Skinner: Bart Simpson, that is a rebuilt Yugoslavian engine and there’s not even a Yugoslavia anymore. Bring it back at once.

When thinking back on the history of The Simpsons, there aren’t many characters who have become popular icons in the same way that Bart was. “Bartmania” took over popular culture in the 1990s, as the ...

During The Simpsons’s early seasons, Bart was a national obsession, a flash point in broader cultural conversations about changing family dynamics, educational standards, and the evolving television ...