Bart After Dark
The Simpsons, season 8, episode 5. First aired November 24, 1996. 133 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
While Marge and Lisa travel to the coast to help clean up after an oil tanker spill, Bart breaks a gargoyle at a creepy old house, and Homer makes him work off the damage for its owner, Belle. The house is La Maison Derrière, a burlesque house, and when Marge finds out she rallies the town to tear it down, until Homer and Belle answer with a song.
- Written by
- Richard Appel
- Directed by
- Dominic Polcino
- Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Krabappel
- Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz
- Maurice LaMarche as Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Couch gag
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Production code
- 4F06
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Bart stands on the roof of a pink car in a suburban driveway, arms raised, while a small figure sits…
0:00–0:12 -
Homer enters a purple room through an orange-framed doorway, moving into the pink hallway beyond…
0:12–0:24 -
Homer lies on the red couch reading a newspaper while Lisa and Bart lie on a colorful oval rug in the living…
0:24–0:37 -
Itchy and Scratchy appear in this moment from The Simpsons: a black cat-like Itchy sits in an orange…
0:37–0:49 -
A black cartoon cat sits wide-eyed in an orange armchair, then recoils with white-gloved hands raised…
“We interrupt this cartoon for a special report.”
0:49–1:01 -
Kent Brockman sits behind a desk holding papers on a TV screen, reporting that a tanker has run aground…
“Kent Brockman at the Action News Desk.”
1:01–1:14 -
A grey-haired man in a red jacket and blue tie holds a white bowl and then lifts a sheet of paper…
“Preliminary reports indicated the ship's captain was drunk at the helm.”
1:14–1:28 -
An older white-haired man in a red jacket and blue tie holds a white bowl in front of a teal backdrop…
“A cleanup effort is already underway, And as always,”
1:28–1:39 -
Inside a television screen, a pale-haired man in a brown fur-collared jacket and a woman with long white hair…
“This isn't about publicity.”
1:39–1:51 -
Lisa Simpson kneels on a striped rug in the living room, clasping her hands under her chin…
“We'd be doing our part for the environment.”
1:51–1:52 -
Marge and Lisa are in the Simpsons' kitchen
“We'd be doing our part for the environment.”
1:52–2:01 -
Marge Simpson and Lisa Simpson stand in the purple kitchen, with Marge whisking a bowl at the counter…
“You can stay right here and give the dog a bath.”
2:01–2:10 -
Marge and Lisa stand in the kitchen with its purple cabinets, green stove and checkered floor
“You can make this my birthday and Christmas presents.”
2:10–2:20 -
Marge Simpson stands in the kitchen by the sink while Lisa Simpson stands beside her
“Yes, I do. Sure I do.”
2:20–2:32 -
Homer stands in front of the family house with Bart in an orange shirt and Lisa in a green jacket…
“Now the cat needs his medication every morning.”
2:32–2:44 -
Homer stands on the sidewalk facing Marge, who has a tall blue beehive and wears an orange jacket…
“Uh, you know, I think I'll take Maggie with us.”
2:44–2:52 -
Homer and Bart stand on a street in front of a white house with a green tree, as Marge with her tall blue…
“Mmm, just do what I would do.”
2:52–2:59 -
Homer Simpson and Bart Simpson stand in a pink hallway by an arched orange front door with a green mat…
“A whole week of just father and son.”
2:59–3:06 -
Homer and Bart appear in a pink hallway with an arched orange front door, a teal mat, a purple bench…
“What time?”
3:06–3:14 -
Homer and Bart Simpson sit at a dining table in front of a television, eating plates of food with forks…
“Yeah, but I'm starving, brother.”
3:14–3:21 -
Homer and Bart sit side by side at a dining table with plates, a glass, a remote and a red bottle, facing…
“Live from the grand ballroom of the Habsburg Imperial Palace,”
3:21–3:29 -
No characters appear in this moment
“Dad, do I have to brush my teeth?”
3:29–3:40 -
No characters appear in this moment
3:40–3:40 -
Lisa Simpson and Marge Simpson appear at a rocky mountain site with an orange van and a winding blue stream
“I'm gonna rescue a baby seal and then I'm gonna save an otter.”
3:40–3:50 -
Lisa Simpson in her green jacket and red skirt stands on a sandy beach beside a bearded man in a blue knit…
“Oh, I'm sorry, but all the animals have already been reserved for celebrities.”
3:50–3:59 -
Lisa Simpson stands on a rocky beach beside a bearded man in a blue knit cap and purple zip jacket…
“Well, there are rocks.”
3:59–4:09 -
Homer Simpson and Bart Simpson are in the messy living room, with Bart sitting on the red couch…
“Geez, look at this place. We gotta do something.”
4:09–4:20 -
Homer and Bart stand with arms spread amid a room knee-deep in scattered trash and debris, with a brown couch…
4:20–4:27 -
Bart sits up amid a heap of litter on the living room floor while Homer lies face-down in the trash…
“Dad, I think I need some fresh air.”
4:27–4:40 -
Milhouse holds a black remote control with an antenna against a sunny sky and green bushes
“Millhouse, this is boring.”
4:40–4:48 -
Bart, Milhouse and Nelson stand outdoors among green bushes and trees, Bart with his arms crossed, Milhouse…
“Perfectly level flying is the supreme challenge of the scale model pilot.”
4:48–4:59 -
A stocky man in a white shirt and a blond boy in a blue shirt and red pants are in a small orange motorboat…
“It's standing on us! I'm paddling backwards.”
4:59–5:09 -
Mr. Burns sits on a checkered picnic blanket beside a man in a brown jacket and glasses, with a wicker…
“I don't like being outdoors, Smithers. One thing, there are too many fat children.”
5:09–5:21 -
A red biplane flies across a bright blue sky over white clouds
5:21–5:27 -
Milhouse stands at the left gripping the black iron bars of a fence beside Bart in his orange shirt, a blond…
“Thanks a lot. Now it's stuck on that haunted house.”
5:27–5:36 -
Milhouse stands at iron gates in front of a large purple Victorian house, first gesturing with his hands…
“You guys are way off.”
5:36–5:48 -
Milhouse in his pink shirt and red glasses, Bart in his orange shirt, and two other boys stand on a sidewalk…
“Go away.”
5:48–6:00 -
Bart Simpson first walks along a thick tree branch, then climbs up through the leafy treetop and hangs…
“S-U-C-C-E-E-S, that's the way you spell success!”
6:00–6:13 -
Bart Simpson slides down a steep red-tiled roof, then slips off the edge and falls past a grey winged…
6:13–6:23 -
Bart Simpson raises his yellow hand toward a small black-and-orange bug on a red roof edge, then holds…
“No, no!”
6:23–6:36 -
Selma stands facing Bart in his orange shirt under a bright blue sky as Bart reaches toward her
“Whoa!”
6:36–6:48 -
Bart stands on the front porch of a house with an orange door and a WELCOME mat, beside an older woman…
“Just a minute!”
6:48–6:57 -
A grey-haired woman with green eyeshadow and a black jacket with a yellow flower brooch stands in front…
“Your son was trespassing on my property and destroyed a very valuable stone gargoyle”
6:57–7:09 -
Homer and Bart stand on a doorstep at a pink-and-tan house, while an older grey-haired woman in a black cape…
“I'm not going to press charges, but I assume you'll want to punish him.”
7:09–7:21 -
Homer stands in the arched doorway of the pink house while Bart in an orange shirt watches from the left…
“Well, if you won't discipline him, I'll come back and speak with his mother.”
7:21–7:31 -
Homer and Bart stand in a pink hallway by a brown arched door and a purple coat rack
“Oh, I don't know how to punish you. What does Marge usually do?”
7:31–7:42 -
Homer Simpson sits behind the wheel of a pink car parked on a street in front of a large purple mansion…
“Now, you're gonna do chores for that lady until you work off the damage you did.”
7:42–7:53 -
Bart walks along a sidewalk past a pink car, then heads up a front path between stone gargoyle statues…
“Come on in, Bart.”
7:53–8:06 -
Bart Simpson stands in a room with teal walls, a red wainscot, and framed portraits, first scowling…
“I can't believe I gotta spend all my free time dusting doilies in a smelly run-down dump”
8:06–8:15 -
A grey-haired older woman in a maroon jacket and black blouse stands beside Bart Simpson, in an orange shirt…
“Lady, I gotta tell ya.”
8:15–8:27 -
Three identical-looking yellow showgirls with tall black hats, black strapless corsets, fishnet panels, black…
8:27–8:28 -
A tall woman with a grey-lavender updo in a maroon dress and a folder under her arm stands near a bar where…
“Wow, man, what is this place?”
8:28–8:42 -
Bart stands at a wooden door marked with a partly visible DRESSING ROOM sign while a grey-haired woman…
“Are you having a party or something?”
8:42–8:52 -
Bart stands in a purple-walled backstage dressing room with a wooden door, a costume rack, and a hanging lamp…
“Miss Bell, we're about to do our around the world number,”
8:52–9:02 -
Bart Simpson works in a costume room with racks of colorful clothing and a door marked "DRESSING ROOM"…
“He's tough but fair.”
9:02–9:13 -
Bart Simpson and an elderly woman with a piled grey-lilac hairdo and a long dark red dress with a white lace…
“When you work the door,”
9:13–9:26 -
Bart sits on a wooden stool at a podium in a green-walled room with a red carpet, a potted fern, and a gold…
“Is your name Bart? Mm-hmm.”
9:26–9:37 -
Bart sits at a wooden desk in a green-walled room with a lamp and framed pictures, first leaning forward…
“Is your name Bart? Mm-hmm.”
9:37–9:45 -
Marge stands on a rocky beach beside Maggie, the baby with a blue bow, who sits on a large boulder, and Lisa…
“There's something unsatisfying about scrubbing these rocks, and I think I know what it is.”
9:45–9:56 -
Marge stands on muddy ground among pine trees, first squinting in irritation and then grimacing with eyes…
“Hmm, Lisa, I know it's frustrating, but we made a commitment,”
9:56–10:07 -
A bearded man in a blue beanie and purple hoodie with a ponytail looks around beside a railing among pine…
“We're having kelp burgers, and we're going to watch a tape of Johnny Arvik.”
10:07–10:18 -
Bart Simpson sits on a wooden chest against a brick wall beside a wall-mounted telephone and a notice pinned…
“Oh, that was our MC, Mel Zetz.”
10:18–10:30 -
A blue-haired woman in a red dress with a blue collar stands before a brick wall beside an old red…
“The jokes are in the breast pocket. If you get in trouble,”
10:30–10:37 -
Bart Simpson stands on a small stage before a red curtain with a microphone, reading from a card…
“Nudist colonies are everywhere these days.”
10:37–10:46 -
Bart Simpson stands before a vintage microphone against a red curtain, holding a small card and gesturing…
“But I gotta tell you, Adam and Eve must have been the first bookkeepers.”
10:46–10:57 -
Bart Simpson stands at a silver microphone against a red curtain, holding a small white card and speaking…
“If there's a bad bookkeeping joke, I haven't heard it.”
10:57–11:08 -
Homer Simpson sits on a red couch eating from a tray table with a fork, then lifts a forkful of food…
“Where is Bart, anyway?”
11:08–11:19 -
Homer stands in a green-walled hallway beside a staircase with a purple runner, first raising a hand…
“Come on!”
11:19–11:29 -
Homer stands in a dim parlor with a grey-haired woman in a red dress with a high blue collar and Bart…
“Not pictured Mrs.”
11:29–11:42 -
Homer and Bart stand with a tall woman in a red dress and grey-violet hairdo, who is the Simpson family's…
“He's my son and I don't want him working so late that...”
11:42–11:55 -
Homer and Bart stand in a dim, purple-curtained room lined with liquor bottles while an older woman…
“What with all the gangs and the drugs. Oh, yeah, drugs.”
11:55–12:05 -
Bart sits on a red-cushioned stool beside a wooden lectern in a room with a red carpet, a potted fern…
“Oh, I hope I didn't miss the floor show.”
12:05–12:13 -
Bart stands at the right holding a brown fedora hat while Principal Skinner stands beside a pair of magenta…
“Did she get my flowers? She did.”
12:13–12:21 -
Homer stands at the doorway of a pink house in the first frames, facing Marge with her tall blue beehive…
“Oh, this isn't gonna be about Jesus, is it?”
12:21–12:28 -
Ned Flanders stands on the right beside a woman with a tall brown hairdo in a pink vest and a man with dark…
“All things are about Jesus, Homer.”
12:28–12:42 -
Homer Simpson stands in a doorway beside a staircase and pink door, arms crossed, grimacing and speaking…
“Helen, as a responsible parent, I was already well aware of that.”
12:42–12:49 -
Ned Flanders stands in front of a suburban house with a red roof and a garage, speaking and gesturing…
“I mean, just yesterday I let Todd buy some red hots with a cartoon devil on the box.”
12:49–12:57 -
Homer Simpson stands in a hallway in front of a pink wall and an orange arched door with a pacifier-shaped…
“But you can't possibly think it's appropriate for your 10-year-old son to work in a”
12:57–13:08 -
Homer Simpson stands in a front yard and faces Marge, who has a tall blue beehive and wears a red coat…
“then Homer Simpson's 10-year-old son is going to work in a burlesque house.”
13:08–13:18 -
No recognizable regular character is visible, only a yellow cartoon hand holding a pink matchbook…
“Maison Derrière?”
13:18–13:23 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson sit together on a red couch in the pink living room of their house
“I can't believe there's a place like that in our wholesome little town.”
13:23–13:34 -
Marge and Homer sit on a dark red couch in the pink living room of the Simpson house
“No, I only learned that four days ago. What were you thinking,”
13:34–13:47 -
Homer Simpson sits on a red couch with his arms crossed, scowling and then looking away with a worried…
“This is your mess and I'll be damned if I'm gonna clean it up.”
13:47–13:57 -
Marge Simpson sits in a red chair in a pink-walled room with purple curtains, while a tall, grey-haired woman…
“I have a favor to ask.”
13:57–14:09 -
Marge Simpson stands with one hand on her hip and scowls while speaking in a red-and-pink room…
“I've lived in this town for 37 years.”
14:09–14:19 -
A stately older woman with a tall grey-blue beehive, green eye shadow, a dark red dress with a high collar…
“Listen, darling, we're just as much a part of Springfield as the church, the library,”
14:19–14:30 -
Marge Simpson stands in a red-walled room beside a tall brass lamp, first with her arms folded…
“Well,”
14:30–14:39 -
Marge Simpson stands in a doorway at night, first pointing and talking to a uniformed usher with brown hair…
“You're about to learn the two most dangerous words in the English language are Marge”
14:39–14:50 -
Marge Simpson sits in a packed auditorium audience beside Ned Flanders in his green sweater and moustache…
“And after visiting the area for the past two months,”
14:50–15:00 -
A heavyset man in a purple suit and blue tie reads from papers at a wooden podium with a microphone…
“Next on the agenda is, uh, the Citizens Committee on Moral Hygiene.”
15:00–15:12 -
Marge Simpson stands at a wooden podium with a microphone in front of a red curtain, talking and gesturing…
“But this time it's not about that giant inflatable Dos Equis bottle.”
15:12–15:21 -
Marge Simpson stands at a wooden podium with a microphone in front of a red curtain, flanked by Ned Flanders…
“Is it the plumbing? No.”
15:21–15:33 -
Chief Wiggum stands at left in the crowd, pointing with one finger and scowling, while beside him a woman…
“Well, then quit badmoutin' the house. Yeah, leave the house alone.”
15:33–15:43 -
Troy McClure stands at a wooden lectern with a microphone on a stage with red curtains and a white screen…
“drinking, gambling, and debauchery. It's right under our noses.”
15:43–15:56 -
A man in a purple suit and blue tie, with brown hair and a white pocket square, is first seen raising…
“Let us give no more scrutiny to this bawdy house and its small clientele of loyal”
15:56–16:06 -
Seated audience members include a red-bearded man in a white t-shirt, a bespectacled man in a green cap…
“Marge, if you please.”
16:06–16:17 -
Principal Skinner walks down the front steps of a house on a screen while a red-haired man in a grey tank…
“Skinner! Seymour! Mother!”
16:17–16:28 -
Chief Wiggum waves from a lit stage framed by red curtains while a woman in a doorway behind him watches…
“Clancy!”
16:28–16:42 -
Marge stands with arms crossed, eyes shut and teeth clenched in a living room with blue swag curtains…
“I rest my case.”
16:42–16:51 -
Marge Simpson with her tall blue beehive, Patty and Selma with grey-violet hair, Ned Flanders…
“All in favor of demolishing our beloved burlesque house, raise your hands.”
16:51–17:03 -
Two older one-off men, one with glasses and a mustache in a tan sweater and one bald with a white beard…
“Are they talking about the bordello? No, the burlesque house.”
17:03–17:15 -
Ned Flanders holds a lit torch while Principal Skinner grips a sledgehammer, the two standing together…
“There we go. No, there's no justice like angry mob justice.”
17:15–17:26 -
Ned Flanders stands at a barred iron gate with a call box, gesturing with a raised fist and speaking…
“Who is it?”
17:26–17:37 -
A crowd of torch-carrying townspeople gathers at a night-time iron gate beside a winged stone statue…
“Stand aside, you degenerate two-bit proprietress!”
17:37–17:48 -
Marge stands shirtless with a bone stuck in her hair and grips a wooden mallet, while Apu in his green jacket…
“Oh, shut up! You're wasting valuable smashing time!”
17:48–18:01 -
Mr. Burns and a heavy man in a red sweater and glasses work with a hammer and a pickaxe at a dug-up patch…
“My friends!”
18:01–18:11 -
Moe raises a bent metal pipe overhead beside a pale blue fountain while a stooped older man in a red sweater…
“No!”
18:11–18:23 -
Homer Simpson stands on a blue-clapboard porch stage with his arms spread wide while showgirls in pink…
“You could close down Moe's or the Quickie Mart and”
18:23–18:33 -
Homer Simpson stands center-left in the first frames, flanked by two showgirls in purple and pink costumes…
“nobody would care But the heart and soul”
18:33–18:45 -
A grey-haired woman in a maroon gown with a lace collar, a pianist in a red jacket and white trousers, three…
“We're the sauce on your steak. We're the cheese in your cake.”
18:45–18:57 -
Showgirls in pink feathered headdresses, pink bras and yellow stockings lean out of a blue clapboard house's…
“We're the lace on the nightgown.”
18:57–19:09 -
Outside a blue clapboard house with tall windows and hedges, a man in a pink shirt and dark tie stands…
“A giddy little thrill at a reasonable price.”
19:09–19:22 -
Mr. Burns leans from an upstairs window of a blue house in a red bow tie and waves one hand
“Our skimpy costumes ain't so bad. They seem to entertain you, Dad.”
19:22–19:33 -
A crowd gathers on a driveway in front of a blue clapboard house while cheerleaders in pink outfits leap…
“The clams on your linguine. Yes, we keep the in Springfield.”
19:33–19:43 -
Two elderly men, one with a long white beard in a grey vest and the other bald in a peach sweater, walk arm…
“Come on now, you were working here. Without it, we'd have had no fun since March of 1961.”
19:43–19:57 -
Four yellow-skinned showgirls in pink feathered headdresses, bikinis and thigh-high stockings dance in a line…
“We're the highlights in your hairdo.”
19:57–20:08 -
A crowd of residents with raised hands includes Ned Flanders in his green sweater and moustache, and Carl…
“We won't take the...”
20:08–20:17 -
Homer stands in the lit doorway of a large blue house at night with Bart beside him and a row of dancers…
“In Springfield.”
20:17–20:27 -
Ned Flanders stands on a blue lawn with a red-haired woman in a pink vest, a black-haired man in a red shirt…
“Well, I'm convinced the house stays.”
20:27–20:37 -
Marge sits at the controls of an orange bulldozer on a dark, lamp-lit driveway at night while Homer…
“What are you doing, Marge? Didn't you hear this song?”
20:37–20:49 -
Marge Simpson stands at night beside a red suitcase-like object near a black iron fence and a pink-trunked…
“Yeah, now we love the house. What about the sleaze and the depravity?”
20:49–21:02 -
Marge Simpson stands on a stump at night in front of a large orange bulldozer-like machine, first glaring…
“Well, I also have a song to sing.”
21:02–21:09 -
Marge Simpson stands at night in front of a black iron fence and an orange vehicle, first with a finger…
“Mm-mm.”
21:09–21:18 -
Ned Flanders stands in a crowd outdoors at night under a purple sky, with Marge, her tall blue beehive…
“Uh, sorry.”
21:18–21:28 -
Marge Simpson stands with Homer, Bart, Chief Wiggum and Apu on a dark, starry street, while a grey-haired…
“Next time, why don't we get together at your house?”
21:28–21:39 -
Marge sits on a wooden chair against red curtains with her arm around a jointed wooden dummy that looks like…
“So, Twiggy, I hear you and your husband, Woody, just had a baby.”
21:39–21:46 -
Seen from behind, Marge with her tall blue beehive and a second blue-haired figure in a green skirt sit…
“Take it off! All right, Dad, you've been warned.”
21:46–21:54 -
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21:54–22:03 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this sequence, which is a plain black title card series against a black…
22:03–22:12 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black closing-credits screen with orange text
22:12–22:21 -
A black closing credits sequence with orange text on a black background
22:21–22:30 -
A black closing credits sequence for a Simpsons episode
22:30–22:39 -
A row of silhouetted audience members sits in theater seats facing a blank screen, one figure with a big…
22:39–22:50
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Barney Gumble, Milhouse Van Houten, Krusty the Clown, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Chief Wiggum, Grampa Simpson, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Mrs. Krabappel, Dr. Hibbert, Waylon Smithers, Mr. Burns, Otto Mann, Kent Brockman, Nelson Muntz, Jasper Beardsley, Martin Prince, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Groundskeeper Willie, Ralph Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy, Lou, Eddie, Miss Hoover, Snowball II, Jimbo Jones, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Sideshow Mel, Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Kirk Van Houten, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Luann Van Houten, Professor Frink, Sam, Agnes Skinner, Horatio McCallister, Bernice Hibbert, Comic Book Guy, Itchy, Snake, Dolph Starbeam, Ruth Powers, Scratchy, Gareth Prince, Dr. Nick, Dewey Largo, Superintendent Chalmers, Sarah Wiggum, Gloria Prince, Lionel Hutz, Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon, Cletus Spuckler, Herman Hermann, Old Jewish Man, Bumblebee Man, Rainier Wolfcastle, Lunchlady Dora, Raphael, Brandine Spuckler, Princess Kashmir, Jack Marley, Ms. Albright, Dave Shutton, Disco Stu, The Rich Texan, Martha Quimby, John Swartzwelder, Belle, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Timothy Lovejoy Sr., Environmentalist, Eugene and Rusty
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