bigmouthlass:

stephaniesoteriou:

Let’s not beat around the bush here, we all love a good fan theory and there is nothing better than those clever-clog types pointing something out from your favourite TV show to give you a whole new perspective on the stories.

Now a Reddit user by the name of Senor_Schnarf has shocked The Simpsons’ fans with an interesting theory on a running joke from the popular cartoon that sees Bart Simpson prank call bartender Moe.

Senor insists that Moe has always known that it is Bart who is calling him, but plays along in a bid to make the little boy’s day.

He reasons: “Moe is shown to know what Bart’s voice sounds like in some random episode whose exact spot in the series I can’t remember, where Bart goes to Moe’s with Homer, full of fear that Moe will recognize him and make good on his threats and flay him alive.

“Upon entering, Moe says ‘I know that voice… It’s little bitty Bart Simpson!’ and picks him up to give him a hug. While people’s real life/phone voices aren’t EXACTLY the same, they’re generally similar enough that you can easily make out who’s who.”

Clarifying why Moe always falls for the prank, Senor adds: “Because he’s a sad, lonely guy who loves children and always wanted a family of his own. He’s even shown to be particularly drawn towards Homer’s family, as evidenced by his first name basis with all family members, and the special, uncharacteristically kind treatment he gives the children.

“He’s shown to be kind to Lisa, and in one episode developed an extremely strong attachment to Maggie. It is not out to left field to think he may harbour similar sentiment towards Bart as well.

“Allowing Bart to make a fool of him is done in the same way parents will let their children play petty pranks on them, because Moe loves Bart and takes joy in his joy.

"Moe has plenty of ways to easily foil Bart, but never does. He could *69 the number, he could go to the police, or he could just not honour any requests by the caller with Bart’s voice which he gets ALL THE TIME. But he chooses not to out of love for Bart, and possibly a loneliness so crippling he’s just happy to get a phone call of any sort.”

No we’re not crying, you are.

Commenters on the thread seemed to agree with Senor’s theory, with one writing: “He also plays right into the prank name. Eg instead of calling out ‘is Mr. Jacques Strap here??’ He’ll say something like ‘hey I need a Jacques Strap!! Is there a Jacques Strap in this bar??’

"Instead of ‘Is Seymour Butts here?’ He would shout ‘I wanna SEE. MORE. BUTTS.’ ETC. [sic]”

Another replied: “Also the fact that the bar only ever has a handful of customers who are regulars and moe would know the names of. Why then if not for the sake of the prank would he call out repeatedly for someone he knows isn’t there? [sic]”

We don’t know about you, but we’re going to watch The Simpsons in a whole new light now. 

The customers know too, and they play along by not busting Moe’s chops about it.