Television episodes set in Washington, D.C. Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, The living room is set up like a trendy night club (complete with a, This page was last edited on 15 January 2021, at 01:20. The morning after their disastrous concert at Nelson's bar, Bart and Ralph find out that they have been evicted from their house. "[17] In an interview with TMZ in May 2016, Matt Groening said he thought it was unlikely that Donald Trump would become the president of the United States. Episodes that include Ralph Wiggum in a major role: "I Love Lisa" (season four, 1993), an episode which arguably set him apart from other tertiary characters and defined much of the character[3]," This Little Wiggy" (season nine, 1998), and "E Pluribus Wiggum" (season nineteen, 2008); as well as appearances both minor and prominent in many other episodes. Ralph Wiggum Which is your favorite Ralph? "[7] Greaney said that everyone in the writing room recognized these traits from people they knew and therefore everyone contributed to the episode by suggesting lines for Bart to say and things for him to do. So, Ralph seems fairly intelligent in these episodes, and one can only wonder what changed him. Audio commentary for "Bart to the Future", in, Selman, Matt (2008). Directed By ... fan favourite Ralph Wiggum had met his end. Bart learns that in the future he is a ne'er-do-well musician with Ralph Wiggum as a room mate. The episode centers on fictional pilot episodes of non-existent television series derived from The Simpsons, and is a parody of the tendency of networks to spin off characters from a hit series. Club wrote in 2011 that the episode "was not so good, although better than many of the real stinkers yet to come at that point. It was written by Dan Greaney and directed by Neil Affleck. With a Nielsen rating of 8.7, the episode finished 28th in the ratings for the week of March 13–19, 2000. "Bart to the Future" is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television sitcom The Simpsons. In the episode, after their picnic in the park is cut short due to a mosquito infestation, the Simpsons stop by at an Indian casino.There, Bart is prevented from entering because of his age. The U.S. is also completely bankrupt - They have sold the "purple mountain majesties and amber waves of grain", among other properties that they do not even own, but still rely on foreign aid from Europe and China. But the biggest disappointment was Ralph Wiggum. "Bart to the Future" is the seventeenth episode of Season 11. [10], On October 7, 2008, "Bart to the Future" was released on DVD as part of the box set The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season. Original Airdate [5] He and The Simpsons writer Matt Selman were sitting in Greaney's office one day, trying to come up with new episode stories, when they received the idea of making a companion piece to that episode. Several designs were made by the animators for future Bart, but Greaney did not think they matched the personality of the character and had to give clearer instructions on how he wanted him to look. Michael Marcantel. Ralph is een beetje een buitenstaander, maar lijkt wel goed overweg te kunnen met onder anderen Bart, Lisa en Milhouse Ralph Wiggum proudly proclaims that he "can use the potty now," while his father, Police Chief Wiggum, is a RoboCop-like cyborg with a chicken-cooking rotisserie embedded in his chest. However, rather than taking the scolding as motivation to find his own source of income, namely a job, Bart sees Lisa's move to the White House as a chance to freeload off of Lisa (and by extension, the American taxpayers), instead of Ralph. He Sure Can Act Ralph may have only gotten the part because Chief Wiggum put a … 1 Synopsis 2 Full Story 3 Behind the Laughter 3.1 Production 3.2 Reception 4 Citations While visiting an Indian casino with his family, Bart encounters an Indian who foretells of his future. Episodes with a alternative Gracie Films logo, https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Bart_to_the_Future?oldid=923639. It was the second highest-rated broadcast on Fox that week, following an episode of Malcolm in the Middle (which received a 10.0 rating and was watched in 10.1 million homes). "[15], The episode mentions that real estate mogul Donald Trump became president, and caused a budget crisis that Lisa inherits. "[5] The Simpsons showrunner Mike Scully also noted that future Bart is the kind of person who is "always waiting for some big sort of cash payoff that he feels he's owed whether it be an insurance settlement, an inheritance, or something that's gonna come sooner or later. When a band gig flops when Bart shamelessly plagiarizes a Jimmy Buffett song, Ralph has had enough of Bart's freeloading, telling Bart it is high time for him to start pulling his own weight. Homer does not appreciate the metaphor and angrily curses Lincoln; when present-day Bart asks the manager about this subplot, he claims that he needed filler after the main vision became "too thin". When Lisa makes her presidential address introducing the "temporary refund adjustment", Bart crashes in, promoting his band. Fans expected him to die in 2017, but the episode was non-canonical and Ralph was alive for many years before 2006 anyway. Though a few gags bomb, most of them prove pretty good. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 19, 2000. While visiting an Indian casino with his family, Bart encounters an Indian who foretells of his future. "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" is the twenty-fourth episode of the eighth season of The Simpsons. How would you prefer for his hair to be? It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 19, 2000. 1 Synopsis 2 Full Story 3 Behind the Laughter 3.1 Reception 3.2 Controversy 4 Production 5 Video 6 Citations Springfield becomes the site of the first presidential primary. His conscience manifests in the form of Billy Carter's ghost, who reminds him that he is an embarrassment because of his actions and suggests he atone for his mistakes. As a thank-you, Bart asks Lisa to "legalize it", and Lisa says she will. Bart inadvertently gets Lisa to admit the truth about the tax hike live to the nation, which causes her approval rating to plummet. Lisa finds Bart and tells him that the family has been kicked out of the casino after Homer pushed a waitress and Marge lost $20,000. For instance, fans could probably recall an instance where they or a friend have accidentally called their teachers 'mom' or 'dad.' Still, it utterly failed to rise to the challenge of 'Lisa’s Wedding. In the episode, after their picnic in the park is cut short due to a mosquito infestation, the Simpsons stop by at an Indian casino. Staff members Mike Scully, Dan Greaney, Matt Selman, and George Meyer participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode. Bart is turned away because of his age but is able to sneak in by hiding in ventriloquist Arthur Crandall's dummy case. The Native American manager shows Bart a vision of his future as a wannabe rock musician living with Ralph Wiggum, while Lisa has become the President of the United States and tries to get the country out of financial trouble. 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