The Simpsons episode
"Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
Episode no.	20
Prod. code	7F07
Orig. Airdate	November 22, 1990
Writer(s)	George Meyer
Director	David Silverman
Chalkboard	"I will not do that thing with my tongue."
Couch gag	The family finds Grampa on the couch.
SNPP capsule
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
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Synopsis

It's Thanksgiving, and Lisa is making a centerpiece for Thanksgiving which honors women such as Georgia O'Keefe, Susan B. Anthony, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas, who worked her life to preserve the Florida Everglades. Meanwhile, Bart gets in Marge's way in the kitchen as she is trying to cook Thanksgiving dinner, while Homer watches Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and football on TV. For the band with Adrian Orange, see Thanksgiving (band). ... It has been suggested that Lisas sax solo gags on The Simpsons be merged into this article or section. ... Georgia O’Keeffe in Abiquiu, New Mexico, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1950 Georgia OKeeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American artist born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. ... Susan B. Anthony. ... Marjory Stoneman Douglas (April 7, 1890 - May 14, 1998) was an eminent conservationist and writer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An Anhinga perched on the boardwalk railing Everglades is also the name of a city in Collier County, Florida. ... Macys Day Parade redirects here. ...

When the guests – Grampa, Patty, Selma, and Mother Bouvier – assemble at the table, Lisa brings in her carefully-crafted centerpiece and proudly shows it off. Bart brings in the turkey, and he complains that the centerpiece is blocking space for the turkey. Bart and Lisa get into a fight, and in the ensuing chaos, the centerpiece lands in the fireplace and quickly burns up. Lisa runs to her room in tears, and Bart's parents send him to his room as punishment. Abraham J. Simpson (Grampa or Abe) is a fictional character featured in the animated cartoon television series The Simpsons. ... This article or section should be merged with Selma Bouvier Patty Bouvier (voiced by Julie Kavner), a fictional character on The Simpsons, is one of Marges two cynical chain-smoking sisters (the other is Selma). ... This article or section should be merged with Patty Bouvier Selma Bouvier (voiced by Julie Kavner) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Jacqueline Jackie Bouvier is a character on The Simpsons, specifically the mother of Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier, and the wife of Clancy Bouvier. ...

After Marge consoles Lisa, she tells Bart he can come downstairs to dinner on the condition he apologize. Bart scoffs at the directive and is told he can stay in his room. Bart decides he doesn't have to take his mother's punishment and decides to run away. Homer throws out Santa's Little Helper when he tries to eat some of Bart's turkey, and the dog joins Bart on his adventure. Santas Little Helper or once known as Santos L Halper (voiced by Frank Welker or Dan Castelanetta) is the Simpson familys pet dog. ...

First, Bart sneaks into Burns' mansion, where he attempts to grab a freshly baked pie. However, Bart is caught. Bart and Santa's Little Helper then wander to the seedy part of town, and Bart donates his plasma at a plasmapheresis center for $12. Charles Montgomery Burns, normally referred to as Mr. ... Plasmapheresis is the removal of (components of) blood plasma from the circulation. ...

Bart then goes to a soup kitchen, which is serving Thanksgiving dinner to homeless people. There, Kent Brockman is doing a report on the dinner, where he delivers a self-serving commentary on how the patrons – vagrants, the homeless and alcoholics – are forgotten on Thanksgiving. Later, Brockman interviews Bart, where – on live TV – he mocks his family and refuses to apologize. The family sees the report on TV, and Homer immediately calls the police (well, after he calls the operator asking, "Get me the number for 9-1-1!"). A soup kitchen is a place where food is offered to the poor for free or at a reasonably low price. ... // Akira the Waiter As one of Springfields most prominent Japanese American citizens, Akira is the owner of a karate dojo (which Bart briefly attended) and also works at The Happy Sumo sushi restaurant. ... Vagrancy is a crime in some European countries, but most of these laws have been abandoned. ... A homeless man pushes a cart down the street. ... This article needs cleanup. ... 9-1-1 (nine-one-one) is the emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). ...

As Bart walks out of the shelter, one of the bums asks Bart if he's got a home. Bart reveals he stays with "this family" (referring to his own home), and seeing how the bums need the money more than he does, offers the money he got from his blood donation to the bums. A remorseful Bart, realizing how he has more than the bums he shared Thanksgiving with, decides to return home.

But once he arrives home, Bart considers what his folks might say to him. He imagines himself being greeted warmly and offering an apology, but then they scornfully mock him and laugh in his face as he grovels an apology. Bart decides to wait outside a little bit longer to sort out his feelings.

Meanwhile, as Homer and Marge are interviewed by the police, Lisa is upstairs, writing in her diary and conceding defeat. She begins to cry, after which Bart – who is on the roof – calls her outside. There, the two discuss what happened, and finally Bart apologizes. Lisa happily accepts.

Finally, Homer leads the family in prayer, as they thank God for "one more crack at togetherness," as they enjoy an 11 a.m. Thanksgiving lunch of leftovers and displaying the thankful spirit that was absent from the earlier debacle.

Trivia

• First appearance of Marge's mother, Jackie Bouvier.
• It's revealed that the Dallas Cowboys are Homer's favorite team in this episode. Later in the series, in episode 3F23, "You Only Move Twice", Homer says he always wanted to own the Cowboys as his lifelong dream, but he gets the Denver Broncos from Hank Scorpio instead.
• The halftime show features the well-groomed young go-getters Hooray for Everything.
• A sign in the Springfield Retirement Castle says "Thank you for not discussing the outside world".
• Mr Burns lives on the corner of Croesus and Mammon.
• A Bart Simpson helium balloon can briefly be seen on the TV as one of the parade balloons.
• Maggie actually "speaks" in this episode; She says, in a nightmarish vision Bart has when the Simpsons blame him for everything, "It's your fault I can't talk!" Her lips do not move, however. This was with Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa, voicing her.
• Before, in this secuence, Homer says to Bart "It's your fault I am bald" This is perhaps because that, in the later part of Simpson and Delilah, Bart accidentally spills Dimoxinil bottle, the cure for Homer's baldness.
• Uncle Sam is seen as Bart is considering what his family will say to him when he apologizes.
• This was going to be called "The Simpsons Thanksgiving Episode" but switched to "Bart vs. Thanksgiving".

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Cultural References

• Homer and Bart watch Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. They talk about the Helium balloons modeled after Bullwinkle and Underdog.
• One of the guards at Burns' mansion is reading Les Misérables
• Kent Brockman references the Charlie Chaplin character the Tramp.

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Quotes

• Jackie Bouvier: I have laryngitis and it hurts to talk. So I'll just just say this: You never do anything right.
• Lisa: (writing a poem)
  I saw the best meals of my generation
  destroyed by the madness of my brother.
  My soul carved in slices
  by spiky-haired demons.
• Bart: Twelve bucks! Hey, I can bleed!
  Nurse: Hey, you've gotta be eighteen to sell your blood. Let's see some ID.
  Bart: Here ya go, dollface.
  Nurse: Okay, Homer, just relax.
  Bart: Ow!
• Bart: All right! Twelve big ones and free grub to boot. Viva Skid Row!
• Homer: It's your fault I'm bald!
• Grampa: It's your fault I'm old!
• "Maggie": It's your fault I can't talk!
• "Uncle Sam": It's your fault America has lost its way!
• Homer: Hello?! Operator! Give me the number for 9-1-1!

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External links

• "Bart vs. Thanksgiving" episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive
• "Bart vs. Thanksgiving" at the Internet Movie Database