7F10 - Bart Gets Hit By a Car (January 10, 1991)

Summary: Bart gets hit by a car.

Episode Timeline:
Sunday:
- Bart gets hit by a car, has an experience in Heaven and Hell, wakes up at the hospital, meets Hutz, and is checked on by Hibbert
Monday:
- Homer has donuts at the plant
- Burns tells Homer not to tangle with him and his lawyers, Homer decides to contact Hutz
- Homer visits Hutz's office and is promised a big cash settlement
Tuesday:
- The Simpsons visit Dr. Nick
Wednesday:
- Burns receives the demands for the settlement
- Hutz teaches Bart how to act injured
Thursday and Friday are skipped
Saturday:
- In court, Bart tells his side of the story
- Burns tells his side
- Burns yells at his lawyers
- Homer and Marge meet with Burns at his house and are offered $500,000. Homer doesn't take it and Marge lets it slip that Dr. Nick is a fraud.
Sunday:
- Burns's lawyer calls Marge to the stand, she reveals the truth
- Burns offers Homer $0.00. Homer takes it.
- Homer sulks through dinner
- Homer goes to Moe's, Marge comes, Homer might not love her, but then he does

References to Time:
- Bart sees angels of Aunt Hortense, Great-Grandpa Simpson (strangling a child who must be Abe's brother) and Snowball
- Bart isn't supposed to die until the Yankees win the pennant (nearly a century from now)
- The Simpsons meet Hutz for the first time
- Bart played baseball the morning he visited Dr. Nick
- Dr. Hibbert has been with the Simpsons ever since Marge became a mother
- Marge says Bart missed 3 days of school
- Marge once washed Homer's pants with $20 in the pocket
- Marge and Homer have been married for 10 years

References to Other Episodes: None

SLH Presence:
- SLH is not present

Minimum Time Spanned: 8 days

Canon: Burns says "At last we meet," and Homer, confused, says "Nice to meet you too, sir." Just thought it was worth mentioning. All canon.

Favorite Moment: Burns in court: "I should be able to run over as many children as I want."

Review: The fact that I had trouble coming up with a favorite moment sticks out as a sign to me. The story is alright, and the introduction of Hutz and Dr. Nick is great, but then the episode ends with yet another Homer-Marge conflict/resolution. I'm starting to get tired of those, especially since this one was set up and finished in a minute. B-