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(#12) Bart Is Totally Covered In Yellow Fur
Marge has blue hair (naturally, then dyed). Homer has a few hairs. But Bart (along with Lisa and Maggie, for that matter) has a spikey topper that seamlessly transitions from the rest of his head. If you ask theRedditor /u/samx3i, this is becuase Bart is actually covered in a thin layer of yellow hair. To be fair, even Bart is unsure what's going on with his head. In "The Blue and the Gray" (S22E13), he remarks:
"I just have one question about hair. Where does mine start?"
Good question. And according to this theory, the answer is that there is no beginning nor end. Bart's yellow fur coats his entire body, and is long enough on the top to style.
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(#3) Bart Ruined Martin's Education
In the very early days of Sprinfieldian mythology, Bart managed to ruin another character's life for the course of the next thirty-something seasons. In "Bart The Genius" (S1E2), Bart changes out his aptitude test with Martin's, which ends up getting him sent to a gifted school. As Redditor /u/KuhlDota points out, Martin never recovered from this. While Bart was ultimately removed from the gifted school because he obviously didn't belong there, Martin never got the chance to attend. Instead of moving onto a program where he could have been challenged and potentially thrived, Bart's cheating has kept Martin stuck at the underperforming, falling-apart-at-the-seams Springfield Elementary for an endlessly poor fourth grade education.
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(#2) Bart Simpson Is A Stone Cutter
In "Homer the Great" (S6E12), Homer becomes a Stonecutter after learning that Abe is already part of the order. But was Homer the second member of the Simpson clan to join? If you ask Redditor /u/TyPiper93, it was actually Bart.
The theory points to a few key clues. For example, at the dinner table, Bart has a cagey response to Homer's comment that Lenny and Karl are getting special treatment at work. Does he know something that he's not telling? Also, it's worth taking a look at the code of becoming a Stonecutter. Beyond having a blood relative already initiated, the only way to become one is a to save the life of a member. Bart has done just that. In "Blood Feud" (S2E22), Bart donates his blood to save Mr. Burns' life. Lastly, the Redditor points out that Bart never faces any serious consequences at school (nothing worse than chalkboard-scrawling detention, anyway). Maybe he's getting off easy because his sacred brother Principal Skinner is also a Stonecutter.
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(#13) Bart Simpson Is Charlie Chaplin
In the expanded version of this theory, Redditor /u/Awesomemaniac makes the argument that every member of the Simpson family is meant to represent a star from the silent film era. Contrary to what our accompanying image shows, however, the theory says that Bart is Charlie Chaplin, not Homer. The Redditor points out the similarities between the two icons. For one, both Bart and Chaplin are young, misunderstood, mischief makers, especially in the early days of their careers. Furthermore, where Chaplin is often seen with a bamboo cane and bowler cap, Bart is similarly seen carrying a slingshot and wearing a red baseball cap!
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(#9) Bart & Nelson's Clothing Connection
Since the beginning of Springfield Elementary as we know it, Bart Simpson and Nelson Muntz have been at war. Yes, there have been moments when they've come together, but by and large, Nelson has been an antagonist to Bart. And as Redditor /u/PrincipalBlackman points out, the show has been illustrating their good versus evil connection from the start. This theory notes that Bart and Nelson both wear reddish tops and blue shorts, linking them as a pair at odds with one another. Sure, Nelson has that tattered vest, but it would be too on-the-nose if they dressed exactly alike.
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(#4) Bart Is Actually A Genius
Look, the Simpsons are stupid. Well, Lisa isn't. And it's too soon to tell for Maggie. Marge, of course, doesn't carry the infmaous 'Simpson Gene' that's explored in "Lisa the Simpson" (S9E17). So really it's just Bart and Homer. But are they actually dumb? If you ask Redditor /u/kerbyklok, it's all a show.
We learn in "HOMЯ" (S12E9) that Homer would actually be an intelligent man if he didn't have a crayon lodged up his nose and near his brain. With the crayon removed, Homer's IQ goes up 50 points. However, the whole crayon situation doesn't make as much sense when you think about the 'Simpson Gene', which explains that the Simpson men (but not the women) get gradually dumber as they age. So which is it? The Redditor suggests neither are true, and that in reality Bart and his dad act stupid on purpose because it makes life easier. Bart certainly does some pretty dumb things, but he also pulls off a lot of clever hijinks that a truly dumb person could never mastermind. This is possible because, at his core, he's actually a genius pretending to be a dolt.
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Bart Simpson is an important character in the classic animated series The Simpsons. In the first two seasons of The Simpsons, Bart was the central character of the animation, later the focus of the story gradually turned to Homer, but Bart is still one of the leading roles in the series. At the same time, he is one of the most iconic characters in the history of American TV anime.
Bart Simpson was naughty, rebellious, disrespectful, and mean when he was a kid, he often uses word games to tease the MOE in the bar. The random tool explained 13 interesting fan theories about Bart Simpson that will make you re-recognize this character.
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