Editing Bart Simpson (section)

===Design===
[[File:Bart - Good Night.png|upright=0.9|thumb|Bart in his first televised appearance in "[[Good Night (The Simpsons)|Good Night]]"|alt=A cartoon image of a yellow boy with spiky hair in bed]]
The Simpson family was designed to be easily recognizable in silhouette.<ref name="h479">{{cite web | title=25 Things You Never Knew About ''The Simpsons'' | first=Michael | last=Hogan | website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | url-access=subscription | date=December 15, 2014 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/the-simpsons/11289466/25-things-you-never-knew-about-the-simpsons.html | access-date=November 28, 2024 | archive-date=August 20, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820085806/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/the-simpsons/11289466/25-things-you-never-knew-about-the-simpsons.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="x786">{{cite web | title=21 Things You Never Knew About ''The Simpsons'' | website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | first=Michael | last=Hogan | date=December 27, 2014 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/21-things-you-never-knew-about-the-simpsons-20141219-12b5jj.html | access-date=November 28, 2024}}</ref> The characters were initially crudely drawn because Groening submitted rough sketches to the animators, expecting them to refine the designs, but they simply traced over his drawings.<ref name="q232">{{cite magazine | last1=Bachor | first1=Kenneth | last2=Lin | first2=Joseph C. | title=The 30 Best Celebrity Cameos on ''The Simpsons'' | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=August 21, 2014 | url=https://time.com/3154233/simpsons-television-celebrity-entertainment/ | access-date=November 28, 2024 | archive-date=June 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606023744/https://time.com/3154233/simpsons-television-celebrity-entertainment/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Bart's early design, featured in the first shorts, included hair with spikes of varying length;<ref>{{cite news|first1=David|last1=Silverman|author-link1=David Silverman (animator)|last2=Archer|first2=Wes|author-link2=Wes Archer|year=2004|title=Illustrated Commentary for "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]", In ''The Simpsons: The Complete Fifth Season''|publisher=[[20th Century Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> this was later standardized to nine spikes of equal length. Groening primarily worked in [[black-and-white]] at the time and, without considering the eventual use of color, designed Bart's spikes to look like an extension of his head.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Mike B.|last1=Anderson|author-link1=Mike B. Anderson|last2=Groening|first2=Matt|author-link2=Matt Groening|last3=Michels|first3=Pete|author-link3=Pete Michels|year=2006|title="A Bit From the Animators", Illustrated Commentary for "[[All Singing, All Dancing]]", In ''The Simpsons: The Complete Ninth Season''|publisher=[[20th Century Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> This design feature is not replicated in other characters, although some background characters in the first few seasons shared his spiky [[hairline]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Groening|first1=Matt|last2=Reiss|first2=Mike|author-link2=Mike Reiss|last3=Kirkland|first3=Mark|author-link3=Mark Kirkland|year=2002|title=Commentary for "[[Principal Charming]]", In ''The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season''|publisher=[[20th Century Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>

Bart's head was described by director [[Mark Kirkland]] as a basic rectangular shape resembling a [[coffee]] can. Homer's head is also rectangular, with a dome on top, while spheres define the heads of Marge, Lisa, and Maggie.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Archer|first1=Wes|last2=Groening|first2=Matt|last3=Kirkland|first3=Mark|year=2005|title="A Bit From the Animators", Illustrated Commentary for "[[Summer of 4 Ft. 2]]", In ''The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season''|publisher=[[20th Century Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> In the [[The Simpsons season 7|season-seven]] (1995) episode "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]", Bart, alongside Homer, was first rendered as a three-dimensional character in the episode's "Homer<sup>3</sup>" segment. The computer animation was by [[Pacific Data Images]]. Designing Bart's 3D model, the animators did not know how they would depict his hair; realizing that vinyl Bart dolls were in production, they purchased one to use as a model.<ref name="3D">{{cite news|last1=Oakley|first1=Bill|author-link1=Bill Oakley|last2=Weinstein|first2=Josh|author-link2=Josh Weinstein|last3=Johnson|first3=Tim|author-link3=Tim Johnson (film director)|last4=Silverman|first4=David|author-link4=David Silverman (animator)|last5=Mirkin|first5=David|author-link5=David Mirkin|last6=Cohen|first6=David X.|author-link6=David X. Cohen|title="Homer in the Third Dimension" (2005), In ''The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season''|publisher=[[20th Century Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>