"Bart Gets an F" is the first episode of The Simpsons' second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 11, 1990. In the episode, Bart fails four consecutive history exams and the school psychiatrist recommends that Bart repeat the fourth grade. Bart vows that he will start to do better and tries to get the class genius Martin Prince to help him, but after that fails, Bart prays for help. That night, Springfie...
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"Bart Gets an F" is the first episode of The Simpsons' second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 11, 1990. In the episode, Bart fails four consecutive history exams and the school psychiatrist recommends that Bart repeat the fourth grade. Bart vows that he will start to do better and tries to get the class genius Martin Prince to help him, but after that fails, Bart prays for help. That night, Springfield is hit with a massive blizzard and the school is closed, giving Bart one more day to study.
The episode was written by David M. Stern and directed by David Silverman. Mayor Quimby makes his first appearance and the episode was the first to feature a new opening sequence. "Bart Gets an F" was the third episode produced for the season, but it was chosen to be the premiere of the second season because it prominently featured Bart.
Due to the success of the first season of The Simpsons, the Fox Network decided to switch the shows' time slot to...
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