Editing Bart Simpson (section)

=== Cultural influence, reception, and commendations ===
Bart has been described as one of the most iconic television characters of the 1990s,<ref name="s099">{{cite web | last=Parker | first=Jake | title=The 10 Best Characters in ''The Simpsons'', Ranked | website=[[Collider.com|Collider]] | date=May 11, 2024 | url=https://collider.com/simpsons-characters-ranked/ | access-date=November 24, 2024 | archive-date=May 12, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512074814/https://collider.com/simpsons-characters-ranked/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="r815">{{cite web | last=Sargeant | first=Rebecca | title=10 Iconic TV Characters That Defined The 1990s | website=[[Screen Rant]] | date=May 25, 2024 | url=https://screenrant.com/tv-show-characters-1990s-defined-iconic/ | access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref><ref name="o959">{{cite web | last=Rosenberg | first=Howard | title=Dude of the Year: Bart Simpson was TV's Bitingly Funny Anti-Hero in a Year That Saw Both Ambitious Flameouts and Eloquent Triumphs | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=December 23, 1990 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-23-ca-9707-story.html | access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> and is considered an American [[cultural icon]].<ref name="h053">{{cite web | last=Hajek | first=Danny | title='Whoa, Mama!': A Voice Actress's Road To Fame As A 10-Year-Old Boy | publisher=[[NPR]] | date=February 28, 2015 | url=https://www.npr.org/2015/02/28/389575645/whoa-mama-a-voice-actresss-road-to-fame-as-a-10-year-old-boy | access-date=November 24, 2024 | archive-date=July 19, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719174100/https://www.npr.org/2015/02/28/389575645/whoa-mama-a-voice-actresss-road-to-fame-as-a-10-year-old-boy | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="j592">{{cite web | first=Susan | last=Cheng | title=Emmanuel Mauleón's Illustrations of Black Bart Simpson Ev... | website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=January 23, 2014 | url=https://www.complex.com/style/a/susan-cheng/emmanuel-mauleon-black-bart-simpson-bartmania | access-date=November 24, 2024 | archive-date=August 11, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811041253/https://www.complex.com/style/a/susan-cheng/emmanuel-mauleon-black-bart-simpson-bartmania | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="u994">{{cite web | title=Bart's Voice Tells All | website=[[BBC News]] | date=November 10, 2000 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1017238.stm | access-date=November 24, 2024 | archive-date=July 1, 2004 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040701164123/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1017238.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> In 1990, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' named him Entertainer of the Year, writing that "Bart has proved to be a rebel who's also a good kid, a terror who's easily terrorized, and a flake who astonishes us, and himself, with serious displays of fortitude".<ref name="k288">{{cite magazine | title=Flashback! EW's Entertainers of the Year Since 1990 | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=November 6, 2008 | url=https://ew.com/gallery/flashback-ews-entertainers-year-1990-0/ | access-date=November 24, 2024 | archive-date=June 12, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612114957/https://ew.com/gallery/flashback-ews-entertainers-year-1990-0/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 1998, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' included Bart on the magazine's list of the [[Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century|100 most important people of the 20th century]], the only fictional character on the list.<ref name="j265">{{cite magazine | last=Corliss | first=Richard | title=The Cartoon Character Bart Simpson | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=June 8, 1998 | url=https://time.com/archive/6598178/the-cartoon-character-bart-simpson/ | access-date=December 19, 2024 | archive-date=December 19, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219211332/https://time.com/archive/6598178/the-cartoon-character-bart-simpson/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="k818">{{cite web | last=Amlen | first=Deb | title=Stock Character | website=[[The New York Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=July 24, 2020 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/crosswords/daily-puzzle-2020-07-24.html | access-date=December 19, 2024 | archive-date=December 20, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220024840/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/crosswords/daily-puzzle-2020-07-24.html | url-status=live }}</ref> He had appeared previously on the cover of ''Time''{{'s}} December 31, 1990, issue.<ref name="a643">{{cite magazine | title=Time Magazine Cover: Bart Simpson | date=December 31, 1990 | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | url=https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19901231,00.html | access-date=December 19, 2024 | archive-date=December 20, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220012034/https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19901231,00.html | url-status=live }}</ref> In 1996, Bart was named 48th on [[TV Guide]]'s list of "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beyond Our 50 Greatest Stars|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|date=1997|volume=45|page=44}}</ref> In 2002, he and Lisa were ranked eleventh on TV Guide's "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/|title=TV Guide's 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time|date=July 30, 2002|access-date=December 19, 2024|publisher=[[CNN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208160659/https://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/|archive-date=February 8, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2022, ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' writers ranked Bart the 26th-greatest cartoon character of all time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-50-best-cartoon-characters-of-all-time/#26-bart-simpson-the-simpsons | title=The 50 Best Cartoon Characters of All Time | first1= Joseph |last1=Stanichar | first2=Josh |last2=Jackson | website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] | date=May 10, 2010 | access-date=April 4, 2022 | archive-date=April 4, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404051515/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-50-best-cartoon-characters-of-all-time/#26-bart-simpson-the-simpsons | url-status=dead }}</ref>

From entertainment critics, Bart has received mostly positive reviews. ''[[Screen Rant]]''{{'}}s Dan Peeke praised him as the "best main character" in 2020, calling him "relatable" and saying that "everyone can relate to at least some element of his personality".<ref name="z099"/> In a 2024 review, Darryn King of ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' called Bart a "back-talking, trouble-making, prank-calling, cherry-bomb-detonating, and, yes, graffiti-tagging cartoon creation, who was at the time fast becoming a cultural icon".<ref name="z107">{{cite web | last=King | first=Darryn | title=What the Hell Was Bartmania? | website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] | date=December 17, 2024 | url=https://www.vulture.com/article/the-simpsons-bartmania-bart-simpson-matt-groening-interview.html | access-date=December 19, 2024 | archive-date=December 17, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217235638/https://www.vulture.com/article/the-simpsons-bartmania-bart-simpson-matt-groening-interview.html | url-status=live }}</ref> A 2023 ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' review said that the episode "[[Bart Gets an 'F']]" was a "turning point for the show, showing that Bart could be more than just a punchline while paving the way for future episodes that fleshed out his character".<ref name="c631">{{cite web | last=Williamson | first=Samuel | title=''The Simpsons'' Episode That Changed Bart Forever | website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] | date=November 12, 2023 | url=https://collider.com/the-simpsons-bart-gets-an-f/ | access-date=December 19, 2024 | archive-date=December 8, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208085915/https://collider.com/the-simpsons-bart-gets-an-f/ | url-status=live }}</ref> According to [[Erma Bombeck]], "Kids need to know that somewhere in this world is a contemporary who can pull off all the things they can only fantasize about, someone who can stick it to their parents once in a while and still be permitted to live".<ref name="u725">{{cite web | last=Bombeck | first=Erma | author-link=Erma Bombeck | title=Children's TV role models stand tall | website=[[Deseret News]] | date=May 27, 1990 | url=https://www.deseret.com/1990/5/27/18864113/children-s-tv-role-models-stand-tall-warts-and-all/ | access-date=December 19, 2024 | archive-date=December 19, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219210419/https://www.deseret.com/1990/5/27/18864113/children-s-tv-role-models-stand-tall-warts-and-all/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2003, a survey of parents in the United Kingdom ranked Bart the most influential fictional character for children under age twelve.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_2972000/2972291.stm|title=Bart Simpson Is Your Top Role Model|date=April 24, 2003|access-date=October 28, 2008|work=[[CBBC Newsround]]|archive-date=November 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108013700/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_2972000/2972291.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:The Simpsons star.jpg|thumb|alt=A red star with a small medal inside of it and text that reads THE SIMPSONS.|''The Simpsons'' has been awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].]]
Cartwright has received a number of awards for her performance. At the [[44th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1992, she received a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]] for her portrayal of Bart in the season-three episode "Separate Vocations", sharing the award with five other voice actors from ''The Simpsons''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Briefing–'Simpsons' Score Big in Prime-Time Emmys|date=August 3, 1992|page=L20|work=[[Daily News of Los Angeles]]}}</ref> Episodes featuring Bart have been nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program]], including "[[Radio Bart]]" in 1992,<ref name="m526">{{cite web | last=Sherlock | first=Ben | title=''The Simpsons'': Every Emmy-Nominated Episode, Ranked | website=[[Screen Rant]] | date=January 16, 2020 |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520155519/https://screenrant.com/simpsons-every-emmy-nominated-episode-ranked-animated-series/ | url=https://screenrant.com/simpsons-every-emmy-nominated-episode-ranked-animated-series/ | access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> "[[Future-Drama]]" in 2005,{{sfn|Gitlin|2013|p=105}} and "[[Homer's Phobia]]" in 1997.{{sfn|Gitlin|2013|p=104}} Cartwright received an [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production|Annie Award for Voice Acting in the Field of Animation]] in 1995 for her work as Bart.<ref name="s173">{{cite web | title=Nancy Cartwright - ''The Simpsons'' | publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]] | url=https://www.fox.com/the-simpsons/credits/nancy-cartwright-bartholomew-jo-jo-bart-simpson/ | access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> In 2000, Bart and the rest of the Simpson family were recognized with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.{{sfn|Waltonen|Du Vernay|2014|p=11}}<ref name="m113">{{cite web | title=Matt Groening | publisher=[[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] | date=October 25, 2019 | url=https://walkoffame.com/matt-groening/ | access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref>