Random Bart Simpson Fan Theories That Actually Make A Lot Of Sense (13 items)

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  (#12) Bart Is Totally Covered In Yellow Fur

  Marge has blue hair (naturally, then dyed). Homer has a few hairs. But Bart (along with Lisa and Maggie, for that matter) has a spikey topper that seamlessly transitions from the rest of his head. If you ask theRedditor /u/samx3i, this is becuase Bart is actually covered in a thin layer of yellow hair. To be fair, even Bart is unsure what's going on with his head. In "The Blue and the Gray" (S22E13), he remarks:

  "I just have one question about hair. Where does mine start?"

  Good question. And according to this theory, the answer is that there is no beginning nor end. Bart's yellow fur coats his entire body, and is long enough on the top to style.
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  (#3) Bart Ruined Martin's Education

  In the very early days of Sprinfieldian mythology, Bart managed to ruin another character's life for the course of the next thirty-something seasons. In "Bart The Genius" (S1E2), Bart changes out his aptitude test with Martin's, which ends up getting him sent to a gifted school. As Redditor /u/KuhlDota points out, Martin never recovered from this. While Bart was ultimately removed from the gifted school because he obviously didn't belong there, Martin never got the chance to attend. Instead of moving onto a program where he could have been challenged and potentially thrived, Bart's cheating has kept Martin stuck at the underperforming, falling-apart-at-the-seams Springfield Elementary for an endlessly poor fourth grade education.
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  (#1) Bart Isn't Fooling Moe One Bit

  Redditor /u/SenorSchnarf comes at us with a theory that suggests Moe Syzslak might not be as easy a target for prank calls as he appears. Over the course of the show, Bart constantly pranks calls Moe's self-named bar, fooling the beer slinger with some of the cheapest setups and punchlines available to a fourth grader. But Moe doesn't fall for them because he's too stupid to pick up on the bit; he does it on purpose to entertain the son of one of his best customers. Moe actually really loves Bart, so he's happy to make a fool of himself by playing along with pranks like:

  Bart: I'd like to speak to a Mr. Jazz. First name Hugh.

  Moe: Hugh Jazz. Somebody check the restroom for a Hugh Jazz.
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  (#7) Bart Created "The Simpsons"

  This theory is a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation, but it makes some sense when you take into account Bart's creative side. Redditor /u/JustEmbarrassing thinks that The Simpsons is based on Bart's childhood, and is written by the Bartman himself as an adult. The theorist asks us to consider that beyond Bart's obvious love for comedy (i.e. Krusty the Klown), he has actually had a lot of creative success over the course of the show. He's won an Oscar at the Academy Awards for his short "Angry Dad," and he and Lisa also won an Emmy for their episode of "Itchy and Scratchy." Even though Bart is often depicted as a loser in flashforwards, this is likely because those moment precede his massive successs after creating The Simpsons.
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  (#6) Bart Created The Hypnotoad

  In a cross-continental, cross-Groening theory from Redditor /u/coleburns815, we learn the true origin of the Hypnotoad. For those of you who are unfamiliar, the Hypnotoad exists in the Futurama universe and (as the name would suggest), has the power of hypnosis. The Redditor claims that this mind-controlling creature would never have come into existence if Bart didn't release a toad into the Australian ecosystem at the end of "Bart vs. Australia" (S6E16). The general notion is that at some point after the toad was introduced to the Land Down Under it adapted into it's future form.
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  (#13) Bart Simpson Is Charlie Chaplin

  In the expanded version of this theory, Redditor /u/Awesomemaniac makes the argument that every member of the Simpson family is meant to represent a star from the silent film era. Contrary to what our accompanying image shows, however, the theory says that Bart is Charlie Chaplin, not Homer. The Redditor points out the similarities between the two icons. For one, both Bart and Chaplin are young, misunderstood, mischief makers, especially in the early days of their careers. Furthermore, where Chaplin is often seen with a bamboo cane and bowler cap, Bart is similarly seen carrying a slingshot and wearing a red baseball cap!

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