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'''NC (vo):''' Let's go back to a simpler time, when a cartoon boy swearing was the most shocking thing on TV. |
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'''George H. W. Bush:''' Make American families a lot more like the Waltons and lot less like ''The Simpsons''! |
'''George H. W. Bush:''' Make American families a lot more like the Waltons and lot less like ''The Simpsons''! |
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'''NC:''' So journey back to a time when this was risky... |
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'''NC:''' ...this is ''Do the Bartman''. |
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'''NC (vo):''' The Simpsons are off to see Bart's fourth grade recital, which, unfortunately, has him all the way in the back. But Bart will fight back those boring adults whose 90s commercials explain just don't get us... |
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'''NC (vo):''' He starts rapping in front of the crowd about what a troublemaker he is, as Skinner has to look up his file to see who he is dealing with. |
'''NC (vo):''' He starts rapping in front of the crowd about what a troublemaker he is, as Skinner has to look up his file to see who he is dealing with. |
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Revision as of 04:44, 7 July 2018
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June 19, 2018
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Running Time
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12:49
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(2018 NC opening)
NC: Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it so you don't have to. Folks, (shakes head) we need to talk about the Bartman.
(Cut to footage of The Simpsons)
NC (vo): Let's go back to a simpler time, when a cartoon boy swearing was the most shocking thing on TV.
(In the clip from the season 2 episode "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?", the Simpsons are seen in a car going down the road)
Bart Simpson: So, any idea where this bastard lives?
Homer Simpson: (at the wheel, turning to Bart sharply) BART!
NC (vo): It's no question that The Simpsons has shaped and redefined humor for so many of us, but people forget in the early years, there were not only popular, they were insanely popular.
NC: Well... Bart was insanely...
NC (vo): ...popular, with commercials, toys, video games and countless T-shirts, Bart-mania as everyone called it, and by everyone I mean FOX executives, was on fire. People, especially kids eight and up has anti-authority nature, especially when authority itself tried stomping him out.
George H. W. Bush: Make American families a lot more like the Waltons and lot less like The Simpsons!
NC: Thank God that didn't backfire!
(Cut to a clip from season 8 episode "Two Bad Neighbors", showing Bart speaking to his new neighbor, Bush himself)
Bart: How many times were you president, George?
NC (vo): At the height of his popularity, Bart was given what every popular icon in the early 90s was given; a music video. Do the Bartman was one of the many songs on the hit album, Simpsons Sing the Blues, and in 1991, it was given its own special video airing on FOX. It was filled with every late 80s cliche trying to turn into early 90s cliches. But what makes this stand out is not just the video itself, but the fascinating story in the making of the video.
NC: Now, granted, I've never reviewed a nostalgic song before, but I present that argument with this picture of Bart waving his ass at you.
NC (vo): To understand the story behind the video, though, we must first analyze the video itself.
NC: So journey back to a time when this was risky...
(Cut back to "Oh Brother" clip)
Bart: Bastard, bastard, bastard!
Marge Simpson: (yelling) BART!
Bart: Bastard, bastard, bastard!
Homer: (yelling) BART! BAARRRRTTT!
Bart: Bastard, bastard, bastard!
NC: ...this is Do the Bartman.
(The video starts at Springfield Elementary School)
NC (vo): The Simpsons are off to see Bart's fourth grade recital, which, unfortunately, has him all the way in the back. But Bart will fight back those boring adults whose 90s commercials explain just don't get us...
Elder Woman: Bubble tape is not part of a well-balanced diet!
NC (vo): ...as he plugs in his own music.
Bart: (singing) Yo. Hey, what's happening, dude?
NC: Oh, dear, I feel an impromptu ninja rap coming on.
NC (vo): He starts rapping in front of the crowd about what a troublemaker he is, as Skinner has to look up his file to see who he is dealing with.
(Sure enough, as Bart continues singing, Principal Skinner opens a file cabinet and finds a document for Bart Simpson)
Bart: