Did the Simpsons get Eat my shorts from The Breakfast Club?

Popularized by the TV series The Simpsons, where it is a catchphrase of Bart Simpson. Believed to have originated from The Breakfast Club, where Bender throws the same remark at Vernon.
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Where did Bart get Eat my shorts?

Bart first said it when he was in kindergarten to Principal Skinner, when his misbehaving was revealed in Lisa's Sax. On some occasions, the phrase was taken literally, such as when Bart was teasing a donkey and the donkey really did eat his shorts.
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What does Homer say when he chokes Bart?

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One of the most well-known running gags on The Simpsons is when Homer Simpson angrily strangles his son Bart Simpson, usually after shouting "Why you little!"; sometimes the gag is made by and/or used on other characters.
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Who was Bart's crush?

Laura Powers is a tomboyish teenage girl that lived next door to the Simpsons and the only child of single-parent divorcée Ruth Powers who is understood to be the first crush of Bart Simpson.
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Did Bart get Darcy pregnant?

At the courthouse, she reveals that she is pregnant. Bart thought he knocked her up, causing him to tell his real age and flee (to no avail). However, Darcy confided to him that he couldn't be the father because pregnancy isn't the result of kissing but an act of intercourse.
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Does Homer still strangle Bart?

Unfortunately, the therapy works too well and Homer can no longer strangle Bart, even when the boy misbehaves, because he is traumatized by the therapeutic session.
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Why did Homer strangle Bart?

Homer strangles Bart because of the bad apology he gave him, and then Grampa strangles Homer, because nobody should treat a child that way. Homer then strangles Grampa because he strangled him. After Homer finds the TV taken apart, Homer runs to Bart to strangle him.
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Does Homer love Bart?

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However, their relationship is often changing in many ways. Bart often refers to his father as "Homer" rather than "dad". Whenever Bart does something Homer disagrees with, Homer strangles him. However, he still loves his son and deep down, Bart still loves his father.
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Who originally said Eat my shorts?

Popularized by the TV series The Simpsons, where it is a catchphrase of Bart Simpson. Believed to have originated from The Breakfast Club, where Bender throws the same remark at Vernon.
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What does it mean to eat your shorts?

rude slang A dismissal that expresses one's anger or frustration with someone. Popularized as Bart Simpson's catchphrase on The Simpsons. You think I'm going to do all that work for you? Well, eat my shorts!
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What is meaning of Eat My Dust?

Definition of eat dust

US, informal. : to breathe the dust that has been raised into the air by the vehicle that is moving in front of one He said, "Eat my dust!" as he jumped in his car and drove away. —often used figuratively They were quick to create new products and left other companies eating their dust.
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What is Bart Simpson's catchphrase?

Hallmarks of the character include his chalkboard gags in the opening sequence; his prank calls to Moe; and his catchphrases "Eat my shorts", "¡Ay, caramba!", "Don't have a cow, man!", and "I'm Bart Simpson.
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When did The Simpsons start?

The Simpsons began in 1987 as a cartoon short on the Tracy Ullman Show, a variety program on the Fox Broadcasting Company. Expanded to half an hour, it debuted as a Christmas special on December 17, 1989, and then began airing regularly in January 1990.
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Why does Homer Simpson say Doh?

As it turns out “d'oh” — written in the script simply as “annoyed grunt” — was inspired by Jimmy Finlayson from the Laurel and Hardy movies, but was shortened from “d'ooooooh” because Matt Groening thought it made for better pacing.
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Why does Homer Simpson hate Ned Flanders?

In the early years of The Simpsons, Homer Simpson generally loathed Ned, because Ned's family, job, health and self-discipline are of higher quality than he could ever hope to attain himself.
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Is Paul Rudd in The Simpsons?

In The Simpsons, he guest starred as Dr. Zander in the episode "Love Is a Many Strangled Thing" and as himself in the episodes "Steal This Episode" and "Three Dreams Denied".
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Did Bart get his teacher pregnant?

Even though the spell was meant for a stomachache, Bart receives some startling news that his teacher is pregnant. Ralph announces that Bart got the art teacher pregnant. The student body, including Lisa, is in disbelief until Milhouse came up with the same announcement.
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Who does Bart marry?

Mary WrestleMania Spuckler is one of Cletus' many children. She is forced to marry Bart in order to save Lou.
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Who gets Darcy pregnant?

After a six-month time jump, Gary ran into Darcy in episode 6, only to find that she is pregnant. Darcy explains that she rekindled her romance with her ex-husband, Stephen and that he is the baby's father.
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Who is the GREY Fox in The Simpsons?

The Grey Fox was a member of the Flying Hellfish and it was Terrance's job to work out who it was. Terrance went to each small town in America with a nuclear power plant to track down the Grey Fox. 50 years later, Terrance arrived in Springfield, thinking that Abraham Simpson was the Grey Fox.
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