The Simpsons episode
"Pranksta Rap"
Bart and 50 Cent.
Episode no.	344
Prod. code	GABF03
Orig. airdate	February 13, 2005
Written by	Matt Selman
Directed by	Mike B. Anderson
Couch gag	The living room floor is a chessboard and the family hops to the couch dressed as chess pieces.
Guest star(s)	50 Cent as himself and Dana Gould as Barney Fife
Season 16 November 7, 2004 – May 15, 2005
"Treehouse of Horror XV" "All's Fair in Oven War" "Sleeping with the Enemy" "She Used to Be My Girl" "Fat Man and Little Boy" "Midnight Rx" "Mommie Beerest" "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" "Pranksta Rap" "There's Something About Marrying" "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister" "Goo Goo Gai Pan" "Mobile Homer" "The Seven-Beer Snitch" "Future-Drama" "Don't Fear the Roofer" "The Heartbroke Kid" "A Star Is Torn" "Thank God It's Doomsday" "Home Away from Homer" "The Father, The Son & The Holy Guest Star"
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Plot

Bart sees a commercial for the rap show "Murder 4 Life" and wants to go. Homer lets Bart buy the ticket himself, however when Marge sees Bart wearing hip hop fashion, she finds out and forbids him to attend; Bart attends anyway. When the rapper "Alcatraaz" challenges Bart to a rap battle on stage, Bart begins to rap about Homer, thus making him an instant hit. Impressed, Alcatraaz gives him a ride home and a free jersey. For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Homer Simpson is also a character in the book and film The Day of the Locust. ... Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ... Battle raps are raps written about the idea of freestyle battles. ...

Arriving outside his home, Bart overhears Marge and Homer talking about his escape, saying Bart would be in serious trouble if he was caught. To avoid getting into trouble, he removes his jersey, writes a note, ties it to a rock and throws it through the window. Marge reads it, which says he has been kidnapped and has instructions that they should await further instructions. Everyone is in tragic support of the Simpsons family. Police Chief Clancy Wiggum declares that he will catch the kidnapper. He is mocked, scorned, and belittled by the various citizens and reporters. After Wiggum miserably muses over his failures, a somewhat inspiring vision of Barney Fife inspires him to put forth all his effort to solve the case. The Simpson Family The Simpson family is the family featured in the United States animated sitcom The Simpsons. ... In the television series, The Simpsons, the Wiggum family consist of Clancy (father and police officer), Sarah (mother), and Ralph (child). ... Deputy Barney Fife from The Andy Griffith Show Bernard Barney P. Fife[1] is a fictional dramatic character in the American television program The Andy Griffith Show. ...

While hiding from the citizens of Springfield, Bart reveals his plan to Milhouse, who says he can stay at his dad's place in the rundown "Bachelor Arms" apartments. As Bart makes popcorn, he calls his family and disguises his voice as the supposed kidnapper. Chief Wiggum is at the Simpson's home, listening to the call. He takes the tape to the police lab, and rewinds and hears popcorn popping. He identifies it as "Chintzy Pop" (a very cheap type of popcorn). After a visit to the Kwik-E-Mart, he discovers that there are only two people who would buy that similar brand - himself, and Kirk van Houten. // Look up Springfield in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Milhouse Mussolini Van Houten is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Pamela Hayden. ... Kirk Van Houten sometimes called Milhouses Dad is a fictional character on the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Hank Azaria. ... For other uses, see Popcorn (disambiguation). ... 742 Evergreen Terrace is the fictional street address of the home for the fictional Simpson family in the animated television series, The Simpsons. ... An exterior of a fictitious typical Kwik-E-Mart store. ... Kirk Van Houten sometimes called Milhouses Dad is a fictional character on the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Hank Azaria. ...

At Kirk's apartment, the cops arrive to find Bart there. Kirk is arrested for kidnapping and Bart is returned to his forgiven parents. Wiggum is hailed a hero and is promoted to Police Commissioner (much to the shock of the town) and is thrown a parade. Milhouse confronts Bart, to tell him that his dad went to jail because of him. Bart feels guilty, and confesses his scheme to Wiggum. Despite this, Wiggum tells Bart to keep it a lie, as he is proud he's Police Commissioner. As well, Kirk wants to keep it a lie because while in jail, he gets a cleaner home, three meals a day, and single women cheering for him. Homer wants to keep it a lie, only for the publicity Bart is receiving. Police Commissioner (or Commissioner of Police) is the title of the chief officer of many law enforcement agencies. ...

When Lisa discovers the jersey Bart received at the concert, she arrives to the conclusion that Bart had sneaked to the concert. Homer however, burns it as he wishes to keep the lie running. Lisa asks Principal Skinner and he agrees to help. Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith; Lisa is the only character Smith voices on a regular basis. ... Principal W. Seymour Skinner (born in Capital City as Armin Tamzarian)[1][2] is a fictional character on the animated sitcom The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ...

Wiggum, Bart, Homer, and Kirk make an alliance and agree to keep their cover-ups at all costs. After they discover Lisa and Skinner's snooping, they find proof of Bart at the concert after seeing the video footage. While attempting to convince Lisa and Skinner how the lie made everyone happier, things get tense. Alcatraaz however, then throws a house party. Lisa is left questioning that whether this is all right. Homer concludes that even though Bart had lied, the lie made everyone happier, then he cannonballs into the pool.

During the ending sequence, Skinner asks Alcatraaz if there was any place in the rapping world for a "forty-something elementary school administrator." Alcatraaz says he already hired a man for that job, Superintendent Chalmers. Superintendent Gary Chalmers, voiced by Hank Azaria, is a fictional character in the animated TV series The Simpsons, the superintendent of Springfields school district. ...

Cultural references

• The title is a pun on the music genre gangsta rap.
• Barney Fife from The Andy Griffith Show appears during Wiggum's dream on a television set much like Don Knotts did to Tobey Maguire in Pleasantville.
• Chief Wiggum calls Bart "Bratty Hearst" after Bart asks Wiggum not to arrest Kirk. This is a reference to Patty Hearst, the newspaper heiress who was kidnapped in 1974 and bonded with her captors, helping them in a robbery.
• The Salad of the Christ is a parodic cross-pollination of The Passion of the Christ and VeggieTales.
• The scene which Chief Wiggum analyzes the recording of Bart and Marge's phone conversation is very similar to the Gene Hackman character Harry Caul in The Conversation (1974). The setup of Wiggum's "Lab" is also similar to Caul's dingy warehouse workstation.
• Bart mentions that Milhouse wets his pants whenever he watches a Harry Potter film.
• When Principal Skinner, Lisa, and Alcatraaz are analyzing the videotape of the concert to expose the kidnapping hoax, Skinner asks to verify the time and date. When the tape is rewound, there is a clock with the time hanging from a rapper's neck, similar to the one trademarked by Flavor Flav.

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External links

• Pranksta Rap at the Internet Movie Database