"Bart vs. Australia" is an episode from the sixth season of The Simpsons. It marks the first time the family has visited another country.

Episode details

Production Number: 2F13
Original Air Date: February 19, 1995
Writerd: Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein
Director: Wesley Archer
Blackboard: "I will not hang donuts on my person"
Couch Gag: The family swims to the couch
Guest Voice: Phil Hartman as Evan Conover

Synopsis

The episode begins with "tooth paste" race between Bart and Lisa, Lisa wins and Bart suggests she won becuse her paste was in the "inner lane". Lisa explains the Coriolis Effect to Bart, but he does not believe her. He makes a collect call to Australia to ask them about which way their water drains. The line is kept open for several hours. When Bart doesn't hang up, an Australian citizen is billed $900.00. The Australian wants Bart to pay, but he insults him. Bart soon gets dozens of letters in the mail.

Eventually, Australia indicts him for fraud. America wants to send him to Australia to make an apology. The family is sent to Australia, where they start exploring the culture. Bart makes his apology, but they want to give the additional punishment of a boot to his buttocks. Bart and Homer escape the booting and they try to run back to the embassy. Bart agrees to have them do the booting anyway, but as he is about to receive his punishment, he moons the Australians. The Simpson family leaves the outraged country in a helicopter.