"
Bart the Genius" is the second episode of
The Simpsons' first season, which originally aired on the
Fox network on January 14, 1990. It was the first episode written by
Jon Vitti. It was also the first ever episode to use the
opening sequence, as well as the first regular episode. In the episode
Bart cheats on an
intelligence test and is declared a genius, so he is sent to a school for gifted children. Though he initially enjoys being treated as a genius, he begins to see the downside of his new life.