Bart the General

Herman: "The key to Springfield has always been Elm Street, the Greeks knew it, the Carthaginians knew it, now you know it."

While the first few episodes of season one don't seem to have quite reached the show's potential, this is the first episode that does. Succeeding the episode There's No Disgrace Like Home (another highlight of season 1, but it feels somewhat experimental), this episode introduces classic Simpsons characters that are still active decades later. The plot is good as well, just a simple revenge mission against the school bully, yet it is very entertaining.

While some of the characters are a bit different from their final product, this episode is still very enjoyable.

The best episode I have seen thus far, the introductory episode of Nelson was a classic filled with cunning wit and a pretty good storyline. Grandpa and Herman also being properly introduced was good too.

This is the episode that introduces us to Nelson Muntz, one of my favourite Simpsons characters. Bart is getting constantly beaten up by the school bully Nelson, so he decides to get him back. The one thing we don't get in this episode is the classic Nelson catch phase, Haw Haw. It's a good episode but not my favourite from Season 1

The fifth episode in the long-running Simpsons series is very funny and quite well-done. With me being such a movie buff, I loved the movie references such as Patton and of course, Full Metal Jacket. The episode had me laughing almost non-stop the entire time and the episode is way better than the previous 2 episodes and on par with the first two of Season One.

This episode, "Bart the General" formerly introduces us to Grampa, the school bully Nelson, and Bart's best friend. While sticking up for Lisa, Bart gets into a few altercations with Nelson. In order to stop the bullying, Bart asks Grampa for help so he can end the bullying for good.

Overall, this is a very funny episode and the many references to Full Metal Jacket is outstanding especially during the training scenes. Bart is indeed one heck of a general. I rate this film 9/10.