Bart the Genius

The Simpsons notable episodes List of The Simpsons episodes

Season one Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire Bart the Genius Homer's Odyssey There's No Disgrace Like Home Bart the General Moaning Lisa The Call of the Simpsons The Telltale Head The Crepes of Wrath Other seasons Like Father, Like Clown (season 3) Kamp Krusty (season 4) Bart of Darkness (season 6) Who Shot Mr. Burns? (season 6) The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons (season 9) Barting Over (season 14) Mr. Spitz Goes to Washington (season 14) The President Wore Pearls (season 15) Bart-Mangled Banner (season 15)

Bart the Genius was the second non short episode of The Simpsons released on television. In this episode, Bart is caught vandalising school property with a crude spray-painting of Principal Skinner and then swaps IQ tests with Martin and declared a genius.

Episode details

Production Number: 7G02
Original Air Date: January 14, 1990

Writer: Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

Mrs. Krabappel's class is subjected to an IQ test; Martin finishes early and mocks Bart; Bart finishes last but swaps his test with Martin's and changes the names. Bart is then declared a genius and sent to a separate school. Homer and Marge are suddenly more attentive and supportive of Bart, yet after being conned out of his lunch and causing a large green explosion from mixing an acid with a base, Bart becomes discouraged and confesses that he is not really a genius. Bart is returned to his old school, where he is scorned for being intelligent; when he tells Homer that he lied on the test, Homer chases him through the house and Lisa comments that Bart is not a genius anymore.