"Bart's Girlfriend" is the seventh television episode of The Simpsons' sixth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 6, 1994. The plot of the episode follows the secret romance of Bart and Jessica Lovejoy, Reverend Lovejoy's daughter. Bart tries to end the romance when he discovers that, behind her innocent facade, she is an even bigger troublemaker than he is. Jessica then steals the money from the collection plate, leaving Bart to take the blame and Lisa to expose the truth.
The episode was written by Jonathan Collier, and directed by Susie Dietter. Former The Simpsons' show runner David Mirkin originally came up with the idea of Bart having a girlfriend that was more evil than he was. Meryl Streep guest stars in the episode as Jessica Lovejoy. It features cultural references to films such as Planet of the Apes and The Silence of the Lambs. Since airing, the episode has received many positive reviews from fans and television critics, and Entertainment Weekly named Meryl Streep's role as one of the best guest appearances on The Simpsons.
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