This has a dream sequence where Bart shoots with an automatic rifle to Nelson; those were the days before Columbine...

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“Bart the General“ is the first good episode of The Simpsons in my opinion. I quite enjoyed most of this one, with Bart and his friends finally getting revenge against Nelson, the school bully who makes his first appearance. It can be a bit slow at points, and the jokes aren't overly funny, but I can appreciate the story for how well-written it is.

Overall, a solid outing and a quality improvement.

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This episode marks the first appearance of Nelson 'Haha' Muntz, and is yet another early episode that follows the typical two-story setup of the Simpsons: We have the entire entry story with Lisa and her cupcakes, those are the binding element that leads to the second story of Bart being bullied by Nelson and how he stands up for himself.

Unfortunately, there is nothing else I like about this episode. I like the rhyming and the ending sequence where Bart puts some "perspective" to the episode (there are not good wars - with these exceptions... :D ). But besides that, I think this episode is rather seldom funny (if at all), the story is - at least to me - uninteresting and it doesn't offer me any deeper level. So given the negative aspects over-weighing the positives a little, I end up with:

4/10 Points.

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The standard Simpsons style of humour seems to come in in this episode, as well as references and homages. Also the first appearances for Nelson, Mulhouse and Krusty (though unnamed and as just a poster)

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Grandpa Simpson us one of the more fully formed characters out of the gate, and he’s met with an episode that matches his humor with aplomb. A fun and outrageous concept, this is a solid episode

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