Original Bartman Button

This is a giant 6″ Bartman button from the first wave of Simpsons merchandising madness. In case you don’t remember how big Bart Simpson was in 1991 here’s an excerpt from his Wikipedia entry:

During the first two seasons of The Simpsons (1989–1991), Bart was the show’s breakout character and “Bartmania” ensued. Bart Simpson T-shirts sporting various slogans and catchphrases became popular, selling at a rate of a million per day at their peak. The song “Do the Bartman” became a number one charting single and the seventh best-selling song of 1991 in the United Kingdom.