The Simpsons episode
"Whacking Day"
Mayor Quimby with his pre-whacked snakes
Episode no.	79
Prod. code	9F18
Orig. airdate	April 29, 1993
Show runner(s)	Al Jean & Mike Reiss
Written by	John Swartzwelder
Directed by	Jeffrey Lynch
Chalkboard	"I will return the seeing-eye dog"
Couch gag	Small chair instead of couch
Guest star(s)	Barry White as himself
DVD commentary	Matt Groening Al Jean Mike Reiss Jeffrey Lynch David Silverman
Season 4 September 24, 1992 – May 13, 1993
Kamp Krusty A Streetcar Named Marge Homer the Heretic Lisa the Beauty Queen Treehouse of Horror III Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie Marge Gets a Job New Kid on the Block Mr. Plow Lisa's First Word Homer's Triple Bypass Marge vs. the Monorail Selma's Choice Brother from the Same Planet I Love Lisa Duffless Last Exit to Springfield So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show The Front Whacking Day Marge in Chains Krusty Gets Kancelled
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Plot

Principal Skinner lures Bart, Jimbo, Kearney, Dolph and Nelson to a utility basement with the promise of free mountain bikes. When they get there, however, they're informed that they're being "swept under the rug" during an inspection by Superintendent Chalmers. Bart escapes through a ventilation shaft, and then takes Groundskeeper Willie's tractor for a joyride. He quickly loses control, and it ends up hitting the superintendent in the rear. When Chalmers informs Skinner that the accident has cost him his promotion to Asst. Superintendent, Skinner responds by issuing his harshest punishment yet: expelling Bart. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... A cross country mountain bike race A hardtail mountain bike A mountain bike or mountain bicycle (abbreviated MTB or ATB (All Terrain Bicycle)) is a bicycle designed for mountain biking, either on dirt trails or other unpaved environments. ... Superintendent Gary Chalmers, voiced by Hank Azaria, is a fictional character in the animated TV series The Simpsons, the superintendent of Springfields school district. ... To joyride is to drive around in a car with no particular goal, a ride taken solely for pleasure. ...

Meanwhile, Kent Brockman announces that a celebration that was found to be "disgusting and puerile" by a "panel of hillbillies" is coming up. The upcoming celebration is Whacking Day - every May 10th, the people of Springfield drive snakes to the center of town and beat them to death. Lisa is appalled at the upcoming Whacking Day celebration, but her protests fall on deaf ears. She tries to appeal to Homer to not lower himself to the level of others, but Homer is set on participating in Whacking Day. This article needs cleanup. ... 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. ... Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, and is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ...

Bart remains expelled from Springfield Elementary, and his parents try enrolling him in a private Christian school. However he gets in trouble almost immediately for singing "Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit" when asked for a psalm, and is chased from the building by the teacher and other students. Marge then decides to homeschool Bart. On a "field trip" to Olde Springfield Towne, Bart notices a discrepancy in the Jebediah Springfield story: on May 10, 1775, the day he led an attack on Fort Ticonderoga, he also supposedly founded Whacking Day. At a loss for words, the Squeaky Voiced Teen in charge of the tour decides to force Bart to leave. Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit is a childrens song about the capacity for beans to contribute to flatulence. ... Psalms (Tehilim תהילים, in Hebrew) is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, and of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ... Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ... A young girl studying at home in a 1896 painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. ... A field trip is typically a journey by a group of people performing research on a topic to a place away from their normal environment. ... This article is a list of recurring fictional characters in the animated American television situation comedy The Simpsons. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Fort Ticonderoga as seen from Lake Champlain Fort Ticonderoga is a large 18th century fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access to the north end of Lake George in the state of New York, USA.The fort controlled both commonly used... Jeremy Peterson (or Freedman), also known as the Squeaky Voiced Teen is a fictional character in The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ...

Richard Nixon on Whacking Day

Barry White (who Mayor Quimby introduces as Larry White) arrives to begin festivities, but when he discovers what the holiday is about, he is disgusted, much to the ignorant joy of the assembled crowd. Bart finds out about the true origin of Whacking Day. He suggests to Lisa that they can lure the snakes to safety by playing music with a lot of bass and putting the stereo speakers to the ground. Homer's record collection, which boasts such gems as Tiny Tim, The Chipmunks, and A Castrato Christmas, leaves much to be desired, but they get assistance from Barry White (who was conveniently walking by). With White singing his signature hit "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe" and Lisa's bass guitar playing, they attract hundreds of snakes into the house. Richard Nixon during a Whacking Day ceremony This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... Richard Nixon during a Whacking Day ceremony This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, September 12, 1944) – July 4, 2003) was a Grammy Award winning American record producer, songwriter and singer responsible for the creation of numerous hit soul and disco songs. ... Bass (IPA: [], rhyming with face), when used as an adjective, describes tones of low frequency or range. ... Herbert Buckingham Khaury (April 12, 1932 – 30 November 1996), better known by the stage name Tiny Tim, was an American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A castrato is a male soprano, mezzo-soprano, or alto voice produced either by castration of the singer before puberty or one who, because of an endocrinological condition, never reaches sexual maturity. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ...

The crowd arrives in pursuit, but they are soon turned around on the subject of Whacking Day by Bart's newfound knowledge. It turns out that the day was actually invented in the early 1900s as an excuse to beat up the Irish. Mayor Quimby, not knowing the city has changed its heart, shows up with pre-whacked snakes, but is booed. He derides them as a "pack of fickle mush-heads", a label they readily accept and ask Quimby to "give us hell." Skinner is impressed with Bart's efforts, and welcomes him back to the school — then realizes in horror that the bullies are still in the utility basement. He runs back to the school with mountain bikes for the four bullies still in the basement in the hopes that they're all still alive. Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby Joseph Joe Quimby, Jr. ...

Cultural references

• JFK - The untitled Itchy & Scratchy short, with "guest" director Oliver Stone, is a frame-by-frame recreation of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
• Matlock - Grampa and his friends mention the show, starring Andy Griffith, several times.
• "O Tannenbaum" - The song "O Whacking Day" uses the same tune as the Christmas carol.
• Johnny Tremain - The reading assignment that inspired the field trip to Olde Springfield.
• Bob Woodward - The book "The Truth About Whacking Day" (which Bart reads) is apparently by the famous Washington Post reporter.

JFK is an American film directed by Oliver Stone, first released on December 20, 1991. ... The title card of Itchy and Scratchy The Itchy & Scratchy Show is a show-within-a-show of The Simpsons which usually appears as a segment of the fictional Krusty the Klown TV show, watched regularly by Bart and Lisa Simpson and other characters on the animated series. ... William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946), known simply as Oliver Stone, is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director and screenwriter. ... Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was, according to two United States government investigations, the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. ... Matlock was an American television legal drama starring Andy Griffith as attorney Ben Matlock. ... Not to be confused with Andy Griffiths. ... O Tannenbaum, or, in its English version, O Christmas Tree is a Christmas carol of German origin. ... Johnny Tremain, a 1944 childrens novel by Esther Forbes, retells in narrative form the final years in Boston, Massachusetts prior to the outbreak of the American Revolution. ... Bob Woodward signs his book State of Denial after a talk in March 2007. ... ...

Trivia

• This is the first episode with Superintendent Chalmers.
• Marge is left-handed in this episode when writing on the blackboard.
• According to the DVD commentary on this episode, the song Grandpa was supposed to sing in the flashback of how he posed as a German cabaret singer in World War II (and blew his cover when he flirted with Hitler) was Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It), sung by Marlene Dietrich, but they couldn't get the rights to it because, according to the people who own the song, "everybody makes fun of it".
• This was the first episode Bart got expelled. The second was season 16's The Father, The Son & The Holy Guest Star.
• This was the first episode Principal Skinner said to Bart Simpson "There is no detention this time simpson. This is the end. You are expelled from Springfield Elementary." The second was The Father, The Son & The Holy Guest Star.

Superintendent Gary Chalmers, voiced by Hank Azaria, is a fictional character in the animated TV series The Simpsons, the superintendent of Springfields school district. ... Falling in Love Again (Cant Help It) is the English language name for a 1930 song composed by Frederick Hollander as Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt. ... Marlene Dietrich IPA: ; (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) was a German-born American actress, singer, and entertainer. ... The Father, The Son & The Holy Guest Star is the last episode of The Simpsons sixteenth season. ... In the television series The Simpsons, the Springfield Elementary School is the school which Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and their fellow students attend. ... For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... The Father, The Son & The Holy Guest Star is the last episode of The Simpsons sixteenth season. ...

See also

• Weasel Stomping Day

Weasel Stomping Day is a song by American parodist Weird Al Yankovic, which appears on his 2006 album, Straight Outta Lynwood. ...

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