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Rebel, underachiever and devious juvenile delinquent Bart Simpson stars on The Simpsons animated TV show on FOX. Although he relishes terrorizing the other characters and is almost always in trouble, Bart Simpson is a lovable character who often shows his good-heartedness despite himself.
Fast Facts:
- Full name: Bartholemew Jojo Simpson
- Graffiti nickname: El Barto
- Voiced by: Nancy Cartwright
- Age: 10
- Parents: Marge and Homer Simpson
- Siblings: Maggie and Lisa Simpson
- Best friend: Milhouse van Houten
- First words: Ay Caramba!
- Future ambition: To become a drifter
- Catchphrases: Eat my shorts, Don't have a cow man, Cowabunga!
- Number 48 on Time's 1998 list of most influential people
- The name Bart is an anagram for 'brat'
The Devil's Cabana Boy
Bart Simpson started out life as a troublemaker, putting his mother through 53 hours of labor and setting Homer's tie on fire as his first act in the world. He is dubbed the "Devil's cabana boy" by his sister Lisa. In school he is sent to detention almost every day, forced to write amends on the blackboard: "I do not have power of attorney over first graders;" "I will not instigate revolution." He prank calls the local tavern regularly to ask for Oliver Clothesoff, Al Coholic or I.P. Freely. According to Time magazine, "The kid knows right from wrong; he just likes wrong better."
Quotes
"If I do something bad and there's no one there to catch me, does that make me good?"
"I never thought it was humanly possible, but this both sucks and blows."
"I don't know! I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I'll do it again!"
"I can't promise I'll try, but I'll try to try."
"There's no such thing as a soul. It's just something they made up to scare kids, like the boogeyman or Michael Jackson."
"Dad, is this art or is it vandalism?"
"I need all my brain cells firing to outwit my invisible enemies."
"That lemon tree's a part of our town, and as kids, the backbone of our economy. We'll get it back, or choke their rivers with our dead!"
"Bart, stop pestering Satan."—Marge Simpson
