S01E08 · SCENE 14/22 · 11:27
The Telltale Head · Town square
Statue head vandalism

The bullies dare Bart to cut off the head of the Jebediah Springfield statue.

11:27→15:21
in the episode · 3m 54s · S01E08

What happens

11:27–15:21

The bullies mock the statue of Jebediah Springfield. Bart defends the town founder. The bullies dare Bart to cut off the statue's head. Bart initially refuses but eventually gives in to peer pressure.

WhereTown square
DriverBart
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadBart's popularity quest

Key lines

from this scene
13:16

Can you think of a better way for Daddy to spend his hard 150 bucks?

13:35

Well, I was wondering, how important is it to be popular?

13:45

So, like, sometimes you could do stuff that you think is pretty bad so other kids will like you better?

13:56

A boy without mischief is like a bowling ball without a liquid center.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.7
absurd0.5
argument

Beats

12:27Bullies wish someone would cut off head

Scene in the episode

11:27–15:21
A · Bart's popularity quest
B · Homer's gambling addiction
C · Statue head theft

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Space Mutants 4 - The Simpsons · Juan Abercrombie
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Barts Cuts Jebediah's Head Off - The Simpsons · William Adens

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Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
JJ
Jimbo JonesPamela Hayden24 episodes · drives 2 scenes
KZ
Kearney Zzyzwicz17 episodes · drives 1 scenes

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