Teaching Economics with Media
Bart must have recently seen It’s a Wonderful Life because he incites a bank run reminiscent of the old classic. The banker tries to explain that the bank doesn’t actually hold everyone’s money, but its instead loaned out to the town. You can see the original clip here on Econ Media Library as well!
With things headed in the wrong direction economically, George tries to head to the bank to convince the town members that they shouldn’t withdrawal all of their money from the bank at once. He quickly recognizes that a bank run would cripple the local economy and he does what he can to prevent it.