"Bart's in Jail!" is the second episode of the thirty-third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 708th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 3, 2021.[1] The episode was directed by Steven Dean Moore, and written by Nick Dahan.
Grampa receives an urgent phone call telling him that Bart is in jail and that he needs to get $10,000 to the "authorities" or Bart will face a massive prison sentence. Because Grampa not-unreasonably finds the notion of Bart being in jail to be plausible and also because he wants to help his grandson, he does wire the money, only to realize that he was the victim of a scam. Everyone except Homer feels bad for Grampa and consoles him with their own stories of being scammed.
When Homer learns that Grampa lost his $10,000 and that the money was planned as an inheritance for himself, he gets so angry that he keeps mocking and yelling at Grampa at length. Marge, Lisa and Bart finally get him to stop treating Grampa so badly over an honest mistake after Homer gets scammed himself and they all go over to the retirement home so Homer can apologize—and they are all there when another scammer calls in to try the same "(Person) In Jail" scam by using Lisa's name.
Lisa then gets an idea that involves Grampa using his talent of having long aimless conversations to keep the scammers talking until Lisa can use advanced computer software to pinpoint their location to a building in Shelbyville. The family heads there and finds out the place is a boiler room operation whose callers are not criminal masterminds but people (including Moe) working for minimum-wage gift cards. Chief Wiggum and his fellow police officers break up the ring, but Marge wonders if they really did any good considering how corrupt the entire world is. She later decides she will not let herself become that cynical, and gives a woman claiming to have left her wallet at home $20 to buy gas and her address to send it back. Some time later, Marge does get the money back in the post, and her faith in humanity is restored—as it is revealed that Grampa actually sent her the letter and the money, not wanting to see Marge's spirit be ruined by the evil of scams around the world.
As the credits roll, Moe is shown using well-known scamming methods.
Production
Originally, at the end of the episode, it was revealed that Grampa had been cheating at cribbage for years to get the money that was taken by the scammer.
The producers reached out to Neil Gaiman for visual inspiration of Loki. Gaiman suggested they use Arthur Rackham's "Rhinemaidens" picture for inspiration.
Bill Cipher (who appears in the Loki hallucination) is voiced by Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch. Addressing the crossover on Twitter, Alex Hirsch wrote, "From age 8-18 I didn’t miss a single Simpsons premiere. I read the guide until the pages fell out, memorized every line, knew the writer of each ep & could tell you the season by the size of the characters pupils. I’m in total disbelief that tonight I just did a cameo on the show." Hirsch continued on to say, "If tonight I get hit by 3 busses then lightning then fall out of a window into a truckload of mousetraps I’ll die happy. Thank you @TheSimpsons for inspiring me to get into animation in the first place & for this surreal honor."
Reception
Viewing figures
The episode was watched by 1.48 million viewers and was the highest-rated show on Animation Domination that night.[2]
Critical response
Marcus Gibson of Bubbleblabber gave "Bart's in Jail!" an eight out of ten stating "Overall, 'Bart's in Jail' is not a scam. It's an enjoyable and reflective perspective on the perils of phone scams and their effects on people. Episodes like this continue to be one of the main reasons this show still has legs, and I hope they make more of them in the future."[3]
Tony Sokol of Den of Geek gave the episode 2.5 out of 5 stars, stating "'Bart's in Jail!' feels like an allegory but is too specific. It is a timely issue, one which impacts quite a lot of people, and isn't constrained to online or phone scams, steak knives or waxy yellow buildup. But the episode is too sanitized for effective satire. Moe's reading of the closing is the high point of the episode. The overriding idea that everything is a scam, and even Grandpa thinks his family are suckers for believing him when he tries to restore Marge's faith, is vaguely subversive, but too judgmental."[4]
References
^"(SI-3218) "Bart's in Jail"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"SHOWBUZZDAILY's Sunday 10.3.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED | Showbuzz Daily". showbuzzdaily.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
^"Review: The Simpsons "Bart's in Jail"". Bubbleblabber. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
^"The Simpsons Season 33 Episode 2 Review: Bart's in Jail!". Den of Geek. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
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Bart s in Jail is the second episode of the thirty third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons and the 708th episode overall It aired in the United States on Fox on October 3 2021 1 The episode was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by Nick Dahan Bart s in Jail The Simpsons episodeEpisode no Season 33Episode 2Directed bySteven Dean MooreWritten byNick DahanFeatured music Here Comes the Money by Naughty by NatureProduction codeQABF18Original air dateOctober 3 2021 2021 10 03 Guest appearancesAlan Cumming as Loki Scott Hanson as Punt Zone Announcer Alex Hirsch as Bill Cipher Joel H Cohen as Old JoelEpisode chronology Previous The Star of the Backstage Next Treehouse of Horror XXXII The Simpsons season 33 List of episodesThe episode is about Grampa Simpson falling for a phone scam and received generally mixed reviews Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 2 1 Casting 3 Reception 3 1 Viewing figures 3 2 Critical response 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditGrampa receives an urgent phone call telling him that Bart is in jail and that he needs to get 10 000 to the authorities or Bart will face a massive prison sentence Because Grampa not unreasonably finds the notion of Bart being in jail to be plausible and also because he wants to help his grandson he does wire the money only to realize that he was the victim of a scam Everyone except Homer feels bad for Grampa and consoles him with their own stories of being scammed When Homer learns that Grampa lost his 10 000 and that the money was planned as an inheritance for himself he gets so angry that he keeps mocking and yelling at Grampa at length Marge Lisa and Bart finally get him to stop treating Grampa so badly over an honest mistake after Homer gets scammed himself and they all go over to the retirement home so Homer can apologize and they are all there when another scammer calls in to try the same Person In Jail scam by using Lisa s name Lisa then gets an idea that involves Grampa using his talent of having long aimless conversations to keep the scammers talking until Lisa can use advanced computer software to pinpoint their location to a building in Shelbyville The family heads there and finds out the place is a boiler room operation whose callers are not criminal masterminds but people including Moe working for minimum wage gift cards Chief Wiggum and his fellow police officers break up the ring but Marge wonders if they really did any good considering how corrupt the entire world is She later decides she will not let herself become that cynical and gives a woman claiming to have left her wallet at home 20 to buy gas and her address to send it back Some time later Marge does get the money back in the post and her faith in humanity is restored as it is revealed that Grampa actually sent her the letter and the money not wanting to see Marge s spirit be ruined by the evil of scams around the world As the credits roll Moe is shown using well known scamming methods Production EditOriginally at the end of the episode it was revealed that Grampa had been cheating at cribbage for years to get the money that was taken by the scammer The producers reached out to Neil Gaiman for visual inspiration of Loki Gaiman suggested they use Arthur Rackham s Rhinemaidens picture for inspiration Casting Edit Alex Hirsch reprised the voice of Bill Cipher Bill Cipher who appears in the Loki hallucination is voiced by Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch Addressing the crossover on Twitter Alex Hirsch wrote From age 8 18 I didn t miss a single Simpsons premiere I read the guide until the pages fell out memorized every line knew the writer of each ep amp could tell you the season by the size of the characters pupils I m in total disbelief that tonight I just did a cameo on the show Hirsch continued on to say If tonight I get hit by 3 busses then lightning then fall out of a window into a truckload of mousetraps I ll die happy Thank you TheSimpsons for inspiring me to get into animation in the first place amp for this surreal honor Reception EditViewing figures Edit The episode was watched by 1 48 million viewers and was the highest rated show on Animation Domination that night 2 Critical response Edit Marcus Gibson of Bubbleblabber gave Bart s in Jail an eight out of ten stating Overall Bart s in Jail is not a scam It s an enjoyable and reflective perspective on the perils of phone scams and their effects on people Episodes like this continue to be one of the main reasons this show still has legs and I hope they make more of them in the future 3 Tony Sokol of Den of Geek gave the episode 2 5 out of 5 stars stating Bart s in Jail feels like an allegory but is too specific It is a timely issue one which impacts quite a lot of people and isn t constrained to online or phone scams steak knives or waxy yellow buildup But the episode is too sanitized for effective satire Moe s reading of the closing is the high point of the episode The overriding idea that everything is a scam and even Grandpa thinks his family are suckers for believing him when he tries to restore Marge s faith is vaguely subversive but too judgmental 4 References Edit SI 3218 Bart s in Jail The Futon Critic Retrieved October 3 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link SHOWBUZZDAILY s Sunday 10 3 2021 Top 150 Cable Originals amp Network Finals UPDATED Showbuzz Daily showbuzzdaily com Retrieved October 10 2021 Review The Simpsons Bart s in Jail Bubbleblabber October 4 2021 Retrieved October 4 2021 The Simpsons Season 33 Episode 2 Review Bart s in Jail Den of Geek October 4 2021 Retrieved October 4 2021 External links Edit Bart s in Jail at IMDb Portal The Simpsons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bart 27s in Jail amp oldid 1116959948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
