History Awesome / TheSimpsons

* In "The Crepes of Wrath" he unwittingly becomes fluent in French through immersion after spending several months in France and doesn't realize it until he ''accidentally'' switches languages while berating himself for his failure to do just that. He's then able to report the abusive winemakers who have been using him as slave labor to the police. It's even better because it's a BrickJoke: Principal Skinner and his family didn't think he'd be able to do better at language-learning than "enough to get by" due to his supposed below-average intelligence.

-->'''Bart:''' You're meeting with debt collectors and you don't want ''my'' help--do you ''know'' how crazy that is?!

* [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E19AFishCalledSelma "A Fish Called Selma"]]: Troy McClure shows the world what happens when he really ''acts'' in the ''Planet of the Apes'' musical. [[Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes Dr. Zaius!]] [[Music/{{Falco}} Dr. Zaius!]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlmzUEQxOvA Oh, Dr. Zaius!]]

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E4BartSellsHisSoul Bart Sells His Soul]]", Mrs. Feesh gets one for (evidently) playing all seventeen minutes of "[[Music/IronButterfly I. Ron Butterfly's]]" "In The Garden of Eden" on a church organ.

-->'''Witch/Queen''': Ooh, Herbivores! I'm sooo scared... [[OhCrap aaah!]]

* Even in what's explicitly presented as the worst possible adult outcome for his character in "Bart to the Future," one he should strive to avoid in the present, a FutureLoser version of Bart manages to bail Lisa's RidiculouslySuccessfulFutureSelf out of ''international'' trouble when he handily tricks a number of foreign diplomats into delaying an attempt to collect on the country's debts with one SeamlessSpontaneousLie after another until they all head home.

* Even in what's displayed as the worst possible adult outcome for his character in "Bart to the Future," a FutureLoser version of Bart manages to bail Lisa's RidiculouslySuccessfulFutureSelf out of ''international'' trouble when he handily tricks a number of foreign diplomats into delaying an attempt to collect on the country's debts with one SeamlessSpontaneousLie after another until they all head home.

* "The Springfield Connection" takes Marge's ActionMom potential to its fullest, ''opening'' when she [[MamaBear chases down a criminal who swindled Homer]] and ends up knocking him out him out with a trash can lid. From there she joins Springfield's police force and learns to shoot and fight, cumulating in effortlessly [[DistressedDude saving Homer]] from [[ItMakesSenseInContext a hostage situation in Bart's treehouse]] using knowledge she's picked up as a mom (her awareness of the secret entrance and her "sixth sense" for shoddy fabric). ''AND'' yelling at her kids to go to bed when they try to cheer her out the window!

* Calling out Jessica in front of the entire congregation in "Bart's Girlfriend" was a thing of beauty.

* In "Bart of Darkness," getting as far as humanly possible with various pieces of junk tangled up in the cast on his leg trying to get next door and stop (what he believes to be) [[BigBrotherInstinct Lisa's]] murder-in-progress. [[{{Determinator}} He actually makes it all the way to the Flanders' house and up to the attic!]]

* His [[HiddenDepths easy mastery]] of [[RealMenWearPink ballet]] over the course of "Homer vs. Patty and Selma" ("See that? I started to do, like, a little arabesque, but then I just fully went for it and pulled off the ''demi-entrechat.'' [[ImplausibleDeniability Not that I'm into that kind of thing]]") which cumulates in being forced to appear in a recital in front of the whole school, where he understandably decides to wear a balaclava rather than have the bullies recognize him. Everyone ''loves'' his performance, ''including the bullies,'' so he unmasks to receive the accolades—but is not the least bit bothered when, inevitably, they all turn around and try to make fun of him, maintaining his confidence in doing something he enjoys until they have to resort to sticks and stones. (Keeping in mind that he'd stated earlier that his fear was of being beaten up rather than being laughed at, at this point he knows he's probably got a beating coming and keeps his composure anyway.)

* His [[HiddenDepths easy mastery]] of [[RealMenWearPink ballet]] over the course of "Homer vs. Patty and Selma" ("See that? I started to do, like, a little arabesque, but then I just fully went for it and pulled off the ''demi-entrechat.'' [[ImplausibleDeniability Not that I'm into that kind of thing]]") which cumulates in being forced to appear in a recital in front of the whole school, where he understandably decides to wear a balaclava rather than have the bullies recognize him. Everyone ''loves'' his performance, ''including the bullies,'' so he unmasks to receive the accolades—but is not the least bit bothered when, inevitably, they all turn around and try to make fun of him, maintaining his confidence in doing something he enjoys until they have to resort to sticks and stones. (Keeping in mind that he'd stated earlier that his fear was of being beaten up rather than being laughed at, at this point he knows he's probably in for it and keeps his composure anyway.)

* His easy mastery of [[RealMenWearPink ballet]] over the course of "Homer vs. Patty and Selma," which cumulates in being forced to appear in a recital in front of the whole school, where he understandably decides to wear a balaclava rather than have the bullies recognize him. Everyone ''loves'' his performance, ''including the bullies,'' so he unmasks to receive the accolades—but is not the least bit bothered when, inevitably, they all turn around and try to make fun of him, maintaining his confidence in doing something he enjoys until they have to resort to sticks and stones. (Keeping in mind that he'd stated earlier that his fear was of being beaten up rather than being laughed at, at this point he knows he's probably in for it and keeps his composure anyway.)
-->'''Bart:''' ''(in ballet class)'' See that? I started to do, like, a little arabesque, but then I just fully went for it and pulled off the ''demi-entrechat.'' [[ImplausibleDeniability Not that I'm into that kind of thing]].

* His easy mastery of [[RealMenWearPink ballet]] over the course of "Homer vs. Patty and Selma," which cumulates in being forced to appear in a recital in front of the whole school, where he understandably decides to wear a balaclava rather than have the bullies recognize him. Everyone ''loves'' his performance, ''including the bullies,'' so he unmasks to receive the accolades—but is not the least bit bothered when, inevitably, they all turn around and try to make fun of him, maintaining his confidence in doing something he enjoys until they have to resort to sticks and stones.

* "The Springfield Connection" ''opens'' with an adrenaline-fuelled Marge [[MamaBear chasing down a criminal who swindled Homer]] and knocking him out with a trash can lid when he threatens her. From there she joins Springfield's police force, learns to shoot, and goes full ActionGirl, cumulating in effortlessly [[DistressedDude saving Homer]] from [[ItMakesSenseInContext a hostage situation in Bart's treehouse]] using knowledge she's picked up as a mom (her awareness of the secret entrance and her "sixth sense" for shoddy fabric). ''AND'' yelling at her kids to go to bed when they try to cheer her out the window!

* "The Springfield Connection" ''opens'' with Marge chasing down a criminal who swindled Homer and knocking him out with a trash can lid when he threatens her. From there she joins Springfield's police force, learns to shoot, and goes full ActionGirl, cumulating in effortlessly [[DistressedDude saving Homer]] from [[ItMakesSenseInContext a hostage situation in Bart's treehouse]] using knowledge she's picked up as a mom (her awareness of the secret entrance and her "sixth sense" for shoddy fabric). ''AND'' yelling at her kids to go to bed when they try to cheer her out the window!

* "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E7MargeGetsAJob Marge Gets A Job]]" has Marge fired from her job at the Power Plant after she rejects Burns' advances and reveals she is married. After unsuccessfully trying to threaten legal action with Lionel Hutz's (lack of) help, she loses hope. She urges that Homer, who joined her in the confrontation, leave with her in case he faces consequences himself. Instead of leaving, Homer, the man who fears Burns' bad side more than anyone else, ''stands his ground'' and firmly demands an apology from Burns. It's also a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}; Homer's only displaying this resolve when a loved one is facing Burns' abuse.

* A brief scene from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E7BartsGirlfriend Bart's Girlfriend]]", after Lisa proves that Jessica Lovejoy was the culprit of the collection box robbery, Marge looks angrily toward the church congregation (who had Bart bound in a Hannibal Lecter-type straitjacket and harness) and says "I think you owe my son an apology", followed by everyone sheepishly saying sorry to him on their way out.
** Speaking of Lisa, calling out Jessica in front of the entire congregation was a thing of beauty.
--->'''Rev. Lovejoy''': Now, for our offertory reading, Lisa Simpson, who we'll all be keeping an eye on.\\