4x01 Kamp Krusty - The Simpsons Episode Guide

The Simpsons

- Episode 04x01

Episode: 04x01
Title: Kamp Krusty
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 8F24
First Aired: Sep. 24, 1992

Season 4 » Episode #01 - Kamp Krusty

Summary: After making a deal with Homer to get good grades in school, Bart and Lisa go away to Kamp Krusty, "The Krustiest Place on Earth!" While they're initially excited about their summer, they soon learn that Kamp Krusty is a run-down prison run by the tyrannical Mr. Black and his C.I.T. henchmen, Dolph, Kearney and Jimbo Jones. Worse yet, instead of sports and arts-and-crafts, the kids are expected to pass their days sewing counterfeit wallets. The only thing that gets Bart through this ordeal is the hope that Krusty himself will visit, but when that doesn't happen, the kids lead a rebellion against Mr. Black and take over the camp. With Bart as their leader, the kids speak to the media and reveal what a sham Kamp Krusty is. Meanwhile, with Bart and Lisa away from home, Homer and Marge are getting in touch with their relationship. Homer feels so good, he's even losing some weight and growing some hair. This all changes when he sees Bart on TV, condemning Krusty and his ramshackle camp. In the end, Krusty apologizes to the campers and takes them on a trip to Tijuana.

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Who appeared in this episode?

Others	voiced by Dan Castellaneta
Hans Moleman	voiced by Dan Castellaneta
Patty Bouvier	voiced by Julie Kavner
Selma Bouvier	voiced by Julie Kavner
Others	voiced by Julie Kavner
Others	voiced by Nancy Cartwright
Others	voiced by Harry Shearer
Others	voiced by Pamela Hayden
Rod Flanders	voiced by Pamela Hayden

Season 4 / Episode 1: - Kamp Krusty

Bart: [opening his locker] Thirty-six, twenty-four, thirty-six. Ha-ha-ha...

Season 4 / Episode 1: - Kamp Krusty

Lisa: [writing a letter] "Dear Mom, I no longer fear Hell, because I've been to Kamp Krusty. Our nature hikes have become grim death marches. Our arts and crafts hut is, in truth, a Dickensian workhouse. Bart makes it through the day clinging to his hope that Krusty the Klown will come. But I am far more pessimistic. I am not even sure if this letter will reach you, as the normal lines of communication have been cut. So I close by saying, SAVE US! SAVE US NOW! Bart and Lisa."

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: When Krusty is taken to Bart after the take over of the camp and they rip his shirt off, it shows him in one shot buttoning his shirt up. but then in another shot his shirt is unbuttoned and still torn up.

TRIVIA

Executive producer James L. Brooks wanted the 4th season episode "Kamp Krusty" to be "The Simpsons Movie" but when the show's crew had trouble getting the episode up to normal show length, the plan was dropped.
Just before Kent Brockman interviews Bart, the TV briefly shows a pig head on a stick surrounded by flies. This is a direct reference to the book "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding.