Bart's Girlfriend

Season 6, Episode 7, Aired
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The parents stop the kids in the middle of their game and bring them to church. Bart sees Lovejoy's daughter, Jessica and it's love at first sight for him. He tries to impress her, even by trying to become a good person, but nothing is working. So he goes back to being the devil's cabana boy and pulls a prank on Willie. This is what impresses Jessica, so she invites him over for dinner. The Lovejoys do not like him, especially after talking about last night's episode of Martin. This makes Jessica like him even more. They hang out together and behave badly, but she pretends not to know him in public. Jessica is using him, but he will do anything to please her, but it begins to depress him. He vows to quit seeing her, but he just can't help himself. Of Jessica and Bart, he is the lesser of two evils, especially when Jessica pins the blame on him after she steals the church's collection plate. The congregation chases him and Jessica won't come forward; it's up to Lisa to tell everyone that it was Jessica that stole the plate. The plate is found in Jessica's room, Jessica continues on making men do whatever she wants.moreless
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  • Nancy Cartwright

    Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, and others

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    Julie Kavner

    Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier

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    Hank Azaria

    Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Lou, and others

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  • perfect

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    By futuramarama, Aug 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    what i liked- bart hearing girliesinging in church, thinking it wasjessica,only to find out it was ned, "I don't want you playing with something with that kind of hair. Awful, awful hair", the end to act 2 with homer yelling to grab bart, jessica being caught at the end, amongst other things.
    good episode. meryl streep wasa good guest star as jessica, and this episode is a good example of a bart gettinga girlfriend episode. definitely giving it an A+moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 20, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons bart and lisa have to go church and barts sees lovjoys daughter jessica and he start to fall in love with her. after jessica sees him pull a prank on willy she invites him over for dinner the lovejoys dont like bart at all but jessica does bart and jessica start to have fun and pull pranks but jessica is using bart and bart realized he has to stay away from her. and then one church day the collection money dissapers and the prisnt thinks its bart. but lisa must find out who did it and proves it was jessica and then go and find the money underneath her bed. this was a good epmoreless

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  • Bart and his Girlfriend setting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g first comes love then comes a baby and I fargot the rest

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    By dragondude4, Sep 07, 2009 Report Abuse
    In this episode Bart meets the Rve.Lovejoy's girl and Bart falls in love so Bart tries to do everything to get Jessica to like Bart and then Bart learns that Jessica is a one of theso girls that are sweet but bad then Bart learns that Jessica is too bad and then she blames Bart for stealing the church's collection plate thats bad. Then with Lisa's help she makes everyone to know that it was Jessica who stole the church's collection plate and I like the part when Lisa spoked at the Church and said to come out of your Hell then Jessical tricks Bart to do her work then Bart thinks that he won't do anything to for a pretty face yeah rightmoreless

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  • Jessica Lovejoy becomes Bart's new girlfriend. She is not what she seems, she is a bad girl who likes to create mischief. When Bart is blamed for stealing the Church Collection money, it's up to Lisa to rat out Jessica.moreless

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    By jiggymaster, Aug 12, 2009 Report Abuse
    A great episode of the show. Everyone will eventually go through this once. The part with the glue was funny. Too bad that every girl that Bart gets involved with never works out. It shows that Bart is not all bad. He wannts to do the right thing, but Jessica keeps making him. One of the best scenes is when Bart goes back to Sunday School. He gets the replica slingshot and fights of the urge to shoot the teacher in the butt. "Must fight Satan, Make it up to him later" It's just too bad we never/rarely see her again.moreless

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  • Good episode

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    By GrandCross21, Feb 11, 2009 Report Abuse
    In this episode, Bart and his friends are playing a game before they are rounded up and off to church. There, Bart meets Rev. Lovejoy's daughter, Jessica and falls for her. He tries to impress her by going to Sunday school, and generally acting like a good kid. He later comes to find out that she likes him because he is a bad boy, and the two begin to go out. They continue to do mischievous behavior and soon Bart finds himself in big trouble at the church. This was a pretty good episode that dealt with Bart, but not one of the best.moreless

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    • Goof: Bart's calendar shows April has 31 days and May has 30. It's actually the other way around. Edit

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    • Blackboard Joke: I will not send lard through the mail. Couch Gag: The room is dark and Homer turns on the light. Above the couch are 5 pairs of eyes. The family puts their heads in and their eyes are on their heads. Edit

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    • (Homer puts a coupon in the collection plate) Marge: 30 cents off Shake n' Bake… Homer! Homer: We can spare it, Marge. We've been blessed. Edit
    • Sunday School Teacher: (sees Bart, gasps) Bart Simpson? Bart: Yes, ma'am. I'd like to return to your wonderful Sunday school, please. Teacher: (nervous) Uh, but Bart, we banned you from Sunday school. You were happy, we were happy, everybody was happy…particularly the hamster. (The hamster cowers in fear) Edit
    • Bart: Uh, I should get to class. Jessica: What's the hurry? Bart: We could get in trouble for being late. Jessica: Aw, you worry too much! (suggestively) Now come on, if you stay here a while, I'll let you hold my hand. (She and Bart do so, next to a fire alarm pull station, which Jessica uses Bart's hand to set off the alarm system.) Jessica: (laughs) Teamwork! C'mon, Bart. (runs off with him) (Kids and teachers evacuate the building in a panic as a fire truck arrives. Groundskeeper Willie pushes through the crowd.) Groundskeeper Willie: If I don't save the wee turtles, who will? (Kicks down the science lab door and runs in, seconds later he comes out with little turtles nipping on him as he rolls around on the ground in agony.) Groundkeeper Willie: Yah! Save me from the wee turtles! They were too quick for me! Aaagh! Edit

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    • Planet of the Apes The scene where the parents round up their children for church parodies a similar scene from the 1968 film Planet of the Apes. Edit
    • Silence of the Lambs After he is accused of stealing the collection plate money, Bart is bound to a dolly with a metal guard over his face just like Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 film Silence of the Lambs and its sequel/prequels. Edit

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