Bart may not be the ideal politician but he's trying asbestos he can.

@nenozak714

6 ай бұрын

god tier comment

@tgyk80642

6 ай бұрын

Ayyyy

@joelikespotatoes8321

6 ай бұрын

Booooooooo!

@CactusCanon

4 ай бұрын

“I’m did asbestos I can” -Early Cuyler

@damiencrossley7497

3 ай бұрын

I'm laughing so hard I'm short of breath!

I love the out-of-hand dismissal of Bradbury.

@nas84payne

2 жыл бұрын

“I’m aware of his work.”

@therealbs2000

Жыл бұрын

@@nas84payne 0:20

@halfaworldaway

Жыл бұрын

Part of me gets genuinely offended by that every time lmao.

@zerobatsu

Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite lines.

@ProjectFlashlight612

Жыл бұрын

Ray was a Scientologist for a while. Nodda lodda people know that.

I feel like the gag with the 'anarchy' posters isn't talked about nearly enough. Genius.

@jefdarcy

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely, brilliant gag.

@Mooo105

4 ай бұрын

I love how many small or visual-only jokes are in this show and Futurama. It’s so rare that a comedy is willing or able to add in jokes without drawing excessive attention to them.

@Flaxbot

3 ай бұрын

It's essentially the same joke as the hockey episode where both teams supporters chant "Kill Bart, Kill Bart." It is hillarious.

@IAmRodyle

2 ай бұрын

@@Flaxbot "What about that tattoo on your chest? Doesn't it say 'Die Bart, Die'?" "No! That's German for 'The Bart, The'."

I love the "Dewey defeats Truman" reference at the end!

@willscomix

8 жыл бұрын

+driesm81607 His hands are in the exact same place as in the photo

@driesm81607

8 жыл бұрын

+driesm81607 And the Nixon reference when Bart leaves the classroom.

@JohnSmith-zw8vp

Жыл бұрын

That's why GOTV is so important! Especially in those swing states!

The “SEX, now that I’ve got your attention”poster is a really smart idea ngl

@ranchosdelnorte

2 жыл бұрын

Homer did the same kind of thing when he made a poster for Lisa or Maggie when they got lost FREE BEER: Now that I have your attention, have you seen this girl

@Jakob3000

Жыл бұрын

Homer is a marketing genius

@HannibalKantter

Жыл бұрын

It's also one of those nowadays rare father-son bonding moments between Bart and Homer

@Silver77cyn

Жыл бұрын

That’s how modern thumbnails work.

@Greenpoloboy3

Жыл бұрын

i just know its a rude word

When I watched this as a kid I had no idea what asbestos was and the horrible health problems it can cause. Bart not knowing but presenting the want for more of it and the kids just cheering along mindlessly is a good slam to most politicians and their claims on subjects they know little to nothing on.

@deadmeatjb

Жыл бұрын

Or its just a joke

@leeverguy

Жыл бұрын

​@@deadmeatjb are you aware that Simpsons was an incredibly political show and political satire is both extremely prevalent and extremely popular?

@deadmeatjb

Жыл бұрын

@@leeverguy are you aware they have a cure for autism now, probably not

@LegendMkr7

Жыл бұрын

@@deadmeatjb like the other comment said, they also made fun of politicians just saying random crap in the Halloween special where Bob Dole and Bill Clinton were replaced by aliens and just said random AF stuff and yet crowds cheered.

@zooning-6843

11 ай бұрын

But also… Bart not knowing what it is and getting mindless people like you to go along with it could just be a joke on how easy people are. Funny how everyone blames the politicians, no one blames the ones who put them there. In reality this joke is making fun of you dear viewer…

*Most* debates are *usually* won by the loudest, not the right person so this is 100% accurate

@yuhno808

Жыл бұрын

For many, democracy is just a popularity contest...

@BlueShellshock

7 ай бұрын

Indeed. Martin, and the rest of us, quickly learn that popularity contests and elections are effectively one and the same.

The Dewey Defeats Truman reference at the end lmao

I never noticed before, but they really set things up in the early seasons where like, Lisa's teacher cares nothing for intelligence, while Bart's encourages the teacher's pet concept and shows clear support and favoritism for Martin. If they were in opposite grades, they would have gotten off fine Of course over time, Krabappel _also_ became jaded and stopped caring about the kids who try, only seeing to be bothered by Bart's antics if he gave her more work to do as a result

@TheDeathmail

4 ай бұрын

It should be noted that Krabappel DID actually like Bart and wanted him to do well in early seasons. In fact, I kinda think she actually favored Bart and just felt that Martin just deserved to be rewarded for making less trouble and actually wanting to do good. For instance, Martin really WOULD be a good president.... Bart wouldn't. There is objective fact involved in there... but at the same time, note that she said basically that Bart shouldn't be encouraged to make a fool of himself. Showing worry for the boy and his future reputation....

@KairuHakubi

4 ай бұрын

@@TheDeathmail makes sense, but i think that 'respect for behavior vs acknowledgment of potential' can also fall under 'liking more' at least in a brief statement.

@GrayFox_74

Ай бұрын

re write that

@KairuHakubi

Ай бұрын

@@GrayFox_74 Um... Early in the show... Krabappel seemed much more invested in getting the kids to follow directions and would reward good... schoolsmanship... while Ms. Hoover right from the start, gave zero sh𝒾𝓉s. This plays off of Bart being the underachiever that gets into trouble, and Lisa being the overachiever that gets no satisfaction from school. If they had the opposite teachers, they would both be happier. Does that work?

Mrs. Krabappel was enjoying the recounts too much.

1:52 nobody gonna point out the 2 Lisa clones

@hammalamiri12

2 жыл бұрын

Well spotted

@Shagyamum

2 жыл бұрын

Ah shit lol

@2nd100k

2 жыл бұрын

thats borderline terrifying

@duncanurquhart5278

Жыл бұрын

you mean liza and elise?

@SJReid82

Жыл бұрын

One of them must be Lester's sister Eliza.

This episode contains such brilliant commentary on populism. Bart is an objectively worse politician than Martin, but because he's able to get the kids passionate, they side with him.

@ianfinrir8724

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but Bart couldn't even get one vote. Populists at least get votes.

@ArchibaldClumpy

Жыл бұрын

@@ianfinrir8724 The more accurate version of the story would be that nobody will admit they like Bart, everybody can't wait for the election to be over so they won't have to hear him talk about election stuff anymore, then he gets less than half of the votes and wins on a technicality, and suddenly Lisa is horrified to see half her classmates celebrating and snorting asbestos during recess.

@leargamma4912

Жыл бұрын

@@ianfinrir8724 that's because voting doesn't change anything. it's about who counts the votes

@mattkaramushko240

Жыл бұрын

@@leargamma4912 not in civilized countries

@shorewall

11 ай бұрын

@@mattkaramushko240 It happened in the US in 2020, although I guess that makes the US uncivilized. :D

That dismissive line about Ray Bradbury's place in the pantheon of Sci-fi gods is classic Simpsons, capturing the truth so irreverently, so perfectly.

@Delightfully_Bitchy

Жыл бұрын

Personally, I love Ray Bradbury, but I'd be admiss if I didn't admit that his work could be... campy. He's basically a highbrow Stephen King.

@Simp_Zone

Жыл бұрын

@@Delightfully_Bitchy So a bad writer, with great ideas but more full of himself?

@canaisyoung3601

8 ай бұрын

Ray Beadbury's work is more speculative fiction with scifi elements to it than pure scifi (or at least that's what I pick up from The Illustrated Man and the Martian Chronicles. Fahrenheit 451 was more speculative fiction meets dystopic satire).

@epicgamer-ur1wg

6 ай бұрын

Martian chronicles is the best book ever written eat shit

It's episodes like this where you see Bart is just as intelligent as Lisa, but just in a different way. Sure, he's not academically gifted, but he knows how to work a crowd.

@outtakontroll3334

2 ай бұрын

and that's why he became a justice of the supreme court

I like that Martin is whooping for Bart despite being his opponent

@mikeroagreschen5350

Жыл бұрын

LOL. You're right.

@spacemanspud7073

7 ай бұрын

Boy, I sure do hope someone ...aw fuck it

I love Edna's absolute joy in performing the recount, and then the second recount. She has seen her troublemaker receive his just comeuppance through only his own actions

This truly shows a good example of what it is for being to win and vote in any democracy

@lumpylumpyloo

Жыл бұрын

You have poor grammar

@francescapaladini5763

Жыл бұрын

If you can't do the bare minimum effort to make your voice being heard, don't complain if it isn't heard?

@yumyab256

Жыл бұрын

@@francescapaladini5763 Your assessment is wrong because the joke is about cheap populism being more appealing to the masses than good policy proposals regardless of the amount and quality of the propaganda being put by the party that's coming up with the good policies. Martin was making sure his voice was heard and his proposals were known but Bart got more popular because he knows people simply don't care about that stuff and instead vote for whoever they think is cooler.

That's quite an important lesson here. The winner is not the most popular candidate, but the one whose supporters are most willing to vote. Remembering that truth explains A LOT in politics.

@jesusnthedaisychain

4 ай бұрын

I should show this comment to the people I work with, who insiste that Biden couldn't have won because his rallies aren't packed to the brim.

@LucasFernandez-fk8se

4 ай бұрын

@@jesusnthedaisychainto be fair Biden didn’t win. Not because his rallies weren’t packed to the brim but because trump won all the swing states early on, then after a week they all switched to Biden. If Biden had won a same day election instead of a week long election with news reports of midnight ballot dumping I’d actually believe Biden won. Nobody’s claiming Obama didn’t win for example. The democrats claimed George bush and trump lost which is patently false. But Obama and Clinton won. I acknowledge that because I acknowledge reality. However Biden won in the most suspect election of our lives. An election where the vote counting was 1 month long and where the swing states changed from red to blue during that drawn out count is SUSPICIOUS AS HELL. Also republicans win for 8 years and democrats win for 8 years. It’s historic. Trump realistically should’ve been president until 2024. Then in 24’ a democrat should’ve been president. Look at every other presidential election in US history and they almost ALWAYS go this way. Obama, Bush, Clinton, Reagan, Nixon, LBJ, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Coolidge etc. presidents almost always win 2 terms. Only bush 2, and Carter are exceptions to this. JFK was shot in the head so he gets a break. But jfk was 12 years democrat and Regan was 12 years of republican so even the overly long flukes evened out. Trump should’ve won 8 years to even out the 8 years of Obama like a normal American election. I hope this explains why we are so suspicious of the election. The shady vote counting and the swing states switching is the biggest issue. But the fact that Americans go 8 years red and 8 years blue is another hint the dems cheated last election 🤷‍♂️. If they didn’t cheat trump would’ve had an 8 year term and a democrat would win in 2024.

@snakey934Snakeybakey

3 ай бұрын

​​@@jesusnthedaisychainor because he was a corpse on strings... Or the fact that they would halt the voting and key districts, cover the windows, and then miraculously find more suitcases full of mail-in ballots containing just enough votes to give him the victory. What are the fact that the mockingbird media and social media colluded to hide keys stories including but not limited to the hunter Biden laptop scandal which would have shifted the vote by a minimum of 17%.

@billylee7398

2 ай бұрын

Lies. All Lies

Heh, regarding 1:41, I remember in a high school U.S. History class when we were assigned to create American propaganda posters that could've been made during World War Two, I did a poster like that, only instead of the word "sex" I show an attractive "Red Hot Riding Hood"-esque lady standing in a sexy pose. Underneath it reads, "Now that I've got your attention, BUY A BOND!"

@JohnSmith-zw8vp

Жыл бұрын

Wait! I didn't tell you how World War II ended! We won!!

@skaldlouiscyphre2453

5 ай бұрын

@@JohnSmith-zw8vp U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

The fact that the 2 vote cards have different handwriting and that you can tell which one is Martin's because of the fancier style is such an amazing detail!

1:21.The look on martin face is kinda funny..

oh my god... this night... probably some 25 years after having seen this episode for the first time... I finally got the whole "no easy answers/he's not looking hard enough" joke.... and it just blew me away into dumbfounded-land. XD XD

@alexs5723

Жыл бұрын

Please help, what's the reference?

@thiagodeandrade7081

Жыл бұрын

I think it is the opposition between easy and hard and the fact one should not have to look hard to find easy answers. Also, it is populist nonsense devoided of any real policy content.

@thiagodeandrade7081

Жыл бұрын

It was easy too understand. You didn't tried hard enough.

@AfraidMonsters

6 ай бұрын

wtf? how dhmb do you have to be to not understand something like that.... WTF.

It appears from the beginig that Bart never wanted to be President - until the twins brought it up. Bart felt to hyped up due to all the support & rooting he was getting from is peers.

look at those weird lisa clones behind milhouse at 1:47

@Mart-E12

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit lol

@panached1450

2 жыл бұрын

the kid who hands him the flyer also looks like the babysitter bandit's kid

@ZakWolf

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the one in the lavender dress is Eliza!

@sinaakbari3497

Жыл бұрын

And the main one is standing up there when Bart throws the pieces of paper

@TheFriendlyGod

4 ай бұрын

I almost wish I hadn't looked

The ballot was confusing. We demand a recount... From Florida

More asbestos more asbestos more asbestos!

This 3 minute Simpsons clipped had me more interested than the new episodes

1:46 Lisa's long lost sisters.

1:05 even Martin was woo-ing Bart

The Arsenio Hall era whoo whoo whoo

Martin’s idea genuinely sounds cool.

That final Truman bit at the end always gets me.

I like how this episode is mirrored in the one where Homer becomes sanitation commissioner. Both he and Bart aren't exactly 'book smart', but I like how the show often depicts them as emotionally intelligent - so they end up getting one over on snobby, out-of-touch intellectual types.

@scarletrobin

6 ай бұрын

THAT is your take away? No wonder our electorate is so dumb. Why elect qualified officials who think they're so smart and have plans for improvement when we can elect dumb conmen to spite them?

" I didnt vote. Voting's for geeks" I tried this when our local canvassers come round in May. To my great surprise the Conservative replied " You got that right." Brilliant to think that decades later in England, early ( ish) Simpsons still has a massive following.

I love the dismissal of Bradbury, he's talking about a science fiction section. Bradbury said that he writes fantasy; "So Martian Chronicles is not science fiction, it's fantasy. It couldn't happen..." and Martin is exactly the type to know that and dismiss bradbury.

This is the moment where Martin learns that school popularity contests and political elections are one and the same.

Eat it Martin, I love Bradbury.

Bart threw a victory party at recess and no one in his class voted for him, not even himself, and I have no idea why they didn’t vote.

@invalid_user_handle

11 ай бұрын

Because everyone immediately rushed to the party Bart was throwing instead of voting, except Martin.

@ThunderFist1978

11 ай бұрын

@@invalid_user_handleAnd the one other kid who also voted for Martin.

2:54 - Today's generation doesn't know this reference.

@drunkenhobo5039

9 ай бұрын

It's one of the most famous newspaper headlines of all time and to actually remember it from the time you'd need to be at least 80 years old.

@chrisrj9871

9 ай бұрын

@@drunkenhobo5039 - yep, though you can also learn about it thru history or other places. I didn't find out where it came from until much later (like "Why's Martin holding up the wrong newspaper and happy about it?"). Had to do a lot of decent TV watching back then.

Bradbury isn’t a sci-fi author he’s more of fantasy author whose most regarded works just so happen to contain strong sci-fi elements. So I can see why Martin would choose to disregard the mention of Bradbury as a pillar of sci-fi literature

@chrisrj9871

10 ай бұрын

So Bradbury is the "Star Wars" to, like, Asimov's "Star Trek"? (speaking in analogies)

@RumchugMusic

5 ай бұрын

Bradbury did soft science fiction, nerds like Martin like hard science fiction

I can’t tell you how the slogan “more asbestos “ lives rent free in my head. And how often I quote it

Nowadays Martin would be cool :-) either that or my nerdy ass just think he's cool for mentioning those authors and wanting the science fiction library

@shorewall

11 ай бұрын

He's fine, but he wouldn't be popular, especially at that age, and with all of his personality.

Asbestos is the bestos!

I don't normally watch the Simpsons but "I had a speech ready, but my dog ate it" killed me! 😆

@chrisrj9871

11 ай бұрын

This is the early Simpsons (1989-1998); modern Simpsons should be avoided at all costs.

@TheAlps36

11 ай бұрын

It's a shame they don't show the beginning of the clip where, for show and tell, Bart shows a video of his dog eating and then puking his homework

That recount bit hits a little different in 2024

I keep coming back to this channel, for reasons already explained in its name.

I love how Martin and Bart at the end mirror the televised Nixon and Kennedy debate, with Martin all sickly and pale

Having the voting during recess was diabolical. 😊

As a casual sci-fi reader I have no idea who Bester is but I've certainly heard of Bradbury

I like how Martin raises his eyebrow

Holy shit, the 2020 presidential campaign was predicted by the Simpsons

1:46 two discount lisas.

Clearly Bart has never had to deal with the headaches of Asbestos Abatement...

Right at the end they had the wrong thing printed already expecting bart to win lol

My landlord be like: 1:14

The fact that the use reintroduced asbestos is wild AF

This whole bit is a reference to the Nixon vs JFK debate. The flop sweat, the photo of the incorrect assumption of the newspaper from yesterday, "he's not looking hard enough", etc.

Seriously he prefers Bester over Bradbury? He's gonna make a terrible class president.

Welp, now I know where the writers of The Simulation from 2016-2020 copy/pasted from.

I feel like these days, Bart would probably be diagnosed with ADHD.

@CrysJaL

4 ай бұрын

At one point I'm pretty sure he was.

Martin's ABC's of science fictions says so much about who he is and I love it

Feels oddly time-accurate 🤔

God, what is that "Yes, Martin Prince" poster a reference to? It's clearly something. I'm assuming a campaign ad from the 20th century

WE FORGOTTTTTT! 😂😂😂😂😂

Like the reference to The Thing lol 0:24

Clarke.. I always thought he said “Card”. Huh.

this is what happens when "they gow low, you go high"

One for Martin, two for Martin. Would you like another recount?

The headline at the end lol simpsons defeats prince

“A vote for Bart is a vote for anarchy” BASED

@chrisrj9871

10 ай бұрын

I love that the same slogan was used by different opponents to suggest a negative and a positive! Very clever. It also says Martin's thinking about kids' FUTURES as adults, while Bart's just thinking about the kids as they are NOW. A perfect candidate should appeal to both sides.

Mr Bergstrom ❤

Krebapple is my Aunty Rita... I mean Traitor!!

Bart just threw paper scraps up three floors

2:55 Truman Dewey Refrence

@geralddavis2869

10 ай бұрын

Yea, I just realized that!!!

01:46 2 Lisa clones (left)

Martin proposes a science fiction library with the greats He’s got my vote Martin dissess Bradbury Ok now I’m voting for him twice

Anyone else notice those 2 Lisa doppelgangers behind Milhouse at 1:46?

Lol even martin is cheering on Bart

That Scream 2:35

Pause at 1:46 Whoa, lol at bizarro Lisa’s.

@fastertrackcreative

6 ай бұрын

Background characters seemed a bit more doodly.

Honestly as a kid I'd actually have voted for Martin

Martin should have said “Abestos will kill us.” That would have put Bart in a bind.

Throw in Heinlein and you have yourself a deal! oh yes and the asbestos

Why, Mrs. Krebapple! How would I know where the principal’s office is?

I feel obliged to point out this is exactly the harry truman newspaper photo op: deeper cultural reference here at play, dewey v truman :D- im personally a fan of truman lol

That newspaper Martin is holding up says "Simpson defeats Prince". But the actual newspaper is reversed! Brilliant.

@SavageGreywolf

5 ай бұрын

It's a reference to the 1948 election. An early edition of the Chicago Tribute had an incorrect front page headline reading "Dewey Defeats Truman". There's a famous picture of Harry Truman smiling and holding the paper up.

These days Bart would be the one getting all the votes.

This is a pretty solid satire of local politics.

I'd like to nominate Bart Simpson 2024! As soon as he returns from the principal's office, that is.

politics 🤔

Definitely Trump's inspiration for his campaign.

1:04 Roblox death sound origin?

@shadowspringtrap3122

3 ай бұрын

Well yes, but actually no. There is original video of oof sound origin, but gotta admit this one sounded similar.

2:05 Literally George McGovern.

Millineals in a nutshell. We support, rally, cheer... then comes time to vote... nope

More Asbestos, More Asbestos!

I feel so dumb for not realizing this is referencing the president who came after FDR He was supposed to have lost but won in the end and took a photo with the paper that had his rivals name as the victor on it

Someone’s got a case of uhSPOSEDuhs....

Martin is sweating pretty hard lol 😅

Why did nobody vote for Bart?

1:24 strong word like rally😂