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“We got no car. We got no money. And no one knows we're here. We're stranded!”

―Bart, Milhouse and Martin

"Bart on the Road" is the twentieth episode of Season 7.

Synopsis

With a fake driver license in hand, Bart travels the wide open road accompanied by Nelson, Martin and Milhouse. Meanwhile, Lisa spends some quality time with Homer at the power plant.

Full Story

It is the last week of school before Spring Break at Springfield Elementary. Principal Skinner is planning on spending the break in Hong Kong. While sitting in his office, he discovers that the airline has mistakenly booked him for a flight that leaves on Friday instead of Saturday. Unable to charge the huge fee that the airline would charge to change the flight date on his itinerary, Skinner plans to promote a "Take your kids to work day" on the Friday before Spring Break. Bart wants to see women in the workplace, and reluctantly goes to the DMV with Patty and Selma (his first choice was staying at home with Marge but finds that housewife does not count as a job since you do not get paid), Lisa goes to the nuclear power plant with Homer, Milhouse discovers the exciting world of Crackers and Martin makes a million dollars trading commodity futures (although seconds later, he loses all but $600).

At the DMV, Bart creates a fake driver's license for himself while no one is looking. He, Nelson and Milhouse are unsatisfied with its local operations, such as admitting them to see the film version of Naked Lunch, which they assumed to be pornography. They eventually plan to use some money that Martin has to rent a car and go on a road trip. As a cover story, Bart, Martin and Milhouse tell their parents that they have been selected by their school to attend the National Grammar Rodeo in Canada. Lisa, who has never heard of such an event, can easily see through Bart's fib but Marge only thinks that Lisa is trying to get attention. Martin and Milhouse have no problems convincing their parents. Nelson just tells his mother that he is going away for a week.

The boys rent a car and head out but soon stop when they suddenly realize of not being certain of their destination. Finding an old brochure in the glove box of the car, they plan to go to the World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. But first Nelson makes them take a detour in Branson, Missouri (Bart: "Dad says it's just like Vegas... if it were run by Ned Flanders"), where he can see his hero, Andy Williams.

Untitledv — Martin,Milhouse,Bart and Nelson after visiting the Wig Sphere

Back in Springfield, Homer asks if Lisa would like to come spend her spring break at work with him and she enjoys herself there; meanwhile, Marge becomes bored at home. Finding out that the World's Fair was over 10 years ago (the Knoxville World's Fair was held in 1982, nearly 14 years before the episode originally aired) and the aging Sunsphere has been turned into the Wigsphere (a wig shop). Despite the group having come a long way for nothing, Bart tries to be optimistic and points out that they still have a car and a lot of money. However, Martin informs the group that they don't have any more money as he spent their last ten dollars on an Al Gore doll. Out of extreme anger Nelson throws a rock at the Sunsphere, which topples it over and destroys their car.

Now without a car, any money and no one else knowing where they really were, the boys are forced to admit that they are stranded in Tennessee. Martin maturely says that they should call their parents. Bart, terrified of the punishment that their parents (specifically his own) would lay upon them convinces everyone to find a way to get home on their own. So, the boys go to a local pawn shop to make money. Nelson grabs Milhouse's glasses and gives them to the register. The register says that they are perfect for rebottling some antique coke bottles but takes back the money after Milhouse blindly and accidentally knocks down and shatters all of the coke bottles. The kids try to catch a train that leads through Springfield, they succeed in tossing their luggage onto the train but fail to get on themselves (after the train outspeeds them, abandoning the gang without any luggage).

Bart calls Lisa and tells her the truth, which confirms her earlier suspicions. She gleefully states he will be in so much trouble when he gets home, however one story from Bart about how he is pretty much already in deep trouble convinces her to help without telling Homer or Marge. She suggests that he become a Courier as a possible way to get home. Bart manages to get a job (even with his unlaminated, unsigned license). His first job takes him to Hong Kong to deliver eyeballs, while his friends stay behind (during the trip, Principal Skinner sees Bart at the airport). After finally returning from his first delivery, Bart calls Lisa and tells her that she needs to help him find a method to have a package the large enough to accommodate Martin, Milhouse and Nelson that also has a shipping destination to Springfield. Lisa tells Bart that she's not sure how she could be of any help regarding that issue as such a delivery would cost a small fortune. A frustrated Bart tells Lisa that they're counting on her, before he's ordered by his manager to deliver Big Macs to Marlon Brando's private island.

The following morning, while Lisa meets with Homer, he notices that she seems troubled by something and asks her what is the problem. Lisa agrees to tell Homer on the condition that he wouldn't tell anyone else (especially Bart) and she explains just what Bart has been up to. Homer's face goes a literal red with fury and he vents his displeasure by yelling into the helmet of his hazmat suit to the point that the visor completely fogged up. Homer plans to send Bart the money to get home before murdering him for lying but is unable to otherwise he will spoil Lisa's trust in him by revealing she violated her agreement with Bart not to say anything. After some slight research about the location of Knoxville and learning that it's home to the Oak Ridge Nuclear Facility, Lisa and Homer decide that the best course of action would be to order something from the facility so Bart can act as the courier. Homer calls Oak Ridge, but quickly realizes that he doesn't know what to order, until he looks down at his T-437 console and places an order for a replacement. When the facility informs him that his console is fully operational, Homer purposefully spills Buzz Cola on it causing a malfunction and then finishes the order using a pseudonym to hide his involvement. Bart forces Nelson, Milhouse and Martin to get in the crate while flying home and everyone knows about the trip except Marge, who receives a call from Skinner asking if Bart traveled to Hong Kong, a call asking if Bart's car was abandoned in Tennessee, and a call inquiring about Bart's availability to deliver a human kidney to Amsterdam. Homer chuckles and Marge asks him if he is laughing at her.

Citations

◄ Season 6	Season 7 Episodes	Season 8 ►
Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two) • Radioactive Man • Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily • Bart Sells His Soul • Lisa the Vegetarian • Treehouse of Horror VI • King-Size Homer • Mother Simpson • Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming • The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular • Marge Be Not Proud • Team Homer • Two Bad Neighbors • Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield • Bart the Fink • Lisa the Iconoclast • Homer the Smithers • The Day the Violence Died • A Fish Called Selma • Bart on the Road • 22 Short Films About Springfield • Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish" • Much Apu About Nothing • Homerpalooza • Summer of 4 Ft. 2

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 {{Quote|We got no car. We got no money. And no one knows we're here. We're stranded!|[[Bart]], [[Milhouse]] and [[Martin]]}}
-"'''Bart on the Road'''" is the twentieth episode of [[Season 7]]. It originally aired on March 31, 1996. The episode was written by [[Richard Appel]] and directed by [[Swinton O. Scott III]].
+"'''Bart on the Road'''" is the twentieth episode of [[Season 7]].
 ==Synopsis==
-With a fake driver license in hand, [[Bart]], travels the wide open road accompanied by [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]], [[Martin Prince|Martin]] and [[Milhouse]]. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] spends some quality time with [[Homer]] at the power plant.
+With a fake driver license in hand, [[Bart]] travels the wide open road accompanied by [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]], [[Martin Prince|Martin]] and [[Milhouse]]. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] spends some quality time with [[Homer]] at the power plant.
 == Full Story ==
-It is the last week of school before Spring Break at [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]]. [[Seymour Skinner|Principal Skinner]] is planning on spending the break in Hong Kong. While sitting in his office, he discovers that the airline has mistakenly booked him for a flight that leaves on Friday instead of Saturday. Unable to pay the huge fee that the airline would charge to change the flight date on his itinerary, Skinner plans to promote a "''[[wikipedia:Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day|Take your kids to work day]]''" on the Friday before Spring Break. [[Bart]] reluctantly goes to the [[Department of Motor Vehicles|DMV]] with [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] (his first choice was staying at home with [[Marge]] but finds that housewife does not count as a job since you do not get paid), [[Lisa]] goes to the nuclear power plant with [[Homer]], [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] discovers the exciting world of Crackers, and [[Martin Prince|Martin]] makes a million dollars trading commodity futures (although seconds later, he loses all but $600).
+It is the last week of school before Spring Break at [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]]. [[Seymour Skinner|Principal Skinner]] is planning on spending the break in [[Hong Kong]]. While sitting in his office, he discovers that the airline has mistakenly booked him for a flight that leaves on Friday instead of Saturday. Unable to charge the huge fee that the airline would charge to change the flight date on his itinerary, Skinner plans to promote a "''[[wikipedia:Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day|Take your kids to work day]]''" on the Friday before Spring Break. Bart wants to see women in the workplace, and reluctantly goes to the [[Department of Motor Vehicles|DMV]] with [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] (his first choice was staying at home with [[Marge]] but finds that housewife does not count as a job since you do not get paid), [[Lisa]] goes to the nuclear power plant with [[Homer]], [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] discovers the exciting world of Crackers and [[Martin Prince|Martin]] makes a million dollars trading commodity futures (although seconds later, he loses all but $600).
 [[File:Bart-on-the-road.jpg|thumb|left|198px]]
-At the DMV, Bart creates a fake driver's license for himself. He, [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]], and Milhouse are unsatisfied with its local uses, such as admitting them to see [[wikipedia:Naked Lunch (film)|the film version of ''Naked Lunch'']], which they assumed to be  pornography. They eventually plan to use some money that [[Martin Prince|Martin]] has to rent a car and go on a [[wikipedia:Road Trip|road trip]]. As a cover story, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], [[Martin Prince|Martin]], and Milhouse tell their parents that they have been selected by their school to attend the National Grammar Rodeo in Canada. Lisa, who has never heard of such an event, can easily see through [[Bart Simpson|Bart's]] lie, but Marge only thinks that Lisa is trying to get attention. Martin and Milhouse have no problems convincing their parents. Nelson just tells his mother that he is going away for a week.
+At the DMV, Bart creates a fake driver's license for himself while no one is looking. He, [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]] and Milhouse are unsatisfied with its local operations, such as admitting them to see [[wikipedia:Naked Lunch (film)|the film version of ''Naked Lunch'']], which they assumed to be pornography. They eventually plan to use some money that [[Martin Prince|Martin]] has to rent a car and go on a [[wikipedia:Road Trip|road trip]]. As a cover story, Bart, [[Martin Prince|Martin]] and Milhouse tell their parents that they have been selected by their school to attend the National Grammar Rodeo in [[Canada]]. Lisa, who has never heard of such an event, can easily see through Bart's fib but Marge only thinks that Lisa is trying to get attention. Martin and Milhouse have no problems convincing their parents. Nelson just tells his mother that he is going away for a week.
-The boys rent a car and head out, but soon stop when they suddenly realize of not being certain of their destination. Finding an old brochure in the glove box of the car, they plan to go to the [[wikipedia:World's Fair|World's Fair]] in Knoxville, Tennessee. But first Nelson makes them take a detour in [[Wikipedia:Branson, Missouri|Branson, Missouri]] (Bart: "Dad says it's just like Vegas... if it were run by [[Ned Flanders]]"), where he can see his hero, [[wikipedia:Andy Williams|Andy Williams]].
+The boys rent a car and head out but soon stop when they suddenly realize of not being certain of their destination. Finding an old brochure in the glove box of the car, they plan to go to the [[wikipedia:World's Fair|World's Fair]] in Knoxville, Tennessee. But first Nelson makes them take a detour in [[Branson|Branson, Missouri]] (Bart: "Dad says it's just like Vegas... if it were run by [[Ned Flanders]]"), where he can see his hero, [[wikipedia:Andy Williams|Andy Williams]].
 [[File:Untitledv.png|thumb|Martin,Milhouse,Bart and Nelson after visiting the Wig Sphere]]
-Back in Springfield, Homer asks if Lisa would like to come spend her spring break at work with him and she enjoys herself there; meanwhile, [[Marge]] becomes bored at home. Finding out that the World's Fair was over 10 years ago (the Knoxville World's Fair was held in 1982, nearly 14 years before the episode originally aired), and the aging [[wikipedia:Sunsphere|Sunsphere]] has been turned into a wig shop. Bart tries to be optimistic and points out that they still have a car and a lot of money, to which Martin responds saying they don't have any more money and that he spent their last ten dollars on an Al Gore doll. Out of extreme anger Nelson throws a rock at the Sunsphere, which topples it over and destroys their car.
+Back in Springfield, Homer asks if Lisa would like to come spend her spring break at work with him and she enjoys herself there; meanwhile, Marge becomes bored at home. Finding out that the World's Fair was over 10 years ago (the Knoxville World's Fair was held in 1982, nearly 14 years before the episode originally aired) and the aging [[wikipedia:Sunsphere|Sunsphere]] has been turned into  the Wigsphere (a wig shop). Despite the group having come a long way for nothing, Bart tries to be optimistic and points out that they still have a car and a lot of money. However, Martin informs the group that they don't have any more money as he spent their last ten dollars on an Al Gore doll. Out of extreme anger Nelson throws a rock at the Sunsphere, which topples it over and destroys their car.
 [[File:Bart on the road.png|thumb]]
-Now with no car, no money and nobody knowing where they really are, the boys are forced to admit that they are stranded in Tennessee. Martin maturely says that they should call their parents. But Bart, terrified of the punishment that their parents (specifically his own) would lay upon them convinces everyone to find a way to get home on their own. So, the boys go to a local pawn shop to make money. [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]] grabs [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse's]] glasses and gives them to the register. The register says that they're perfect for rebottling some antique coke bottles, but takes back the money after Milhouse blindly and accidentally knocks down and shatters all of the coke bottles. The kids try to catch a train that leads through Springfield, they succeed in tossing their luggage onto the train but fail to get on themselves (after the train outsped them, abandoning the gang without any luggage).
+Now without a car, any money and no one else knowing where they really were, the boys are forced to admit that they are stranded in Tennessee. Martin maturely says that they should call their parents. Bart, terrified of the punishment that their parents (specifically his own) would lay upon them convinces everyone to find a way to get home on their own. So, the boys go to a local pawn shop to make money. [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]] grabs [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse's]] glasses and gives them to the register. The register says that they are perfect for rebottling some antique coke bottles but takes back the money after Milhouse blindly and accidentally knocks down and shatters all of the coke bottles. The kids try to catch a train that leads through Springfield, they succeed in tossing their luggage onto the train but fail to get on themselves (after the train outspeeds them, abandoning the gang without any luggage).
-Bart calls Lisa and tells her the truth, which confirms her earlier suspicions. She gleefully states he will be in so much trouble when he gets home, however one story from Bart about how he's pretty much already in deep trouble convinces her to help without telling Homer or Marge. She suggests that he become a [[wikipedia:Courier|Courier]] as a possible way to get home. Bart manages to get a job (even with his unlaminated, unsigned license). His first job takes him to [[Hong Kong]] to deliver eyeballs, while his friends stay behind (during the trip, Principal Skinner sees Bart at the airport). After several more deliveries, Bart calls Lisa and mentions that she needs to help him find a method to have a package large enough to accommodate Martin, Milhouse and Nelson that also has a shipping destination to Springfield.
+Bart calls Lisa and tells her the truth, which confirms her earlier suspicions. She gleefully states he will be in so much trouble when he gets home, however one story from Bart about how he is pretty much already in deep trouble convinces her to help without telling Homer or Marge. She suggests that he become a [[wikipedia:Courier|Courier]] as a possible way to get home. Bart manages to get a job (even with his unlaminated, unsigned license). His first job takes him to [[Hong Kong]] to deliver eyeballs, while his friends stay behind (during the trip, Principal Skinner sees Bart at the airport). After finally returning from his first delivery, Bart calls Lisa and tells her that she needs to help him find a method to have a package the large enough to accommodate Martin, Milhouse and Nelson that also has a shipping destination to Springfield. Lisa tells Bart that she's not sure how she could be of any help regarding that issue as such a delivery would cost a small fortune. A frustrated Bart tells Lisa that they're counting on her, before he's ordered by his manager to deliver Big Macs to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando Marlon Brando's] private island.
-The next time Lisa meets with Homer, he notices that she seems troubled by something and asks her what's wrong. Lisa agrees to tell Homer on the agreement that he wouldn't tell anybody else (especially Bart) and she explains just what Bart has been up to. Homer's face goes a literal red with fury and he vents his displeasure by yelling into the helmet of his hazmat suit to the point that the visor completely fogged up. Homer plans to send Bart the money to get home before murdering him for lying, but is unable to otherwise he will spoil Lisa's trust in him by revealing she violated her agreement with Bart not to say anything. After some slight research about the location of Knoxville and learning that it's home to the [[wikipedia:Oak Ridge National Laboratory|Oak Ridge Nuclear Facility]], Homer purposefully spills Buzz cola on the controls of his T-437 console and then calls the facility to order a new one in a crate. Bart forces Nelson, Milhouse, and Martin to get in the crate while flying home, and everyone knows about the trip except Marge, who receives a call from Skinner asking if Bart traveled to [[Hong Kong]], a call asking if Bart's car was abandoned in Tennessee, and a call inquiring about Bart's availability to bring a human kidney to Amsterdam. Homer laughs. Marge asks him if he is laughing at her.
+The following morning, while Lisa meets with Homer, he notices that she seems troubled by something and asks her what is the problem. Lisa agrees to tell Homer on the condition that he wouldn't tell anyone else (especially Bart) and she explains just what Bart has been up to. Homer's face goes a literal red with fury and he vents his displeasure by yelling into the helmet of his hazmat suit to the point that the visor completely fogged up. Homer plans to send Bart the money to get home before murdering him for lying but is unable to otherwise he will spoil Lisa's trust in him by revealing she violated her agreement with Bart not to say anything. After some slight research about the location of Knoxville and learning that it's home to the [[wikipedia:Oak Ridge National Laboratory|Oak Ridge Nuclear Facility]], Lisa and Homer decide that the best course of action would be to order something from the facility so Bart can act as the courier. Homer calls Oak Ridge, but quickly realizes that he doesn't know what to order, until he looks down at his T-437 console and places an order for a replacement. When the facility informs him that his console is fully operational, Homer purposefully spills Buzz Cola on it causing a malfunction and then finishes the order using a pseudonym to hide his involvement. Bart forces Nelson, Milhouse and Martin to get in the crate while flying home and everyone knows about the trip except Marge, who receives a call from Skinner asking if Bart traveled to [[Hong Kong]], a call asking if Bart's car was abandoned in Tennessee, and a call inquiring about Bart's availability to deliver a human kidney to Amsterdam. Homer chuckles and Marge asks him if he is laughing at her.
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