Bart Simpson’s rise in the early 90s coincided with a shift in popular media toward "edgier" and more cynical content. Before Bart, child characters in sitcoms were often moralistic or overly precocious. Bart broke the mould with a defiant, anti-authoritarian streak that resonated with "Generation X" and millennials alike.
Today, Bart Simpson remains a symbol of youthful defiance. Whether he is spray-painting "El Barto" on a Springfield wall or starring in a new comic book arc, his relevance persists because he taps into a universal truth: there is a little bit of a prankster in everyone. Bart Simpson’s rise in the early 90s coincided