Editing Barting Over

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{{Infobox Simpsons episode
| image      =
| caption    =
| season     = 14
| episode    = 11
| director   = [[Matthew Nastuk]]
| writer     = [[Andrew Kreisberg]]
| production = EABF05
| airdate    = {{Start date|2003|02|16}}
| guests     = * [[Travis Barker]] as himself
* [[Tom DeLonge]] as himself
* [[Mark Hoppus]] as himself
* [[Tony Hawk]] as himself
* [[Jane Kaczmarek]] as Judge Constance Harm
| blackboard = "I will not" (Bart destroys the chalkboard with an axe)
| couch_gag  = The living room is made of [[gingerbread]] and candy. The Simpsons are gingerbread people who rush to the couch. [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] takes a bite out of [[Bart Simpson|Bart]]'s head.
| commentary = [[Matt Groening]]<br>[[Al Jean]]<br>[[Matt Selman]]<br>[[Kevin Curran (writer)|Kevin Curran]]<br>[[J. Stewart Burns]]<br>[[Tom Gammill]]<br>[[Max Pross]]<br>[[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>[[Hank Azaria]]<br>[[Mark Hoppus]]<br>[[Tony Hawk]]
| prev       = [[Pray Anything]]
| next       = [[I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can]]
}}
"'''Barting Over'''" is the eleventh episode of the [[The Simpsons season 14|fourteenth season]] of the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', advertised by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], and indicated on-screen to be the 300th episode of the show (though in broadcast order, it is the 302nd episode, as noted in the episode proper, and the 301st episode in production order). It originally aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] in the United States on February 16, 2003. The episode was written by [[Andrew Kreisberg]] and directed by [[Matthew Nastuk]].

In this episode, Bart discovers that he used to be a child star in commercials—and that Homer spent all the money he earned. In retaliation, Bart petitions the court to be legally emancipated, and he moves out of the house. The band [[Blink-182]] and skateboarder [[Tony Hawk]] appeared as themselves. The episode received mixed reviews.

==Plot==
While [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] are cleaning the garage, they find a commercial where Bart is cast as a baby with bad breath. Bart does not remember being a child actor (stating he doesn't remember being in ''any'' commercial, before eating a [[Butterfinger]] candy bar), and Marge reassures him that he earned a lot of money from it. Homer confesses that he had spent Bart's money. When he asks why Homer would be so selfish in doing so since Marge promised to put that in a trust fund for his future, he explains that he needed the money. Homer had to buy back incriminating photos of himself endangering Bart's life from a hotel balcony to avoid a scandal. Furious, Bart decides that he can no longer live with Homer and appeals to be [[Emancipation of minors|emancipated]].

During the trial, Homer's anger issues prove that Bart is not safe living with him, and Homer is no longer his legal guardian. Furious, he tries to attack Judge Harm, but is stopped by the bailiff and dragged away for contempt.

Bart sadly says goodbye to Marge and Lisa, then moves into a loft. Homer struggles to cope with Bart's disappearance and plans to prove that he can be a better father. That night, Bart is scared away by a rat and runs into the elevator, which takes him to the hangout of [[Tony Hawk]] and [[Blink-182]]. He befriends Hawk and decorates his loft with luxuries, and when the rest of the family visit him, Bart prefers his new life and still refuses to come back.

Hawk invites Bart to his Skewed Tour, where Homer, Lisa, and Marge follow him. To win back Bart's respect, Homer beats Hawk in a skateboarding duel. After Homer promises that he will never mistreat him again, Bart accepts his apology and moves back in. Homer starts to earn back Bart's money by acting in an advertisement for an [[Erectile dysfunction|impotency]] drug and which he's embarrassed of. Bart reassures him that no one will remember it in 50 years. On Homer's death 50 years later, an elderly Nelson Muntz laughs at his grave before coughing from the attempt.

==Production==
FOX insisted that the 300th episode be scheduled specifically on February 16, 2003 so that there was time to plan a huge promotion for the episode.<ref name="TheSimpsons">The Simpsons staff (2003). Commentary for "Barting Over", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Fourteenth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> However, the [[The Strong Arms of the Ma|actual 300th episode]] had already aired two weeks prior. This was referenced in this episode during a joke where Lisa tallies the number of Homer's schemes at 300; Marge comments "I could've sworn it was 302."

[[Blink-182]] recorded their lines for the episode on April 24, 2002; [[Tony Hawk]] recorded his five days later on April 29.<ref name="b182">{{cite web|last= D’Angelo|first= Joe|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1453628/blink-182-tony-hawk-to-appear-on-the-simpsons/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015044446/http://www.mtv.com/news/1453628/blink-182-tony-hawk-to-appear-on-the-simpsons/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 15, 2014|title=Blink-182, Tony Hawk To Appear On 'The Simpsons'|website=[[MTV News]]|date=2002-04-26|accessdate=2022-01-28}}</ref> [[Mark Hoppus]] of Blink-182 has stated that being on ''The Simpsons'' was "truly one of those 'wow, this is unreal' moments that I've been lucky enough to experience.  It still makes my day every time I think about it."<ref name="hoppus1">{{cite news |url=http://www.bompa.com/blog/markhoppus/this-happened-3/ |title=This Happened |first=Mark |last=Hoppus |author-link=Mark Hoppus|date=November 12, 2010 |publisher=HiMyNameisMark |url-status=dead |access-date=April 24, 2011 |archive-date=April 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427142746/http://www.bompa.com/blog/markhoppus/this-happened-3/ }}</ref>

==Reception==
===Viewing figures===
The episode earned a 10.7 rating and was watched by 21.31 million viewers, which was 15th highest rated show that week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/news/ratings/networks/030216network.html |title=Top 20 Network Primetime Report: Week of 2/10/03 - 2/16/03 |work=[[Zap2it]] |access-date=June 16, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030609012733/http://tv.zap2it.com/news/ratings/networks/030216network.html |archive-date=June 9, 2003 }}</ref>

===Critical response===
In 2007, Simon Crerar of ''[[The Times]]'' listed Tony Hawk's performance as one of the thirty-three funniest cameos in the history of the show.<ref name="Crerar">{{cite news|last=Crerar|first=Simon|title=The 33 funniest Simpsons cameos ever|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/the-33-funniest-simpsons-cameos-ever-vg9jgq67gxr|access-date=2022-01-28|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=2007-07-05|archive-date=May 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517054959/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2021776.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, Colin Jacobson of ''DVD Movie Guide'' said the episode seems dated due to the appearance of Blink-182 and Tony Hawk, who were popular in the early 2000s. He also thought the episode "isn't bad, but it's ordinary."<ref>{{cite web|first=Colin|last=Jacobson|date=December 16, 2011|title=The Simpsons: The Complete Fourteenth Season [Blu-Ray] (2002)|url=http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonsseasonfourteen.shtml|website=DVD Movie Guide|access-date=November 9, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823020618/http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonsseasonfourteen.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

On ''Four Finger Discount'', Guy Davis and Brendan Dando also thought the guest stars were reflective of the early 2000s. They enjoyed the episode and liked the premise of Bart tiring of Homer's treatment of him.<ref>{{cite podcast|first1=Guy|last1=Davis|first2=Brendan|last2=Dando|title=Barting Over (S14E11)|work=Four Finger Discount (Simpsons Podcast)|date=October 29, 2021|url=https://fourfingerdiscount.podbean.com/e/barting-over-simpsons-podcast-review/|time=2:00|access-date=November 9, 2024}}</ref>

In 2023, [[Tony Sokol]] of ''[[Den of Geek]]'' named the episode the 9th best episode of the series from the 2000s. He called it "one of the most callous entries in ''The Simpsons'' canon" for having Homer waste the money intended for Bart. He also thought "[t]he episode comes together" with the appearances by Blink-182 and Tony Hawk.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tony|last=Sokol|author-link=Tony Sokol|date=May 7, 2023|title=The Best Simpsons Episodes of the '00s|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-best-simpsons-episodes-of-the-00s/|website=[[Den of Geek]]|access-date=November 9, 2024|archive-date=May 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522220353/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-best-simpsons-episodes-of-the-00s/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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