Bart the Daredevil

Season 2, Episode 8, Aired
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After he sees a daredevil perform at a monster truck rally, Bart’s new dream is to become a daredevil himself.
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  • One of the best of Season 2

    10
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    By jmbsonic555, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    The episode begins with Bart and his friends, Richard, Lewis and Milhouse; along with Lisa watching wrestling on TV in the living room. Bart is excited about the upcoming match and Lisa tells him, "Even a five-year-old knows this is as choreographed as any ballet." Cut to Homer, who is at Moe's bar watching the very same wrestling match, he comments to Barney about who he thinks will win the wrestling match. Back at the house, Bart asks Milhouse to turn up the volume, and when he does Bart steals Milhouse's spot on the couch. Cut quickly over to Moe's where Homer has just stolen Barney's stool after he got up to go to the bathroom. The wrestling match ends on the TV, as one of the wrestlers has pulled out a monkey wrench and knocked the other wrestler out. At the bar everyone boos at the result of the match and throws popcorn at the TV, while the same scene is played out back at the Simpson home. A commercial plays on the TV for a monster truck rally coming to Springfield, on Saturday, featuring a car eating robot dinosaur called "Truckasaurus." It instantly captivates Bart and Homer, sending them into a trance. As soon as the commercial finishes, Homer throws down some money to cover his tab and races home. Bart runs out of the house, looking for Homer. Homer with tires squealing, flies into the driveway and jumps out of the car. Bart runs up to him and they meet each other on the front lawn. Bart and Homer stare at one another, read each other's minds, and in unison shout, "Truckasaurus!"Later at dinner, Homer suggests to the family that they all go see the monster truck rally on Saturday night. Marge and Lisa object, citing Lisa's band recital on the same night. Bart and Homer become distraught, but when Marge figures out that the recital takes place at 5:00 and the rally takes place at 8:00, she decides they can all go to both events. On Saturday, at the school auditorium, Lisa and the rest of the school band are on stage, as Principal Skinner introduces them. Throughout the recital Homer becomes increasingly impatient. The camera pans through a content and respectful audience, enjoying the concert, when the camera passes over Homer, he can be seen impatiently pointing at his watch in an effort to get Lisa's attention. At the end of the recital just as everyone takes their bows, Homer quickly rushes on the stage and snags Lisa. Cut to the family in the car with Homer at the wheel, speeding franticly, trying to make it to the rally on time. When they arrive at Springfield Speedway, the parking lot is full and Homer cannot find a spot. Marge points out what she thinks is a parking spot, but inadvertently directs Homer straight into middle of the packed stadium, the car quickly gets stuck in the mud. "Truckasaurus," the 4 story metal dinosaur that breathes flames and eats cars, picks up the Simpson's family vehicle with everyone screaming inside.

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  • "Bart the Daredevil" is arguably the best episode of season 2.

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    By DaGamePhreak, Nov 14, 2010 Report Abuse
    Bart witnesses dare devil Lance Murdock perform insane stunts while at an event. While sleeping in the car on the ride home, Bart dreams of being a dare devil, and takes upon that dream by pulling off stunts himself. Soon, however, Bart gets bored of doing similar stunts over-and-over again, and decides to jump something big - the Springfield Gorge. Homer tells him not to leave to jump the gorge, but Bart sneaks out and does it anyway. While there, Homer asks him not to jump again, and Bart promises not to. Homer eventually slides down a slope directing down at the gorge and gets seriously injured.

    This is definitely one of the seasons best. Not my favorite episode yet, but that is soon to come.moreless

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  • This episode defines exactly why I watch this series... So dang hilarious when Homer was falling down the gorge, and in many other parts.

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    By Iverson82094, Nov 14, 2010 Report Abuse
    While at a Truckasaurus show, Bart is enthralled with the stunts of fearless daredevil Captain Lance Murdock. When one of his stunts goes wrong, he is sent to hospital. Dispite all this, Bart wants to become a daredevil, so he performs skateboard tricks in front of his friends. He hurts himself and is sent to hospital where Dr. Hibbert gives him a safety lecture. However, he sees Lance Murdock in the hospital, who encourages him to give it a go. With his encouragement, Bart plans on jumping Springfield Gorge. Homer concludes that the only way he can stop Bart is to perform the stunt himself to show him how dangerous it is. Bart knows that Homer will die, so he pulls out of the stunt. Homer accidentaly steps on the board and unwantingly performs the stunt.. falling down the gorge, but still lives on.moreless

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    By futuramarama, Nov 14, 2010 Report Abuse
    bart sees a daredevil and soon he wants to become one. he starts off doing petty jumps and stuff, but soon he wants a challenge: to jump springfield gorge on his skateboard. lisa tells homer who forbids him, but bart sneaks out. homer finds hi and tells him he can not go, but instead, in one of the series' most memorable scenes, homer falls down springfield gorge.

    a classic mostly for the gorge scene. this feels like a shorter episode than most, but that doesn't detract quality. A+ episode, no doubt, hilarious, good plot, and a very memorable offering from the season known as 2moreless

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  • this is one of the eps that made people want to come back for more and more

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    By cube2k8, Nov 14, 2010 Report Abuse
    this is one of my all time favs from the simpsons. the dardevil ep. where bart goes to a monster truck ralley show and see lance merdock do a daredevil stunt he instead he jumps it and makes it but fall back into the tank and get really really hurt. and bart see that and decides that is what he wantes to do his first stunt he tries to jump the car but gets hurt. and then lisa takes him to see lance and lance tell him to keep doing it son if that is what you want to do . and then bart does some nice stunts and homer gets mad and then decides he is gruonded and he seeks out and shows up and goes to the top of the gorege and everyone is waiting and then has he is going down the homer stops him and he and homer make up but homer is going down the gorge he jumps it and says he king of the world and he goes down the gorge and the ambulince hits a rock and goes down again. and that is the endmoreless

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    • The scenes with the school bus driving down a curving road and past a prison is stock footage taken from episode 1-5, "Homer's Odyssey." Edit
    • When he is poised to jump Springfield Gorge, the skull on Bart's skull-and-crossbones T-shirt is spiked like Bart's head. Edit
    • The billboard in front of Springfield Speedway Sports, under the "Truckasaurus" event listing reads, "Sunday: Bear Baiting." Edit

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    • When the ambulance is hauling away an injured Homer, it crashes into a tree. Seventeen years after this episode aired, in The Simpsons Movie, the ambulance can still be seen crashed into the same tree. Edit
    • Originally, this episode was supposed to air on November 29, 1991 but because the Korean production company (AKOM) was behind schedule on episodes, this episode was aired a week later and a rerun of the episode Simpson And Delilah aired instead. Edit
    • First Appearances: Dr. Hibbert and Lance Murdock Edit

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    • Lance Murdoch: Bones heal, chicks dig scars, and the United States of America has the best doctor-to-daredevil ratio in the world. Edit
    • Announcer in Bart's dream: Ladies and gentlemen, the ten-year-old who's brave and bold! When he's not in class, he's risking his ass, the world's greatest daredevil, Bart Simpson! Edit
    • (Listening to Shubert's Unfinished Symphony) Homer: D'oh! How much longer was Sherbert planning on making this piece of junk? Edit

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    • Evel Knievel Lance Murdock's character is based of the legendary daredevil Evel Knievel. Also, the majority of the Lance Murdock material was taken from the film Evel Knievel. Edit
    • Lawrence Of Arabia Bart's emergence through the heat and haze with his skateboard to jump Springfield Gorge is an ode to the 1962 film, Lawrence Of Arabia. Edit

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