Fans' imaginations are limitless when it comes to their favorite fictional universe. From Star Wars to The Simpsons, there's no shortage of theories, and some are so popular that many Internet users are convinced they're true. Sometimes, the creators of these pop culture landmarks address these rumors in a roundabout way to deny them, and that's exactly what happened with Bart Simpson.
The Simpsons, a theory "factory"
We regularly talk to you about fan theories about Hitek, and in particular about The Simpsons. Some are so popular that they remain relevant several years (or even decades) after their first appearance, like this one for example. There are theories according to which the series was born from Bart's imagination, similar to fictions where viewers learn at the very end of the story that it was a fantasy of one of the protagonists. There is also another hypothesis according to which the Simpson family is seen through the eyes of Ned Flanders, which would explain why they are so distorted (the latter looking at them with a contemptuous and superior air). Another, concerning Bart, was directly denied by the show's creators.
A lost episode of The Simpsons?
There's a very popular theory on Creepy Pasta that there's a lost episode from season 1 of The Simpsons in which Bart dies. According to the site, finding information on this subject is very complicated, and the show's creator, Matt Groening, refuses to talk about it. The author of the theory explains that he investigated. The episode's production number was 7G06, and its title, Dead Bart. The current episode that replaces it, Moaning Lisa, is supposed to hide its existence. The author of the article explains that he downloaded the episode using a link given to him by Matt Groening following a fan convention, after which he was able to ask him questions about Dead Bart. The show's creator reportedly broke down at the mention of the episode, before finally giving him the link to watch the episode. He recounts the content of the episode below:
Homer seemed more irritable, Marge depressed, Lisa anxious, and Bart seemed to have a genuine hatred for his parents. The episode was about the Simpsons going on a plane trip. Towards the end of the first act, the plane begins to take off, and Bart acts crazy, as usual. However, when the plane is about 100 meters above the ground, Bart breaks a window and gets sucked out. Early on in the series, Matt had the idea that the animated characters in the Simpsons world represented real life, and that death made things more realistic. This was included in this episode. The image of Bart's body was difficult to recognize, [...] a practically photorealistic drawing.
A theory officially denied by the series
The author adds many details to his story, including the mourning of Bart's parents, then other rather disturbing details, worthy of the greatest conspiracy theories that abound on the Internet: on the graves in the cemetery where Bart is buried were noted the dates of death of celebrities still alive at the time. When we know that the series has a habit of predicting future events, we can only understand that this phantom episode about Bart's death was so successful. The series took the bull by the horns with the episode Bart's Not Dead, the first episode of the thirtieth season, in which Marge and Homer's son fakes his death in order to complete a prank. At Springfield Elementary School, during Lisa's saxophone concert, Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney convince Bart to pull the fire alarm, but Bart refuses so as not to disturb his sister's performance. However, to avoid being considered a wimp and maintain his status as the school's bad boy, he agrees to jump off Echo Canyon, which he foolishly does.
He ends up in the hospital, where he prefers to lie to his mother by claiming that he was unconscious, that he went to heaven, and that he spoke with Jesus. The lie, like any disproportionate lie, ends up backfiring on him when he abuses it: he sells the rights to his "true story" to a Christian film studio that wants to make a movie. Shortly after the film's premiere, he decides to confess everything, which forces Homer to donate all the profits from the film to charity. A way to put the subject of Bart's supposed death to rest once and for all without abandoning the fun of the series... Or not? Was this enough to convince even the most ardent fans of the theory that it was false? Nothing could be further from the truth!
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