1990s Bart Simpson Ban Inspires Bart’s Homemade T-Shirts
1990s Bart Simpson Ban Inspires Bart’s Homemade T-Shirts Ahh yes, the great Bart Simpson ban. Remember? It all started in 1990, at Lutz Elementary School in Fremont, Ohio. Principal William Krumnow delivered a ban on T-shirts featuring Bart Simpson, the rebellious breakout star of The Simpsons. Naturally, this Bart Ban made everybody want the T-shirt even more. Silly adults. Although the ban initially called out a T-shirt featuring Bart aiming a slingshot with the word underachiever emblazoned in quotes above him and Bart saying, “and proud of it, man!” - the Barton Simpson T-shirt ban spread like wildfire in schools. Everything from “Eat My Shorts” to “Get Bent” was out. They all “had a cow, man”. District administrators in Florida,...