“The Simpsons” just gave viewers a lesson in American economic history, with a little help from Hugh Jackman. On Sunday’s season finale, Jackman voiced a janitor who helps explain, through the power of song, the slow collapse of the U.S.
middle class to Bart Simpson READ MORE: ‘The Simpsons’ To Feature Sign Language and Deaf Actor In New Episode Learning about the difficulties facing American working people, Bart sings, “What do you want me to do?” to which Jackman’s janitor answers, “Burn it.” “Hmm, I do enjoy destroying things,” Bart acknowledges, throwing his clothes unto a grill and pulling out a match before Jackman stops him to say, “I meant the system, burn it down and then reform it.
It’s a metaphor.” Though as Bart pants out, he doesn’t know what a metaphor is thanks to America’s failing public education system.
In another scene, Bart goes to work at the Springfield power plant with his dad, commenting, “Oh man, what a gig. Homer’s got it made.” “He sure does,” Jackman tells him, adding, “Hate to burst your bubble kid, but the kind of job your dad has just doesn’t exist anymore,” before beginning a song about 20th century labour history in the United States.
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