Rate and Review: "Beware My Cheating Bart" (PABF11)

[Alex_Of_Darkness]

It will be good with J. Stewart Burns!!!

[Brad Lascelle]

Episodes like this one tell me that freelancing to bring in fresh writing talent needs to be done more often. Strong characterizations, fun gags, on point mockery of LOST and something actually happened at the end that will carry over into future episodes (Shauna and Jimbo are no longer together). Really can't ask for more from an episode.

My only complaint is that the main plot kind of fell apart between Acts 3 & 4.
- Bart and Shauna see Jimbo & his crew are staking out Bart's place.
- They escape to the Android's Dungeon to hide out.
- CBG tips off their location after losing his cyber flame war.
- Suddenly, they're back at Bart's trapped in his treehouse.

Something got lost in editing when they storyboarded that chain of events.

[leprechaun_dan]

Couch gag: I'm not usually one to enjoy long couch gags, but this one is an exception. Brilliant animation and nice little short story that made me feel happy

Good to see the bullies back in their original characterization instead of being caring like they usually are in newer episodes. Nice to see a Lost reference but it's a little too late for a parody, don't you think? Nonetheless, it's still true what they say about Lost and its flashbacks, they just raise more questions. LOL at Jimbo's girl flashing her tits at Bart. Best thing this whole season yet. Lost went off the air 2 years, not 5 years ago, unless they're talking about the decline of quality after the third season. Haha Ralph crashing into the tree. Good to see Wall E Weasels again; have they ever shown it in another episode besides Radio Bart? Carl is such a BAMF. Funny seeing God and Satan having an arm wrestle, and Fry and Leela making cameos. Pretty good ending that sums it all up

Overall, I give this episode an 8.4 or a 4.2 rounded to a 4. Very enjoyable episode and clever writing, but let down by the Homer plot which was somewhat annoying

Ah heck, I feel like rating all the "Bart gets a girlfriend" episodes.

New Kid on the Block - 8.5
Bart's Girlfriend - 8.6
The Bart Wants What it Wants - 7.7
The Wandering Juvie - 8.4
Little Big Girl - 6.9
The Good, the Sad and the Drugly - 6.6
Stealing First Base - 7.9

So this episode will come in 4th behind Wandering Juvie

Also, I enjoyed how there were no guest stars in this episode, even though there was a fairly new character. It's better like that, using the original cast to voice a minor character. It must be a coincidence but my favourite episodes this season are Future Passed, How I Wet Your Mother and this one, each containing no guest stars (except for Wet Your Mother, even though Glenn Close actually plays a character, not herself)

[Ryan]

So... Bart's girlfriend in this episode isn't a guest star.

Props to them at least.

Oh and now she just flashed Bart ahahahahaha this is why I haven't watched episodes in forever


btw couch gag animation was great despite how screwed up it is.

[kidpresentable]

the fact that they did not try to stuff guest stars into its already bloated snackhole was a plus the Lost reference felt dated and bart dating an older girl is overused but as far as new episodes go it was fine

[Brad Lascelle]

the fact that they did not try to stuff guest stars into its already bloated snackhole was a plus the Lost reference felt dated and bart dating an older girl is overused but as far as new episodes go it was fine

Technically this has only happened once in the past 503 episodes.
He dated Darcy but Laura doesn't count as he only crushed on her and didn't get anywhere with her.

Tonight's ep was like an alternate spin on New Kid on the Block if Laura didn't have any self-respect.

This was actually a semi-realistic approach to the older girl theme because there's no chance of Bart getting anywhere with an older crush except in this scenario... or in the case of him lying about his age, having a driver's license that says he's 16, lying about a fake medical condition and an extremely religious pregnant girl is looking to take the first willing guy that comes along to be a surrogate father. (My god was Little Big Girl terrible.)

[ThankYouComeAgain]

This episode was OK
3.5/5,4/5 in the poll

[Tubbb!]

Okay, I watched the zoom-out at the end of the episode-
Springfield is apparently in Illinois.
.

Just another long running gag that Season 23 decided to kill. God, how I hate Season 23.
*Spoiler alert: In the series finale, we find that the entire series was the dream of an autistic child when said child wakes up in bed next to Bob Newhart.

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

You'd really take that as a guaranteed, legitimate location? This reminds me of how the map from Starship Poopers got people to call into FOX the next day.

[Tubbb!]

You'd really take that as a guaranteed, legitimate location? This reminds me of how the map from Starship Poopers got people to call into FOX the next day.

...and Moe is the child of a Yeti. I really don't give a shit anymore, to be honest with you.

[That Don Guy]

Written by Ben Joseph
Directed by Mark Kirkland
Billboard: Fox - 25 years of televised stuff
Blackboard: THE TRUE LOCATION OF SPRINGFIELD IS IN ANY STATE BUT YOURS
Couch: The couch opening is a Plymptoon (literally, by Bill Plymption) about Homer falling in love (and impregnating) the couch, only to dump it for Marge, then save it just as it's throwing itself into a garbage truck
Special Guest Voice: Kevin Michael Richardson
Also Starring: Chris Edgerly, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Bill Plympton
Overseas Animation: Rough Draft
TV rating: TV-PG-DLSV

Pymptoons Couch Gag:
Animated & Directed by Bill Plympton
Head of Production: Desirée Stavracos
Art Direction: Lindsay Woods

The credit for the couch gag says "Pymptoons", but a little internet research leads me to believe it is not a misspelling of "Plymptoons".

Bill Plympton received a voice credit - which voice did he do?

THE SIMPSONS - Now Entering Oregon

Am I the only one who thought that the guy on rollerblades at the start of the opening was Lenny?

List of movies:
Cars 3: New Merchandise
Jackass: The Funeral
Switcheroo 2
Horrible Premise
Happy Little Elves II: The Sequelf
Crawlspace (based on Paxing Kongjian)
All the Wrong Reasons

List of food court restaurants:
Pizzeria Cheapo
The Venison Hut
The Picky Vegan
Phineas Q. Butterfat's Ice Cream Parlor
The Brown Burrito

List of TV shows Homer can watch:
Thicker than Waters (seen it)
Admiral Baby (seen it)
Alaska Nebraska (seen it)
Ice Road Joggers (British version was better)
Kepping Up with the Krustovskys (totally scripted)
The Chimpsons (episode 223) (sued it)
Stranded

Bart's baby teeth are in positions 9 and 24 - those are both front teeth (the ones just to Bart's left of center, on top and bottom).
("Your" #1 tooth is in the upper right of your mouth; count counterclockwise from there.)

The "alien code" reads: WATCH FUTURAMA THURSDAYS AT 10

An alien is trying to decipher the Voyager message - but wasn't it on a gold LP of some sort, rather than flat?

The show raised more questions than it answers - specifically, In what state is the litter box?

[Tubbb!]

Bill Plympton received a voice credit - which voice did he do?

Probably the voice of the baby chair.

List of movies:
Jackass: The Funeral

I really hope that was intended as a jab at MTV, and not directly aimed at Dickhouse Productions. I laughed at the joke, and it's dead on, but a little too much IMO.

[kidpresentable]

i guess i should correct myself he hasnt dated a lot of older women he just has had too many interactions with women and the idea just seems overused. How many of jimbos girlfriends is bart going to have a crush on?

[The Wiggs]

That was bizarre

[The Governor]

You'd really take that as a guaranteed, legitimate location? This reminds me of how the map from Starship Poopers got people to call into FOX the next day.

Why oh why did that stupid interview with Groening have to happen!!!??!?

This isn't alt.tv.simpsons 1994 anymore!

i guess i should correct myself he hasnt dated a lot of older women he just has had too many interactions with women and the idea just seems overused. How many of jimbos girlfriends is bart going to have a crush on?

In a few seasons, Bart will just give up and have a crush on Jimbo.

[Tubbb!]

In a few seasons, Bart will just give up and have a crush on Jimbo.

April 13th, 2014
Episode: "Don't Go Breaking My Bart"
After being rejected by every girl in school while trying to find a date for the school dance, Bart decides to act on his latent homosexuality. At first, Bart considers Milhouse for his new crush, but decides against it, citing Milhouse's insistence that Bart must wear Lisa's clothing. Bart's attention soon turns to Jimbo Jones, whose bald head and callus behavior towards Bart remind him of his father. Hilarity ensues.
B-story, Moe gets a cell phone for his talking bar rag.

The episode is nicknamed "Brokeback Bart" by nohomers.net.

[Gobias]

The "alien code" reads: WATCH FUTURAMA THURSDAYS AT 10

I was just about to ask if anyone had translated that. Thanks.

[The Governor]

April 13th, 2014
Episode: "Don't Go Breaking My Bart"
After being rejected by every girl in school while trying to find a date for the school dance, Bart decides to act on his latent homosexuality. At first, Bart considers Milhouse for his new crush, but decides against it, citing Milhouse's insistence that Bart must wear Lisa's clothing. Bart's attention soon turns to Jimbo Jones, whose bald head and callus behavior towards Bart remind him of his father. Hilarity ensues.
B-story, Moe gets a cell phone for his talking bar rag.

The episode is nicknamed "Brokeback Bart" by nohomers.net.

Don't forget the obligatory scene where Bart asks Homer about "his friend whose a dude who likes other dudes, but not in a bromantic, barfly sort of way."

[Blobulle]

Very good episode. 4/5

[ModernSimpsonsRocks]

It's 8:00 on a Sunday night. It's Zombie Simpsons time... for this first time in weeks.

DEAR GOD STOP IT! There is no such thing as Zombie Simpsons!!!
Stop being a humorless ****.

[zartok-35]

Hey ModernSimpsonsRocks...ZOMBIE SIMPSONS! Hahaha!

[Bartesque]

DEAR GOD STOP IT! There is no such thing as Zombie Simpsons!!!
Stop being a humorless ****.

But this was another episode of Zombie Simpsons.

[Friz]

I, uh, enjoyed it.

I assume there's something wrong with me, but I laughed quite a fair bit. The Lost parodies were dead on, and everybody seemed in character. Except for Carl pulling out the guns. That was a tad bizarre. Pretty damn good for S23 standards, 3/5 by Simpsons standards.

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Hey ModernSimpsonsRocks...ZOMBIE SIMPSONS! Hahaha!

Ohhh! Zing!

Well, I hate this season and much of the post classic era, but I hate that term as well. I wish it would just...go...away.

[Safety Inspector]

Really, "Zombie Simpsons" sounds harsh.
I prefer "Modern Simpsons" or "Late-Jean Era"

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

...Or "The Simpsons".

[Financial Panther]

Very, very good! Both plots were given a good amount of time to develop, and Shauna really seemed like the kind of girl for Bart. I don't understand why Marge suddenly forgave Homer out of the blue like that, but that's pretty much the only thing I didn't like. Highlights were definitely "Now it's time to talk about what Carl wants" and the flame war. 5/5!

[HMS pinafore]

...Or "The Simpsons".

is a title that season 23 is not worthy of.

[Bartesque]

Really, "Zombie Simpsons" sounds harsh.
I prefer "Modern Simpsons" or "Late-Jean Era"

Neither of your terms is harsh enough.

...Or "The Simpsons".

The Simpsons is a show that ran for nine seasons in the 90's (with 1 episode airing in 1989). It is no longer on the air.

[Bartesque]

Anyway, this one wasn't too terrible, 6/10, fourth best out of the episodes I've seen so far.

1. Holidays Of Future Passed 9.5/10
2. The Book Job 7/5/10
3. The Falcon And The D'ohman 6.5/10
4. How I Wet Your Mother 6/10
5. Beware My Cheating Bart 6/10
6. At Long Last Leave 6/10
7. The D'ohcial Network 3/10
8. Politically Inept, With Homer Simpson 3/10
9. Them, Robot 2/10
10. Moe Goes From Rags To Riches 1.5/10
11. Treehouse of Horror 22 1/10