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== Synopsis ==
 
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[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] must resort to sabotage when their classmates are misled into believing that there's easy money to be had in their most recent school fundraiser.
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{{Synopsis|[[Bart]]'s attempt to get a fundraising assembly over with quickly backfires on him when [[Lisa]] makes him help save [[Gil]] from bankruptcy. However, when Lisa wants Bart to cause havoc and destruction, he's quick to help.}}
  
 
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[[Gil]] gives a presentation to the students of [[Springfield Elementary School]] about how they should raise money for school this year. Gil tells the students that they are going to sell [[Nutty Fun Time Peanut Brittle]] and that the best sellers will receive prizes depending on how much they sell. For selling five boxes, they get Scratch-and-Sniff stickers; for ten boxes, a stick that doesn't smell. For twenty boxes they get a glossy 8x10 photograph signed by [[Marvin Kalb]], and for fifty boxes, ten thousand dollars in cash. The last one is said by [[Bart]], not Gil. Gil tries to explain that he did not say it, but the students do not listen to him and become eager to sell the boxes. The students begin to fight over who sold the most boxes, and Bart is happy with what he's done. Outside of the school, Gil is crying because he cannot afford the $10,000; he planned to give a subscription to ''[[Amish Surfers]]'' magazine. [[Lisa]] discovers that Gil is sad and understands that Bart is behind the rumor.
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The students at [[Springfield Elementary]] make their way to the school gym for a fundraising assembly. [[Lisa]] is annoyed as it's the eleventh fundraising assembly of the year, and [[Nelson]] mentions wanting to get out of it. [[Bart]] comes up with an idea to liven things up and quickly heads off to put his plan into action. As [[Gil Gunderson]] gives the presentation to the kids, telling them that they'll be selling peanut brittle to the people of [[Springfield]], Bart plugs a second microphone into the speaker system. As Gil reads out the prizes that the children could get for selling the peanut brittle, Bart adds that the best prize is ten thousand dollars in cash for selling fifty boxes. This excites the kids, who storm the stage to grab boxes of peanut brittle to sell, despite Gil stammering that he never said that last thing. [[Superintendent Chalmers]] decides to let this happen as he's never seen the kids so excited for a fundraising drive.
  
Lisa tries to help Bart understand that he must help her stop the kids from selling 50 boxes, but he refuses until she points out that they have to destroy a lot of stuff to handle the task. Bart begins to stop [[Martin]] from selling a package to [[Ned]] by knocking him out with his slingshot, then jumps on the boxes. He then wets down [[Sherri]] and [[Terri]] and their boxes. Lisa gets [[Moe]] to not buy cakes from [[Milhouse]] by telling him that they contain organic legumes. Lisa sees that the school bullies are also trying to sell boxes and tries to stop them, but fails. Sherri, Terri and Martin tell the bullies what the Simpsons have done for them. Bart runs to them and explains that if they manage to sell all the cookies, school will be open for six days and remove summer vacation. The rumor begins to spread, and all the students begin destroying their boxes and littering all over [[Springfield]]. This sale is over after a few days and it turns out to be the worst sale ever. [[Principal Skinner]] is not happy with Gil because he failed. Meanwhile, the students are forced to clean up the debris across the city.
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The kids pour out of the school and go to sell peanut brittle. However, Lisa notices that Gil is sad because he can't afford ten thousand dollars. Lisa tells Bart that he should be ashamed of himself, but Bart doesn't care that he's ruined Gil's life. Lisa then shouts at Gil for getting kids to guilt people into buying overpriced, second-rate products, but Gil says that he only took the job because his aunt is in an iron lung and the roof leaked at the old folks' home, causing it to rust. Lisa asks Bart to help make sure nobody can win the ten thousand dollars. Bart is uninterested in helping until Lisa points out that it'll involve creating havoc and mass destruction, so he quickly changes his tune and agrees to help.
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Bart and Lisa go around Springfield stopping the sale of peanut brittle to the residents, most often by destroying the goods in front of the other kids. Eventually, Bart and Lisa see the bullies pressure-selling to senior citizens. Bart tells Lisa that he won't help because he doesn't want to receive a beating from the bullies, but Lisa decides to take matters into her own hands and destroys the boxes of peanut brittle the bullies were selling. Before they can do anything to Lisa, Bart comes to his sister's rescue and tells the bullies and the other kids that the money made from selling the peanut brittle will go toward a secret plan to extend the school week to six days with no summer vacations. This news spreads among all the kids, who destroy all the peanut brittle they were selling.
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Back at school, [[Principal Skinner]] is annoyed at having their worst fundraiser ever, only selling five dollars' worth of peanut brittle to [[Agnes Skinner|his mother]]. However, Superintendent Chalmers works out a deal with [[Mayor Quimby]] to raise money by putting the kids to work cleaning the streets of Springfield. Nelson blames Bart for the outcome, but Bart says that they were the ones who wanted out of the assembly in the first place.
  
 
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Revision as of 18:20, July 23, 2026

Fund-Razing
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Comic Story information
Released: October 2012
Comic series: Bart Simpson
Pages: 10
Written by: John Jackson Miller


Fund-Razing is a Bart Simpson story first printed in Bart Simpson #76.

Synopsis

Bart's attempt to get a fundraising assembly over with quickly backfires on him when Lisa makes him help save Gil from bankruptcy. However, when Lisa wants Bart to cause havoc and destruction, he's quick to help.

Plot

The students at Springfield Elementary make their way to the school gym for a fundraising assembly. Lisa is annoyed as it's the eleventh fundraising assembly of the year, and Nelson mentions wanting to get out of it. Bart comes up with an idea to liven things up and quickly heads off to put his plan into action. As Gil Gunderson gives the presentation to the kids, telling them that they'll be selling peanut brittle to the people of Springfield, Bart plugs a second microphone into the speaker system. As Gil reads out the prizes that the children could get for selling the peanut brittle, Bart adds that the best prize is ten thousand dollars in cash for selling fifty boxes. This excites the kids, who storm the stage to grab boxes of peanut brittle to sell, despite Gil stammering that he never said that last thing. Superintendent Chalmers decides to let this happen as he's never seen the kids so excited for a fundraising drive.

The kids pour out of the school and go to sell peanut brittle. However, Lisa notices that Gil is sad because he can't afford ten thousand dollars. Lisa tells Bart that he should be ashamed of himself, but Bart doesn't care that he's ruined Gil's life. Lisa then shouts at Gil for getting kids to guilt people into buying overpriced, second-rate products, but Gil says that he only took the job because his aunt is in an iron lung and the roof leaked at the old folks' home, causing it to rust. Lisa asks Bart to help make sure nobody can win the ten thousand dollars. Bart is uninterested in helping until Lisa points out that it'll involve creating havoc and mass destruction, so he quickly changes his tune and agrees to help.

Bart and Lisa go around Springfield stopping the sale of peanut brittle to the residents, most often by destroying the goods in front of the other kids. Eventually, Bart and Lisa see the bullies pressure-selling to senior citizens. Bart tells Lisa that he won't help because he doesn't want to receive a beating from the bullies, but Lisa decides to take matters into her own hands and destroys the boxes of peanut brittle the bullies were selling. Before they can do anything to Lisa, Bart comes to his sister's rescue and tells the bullies and the other kids that the money made from selling the peanut brittle will go toward a secret plan to extend the school week to six days with no summer vacations. This news spreads among all the kids, who destroy all the peanut brittle they were selling.

Back at school, Principal Skinner is annoyed at having their worst fundraiser ever, only selling five dollars' worth of peanut brittle to his mother. However, Superintendent Chalmers works out a deal with Mayor Quimby to raise money by putting the kids to work cleaning the streets of Springfield. Nelson blames Bart for the outcome, but Bart says that they were the ones who wanted out of the assembly in the first place.

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