"So you're saying I tell people to have a cow because deep inside, I want them to have a cow." ---Bart Simpson
Again, although this episode does not centralize on health, it does portray elements of mental illness. Bart goes to see a psychiatrist, Dr. Swanson, and he eventually starts to like her after she lets him play video games during an appointment. The office is set up in the stereotypical way: a doctor sits in a chair, and a patient lays on a couch and pours out his feelings. After Bart's sessions expire, he is distraught and feels the need to go back. Marge saves up some money and brings him to one last appointment. Bart uses this appointment to gain closure, and the episode ends with Dr. Swanson realizing that she is going to miss Bart, which is shown in the following dialogue:
Dr. Swanson: Will we ever see each other again?
Bart: Who knows. Anything's possible. One of these days, I might have a complete psychotic breakdown.
Dr. Swanson: I'd like that.
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