Kamp Krusty

Season 4, Episode 1, Aired

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Bart and Lisa excitedly head off to Kamp Krusty for the summer, but soon find out that the camp isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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  • The fourth season begins with Bart and Lisa heading off to Kamp Krusty for the summer. They both can hardly wait to arrive, but when they do, they see it's not the paradise they envisioned.moreless

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    By meathead704, Aug 23, 2011
    The fourth season of The Simpsons is definitely one of the best of the entire series. There are a significant amount of hysterical episodes in season four. "Kamp Krusty" is definitely one of them. The laughs do not stop in this episode. One of the best is when the parents start celebrating after the bus leaves for Kamp Krusty. Every scene at Kamp Krusty is rip roaring hysterical, from the opening orientation, to the sharp dialogue ("Shut up and eat your pine cone!") you won't stop laughing. The only flaw is the formulaic plot, but the laughs compensate for that.moreless

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    By fenway98, Aug 24, 2010
    Bart really wants to go to Kamp Krusty for the summer, but he's only allowed to go if he gets above a D on his report card. He dosn't, but Homer lets him go anyway, along with Lisa.

    They soon arrive, but it's not at all what they expected. The whole camp is terrible. They are forced to eat gruel, go on death marches, and make Krusty merchandise. Meanwhile, Marge and Homer are having the time of their live without the kids.

    Krusty soon comes to camp, and after seeing what the camp is, he takes to the kids to mexico.

    This was a great episode. There were many awesome scenes, like Bart's dream, Homer telling bart to get the ball from under the lawnmower, and the end with the pictures of Mexico. This episode was also going to be the original Simpsons movie, but they made it into an episode instead.

    Overall Grade: 100%/A++++moreless

  • this was one good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 15, 2010
    in the start of season 4 of the simpsons bart and lisa want to go to camp krusty after seeing the adverties ment on his show. and they ask marge and homer and they agree and homer and marge spend a really good summer togeather and bart and lisa get there they find a man called mr black and the counsuler are the school bullies . and they are forced to make bad merchindise and then there is huge revolt and bart and the others take over the camp and there is cause the news comes and shows it on tv and krusty comes to make things right by taking them to tjmoreless

  • Kamp Krappy

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    By futuramarama, Nov 10, 2009
    Bart needs to get good grades so he can go to Kamp Krusty for the whole summer. He gets terrible grades but of course Homer and Marge let him go.

    Him and Lisa find out that the camp sucks. Krusty isn't even there, it is run by Mr. Black and the bullies Kearney, Dolph, and Jimbo, food sucks, stuff like this.

    Soon, Bart and the other kids get mad at Krusty because the camp is under his name yet he isn't there. Krusty comes to the camp and promises to take the kids to the Happiest Place on Earth- Tijuana.

    A hilarious episode. The first time I watched this I hated it but it has grown on me, for sure.moreless

  • Camp Hell

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    By sh811a, Sep 04, 2008
    This is another episode I really like. Camp Krusty I'll never forget that place, lets just say that place makes Crystal Lake Camp from "Friday the 13th" and Sleepaway Camp from well "Sleepaway Camp" look like paradise compared to what they had.

    This episode obviously satires on marketing exploitation, where some product/s have been given a huge amount of overhype and comercialization. But then once you buy the product you discover it's a piece of crap, your money is litterally not safe. Anyway to the episode this episode was a bit of a black comidy. I felt sorry for these poor kids while at the same time couldn't help but laugh due to the exagerated nature of it all. They were all not getting what they were expected or should've been expecting in the first place. The whole camp is litterally hell, from the fact it's run by those three numbskull thugs we know and love and it's leader Mr. Black (how ironic). And the conditions are so bad it would make even Jason Vorhees run away. Those cabins which look like their comming apart on creapy moment that made me shiver would be a snake going past Lisa's ankle. Of course the joy was just seeing how much misery the camp was giving the kids. There are just so many hilarious moments of course would be from seeing all of the kids in arts and crafts which is really a sweat shop, all of them are sewing together wallets during a rowing drum beat. The hikes being death marches. The kids are given pinecones instead of marshmellows to roast in a dangerous gasoline fire. And of course my favorate moment was hearing that Kamp Krusty chorus song with the montoshe.

    Bart I felt sorry for the most, he's obviously the real victim of this story. He is so taken by the marketing of his icon Krusty he is virtually in denial of the truth. He as we see keeps hoping that his idol will come and save them but it's a desperate false hope that bears no fruit. And soon the truth near the end snaps at his face and he has to answer it.

    And he does by leading a revolt against the hellish camp it was a moment I thought was exilerating a true moment of empowerment, it was a real pay off for all of the crap they had to endure.moreless
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  • Trivia

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    • When Bart opens his locker, you can see the potato experiment that he was working on in the episode "Dead Putting Society."
    • Music from this episode "South of the Border" by Gene Merlino impersonating Frank Sinatra. (Heard at the end of episode) "School's Out" by Alice Cooper (Heard in Bart's dream about the last day of school and everybody was destroying the building and burning school records)
    • As the bus pulls past a large totem pole, a sign reads "Kamp Krusty: The Krustiest Place on Earth."

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    • Bart: All right, that's it! I've been scorched by Krusty before. I got a rapid heartbeat from his Krusty brand vitamins, my Krusty Kalculator didn't have a seven or an eight, and Krusty's autobiography was self-serving with many glaring omissions. But this time, he's gone too far! WE WANT KRUSTY! (the other kids join in the chant) WE WANT KRUSTY! WE WANT KRUSTY! Barney: Yeah! We want Crunchy! We want Crunchy!
    • Marge: Lisa, watch out for poison ivy. Remember, leaves of three, let it be. Homer: Leaves of four, eat some more! (Laughs)
    • Marge: Homer, you do remember your promise to the children? Homer: Sure do. When you're eighteen, you're out the door!

  • Notes

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    • The 1992 Game Boy Game "Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly" was loosely based on this episode.
    • This episode was going to be the Simpson's first feature film, but the idea was scrapped when the writers had enough trouble coming up with 18 minutes of story, let alone 80.
    • Blackboard Joke: This punishment is not boring and meaningless. Couch Gag: The Flintstones are sitting on the couch and Fred invites the family to join.

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