“Bart the Lover” is the sixteenth episode of Season 3. It aired on February 13, 1992. The episode was written Jon Vitti and directed by Carlos Baeza. He has the name of the 23rd president, the face of Gordie Howe, and the lines of a Frenchman. Is Mrs. Krabappel’s new pen pal/lover Bart’s latest practical joke? Meanwhile, Homer starts building a doghouse, and learns to give up swearing.