Simon Singh Quote

This special was followed one month later by Bart the Genius. This was the first genuine episode of The Simpsons , inasmuch as it premiered the famous trademark opening sequence and included the debut of Bart’s notorious catchphrase Eat my shorts. Most noteworthy of all, Bart the Genius contains a serious dose of mathematics. In many ways, this episode set the tone for what was to follow over the next two decades, namely a relentless series of numerical references and nods to geometry that would earn The Simpsons a special place in the hearts of mathematicians.