Rate and review: Bart vs. Australia

[Steve Allen]

Rate and review: BART VS. AUSTRALIA [2F13]

[Rowdy Roddy Peeper]

Not the best in the season, but my favourite vacation episode. Very funny and appeals to everyone!

[Wezzo]

One of the top 30 ever, IMO. Not the best of S6, but then again S6 was blindingly brilliant. 5/5, no question.

[Paul]

5/5 for me as well.

[George Cauldron]

I think it's lunchtime.

It's very good, it's very good. A nice balance of humor for even the most stony-faced viewer to laugh at. You're unlikely to find any satire in it, but you will enjoy it.

[Slob]

wasnt too bad. its pretty funny watchin how ppl do impressions of us.
7/10

[I'm David Croket!]

I think It's a little overrated but still great. 8/10
I prefer "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" as a vacation episode.

[eddie]

If you want tense morals/messages or believable characters you can relate to, look elsewhere. This episode is great for one thing: flat-out entertainment. 8/10

[doyle]

a high quality S6 episode, up there with the best in that season. the australian satire is priceless as well. 4.5/5

[Dr Zaius]

5/5 The best vacation episode ever.

"It's time for to bend over and recieve my destiny"
"Show 'em what American butts are made of, son"

Also, Tobias' voice is very funny.

[Clarence]

9/10 I don't find it as good as people make it out to be.

[Dr Zaius]

....and so you give it a nine?

[kuje]

lol

I havent seen it in a while, but I think i would give it around a 4.1/5, It is quite overrated

[Crotis Jivefunk]

One of season 6's best. 5/5

[The Brain]

I was looking forward to seeing the Simpsons come to Australia but I did not really like this episode very much. It made us out to be all just dumb arse criminals. Perhaps they should have used a little reality rather than every stupid sterotype available. Sure it had some funny parts in it but this has to be one of my least favorite episodes.

[SideshowTim]

Yeah they did overload the stereotypes and very little reality was used but It was still enjoyable for me 9/10.

[God]

Us Kiwis knew about the overloaded stereotypes too and things like that but still a very good episode, which most people would enjoy .

4/5

[Channel Surfer]

Grade: B+

Not brilliant by any means, but it's at least fun as a wacky adventure (though "Itchy and Scratchy Land" remains my favorite of the wacky vacation episodes). This has something other vacation episodes like "Kill the Alligator and Run" and "Simpson Safari" lack, a nice use of all the characters, particularly Bart at the end with him humming "Stars and Stripes Forever" while showcasing his butt to the Aussies. And the story itself, while silly, is at least memorable for the absurd Aussie steoreotypes and the whole booting plotline. Just fun.

[Miss Springfield]

I think its funny over the top but also kind of irritating because I am Aussie. I know its meant to make us look dumb, Pity they couldn't include Steve Irwin at the time that would be too easy for them.

[Wezzo]

Aussies-

It's just a cartoon. There's no reason to be insulted, no-one thinks that you have naked prime ministers and whatever!

[George Cauldron]

The writers wouldn't have used naked Australian Prime Ministers if they didn't really exist! ;-/

[pat]

Enjoyable to watch. One of my top 10. 5/5

[Wezzo]

Originally posted by George Cauldron
The writers wouldn't have used naked Australian Prime Ministers if they didn't really exist! ;-/

They wouldn't ave used diamond-polishing monkeys if they didn't exist either ;)

[Steve Allen]

Originally posted by Wezzo
They wouldn't ave used diamond-polishing monkeys if they didn't exist either ;)

Is it me, or Wezzo said ave instead of have
:(

[Wezzo]

Wezzo said ave instead of have. oops.

[squishee lady]

I think it's one of the "classics". I give i A-.

[Bob Underdunk T]

Best of the vacation eps.

[duffless89]

Not everyone in Australia drinks bloody Foster's! VB is very popular.
Anyway, I loved the stereotypical point-of-view that the Americans have of us. We need to have a laugh at ourselves.
As a matter of fact, the episode is showing in a few days!

[Duffman007]

Pretty good episode, good laughs. :D

[Wezzo]

Originally posted by duffless89
Not everyone in Australia drinks bloody Foster's!

Really? Seriously? you're joking, right? You're N-NOT?!! *faints*

5000th post.. WOO!

[Generic]

3.5/5. We Aussies needed a sense of humour to watch this one and a sense of humour I do possess, but some of the stereotypes were more tired than funny.

[Rnymd]

6/10: Worst of Season 6 by far. i am an aussie, i didnt take anything offesively, but the only good bit is the first act with that blokes neighbour and taking hours and all.

2nd + 3rd acts pretty boring IMO.

[kuumuus]

5/5: The knifey-spooney bit is one of my favorite gags.

[Philip Cheesesteak]

Not the greatest episode IMO, but the funniest. It's somewhere in my top 25. Anyway, this was the most I'd ever laughed when watching the ol' idiot box. It's absolute hilarity, gag after gag, all of it working perfectly. Who could've thought that such a Scully-like premise could've turned out to be such a masterpiece? Grade - A+

Also, a high-five to all the Austrailians here for being good sports (unlike New Orleans).

[Sniper Squirrel]

Great episode, loved the knifey spoony bit and Hartman as Evan Conover

[Jimbo77]

2/5 very boring episode If I watch the Season 6 I skip that episode

[Homerpalooza]

4/5 a good and funny episode.

[Sparks]

Not the best vacation ep, Mr. Lisa Goes is better at satiring the location, but gagfest
Ep Rating: B
Tot Rating: 5/10

[Turambar]

5/5 Classic episode. Loved the deleted scene of Bart and Homer playing cricket in this one.

[Desperado]

I agree with I'm David Crocket, I like Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington better than this vacation episode. This episode has a lot of funny moments and I love the ending on the helicopter. However, there was little to no emotional value (although, I do like how the family sticks together even though Bart should have been punished and their happiness at Australia's expense) to the story and the satire was really limited to stereotypes from movies. I'd give it a 4/5. That might even be too high, but it's too hard to grade these things. -_-

[coltonwiggum]

Dammit; I accidentally voted 1/5, I meant to vote 5/5!

[mickmac_59]

I was disappointed with this one. Some bright spots, but the satire seemed to come from reading travel guides & not a real knowledge of Oz. Could have been much sharper. 2.5/5.

[Moe Nopoly]

i voted for "Funny but not great". The story was in the end pretty weak imo, but some funny moments.

[RJF]

4/5-
Really excellent episode.I'd say it's the best vacation episode ever,even though that's not really saying much.It's not the best in the series,but it's still packed with classic moments.

[Kyoya Otori]

Ignore.

[jaww05]

I'd like to hear an explanation of why someone thinks 30 minutes over Tokyo was better

[violent jase]

Amazing episode and being Australian, I was highly amused by the stereotypical jokes. Just great. 5/5

[Santos L. Halper]

One of my favourite episodes. 4/5. (Near perfect score. 5/5 for me is a perfect score)

Truly loved this episode. I can't believe people in Australia actually sooked about this episode. Very Un-Australian imo.

Btw, wtf is a lorry? "They're in the lifts, in the lorrys..."

[Tamaki Suoh]

A fairly enjoyable episode, but it missed its mark in a lot of parts and offered nothing truly great or memorable. 3/5

[Ezekiel 25:17]

5/5 first episode i ever saw (along with homer the heretic)

so funny that it got me into the series

now im buyin dvd sets and games and books

i love this episode

[LilyVonSchtupp]

Only outdone by Lise the Vegetarian.

[CMYK]

Rate:
As an Aussie I find this episode very funny and amusing. A+ 4/5
I laugh my head everytime that Australian squeaky teen voice says:
"I would of called it a Chiz-wozza"

Review:
*Notice that Lisa does not play a real didgeridoo, Because females are not aloud to play the instrument, it was more like a carboard tube.
*We do get the boot if we get in shit.
*I dont drink beer, but if they gave me a foster that big I would drink it.
*bull frogs are not all across Aus, mainly Queens land.
*no doupt you already know all this.

[Slink]

7/10 for me. It was a good episode especially for a vacation episode.

[SpikyHairedHooligan]

one of the weakest classic era eps. 3/5

[Mt. Doom]

I'm Australian and this episode makes me laugh every time and it's one of my favorites!

5/5

[altoids30]

The wacky "'The Simpsons are going to...' episode full of ridiculous stereotypes" done right. I recently watched this again and it's as hilarious as ever.

[LilyVonSchtupp]

Outstanding! A CLASSIC!!

[Gatorsrule]

Okay a few things. Someone mentioned the caning plot to be crazy or something. You all do know this is based on actual events right? Not in Australia, but it's a satire of what happened in South America. Some American boy got arrested there or something and the punishment was a caning. It was controversial, being the boy was an American, and having to be punished by a law that was only a law to South America.

Also, everyone keeps calling this a vacation episode. It wasn't a vacation, it was one of the ways that Bart could clear his name after costing that Australian dad a lot of money.

It's been a little bit since I've seen this, so if the plot isn't exact to what I'm typing sorry, but I think it's generally accurate.

[Bassmint Stile]

It's called a vacation ep because OFF goes on a trip somewere. Doesn't really need to be a vacation. And this ep is awsome!!-4/5- Love it when homer sings," America the beautiful,"( or what ever the song is called) when the toilet flushes.And when Marge wants coffee and the bartender keeps saying/spelling beer.

[hughes]

Excellent episode, honestly I find stereotype jokes hilarious ;)

5/5 A/A+ (I kind of waver)

[Bassmint Stile]

Okay a few things. Someone mentioned the caning plot to be crazy or something. You all do know this is based on actual events right? Not in Australia, but it's a satire of what happened in South America. Some American boy got arrested there or something and the punishment was a caning. It was controversial, being the boy was an American, and having to be punished by a law that was only a law to South America.

Also, everyone keeps calling this a vacation episode. It wasn't a vacation, it was one of the ways that Bart could clear his name after costing that Australian dad a lot of money.

It's been a little bit since I've seen this, so if the plot isn't exact to what I'm typing sorry, but I think it's generally accurate.

First off, the canning in question happened in singapore.(They also do it in Malaysia.) Second it's referred to a vacation ep. whenever OFF goes on a trip.
And I love this ep.-4/5- Love it when Homer sings,"America the Beautiful," (or whatever that song is called,) when the toilet flushes. Also I love it when Marge wants coffee and the bartender saids/spells beer.

[Jeff Vader]

A very solid episode from a very solid season.
It still has many laugh out loud moments for me, so 5/5

[joe miller]

i gave it Woo-Hoo, but i really did like Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo a lot better

[ArmandTanzerian]

Bart vs Australia

One of the Simpsons on vacation episodes.

Taught me about the Coriolis Effect. The Simpsons can educate. Wouldn't you agree?

Now I'm in America. Now I'm in Australia. America. Australia. POW! Here in America we don't tolerate that kinda crap, sir.

YOU SOLD US OUT CONOVER!

Why I'd of named em sasquatters...or some Australiaism like that.

Homer crying over the toilet flushing.

The huge boot.

EWWW Not like in cartoons.

HEY! Those frogs are eating all there crops!



What do you all think? Burns, Baby Burn wasn't met with universal worship...though respected. What about Bart vs. Australia?

[Le Jake]

The whole "Coriolis Effect" (sp) was a neat set up to one of the funniest Bart pranks in the show's history: tricking the Austrailian kid, although I don't know why the phone would be off the hook without anyone noticing after 6 hours.

BvA is an episode that's wack (for it's time) but it manages to do something vacation episodes haven't done since about S10--be actually funny.

[Moe Nopoly]

i've heard some criticism for this episode, but i actually enjyo this one. Not one of the greatest, but still funny the whole time.

[Mt. Doom]

This is one of the best season 6 episodes and my favorite vacation episode.

[tom cody]

It's a great episode. I find it to be a bit under-rated to tell you the truth.

[Granto]

Aussies representin.

But maybe you should hold off on these Armand, we don't want a new thread for every episode that you like. Maybe you can voice your opinions in the R and R's?

[sung]

^ definitely

that's why mods put our 50 horsepower worth of works on creating the r&r archive so members' lives will be easier

[Nauru-1]

I went with Whoo-hoo which I'm assuming is 4/5. A lot of funny and a couple hilarious jokes. A little more out there both geographically and conceptually but it works pretty well here.

[Conan_oBrien]

It was a very good 4/5. Maybe even a 5/5 except I didn't think the satire was that great. I emphasize that I still thought this episode was really good.

[Frinkahedron]

I can't remember who said it on the commentary but they were right when they said only stupid Australian school kids hate this episode - at least that's how it was at my public school - but I personally really enjoyed this episode and the stereotypical knock at Aussie culture was harmless lighthearted fun. The Koala getting electrocuted and the lava death are two scenes I remember fondly, the episode had a tight plot and some great throwaway gags and jokes, I also love Bart's line 'Hey! I think I hear a dingo eating your baby.'

4/5

[ArmandTanzerian]

I liked Tokoyo episode too.

Emperor Clobasauras!

I have not watched it excessively and extensively like early season episodes. But I remember when I first saw it. I was a younger man. But I remember laughing very very hard.

[Simpsonsfan1981]

Meh. As an Australian, I think I appreciated it more than I did a decade ago and some of the sterotypes were quite hilarious. Having said that, I didn't think it was as effective a spoof of Australia as it could have been and in terms of humor/plot/substance it was somewhat hit and miss for me. 2.5/5

[SIR oinks alot]

here in america we do not tolerate that kind of crap sir! makes me laugh everythime

5/5

[Duffless]

I liked it. Can anyone tell me why in The Simpsons hit and Run when it's telling you about this episode it's just called "Bart Vs." ? Is it just my game that's messed up or what? :confused:

[bartyboy]

4/5. Another good season 6 episode

[worstcomicbookguyever]

the very best vaction episode with david mirkin showrunning and bill and josh writeing you couldnt lose with this episode very funny i still use trhe chozwazers joke on occasion

5/5 mirkin nuff said

[Shave Those Sideburns!]

5/5. Right around the top for season 6 and a lot of great laughs.

[Riviera]

A pretty good Season 6 episode. 4/5.

[i'mbatman]

best part for me -

"that's not a knife. THIS is a knife"
"that's a spoon"
"oh... i see you've played knifey-spooney before"

totally dumb but gets me every time :LOL:

[HMS pinafore]

I used to hate this episode being that it made fun of australia, but now I find It is one of my most liked s6 episode

[Bartist]

"Noine hundred dollarey-doos?" cracks me up every time :D

[SpeedwaySquad]

I caught this on Channel 4 today (well some of it). Eh, I didn't think much of it. The whole making fun of Australia thing gets tired really quickly and whilst there are certainly funny moments, there's a lot of stupid stuff here too. And the chase scene felt like something straight out of the Scully era. Okay I didn't see the whole episode this time but I've seen it before and this was just a gagfest that didn't quite work for me. Too over the top at times to be really enjoyable.

B/B-

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

I caught this on Channel 4 today (well some of it). Eh, I didn't think much of it. The whole making fun of Australia thing gets tired really quickly and whilst there are certainly funny moments, there's a lot of stupid stuff here too. And the chase scene felt like something straight out of the Scully era. Okay I didn't see the whole episode this time but I've seen it before and this was just a gagfest that didn't quite work for me. Too over the top at times to be really enjoyable.

B-
(3/5)

I also seen it on channel 4 but I strongly disagree! 5/5 for definite and whoever rated it as 'I like "30 minutes over Tokyo" better!'' or 'Doh!' is INSANE!!!

[SpeedwaySquad]

I also seen it on channel 4 but you are insane! 5/5 for definite

Just wondering, what's so "insane" about my grade? B/B- is still a good grade and I still enjoyed the episode. But it's just another gag fest. It was just kinda, well, boring to be honest.

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

Just wondering, what's so "insane" about my grade? B- is still a good grade and I still enjoyed the episode. But it's just another gag fest. It was just kinda, well, boring to be honest.

Nothing insane about your grade mate. I'm more annoyed at those that would rate it as 1/10-6/10

[Bartist]

I'd say 8/10, in the middle of your grades. The way it made fun of Australia was pretty funny, and there were memorable lines and gags. But I felt it was almost like a South Park style exaggeration. I mean, they were portrayed like a bunch of Foster's drinking hicks.