 " Bart After Dark " is the fifth episode of The Simpsons ' eighth season . It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 24 , 1996 . After accidentally breaking a stone gargoyle at a local house , Bart is forced to work there as punishment . He assumes it will be boring work , but is pleasantly surprised when he learns that it is actually a burlesque house . Marge is horrified to find out about the burlesque house , and resolves to have it shut down . The episode was directed by Dominic Polcino and was written by Richard Appel . It won an Emmy Award for " Outstanding Music and Lyrics " for the song " We Put the Spring in Springfield " . 
