Doin' the Bartman...

I might be able to do The Bartman...

When I was in college in the early 1990s, Bart Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) was all the rage.  I was never much of a fan of The Simpsons, even though my sister, Becky, told me I sounded like Bart Simpson.  I think I never got into it because when I was in college, I didn't have much access to TV.  All I had was a crummy black and white cast off left by one of my roommates.  I only used it freshman and senior year.

Anyway, Bart Simpson was all the rage back then and he even had a hit song.  I had a friend who owned the CD.  Even back then, I thought it was kind of lame that a 20 year old man would own a Bart Simpson CD, but then he also favored Michael Bolton, Mariah Carey, and other pop megastars of that era.

Watching the "Bartman" video, I am reminded of an unfortunate incident in 3rd grade when my class did the Mexican Hat Dance at a PTA meeting.  Never one for being light on my feet, I slipped and fell during the performance.  It actually ended up being kind of "cute", so I was told by one of the other teachers.  Still, the PE teacher scolded me for being so clumsy.  She thought I'd done it on purpose.

This song now makes me cringe...

Before Nancy Cartwright hit the big time playing Bart Simpson, she was a regular actress.  I fondly remember her from the TV version of Fame, where she played "Muffin", girlfriend of annoying hall monitor, Dwight Mendenhall.  

In the early to mid 80s, Nancy Cartwright was a cute, but chunky, blonde.  Not that I can say anything, since I'm kind of the same way.  

She also famously starred as a character named "Jean" in a creepy 80s era anti-drug film called Not My Kid.

This film is pure 80s movie of the week magic...   

Check out Nancy Cartwright on imdb.com and you'll see that her career is mostly based on her voiceover talents.  Frankly, I think I'd rather be a voice actor anyway.  You don't have to be on camera for that.  She's looking pretty good these days.  Must be the Scientology.

  

I've heard that celebrities are better treated when they become Scientologists than regular folks are...

Since I have so much free time, maybe I should spend some time learning how to do The Bartman...  maybe it'll keep me out of trouble.

Deep, Deep Trouble...