Short #32: The Bart Simpson Show
This is the very first appearance of the Tom and Jerry inspired duo of Itchy and Scratchy, except with deadlier violence. It is kind of a weird short. I find it more so on the sense of Homer not wanting his kids to watch violent stuff. Then again, he is a victim of injury in Itchy and Scratchy and Marge two years later. Anyway, this is a funny short. Bart tries to make up his own TV show and pleases his sisters. A way to end it is both him and Homer strangling each other because of the boy taking out the TV parts. This is a solid one in humor and the animation looks identical to what the show would have as far as characters go.
Score: 7 out of 10
Short #33 Punching Bag
I'm not sure how much "play friendly" was used in the show, but another first here is Homer going "D'oh" in the short. It's a basic one. The kids want to play rough and goes with the stereotypes of how guys and girls should be. Bart and Lisa hit a punching bag with Homer's face drawn on it and it annoys their father. Props to Matt Groening for getting Marge involved, and its hilarious, especially with those last 20 seconds of the short. The Simpsons look a little more fleshed out and developed better, and shorts like these show the momentum of why it got a show.
Score: 8 out of 10
Next week, Bart tells a Christmas tale, and the kids get to see a familiar clown as audience members.
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