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''Bart Simpson's Guide to Life'' is a tie-in book to ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' released in 1993. Written from the perspective of Bart Simpson, this self-help book provides advice, tips and important knowledge on daily issues such as cheating, dinner table manners, and romance. However, as it's Bart Simpson, this advice is not meant to be followed.
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!!Tropes in this book:
* AntiRoleModel: None of the stuff said by Bart in the book, such as getting out of chores, having nasty table manners, and cheating in class, are meant to be followed.
* AreWeThereYet: One of the ways to drive your parents nuts according to the book is to "Ask "Are we there yet?" every 30 seconds", accompanied by an illustration of the Simpsons kids annoying Homer by saying "Are We There Yet?" endlessly.
* DeliveryStork: The section "Babies: Where From They Come?" is illustrated by an elderly-looking stork dropping an infant Bart up in the sky. The section also shows that Sherri and Terri believe that storks deposit babies down the chimney.
* GirlsHaveCooties: One section is dedicated to the cooties, with girls like Sherri and Terri depicted as "dangerous cootie transmitters". It is reassured that once the reader hits puberty, they won't be suspectible to cooties, although they are at risk of stuff like acne.
* HumanNotepad: One of Bart's tips for cheating in an exam is through crib notes, and he recommends writing on wrists and forearms amongst other places.
* KidsHateChores: One section is dedicated to ways of getting out of work according to 10-year-old Bart, such as not lingering too long after a meal and faking an interest in reading.
* OffModel: Janey is depicted with a different skin tone than she normally is.
* RubeGoldbergDevice: "The Ultimate Christmas Eve Trap" is designed as one of these, involving a chain reaction with matches, popcorn, and a magnifying glass amongst other things with the intention of photographing Santa.
* SevenDeadlySins: "7 Deadly Sins" features the Devil quizzing the reader on how much they embody each sin - the closer they represent, the more likely they are to go to Hell. Each sin is accompanied by an illustration of Homer embodying it, such as sleeping at work (sloth) and choking Bart (Anger).
* ShowAndTellAntics: Bart provides a list of possible items to bring to show and tell, including rotten milk, potato chips in the shape of celebrities, baby teeth, the actual baby, the father's giant pair of underpants, and an invisible friend.
* SillyBrainDiagram:
** Included is a map of Marge's and Homer's brains with corresponding sections that have contrasting labels. For instance, the section in Marge's brain that reads "each and every family member's sizes, birthday, allergies and food preferences" corresponds to the one in Homer's labeled "[[TheDitz each and every family member's name]]." The same section in both brains is labeled "sex," but [[AllMenArePerverts the one in Homer's takes up much more room]]. Both of them, however, devote the same amount of room to "what's on TV?."
** One section has Dr. Marvin Monroe explain the three type of brains using this diagram as well: the Left-Brainer has brain sections such as "Economics" and "Real Estate Law", the Right-Brainer has "Poetry" and "Shapes" as brain sections and the No-Brainer has brain sections such as "What?" and "Huh?".
* TheTalk: When Bart poses the question to Marge regarding where babies come from, Marge notably gets embarrassed and tells Bart to wait until Homer gets home. When Bart asks the question to Homer, Homer responds by telling Bart to ask Marge.
* TheTwelveSpoofsOfChristmas: "The 12 Days of Xmas" features a variant of the Twelve Days of Christmas, featuring Bart getting stuff like twelve million dollars, eleven zombies lurching, and ten cobras spitting.
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''Bart Simpson's Guide to Life'' is a tie-in book to ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' released in 1993. Written from the perspective of Bart Simpson, this self-help book provides advice, tips and important knowledge on daily issues such as cheating, dinner table manners, and romance. However, as it's Bart Simpson, this advice is not meant to be followed.
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!!Tropes in this book:
* AntiRoleModel: None of the stuff said by Bart in the book, such as getting out of chores, having nasty table manners, and cheating in class, are meant to be followed.
* AreWeThereYet: One of the ways to drive your parents nuts according to the book is to "Ask "Are we there yet?" every 30 seconds", accompanied by an illustration of the Simpsons kids annoying Homer by saying "Are We There Yet?" endlessly.
* DeliveryStork: The section "Babies: Where From They Come?" is illustrated by an elderly-looking stork dropping an infant Bart up in the sky. The section also shows that Sherri and Terri believe that storks deposit babies down the chimney.
* GirlsHaveCooties: One section is dedicated to the cooties, with girls like Sherri and Terri depicted as "dangerous cootie transmitters". It is reassured that once the reader hits puberty, they won't be suspectible to cooties, although they are at risk of stuff like acne.
* HumanNotepad: One of Bart's tips for cheating in an exam is through crib notes, and he recommends writing on wrists and forearms amongst other places.
* KidsHateChores: One section is dedicated to ways of getting out of work according to 10-year-old Bart, such as not lingering too long after a meal and faking an interest in reading.
* OffModel: Janey is depicted with a different skin tone than she normally is.
* RubeGoldbergDevice: "The Ultimate Christmas Eve Trap" is designed as one of these, involving a chain reaction with matches, popcorn, and a magnifying glass amongst other things with the intention of photographing Santa.
* SevenDeadlySins: "7 Deadly Sins" features the Devil quizzing the reader on how much they embody each sin - the closer they represent, the more likely they are to go to Hell. Each sin is accompanied by an illustration of Homer embodying it, such as sleeping at work (sloth) and choking Bart (Anger).
* ShowAndTellAntics: Bart provides a list of possible items to bring to show and tell, including rotten milk, potato chips in the shape of celebrities, baby teeth, the actual baby, the father's giant pair of underpants, and an invisible friend.
* SillyBrainDiagram:
** Included is a map of Marge's and Homer's brains with corresponding sections that have contrasting labels. For instance, the section in Marge's brain that reads "each and every family member's sizes, birthday, allergies and food preferences" corresponds to the one in Homer's labeled "[[TheDitz each and every family member's name]]." The same section in both brains is labeled "sex," but [[AllMenArePerverts the one in Homer's takes up much more room]]. Both of them, however, devote the same amount of room to "what's on TV?."
** One section has Dr. Marvin Monroe explain the three type of brains using this diagram as well: the Left-Brainer has brain sections such as "Economics" and "Real Estate Law", the Right-Brainer has "Poetry" and "Shapes" as brain sections and the No-Brainer has brain sections such as "What?" and "Huh?".
* TheTalk: When Bart poses the question to Marge regarding where babies come from, Marge notably gets embarrassed and tells Bart to wait until Homer gets home. When Bart asks the question to Homer, Homer responds by telling Bart to ask Marge.
* TheTwelveSpoofsOfChristmas: "The 12 Days of Xmas" features a variant of the Twelve Days of Christmas, featuring Bart getting stuff like twelve million dollars, eleven zombies lurching, and ten cobras spitting.
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