Ms. Hayden voiced many “Simpsons” characters since the show started in 1989. She’s most famously the voice of Bart’s awkward 10-year-old best friend. By Hank Sanders Pamela Hayden, who has voiced ...

The Simpsonshas been such a staple of popular culture that many of its recurring gags have become ingrained in popular culture. It’s easy to forget that when the show first premiered, Bart’s ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

During The Simpsons’s early seasons, Bart was a national obsession, a flash point in broader cultural conversations about changing family dynamics, educational standards, and the evolving television ...

Chalkboard gags are a fundamental element of The Simpsons. After coming down from the clouds, Bart (Nancy Cartwright) scribbling in a classroom is the first contact we have with Springfield and the ...