History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS1E5BartTheGeneral

* HilariousInHindsight: After Bart is first beaten up by Nelson, Marge suggests he tells Principal Skinner about, with Homer objecting, saying that would "violate the code of the schoolyard". In season 8's "The Homer They Fall", after Bart is beaten up by Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney, Homer takes the opposite stance, telling him he should squeal to the teachers, and when Bart objects, Homer decides to squeal directly to their parents (and faces an attempted beatdown by them).

* NightmareFuel: Bart's ImagineSpot about his funeral, complete with "X"s in his eyes and Nelson continuing to pummel him [[KickTheDog in his coffin.]] The cruder animation doesn't help matters. Also, this scene has mutated into a rather disturbing Creepypasta known as "WebOriginal/DeadBart".

* GrowingTheBeard: For the show's animation team, this was the episode where they became comfortable with the style of the show after the previous four episodes in production order were infamously rough. The characters in this episode remain more consistently on-model, while the backgrounds become far more detailed than before. Moreover, the animators start to grow more willing to experiment with new styles, as can be seen in Bart's imaginary sequences as well as the war montage.

* NightmareFuel: Bart's ImagineSpot about his funeral, complete with "X"s in his eyes and Nelson continuing to pummel him [[KickTheDog in his coffin.]] The cruder animation doesn't help matters. Also, this scene has mutated into a rather disturbing Creepypasta known as "Dead Bart".

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Seeing how much Grampa came through for Bart in this episode is this considering how many later episodes would establish the close bond that the two of them have and how much they really love and need one another.[[note]]As the former is usually mistreated by the family, especially Homer--albeit in a sense deserved, as flashbacks show how much of a lousy father he was to him--and that the latter is heavily implied to be TheUnfavorite among the three Simpson children, though also a little deserved considering his disrespectful attitude towards his father, and his overall rambunctious behavior.[[/note]]

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Seeing how much Grampa came through for Bart in this episode is this considering how many later episodes would establish the close bond that the two of them have and how much they really love and need one another.[[note]]As the former is usually shut out/mistreated by the family, especially Homer--albeit in a sense deserved, as flashbacks show how much of a lousy father he was to him--and that the latter is heavily implied to be TheUnfavorite among the three Simpson children, though also a little deserved considering his disrespectful attitude towards his father, and his overall rambunctious behavior.[[/note]]

* ValuesResonance: Bart's message at the end of the episode holds more weight now than ever before and that he wanted audiences to avert the HardTruthAesop that ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer by telling us that [[WarTropes war]] (and by greater extension, ''[[BullyBrutality bullying]]'') is not glamorous.

* ValuesResonance: Bart's message at the end of the episode holds more weight now than ever before and that he wanted audiences to avert the HardTruthAesop that ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer by telling us that [[WarIsHell war]] (and by greater extension, ''[[KidsAreCruel bullying]]'') is not glamorous.

* ValuesDissonance: everything about “The Code of the Schoolyard” which was “don't tattle, always make fun of those different from you, never say anything unless you're sure everyone feel exactly the same way you do.” It reeks of this!

* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: The musical sting heard throughout the episode serves as this. It's even heard at the end of Bart's ending speech right after he [[BreakingTheFourthWall tells the audience]] "Peace, man."

* GrowingTheBeard: For the show's animation team, this was the episode where they became comfortable with the style of the show after the previous four episodes in production order were infamously rough. The characters in this episode remain more consistently on-model, while the backgrounds become far more detailed than before.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** Bart getting bullied by Nelson due to the increased attention on bullying nowadays.

* SpecialEffectFailure: For some reason the animators just could not properly sync Herman’s mouth to the lines about losing his arm, so they just threw in the closest one.
* ValuesResonance: Bart's message at the end of the episode holds more weight now than ever before and that he wanted audiences to avert the FamilyUnfriendlyAesop that ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer by telling us that [[WarIsHell war]] (and by greater extension, ''[[KidsAreCruel bullying]]'') is not glamorous.
* TheWoobie: Poor Bart goes through hell in this episode, and perhaps most telling, he is crying to his ''father'', who he doesn't really respect to the point he usually calls him by his first name, for help.

** Anyone who was a victim of bullying could sympathize what Bart's going through.
** Knowing what a helpful badass Herman is here is all the more painful upon him becoming [[FaceHeelTurn a villainous character in later episodes.]]

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Seeing how much Grampa came through for Bart in this episode is this considering how many later episodes would establish the close bond that the two of them have and how much they really love and need one another.[[note]]As the former is usually shut out/mistreated by the family, especially Homer--albeit in a sense deserved, as flashbacks show how much of a lousy father he was to him--and that the latter is heavily implied to be TheUnfavorite among the three Simpson children.[[/note]]

* CrazyAwesome: Invoked by Grampa in regards to Herman.
-->'''Bart:''' Psst, Grampa, I think this guy's a little nuts.
-->'''Grampa:''' Oh yeah? Well General George S. Patton was a little nuts and this guy is completely out of his mind. We can't fail!

* HarsherInHindsight: Anyone who was a victim of bullying could sympathize what Bart's going through.
* ValuesResonance: Bart's message at the end of the episode holds more weight now than ever before and that he wanted audiences to avert the FamilyUnfriendlyAesop that ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer by telling us that [[WarIsHell war]] (and by greater extension, ''bullying'') is not glamorous.

* TearJerker: Poor Bart goes through hell in this episode, and perhaps most telling, he is crying to his ''father'', who he doesn't really respect to the point he usually calls him by his first name, for help.
* ValuesResonance [=/=] SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Bart's message at the end of the episode holds more weight now than ever before and that he wanted audiences to avert the FamilyUnfriendlyAesop that ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer by telling us that [[WarIsHell war]] (and by greater extension, ''bullying'') is not glamorous.

-->'''Grampa:''' Oh yeah? Well General George S. Patton was a little nuts and this guy is completely out of his mind. We can't fail!

-->'''Grampa:''' Oh yeah? Well General George S. Patton was a little nuts and this guy i completely out of his mind. We can't fail!