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"Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
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- "Mom, I poured my heart into that centerpiece! [which Bart destroyed] Things like that always happen in this family."
- ―Lisa Simpson
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"Bart vs. Thanksgiving" is the seventh episode of broadcast season 2 of The Simpsons and the twentieth episode overall. It originally aired on November 22, 1990. The episode was written by George Meyer and directed by David Silverman. It guest stars Carol Kane as a Springfield Plasma Center nurse and Maggie Simpson, although she was uncredited.
Synopsis
- It's Thanksgiving at the Simpsons' place, but Bart gets the entire family mad at him and runs away from home. When he sees what life is like on the seedy side of town, he realizes how good things are for him at home.
Plot
It is Thanksgiving, and Lisa is making a centerpiece for Thanksgiving which honors the women Georgia O'Keefe, Susan B. Anthony and Marjory Stoneman Douglas (who worked her whole life to preserve the Florida Everglades). Meanwhile, Bart gets in Marge's way in the kitchen while she is trying to cook Thanksgiving dinner, while Homer watches Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and football on TV.
When the guests -– Abe, Patty, Selma, and Jacqueline Bouvier –- assemble at the table, Lisa brings in her carefully-crafted centerpiece and then shows it off. Bart brings in the turkey, and he complains that the centerpiece is blocking the only space for the turkey. Bart and Lisa get into a fight, and in the ensuing chaos, the centerpiece gets thrown in the fireplace and quickly burns up. Lisa runs to her room as she bursts into tears, and Bart's parents send him to his room as punishment. After Marge consoles Lisa, she tells Bart he can come downstairs to dinner on the condition he apologize. Bart scoffs and is told to stay in his room. Bart decides he does not have to take her punishment and decides to run away. Homer throws out Santa's Little Helper when he tries to eat the turkey, and Bart takes the dog with him.
First, Bart sneaks into Burns Manor, where he attempts to grab a baked pumpkin pie. However, Bart gets caught. He and Santa's Little Helper then wander to the seedy part of town, and Bart donates his blood-plasma at a blood bank for $12. Bart then goes to a soup kitchen, which is serving Thanksgiving dinner to homeless people. There, Kent Brockman is doing a report on the dinner, where he delivers a self-serving commentary on how the patrons – vagrants, the homeless and alcoholics – are forgotten on Thanksgiving. Later, Brockman interviews Bart, where – on live TV – he mocks his family and refuses to apologize. The family sees the report on TV, and Homer immediately calls the police, by calling the operator asking, "Get me the number for 9-1-1!".
As Bart walks out of the shelter, one of the bums up
Production
Carol Kane voiced Maggie Simpson's line "It's your fault I can't talk.", although she wasn't credited.[1][2] She was uncredited because she did not want a credit.[3]
When Bart goes to donate blood to raise money, the scene was originally supposed to be longer and show the interior, with Bart having his blood taken. The scene was cut in the final version.[4]
In other languages
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Name
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Translation
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 Deutsch
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"Bart bleibt hart"
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Bart stays tough
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 Español
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"Bart en el día de Acción de Gracias"
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Bart at Thanksgiving
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 Español
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"Bart contra el día de Acción de Gracias"
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Bart vs. Thanksgiving
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 Français
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"La Fugue de Bart"
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Bart's Runaway
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 Français
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"Mauvaise farce"
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Bad joke
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 Italiano
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"Bart sfida la festa del Ringraziamento"
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Bart challenges Thanksgiving's day
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 Português
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"Bart Contra a Ação de Graças"
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Bart vs. Thanksgiving
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 Magyar
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"Bart és a Hálaadás"
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Bart and Thanksiving
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 日本語
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"感謝祭の出来事"
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The Thanksgiving Incident
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