Plot
Bart gets into a fight with Nelson Muntz, the school bully, while defending Lisa and the cupcakes that she baked for Miss Hoover. Nelson beats up Bart after school and warns him to expect the same treatment the following day.
At home, Marge encourages Bart to reason with Nelson. Homer urges him to bend the rules and fight dirty. Taking Homer's advice, Bart is beaten up again. Bart turns to the toughest member of the Simpson family, Grampa Simpson. Grampa introduces Bart to Herman, the crazed one-armed proprietor of an army surplus store. Herman instructs Bart on how to wage war on Nelson.
Bart enlists Nelson's other victims in his army and trains them for combat. Herman commands from Bart's treehouse as Bart leads his forces into battle. Ambushing Nelson and his sidekicks, they commence saturation bombing with water balloons. Nelson's thugs surrender, and Nelson is taken prisoner. He threatens to beat up Bart as soon as he is untied. Herman drafts the armistice treaty, which Bart and Nelson both sign, Marge enters with cupcakes, and peace prevails.
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