Why does Bart Simpson frequently speak British sentences in the classic The Simpsons episodes?
In many situations in the old The Simpsons episodes, Bart inexplicably speaks a sentence in British, out of the blue. For example:
You mean it ain't me noggin', it's me peepers?
(After his American teacher states that she suspects that Bart's apparent slow-wittedness may have been the result of a simple eyesight problem.)
Nothing about the context seems to warrant him speaking in a very British manner, and he only ever does it for a "line" or two.
Obviously, it "sounds funny", but is there some deeper meaning behind this which I'm missing? Bart, the character, simply thinks it's funny to speak like a British person sometimes? Is it meant to symbolize something?
Best Answer
It is ultimately just ironic. Bart portrays himself as an innocent Cockney London chimney sweep, to more or less contrast his (un-innocent) American `bad boy' attitude.
Notice Bart in Cape Fear, Season 5:
Clean as a whistle, sharp as a thistle, best in all Westminster!
where again Bart contrasts his life with that of a chimney sweep in old London.
This often happens, as in the example you give when Bart is told his eyes may be behind his bad marks at school, when Bart is agreeing with someone, suggesting the need for the writers to have Bart change character slightly, since he is `complying' (as it is out of character for a rebel to comply).
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