In this episode , Bart cuts the head off of the statue in the center of town to impress Jimbo Jones , Kearney Zzyzwicz , and Dolphin `` Dolph '' Starbeam , three children Bart likes . In the episode , Bart cuts the head off the statue of Jebediah Springfield in the center of town to impress Jimbo , Kearney and Dolph , three older kids he admires .