Bart Simpson

Bartholomew JoJo “Bart” Simpson is a character (the tritagonist) in the American animated television series The Simpsons and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Cartoonist Matt Groening created and designed Bart while waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip, Life in Hell, but instead decided to create a new set of characters. While the rest of the characters were named after Groening's family members, Bart's name is an anagram of the word brat. After appearing on The Tracey Ullman Show for three years, the Simpson family received its own series on Fox, which debuted December 17, 1989.

At ten years old, Bart is the eldest child and only son of Homer and Marge, and the brother of Lisa and Maggie. Bart's most prominent and popular character traits are his mischievousness, rebelliousness, and disrespect for authority. He has appeared in other media relating to The Simpsons – including video games, The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Ride, commercials, and comic books – and inspired an entire line of merchandise.

In casting, Nancy Cartwright originally planned to audition for the role of Lisa, while Yeardley Smith tried out for Bart. Smith's voice was too high for a boy, so she was given the role of Lisa. Cartwright found that Lisa was not interesting at the time, so instead auditioned for Bart, which she thought was a better role.

Hallmarks of the character include his chalkboard gags in the opening sequence; his prank calls to Moe; and his catchphrases "Eat my shorts", "¡Ay, caramba!", and "Don't have a cow, man!"

During the first two seasons of The Simpsons, Bart was the show's breakout character and "Bartmania" ensued, spawning Bart Simpson-themed merchandise touting his rebellious attitude and pride at underachieving, which caused many parents and educators to cast him as a bad role model for children. Around the third season, the series started to focus more on the family as a whole, though Bart still remains a prominent character. Time named Bart one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century, and he was named "entertainer of the year" in 1990 by Entertainment Weekly. Nancy Cartwright has won several awards for voicing Bart, including a Primetime Emmy Award in 1992 and an Annie Award in 1995. In 2000, Bart, along with the rest of his family, was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Bio
Age: 10

Clothing: Orange t-shirt, blue Russian shorts (known as hot pants), blue shoes.

Allies: Homer (father), Marge (mother), Lisa (sister; possibly girlfriend) Abe, Herb Powell, love interests, Milhouse Van Houten (best friend), Emma Goodall (girlfriend), Ling, Allison Taylor, Martin, Ralph, Santa's Little Helper (pet), Principal Seymour Skinner, Edna Krabappel (mentor), others

Rivals: Lisa (at times), Maggie, Nelson Muntz, Hugo (evil twin brother)

Enemies: Jimbo, Dolph, Kearney, Edna Krabappel (sometimes), Charles Montgomery Burns, Fat Tony, Jessica Lovejoy, Principal Seymour Skinner (sometimes), Milhouse Van Houten (briefly), Russ Cargill, Santa's Little Helper (briefly), Lyle Lanley, Sideshow Bob

Likes: Pranks, skateboarding, mooning, prank calls to Moe Syzlak, shaking his butt, mini-bikes, love in Edna Krabappel, begin a hero

Dislikes: Homer's busy for watching Tube Town shows, Lisa took out restrated order, bullies, wet his hot pants, Sideshow Bob

Counterparts (boy version)

 * Percy, James, or Thomas (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends/The Railway Series)
 * Sunshine, Top Hat, or Ten Cents (TUGS)
 * Claude or Ten Cents (Salty's Lighthouse)
 * Hank, Foduck, or Theodore (Theodore Tugboat)
 * Brewster, Emery, or Wilson (Chuggington)
 * GC or RS Mr. Conductor (Shining Time Station)
 * Miles "Tails" Prower, Charmy Bee, Antoine D'Coolette, Shadow the Hedgehog, or Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Wario, Bowser Junior, or Waluigi (SuperMarioRichie)
 * Yoshi, Wario, Toad, Luigi, Oogtar, Waluigi, or Mario (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Booker, Bo, Wade, Roy Rooster, Orson Pig, or Odie (Garfield and Friends)
 * Nermal (Garfield: The Movie)
 * Bowser Junior, Jeffy, Chef Pee Pee, or Toad (SML)
 * Tico the Squrriel, Benny the Bull, or Boots the Monkey (Dora the Explorer)
 * Private Meekly, Red Max, or Sawtooth (Wacky Races)
 * Ziggy, Pixel, Stingy, Robbie Rotten, or Sportacus (Lazytown)
 * Yakko Warner or Wakko Warner (Animaniacs)
 * Robin or Batman (Batman)
 * Hamton J. Pig, Plucky Duck, or Buster Bunny (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck or Bugs Bunny (Looney Tunes)
 * Perfect Peter or Aerobic Al (Horrid Henry)
 * Sam-I-Am, Norval the Fish, or The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss/The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
 * Nibbles/Tuffy, Tom Cat, or Jerry Mouse (Tom and Jerry)


 * Buggy, Earl, The Kooky Guy, Wubbzy, or Walden (Wow Wow Wubbzy)


 * Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles, Gary the Snail, or SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Tommy Pickles (Rugrats)
 * Arthur Read (Arthur)
 * Chris Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Mega Man X (Mega Man X)
 * Piplup, Squirtle, Turtwig, Meowth, or Pikachu (Pokemon)
 * Tuff, Keeby, Tokkori, or Kirby (Kirby)
 * P.J. Duncan (Good Luck Charlie)
 * Pluto, Donald Duck, Goofy, Max Goof, or Mickey Mouse (Mickey Mouse)
 * Piglet, Tigger, Roo, Christopher Robin or Winnie the Pooh (Winnie the Pooh)
 * Q*Bert, Gene, Wreck-It Ralph, or Fix-It Felix Jr. (Wreck-It Ralph)
 * Eric Cartman, Randy Marsh, Stan Marsh, or Kyle Broflovski (South Park)
 * Morty, Jerry, or Rick (Rick and Morty)
 * Ferb Fletcher, Perry the Platypus, Jeremy Johnson, or Phineas Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)
 * Chum Chum, Kyle Bloodworth-Thomason, Duke, Michael Johnson, or Fanboy (Fanboy and Chum Chum)
 * Ed, Edd, Kevin, Rolf, or Eddy (Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy)
 * Kit Cloudkicker (Talespin)
 * Theodore Seville, Alvin Seville or Simon Seville (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
 * Donkey, Gingy or Shrek (Shrek)
 * Jackie Khones or Blooregard "Bloo" Q. Kazoo (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
 * Scooby Doo, Robin, Scrappy Doo, or Shaggy Rogers (Scooby Doo)
 * Marty the Zebra (Madagascar)
 * Mantis, Monkey, Shifu, or Po the Panda (Kung Fu Panda)
 * Bitzer or Shaun (Shaun the Sheep)
 * Darwin Watterson, Richard Watterson, or Gumball Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Mater, Filmore, or Lightning McQueen (Cars)
 * Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
 * Aiai (Super Monkey Ball)
 * Butch, Ace, Boomer, Brick, or The Mayor of Townsville (The Powerpuff Girls)
 * Elmo, Bert, Grover, Big Bird, Count Von Count, or Ernie (Sesame Street)
 * Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes)
 * Rigby, Benson, Mordecai, or Muscle Man (Regular Show)
 * Chug or Franz Fliegenhozen (Planes)
 * Ken or Ryu (Street Fighter)
 * Lars Alexandersson (Tekken)
 * Olie (Rolie Polie Olie)
 * Timmy Turner or Baby Poof (The Fairly OddParents)
 * Babyfier or Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)
 * Tico the Squirrel, Benny the Bull, or Boots the Monkey (Dora the Explorer)
 * DJBJ, Pauly Falzoni, Habib or Davo Dinkum (Fat Pizza)
 * Rupert Bear (Rupert, both have "rt" in their names)
 * Goro Shigeno (Major)
 * Dennis (Dennis the Menace)
 * Young Simba (The Lion King)
 * Sting the Hornet, Flip the Grasshopper or Willy the Bee (Maya the Bee/Movie)

Counterparts (girl version)

 * Rosie, Mavis, or Emily (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends/The Railway Series)
 * Sunshine (Salty's Lighthouse)
 * Koko (Chuggington)
 * Becky (Shining Time Station, both are young)
 * Princess Daisy (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Cream the Rabbit, Rouge the Bat, Amy Rose, or Princess Sally Acorn (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Prissy Polly (Horrid Henry)
 * Mindy, Squilvia, Snellie, or Sandy Cheeks (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Jigglypuff (Pokemon)
 * Tiff (Kirby)
 * Daisy Duck (Mickey Mouse)
 * Darby (Winnie the Pooh)
 * Vanellope Von Schweetz or Sergeant Calhoun (Wreck-It Ralph)
 * Gretchen or Vanessa Doofenshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb)
 * Gloria (Madagascar)
 * Anais Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Holley Shiftwell (Cars, both are cheeky)
 * Blossom (The Powerpuff Girls)
 * Dee-Dee (Dexter's Laboratory, Bart and Dee-Dee are both energetic)
 * Eileen (Regular Show)