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"Bart the Mother" |
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Trivia[]
- This was the last episode to feature voicework by Phil Hartman before his death, and the last speaking appearance of Troy McClure. It would be 27 years until Season 36's "The Flandshees of Innersimpson", when archive audio of Hartman as McClure and Lanley would be heard.
- This episode was actually a B-story that had been unused for a long time due to having no place in the plot. The original story, however, focused on Homer finding a bird's nest in one of the nuclear plant towers and trying to find a home for the birds before the winter comes.
- Running Gag: Homer falling down the basement stairs.
- In a break with tradition, Bart would opt to instead name the first being Chirpy Boy and the second being Bart Jr. In most cases when a son is named after their father, it is the first born son, rather than the second born son, who is usually named junior.[1]
- This is the final episode to have a short version of the intro until season 13's "She of Little Faith".
- Along with "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious", "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace", and "All Singing, All Dancing", this episode was originally rated TV-G. This is different from the series' general American television rating of TV-PG or TV-14.
- Despite this, the episode still contains usual Simpsons content that goes against a TV-G rating, such as animal violence, child neglect, sexual innuendos, comic violence, and dangerous behavior to name a few.
- The episode was re-rated to TV-PG for future reruns and streaming services like like Disney+.
Previous Episode References[]
- Marge Be Not Proud: Marge is so upset over something bad Bart has done that she shuns him/emotionally cuts him off, until Bart does something to redeem himself (go back to Try-N-Save and pay for a photo of him/take care of the bird eggs he orphaned).
- El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer): A couch gag where Homer falls from a great height (The Simpsons parachute to the couch, but Homer falls flat on his face because his pack didn't open/The Simpsons are rescued by firefighters, who use the couch as a safety net, but Homer misses the couch and goes screaming through the floor).
- Lisa the Simpson: reference to FOX's reality specials (Homer, Bart, and Lisa watch "When Buildings Collapse" and "When Surgery Goes Wrong"/the Family Fun Center was seen on "When Disaster Strikes 4").
- Selma's Choice: Cars at an amusement park/fun center get abused (Dolph, Jimbo, and Kearney steal three bumper cars while Bart was being rescued from The Barrel Roll and security found Lisa swimming naked and high at the Fermentarium/Nelson crashes Milhouse's go-kart).
- Homer Badman: Reference to the sexual innuendo behind the word "titmouse" (Homer tells Marge that he's so bashful, he can't say the word "titmouse" without giggling like a schoolgirl/Skinner mentions the titmouse alongside other sexually-named birds like the woodpecker and the booby).
- Homer at the Bat, Life on the Fast Lane, and Burns, Baby Burns: Homer gets hit with a baseball (or, in the case of "Burns, Baby Burns", a baseball bat).
- Bart on the Road and Lisa's Date with Density: Nelson lives in a shack with little to no parental care or supervision.
- Homer's Phobia: Bart refuses to kill an animal.
- Two Dozen and One Greyhounds: The family gathers around to see the birth of an animal.
- Lisa on Ice and There's No Disgrace Like Home: The kids argue over who gets to ride in the front seat with Homer.
- Bart Gets Famous: A character voiced by Nancy Cartwright (Bart/Nelson) hums or whistles the theme to The Simpsons.
- Bart Carny: The "In Memoriam" screen for Phil Hartman is reused for this episode.
Goofs[]
- The “Bolivian tree lizard” does not exist in real life. However, its behavior mirrors the habits of brood parasitic birds, such as the cuckoo and cowbirds. Its impact on birds is similar to the brown tree snake and its impact on Guam's native birds.
- The go-karts are first shown going counterclockwise, but in the next cut with Bart and Homer, they are shown going counter-clockwise.