S03E13 · EP
season 3 ·
Radio Bart
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Episode DNA

18 scenes · 3 threads
tense 20%scheme 15%absurd 11%cheerful 7%lie 7%social rule violation 7%awkward 5%coincidence 4%comeuppance 4%confession 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Bart's Birthday
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B · Prank Call
C · Bart's Prank
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson home · cold_openCouch Gag

The Simpsons intro plays

00:02–01:21scheme · lie
2 · TV studio · act1Krusty Birthday Segment

Bart's birthday is announced on TV

01:21–02:59scheme · social_rule_violation
3 · Simpson home · act1Bart's Birthday Party

Bart receives a radio microphone as a gift

02:59–04:06scheme · misunderstanding
4 · Simpson home · act1Bart's Presents

Bart receives disappointing presents

04:06–05:42scheme · social_rule_violation
5 · Simpson home · act2Radio Microphone Fun

Bart plays with the radio microphone

05:42–06:22scheme · lie
6 · Simpson home · act2Martian Invasion

Bart uses the microphone to prank people

06:22–08:15scheme · lie
7 · Simpson house · act1Prank Calls

Bart pranks Mrs. Crabapple

08:15–09:36scheme · lie
8 ▸ 09:36
8 · Flanders house · act1God on the Radio

Bart pranks Rod and Todd

09:36–09:41scheme · impersonation
9 ▸ 09:41
9 · Well · act2Prank on Willie

Bart pranks Groundskeeper Willie

09:41–10:04scheme · lie
10 ▸ 10:04
10 · Well · act2Rescue Efforts

Town tries to rescue Timmy

10:04–13:31scheme · coincidence
11 · TV studio · act3Celebrity Response

Celebrities respond to Timmy's plight

13:31–13:45scheme · social_rule_violation
12 · Simpson house · tagConsequences

Bart's prank is exposed

13:45–15:26comeuppance · confession
13 · Springfield · act1Bart's Confession

Bart confesses the prank to police

15:26–16:10lie · scheme
14 · Police Station · act1Police Inform Parents

Police tell Homer and Marge Bart is trapped

16:10–17:07misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
15 · Springfield · act2Rescue Attempts

Town tries to rescue Bart

17:07–19:17escalation · coincidence
16 · Springfield · act2Town's Anger

Town is angry at Bart's prank

19:17–20:17comeuppance · social_rule_violation
17 · Well · act3Bart's Regret

Bart regrets his prank

20:17–20:43confession
18 · Springfield · tagRescue and Aftermath

Bart is rescued

20:43–22:56
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