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Season 1  "The Telltale Head"  1x8

Aired 34 years ago - Feb 25, 1990

Bart tries to impress the school bullies by stealing the head of the Jebediah Springfield statue in the town square, but everyone is outraged by his act of vandalism.

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Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 1
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of making you sing in front of the class.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 3
Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 4
Oh, yeah, and every locomotive that comes rollin' by
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 5
And so, this plant harnesses the power of the atom...
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 6
they think of this.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 7
I'm Smilin'joe Fission, your atomic tour guide...
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 8
The rods make the water so hot it boils.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 9
I'll just put it where nobody'll find it for a million years.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 10
Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 11
- Hey, Bart, our dad says your dad is incompetent. - What does incompetent mean?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 12
between these doughnuts and ones baked today.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 13
Hey, Dad! Yo, Homer! Woo! Woo! I'm up here!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 14
-I might have known it was you, Simpson. -But, sir, I--
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 15
Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 16
There, there, Homer. You'll find a job.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 17
Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 18
Uh, is I.P.Freely here?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 19
- You'll get that punk someday, Moe. - Ah, I don't know.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 20
I don't think you're ever gonna get another job and be able to pay me back.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 21
Well, I've been thinking too.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 22
Hey, Mama, where's my fries already?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 23
I don't know what else to do.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 24
We'll be back with more tips on how to win the lottery right after this.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 25
-Duffbeer -Beer. Now there's a temporary solution.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 26
Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 27
Wait a minute. Let me count and make sure. Not even close.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 28
I can only leave you with the words my father gave me:
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 29
Love, Homer J. Simpson.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 30
Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 31
Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 32
Your father's gone too!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 33
Well, live and learn.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 34
Oh, Homer.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 35
I will not rest until this street gets a stop sign!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 36
Police artists have a composite sketch of the culprit.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 37
Don't be nervous. We believe in you, Homer.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 38
I think we should put a stop sign at " D" Street and 12th.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 39
Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 40
Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 41
There's a danger in this town that is bigger than all the dips put together.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 42
That's okay. I'll just assume you said what I thought I heard you say.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 43
I give you the man whose very name is synonymous with safety.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 44
Look at that man.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 45
- Get this Simpson character up here right now. - But Mr. Burns--
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 46
watched them pass me over for promotions time and again.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 47
Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 48
I don't want you to come back as a technical supervisor or supervising technician...
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 49
The generous offer I'm making is good for exactly...
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 50
Simpson, time's up.

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Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 2
of making you sing in front of the class.
#2 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 3 #3 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 4
Oh, yeah, and every locomotive that comes rollin' by
#4 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 5
And so, this plant harnesses the power of the atom...
#5 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 6
they think of this.
#6 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 7
I'm Smilin'joe Fission, your atomic tour guide...
#7 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 8
The rods make the water so hot it boils.
#8 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 9
I'll just put it where nobody'll find it for a million years.
#9 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 10 #10 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 11
- Hey, Bart, our dad says your dad is incompetent. - What does incompetent mean?
#11 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 12
between these doughnuts and ones baked today.
#12 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 13
Hey, Dad! Yo, Homer! Woo! Woo! I'm up here!
#13 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 14
-I might have known it was you, Simpson. -But, sir, I--
#14 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 15 #15 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 16
There, there, Homer. You'll find a job.
#16 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 17 #17 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 18
Uh, is I.P.Freely here?
#18 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 19
- You'll get that punk someday, Moe. - Ah, I don't know.
#19 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 20
I don't think you're ever gonna get another job and be able to pay me back.
#20 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 21
Well, I've been thinking too.
#21 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 22
Hey, Mama, where's my fries already?
#22 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 23
I don't know what else to do.
#23 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 24
We'll be back with more tips on how to win the lottery right after this.
#24 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 25
-Duffbeer -Beer. Now there's a temporary solution.
#25 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 26 #26 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 27
Wait a minute. Let me count and make sure. Not even close.
#27 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 28
I can only leave you with the words my father gave me:
#28 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 29
Love, Homer J. Simpson.
#29 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 30 #30 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 31 #31 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 32
Your father's gone too!
#32 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 33
Well, live and learn.
#33 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 34
Oh, Homer.
#34 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 35
I will not rest until this street gets a stop sign!
#35 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 36
Police artists have a composite sketch of the culprit.
#36 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 37
Don't be nervous. We believe in you, Homer.
#37 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 38
I think we should put a stop sign at " D" Street and 12th.
#38 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 39 #39 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 40 #40 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 41
There's a danger in this town that is bigger than all the dips put together.
#41 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 42
That's okay. I'll just assume you said what I thought I heard you say.
#42 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 43
I give you the man whose very name is synonymous with safety.
#43 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 44
Look at that man.
#44 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 45
- Get this Simpson character up here right now. - But Mr. Burns--
#45 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 46
watched them pass me over for promotions time and again.
#46 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 47 #47 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 48
I don't want you to come back as a technical supervisor or supervising technician...
#48 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 49
The generous offer I'm making is good for exactly...
#49 Recap of The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 50
Simpson, time's up.
#50