The Simpsons: 20 Awesome Easter Eggs And References
18. Wise Guy Bart
Episode: Bart The Murderer (S3, E4) The inspired Gangster-flick satire and the exploration of Barts issues with authority figures make 'Bart the Murderer' a deserved fan favourite. Barts young entry into the world of wise-guys, crime and whacking makes it no secret that the episode is intended to incorporate references to Goodfellas. However, what isnt widely known is that The Simpsons writers had conceived the idea of the episode before the release of Scorseses seminal gangster film. As such, after the release of the 1990 film, the team rewrote the episode to incorporate the movie which was receiving so much attention at the time. The drawing of Bart was intended to directly replicate Henry showing his parents his new clothes. This episode was the debut of Fat Tony who was modelled after Paul Cicero in Goodfellas.
Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.
