Radio Bart

Season 3, Episode 13, Aired
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On his birthday, Bart receives a "Superstar Celebrity" microphone that transmits sound to an AM radio. Bart decides to use the device to play a prank on the town and places the radio deep inside a well, using the microphone to pose as Timmy O'Toole. But later, when Bart gets stuck in the well himself, the town decides to leave him there as punishment for playing the prank.moreless
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  • An absolute classic.

    10
    "Perfect"
    By jmbsonic555, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    On his birthday, Bart receives a "Superstar Celebrity" microphone that transmits sound to an AM radio. Bart decides to use the device to play a prank on the town and places the radio deep inside a well, using the microphone to pose as Timmy O'Toole. But later, when Bart gets stuck in the well himself, the town decides to leave him there as punishment for playing the prank.
    Overall, this episode was hilarious, and the part with homer choking bart made my day
    Overall a 9 out of 10moreless

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  • Bart Falls Down A Well

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    By futuramarama, Apr 16, 2011 Report Abuse
    It's Bart's Birthday, so Homer needs to get him a present. He sees an advertisement for a microphone radio thing. He gets it. Bart doesn't like it so much, but soon he discovers he can play fun pranks on people, like convince Rod and Todd he is God, and convince Homer aliens are invading. But, he goes too far, and pretends he is a little boy trapped in a well. Soon Lisa discovers the boy is Bart. Bart tries to undo this by getting his microphone out of the well. But, he falls in. Now there really is a boy in the well but nobody cares because Bart tricked everyone.

    This was a really funny and well-done episode. One of season 3s bests, for suremoreless

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  • Bart uses a microphone/radio kit to fool gullible Springfielders into thinking a sweet boy named Timmy O'Toole is trapped inside a well. Bart gets his comeuppance when he gets trapped inside the well himself and the townspeople learn they've been punked.moreless

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    By MDH1029, Apr 11, 2011 Report Abuse
    While seasons 1 and 2 gave us plenty of great episodes, this - in my humble opinion - is the first "classic" one (since the pilot, anyway). I say that because "Radio Bart" truly encapsulates the essence of Springfield: a close-knit community filled with lovably insane people prone to charitable decency and mob rage with little provocation, with strange Hollywood connections. For those of us who pine for "classic Simpsons" episodes, this one has just about everything. Homer is portrayed as a bumbling but loving father who'll go to great lengths to get Bart a present and rescue him from the well. Bart is a brat, but he's our brat, it's fun to watch in action, and you can see why his family loves him (even though you can also see why everyone else in town would just as soon as keep him in the well). Lisa and Bart's relationship is close, even if they annoy each other a lot. Basically, all the characters are their "classic-era" selves. Plus, there are great little moments throughout - Bart's comedy of disasters of a birthday party, Bart punking the Flanders kids, Homer thinking aliens have invaded, "We're Sending Our Love Down the Well," "I Do Believe We're Naked" by Funky C Funky Do... the list goes on and on. We get to see a number of secondary characters in action, plus we get a glimpse into the kind of community that Springfield is. "Radio Bart" isn't over-the-top outlandish. It isn't too preachy. It's just an everyday slice of Americana, except much, much funnier.moreless

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  • Classic Simpsons Episode.

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    By fenway98, Jun 13, 2010 Report Abuse
    It's Bart's birthday, and he has his party at Wall E Weasel's. but all of his presents stink. Martin gives him a sweater and hat outfit, Patty and Selma give him a labler, and Homer gives him a microphone and radio. At first, Bart hates it. But then he finds out you can pull many pranks with it. When Bart puts a radio down a well, he pretends to be Timmy O Toole and says that he's trapped down a well. Springfield is now going crazy over Timmy O Toole. Everyone has their own method on how to get him out. But then, Bart falls down the well and now nobody will save him, because of the prank. Thanks to Sting, Bart gets dug out of the well.

    This is a very funny episode. My favorite part was the "We're Sending our love down the well song."

    Overall Grade:A/95%moreless

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  • this was a good ep of the simpsons

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    By cube2k8, May 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons bart recives a superstar microphone for his birthday and he uses it to play pranks on everyone since it tramits to am radio. and he prtends to be a boy trapped down in a well name timmy o tool and it gets the whole towns attention and including some celberties and they come to find out it was a hoax and they get angrey thing is bart really does fall down the well and this time the town does not care till he is rescued at night after his family were worring. this was a good epmoreless

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    • The headline that the reporter is working on says "Town to Well: "No More Free Food'" Edit
    • Krusty's "birthday pals," spent $8 each to have his/her name quickly scrolled (in very small font) across the screen. Edit
    • Sign at Wall-E-Weasel's: We cram fun down your throat! Edit

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    • This episode was nominated for the 1992 Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less). Edit
    • Itchy & Scratchy: "Cat Splat Fever." Dedicated to Timmy O'Toole, the short features Scratchy, who finds a note in his bedroom that reads "Good-Bye Cruel World." Looking out the window, he sees Itchy jump down a well in the backyard. As Scratchy descends into the well to save Itchy, he sees Itchy sitting on a brick. Scratchy desperately tries to stop his fall but fails, landing in an alligator's jaws. Now a harp-playing cat angel, Scratchy rises from the well, only to have Itchy shoot him in the head. Edit
    • Bruce Springsteen was originally asked to appear in the show. But after being turned down, the show got a hold of Sting who gladly agreed. Edit

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    • Homer: It's not our fault, we didn't want the boy, he was an accident! Marge: Homer!!! Homer: Um, could you edit that last part out? Kent: Mr. Simpson, we're live coast to coast! Homer: D'oh! Edit
    • Bart: Look, I'll level with you; there is no Timmy 'O Toole, it was just a prank I was playing on everybody. Lou: Well you sure fooled us, kid. Eddie: Hey I've got an idea for a prank. Let's go home and go to sleep. He-he-he. Edit
    • Willy: Outta my way! Look out ya horse's ass! Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Jaws One of the people offering to pull "Timmy" out of the well is a fisherman who is a reference to Quint, played by Robert Shaw in Jaws. Edit
    • War of the Worlds One of the first pranks that Bart pulls with his microphone is a fake alien invasion a la Orson Wells' "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast. Edit
    • Mr. Microphone The TV ad for the Superstar Celebrity Microphone was inspired by the Ronco Mr. Microphone ads of the 1970's. Edit

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