S02E07 · EP
season 2 ·
Bart vs. Thanksgiving
written by ? · directed by ? · image Simpsons Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 4 threads
cheerful 12%tense 9%humiliation 9%absurd 8%chaotic 8%angry 8%misunderstanding 7%sad 6%humiliating 6%petty grievance 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Bart runs away from home
B · Thanksgiving dinner preparations
C · Homer and Grandpa at the retirement home
D · Bart returns and reconciles
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 01:39
1 · Simpson living room · cold_openThanksgiving morning glue fight

Bart and Lisa fight over glue during Thanksgiving preparations.

01:39–02:06misunderstanding · petty_grievance
2 ▸ 02:06
2 · Simpson living room · cold_openParade balloon discussion

Homer and Bart watch the parade and discuss cartoon balloons.

02:06–02:53
3 ▸ 02:53
3 · Simpson kitchen · act1Lisa unveils her centerpiece

Lisa shows her Thanksgiving centerpiece honoring historical women.

02:53–03:19
4 · Simpson kitchen · act1Bart makes cranberry sauce

Bart struggles to open a can of cranberry sauce.

03:19–04:14misunderstanding
5 · Simpson living room · act1Homer watches football

Homer watches the Dallas Cowboys game and ignores Marge.

04:14–04:52
6 ▸ 04:52
6 · Simpson kitchen · act1Patty and Selma arrive

Marge's sisters arrive with their own dishes for dinner.

04:52–05:28petty_grievance
7 · Simpson living room · act1Halftime show performance

The family watches a halftime show featuring Hurray for Everything.

05:28–06:05
8 · Springfield Retirement Castle · act1Homer picks up Grandpa

Homer and Bart visit Grandpa at the retirement home.

06:05–06:51
9 · Simpson kitchen · act1Grandpa's harsh words

Grandpa arrives and criticizes Marge's cooking.

06:51–07:12humiliation
10 · Simpson living room · act1Football game and fire trouble

Homer struggles to start a fire while watching the game.

07:12–07:29
11 · Simpson dining room · act1Bart destroys the centerpiece

Bart accidentally destroys Lisa's centerpiece during dinner.

07:29–09:24escalation · violence
12 ▸ 09:24
12 · Simpson dining room · act1Bart sent to his room

Marge sends Bart to his room after the centerpiece incident.

09:24–10:10humiliation
13 · Simpson bedrooms · act1Marge talks to Lisa

Marge comforts Lisa and Bart refuses to apologize.

10:10–10:36misunderstanding · petty_grievance
14 · Simpson kitchen · act1Bart steals the turkey leg

Bart takes the turkey leg and leaves with Santa's Helper.

10:36–11:36scheme
15 · Burns mansion · act2Mr. Burns' Thanksgiving

Mr. Burns enjoys a lavish Thanksgiving meal at his mansion.

11:36–12:16
16 ▸ 12:16
16 · Burns mansion · act2Bart steals from Burns

Bart sneaks into Burns' mansion and steals the pumpkin pie.

12:16–12:36pursuit · scheme
17 · Springfield streets · act2Bart on the wrong side of the tracks

Bart explores the seedy side of town with Santa's Helper.

12:36–14:12
18 · Rescue mission · act2Bart on the evening news

Bart appears on TV at a homeless shelter and is seen by his family.

14:12–17:03humiliation · coincidence
19 · Simpson living room · act2Family worries about Bart

The family panics after seeing Bart on the news and discusses his disappearance.

17:03–17:36misunderstanding
20 ▸ 17:36
20 · Simpson living room · act3Bart returns home

Bart comes home and is forced to apologize to Lisa.

17:36–19:36humiliation · escalation
21 ▸ 19:36
21 · Bart's bedroom · act3Bart's fantasy football

Bart daydreams about winning the Super Bowl.

19:36–19:52
22 ▸ 19:52
22 · Simpson roof · act3Bart and Lisa reconcile

Bart apologizes sincerely to Lisa on the roof.

19:52–20:54confession · misunderstanding
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In this episode

BS
Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
LS
Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
MS
Marge Simpson237 episodes · drives 977 scenes
HS
Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
MS
Maggie Simpson61 episodes · drives 14 scenes
PB
Patty Bouvier30 episodes · drives 16 scenes
SB
Selma Bouvier34 episodes · drives 29 scenes
AS
Abraham Simpson25 episodes · drives 11 scenes