The Simpsons episode
"Bart Gets Hit by a Car"
Bart awakens after his out of body experience
Episode no.	23
Prod. code	7F10
Orig. airdate	January 10, 1991
Show runner(s)	James L. Brooks Matt Groening Sam Simon
Written by	John Swartzwelder
Directed by	Mark Kirkland
Chalkboard	"I will not sell school property."
Couch gag	Homer bumps everybody off the couch.
Guest star(s)	Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz
DVD commentary	Matt Groening Mike Reiss Mark Kirkland
Season 2 October 11, 1990 – July 11, 1991
Bart Gets an F Simpson and Delilah Treehouse of Horror Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish Dancin' Homer Dead Putting Society Bart vs. Thanksgiving Bart the Daredevil Itchy & Scratchy & Marge Bart Gets Hit by a Car One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish The Way We Was Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment Principal Charming Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Bart's Dog Gets an F Old Money Brush with Greatness Lisa's Substitute The War of the Simpsons Three Men and a Comic Book Blood Feud
List of all The Simpsons episodes
Seasons
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19

"Bart Gets Hit by a Car" is the tenth episode of The Simpsons' second season. The episode aired on January 10, 1991. Simpsons redirects here. ... Image File history File links 019. ... For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... James L. Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is a three-time Academy Award, nineteen-time Emmy and Golden Globe-winning American producer, writer, and film director. ... Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist (Life in Hell) and the Emmy Award-winning creator of the animated series, The Simpsons and Futurama. ... Sam Simon is an American television producer and writer, most notable as one of the original developers of The Simpsons, along with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. ... Al Jean (left) and David Mirkin (right), have both been writers for The Simpsons for more than ten years. ... John Swartzwelder (born February 08, 1949) is an American writer, best known for his work on the animated television series The Simpsons, as well as a number of novels. ... The three people are caricatures of (left to right) Rich Moore, Wes Archer and David Silverman[1] The following is a list of directors who have worked on the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ... Mark Kirkland is a director of episodes of The Simpsons. ... Bart writes The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with Hail Satan The chalkboard gag is a running visual joke that occurs during the opening credits of many episodes of The Simpsons. ... The couch gag is a running visual joke in the opening credits of the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Homer Simpson is also a character in the book and film The Day of the Locust. ... (left to right) Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Keith Richards, Homer, Mick Jagger, Lenny Kravitz and Brian Setzer guest starred in the heavily promoted season 14 episode How I Spent My Strummer Vacation. This is a list of guest stars who appeared on The Simpsons. ... Phil Hartman (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning writer as well as an actor, voice artist, comedian and graphic artist. ... Lionel Hutz is a fictional secondary character from The Simpsons, voiced by Phil Hartman. ... The Simpsons DVD season boxsets have been released since 2001 in different regions all over the world. ... Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist (Life in Hell) and the Emmy Award-winning creator of the animated series, The Simpsons and Futurama. ... Mike Reiss is an American TV comedy writer. ... Mark Kirkland is a director of episodes of The Simpsons. ... The Simpsons second season originally aired between October 1990 and July 1991, beginning on October 11, 1990. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Bart Gets an F is the first episode of The Simpsons second season, which aired on October 11, 1990. ... Simpson and Delilah is the second episode of The Simpsons second season, which aired on October 18, 1990. ... This article refers to the first Treehouse of Horror episode. ... Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish is the fourth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... Dancin Homer is the fifth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... Dead Putting Society is the sixth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... Bart vs. ... Bart the Daredevil is the eighth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... Itchy & Scratchy & Marge is the ninth episode of The Simpsons second season and first aired on December 20, 1990. ... “One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish” is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons’ second season. ... The Way We Was is the 12th episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... “Homer vs. ... Principal Charming is the fourteenth episode of The Simpsons second season, airing on February 14, 1991. ... Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... Barts Dog Gets an F is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons second season, airing on March 7, 1991. ... Old Money is an episode of the second season of The Simpsons Episode details Production Number: 7F17 Original Air Date: March 28, 1991 Writers: Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky Director: David Silverman Blackboard: I will not grease the monkey bars Couch Gag: Grampa wakes up Synopsis Spoiler warning: Abe meets... Brush with Greatness is the 18th episode from the second season of The Simpsons. ... Lisas Substitute is the 19th episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... The War of the Simpsons is the 20th episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... “Three Men and a Comic Book” is the 21st episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... Blood Feud is the last episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... The following is an episode list for the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ... The Simpsons Season 1 DVD Digipak. ... The Simpsons second season originally aired between October 1990 and July 1991, beginning on October 11, 1990. ... The Simpsons Season 3 DVD. The Simpsons 3rd season (September 1991 – May 1992) began on September 19, 1991. ... The Simpsons Season 4 Digipak The Simpsons fourth season originally aired between September 1992 and May 1993, beginning on September 24, 1992. ... The Simpsons Season 5 DVD Digipak. ... The standard Season 6 DVD box. ... The Simpsons seventh season originally aired on the Fox network between September 17, 1995 and May 19, 1996. ... The Simpsons Season 8 DVD Digipak. ... The Simpsons Season 9 DVD Digipak. ... The Simpsons tenth season originally aired between August 1998 and May 1999, beginning on Sunday, August 23, 1998. ... The Simpsons 11th season (September 1999 - May 2000) began on Sunday, September 26, 1999 with Beyond Blunderdome. ... The Simpsons 12th season (November 2000 - May 2001) began on Sunday, November 1, 2000 with Treehouse of Horror XI. The season contains three hold-over episodes from the season 11 (BABF) production line. ... The Simpsons 13th season (November 2001 - May 2002) began on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 with Treehouse of Horror XII. The season contains five hold-over episodes from the season 12 (CABF) production line. ... The Simpsons 14th season (November 2002 - May 2003) began on Sunday, November 3, 2002 with Treehouse of Horror XIII. The season contains five hold-over episodes from the season 13 (DABF) production line. ... The Simpsons 15th season (November 2003 - May 2004) began on Sunday, November 2, 2003 with Treehouse of Horror XIV. The season contains five hold-over episodes from the season 14 (EABF) production line. ... The Simpsons 16th season (November 2004 - May 2005) began on Sunday, November 7, 2004 with Treehouse of Horror XV. The season contains six hold-over episodes from the season 15 (FABF) production line. ... The Simpsons celebrate Labor Day in this promotional artwork for the series 17th season. ... The Simpsons 18th season (2006 - 2007) began on Fox on September 10, 2006[1] and ended on May 20, 2007. ... The Simpsons 19th season (2007 - 2008) began airing on Fox on September 23, 2007. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The following is an episode list for the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

Plot

Mr. Burns' car hits Bart when he is skateboarding. Bart has an out-of-body experience, and rides a gold escalator and visits Heaven. Naturally, Bart does the opposite of what he is supposed to do (hold on to the hand rail and not to spit over the side), and visits Hell. In Hell, he meets the Devil. He floats back into his body, waking up in Dr. Hibbert's room. Bart has minor injuries, a bump on the head and a broken toe, but nothing serious. In the room, an attorney named Lionel Hutz comes in and suggests that Homer sue Mr. Burns. Burns offers Homer $100, but he refuses, and he goes to see Lionel Hutz. Hutz promises Homer a cash settlement of $1,000,000. They see Dr. Nick Riviera, who says that Bart is a very sick boy. According to Dr. Nick a fingerprinted x-ray was in fact broken ribs. Marge, however, decries Dr. Nick for saying Bart is sick, arguing that he is not a real doctor. ̪ For other people named Mr. ... For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... An out-of-body experience (OBE or sometimes OOBE), is an experience that typically involves a sensation of floating outside of ones body and, in some cases, perceiving ones physical body from a place outside ones body (autoscopy). ... For other uses, see Heaven (disambiguation). ... This article is about the theological or philosophical afterlife. ... This article is about the theological or philosophical afterlife. ... This is an overview of the Devil. ... Julius M. Hibbert, M.D., is a fictional doctor and physician on the TV series The Simpsons. ... Lionel Hutz is a fictional secondary character from The Simpsons, voiced by Phil Hartman. ... Nick Riviera, M.D. (voiced by Hank Azaria) is a character in the long-running animated TV series The Simpsons. ... Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ...

Homer sues Mr. Burns, with Bart offering his (unbelievable) testimony that he was playing innocently, until the "Luxury Car of Death" hit him, and Burns saying in his (even more unbelievable) testimony that he was driving to the orphanage to pass out toys until Bart darted in front of him. The jury does not believe Mr. Burns's testimony, who yells at his lawyers and orders them to bring Homer and Marge to his house. At his mansion, Burns offers Homer a $500,000 settlement. Homer and Marge discuss the matter, but Homer objects to the settlement, insisting that Burns knows he will lose the trial and will have to pay the family $1 million. Burns cancels the settlement after overhearing Marge saying the lawsuit is based on false evidence. In law and in religion, testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter. ... A contemporary Lincoln Town Car, an example of the traditional luxury car design. ... // An orphanage is an institution or asylum for the care of a child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living. ... An empty jury box in an American courtroom For jury meaning makeshift, see jury rig. ...

At the trial, Marge is called to the stand. In her testimony, she denounces Dr. Nick Riviera as being a phony doctor concerned more about wrapping Bart in bandages than in making him feel better, while proving Dr. Hibbert to be a real doctor. She is asked to describe Bart's intense mental anguish and suffering, and when she does, she is not sure how intense it is, although she mentions that Bart did miss three days of school, and when asked to put a dollar amount on the hardships, she says that Bart would have made $5 if he were able to take out the garbage. Marge, offering honest testimony, destroys Hutz's case. Mr. Burns then offers Homer another settlement, this time for the amount of $0, which Hutz advises Homer to accept. Although Bart receives good treatment and now feels better after the trial, a downbeat Homer worries that Marge cost him $1,000,000, and he tells Marge he is going to Moe's. Marge comes into Moe's and asks Homer to forgive her for her testimony, but he says that he is not sure he loves her anymore, until he looks her in the eyes to find out and feels happy, and they love each other. Moes Tavern (also known simply as Moes) is a fictional bar seen on the animated series The Simpsons. ...

Debut Appearances

Characters making a first appearance in this episode are:

• Dr. Nick Riviera
• Lionel Hutz
• Judge Roy Snyder (although he is called Judge Moulton here)
• Blue-Haired Lawyer

Nick Riviera, M.D. (voiced by Hank Azaria) is a character in the long-running animated TV series The Simpsons. ... Lionel Hutz is a fictional secondary character from The Simpsons, voiced by Phil Hartman. ... The following are a list of fictional recurring characters in the animated television show, The Simpsons. ... The following are a list of fictional recurring characters in the animated television show, The Simpsons. ...

Notes

• This is the second episode to show its title (the first being The Telltale Head) and first to show its number (episode 23).
• The Devil was off in his calculation of the next time the Yankees would have won the American League pennant: not "a century from now," but 1996.
• The Devil uses a Macintosh computer to check Bart's record.
• Sign in Dr. Nick Riviera's office: "Yes, we use anesthetic!" Also, one of his diplomas reads: "I went to medical school for four years and all I got was this lousy diploma."
• This episode shows Great-Grandpa Simpson, Aunt Hortense and Snowball I in Heaven.
• Dr. Hibbert pokes Bart's bump and he shouts "Ow! Quit it." two times. This was the second time we hear Bart shout "Ow! Quit it." He first shouted it in "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire." Matt Groening claims this reference comes from what his real life siblings (Maggie and Lisa) used to do to him when he was a child.
• Lisa only has five lines in this episode.
• The program's version of Hell is an homage to Hieronymus Bosch's triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights; esp. the Hell panel.
• This is one of the most heavily edited episodes in syndication. The full opening sequence is replaced with the short opening from Season 5's Rosebud, and there are 17 cut scenes, none of which are over nine seconds long.
• Approximately half-way through the episode, when Bart is on the witness stand, the characters Akbar and Jeff from Matt Groening's comic, Life in Hell, can be seen in the courtroom audience.

The Telltale Head was the eighth episode of The Simpsons. ... This is an overview of the Devil. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1996 World Series matched the defending champion Atlanta Braves against the New York Yankees, with the Yankees winning in six games to capture their first championship since 1978, and their 23rd overall. ... Macintosh, also known as Mac, is a family of personal computers manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. ... Anesthesia or anaesthesia (see spelling differences) has traditionally meant the condition of having the perception of pain and other sensations blocked. ... Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas, USA. A medical school or faculty of medicine is a tertiary educational institution — or part of such an institution — that teaches medicine. ... Snowball, Snowball II, Snowball III, Snowball IV/Coltrane, and Snowball V are five fictional cats that have been owned by the Simpson family in the TV show The Simpsons. ... Season 2episode list header}} {{Template:Infobox Simpsons season 1 Season 2episode list}} Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, also known as The Simpsons Christmas Special,[2] is the first episode of The Simpsons to air. ... Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist (Life in Hell) and the Emmy Award-winning creator of the animated series, The Simpsons and Futurama. ... This article is about the theological or philosophical afterlife. ... For a description of the medieval homage ceremony see commendation ceremony Homage is generally used in modern English to mean any public show of respect to someone to whom you feel indebted. ... Hieronymus Bosch, (latinized, actually Jheronimus Bosch; his real name Jeroen van Aken) (c. ... The Garden of Earthly Delights is the center panel of a triptych by Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch. ... Rosebud is the fourth episode of The Simpsons fifth season. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Life in Hell. ... Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist (Life in Hell) and the Emmy Award-winning creator of the animated series, The Simpsons and Futurama. ... Life in Hell is a weekly comic strip by Matt Groening. ...

Cultural references

• The song "Tijuana Taxi" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass is heard twice in the show's history: in this episode (as Mr. Burns is recalling the time leading up to the incident), and in "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister."
• The Devil says "Please allow me to introduce myself", a reference to The Rolling Stones song Sympathy for the Devil
• When Bart wakes up from his out-of-body experience, he says, "I did go away, Mom! I was miles and miles and miles away, writhing in agony in the pits of Hell! And you were there! And you and you and you," a reference to The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy awakens from her slumber.

Herbert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass or as Herb Alperts Tijuana Brass or just TJB for short. ... On a Clear Day I Cant See My Sister is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons sixteenth season, which originally aired on March 6, 2005. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... This article is about the song. ... The Wizard of Oz (film) redirects here. ...

External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:

Bart Gets Hit by a Car

The Simpsons Portal

• Episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive
• "Bart Gets Hit by a Car" at the Internet Movie Database