Bart The Murderer

Bart The Murderer

October 10, 1991 TV Episode The Simpsons

Studio
Klasky Csupo, Gracie Films
Animation studio
Akom Production Company
Distributor
20th Century Fox Television

Synopsis

After having a very lousy day of school, Bart accidentally stumbles into "The Legitimate Businessman Social Club," a mobster front. He becomes a bartender, but when he shows up late at work and blames Principal Skinner, Skinner disappears.

Characters

Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Groundskeeper Willy, Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Muntz, Chief Clancy Wiggum, Lou, Principal Seymour Skinner, Kent Brockman, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Waylon Smithers, Charles Montgomery Burns, Secretary, Princess Opal, Lewis, Richard, Milhouse Van Houten, Fat Tony, Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure, Mrs. Krabappel, Jimbo Jones, Neil Patrick Harris

Credits

Directing

Director
Rich Moore

Producing

Producer
Al Jean, Mike Reiss (Executive Producers)

Writing

Writer
John Swartzwelder

Voices

Voice
Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Groundskeeper Willy), Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson), Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Muntz), Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson), Hank Azaria (Chief Clancy Wiggum, Lou), Harry Shearer (Principal Seymour Skinner, Kent Brockman, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Waylon Smithers, Charles Montgomery Burns), Jo Ann Harris (Secretary, Princess Opal, Lewis, Richard), Pamela Hayden (Milhouse Van Houten), Joe Mantegna (Fat Tony), Phil Hartman (Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure), Marcia Wallace (Mrs. Krabappel), Tress MacNeille (Jimbo Jones [uncredited]), Neil Patrick Harris (Himself)

Music

Music
Richard Gibbs
Theme
Danny Elfman

Crew

Created by
Matt Groening
Developed by
James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon
Executive Consultant
Brad Bird
Creative Consultant
George Meyer
Casting
Bonita Pietila
Executive Story Editor
Jon Vitti
Story Editor
John Swartzwelder
Script Supervisor
Doris Grau
Color Design & Background Painting
Gyorgyi Peluce, Carol Wyatt
Character Design
Matt Groening, Dan Haskett, Dale Hendrickson, Sam Simon
Storyboard
David Silverman, Kent Butterworth, Steve Moore
Layout Artists
Carlos Baeza, Mike Kazelah, Bronwen Barry, Sue Kroyer, Tibor Belay, Istvan Majoros, Moon Hwan Choi, Jim McLean, Tom Coppola, Swinton Scott, Steve Fellner, Eric Stefani, Ray Johnson, Gregg Vanzo, J.C. Wegman
Background Design
Phil Ortiz
Cleanup Artists
Anthony Bell, Judith M. Niver, Michael Camarillo, Joe Russo, Nancy Kruse, Eric Stefani, Don Judge, Kim Taylor, Eric Keyes, Sherry Wheeler, Carol Wyatt
Animation Produced by
Klasky-Csupo
Supervising Animation Director
Gabor Csupo
Animation Producers
Sherry Argaman, Margot Pipkin
Animation Production Managers
Sherry Argaman, Barbara Donatelli
Animation Checkers
Laurie Hanson, Maxine Markota, Nikki Vanzo
Main Title Design
David Silverman
Main Title Animation
Kevin Petrilak
Visual Consultant
Stephen Lineweaver
Animation Camera
Wm. J. Hedge, Jim Keefer, Karen Shaffer, Wesley Smith
Production Coordinator
Sarah Werner
Dialogue Editor
Suhail Kafity
Music Editor
Chris Ledesma
Sound Effects Editor
Travis Powers
Production Mixer
Bill Thiederman
Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Montgomery
On-Line Editor
Mark McKimsey
Post Production Facility
Laser Edit
Production Assistants
Donavan Brown, Todd Jacobsen, Eleanor Mills
Video Transfer
Richard Cassel, Unitel Video
Assistants to the Executive Producers
Daria Paris, Patty MacDonald, Julie Stedmon Smith, J.D. Maria
Assistants to the Producers
Leslie Richter, Robert Cohen, Ian Deitchman, Peter Kwong, TJ Muncan, Todd Stein, Lana Redd Lewis
Assistants to the Associate Producer
Lisa Stewart, Michael McCusker
Post Production Coordinator
Joseph A. Boucher
Overseas Animation Directors
Rick Bowman, Mike Girard
Executive in Charge of Producton for Gracie Films
Michael Stanislavsky
Creative Supervisor
Sam Simon
Executive Creative Consultant
James L. Brooks
Crew
I.A.T.S.E. N.A.B

Companies and other credits

  • Animation Produced by: Inc
  • Post Production Audio Facility: Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios
  • Post Production Facility: Inc
  • Negative Cutter: D&A Negative Cutting
  • Korean Production Company: Akom Production Company
  • The Persons in this film are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons or events is unintentional
  • THE SIMPSONS EPISODE # 7G01
  • COPYRIGHT © 1990
  • TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION
  • Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation is the author of this motion picture for purposes of copyright and other laws. This motion picture is protected under laws of the United States and other countr…
  • distribution or exhibition may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution
  • The Simpsons and the Simpsons characters
  • TM Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Production notes

Blackboard Sequence: High explosives and school don't mix.

Couch Scene: The family form a pyramid, with Maggie on top. Maggie strikes a classic "Ta-Da!" pose.

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