S04E04 · EP
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24 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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24 scenes · our breakdownThe Simpsons couch gag and opening credits play with music and sound effects.
00:00–00:17schemePrincipal Skinner faces legal threats over a school carnival using Disney copyrights.
00:17–01:21misunderstanding · escalationVarious carnival booths offer games and food, including a haggis stand.
01:21–02:30betOtto drives the school bus recklessly after a dare from a student.
02:30–02:55escalationMilhouse is robbed in a spookhouse, then describes it as scary.
02:55–03:08threat · violenceLisa sees herself in a mirror and believes she is ugly after a roller-skating comment.
03:08–03:24humiliationHomer wins a ride on the Duff blimp at the carnival raffle.
03:24–03:39coincidenceNed Flanders wins a shoe buffer as second prize, disappointing Homer's family.
03:39–04:40petty_grievanceLisa asks Homer if she is ugly, and he tries to comfort her but fails.
04:40–04:49humiliation · misunderstandingHomer asks Moe and Barney if they ever felt unattractive, but they deny it.
04:49–05:31avoidanceHomer sees a TV ad for the Little Miss Springfield pageant sponsored by Laramie Cigarettes.
05:31–06:46schemeHomer sells his Duff blimp ticket to Barney for $250 to enter Lisa in the pageant.
06:46–07:08dealHomer tells Lisa he entered her in the pageant, but she refuses and cries.
07:08–08:46misunderstanding · humiliationMarge tells Lisa that Homer sold his blimp ride for her, so Lisa agrees to compete.
08:46–08:51confessionLisa sees her competitors, including Amber Dempsey with eyelash implants, and feels intimidated.
08:51–09:58rivalry · obsessionMarge takes Lisa to the beauty parlor and teaches her pageant tricks.
09:58–11:16schemeHomer tells Bart to compliment Lisa, and Bart reluctantly agrees.
11:16–11:29double_standard
18 ▸ 11:29Lisa struggles with pageant walk and feels hopeless.
11:29–12:27humiliation
19 ▸ 12:27Bart tells Lisa she is not ugly, boosting her confidence.
12:27–12:33confession
20 ▸ 12:33Contestants perform talents, and Lisa gives a patriotic speech.
12:33–13:51rivalryAmber Dempsey wins the pageant, but Lisa becomes runner-up.
13:51–15:56coincidenceAmber is struck by lightning at a store opening, making Lisa the new Little Miss Springfield.
15:56–17:32coincidence · comeuppanceLisa is forced to be a spokesmodel for Laramie Cigarettes on a float.
17:32–20:14schemeLisa uses her platform to speak out against societal evils, then is stripped of her crown.
20:14–22:56confession · comeuppanceSame DNA
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- 103 words/min · 49 questions