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The movie ''The Bloodening'' is a parody of the 1960 film ''[[Village of the Damned (1960 film)|Village Of The Damned]]''.<ref name=Scully/> When the kids haul the equipment to build their radio transmitter, [[Millhouse]] is dressed like [[Carl Switzer|Alfalfa]] from [[Our Gang|The Little Rascals]].<ref name=Scully/> When [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] reads the review of ''Talk to the Hand'' – "The writing snaps, crackles and pops" – it was the review that ''[[Variety Magazine]]'' gave about ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'' when that first came out.<ref name=Doyle>{{cite video | people=[[Larry Doyle|Doyle, Larry]] |year=2007|title=The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The musical argument between kids, adults and seniors is a parody of "Kids" from the play [[Bye Bye Birdie]].<ref name=Doyle/> When [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] is flipping through the radio channels, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[Infamy Speech]] speech can be heard. |
The movie ''The Bloodening'' is a parody of the 1960 film ''[[Village of the Damned (1960 film)|Village Of The Damned]]''.<ref name=Scully/> When the kids haul the equipment to build their radio transmitter, [[Millhouse]] is dressed like [[Carl Switzer|Alfalfa]] from [[Our Gang|The Little Rascals]].<ref name=Scully/> When [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] reads the review of ''Talk to the Hand'' – "The writing snaps, crackles and pops" – it was the review that ''[[Variety Magazine]]'' gave about ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'' when that first came out.<ref name=Doyle>{{cite video | people=[[Larry Doyle|Doyle, Larry]] |year=2007|title=The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The musical argument between kids, adults and seniors is a parody of "Kids" from the play [[Bye Bye Birdie]].<ref name=Doyle/> When [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] is flipping through the radio channels, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[Infamy Speech]] speech can be heard. In the [[Springfield Elementary School]] shower-room [[Homer Simpson|Homer]], [[Moe Szyslak|Moe]], [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]], and [[Carl Carlson|Carl]] sing [[Queen (band)|Queen's]] hit song "[[We Are The Champions]]".<ref name="BBC"/> When [[Cyndi Lauper]] sings [[The Star Spangled Banner]] it is to the tune of her hit song [[Girls Just Wanna Have Fun]].<ref name="BBC"/> |
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| "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Homer discovers his wrecked car. Ironically, he trashed the car with his friends when he was drunk | |
| Episode no. | Season 10 |
| Directed by | Mark Ervin |
| Written by | Larry Doyle |
| Original air dates | January 17, 1999 |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "Sherri does not 'got back'" |
| Couch gag | In a parody of the famous scene in Dr. Strangelove where Slim Pickens’ character rides the bomb, the Simpsons (wearing white cowboy hats) straddle the couch as it drops from a bomb bay door. The Simpsons scream, “Yahoo!” as they plummet into oblivion. |
| Commentary | Matt Groening Mike Scully George Meyer Larry Doyle Matt Selman Tom Martin |
"Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons' tenth season, which originally broadcast on January 17, 1999.[1]
Plot
Homer is mad that the Springfield Isotopes are losing all of their baseball games, constantly deriding them verbally. Later on in the season, he walks into Moe's to hear from Lenny and Carl that the Isotopes are in the playoffs. Homer quickly joins in with the fans to support the Isotopes, who end up winning the championship. Celebrating the win, Homer, Lenny, Carl and Barney drive drunk, which results in them vandalizing the elementary school. Chief Wiggum, who does not find any suspects, blames kids and announces that a curfew will be in effect, which means no children in Springfield will be allowed to go outside after sunset.
As the curfew is in effect, Bart and Lisa are bored. They rally the children to sneak into a horror movie called The Bloodening at the local drive-in. Wiggum sees the kids and catches them, making them clean a billboard as their punishment. When they are sick of doing the job, they plan to do a radio show called "We Know All Your Secrets", in which they expose Springfield adults' most well-hidden and embarrassing secrets. The adults expose the children's headquarters thanks to Professor Frink. An argument ensues and, after each side does a musical number, the seniors step in to complain as well as to suggest a curfew for anyone under 70. This curfew is approved, thanks to the general apathy of non-seniors in Springfield concerning voting.
Production
Mike Scully wanted to do an episode where the children of Springfield would be subject to a curfew.[2] He came up with the idea to do a Kids vs. Adults episode, where the kids are blamed for something the adults have done.[2] The baseball announcer, Denis Conroy, is the name of writer Larry Doyle's uncle[3] Dan Castellaneta ad libed Homer singing "Hitler is a jerk, Mussolini...".[3] It was added in just to fill time.[2] The Chief Wiggum billboard was inspired by Beaver Cleaver getting stuck in a soup bowl billboard in the "In the Soup" episode of Leave it to Beaver.[2] The music playing when the kids sneak out to watch the movie was written by composer Alf Clausen.[4]
Cultural references
The movie The Bloodening is a parody of the 1960 film Village Of The Damned.[2] When the kids haul the equipment to build their radio transmitter, Millhouse is dressed like Alfalfa from The Little Rascals.[2] When Marge reads the review of Talk to the Hand – "The writing snaps, crackles and pops" – it was the review that Variety Magazine gave about Just Shoot Me! when that first came out.[3] The musical argument between kids, adults and seniors is a parody of "Kids" from the play Bye Bye Birdie.[3] When Lisa is flipping through the radio channels, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Infamy Speech speech can be heard. In the Springfield Elementary School shower-room Homer, Moe, Lenny, and Carl sing Queen's hit song "We Are The Champions".[5] When Cyndi Lauper sings The Star Spangled Banner it is to the tune of her hit song Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.[5]
Reception
In his review of The Simpsons' tenth season, James Plath of Dvdtown.com noted "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" as "pretty decent".[6] Peter Brown of If regards "Lard of the Dance", "Marge Simpson in: Screaming Yellow Honkers", "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken", and "Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"" as "some of the best episodes of the season."[7] The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, wrote "a curious unmemorable episode with a good chunk in the middle. Neither the opening with The Isotopes nor the finale with the rather dire song help this one at all, and frankly, if it wasn't for the superb parody of Village of the Damned, and the kids' revenge by revealing their family's secrets, it'd sink without trace."[5]
References
- ^ ""Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"". The Simpsons.com. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ a b c d e f Scully, Mike (2007). The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
{{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b c d Doyle, Larry (2007). The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
{{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Meyer, George (2007). The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
{{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b c Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian. "Secrets of Springfield uncovered". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Plath, James (August 17, 2007). "Simpsons, The: The Complete 10th Season [Special Edition]". Dvdtown.com. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Brown, Peter (August 7, 2007). "DVDs: What iF Picks: 'ROME THE SECOND SEASON' ONE OF THE TOP 5 DVDs TO OWN FOR AUG. 7, 2007". If. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
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