Bart Gets Hit by a Car

"**Bart Gets Hit by a Car**"
"Bart Gets Hit by a Car"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 10
Directed by	Mark Kirkland
Written by	John Swartzwelder
Production code	7F10
Original air date	January 10, 1991
Guest appearances
	Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz and the Heavenly voice;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"I will not sell school property"
Couch gag	Homer bumps everybody off the couch.
Commentary	Matt Groening; Mike Reiss; Mark Kirkland
Episode chronology
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	The Simpsons season 2
	List of episodes

"Bart Gets Hit by a Car" is the tenth episode of the second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 10, 1991. In the episode, Bart is hit by Mr. Burns' car. Prompted by ambulance-chasing lawyer Lionel Hutz and quack doctor Nick Riviera, the Simpsons sue Burns, seeking extensive damages for Bart's injuries. Hutz and Dr. Nick exaggerate Bart's injuries to earn the jury's sympathy at the trial. Marge wants Homer to accept Burns' proposed settlement instead of asking Bart to lie on the witness stand.

"Bart Gets Hit by a Car" was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Mark Kirkland. The episode's plot was based on Billy Wilder's 1966 film The Fortune Cookie. Much of the ending of the show was pitched by executive producer James L. Brooks, who felt the episode needed a more emotional ending. The episode includes the debuts of three recurring characters, Lionel Hutz, Dr. Nick and the Blue-Haired Lawyer. The Devil also appears on the show for the first time. Recurring guest star Phil Hartman makes his first appearance as Hutz. The show's then-script supervisor Doris Grau also voices a character in the show for the first time.

In its original broadcast, "Bart Gets Hit by a Car" received a Nielsen rating of 14.5, finishing the week ranked 32nd. The episode received generally positive reviews.

^ Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M.
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[Book-1] Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M.

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