Bart of Darkness

"Bart of Darkness"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 6
Episode 1
Directed byJim Reardon
Written byDan McGrath
Production code1F22
Original air dateSeptember 4, 1994 (1994-09-04)
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"Beans are neither fruit nor musical"[1]
Couch gagThe Simpsons sit down in midair; the couch builds itself on top of the family and makes them fall.[2]
CommentaryMatt Groening
David Mirkin
Jim Reardon
David S. Cohen
Greg Daniels
David Silverman
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"Bart of Darkness" is the premiere of the sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on September 4, 1994.[1] In the episode, Bart breaks his leg and becomes increasingly isolated. Spying on Ned Flanders from his room, Bart suspects that Ned has murdered his wife. The episode was produced during the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which delayed production by a month, and it was originally going to be the season five finale and is largely a parody of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954).[3]

The episode was written by Dan McGrath and directed by Jim Reardon.

  1. ^ a b Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. pp. 148–149. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
  2. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Bart of Darkness". BBC. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
  3. ^ Reardon, Jim (September 4, 1994), Bart of Darkness, The Simpsons, retrieved January 31, 2023