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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Bart]] manages to see a brand-new [[Vindicators: Crystal War 2: Resurgence|superhero movie]] a month before it comes out, and he uses this to get people to give in to his demands under threat of being spoiled. A plan is put into place to end Bart's reign of terror.}}
+{{Synopsis|[[Bart]] manages to see a brand-new [[Vindicators: Crystal War 2: Resurgence|superhero movie]] a month before it comes out, and he uses this to get people to give in to his demands under threat of being spoiled. A plan is put into place to end Bart's reign of terror.}}
 == Plot ==

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-'''"Bart the Bad Guy"''' is the fourteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on March 1, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[Dan Vebber]] and directed by [[Jennifer Moeller]]. It guest stars [[Kevin Feige]] as [[Chinnos]], [[Tal Fishman]] as [[Reaction Guy]], [[Taran Killam]] as [[Glen Tangier]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Anthony Russo]] as [[movie executive 2]], {{ap|Joe Russo|guest star}} as [[movie executive 1]], and [[Cobie Smulders]] as [[Hydrangea]].
+'''"Bart the Bad Guy"''' is the fourteenth episode of [[Season 31|broadcast season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on March 1, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[Dan Vebber]] and directed by [[Jennifer Moeller]]. It guest stars [[Kevin Feige]] as [[Chinnos]], [[Tal Fishman]] as [[Reaction Guy]], [[Taran Killam]] as [[Glen Tangier]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Anthony Russo]] as [[movie executive 2]], {{ap|Joe Russo|guest star}} as [[movie executive 1]], and [[Cobie Smulders]] as [[Hydrangea]].
 == Synopsis ==

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 Chinnos offers Bart real superpowers in exchange for spoilers, but Bart refuses and breaks his phone, allowing the heroes to win. Bart "returns" to the real world and stops his villainous behavior, while the producers prevent a bomb from detonating in case the family talks about the simulation.
-In the end, Bart returns Skinner’s toupee and the items given to him by Comic Book Guy and halts construction of the treehouse. At the movie premiere, people spoil the film for everyone by using their phones.
+In the end, Bart returns Skinner's toupee and the items given to him by Comic Book Guy and halts construction of the treehouse. At the movie premiere, people spoil the film for everyone by using their phones.
 == Production ==

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 |season=31
 |snumber=14
-|prodcode= ZABF08
+|prodcode= [[Production season ZABF|ZABF08]]
 |airdate= March 1, [[2020]]
-|guests= [[Kevin Feige]] as [[Chinnos]]<br>[[Tal Fishman]] as [[Reaction Guy]]<br>[[Taran Killam]] as [[Glen Tangier]]<br>[[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]]<br>[[Anthony Russo]] as [[movie executive 2]]<br>{{ap|Joe Russo|guest star}} as [[Movie executive 1]]<br>[[Cobie Smulders]] as [[Hydrangea]]
+|guests= [[Kevin Feige]] as [[Chinnos]]<br>[[Tal Fishman]] as [[Reaction Guy]]<br>[[Taran Killam]] as [[Glen Tangier]]<br>[[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]]<br>[[Anthony Russo]] as [[movie executive 2]]<br>{{ap|Joe Russo|guest star}} as [[movie executive 1]]<br>[[Cobie Smulders]] as [[Hydrangea]]
 |showrunner1= Matt Selman
 |writer= [[Dan Vebber]]
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-'''"Bart the Bad Guy"''' is the fourteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on March 1, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[Dan Vebber]] and directed by [[Jennifer Moeller]]. It guest stars [[Kevin Feige]] as [[Chinnos]], [[Tal Fishman]] as [[Reaction Guy]], [[Taran Killam]] as [[Glen Tangier]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Anthony Russo]] as [[movie executive 2]], {{ap|Joe Russo|guest star}} as [[Movie executive 1]] and [[Cobie Smulders]] as [[Hydrangea]].
+'''"Bart the Bad Guy"''' is the fourteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on March 1, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[Dan Vebber]] and directed by [[Jennifer Moeller]]. It guest stars [[Kevin Feige]] as [[Chinnos]], [[Tal Fishman]] as [[Reaction Guy]], [[Taran Killam]] as [[Glen Tangier]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Anthony Russo]] as [[movie executive 2]], {{ap|Joe Russo|guest star}} as [[movie executive 1]], and [[Cobie Smulders]] as [[Hydrangea]].
 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Bart]] accidentally sees a brand-new [[Vindicators: Crystal War 2: Resurgence|superhero movie]] a month before it comes out... and the world cowers before his newfound plot-spoiling powers. Thus, a new super-villain is born: Spoiler Boy! Can heroic movie executives stop Bart before he succumbs to the temptations of ultimate evil?}}
+{{Desc|[[Bart]] manages to see a brand-new [[Vindicators: Crystal War 2: Resurgence|superhero movie]] a month before it comes out, and he uses this to get people to give in to his demands under threat of being spoiled. A plan is put into place to end Bart's reign of terror.}}
 == Plot ==
-At the [[Springfield Googolplex Theatres]], ''[[Vindicators: Crystal War]]'' is shown, with [[Chinnos]] using the [[Doomsday app]] to crystallize and then disintegrate the [[Vindicators]]. The Vindicators' plan to stop him fails and the movie ends with a cliffhanger.
+At the [[Springfield Googolplex Theatres]], ''[[Vindicators: Crystal War]]'' is shown, with [[Chinnos]] using the [[Doomsday app]] to crystallize and then disintegrate the [[Vindicators]]. The Vindicators' plan to stop him fails, and the movie ends with a cliffhanger.
-Eleven months later, at [[Springfield Elementary School|school]], [[Skinner]] deter his students from taking part on the Flag yourself challenge, by using [[Reaction Guy]]'s videos as example, but [[Bart]] creates the channel Reaction Bart and records his Flag yourself challenge himself, but [[Milhouse]] gets injured in the process.
+Eleven months later, at [[Springfield Elementary School|school]], [[Skinner]] tries to deter his students from taking part in the Flag Yourself Challenge by using [[Reaction Guy]]'s videos as an example, but [[Bart]] creates the channel Reaction Bart and records himself doing the challenge. However, [[Milhouse]] gets injured in the process.
-Milhouse gets treated at the [[Springfield General Hospital]], and when he's transported elsewhere for physical therapy, Bart takes his place. Airshot, [[Glen Tangier]], comes to visit Milhouse, but he mistakes Bart for him and was going to offer him the opportunity to watch the sequel to the movie if he was ill.
+Milhouse is treated at [[Springfield General Hospital]], and when he's transferred elsewhere for physical therapy, Bart takes his place. Airshot, [[Glen Tangier]], comes to visit Milhouse, but he mistakes Bart for him and offers him the opportunity to watch the sequel to the movie early if he is sick.
-Having Airman knocked himself out with alcohol, Bart takes the opportunity to watch ''[[Vindicators: Crystal War 2: Resurgence]]'' before it gets to the theaters. He goes to the [[Android's Dungeon]] to treaten to reveal spoilers from the movie to [[Comic Book Guy]] if he doesn't collaborate.
+After Airshot knocks himself out with alcohol, Bart seizes the opportunity to watch ''[[Vindicators: Crystal War 2: Resurgence]]'' before it hits theaters. He goes to the [[Android's Dungeon]] and threatens to reveal spoilers from the movie to [[Comic Book Guy]] unless he cooperates.
-Comic Book Guy gives in much of his stuff to keep Bart's mouth shut and he becomes Spoiler Boy, getting much more stuff from people, but [[Homer]] doesn't care about them, so he reveals the secrets so Homer can get spoiled too, by taking Bart to [[Moe's Tavern]].
+Comic Book Guy gives Bart much of his merchandise to keep him quiet, and Bart becomes Spoiler Boy, extorting others with threats of spoilers. [[Homer]] doesn't care about the spoilers, so Bart intentionally spoils the film just to ruin it for him, taking him to [[Moe's Tavern]].
-[[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] are against the idea, but Bart convinces Lisa otherwise by offering a dance with Airshot at the school dance, but the time is running out as next Thursday the movie would be on theaters.
+[[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] are against Bart's behavior, but Bart convinces Lisa to tolerate it by offering her a dance with Airshot at the school dance. However, time is running out, as the movie is set to release in theaters the following Thursday.
-At the Old Suzie tree's birthday party, Bart asks the Springfielders to build a tree house on top of the tree. Milhouse confronts his friend at night about him using his "powers" for evil, calling him a supervillain, and Bart was going to announce a big spoiler when [[Magnesium Man]] appears behind them.
+At the Old Suzie tree's birthday party, Bart asks the people of Springfield to build a treehouse on top of the tree. That night, Milhouse confronts Bart about abusing his "powers" for evil, calling him a supervillain. Bart is about to announce a major spoiler when [[Magnesium Man]] appears behind them.
-Magnesium Man stops him from saying anything and opens a portal in the tree and transports Bart into the [[Marble]] Universe, revealing that superheroes are actually real and that revealing a scene for Airshot to Comic Book Guy changed their world, as the supervillains saw it and killed Airshot before he could act.
+Magnesium Man stops him and opens a portal in the tree, transporting Bart into the [[Marble]] Universe. There, it is revealed that superheroes are real, and that revealing a scene featuring Airshot to Comic Book Guy allowed villains to act early and kill Airshot.
-But while Bart cries, all is revealed to be a virtual reality recreation by the movie producers to stop the spoilers from leaking. In the simulation, Chinnos appears, as soon as the producers raises the intensity of it.
+As Bart begins to cry, it's revealed to be a virtual reality simulation created by the movie producers to prevent spoilers from leaking. In the simulation, Chinnos appears when the producers raise the intensity.
-Chinnos offers him actual super powers in exchange for the spoilers, but he refuses breaking his phone and the super heroes win. Bart "returns" to the real world and stops his villainous actions, while the producers stop a bomb from going off if the family was going to talk about it.
+Chinnos offers Bart real superpowers in exchange for spoilers, but Bart refuses and breaks his phone, allowing the heroes to win. Bart "returns" to the real world and stops his villainous behavior, while the producers prevent a bomb from detonating in case the family talks about the simulation.
-In the end, Bart gives back Skinner's toupee and the stuff given to him by Comic Book Guy and stops the tree house from being built, while at the premiere, people spoiled the movie for everyone on their phones.
+In the end, Bart returns Skinner’s toupee and the items given to him by Comic Book Guy and halts construction of the treehouse. At the movie premiere, people spoil the film for everyone by using their phones.
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-'''"Bart the Bad Guy"''' is the fourteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and seventy-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on March 1, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[Dan Vebber]] and directed by [[Jennifer Moeller]]. It guest stars [[Kevin Feige]] as [[Chinnos]], [[Tal Fishman]] as [[Reaction Guy]], [[Taran Killam]] as [[Glen Tangier]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Anthony Russo]] as [[movie executive 2]], {{ap|Joe Russo|guest star}} as [[Movie executive 1]] and [[Cobie Smulders]] as [[Hydrangea]].
+'''"Bart the Bad Guy"''' is the fourteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on March 1, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[Dan Vebber]] and directed by [[Jennifer Moeller]]. It guest stars [[Kevin Feige]] as [[Chinnos]], [[Tal Fishman]] as [[Reaction Guy]], [[Taran Killam]] as [[Glen Tangier]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Anthony Russo]] as [[movie executive 2]], {{ap|Joe Russo|guest star}} as [[Movie executive 1]] and [[Cobie Smulders]] as [[Hydrangea]].
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 == Reception ==
-"Bart the Bad Guy" was nominated for a [[2021]] Writers Guild of America award in Animation, but it lost to "Xerox of a Xerox" from ''{{W|BoJack Horseman}}''.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2021-wga-writers-guild-awards-winners-list-4154000/ The Hollywood Reporter - "WGA Awards: ‘Promising Young Woman’ Wins Original Screenplay, ‘Borat 2’ Takes Adapted Prize"]</ref>
+"Bart the Bad Guy" was nominated for a [[2021]] Writers Guild of America award in Animation, but it lost to "Xerox of a Xerox" from ''{{W|BoJack Horseman}}''.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2021-wga-writers-guild-awards-winners-list-4154000/ The Hollywood Reporter - "WGA Awards: 'Promising Young Woman' Wins Original Screenplay, 'Borat 2' Takes Adapted Prize"]</ref>
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