S03E18 · EP
season 3 ·
Separate Vocations
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Episode DNA

21 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 11%cheerful 11%triumphant 11%sad 7%deadpan 6%chaotic 6%humiliation 5%tense 5%tender 5%scheme 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bart becomes a cop
B · Lisa rebels against homemaker fate
C · Teacher's editions stolen
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson house living room · cold_openCouch gag and intro

The Simpsons family rushes home and settles on the couch for the opening credits.

00:02–00:09lie
2 · Springfield Elementary classroom · act1CANT test administered

Mrs. Hoover gives the class a career aptitude test called the CANT test.

00:09–00:54scheme
3 ▸ 00:54
3 · Springfield Elementary hallway · act1Bart gets police officer result

Bart learns his test result suggests he become a police officer.

00:54–02:35coincidence
4 ▸ 02:35
4 · Simpson house kitchen · act1Lisa gets homemaker result

Lisa is devastated to learn her test result suggests she become a homemaker.

02:35–02:52humiliation
5 · Simpson house living room · act1Homer wants a follower

Homer is disappointed no one wants to follow in his footsteps.

02:52–06:24humiliation
6 · Simpson house front yard · act1Bart goes on ride-along

Police pick up Bart for his ride-along and show him the perks of being a cop.

06:24–06:41seduction
7 · Police car · act1Bart learns police realities

Police explain the less glamorous side of police work to Bart.

06:41–07:20misunderstanding
8 · Alley · act1Bart helps catch criminal

Bart assists police in a high-speed chase and capture of a criminal.

07:20–09:19pursuit · violence
9 · Simpson house kitchen · act2Lisa rejects homemaking

Lisa expresses her disdain for homemaking to Marge.

09:19–10:00double_standard
10 ▸ 10:00
10 · Street · act2Lisa talks to astronaut

Lisa meets a woman who wants to be an astronaut and encourages Lisa to pursue her dreams.

10:00–10:43misunderstanding
11 ▸ 10:43
11 · Springfield Elementary bathroom · act2Lisa joins bad kids

Lisa starts hanging out with troublemakers at school.

10:43–11:36scheme · petty_grievance
12 · Springfield Elementary hallway · act2Bart becomes hall monitor

Principal Skinner makes Bart a hall monitor to catch troublemakers.

11:36–13:39deal
13 · Springfield Elementary hallway · act2Bart abuses hall monitor power

Bart enjoys his authority and bullies other students.

13:39–14:04humiliation · petty_grievance
14 · Simpson house kitchen · act2Lisa's grades drop

Homer and Marge worry about Lisa's declining grades.

14:04–14:54double_standard
16 · Springfield Elementary confiscated items room · act2Bart chooses crossbow

Skinner rewards Bart by letting him choose an item from the confiscated items room.

16:13–16:31deal
17 · Springfield Elementary classroom · act2Bart exposes forgery

Bart uses his authority to expose a student's forged absence note.

16:31–16:48investigation
18 · Springfield Elementary teachers' lounge · act2Lisa steals teacher's editions

Lisa steals all the teacher's editions from the school.

16:48–17:56scheme · secret_exposed
19 · Springfield Elementary hallway · act3School searches for books

Principal Skinner and Bart search the school for the missing teacher's editions.

17:56–19:33investigation
20 ▸ 19:33
20 · Springfield Elementary locker room · act3Bart finds Lisa with books

Bart discovers Lisa is the one who stole the teacher's editions.

19:33–20:06secret_exposed · betrayal
21 ▸ 20:06
21 · Springfield Elementary hallway · act3Bart takes the blame

Bart takes the blame for stealing the teacher's editions to protect Lisa.

20:06–21:38confession
23 · Simpson house living room · tagLisa plays saxophone

Lisa plays her saxophone again, encouraged by Bart.

22:52–22:56
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