Bart After Dark
"Bart After Dark" is the 5th episode of The Simpsons' 8th season. It was first broadcast on the Fox network on November 24, 1996. In the episode, Homer Simpson makes his son Bart work at a burlesque house. His wife Marge tries to get the house closed when she learns about it.[1]
| "Bart After Dark" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episodes | |
| Episode nos. | Season 8 Episodes 5 |
| Directed by | Dominic Polcino |
| Written by | Richard Appel |
| Production code | 4F08 |
| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | A parody of the Sgt. Pepper's album cover.[1] |
| Commentary | |
Richard Appel wrote the episode. Dominic Polcino directed it.[1] The lady Bart works for is voiced by Tress MacNeille.[2] The story of the episode is based on the movie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.[3] The couch gag is a reference to the album cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.[1] About 8.2 million people watched the episode when it was first broadcast.[4] A song from the episode won an Emmy Award, which was given to Ken Keeler and Alf Clausen.[5] The song was later put in the album Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Bart After Dark". BBC.co.uk. Archived from the original on March 12, 2005. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ↑ Appel, Richard. The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Bart After Dark" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Weinstein, Josh. The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Bart After Dark" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Associated Press (November 29, 1996). "NBC sweeps its way to a hat trick". Sun-Sentinel: 4D.
- ↑ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Go Simpsonic with the Simpsons". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
