The Simpsons (1987)

15x21 Bart-Mangled Banner

It's shot day and Bart tries to evade the needle. Dr. Hibbert manages to get the job done but Bart suffers a side effect of temporary hearing loss from the shot and he takes advantage of it for all it's worth. At Springfield Elementary the annual Donkey basketball tournament is being held. During the playing of The Star Spangled Banner Bart has his shorts eaten by a donkey, leaving his bare ass exposed towards the flag. Martin snaps a picture and everyone present is outraged at this behavior. As a result the Simpson family becomes very unpopular. They go on a cable news channel and only manage to dig themselves into a deeper hole when the host manages to twist Marge's words into saying that Springfield hates America. The negative publicity causes Mayor Quimby to change the name of the town to Liberty-Ville and they make everything patriotic. The family is arrested under violation of the "government knows best act" and they are brought to a reeducation center. The last register

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Dan Castellaneta Dan Castellaneta As: Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty (voice)
Julie Kavner Julie Kavner As: Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice)
Nancy Cartwright Nancy Cartwright As: Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)
Yeardley Smith Yeardley Smith As: Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria Hank Azaria As: Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice)
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Storyline

It's shot day and Bart tries to evade the needle. Dr. Hibbert manages to get the job done but Bart suffers a side effect of temporary hearing loss from the shot and he takes advantage of it for all it's worth. At Springfield Elementary the annual Donkey basketball tournament is being held. During the playing of The Star Spangled Banner Bart has his shorts eaten by a donkey, leaving his bare ass exposed towards the flag. Martin snaps a picture and everyone present is outraged at this behavior. As a result the Simpson family becomes very unpopular. They go on a cable news channel and only manage to dig themselves into a deeper hole when the host manages to twist Marge's words into saying that Springfield hates America. The negative publicity causes Mayor Quimby to change the name of the town to Liberty-Ville and they make everything patriotic. The family is arrested under violation of the "government knows best act" and they are brought to a reeducation center. The last register


Certification: TV-PG

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Aired: 17 May, 2004 at 4:00 am

Language: English

Country: United States

Runtime: 25m

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Cast

Dan Castellaneta

Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty (voice)

Julie Kavner

Julie Kavner

Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice)

Nancy Cartwright

Nancy Cartwright

Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)

Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith

Lisa Simpson (voice)

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice)

Maggie Roswell

Maggie Roswell

Luann Van Houten

Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Skinner / Lenny (voice)

Pamela Hayden

Pamela Hayden

Milhouse Van Houten

Russi Taylor

Russi Taylor

Martin Prince

Marcia Wallace

Marcia Wallace

Edna Krabappel

Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman

Troy McClure

Tress MacNeille

Tress MacNeille

Agnes Skinner

Kunal Nayyar

Kunal Nayyar

Apu (voice)

Chris Edgerly

Chris Edgerly

Pamela Hayden

Pamela Hayden

Milhouse Van Houten

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