7G02 - Bart the Genius (January 14, 1990)

Summary: Bart switches I.Q. tests with Martin Prince, allowing him to go to a school for gifted kids.

References to Time:
- Bart takes an I.Q. Test in Krabappel's class, 4th grade.
- Bart has to meet with Skinner "Same time, same place?" "Yes, in my office, after school."
- Dr. Pryor is introduced
- Bart enjoyed the time he spent with Homer over "the past few weeks"

References to Other Episodes: None

SLH Presence:
- SLH is not present

Minimum Time Spanned: 1 evening (probably Wednesday), 2 weeks (ends in the evening of a school day, Bart references a "few weeks" passing)

Canon: The first season of The Simpsons behaves as some sort of ancient mythology for the show. The characters are all there, but they just aren't the same as what we're used to now. We ignore the animation and voices and even character traits that contradict later episodes. So, ignoring the usual fare, everything is canon so far.

Favorite Moment: After Martin points out the misspelling of the word "wiener" in the vandalism, he adds, "Although 'E-I' is an acceptable ethnic variant," to which Skinner replies, "Good point." Bart and Homer bonding are nice, but it'd hold more impact once we get to know the characters better.

Review: Ms. Melon tells a mathematical pun in which the "joke" is that the answer of "(r^2)dr" could also be written as "rdrr" or "Har-dee-har-har." First, it's a stretch that even the smartest students would write "rdrr" before "rrdr." It's an even bigger stretch that they'd know to sound out the answer in their heads to get the verbal similarities between the answer and, what I can only assume was a popular phrase in 1990, Har-dee-har-har. That is my review. C