The Simpsons Recycled The Movie’s Worst Moment (& Made It Worse)
Caution: Spoilers Ahead for The Simpsons season 33, episode 15.
It was bad enough for Homer to embarrass Bart in public during the events of The Simpsons Movie, but The Simpsons season 33 just recreated the moment and failed to recapture its original hilarity. Homer and Bart’s relationship has never been a stable one. Although some classic Simpsons outings pair Bart and Homer up, the series as a whole tends to see Homer embarrass his son while Bart frequently pranks, annoys, and occasionally disappoints his short-tempered father.
Their troubles have rarely reached the zenith seen early in 2007’s The Simpsons Movie. In that long-awaited theatrical spinoff, Homer dares Bart to skateboard across town nude, only to leave him stranded naked outside Krusty Burger and then deny the dare in front of the cops, understandably earning the ire of his young son. In fairness to Homer, he’s not responsible for Bart’s original decision to skateboard naked through Springfield—something that madeThe Simpsons season 33’s spin on this scene way worse.
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In “Bart the Cool Kid” (season 33, episode 15), Bart is embarrassed by Homer in public once again, and once again he’s left a laughing stock while naked in the middle of Springfield. It’s nothing new forThe Simpsons season 33 to copy its own classic stories, but this particular borrow manages to recreate the events of The Simpsons Movie and make them worse on every front. When Bart was left nude outside a Krusty Burger for hours, it was after a naked skateboarding stunt that he decided to risk. This time around, however, Homer pantsed his son in public and did so because Bart trusted his father and attempted to
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