpant.jpg|thumb|Barney with reddish-brown pants]]When Bart receives his soul back, his hair is normal. But when he goes to thank Lisa, his hair is messed up.
*[[File:Brownpant.jpg|thumb|Barney with reddish-brown pants]]When Bart receives his soul back, his hair is normal. But when he goes to thank Lisa, his hair is messed up.
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*When Homer, Moe and Barney come out of [[Moe's Tavern]] and sees the deep fryer, Barney's pants change from blue to reddish brown.
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*When Homer, Moe and Barney come out of [[Moe's Tavern]] and they see the deep fryer, Barney's pants change from blue to reddish brown.
*[[File:Noskull.jpg|thumb|Jimbo without the skull on his shirt]]In Bart's dream, the skull on [[Jimbo]]'s shirt disappears a few times.
*[[File:Noskull.jpg|thumb|Jimbo without the skull on his shirt]]In Bart's dream, the skull on [[Jimbo]]'s shirt disappears a few times.
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*On the walls of [[Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag]], New Hampshire license plate 100-767 changes to 100-761 later on in the scene. ''Also, Springfield is '''not''' located in New Hampshire.''
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*On the walls of [[Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag]], the New Hampshire license plate 100-767 changes to 100-761 later on in the scene. ''Also, Springfield is '''not''' located in New Hampshire.''
*How could [[Dr. Hibbert]] think [[Moe's Tavern]] is a family restaurant when he’s been there before in [[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]?
*How could [[Dr. Hibbert]] think [[Moe's Tavern]] is a family restaurant when he’s been there before in [[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]?
*When Moe is angry at [[Snake Jailbird]] for getting his food free, the red and white stripes on his right arm sleeve switch places with each other a few times.
*When Moe is angry at [[Snake Jailbird]] for getting his food free, the red and white stripes on his right arm sleeve switch places with each other a few times.
In episodes before this one, including The Pagans short, Bart did believe of the concept of a soul.
The Raving Derelict acts and screams gibberish very similar to a character to be introduced two seasons later, Eleanor Abernathy, aka the Crazy Cat Lady.
The shot of Bart screaming after his nightmare is stock footage taken from "Treehouse of Horror II".
This episode is notable for featuring the Seven Deadly Sins:
Lust: Homer and Marge remember making out to In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (In the Garden of Eden) and everyone in church looking sweaty and disheveled as if they just had sex.
Gluttony: When Moe is converting his bar into a restaurant, he acquires a gigantic deep-fat fryer, claiming it can deep-fry a buffalo in forty seconds, to which Homer grouses, "Oh, I want it now!" Later, Homer gets Bart's meal at Moe's Tavern.
Greed: Reverend Lovejoy counting church collection money, Milhouse avariciously celebrates owning Bart's soul, saying, "Who's stupid now?" Moe starting a restaurant because restaurants make more money than bars, Homer's brain telling him, "Quiet, you fool! It can be ours!" when Bart leaves his dinner sitting out (see also Gluttony).
Sloth: Bart and Milhouse slacking off cleaning the organ.
Wrath: Reverend Lovejoy gets angry at being fooled; Moe screams at a little girl who says her "sodie" is too cold; Bart gets angry at Lisa when she starts praying for everyone's soul.
Envy: Moe envies the profits of family restaurants. Lisa wants five dollars after Bart tells her he had five dollars. Bart envies the kids in his dream for their souls.
Pride: Bart being too proud to believe he has a soul - until all of the strange things happen that make him believe that he really did lose it.
Citations
Bart saying that a soul is something adults make up to scare kids "like the Boogeyman or Michael Jackson" is a reference to a case in 1993 where Michael Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse (though Bart should already know that Michael Jackson does exist, as seen in "Stark Raving Dad" and the "Dial Z for Zombie" segment of "Treehouse of Horror III," which had Bart use a Thriller album sleeve as a hat during his zombie resurrection spell).
Moe reads a book titled Your Gimmicky Restaurant by Bennigan and Fuddrucker. The authors' names are references to the restaurant chains Bennigan's and Fuddruckers.
When Ned Flanders says, "Well, I expect that type of language at Denny's, but not here!", it is a reference to Denny's racial discrimination lawsuit in the early 1990s, in which African-American customers were refused service, forced to wait longer, or charged more for their meals than white customers.
Goofs
Jasper with a yellow beard
Wendell is yellow in the second row
In one scene at Moe's Tavern, Carl has yellow skin rather than black.
In another shot during the church scene, Wendell is coloured bright yellow instead of his correct pale color.
Barney with reddish-brown pants
When Bart receives his soul back, his hair is normal. But when he goes to thank Lisa, his hair is messed up.
When Homer, Moe and Barney come out of Moe's Tavern and they see the deep fryer, Barney's pants change from blue to reddish brown.
Jimbo without the skull on his shirt
In Bart's dream, the skull on Jimbo's shirt disappears a few times.
On the walls of Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag, the New Hampshire license plate 100-767 changes to 100-761 later on in the scene. Also, Springfield is not located in New Hampshire.
When Moe is angry at Snake Jailbird for getting his food free, the red and white stripes on his right arm sleeve switch places with each other a few times.
