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21 scenes · our breakdownHomer takes Bart to a Spinal Tap concert at the hockey arena.
00:17–01:22escalationHomer and Bart go backstage to meet the band.
01:22–02:30Bill and Marty interview Spinal Tap on the radio.
02:30–03:48Spinal Tap starts their concert but faces technical problems.
03:48–05:20escalationSpinal Tap plays a song for the audience.
05:20–05:43escalationSpinal Tap ends the show early after a mishap with a prop.
05:43–07:54escalation · humiliationThe concert ends in a riot and is reported on the news.
07:54–08:49violence · escalation
9 ▸ 08:49Homer and Marge buy Bart a real guitar after his interest in music.
08:49–09:48dealBart tries to play the guitar but sounds terrible.
09:48–10:38humiliation · rivalryOtto shows Bart how to play the guitar skillfully.
10:38–11:12confessionOtto drives the school bus dangerously and gets fired.
11:12–12:05social_rule_violation · escalation
13 ▸ 12:05Principal Skinner volunteers to drive the bus.
12:05–13:27escalationOtto takes the driving test but fails miserably.
13:27–14:07humiliation · social_rule_violationOtto returns home to find he has been evicted.
14:07–14:35comeuppanceBart finds Otto living in a Dumpster and invites him home.
14:35–15:11dealOtto moves into the Simpsons' garage with Homer's reluctant permission.
15:11–15:43deal · negotiation
18 ▸ 15:43Otto lounges around the house and Homer gives Bart bad advice about quitting.
15:43–16:03double_standard · avoidanceOtto tells a scary story to the kids that frightens Lisa.
16:03–18:44threat · humiliationHomer kicks Otto out of the house after the scary story.
18:44–21:23confession
21 ▸ 21:23Otto takes the written driving test with Patty's help.
21:23–21:33scheme · coincidenceOtto returns to driving the school bus with his new license.
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