Writing lines is frequently satirised in popular culture as "a symbol of futile, old-fashioned, one-size-fits-all schoolhouse discipline", as in the chalkboard gag seen at the beginning of many episodes of The Simpsons, where Bart Simpson writes lines on a chalkboard as a punishment.
The act of writing lines is frequently portrayed humorously in pop culture as an antiquated and ineffective method of disciplinary action, exemplified by the recurring chalkboard gag from The Simpsons, where Bart Simpson uses it to receive punishment.