| "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 23 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Steven Dean Moore |
| Written by | Tim Long |
| Production code | NABF17 |
| Original air date | October 2, 2011 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Theodore Roosevelt (archive recordings) | |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "It's not too early to speculate about the 2016 election" |
| Couch gag | A John Kricfalusi-animated couch gag where Homer demands a beer and Marge gets it for him. |
"Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts" is the second episode of the twenty-third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 2, 2011. The episode was the first to feature Superintendent Chalmers as the central character and Chalmers' flashbacks references the films The Breakfast Club and Fight Club. In the episode, Principal Skinner challenges Superintendent Chalmers to take over Bart's education after one of his pranks. Chalmers accepts and starts teaching Bart about Theodore Roosevelt and manliness. After he takes Bart and his friends on an unauthorized field trip which results in one of the children breaking an arm, Chalmers is fired. Bart and his friends then take over the school in an effort to save his job.
The episode was written by Tim Long, directed by Steven Dean Moore, and features the voice of Theodore Roosevelt through archive recordings. The opening sequence was guest-directed by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi, who previously created the animated television show, The Ren & Stimpy Show. In its original American broadcast, it was viewed by approximately 6.19 million people. Since airing, the episode has received generally positive reviews from television critics, with the guest-directed opening sequence by Kricfalusi receiving the most praise.