Bart the General

Bart fights back against the school bully.

This is one of my favourite early episodes.

I remember loving 'Bart The General' as a child and even now I think it has some very strong moments. The story is pretty good, with some strong references to military history and great war movies like 'Patton' and 'Full Metal Jacket'.

I love the characterisations of Nelson, Herman and Grampa who all made brilliant first impressions on me with some very quotable lines of dialogue.

I am probably rating it higher than I should due to my childhood appreciation for it, but I don't care.

For me it's a 8.5/10 but I round upwards.

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

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.

This was one of the first "Simpsons" episodes, in which Bart decides to take a stand against school bullies and transforms himself into a type of modern-day Patton, armed with an artillery of angry, vengeful elementary schoolers and a scarred Vietnam War enthusiast (who suspiciously sounds very much like Ned Flanders).

Humor-wise, this is one of the few early episodes to display some of the cunning wit of later episodes (mainly 4th/5th season stuff). The whole riff on Patton is fantastic if you're a movie buff.

Homer isn't given much to do, but it's Bart's show, and one of the first episodes to really display the character's attitude.

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.