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In the morning, an annoyed Comic Book Guy tells Bart that he does not have said piece of paper anymore, refuses to disclose who he sold it to and tells him to go home. A despondent Bart walks home in the rain, and in his room dejectedly prays to [[God]] for his soul. Then, floating down from above is a piece of paper, with the words "Bart Simpson's soul." Lisa had purchased the piece of paper, and while explaining philosophers' opinions on the human soul, Bart maniacally eats it up. That night, he rests easy with the pets curled at his feet, and has a dream about his soul helping him get even with [[Martin Prince|Martin]] and his soul. |
In the morning, an annoyed Comic Book Guy tells Bart that he does not have said piece of paper anymore, refuses to disclose who he sold it to and tells him to go home. A despondent Bart walks home in the rain, and in his room dejectedly prays to [[God]] for his soul. Then, floating down from above is a piece of paper, with the words "Bart Simpson's soul." Lisa had purchased the piece of paper, and while explaining philosophers' opinions on the human soul, Bart maniacally eats it up. That night, he rests easy with the pets curled at his feet, and has a dream about his soul helping him get even with [[Martin Prince|Martin]] and his soul. |
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==Cultural references== |
==Cultural references== |
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Revision as of 20:01, 1 September 2007
| "Bart Sells His Soul" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 7 |
| Directed by | Wesley Archer |
| Written by | Greg Daniels |
| Original air dates | October 8, 1995 |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "I am not a lean, mean, spitting machine" |
| Couch gag | The family enters dressed as Shriners, driving their cars around the living room, then they all park in front of the TV and honk their horns twice. |
| Commentary | Matt Groening Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein Greg Daniels Wes Archer David Silverman |
"Bart Sells His Soul" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons' seventh season. The idea of selling someone's soul is taken from Greg Daniels' childhood. After encouraging a bully to sell his soul for 50 cents, Daniels convinced everyone else to tell the bully that Daniels could own him forever. When the bully came to Daniels in tears one night asking for it back, he jacked up the price and the bully got his soul back. Daniels did this again but stopped when he realized that the Devil made a living the same way, and that scared him.[1] According to DVD commentary, the song originally intended for the opening scene was Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"
Plot
Following Bart's prank of having churchgoers sing the hymn "In the Garden of Eden" by "I. Ron Butterfly" (a.k.a "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly), Rev. Lovejoy forces him and Milhouse (for snitching) to clean the organ pipes. Bart is indignant at Milhouse, who claims he feared the fate of his soul, and proclaims he believes there is no such thing as a soul. Milhouse calls his bluff, and tells Bart he'd like to buy it (in the form of a piece of paper saying "Bart Simpson's soul") for $5. The deal is made. Lisa tells Bart that he will regret selling his soul, but Bart is still disbelieving. Soon, however, Santa's Little Helper won't play with him, automatic doors fail to open for him, and when he blows on the freezer doors at the Kwik-E-Mart, no condensation forms. Also, he finds Itchy & Scratchy cartoons to no longer be funny. Bart begins to suspect he really did lose his soul, and sets out to get it back.
Meanwhile, Moe wants to expand his customer base by turning his tavern into a family restaurant called Uncle Moe's, styled a la Bennigan's and Fuddrucker's. The gimmick: If he doesn't smile when he hands a customer his check, the meal is free.
Bart tries to get his soul back from Milhouse, but he refuses and jacks up the price. That night, Bart has a nightmare about being the only child in Springfield to not have a soul, and is mocked as a result. Lisa also taunts Bart with a dinnertime prayer, leading him to make a desperate, all-out attempt to get the piece of paper back.
Moe's surly demeanor and the stress of running a family restaurant by himself ultimately unnerves him, and it isn't long before he finally snaps at a little girl (who says that her sodie is too cold, making her teef hurt). The restaurant is a resounding failure, forcing Moe to revert the restaurant back into his run-down tavern.
In desperation, Bart makes a late-night attempt to retrieve his soul, having to travel across town where Milhouse and his parents are staying with his grandmother. However, the 2 a.m. visit is in vain; Milhouse had traded it to the Comic Book Guy for Alf pogs. A frustrated Bart camps the rest of the night in front of the Android's Dungeon to get his soul back.
In the morning, an annoyed Comic Book Guy tells Bart that he does not have said piece of paper anymore, refuses to disclose who he sold it to and tells him to go home. A despondent Bart walks home in the rain, and in his room dejectedly prays to God for his soul. Then, floating down from above is a piece of paper, with the words "Bart Simpson's soul." Lisa had purchased the piece of paper, and while explaining philosophers' opinions on the human soul, Bart maniacally eats it up. That night, he rests easy with the pets curled at his feet, and has a dream about his soul helping him get even with Martin and his soul.
Cultural references
In this episode, heaven resembles The Emerald City, from The Wizard of Oz. Sherri and Terri sing an adapted "Miss Susie." The song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is portrayed as lasting 17 1/2 minutes, as the album version does, with the church goers holding up candles, a la cigarette lighters at a concert, towards the end. When Bart asked Millhouse for his soul back, he tells Bart that he has sold it for ALF pogs.
References
- ^ Mentioned in the episode's DVD commentary.
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