S01E05 · EP
season 1 ·
Bart the General
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Episode DNA

18 scenes · 3 threads
scheme 13%absurd 12%deadpan 8%triumphant 7%petty grievance 6%cheerful 6%violence 5%threat 4%tense 4%humiliation 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bart vs Nelson bully
B · Homer's bad advice
C · Grandpa and Herman help
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
2 · school bus · act1Bus ride to school

Bart teases Lisa about her cupcakes on the school bus.

00:48–01:17petty_grievance · humiliation
3 · school bus · act1Homer's advice on bus

Homer advises Bart on how to get ahead, while Lisa objects.

01:17–02:31scheme · lie
4 · school playground · act1Bart and Otto discuss cupcakes

Bart tells Otto about Lisa's cupcakes, and Lisa gives Otto one.

02:31–03:11threat · violence
5 · school playground · act1Bart and Lisa argue over cupcakes

Bart and Lisa argue about the cupcakes, and Bart apologizes to get one.

03:11–03:22violence · humiliation
6 ▸ 03:22
6 · school (imagined funeral) · act1Nelson threatens Bart

Nelson confronts Bart about the cupcakes and threatens him after school.

03:22–03:28humiliation
7 ▸ 03:28
7 · Simpson living room · act1Bart fights Nelson

Bart fights Nelson after school and gets beaten up.

03:28–04:41social_rule_violation · double_standard
8 · Simpson backyard · act1Bart tells family about bully

Bart tells Marge and Homer about being bullied by Nelson.

04:41–05:01scheme · violence
9 · retirement home · act1Homer teaches dirty fighting

Homer teaches Bart dirty fighting tactics to use against Nelson.

05:01–05:38petty_grievance · obsession
10 · military antique store · act1Bart's funeral fantasy

Bart imagines his own funeral after being beaten by Nelson.

05:38–06:19scheme · obsession
11 ▸ 06:19
11 · Springfield streets · act2Bart visits Grandpa

Bart visits Grandpa at the retirement home for advice.

06:19–08:04scheme · escalation
12 ▸ 08:04
12 · Springfield outdoors · act2Meeting Herman

Bart and Grandpa meet Herman at his military antique store.

08:04–08:23escalation · violence
13 ▸ 08:23
13 · Springfield streets · act2Recruiting the army

Bart recruits children from town to fight Nelson with water balloons.

08:23–09:46scheme · coincidence
14 ▸ 09:46
14 · arcade · act2Homer and Marge discuss bully

Homer and Marge argue about how Bart should handle the bully.

09:46–09:53threat · petty_grievance
16 · Kwik-E-Mart parking lot · act2Homer teaches dirty fighting

Homer teaches Bart dirty fighting tactics to use against Nelson.

10:06–10:42negotiation · deal
17 · Kwik-E-Mart parking lot · act3Bart visits Grandpa

Bart visits Grandpa at the retirement home for advice.

10:42–10:49social_rule_violation · double_standard
19 · Springfield Retirement Home · act2Grandpa fails to help

Grandpa tries to give advice but fails, then suggests Herman.

11:26–14:53petty_grievance · escalation
20 · Springfield outdoors · act2Training the army

Bart trains the children for battle against Nelson.

14:53–20:04scheme · humiliation
21 · Springfield street · act3Nelson captured and treaty

Nelson is captured and forced to sign a peace treaty.

20:04–21:29negotiation · comeuppance
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