(#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.
(#1) Bart Isn't Fooling Moe One Bit
Redditor /u/SenorSchnarf comes at us with a theory that suggests Moe Syzslak might not be as easy a target for prank calls as he appears. Over the course of the show, Bart constantly pranks calls Moe's self-named bar, fooling the beer slinger with some of the cheapest setups and punchlines available to a fourth grader. But Moe doesn't fall for them because he's too stupid to pick up on the bit; he does it on purpose to entertain the son of one of his best customers. Moe actually really loves Bart, so he's happy to make a fool of himself by playing along with pranks like:
Bart: I'd like to speak to a Mr. Jazz. First name Hugh.
Moe: Hugh Jazz. Somebody check the restroom for a Hugh Jazz.
(#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.
(#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.
(#5) Bart Put Homer In A Coma
In "So It's Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show" (S4E18), Bart creates a catastrophically explosive beer can as an April Fool's Day prank on Homer. The carbonated goof goes a little bit further than intended, landing Homer in a coma. For the episode, it provides the perfect setup for a clip show, and by the end, Homer wakes up immediately and starts strangling Bart. But according to Redditor /u/Hardtopickaname, the strangle never happened... because Homer never woke up.
According to this theory, Homer Simpson remains in a coma forever, and every episode from April 1993 onward is taking place completely in Homer's mind. To support this theory, the Redditor points out that once Bart knocks Homer into perma-slumber the plot lines really start to go off the rails. Also, the celebrity guests really ramp up at this juncture, which suggests that maybe Homer is absorbing information from his hospital room. Maybe Bart watches celebrity gossip TV shows, or even just talks to his unresponsive dad about things that are going on in the world. In any case, whatever we see on screen began with Bart's fateful prank.
(#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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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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